Way too early finals predictions

[HDTONE]

Canberra will do the Knights, their a basket case inside atm. They will beat Wests going by last night but I gotta feeling Manly will roll them. Des would want a last 2 win against Canberra and Dogs.

[Bruce Pickett]

We haven't beaten much during this run. The Broncos are done and the Cowboys have had an armchair draw which has inflated their position on the ladder. All the other wins were against bottom feeders.

We've been playing some great attacking footy. It's the errors, especially after scoring, that will get punished by the Storm and Souffs.

If by some miracle we win this year, it will be down to 2 pivotal moments this season imo:

1. 2nd round v Riff at their home ground while they were at full strength + Sutton. We were without Keary and .......(see point 2). I believe this game gave us the confidence and belief that we could go all the way.
2. Signing of Matt Lodge after this game.

The NQ team are no mugs and although the score looked like a blowout, I really believe it could have gone either way. It was a Sam Verills front on tackle of Jordan McLean 1 metre from our line at a crucial time which was a big, big moment. The Melba 16-0 was also very deceptive as Penrith actually crossed over the line about 5 times. Can't always look at the scoreline.

Still, it's Penrith, Melbourne and Easts in that order imo for favouratism. We may not relish meeting Souffs, Melba and Penrith (perhaps multiple times) in the next 6 weeks but the converse is true - they won't relish facing us either.

GO EASTS!

[Bruce Pickett]

Yet there's a sense of destiny about them. Has there ever been a better credentialed team this low in the eight?

Love it!
We have a date with Density.
Go Destiny. Go Easts!

[BraveTheWorld]

Eels lol... no

It's Penrith, Storm and Roosters.

Souths half a chance.

Eels can't win the comp. They can beat Penrith if they run into them, though.
They were the better side against them last year in the finals and have beaten them twice since then, and if they click for a night they definitely have the ability across the park to win a game against the Panthers.

[Mickie Lane]

This is the problem with playing some teams twice and others once, it isn't a true indication of a teams performance.
With the number of teams playing each other twice makes the season too long, play each other once and it is too short.
A conference system doesn't really work either as one conference may have the top 7 sides in it and the other has 1 team that may only just make it if they were in the other side.

Canberra may have an easier draw then us but I don't expect us to drop two games. A for and against is way better then there's which will see us stay in the eight.

Ahh no,
King Salvo is gonna give you the whole Magiller on the conference system now.

[Mickie Lane]

If the Chooks get over Melbourne then they are still in it, they just have to get over Melbourne in Melbourne to win the comp.