🐉 St George Dragons
2025: 15th. 8-16. Flanagan’s building something.
What they’ve got: Valentine Holmes. Clint Gutherson (new). Slowly getting better.
The call: Bottom 6.
🦅 Manly Sea Eagles
2025: 10th. 12-12. Mid-table mediocrity.
What they’ve got: Tom Trbojevic. The turbo is still there when fit. Daly Cherry-Evans is gone.
What they need: A halfback.
The call: Bottom 6. DCE left a massive hole.
⚡ Gold Coast Titans
2025: 16th. 6-18. Disaster.
What they lost: David Fifita. Alofiana Khan-Pereira. Kieran Foran. Basically everyone.
What they’ve got: Tino Fa’asuamaleaui. AJ Brimson. That’s… about it.
The call: Wooden spoon contender. Josh Hannay has a massive job ahead.
⚔️ Newcastle Knights
2025: Wooden spoon. 6-18. From finals to spoon in two years.
What they’ve got: Kalyn Ponga (when fit). Now Dylan Brown ($13M man).
The pressure: Brown has to deliver. There’s no excuse now.
The call: Bottom 6. Too much uncertainty.
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