What the Warriors are actually doing which other sides aren't, is turning up and playing close to their best week after week
If the top sides turn up and are on their game, they roll the Warriors quite easily, but if they turn up at 70% then the Warriors will be playing well enough to be in the hunt to win. Their best isn't good enough to go with Penrith, Dragons, Rabbits, Storm, Roosters etc so I don't rate them a premiership chance having to string 3-4 wins together at the business end.