With 2021 entering the final week of it's first month, the wheat has started to become separated from the chaff.
Whether your side is unbeaten or unbackable, each of the NRL's 16 teams still have quandaries to ponder as the road to September begins to narrow.
Once again, here are the big questions facing every team as they enter a blockbuster Easter Round of Rugby League.
St George Illawarra Dragons
How much will Hunt's absence hurt them?
Despite putting in a first-Round shift well below his standards, Ben Hunt has been at his best across the past fortnight, even dragging his Dragons into the eight.
That was until his corked leg was found to be broken.
‘Eight out of 10’: Dragons skipper Ben Hunt reveals pain of playing 71 minutes with a broken leg 🦵❌😬
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— Fox League (@FOXNRL) March 31, 2021
St. George Illawarra now enter their litmus test clash against Newcastle sans both their captain and their chief playmaker. Although Adam Clune will be tasked with filling the seven jersey, the onus is now squarely on Andrew McCullough and Corey Norman to set the pace, tone and standards for the next four to six weeks.
With the Dragons fixtured to face the Knights, Eels, Warriors and Roosters over the next month, those of us on the other side of the fence will be able to see just what Hunt brings to the Red V and how much, or little, Anthony Griffin misses his halfback.
