+1 for Canberra. The right edge of Whitehead, BJ Leilua and Jordan Rapana is so dynamic. Blake Austin is a real jack in a box as well. With Jordan Turner joining they've got 3 English lads this year too.

Definitely the New Zealand Warriors, starring Shaun "Magic" Johnson. Second is the Sydney Roosters, starring the brilliant Latrell Mitchell, with good zip from Mitchell Pearce and rookie Connor Watson. Third are the Canberra Raiders with the aforementioned right edge and cunning Joshua Hodgson.

i would say penrith are ones to watch this season, possibly gold coast as well

Your about to change your life forever, once you get into the NRL your weekend mornings will never be the same again. This is the best team sport competition in the world to watch bar none.
Personally I like watching Canberra/North Queensland and a little NZ Warriors because they are non Sydney based and you will find out what I mean when you see the little biases in commentary and refereeing. Canberra & Shark park early Sunday morning matches are more often good than not but they are sleep wreckers - Im not a fan of replays. Most importantly of all - be prepared for amazing commentating.

Dragons were good this morning marshalled by the excellent Gareth Widdop.

Cowboys/Raiders didn't disappoint, with some great footy from both sides; sharp attack against excellent defence. Plus one of the bizarrest (is that a word?) final acts I can ever remember seeing in a game.

How can anyone go past the first half of the Sydney Roosters vs Gold Coast Titans?

It was champagne rugby league from the Roosters, with the brilliant halves combination of Mitchell Pearce and Lukas Keary supplemented by the individual genius of Latrell Mitchell.

For me my NRL affiliation is as important as my UK one. I have supported Newcastle Knights since I started watching Aussie footy in 1991. Seen them in the flesh twice, once in Newcastle once in the worst World Challenge game at Huddersfield! From five drives and a kick through the magic of the Johns brothers to the collapse of the Club thanks to Nathan Tinkler I will always follow the Knights. Wooden spoon again this year I'm sure but we have more chance of being NRL premiers in the next 10 years than any Super League team today outside the usual suspects!

The Tigers were a joy to watch vs Souths. The Broncos have been quite entertaining for the last couple of years to be fair - they don't engage in wrestling and consequently a number of their games are free flowing.

Why the need for the dig at SL?

Get on the Newcastle bandwagon while there is still plenty of room.

rather than pick ones to watch I tend to just avoid games involving teams that are likely to be less entertaining.
Last year I tended to swerve games involving Newcastle, then possibly Souths, Melbourne and to a certain extent Canterbury & St George. I used to avoid Canberra before they became more exciting last year.

I'd always watch the Tigers & NZ Warriors games. Brisbane and NQ also.

i Like Newcastle start following them when Mal Reilly took over, initially just curiosity then just followed them since, when the likes of Johns brothers Buderous mcdougal burst through they were one of the best sides ever over there.

Yeah, I pretty much agree with that. The Storm, Souths, and the Dogs are dull, the Knights are poor. NQ are always worth watching just to remind you what a wonderful player JT is, the guy is just all class. Tigers and Warriors are hit and miss, but have wonderful creative halves in Johnson, Brooks, and Moses.

Shaun Johnson is the greatest, and the most creative Laotian rugby league player ever to pull on a jersey.

Shaun's performance last Sunday was the second most exhilirating performance of the weekend, exceeded only by the Sydney Roosters first half against the Gold Coast Titans.