Looking at August and what it holds for our top 4 hopes

[Rabbits20]

Well:

Storm (H)They are the benchmark so it'll be tough! Hopefully we start well early and they're a bit off their game! We have to go at them hard in the middle! I'm expecting a loss though! Hope I'm wrong but Storm only won the penalties 14-4 last night so I'm shocked it wasn't more! Missing GI doesn't help us.

Rorters (H) we saw last time we got the Rorters through the middle. That's how we have to play against them! The worry is Latrell running at Gagai and Tedesco targeting our big tired men. I'm praying GI comes back a week early for this ass Rorters will target our edges... I'm expecting a narrow loss but if GI is back we are a big chance!

Broncos (A) they have a mounting injury list! I feel we can beat them up there! Won't be easy but we know we can do it and I don't think the boys will be throwing away a top 4 spot for all they've worked for all year!

Canberra (A) not easy at all and they're unpredictable.... I feel we can get them and start building momentum in the run into finals!

So my prediction is 16-7 after round 24.

In fact let's do the Tigers game whilst we are at it:

Tigers (H) I don't expect us to lose this time around. I expect the boys would've learnt from their mistakes and be right up for it. I predict a win!

17-7 I'm predicting we finish the season. 16-8 may just be enough on differential @callmack1 to get 4th spot. It is vital against the Storm that we don't let our for and against take a big hit!

 

[callmack1]

A very important, exciting and interesting month of footy coming up that's for sure! I feel that if we see improvement and find our top form again, we are capable of winning all these games but I expect us to drop a couple maybe.

The next few games are gonna really show us where we're at.

 

[ThingFish]

With that Parra smashing of the Drags we have a 4pt buffer over 5th with 3 to play. Theoretically a 1 from 3 finish should seal a top 4. With luck and other games going our way we could even loose out and still finish 4th.

 

[Rabbits20]

With that Parra smashing of the Drags we have a 4pt buffer over 5th with 3 to play. Theoretically a 1 from 3 finish should seal a top 4. With luck and other games going our way we could even loose out and still finish 4th.

Well we have a growing injury list..

Kennar in a moon boot at recovery today and AR has a groin injury. That’s 9 injuries now..

 

[callmack1]

Well we have a growing injury list..

Kennar in a moon boot at recovery today and AR has a groin injury. That’s 9 injuries now..

Shit, really? That's not good at all. I'm starting to get worried about these injuries tbh.

 

[Rabbits20]

Shit, really? That's not good at all. I'm starting to get worried about these injuries tbh.

Yep... read it on another forum.

 

[ThingFish]

Well we have a growing injury list..

Kennar in a moon boot at recovery today and AR has a groin injury. That’s 9 injuries now..

That’s what I’m taking into consideration. We need to jag 1 more win, while our injuries have 4 weeks to recover and we basically have a Bears backline.

 

[Rabbits20]

That’s what I’m taking into consideration. We need to jag 1 more win, while our injuries have 4 weeks to recover and we basically have a Bears backline.

Campbell on track for round 24-25.

GI back round 24.

Let’s pray Jennings and AJ are 100percent by round 25. If not we have to make do.

Raiders Leilua and Rapana will be very hard for Burns and Hunt to stop.

 

[Russell Coight]

Mark the tigers game as a loss

 

[southsport]

Mark the tigers game as a loss

It will definitely be a danger game, injuries aside I can't see another loss to the tiges though.

 

[Rabbits20]

It will definitely be a danger game, injuries aside I can't see another loss to the tiges though.

We will be ready for them this time.

 

[Rabbits20]

Well since GI has gone down we have a 3-3 record which I’m surprised no one has mentioned yet.

GI and Campbell are seeing the surgeon/specialist on Monday and boy do we need them back.

As August is going on the boys seem to be more busted.

We need to turn this around next week otherwise we are in big strife.

 

[Souths Till I Die]

I think I’d rather play the roosters than the storm in the first final.

 

[Pommy]

I think I’d rather play the roosters than the storm in the first final.

You mean roosters vs the head ref, yeah I agree. Sure we just got beat by roosters but it wasn’t by much and we had a busted team that night.
I would totally fancy my chances against them next.

 

[Rabbits20]

I think I’d rather play the roosters than the storm in the first final.

Exactly how I feel mate but I can’t see Penrith winning all their games along with the Dragons. If Sharks win all their games we probably still have just a slightly better for and against. If we win one of our next two we finish 3rd.

If we can win both our games we have to hope Storm lose to Titans which shan’t happen so we have to hope Penrith get them in the last round. Next week Penrith have Warriors so that’ll be interesting...

I expect Storm to finish 17-7 with a better differential than us. As I said we need Penrith to beat them. A couple more injuries to the Storm would be nice. Let me pray for a miracle that Cam Smith is rested next week and somehow the Titans play jungle ball and beat em....

I would not mind playing Storm at ANZ week one but in Melbourne we are no hope. NAS out for an extended period which hurts them a bit.

 

[Souths Till I Die]

Exactly how I feel mate but I can’t see Penrith winning all their games along with the Dragons. If Sharks win all their games we probably still have just a slightly better for and against. If we win one of our next two we finish 3rd.

If we can win both our games we have to hope Storm lose to Titans which shan’t happen so we have to hope Penrith get them in the last round. Next week Penrith have Warriors so that’ll be interesting...

I expect Storm to finish 17-7 with a better differential than us. As I said we need Penrith to beat them. A couple more injuries to the Storm would be nice. Let me pray for a miracle that Cam Smith is rested next week and somehow the Titans play jungle ball and beat em....

I would not mind playing Storm at ANZ week one but in Melbourne we are no hope. NAS out for an extended period which hurts them a bit.

Agreed. I think the roosters finish 1st though but maybe the storm can finish 1st if the roosters lose this weekend. Would be interesting.

 

[Rabbits20]

Agreed. I think the roosters finish 1st though but maybe the storm can finish 1st if the roosters lose this weekend. Would be interesting.

Up the Raiders tomorrow... have their good one next week and their poor one against us.

Hopefully grub Chambers gets suspended for that very bad crusher.. in fact I’m gonna look that up now but what’s the bet he only gets a week??....

Their bench player Brandon Smith is out a while too.

Vunivalu should be back week one finals though. He’s a similar injury to AJ for us.

 

[Rabbits20]

Cronulla’ for and against now plus 84 which is only 20 behind us.

We are in strife.

Look at Holmes Slater and Teddy ranging from 250-302 metres and AJ provides 60. It’s completely unacceptable.

 

[Rabbits20]

Keep it up Doggies please.

 

[ThingFish]

Keep it up Doggies please.

I think that smashing may have sealed a top 4 spot for us.

Edit even if we loose by 34 to give us +70

Penrith will have to beat Storm 20+
Drags will have to beat Knights 33+
Broncs need to win 46+
Warriors need to win 49+

That’s got to be worst case scenario