News: The race for the eight

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<p>The Herald's experts nominate who will make the finals in 2009. ANDREW STEVENSON Warriors Sea Eagles Storm Sharks Roosters Dragons Cowboys Titans THE Beast is well and truly awake. Polynesian players have been the revelation of modern rugby league, rebuilding the engine room of most teams. Out wide, the combination of size, strength and speed - in the form of someone like Manu Vatuvei - is irresistible. Manly have the team to win the comp a second year running: as organised as Des Hasler's steel-trap mind. What they lack is the X-factor player. </p><p>The Warriors have them in spades. What else they have is Stacey Jones, and the success of his return will determine if they are a good side or a great one. If Jones fires, Ivan Cleary will have the formula one driver to go with all that combustive power. </p>

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