LeagueNews.co | Jess Malloy
In just four weeks, the Bulldogs, Dragons, Cowboys, and Knights will kick off the new NRL season in Las Vegas.
With the English cricket team already out after Australia decisively retained the Ashes in just 11 days, and the Australian Open nearing its conclusion, rugby league is set to reclaim its status as the prime sporting event.
As Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon pointed out last week during a pre-season training session: "There's not a team in the comp that's not sitting here right now saying: 'We're training well. We're bigger, faster, fitter, stronger'."
So, what can we anticipate from the 17 teams that have been putting in hard work over the summer, all hoping their efforts will pay off in the months to come?