NRL Power Rankings

1 Dragons: The defending premiers went to a very tough place to win and got one. No catastrophic injuries.
2 Bulldogs: Took down many people's pick to win the whole thing first up. New faces were impressive, although Josh Morris' knee injury is a blow.
3 Roosters: Impressive victory against the Bunnies, especially without Dally M winner Todd Carney.
4 Raiders: No Dugan, no Orford? No worries. Swept aside the Sharks in a match where plenty were tipping an upset.
5 Eels: The Steve Kearney era began with a shock win across the Tasman. Jarryd Hayne's imposing form is a great sign.
6 Cowboys; Thurston and Bowen shone as the Townsville side broke their Brisbane hoodoo.
7 Knights: Plenty had the Novocastrians getting a win over Penrith, but not like THAT.
8 Storm: Didn't come out breathing fire after not playing for point since last May, but ground out a victory.
9 Tigers: Not at their best against the Dogs, but are sure to bounce back.
10 Titans: Seething publicly about Boyd's controversial try and hopefully in private about losing at home.
11 Broncos: A lot of people are predicting gloom and doom this year, but they were one straight conversion from winning.
12 Warriors: Ambushed first-up at home. Need to do a lot of work under the high ball.
13 Rabbitohs: They lost on the scoreboard and in the mental battle. With Burgess and a number of other forwards hurt, are these the same fragile (in every sense of the wordBunnies) as last year?
14 Sharks: Had a chance to start the season on the right foot ... and got rolled by plenty. Could be a long year.
15 Sea Eagles: They lost Jamie Lyon for a month, looked lost in attack and made a heap of simple errors. Tough month coming up.
16 Panthers: Oh dear. To roll over and play dead first-up, at home against a moderatley-talented Knights means the signs for 2011 are darker than Penrith's black jerseys.