Melbourne: Still very strong, but no where near as dangerous as they were 07-09 (for obvious reasons). Beatable, but you need to beat them, they won't lose the game playing poorly.
Manly: When they're on a roll, they're hard to stop, but can be very ordinary at times. If they get to the grand final (and in turn get their whole squad back, minus Wolfman), they'll probably win it, but I don't think they'll make it.
Brisbane: Very tough to beat. Have plenty of strike on the fringes and will punish you if you make mistakes. If you give them nothing, you'll probably beat them, but if you turn over cheap possession, they'll thrash you. Historically get harder to beat the deeper they go.
Tigers: They only need to be on for a short period of time to win. If they get on top, all you can do is try and minimise the damage. If their defence holds strong they'll be tough, but can leak lots of points. Can definitely go all the way, but the biggest threat to them is themselves.
Dragons: Probably won't go all the way, they seem to lack the belief and the punch in attack. They probably should have lead by more at halftime on Friday but took some negative options. They'll try to grind out the wins, but their defence isn't nearly as good as it was last year.
Warriors: Wildcard, if the passes stick, they can beat anyone, if they don't they can't beat anyone. They can't play as poorly as they did against Brisbane again, but they have a huge gap to close by Friday if they're to beat the Tigers. Don't think they can win it, but stranger things have happened.
Seedings:
1. Broncos
2. Tigers
3. Storm
4. Sea Eagles
5. Warriors
6. Dragons
