It would be fine to expect us to finish this year maybe just outside the 8, as long as all the other bottom 8 teams don't improve 1 iota from last year. But they have. Knights, Warriors are better than last year, as are Brisbane and Raiders. So we may of improved, but they did more than us.
Throw in injuries, and the fact we sacked Flanagan and moved Burton to 7. So many unknowns. No team stands still season on season.
After his week, we are in the bottom 3.
Where do we start our climb back? Defence.