Payne Haas's signing highlights NRL news as teams prepare for full-strength Pre-Season Challenge matches, showcasing emerging young talents.
South Sydney's Payne Haas coup has dominated the NRL news cycle this week but attention now turns to the first full weekend Pre-Season Challenge matches.
There have been several interesting selections across the 16 teams lining up.
As expected, the Vegas-bound teams have gone with near full-strength squads for their respective games.
Meanwhile, there are a stack of exciting young guns on the first grade fringe who have been given golden opportunities to impress their fans and more importantly, their coaches.