2013 ladder

[Ausguy]

all of those losses for both penrith and wests are more of a team harmony problem IMO

 

[Vic Mackey]

True, I'm sure Tigers and panthers fans loved watching that team harmony get them to 10th and 14th in 2012.

 

[Doomednow]

True, I'm sure Tigers and panthers fans loved watching that team harmony get them to 10th and 14th in 2012.

This guy. He knows the score.

 

[skeepe]

With the Tigers that was kinda the point though, wasn't it? A lack of harmony after moving on Gibbs and Fifita was often cited as an excuse for lacklustre form.

I don't think Ryan or Heighington will be missed on the field. Off the field, only time will tell.

 

[pennywisealfie]

I came up with a ladder, if anyone cares (this is the opening for fans of teams i leave out of the 8 to say that "noone cares").

1 NQ
2 Melbourne
3 Manly
4 Canterbury
5 Canberra
6 Souths
7 Cronulla
8 Sydney
9 Wests
10 NZ
11 Newcastle
12 STI
13 Brisbane
14 GC
15 Parramatta
16 Penrith

 

[Dazraider]

1. Storm
2. Sharks
3. Broncos
4. Bulldogs
5 Rabbitohs
6 Sea Eagles
7. Cowboys
8 Knights
9 Raiders
10 Tigers
11 Roosters
12 Dragons
13 Warriors
14 Titans
15 Eels
16 Panthers

 

[11Straight]

Every time someone picks Dragons as spoon some fan bites back calling them dumb, clueless.etc. It's their opinion and their prediction. Not yours...

QFT who the f**k cares who picks who where big deal.

 

[Evil_Mush]

Here's my ladder, devised by assigning random numbers 1-16 from random.org to each team on alphabetically-sorted list (if repeat number just re-generated until new number came up). Figured it'd be just as helpful as thinking it through with logic & biased analysis.

1 Dragons
2 Tigers
3 Cowboys
4 Eagles
5 Warriors
6 Knights
7 Panthers
8 Rabbitohs

9 Broncos
10 Sharks
11 Bulldogs
12 Storm
13 Raiders
14 Roosters
15 Eels
16 Titans

And for shits & giggles, here is how my finals plays out (random numbers 1-2, 1 for highest ranking team as per top 8, whoever's number comes up wins the match), hope I got my head around the right format for weeks 2 & 3! :
F1 : Eagles beat Dragons, Tigers beat Cowboys, Warriors beat Rabbitohs, Panthers beat Knights
F2 : Dragons beat Warriors, Panthers beat Cowboys
F3 : Eagles beat Panthers, Tigers beat Dragons
GF : Tigers beat Eagles


So yeah, everyone put $100 on Tigers taking it out, the random number generator said so!

 

[get amongst it]

Raiders looked electric in trial tonight Top 4 finishers

 

[Apey]

unsure if troll or srs
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[NZ_10c_Warriors]

1. warriors (elliot is a top 5 coach, panthers and raiders held him back)
2. storm (very good with their 3)
3. knights (jeremy smith is a top 10 second rower who will be signing of the year)
4. panthers (cleary is incredible, if panthers listen to him he will take them far)
5. raiders (tough city to play in)
6. roosters (sbw is the best 2nd rower in the league and maybe history)
7. cowboys (tamou is a dog and wont have enough passion to make a top 4 spot)
8. titans (tough home team)
9. bulldogs (overrated coach, fullback is a glorified midget who will be injured for a long time this year)
10. manly (coach sucks and lost t-rex)
11. broncos (griffin isnt good, and their team is full of bad players)
12. sharks (getting mergepie rejects and panther rejects. great job!)
13. souths (lost taylor and got scum teo. reynolds was a fluke)
14. mergepies (terrible team, terrible coach)
15. st merge lol: team. words cannot express how bad they are)
16. bandwagonmatta (might move when all their fans ditch them. only show up when winning)

 

[captainwarrior]

When through and tipped the scores for all the games and added the points and for and against and this is what I came up with:

1. Bulldogs
2. Cowboys
3. Sharks
4. Storm
5. Warriors
6. Knights
7. Souths
8. Roosters
9. Raiders
10. Sea Eagles
11. Panthers
12. Eels
13. Broncos
14. Titans
15. Tigers
16. Dragons

F1: Bulldogs beat Storm, Cowboys beat Sharks, Warriors beat Roosters, Souths beat Knights
F2: Warriors beat Storm, Sharks beat Souths
F3: Cowboys beat Warriors, Bulldogs beat Sharks
GF: Bulldogs beat Cowboys by a point.

 

[St_Jubbsy]

Love some of the analysis. Dragons - poor defence? Haha yeah.

 

[Eddie.]

Always a tough task. Will have a crack. Will ignore trials coming up as they are always a tease.

