What does 3 games a season against the NRL actually achieve? I get the WCC game is a big game and chance to be world champs but what do we achieve wirh the other games?

Brisbane looked very tidy in the pack. But they are desperately short in the backs. If that's their favoured halfback combination I wouldn't put money on them to achieve much this season.

Difficult to assess St. George.

From what little I've seen I think Souths, Canterbury and the Warriors will be very competitive.

Give over. Your pack was crushed like an empty beer can by half time. You could barely get out of your own half during golden point whilst they were making 10-15 yards per carry. If you were going to snatch victory you had to do it in normal time because there was no way in hell your forwards were gaining any advantage during extra time.

Marshall looks very ordinary since his return from Union.

One thing is for sure though, the let's scrap it (an expanded and meaningful competition) before it has been given a real chance lobby would be in a stronger position if it wasn't for the other two games....get that?

Wigan played 3 sets in the oppositon half in the 2nd half.

Dominant pack that isn't