Div 5 predictions
This features 4 teams from last year's Division 4 - Renegades, Raptors, Redfield, Canterbury - so is in effect Division 4. Competing for the McLean and Grose Cups. So yeah... Div 4.
What has changed is the addition of Maccabi from Division 5 (except they were already in Div 5

) and 2 x Div 3 sides in Harlequins and HVRU, with Div 2's Epping.
The division number doesn't really mean a lot as it is going to be hotly contested.
Raptors were Club Champions and runners-up in both grades last year and will have lost none of their potency despite claims they've lost players.
Redfield are rumoured to be back at strength, having dealt with a hideous injury toll in 2024 that saw them forfeit more games than in their history.
Canterbury will be strong in Second Grade but First Grade remains to be seen
Maccabi will want to put in a strong showing in preparation for the Maccabiah Games in July, which may leave them exposed in the back half.
Epping will be Epping and likely to retain a strong base off 2 premierships last year
Valley are no mugs and will have condensed their strength into 2 teams.
Harlequins I've always found fit and organised, so won't be out of the running either.
And Renegades? Well we've had some turnover and picked up a lot of new faces, with good training numbers so far.
Will we have the class of our opposition? I certainly hope so!
McLean Cup - who can say? Personnel changes are going to be key, and the division is looking a lot tougher than it did a couple of weeks back.

You'd be mad to go past Raptors and Valley as finalists, with Epping to ride the wave of 2024 and Harlequins to bounce back from a tough year. However I think it'll get very interesting as we turn the corner into July and I reckon the clubs who will find it most challenging are Canterbury and Maccabi just on a depth basis.
Grose Cup - the only certainties to contest finals to my mind are Canterbury, for reasons explained previously in this thread. They'll find sterner opposition this year in Epping and Valley at the very least. The last spot will be a pit fight between whoever stays the most healthy.