Hopefully it is but your all forgetting the corrupt NRL
Indeed.
What is different this year to all the other dodgey years eh?
I am always ready to expect a royal rogering from being the outsider in an Aussie comp.
Our start this year is quite tough I think.
Can win more than we lose against:
Sharks (Fast competition starters vs us the slow starters, at least it is at home).
Storm (late game at AMI say no more).
Raiders (away they are tough)
Knights (probably best chance at a win at home),
Bunny's (Away, lost to them last year at Mt Smart)
Manly (Home game but we rarely are comfortable against the Eagles).
I can see a fair amount of gnashing of teeth around here come round six if we are down the bottom of the table (good chance we will be).
However, one thing we know about the NRL, is that if our team is healthier than the opposition - we are in with a chance in the early rounds, we have a good coach, so anything is possible.
After last year we are entitled to dream here.
I will be rapt if we are in the eight come round six and pile it on against the Dragons/Titans/Knights/Dolphins. We also play the Panthers in the second quarter, but ideally that game is amidst a purple patch where we give em hell / maybe even create an upset. A Warriors win over the best team in history would boost the flagging spirits of even the most band wagon of supporters.