NRL Power Rankings Round 2

1 Bulldogs - Climbed off the canvas to defeat South Sydney. One of only three teams to go unbeaten through two rounds.

2 Storm - Made a sad-sack Gold Coast side look foolish. Impressive start to the year.

3 Knights - Who would have thought they'd have a perfect record after a fortnight?

4 Tigers - Bounced back against NZ. Had to do it the hard way.

5 Dragons - Shock loss to the Sharkies. Would be lower if Weyman's injury was long-term.

6 Roosters - Learned a valuable lesson against a pumped-up Manly: talent alone won't get it done.

7 Broncos - Stunned Canberra in the nation's capital. Should be unbeaten after two rounds.

8 Raiders - Came crashing back to earth this week. Not panic stations, but not the sort of effort an elite team should put forth.

9 Cowboys - Didn't take care of business at home against a rampant Newcastle. Must be more consistent after fighting their asses off against Brisbane.

10 - Penrith. Wow. Just, wow.

11 Eels - The muppets who ignited Penrith's season. Got a great win in NZ, then folded like a deck of cards against the Panthers.

12 Sharks - Brave win against the Dragons. Would be higher if they weren't the Sharks.

13 Manly - Muscled up in the second half to shock the Roosters. Big injury/suspension list will continue to test them.

14 New Zealand - Ambushed by the Eels, run down by the Tigers. Not panic stations, but disappointing.

15 Gold Coast - No disgrace to lose first-up to the defending premiers, but were soft against Melbourne. Need to show more.

16 South Sydney - Oh dear. Twice they've coughed up match-winning leads. Remain the dumbest team in the comp. Half-fit Greg Inglis doesn't help.