Winning ways: Trent Merrin is a key member up front for the Dragons. Photo: Getty Images Start at number eight and let your eyes wander up the NRL ladder. Panthers, Roosters, Warriors, Rabbitohs ... fair enough. Melbourne and North Queensland looked stacked so no surprises they are travelling so well as the season edges near halfway. Climb a few more stairs and it's like peaking back into the 90s, without torpedo pants or harlequin jerseys. Brisbane and the Dragons are ruling the roost, with Wayne Bennett and Steelers great Paul McGregor at the fore. There's no guarantee either side will be there by season's end but you can be equally sure not a pundit in...
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