1. NQ Cowboys - Just think it might be their time. Lots of classy players that were close to the mark last season. Close many times before, might be now or never. I think they can do it. Thurston is still world class and up front they look great. GF Winners for me with Thurston in charge.
2. Melbourne Storm - Most consistent team for near on a decade. Whilst the spine is in tact they are all winners and know how to grind out results. Grand Final threat again think they fall short because maybe not quite as hungry you can only climb the mountain so many times
3. South Sydney Rabbitohs - Again I think it could be there time. Very strong up front probably the best and most intimidating pack in the comp. With some class in the halves and at the back. They are a grand final threat and i think they will play the Cows in the big one.
4. Canterbury Bulldogs - Don't think there a brilliant side, however they are very well coached and Hasler's team are always tough and winning sides. Think they might slip a peg or two with Keating not a match winner and Ennis only average. However they will be there when the whips are cracking
5. Sydney Roosters - This is my team im predicting to fire this year. A typical yo-yo team that often has a year or two in the wilderness, then springs to life from no where. If they are happy they play well. SBW, Maloney, Jennings and Pearce, there is a huge amount of strike there. If the rookie coach keeps the egos in check they could go far.
6. Newcastle Knights - 2nd year under Bennett. They looked to be starting to get their act together late last year. Decent roster, Gidley back. I think they will be much tougher. Don't think they can win the thing howeber i expect to see much better all round performances
7. Manly Sea Eagles - Got my doubts about them this year. However still some very, very classy players. They are winners at Manly so i wouldn't rule out another GF charge. Just think they are getting older and lack the depth they used to have. On paper close to the best starting 13 in the comp, think the older guys might suffer injuries and not to the distance.
8. Wests Tigers - Hard team to get a read on. Still a decent roster. Twice in the Top 4 in last 3 years, terrible last year. Less expectation, New coach a good combination. Senior players having a full pre season. Will surprise, however lack the depth in the forwards and experience at 7 to be a main contender. Some very, very good young players, more a threat in 2014 if they get their act together. Too often a soft side with little grit and winning mentality under Sheens

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9. Canberra Raiders - When people think they will do well they often let people down. Their rosters looks decent. However like teams like the Tigers and Warriors they are flaky and yo-yo from year to year. Not sure under Furner things will change too much in that regard. Can beat anyone on their day or get rolled at home by the team coming last. No idea where they will finish to be honest.
10. Brisbane Broncos – Again tough to get a read on them. Prince was a great footballer, however has looked past his best of late. Lots of young talent, however they looked lost and devoid of ideas at times last year. Not the force they once were for mine.
11. Cronulla Sharks – These guys are my pick to fall flat. Its just a gut feeling. There is always one or two sides that fall from grace which are expected to have big years. I just think some of their signings are over rated and they will struggle. Again I can understand most people putting them in for a bumper year I just don’t see it.
12.Parramatta Eels – Stuart is a proud coach and is sure to improve the discipline and the work rate at Parra. I think they will be very competitive and might start the season well. However outside of Hayne and Sandow they lack threat all over the park, their roster is ordinary.
13. - Gold Coast Titans – I just think this club is a bit of a mess. The whole Prince thing was handled poorly. There just seem to be things happening up there that disrupt the footy side. Have some decent players but can’t see unproven halves carrying them out of the bottom 4
14 -Penrith Panthers – I like Penrith and hope they surprise. Have signed some a lot of half decent players and might click into a decent outfit. I think they will surprise some and stay off the bottom. I think they are gearing up more for 2014-
15. - NZ Warriors – These guys again are very hard to read. Were disgustingly bad at the back end of last year and have lost some decent clubman. Elliott on the suface of it looks a bizarre choice as coach. Nothing would surprise me with these guys, they could come out and make the Top 4, however I can’t pick them there on form.
16. ST George Illawarra Dragons – Wow, this sides looks pretty ordinary on paper. For such a big club I am very surprised they have not recruited anyone of note. No confidence being shown in the coach. The were ordinary last year and they have lost a lot of experience. Their spine looks pedestrian. Probably too proud to finish last however someone has to!

 

[effnic]

Another storm vs dogs gf with dogs winning easily.
Makes me feel sick to say but i cant see anyone getting close to the dogs this year.
Injury to ben barba for longer than 12 weeks out of the year is the only thing to stop this prediction.

 

[Tommy Smith]

1. Bulldogs
2. Storm
3. Sharks
4. Cowboys
5. Rabbitohs
6. Roosters
7. Raiders
8. Knights

9. Broncos
10. Sea Eagles
11. Titans
12. Tigers
13. Panthers
14. Dragons
15. Eels
16. Warriors

 

[Cowboys woo]

1. Storm
2. Bulldogs
3. Cowboys
4. Sharks
5. Rabbitohs
6. Sea Eagles
7. Roosters
8. Tigers
9. Warriors
10. Titans
11. Broncos
12. Dragons
13. Raiders
14. Knights
15. Panthers
16. Eels

This except swap Tigers for Knights and Raiders for Titans

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

1 manly
2 cronulla
3 north queensland
4 penrith
5 canberra
6 newcastle

forget the rest.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

1. warriors (elliot is a top 5 coach, panthers and raiders held him back)
2. storm (very good with their 3)
3. knights (jeremy smith is a top 10 second rower who will be signing of the year)
4. panthers (cleary is incredible, if panthers listen to him he will take them far)
5. raiders (tough city to play in)
6. roosters (sbw is the best 2nd rower in the league and maybe history)
7. cowboys (tamou is a dog and wont have enough passion to make a top 4 spot)
8. titans (tough home team)
9. bulldogs (overrated coach, fullback is a glorified midget who will be injured for a long time this year)
10. manly (coach sucks and lost t-rex)
11. broncos (griffin isnt good, and their team is full of bad players)
12. sharks (getting mergepie rejects and panther rejects. great job!)
13. souths (lost taylor and got scum teo. reynolds was a fluke)
14. mergepies (terrible team, terrible coach)
15. st merge lol: team. words cannot express how bad they are)
16. bandwagonmatta (might move when all their fans ditch them. only show up when winning)

Can live with you rating Sharks at 12 but Warriors 1st.....Panfas 4th.....Souffs 13th.....f**k me !

 

[Slackboy72]

Can live with you rating Sharks at 12 but Warriors 1st.....Panfas 4th.....Souffs 13th.....f**k me !

You really expected better out of someone who says:

elliot is a top 5 coach, panthers and raiders held him back