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2016 Final Table End Round 26

NRL top 8 2016 predictions

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Someone

Someone

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shaping up to be an interesting season...here goes my stab in the dark..

1. Broncos (beaten by a fairytale in the 15' decider, they are essentially the same team. If Hunt recovers and comes out for redemption he will go close to winning dally m. best team by a long shot)

2. Panthers (they wont have the same injury toll as the last two years and it will help them win alot of games. so much young exciting talent in this team if they stay fit. all pending on how they react to the new coach)

3. Sharks (same team plus maloney and chad towsend is massive. if theres a year they compete for a grand final spot its this year. awesome forward pack)

4. Cowboys (can see them going lower tbh. one of the teams i dont think will handle a few injuries as well as other clubs. but if thurston stays fit they will finish in andaround the top 4)

5. Roosters (not the same side they've been for the last 3 years. they have lost alot in maloney and RTS. they will slide)

6. Warriors (RTS + Luke + SJ + Mannering + Vateuvai + Matulino is mouthwatering. any decent coach and another geographical location and id have them sitting in the top 2)

7. Souths (Sam Burgess back is great for them but if they really lose Walker for it there backline has flies on it. Inglis is past it and if he has another year like 2015 they wont have alot of strikepower to work with)

8. Melbourne (They will do enough to stay in the eight but i seriously dont see them finishing higher. a prelim this year was a miracle for them)

9. Dogs (interchangable with melbourne. whichever team is hit hardest by injury i feel will miss out)

10. Canberra (side is on the up but alot of teams are. just dont see their defence improving drastically in 12 months)

11. Parramatta (I think we could finish anywhere from 5th to 15th and nothing would surprise me too much. great depth. for the purpose of being unbias il put them here)

12. Manly (I dont see them making this miraculous turn around under barrett and all these new players and partnerships in the blink of an eye. And if DCE gets injured its lights out)

13. Dragons (dont know why i put them so low after last year, dont see them in the 8 after 26 rounds but im probably wrong. Merrin is a huge loss and they haven't recruit that well)

14. Tigers

15. Knights

16. Titans

one thing i know for sure, is the knights, tigers and titans wont get anywhere near the 8. Their rebuilding journeys have only just begun and its foolish to think they are in a position anywhere near good enough to make the 8. Spoon will go to whoever gets hit hardest by injury.
 
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bfoord

bfoord

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I Bleed Maroon said:
I'm not saying it can't happen, but that's a bold claim considering their roster. f**king Sticky Stuart could win a Premiership with that team.
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Thats a bit far ... Any other coach could ein the premiership with that team, but for Sticky, he could only hope for the finals
 
POPEYE

POPEYE

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Since winning gf's is one tenth and consistency is 9 tenths I predict the usual suspects Seagles, Storm, Roosters, Dogs, Broncos and Cowboys to earn their sponsorships . . . what the rest do will be the intriguing part of the season
 
kia ora storm

kia ora storm

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1. Brisbane
2. Cowboys
3. Roosters
4. Sharks
5. Bulldogs
6. Raiders
7. Storm
8. Warriors
9. Souths
10. Manly
11. Dragons
13. Parramatta
14. Newcastle
15. Titans
16. Wests Tigers
 
Card Shark

Card Shark

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Ok, I'll have a crack.

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

Every year there is a team that surprises & goes better than most expect, I think the Eels will finally crack the 8.
Vica-versa, 1 team disappoints - probably Eagles or Bulldogs but they won't be far away from the 8.

As for us, there's a lot tipping us for top 4. I'm not that confident of going that well, our forwards are ageing. I fear a repeat of 2008/2009 when we = minor premiers 1 year & failed dismally the next.
 
Rabbits20

Rabbits20

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Card Shark said:
Ok, I'll have a crack.

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

Every year there is a team that surprises & goes better than most expect, I think the Eels will finally crack the 8.
Vica-versa, 1 team disappoints - probably Eagles or Bulldogs but they won't be far away from the 8.

As for us, there's a lot tipping us for top 4. I'm not that confident of going that well, our forwards are ageing. I fear a repeat of 2008/2009 when we = minor premiers 1 year & failed dismally the next.
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So you're predicting a Sharks v Souths elimination final again???
 
Rabbits20

Rabbits20

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You'd think Albert would know we have a thread for our predictions of the table which includes our top 8???
 
adamkungl

adamkungl

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It's an off-season staple, get on it.

Fully aware that this will be woefully wrong but here's a lazy effort

Broncos
Sharks
Cowboys
Warriors
Storm
Roosters
Penrith
Manly

Raiders
Dogs
Souths
Eels
Knights
Dragons
Tigers
Titans
 
redvscotty

redvscotty

First Grade
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Titans
Tigers
Dragons
Knights
Eels
Souths
Dogs
Raiders

Manly
Penrith
Roosters
Storm
Warriors
Cowboys
Sharks
Broncos
 
B

Big LIMA

Juniors
Messages
352
Storm
Cowboys
Broncos
Sharks

Roosters
Warriors
Sea Eagles
Dragons

Rabbitohs
Raiders
Eels
Bulldogs

Panthers
Knights
Tigers
Titans

Just off the top of my head
 
muzby

muzby

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Staff member
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boncos
cowboys
bulldogs
warriors
dragons
penrith
storm
rabbitohs

roosters
manly
parramatta
cronulla
canberra
tigers
knights
titans
 
Rabbits20

Rabbits20

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1. Broncos
2. Cowboys
3. Warriors
4. Storm

5. Roosters
6. Souths
7. Sharks
8. Bulldogs

9. Manly
10. Eels
11. Panthers
12. Raiders

13. Dragons
14. Knights
15. Tigers
16. Titans


It's hard to pick.

Besides the bottom 3 I think anyone can make the 8.
 
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Hutty1986

Hutty1986

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A complete lottery. No doubt it will be way off :lol:

Rabbits, Eels, Roosters, Panthers all a big chance of the top 8. Raiders could very well be an outside chance of a top 4 spot if they fix their edge defence.

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

MrAnonymous

Bench
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Broncos
Warriors
Cowboys
Roosters
Raiders
Manly
Souths
Storm

Sharks
Dragons
Penrith
Dogs
Knights
Eels
Tigers
Titans
 
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