General Will we make the 8?
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I think the order of likelihood of opponents in week 1 are (if I've mathed the maths correctly) :
- Panthers (likeliest scenario being they beat the Dragons and we either lose, or win but also Brisbane/Cronulla both win keeping it 6v7, though if they somehow lose to Dragons and Roosters jump to 7th beating the Bunnies, with us winning and one of Brisbane/Cronulla losing then would be a 5v8 clash)
- Roosters (basically the opposite scenarios to above, with them jumping to 7th if they win/Panthers lose with us staying 6th as above, or us jumping to 5th as above with them staying in 8th if either Panthers win or Roosters lose but not to the extent that Dolphins or god forbid Manly get a big win to leapfrog them hah)
- Raiders (1v4 - only possible if we win and both Brisbane and Cronulla lose, all other results irrelevant)
- Dolphins (5v8 - only possible if we win and one of Brisbane/Cronulla lose, along with Bunnies upsetting the Roosters and Dolphins upsetting the Raiders for a combined margin of 16+)
Manly have a massively outside chance to sneak into 8th, but given they need to beat us by a big margin (combined winning margin between them beating us and Bunnies beating Roosters of 83, with their difference of 67 with Dolphins if they win plus winning margin against Raiders also needing to be reversed) means we would stay in 6th so wouldn't have to see their dumb faces again in that horror scenario
But the games where players are rested in the higher ranked teams could go any way, so nothing set in stone I guess.
- Panthers (likeliest scenario being they beat the Dragons and we either lose, or win but also Brisbane/Cronulla both win keeping it 6v7, though if they somehow lose to Dragons and Roosters jump to 7th beating the Bunnies, with us winning and one of Brisbane/Cronulla losing then would be a 5v8 clash)
- Roosters (basically the opposite scenarios to above, with them jumping to 7th if they win/Panthers lose with us staying 6th as above, or us jumping to 5th as above with them staying in 8th if either Panthers win or Roosters lose but not to the extent that Dolphins or god forbid Manly get a big win to leapfrog them hah)
- Raiders (1v4 - only possible if we win and both Brisbane and Cronulla lose, all other results irrelevant)
- Dolphins (5v8 - only possible if we win and one of Brisbane/Cronulla lose, along with Bunnies upsetting the Roosters and Dolphins upsetting the Raiders for a combined margin of 16+)
Manly have a massively outside chance to sneak into 8th, but given they need to beat us by a big margin (combined winning margin between them beating us and Bunnies beating Roosters of 83, with their difference of 67 with Dolphins if they win plus winning margin against Raiders also needing to be reversed) means we would stay in 6th so wouldn't have to see their dumb faces again in that horror scenario
But the games where players are rested in the higher ranked teams could go any way, so nothing set in stone I guess.
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Dogs are sure to rest their main players eg Crighton , Galvin, Preston and will lose to the Sharks who will be eying up a top4 spot if the Storm beat the Broncos.As Bronx are first up on Thursday, we'll know whether top 4 is still a dream for us Friday night at Manly. After that, if it's still on, then, no choice, we're backing Doggies Saturday night. Really?? Awe yuk
Surely Bellamy will play his top side including Hughes after the Rooster's thrashing last week. He will be looking to make a positive statement.
Dogs and storm arent resting
Very interesting news. We have a good chance of beating Manly (missing their star-centre). If Storm and Dogs are fielding their best teams, there is every chance they will win both matches, allowing us to re- capture top4. Part one of this scenario plays out on Thursday night when the Broncos take on the Storm.
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It seems the stars are aligning and there could be a late plot twist
Great news everyone is playing their best teams.
Hopefully the NRL has laid down the law behind the scenes as the integrity of the competition was at stake.
You can’t have teams gifting opposition results by taking out their superstars if it has an impacts on the final ladder.
Hopefully the NRL has laid down the law behind the scenes as the integrity of the competition was at stake.
You can’t have teams gifting opposition results by taking out their superstars if it has an impacts on the final ladder.
Intriguing situation. Lends itself to the possibility of both Storm (2nd) and Bulldogs (3rd) playing off and us (4th) playing Raiders (1st).
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Based on form you much rather finish 4th or 7th if your the Warriors can’t win at home and have a better record on the road could cause some upsets based on their away record this year
Finals is a different beast.
Any team preferring to play a final away from home has rocks in their head.
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Look forward to another sellout (but not full house) shitty wet windy night in Auckland !!!!!
Yipeee!!!
Chur chur!!!
Yipeee!!!
Chur chur!!!
