I think Warriors have failed to live up to expectations. Their team is fairly intact from last season, though I have to say that they were lucky to be there last year and I do not think were worthy of the Grand final.
Of the teams that had the most promise this year it would have to be Tigers, although a lot of it was media hype they still seemed like they would make a good shake of it and showed a lot of promise. They have failed miserably thus far though.
Parra were expected to do poorly and they have lived up to that, Panthers the same.
I think 11 through 16 were about what I was expecting of those teams, and all the ones above that were always going to be a lottery. Titans have been the biggest surprise for me with their comeback and Sharks for making a strong early run, though when they signed Carney I imagined that would happen.
I never held high hopes for Newcastle, they need at least another year to build a team and then gel.