With the ‘hit and giggle' trail matches and the arduous pre-season training regimes now behind each team, fans, coaches, and players alike have set their sights on the real deal – Round 1.

For some clubs, the pre-season period could not have panned out better, whilst the unlucky remainder will be counting the cost of their campaigns.

Although there were a myriad of positives to be taken from the summer months, all teams will be striving to improve on their trail match form and learn from the lessons dealt out across them.

With the first spin of the Steeden within touching distance, we raise the big question that face each of the NRL's 16 clubs.

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South Sydney Rabbitohs

Was their Charity Shield form real?

Despite the dominant score line in yet another Charity Shield win, it is always import to keep a lid on pre-season form.

Still, with the Rabbitohs looking lethal from the front row to fullback, you may need to sit on it to keep it down.

Bennett's boys dotted down on nine occasions against a woeful Dragons outfit in Mudgee. However, it was their blistering performance when the game was up for grabs that offered league fans a true indication of how they are set to tackle 2021.

After playing the week prior of the Indigenous All-Stars in Townsville, Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker put on a masterclass in the first half.

The former looked lean and mean as he continually bobbed up in the middle of the park before heading to the sheds with a try and three assists to his name. Meanwhile Walker completed a hat-trick within the space of ten minutes.

With talents such as Jai Arrow, Josh Mansour and Benji Marshall now calling the Burrow home, Souths' roster appears the most stacked on any side in the competition.

Add this to the fact that Wayne Bennett is entering his final season at Redfern (we all know how he loves collecting rings wherever he lays his hat) and it is little wonder why the Rabbits' odds of adding their 22nd trophy to their cabinet are shortening by the day.

Go ahead, Bunnies fans. Start getting excited.

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