Round 14: V Gus's new BFF (the worriers)

[forby]

If the Knights beat Manly then we are in the finals with 6 rounds to play! Magic!

 

[WestyLife]

If the Knights beat Manly then we are in the finals with 6 rounds to play! Magic!

Go Knights! Also good we have that gap to 3rd and 4th place now as well.

 

[herbert henry1908]

I’d be stunned if Naden didn’t return to the centres next week, with May on the bench. Assuming To’o is fit. Ivan just isn’t comfortable using anyone other than May as a utility.

 

[tripster]

Go Knights! Also good we have that gap to 3rd and 4th place now as well.

As I was saying above, if we win 3/6 the lowest we can now finish is 3rd. That means we could drop the games to the Sharks and Eels (probably our most difficult remaining opponents) and finish no worse than 3rd and quite possibly as high as 2nd assuming the Eels lose to the Storm.

 

[herbert henry1908]

If we beat Parramatta, we’d be a 90% chance of top 2.

You really want to be top 2 to avoid traveling to Queensland to play the Storm in week 1.

 

[Jane Murray]

If we beat Parramatta, we’d be a 90% chance of top 2.

You really want to be top 2 to avoid traveling to Queensland to play the Storm in week 1.

We will beat them.

 

[franklin2323]

If we beat Parramatta, we’d be a 90% chance of top 2.

You really want to be top 2 to avoid traveling to Queensland to play the Storm in week 1.

Parra play Storm and Souths.. they are likely dropping out of the top 4 if we beat them

 

[kinghippo]

I am hoping parra bounce back next week and take the 2 points against the storm, we hopefully can go 3 points clear.

Storm are struggling a bit with injuries now, but as usual are playing well just before the finals.

It would be great to remain undefeated but I can’t shake the feeling we will have a loss somewhere before end of season.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Parra play Storm and Souths.. they are likely dropping out of the top 4 if we beat them

Not sure it’s likely they drop out of the top 4, maybe 70/30 in their favour. 2 wins probably gets them top 4.

Raiders would likely need to win 6 from 7, their points differential is a long way behind.

The roosters are the most likely to drop out of the top 4, they’ve got a tough run home and a stack of injuries.

 

[Jane Murray]

I am hoping parra bounce back next week and take the 2 points against the storm, we hopefully can go 3 points clear.

Storm are struggling a bit with injuries now, but as usual are playing well just before the finals.

It would be great to remain undefeated but I can’t shake the feeling we will have a loss somewhere before end of season.

Did you hear Craig Bellany's interview? He was complaining big time, and he is blaming the new format on the injuries his team is experiencing.

 

[kinghippo]

Did you hear Craig Bellany's interview? He was complaining big time, and he is blaming the new format on the injuries his team is experiencing.

Yeah, he may have a point, there certainly seems to be a few teams with big injury lists.

Storms roster seems a bit closer to everyone else’s this year.I have very little sympathy for the roosters though.
They could field 2 first grade squads with their roster and have been able to for year’s.

I wonder what the injury stats are compared to last year, maybe there have been more maybe some teams have just been unlucky.

 

[soc123_au]

It’s weird that so many teams are copping horrific injury tolls & we haven’t been too bad on that front. Usually it’s us getting them. Hopefully we don’t get a heap in the next few weeks

 

[Tronald Crump]

It’s weird that so many teams are copping horrific injury tolls & we haven’t been too bad on that front. Usually it’s us getting them. Hopefully we don’t get a heap in the next few weeks

We have had more than our fair share of the years. About time we got a break and other teams suffered with them.

 

[Black Diamond]

We have had our fair share of injuries.

 

[Jane Murray]

Yeah, he may have a point, there certainly seems to be a few teams with big injury lists.

Storms roster seems a bit closer to everyone else’s this year.I have very little sympathy for the roosters though.
They could field 2 first grade squads with their roster and have been able to for year’s.

I wonder what the injury stats are compared to last year, maybe there have been more maybe some teams have just been unlucky.

It comes down to fitness, well in my opinion anyway.

 

[franklin2323]

Not sure it’s likely they drop out of the top 4, maybe 70/30 in their favour. 2 wins probably gets them top 4.

Raiders would likely need to win 6 from 7, their points differential is a long way behind.

The roosters are the most likely to drop out of the top 4, they’ve got a tough run home and a stack of injuries.

Canberra should only drop one v Roosters

 

[forby]

We have had our share of injuries - Capewell, To’o, Edwards, Whare, Staines all for extended periods, and several short term. We have also released/loaned several players - Ellis, Hetherington, both Blore brothers, Cartwright.
But we still can field a team capable of beating anybody.

 

[soc123_au]

I wasn't suggesting we havent had injuries. But they havent been as bad as a lot of years where they have completely derailed our season.

 

[forby]

I was just commenting on the statement about other teams having big injury lists.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Canberra should only drop one v Roosters

Should, but 6 from 7 is never easy. I’d be stunned if they overtook the Eels. Much more likely to overtake the Roosters. In fact I think the Raiders will beat the Roosters.