Mate players in teams etc have changed and so has the schedule.
But the nature of football hasn't. Otherwise we may as well just play a 12 round comp. I'm sure the Dragons would love that.
And you didn't prove sh*t, I'm sure I could find a hell of a lot more examples of teams being near the bottom in rd 12 not making the semis.
Flawed logic mate.
To disprove something only requires one example of the theory not applying. I gave you 4 examples in the last 5 years.
Regardless you better hope your team isn't trying too replicate, what they did to make the finals last season in this season that would be very unwise.
Mate do you even know how footy teams work? Every team tries to win every game. Nobody plans to lose X amount of games early in the season, what a stupid comment.
I actually think Parra will make the 8 and prob in the top 6, but nun of that was what my original post was about, it was about you always bringing up rd 26 and the 1st semi, when in arugments with saints fans.
It's not just arguments with Saints fans - it's a valid example for any team.
A team can turn their form around in just a week. The comp is that even now and it's a long season. We'll turn it around - both for good and bad - a few more times this season.
Talking about current form as though it's got anything to do with the end of the season is wishful thinking. Especially when it comes to Parra.
I'm confident we'll make the finals series... Are you?
Not as confident as you blokes, obviously, but I reckon we're about 90% chance.
The eels will drop out of the 8 this weekend
Actually no they won't.
Very few teams are displaying consistently good form (have I mentioned the evenness of the comp?) which is why St George's efforts over a season and a half are so admirable.
and the way they're playing they don't look like securing any more points in the near future.
See my comments above re: form.
Parra lost 4 out of their first five and then won 4 in a row. Now we've lost 2 in a row. They're a very up and down team and will almost certainly finish the season somewhere between 6th and 8th.
When they hit the finals they'll either be playing well or poorly and that'll determine how they go.
If anything, it proves an 8 team finals series is farcical. After last year's average season, Parra had no right to play in a grand final yet they hit the finals with confidence and kept winning. That's unfair to the teams who consistently play well for 26 weeks and then suffer a drop in form (everyone has a drop in form during the season).
I think a five team finals is fairer but the more teams in the finals, the more money the clubs make.
they're already starting to run out of time to try and get it to "click" then build onto that. I don't think they look anywhere near as good as last year, even at this time of the year. Last year you knew they could still tear teams a new one when it clicked, this year they look pedestrian in attack even if they are winning. They've probably only played 4 or 5 good halves of footy in 12 rounds.
After this weekend we'll still be in the 8. This time last year we were running 3rd last.
It's a long season mate. Most teams will see their form go up and down a couple of times between now and the finals.
BTW, epic lol @ Parra fans falling back on "Round 26 2009" to get back at Saints fans.
It's got nothing to do with getting back at anyone - that's your own loser attitude coming out (but did you love the flogging Parra gave you a couple of weeks ago? :lol: And you're lower than us on the table even if you flog Melbourne by 100 points.)
Round 26 last year we also got smashed by the Dragons. I don't see how bringing it up lets us "get back" at them.
For whatever it was, R26 last year Parramatta looked like a team that took their foot off the gas and were beat from go to woe. Last night they simply looked outclassed and didn't have answered. The scoreline probably wouldn't have been as devastating had Hindy not pulled out pre-game but the Dragons are in good form, credit to them.
Mate, far too good. And I don't think Hindy would've made any difference (he's a shadow of the player he was 5 years ago).
Parra can claim they had Hindy out all they like.
No Parra fan has said anything about Hindy being out - it's been mentioned twice in this thread, once by Timmah and once by Big Pete (Titans fan).
Your lot are the ones who whinge about players being out.
