The Club Championship only applies to NSWRL comps. So no Wests Tigers have no entry and no NRL results count. The Magpies came fourth (parra, dogs, raiders in front).
Good season for the Magpies with all three sides in the finals, but should have been better with Flegg justifiably disappointed at not going significantly further (beaten by a better team on the day though 8) ), Ball sacrificing two games that they had wrapped up that would have had them ending the season equal second, and Premiers suffering a similar lack of killer instinct in several games. 6th is better than last years 8th, but no where near what they should have finished. Still getting into the finals is only half the battle. String four good games together and you can win the whole damn thing even if you finish 8th.
Next year should be better with the changes to the season. The majority of this years Flegg will back up again for Flegg next year with plenty of Premiers experience and even a bit of First Grade for some. We'll be a danger in that one. The Ball squad improve year after year, and Georgie's influence really brought them on in 2003. Lots of talented kids in that side and they'll go better than 8th in 2004. In Premiers several of this year's First Grade squad may find themselves fighing harder for spots, and I'm certain all of the real good players from this year's team will go around again.
It's all up for the Mighty Magpies! 8)
