2023 Ladder Predictions

[bazza]

Cows are a decent chance against the Sharks. That’s about it for those games though

both teams capable of winning on their day - they just have dropped games they should have won and/or not stepped up when a win would have sealed their finals spot

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

I reckon The Penrith rests their players in the last round and lose to NQ. With Brisbane having the bye in round 26 they will play and win vs Storm.

If we have second place secure I think we will rest a heap of players too. IMO it would be smarter to only risk players if it meant avoiding a fall to 3rd and subsequent trip to NZ in week one.

 

[Jono078]

For anyone interested, I simulated the remainder of the season 50 times and here's how many times each team made the top 8;

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Here's an update following round 23;

 

[SpaceMonkey]

If we have second place secure I think we will rest a heap of players too. IMO it would be smarter to only risk players if it meant avoiding a fall to 3rd and subsequent trip to NZ in week one.

Warriors could likely do the same if we’re pretty much locked into third or even if it’s likely that Brisbane end up 1st- no offence Broncos but we’d rather play you guys at Suncorp than Penrith in Penrith, if only because at Suncorp we might manage to get somewhere close to a 50/50 crowd, but Penrith will be +90% Panthers fans.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Warriors could likely do the same if we’re pretty much locked into third or even if it’s likely that Brisbane end up 1st- no offence Broncos but we’d rather play you guys at Suncorp than Penrith in Penrith, if only because at Suncorp we might manage to get somewhere close to a 50/50 crowd, but Penrith will be 90% Panthers fans.

No disrespect to the Warriors but you will not get anywhere near a 50/50 crowd at Suncorp. Broncos members will have first crack at the tickets and sell the majority out.

Our final against you in 2011 (long time ago, I know) but it didn't quite sell out and it was probably 80/20.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

No disrespect to the Warriors but you will not get anywhere near a 50/50 crowd at Suncorp. Broncos members will have first crack at the tickets and sell the majority out.

Our final against you in 2011 (long time ago, I know) but it didn't quite sell out and it was probably 80/20.

I reckon that’s still 10-15% more than we’ll get at Penrith. It’s not a big ground and we’ll hardly get a sniff in there.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

I reckon that’s still 10-15% more than we’ll get at Penrith. It’s not a big ground and we’ll hardly get a sniff in there.

Very good point. And totally agree, Penrith week one is so scary!

 

[footy75]

What a finish. So close.

 

[yobbo84]

8th is the death spot. As it should be, but this year more so than most. Your potential run to the GF could be:

Week 1 - Canberra (5th) in Canberra
Week 2 - Melbourne (after losing to Panthers) in Melbourne
Week 3 - Brisbane (after defeating Warriors) in Brisbane

Heck of a road trip.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

8th is the death spot. As it should be, but this year more so than most. Your potential run to the GF could be:

Week 1 - Canberra (5th) in Canberra
Week 2 - Melbourne (after losing to Panthers) in Melbourne
Week 3 - Brisbane (after defeating Warriors) in Brisbane

Heck of a road trip.

Even if other games don’t go as predicted it ends up being

Raiders in Canberra
Panthers in Penrith
Warriors in Auckland

just as bad if not worse!

 

[skeepe]

Ok I've been a bit off with my previous predictions, but this is the one. This is how the season will finish, I have seen it.

 

[soc123_au]

Ok I've been a bit off with my previous predictions, but this is the one. This is how the season will finish, I have seen it.

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How many attempts did it take to come up with that? Ha ha.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Ok I've been a bit off with my previous predictions, but this is the one. This is how the season will finish, I have seen it.

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Lol how the f**k do the warriors go 1 from 4 and drop to 5th with a run home of Tigers-Dragons-Manly-Dolphins (and the 1st 3 of those in NZ)? You’re dreamin son

 

[Someguy]

Ok I've been a bit off with my previous predictions, but this is the one. This is how the season will finish, I have seen it.

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Did we do a storm lose by 200 to raiders?

 

[mxlegend99]

Ok I've been a bit off with my previous predictions, but this is the one. This is how the season will finish, I have seen it.

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No Storm? I like it.

I didn't know it was possible for them to miss the 8.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

No Storm? I like it.

I didn't know it was possible for them to miss the 8.

They’re $1.005 to make it so there’s still the slimmest of mathematical possibilities lol
The top 3 are now unbackable.

 

[nick87]

Did we do a storm lose by 200 to raiders?

By half time, son

BY f**kING HALF TIME

 

[mongoose]

Run home

3. Warriors (32): tigers (a) sea eagles (h) dragons (h) dolphins (a)
4. Storm (30): Raiders (h) dragons (a) titans (h) broncos (a)
5. Raiders (30): storm (a) bulldogs (h) broncos (h) sharks (a)
6. Sharks (28) : titans (h) cowboys (a) knights (a) raiders (h)
7. Knights (27) Bulldogs (h) rabbitohs (h) sharks (h) dragons (a)
8. Rabbitohs (26) : dragons (h) knights (a) bye (h) roosters (h)
9. Eels (26) : broncos (a) roosters (h) panthers (a) bye (h)
10. Cowboys (26) : bye (h) sharks (h) dolphins (a) panthers (a)
11. Sea Eagles (25) panthers (h) warriors (a) bulldogs (a) tigers (h)
12. Roosters (24) Dolphins (h) eels (a) tigers (h) rabbitohs (a)

Warriors should get 3rd comfortably

Knights could potentially win all their remaining games, I think they will drop 1 against the Rabbitohs or Sharks

If the Rabbitohs are serious they have to win all their remaining games, which they could easily do

So many 4 point games coming up...

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Warriors can probably drop two and still make top 4 because of the teams in 4th, 5th and 6th all playing each other at least once.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Run home

3. Warriors (32): tigers (a) sea eagles (h) dragons (h) dolphins (a)
4. Storm (30): Raiders (h) dragons (a) titans (h) broncos (a)
5. Raiders (30): storm (a) bulldogs (h) broncos (h) sharks (a)
6. Sharks (28) : titans (h) cowboys (a) knights (a) raiders (h)
7. Knights (27) Bulldogs (h) rabbitohs (h) sharks (h) dragons (a)
8. Rabbitohs (26) : dragons (h) knights (a) bye (h) roosters (h)
9. Eels (26) : broncos (a) roosters (h) panthers (a) bye (h)
10. Cowboys (26) : bye (h) sharks (h) dolphins (a) panthers (a)
11. Sea Eagles (25) panthers (h) warriors (a) bulldogs (a) tigers (h)
12. Roosters (24) Dolphins (h) eels (a) tigers (h) rabbitohs (a)

Warriors should get 3rd comfortably

Knights could potentially win all their remaining games, I think they will drop 1 against the Rabbitohs or Sharks

If the Rabbitohs are serious they have to win all their remaining games, which they could easily do

So many 4 point games coming up...

Roosters have a pretty easy run home with only shit teams to play. Only possible issue I see is that we’re slightly more shit than at least three of them