We've reached the halfway point of the 2025 NRL season, and the competition is still tighter than ever. Just six points separate 5th place from last, meaning the Top 8 could look very different come finals time.
With all 17 clubs still in the hunt for a playoff berth, one thing is clear: no side in this competition is invincible.
What is the chink in your club's armor? We analyse every club's kryptonite as we inch closer to finals footy.
8New Zealand Warriors: Managing their peak
The Wahs are absolutely flying in 2025, making a real case for themselves as a premiership threat as we inch closer to finals footy.
It's an exciting time to be a New Zealand Warriors fan, but with their success coming fast and hard in the first half of the season, could we see them burn out by the time we reach the end?
A lot of the Warriors' success has come off the back of Luke Metcalf's brilliance, with the 26-year-old truly coming into his own as an elite NRL halfback.
However, as we often see happen in rugby league, a young and hungry side can keep their foot on the pedal until they crash out and burn, with an example of this coming just last week in their match against the Penrith Panthers.
As the four-time champs start to kick into gear moving into the second half of the season, the young Wahs start to show cracks in their armour, a potential sign of what's to come as they continue to face these powerhouse sides with premiership pedigree.
While Andrew Webster's Warriors are undoubtedly a finals threat, the question of whether they can maintain this high level they've been riding awaits an answer.
