The reigning premiers have improved their roster and signs are good with hardly any challengers lining up this year
Winning back-to-back premierships in the NRL has become almost a mythical feat. No team has claimed consecutive premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1998 and no team in a full premiership – Brisbane’s 1997 title was in the Super League year – since the Broncos in ’92-93.
Yet 2019 looms very much as the year that drought will be broken with the defending premier Sydney Roosters a rare bird indeed, a reigning champion that has actually improved its roster. The addition of NSW Origin forward Angus Crichton provides sublime halves pairing Cooper Cronk and Luke Keary with yet another potent weapon, adding a devastating edge runner to a top four attacking side.
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