Tom Starling emphasizes focusing on the present, not past rankings-success comes later in the season.
The eye is not on the prize …. yet … for Canberra Raiders hooker Tom Starling, but rather on the now.
The Raiders sit on top of the NRL ladder two points clear of the Storm and Bulldogs, ahead of their Round 21 clash against the Newcastle Knights at GIO Stadium on Sunday 27 July.
"It's obviously good. It shows what we've done for the first part of the season," he told CD.
"But obviously we've got a lot to go. No one remembers who was coming first at Round 21. People remember who was there at the end of the season.
"So, as I mentioned, a lot of football to go, a lot of hard work to go and we'll batten down here and keep working hard and hopefully keep...