Pre-season has already hit some clubs, while others are gearing up to head back onto the paddock in the summer heat.
We all know the cliches so why not keep track of them with our pre-season bingo?
| Hardest pre-season ever | Rookie/Veteran becoming fittest in the team | Player dropping large amount of weight | Army boot camp | Training the house down |
| Sand dunes | Melbourne sending players to a worksite | Player revitalised at new club | Off-season controversy | Police charges |
| Training in 40 degrees | News Corp releases a strongest/fastest players list | FREE SPACE | Round one teams predicted despite clubs not naming 30 man squads | Video of a drunk player on Australia Day |
| Player agitates for release from club | Peter V’landys floats another rule change – Phil Gould is enraged | Journalist spends a day training with a team | Photos of “overweight” players returning to training published by News Corp | The next Inglis/SBW |
| Newly recruited player insults former team | Peter FitzSimons keeps talking about a sport that doesn’t care who he is | Media outlets fill slow news days with endless listicles | Rookie player impresses coaching staff | Premiership predictions |
The NRL’s greatest utilities
Utilities are back on the bench menu, but who have been the best in the last 20 years?
