All you need to know

BULLDOGS

2018 finish: 12th

Key signings: Christian Crichton, Dylan Napa, Corey Harawira-Naera

Biggest worry: Kieran Foran’s health

Foran is one of the Bulldogs best and most experienced players, but he can’t seem to stay on the field. Making sure the premiership winner is healthy will be key to any Bulldogs’ success this year.

Stat: The Dogs led the NRL last season with an outstanding 80 per cent completion rate.

COWBOYS

2018 finish: 13th

Key signings: Josh McGuire, Nene Macdonald

Biggest worry: No Johnathan Thurston

The Cowboys are about to begin life without Thurston, after the master playmaker manned the fort for 14 years.

Young Kiwi Te Maire Martin is set to step into those big shoes alongside Origin utility, Michael Morgan.

Stat: Jason Taumalolo, arguably the best forward in the game at the moment – last year he topped the competition with an average of

75.8 post-contact metres.

TITANS

2018 finish: 14th

Key signings: Tyrone Peachey, Shannon Boyd

Biggest worry: The draw

The Titans will play just once at home, over the opening month of football.

Stat: Negative plays killed the Titans last season, finishing in the top five for both errors and missed tackles.

SEA EAGLES

2018 finish: 15th

Key signings: Kane Elgey

Biggest worry: Salary cap Manly are a mess as an organisation at the moment, have little to no room to sign any key players for the foreseeable future.

Stat: The Sea Eagles conceded just under 26 points per game last year – the worst in the NRL.

EELS

2018 finish: 16th

Key signings: Blake Ferguson

Biggest worry: Back-to-back wooden spooners

The Eels run the risk of two straight years on the bottom, unless their attack can make serious improvements. The addition of powerhouse winger Ferguson should help that.

Stat: Ferguson averaged just under

200 metres per game last season, and led the NRL’s total running metres (5400).