2025: Week 3 finals

[TheParraboy]

Friday 26/9
Melbourne v Sharks at AAMI Park

Sun 28/9
Broncos v Penrith at Suncorp


Process of elimination (who i hate the most to get eliminated)

Sharks v Ruff GF

Though I think it will be Ruff v Storms in the big dance..

 

[the phantom menace]

Friday night - may it go deep into golden point, with both boring and unlikeable sides grinding each other into injury and fatigue, and out of a chance to win the following week...

Forced to nominate a likely result, Storm by 14 - though I'd always prefer an all-Sydney grand final.

 

[the phantom menace]

Sunday - wow, this will be some game. I'd like to see/hear how the Panthers pull up after today's game, with potential injuries to Martin, McLean, and a potential fine/suspension for Schneider. Their left edge defence needs a little work during the week, as the Broncos are also in form and dangerous.

Hoping it's Penrith by 8, but suspect the actual result may be closer - and likely go down to the wire/golden point either way.

 

[TheParraboy]

Friday night - may it go deep into golden point, with both boring and unlikeable sides grinding each other into injury and fatigue, and out of a chance to win the following week...

Forced to nominate a likely result, Storm by 14 - though I'd always prefer an all-Sydney grand final.

Storm or Sharks will have a couple of days extra to recover and prepare. Wether that will help or not wait and see..

I suspect Ponys would want 2023 GF revenge, and be the side that ends the Ruffs run. Think Penrith are playing their best now, cant see ponys winning tbh...

 

[RealdEel]

Sharks and Broncos to go through

 

[King-Gutho94]

Carrigan out as well next week.

Haas looks like he is one leg atm. A week off will help but he isnt 100%.

Magic Round this year the same timeslot at the same ground Penrith won 32-8

 

[Twizzle]

Storm, Broncos

 

[eels_fan]

storm and broncos for mine

 

[Stagger eel]

Will the storms spine be at full strength? ...if so, I can't go past them.

I think Penrith have the edge over the broken Broncs.

 

[hineyrulz]

Oh joy Storm and Riff in another GF.

The cap is working a treat!!

 

[the phantom menace]

Oh joy Storm and Riff in another GF.

The cap is working a treat!!

Of course it's nothing to do with good coaching... because good coaching isn't a coach's job!!

 

[TheParraboy]

Oh joy Storm and Riff in another GF.

The cap is working a treat!!

Respect for Penrith for mine.

They have lost the most due to the salary cap and shouldnt be going for 5 in a row

Id imagine they would have loved to kept a good portion of that 17 if they were able

1. Iongi
2. Turuva
3. Burton
4. Crichton
5. May
6. Katoa
7. Luia
8. JFH
9. Api
10. Spencer
11. Kikau
12. Capewell
13 Hopegood

14 Cogger
15 Ellis
16 Hosking
17 Salmon


Then there is....
Naden
Staines
Jennings
Sullivan
Tyrone May
Momirovski

 

[King-Gutho94]

If you look at all the prelim finals since 2022

There has only been 1 upset and the rest have been 13+ in fact the closest margin has been 20 points in the past 5 prelim finals.

Lets hope for 2 x belters this week

2022
Cowboys v Eels @ Townsville - 24-20 to Parra
Panthers v Souths @ Homebush - 32-12 to Penrith

2023
Panthers v Storm @ Homebush - 38-4 to Penrith
Brisbane v Warriors @ Suncorp - 42-12 to Brisbane

2024
Storm v Roosters @ Melbourne - 48-18 to Storm
Panthers v Sharks @ Homebush - 26-6 to Sharks

 

[King-Gutho94]

Respect for Penrith for mine.

They have lost the most due to the salary cap and shouldnt be going for 5 in a row

Id imagine they would have loved to kept a good portion of that 17 if they were able

1. Iongi
2. Turuva
3. Burton
4. Crichton
5. May
6. Katoa
7. Luia
8. JFH
9. Api
10. Spencer
11. Kikau
12. Capewell
13 Hopegood

14 Cogger
15 Ellis
16 Hosking
17 Salmon


Then there is....
Naden
Staines
Jennings
Sullivan
Tyrone May
Momirovski

Looking at there GF sides

Key players they have lost at end of each season

2020 - Tamou & Mansour
2021 - Capewell & Burton
2022 - Koroisau & Kikau
2023 - Crichton & Leniu
2024 - Luai & JFH

 

[hindy111]

Oh joy Storm and Riff in another GF.

The cap is working a treat!!

And same sides in Jersey Flegg GF also. I assume they both have good prospects and won't be going away anytime soon.

 

[Parra Pride]

f**k Melbourne until the end of time.

 

[TheParraboy]

f**k Melbourne until the end of time.

Should be our LU slogan

I’ll put a proposal for Twizzle…

 

[hindy111]

f**k Melbourne until the end of time.

I'm with you. Most hated side. They cheated us out of a title and for that I can never forgive.

 

[Twizzle]

Should be our LU slogan

I’ll put a proposal for Twizzle…

already married, sorry

 

[PARRA_FAN]

If you look at all the prelim finals since 2022

There has only been 1 upset and the rest have been 13+ in fact the closest margin has been 20 points in the past 5 prelim finals.

Lets hope for 2 x belters this week

2022
Cowboys v Eels @ Townsville - 24-20 to Parra
Panthers v Souths @ Homebush - 32-12 to Penrith

2023
Panthers v Storm @ Homebush - 38-4 to Penrith
Brisbane v Warriors @ Suncorp - 42-12 to Brisbane

2024
Storm v Roosters @ Melbourne - 48-18 to Storm
Panthers v Sharks @ Homebush - 26-6 to Sharks

I thought the Sharks last year couldve had them but looked gassed in the second half.

Will be interesting to see what happens if they beat Melbourne and assuming they meet Penrith.