I don't know what to make of the Dog resurgence this season. As of now they have conceded LEAST points of any team, after being by far the worst in 2023.
Is Ciraldo a genius? Their off-season recruitment was unconventional, with so many utilities, but it's paid off bigtime. They are now a contender.
This dramatic improvement is beyond the norm, at least in my memory of the comp. (Roosters about 15 or so years ago had a dramatic rise, but they were a club that had been bouncing between top 4, spoon, GF, they had a core of successful players and were a top side that had a couple of dud years so not really comparable).