It will be case of promises, promises rather than glory, glory to South Sydney this year.
I'm sorry to say this because the Rabbitohs boast some of the NRL's most passionate and loyal supporters, but I think they are over-hyped and headed for a big fall in 2010.
They are all talking the talk at the moment but let's wait to see how they are going after six or eight weeks and injuries start to strike.
They've got a really big pack and a pretty good set of backs but they haven't won the toss since 1971 – that's a helluva long time ago.
And just because they've got some monsters in the pack, it doesn't guarantee you success.
From what I'm hearing around the traps at Redfern, former Bronco Dave Taylor is no longer a monster – he's officially headed to behemoth status.
Taylor might just eat his way into being the flop of the year.
The other thing I don't like about Souths are all these 'we're going to do it for Russell Crowe' stories.
You don't hear Manly players saying 'we're out there doing it for Max Delmege and Scott Penn'.
What about those Souths supporters who have been waiting since 1971 – when The Gladiator was a seven-year-old playing with toy soldiers – for another premiership?
South Sydney players need to do it for their fans and for themselves before they worry about Russell Crowe.
I can tell you the clubs players from all other sides don't rate are Parra and Souths.
It would not surprise me to see both those teams finish in the bottom half of the top eight rather than the top.
And it will also come as no shock to me if we are re-visiting 2007 and '08 come the first Sunday in October, with Manly meeting Melbourne in the grand final.
A lot of so-called experts are tipping the Sea Eagles not to make the eight. I look at the experts and a lot of them don't know anything about the game.
At the other end of the table the gummy Sharks are specials for the wooden spoon.
The Dally M will be won by Jamie Lyon.
Now, come closer and I will tell you how to pick up some easy money over the first round of the NRL.
This is my can't lose all-up: Bulldogs into the Storm, into the Panthers, into the Titans and then all of that money you've accumulated into Manly.
There you have it – five certain winners out of eight for a great start to the season.
You can thank me next week.