NRL teams have a lot to hope for this Christmas, from player health to contract negotiations. This article explores the key wishes of various clubs as they look towards a successful 2024 season.
Every club has a premiership on their Christmas wish list – but instead of hoping for a case of Dom Perignon, a bottle of Passion Pop would rate as a successful holiday gift for most teams. From halfbacks and health, to contracts and curses, here are some of the treats NRL teams would like to find under their Christmas trees next Wednesday morning.
The team is starting to take some shape, thanks to the talent of Jarome Luai, Api Koroisau, Lachlan Galvin, Jahream Bula and Sunia Turuva, but it’s time to get the club sorted at an administrative level.It’s been six years since the Sea Eagles got an entire healthy season out of Trbojevic, who has had numerous hamstring and shoulder injuries throughout his career at Manly. Despite the club having excellent back-up No.1 options in Lehi Hopoate and Tolutau Koula, theNow they’ve shed the likes of Clint Gutherson and Reagan Campbell-Gillard, they need to start building a team around their halves partners – Mitchell Moses and Dylan Brown. Brown is technically signed with the club until 2031 ... if he wants. The 24-year-old has an absurd amount of player options in his contract, and he has until round 10 of the 2025 season to decide if he wants to take them up.Wayne Bennett is back, and ready to make Latrell Mitchell great again. The supercoach knows how to get the best out of Mitchell, who has struggled with injuries and suspensions in recent years, but already been a standout at training before Christmas. If Mitchell fires, Souths will be right back in the premiership hunt. How fit did he look stripped down to a pair of swimmers in a promo with teammate Jai Arrow last week?Jarome Luai is a tough act to follow, but that’s precisely what rising star Blaize Talagi needs to do. The Parramatta junior inked a three-year-deal with the four-time premiers during the 2024 season, and he has the opportunity to slip into the gap left by Luai’s departure to the Tiger
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