Incredible to think we are only a quarter of the way through the 2026 NRL season given the drama that has already unfolded.

It’s been an absolute soap opera of a few months in the league world with bombshell dropped everywhere.

Payne Haas leaving the Broncos at season's end, remember when that was big news? Then there was the Zac Lomax saga.

Gorden Tallis v the Broncos, Manly sacking Anthony Seibold. The never-ending disaster that is the Dragons, the Ben Te'o exit and many other big stories.

The good news? There’s still 20 rounds and finals to go.

We asked Corey Parker and Ian Healy to reflect on the opening seven rounds of footy and grade the clubs out of 10 for their performances so far and decide how their pressure barometer is looking.

New Zealand Warriors

• 5 wins 2 losses, 2nd
• Performance: 8.5/10 (Parker)
• Pressure: 5/10 (Heals)
• Impressive wins on the road vs the Storm - Strong home form
• Positives - Tanah Boyd, Jackson Ford, young players standing up
• Negatives - Wests Tigers loss at Home

HEALY: They're not in a perfect position but they're not feeling pressure. They now know what works. The learnings they have got to get their heads around, can they repeat this? They have a history of not repeating great performances.

PARKER: Tanah Boyd, exceptional has been outstanding. Two losses, to the Wests Tigers at home and then the Sharks, but the thumping of the Storm showed their scintillating form. They're going from strength to strength. A great nucleus. They can give it a red hot shake.

Wests Tigers

• 4 wins 2 losses, 3rd
• Performance: 7.5/10 (Parker)
• Pressure: 7/10 (Healy)
• Positive: Aggressive brand of football, Jahream Bula, Kai Pearce-Paul, Terrell May, Heamasi Makasini
• Negatives: Broncos loss

HEALY: They can outplay anyone and they're a new target now. This is a new pressure for them. Expectations of themselves and others go up.

PARKER: Big win over the Cowboys. They are going good. There will be adversity along the way.

Parramatta Eels

3 wins 4 losses, 14th
Performance: 4/10 (Parker)
Pressure: 9/10 (Healy)
Had a few big blow out losses - have had 50 scored on them twice
Positives: Iongi, win over the Bulldogs
Negatives: No team in the comp has conceded more points. Conceding 50 to the Titans a low point .

HEALY: Feeling the pressure. They're supposed to be good this weekend and that's why the pressure is on.

PARKER: They came in with high hope but after seven rounds they have copped two 50-point drubbings. They're not winning the comp and they have the worst defence. They have a lot of work to do. Very inconsistent, yet to find their groove. If Moses doesn't play, they don't win.

Melbourne Storm

• 2 wins 5 losses, 15th
• Performance: 2/10 (Parker)
• Pressure: 8/10 (Healy)
• 5 straight losses after starting the season with back-to-back 40+ wins
• Positives: Sua Fa'alongo
• Negatives: Tui Kamakamica stroke, Losing streak, Cam Munster's form, losses after half time

HEALY: They have a lot of new players and they have had some loss. Some big outs. Bellamy won't feel the pressure as much as others, he will take this on.

PARKER: They continued their first round winning streak. Ran the cleaners through Parra. Then put 46 on the Dragons. Has complacency set in? They have gone five losses in a row. Warriors bashed them up then they copped a 50. I put a red line straight through them. This is unchartered territory for them.

Gold Coast Titans

• 2 wins, 5 losses, 16th
• Performance: 4/10 (Parker)
• Pressure Rating 6/10 (Heals)
• Positives - Arama Hau, Keano Kini, Jojo Fifita, Cooper Bai
• Negatives - Tino and Moe start to the year

HEALS: They need to tighten up and produce good, solid basics. Consistency. Do not tolerate any lack of standards. They have a few things to tighten but need to get thingsright.

PARKER: New Coach Josh Hannay and New GM of Football Scott Sattler. The team they beat was the Dragons - it was a stinker and then a big victory over Parra.

St.George-Illawarra Dragons

• 0 win 7 losses, 17th
• Performance: 1/10 (Parker)
• Pressure: 5/10 (Healy)
• Positives: Couchman brothers have shown glimpses of being long term players
• Negatives: Losing streak, senior players have gone missing, coach sacked

HEALY: They're immune to pressure. Eyes up and look after your mates this weekend.

PARKER: 11 straight losses. Flanagan has been sacked. Their younger brigade have shown some great signs moving forward. Some seniors are not up to speed. Not where their normal high standards are.