Soward: Raiders slipping; Titans, Dragons on the rise – NRL.COM

The NRL can be split into tiers after five rounds: the “power three”, the middle and the bottom.
Some performances on the weekend were reflective of this difference in class. Depth is very important if you want to win a competition, so the sides who have injuries in key positions might struggle for a little while – and that could see more scorelines blow out.
1. Penrith Panthers (Last week: 1)
The Panthers have spent a long, long time at number one over the past two seasons. Just professional against…

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