It wasn't quite the night before Christmas but The Tip Sheet is live on the eve of Christmas Eve as Sixties and Forty20 yap about the latest happenings in the NRL. Sean Russell is rumoured to be the next recruit to join the Perth Bears and the boys look at what details have leaked out into the media and what is means for Sean and the Eels heading to 2026. Sixties brings the latest from the preseason and another slate of junior representative trials.

Who made Santa's naughty list in the NRL? The Roosters and Storm, alongside some player agents copped breach notices from the NRL for a variety of reasons. The boys look at the naughty list and figure out who deserves the biggest lump of coal. Speaking of the Storm, Davvy Moale has joined the Melbourne franchise for a bridging year not unlike Jonah Pezet. Josh Hannay has poached Maweni Hiroti from the Sharks to the Titans in a nifty pick up for the Gold Coast club.