Ok why not.
1. Manly Sea Eagles - good mix of players, great coach, do they have what it takes for back to back trophies though?
2. North Queensland Cowboys - Im biased as hell but i dont think the signings of Niel Henry and Billy Johnstone can be overlooked, then theres Kaufusi, Tonga, Rapira, Malone etc.
3. St. George Illawarra Dragons - Plenty of good signings for next year, priddis being a big one for mine, the change of scenery will do him wonders
4. Cronulla Sharks - Contrary to what others think about him, i believe Barrett will be a god send for these guys, him and Toupu are great signings
5. Canterbury Bulldogs - Some good recruits and a new attitude will see the Dogs improve a lot (cant get worse) from last year. Only thing that could sink them is an unproven coach.
6. Melbourne Storm - Slip sliding away but should still be a force for next season, i think most teams have started to work them out, until they "bend" another rule of the game.
7. Brisbane Broncos - Losing Bennett wont hurt them as much as losing half their team to pay the new winger/centres salary, hope he's worth it.
8. Gold Coast Titans - Injuries will be the big concern for the Titans again, with none to key players they could be top 4, with one or two big ones, bottom 4.
9. Canberra Raiders - Id have put them higher if it wasn't for Henry (and Murphy??) leaving, new coach might take a season to get them firing properly. One season rebuilding phase then guns blazing in '10
10. Penrith Panthers - Matt Elliot to get dumped before round 10, panthers put together a good back end of the season, too little too late.
11. New Zealand Warriors - They might have made it to the prelims this year but had to win something like 10 from their last 12 just to finish 8th, less motivation/inspiration with Ruben gone now too.
12. Newcastle Knights - Don't rate much at all about the Knights, very "ho hum" looking team with no real flair, Buderus leaving hurts too.
13. Wests Tigers - Until Tim Sheens either leaves the club or lays off the acid tabs before selecting his team, im afraid things wont improve, which is a shame because the Tigers can be awesome to watch when on song.
14. Sydney Roosters - I can see the Roosters slipping big time next year, too many individuals, not enough team players.
15. Parramatta Eels - I really hope im wrong with this one, I like watching Parra play but this years effort was some of the worst football ive ever seen (and i watched every Cowboys game). Something really needs to change.
16. South Sydney Rabbitohs - Same old Souffs.
