Offensive rookie:Cam Newton was supposed to be one of the biggest victims of the labor lockout. Instead, he has epitomized this season of eyepopping offense . Newton passed for 290 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's loss to join Peyton Manning as the only rookie signal callers with four 290yard passing games..After spending his first year as Western Australia's coach sorting the wheat from the chaff and instilling higher standards of rigour, Mickey Arthur expects his group to succeed this summer. The Warriors have made a handful of acquisitions, picking up the likes of Travis Birt, Mark Cameron and Nathan Rimmington, in order to bolster a promising collection of young bucks. All will have roles to play, and the bustling fast man Cameron can be expected to profit from the WACA ground's bounce.

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