Are the Cowboys?

[POPEYE]

The best team of the year coincidentally won the grand final, it was a coincidence they played the 8th ranked team . . . the 'finals' don't have place dividends nor do they deserve any

 

[RockWheel]

The best team of the year coincidentally won the grand final, it was a coincidence they played the 8th ranked team . . . the 'finals' don't have place dividends nor do they deserve any

That is not what the word coincidence means.

 

[TheVelourFog]

I think he meant "incidental"

 

[Canard]

Play against the Storm with 16 players and down an interchange for 77mins and only lose by 28 points is a great result in my books.

 

[ed-grimley]

They have the injury excuse. 2014 Bulldogs are easily the worst of the modern era. Never had a chance in hell.

Not when the NRL made the game all about Souths and handed the gf to them on a plate.

 

[Life's Good]

Cowboys weren’t the second best side, not even close. They just got on a roll at the right time playing their simple mistake free game but others would have made for a more even GF.

It’s not about the Best & 2nd best sides making GF. It’s about the 2 most winningest teams in the finals duking it out. The Top 4 get an advantage over the bottom 4. If they are unable to make that advantage work then that’s on them and not the finals series itself.

 

[Shorty]

It's like you want to be salty about something but you're not sure what

I sort of get it, I have thought the same at times, for example last year all Melb needed to do was an inside pass and they ruin the Sharks' fairytale, Broncos or Cows are more likely to throw that inside pass but those two teams weren't good enough to make the GF.

We knew bout 3/4 way through that the comp was the Storm's to lose.
And while other's might prefer a EPL like system....no thanks.
As someone that thrives well under pressure and adversity, I love how some teams lift come finals.

 

[ed-grimley]

The best team of the year coincidentally won the grand final, it was a coincidence they played the 8th ranked team . . . the 'finals' don't have place dividends nor do they deserve any

Second is the first of the losers.

 

[Clifferd]

Probably one of the worst performances in a GF, but you can't say they didn't deserve to be there.

If you can beat the 5th, 4th and 2nd ranked teams in consecutive weeks you definitely deserve to be there. Just a shame they saved their worst for last

With that being said Cowboys just seem to be a good matchup for the storm. I can guarantee you they breathed a sigh of relief when the cows done the rorters last week, Rorters/Eels would have given them quite a shake last night.

 

[Shorty]

Again, where is the logic in the statement that the Roosters would have done better?
They were soundly beaten by Cows and almost threw it to the Broncs who were thumped by Melb.
It makes absolutely no logical sense.

 

[beave]

Probably one of the worst performances in a GF, but you can't say they didn't deserve to be there.

If you can beat the 5th, 4th and 2nd ranked teams in consecutive weeks you definitely deserve to be there. Just a shame they saved their worst for last

With that being said Cowboys just seem to be a good matchup for the storm. I can guarantee you they breathed a sigh of relief when the cows done the rorters last week, Rorters/Eels would have given them quite a shake last night.

Yeah well, if they both pulled their finger out of their ass and actually put us to the sword over the 2 weeks then that might have actually happened.

But they didn’t so you can speculate all you want mate but we’ll never know.

 

[Apey]

Again, where is the logic in the statement that the Roosters would have done better?
They were soundly beaten by Cows and almost threw it to the Broncs who were thumped by Melb.
It makes absolutely no logical sense.

It's a laugh, mostly Roosters fans telling themselves that to feel better about last week. Shittest team to come 2nd in a long while.

 

[Clifferd]

Again, where is the logic in the statement that the Roosters would have done better?
They were soundly beaten by Cows and almost threw it to the Broncs who were thumped by Melb.
It makes absolutely no logical sense.

It's pure speculation obviously.

But it's also not rocket science to work out the 2nd place ranked team all year would be tougher match up for Melbourne than the 8th ranked team. Look at both the clashes Roosters/Melbourne had compared to Melbourne/Cowboys

 

[King hit]

How St George made the 1996 grand final with a team of players who were almost all gone by the turn of the millennium would have to go close.

 

[Shorty]

It's a laugh, mostly Roosters fans telling themselves that to feel better about last week. Shittest team to come 2nd in a long while.

Lol agreed.
It's quite clearly wishful thinking that anyone had a chance against the Storm.

It's pure speculation obviously.

But it's also not rocket science to work out the 2nd place ranked team all year would be tougher match up for Melbourne than the 8th ranked team. Look at both the clashes Roosters/Melbourne had compared to Melbourne/Cowboys

I already went over that, the Roosters almost full strength struggled to beat a Melb team missing all of their origin players.
Cows lost to that same team by 1 point missing their origin stars.
So, again, it is completely illogical, Roosters wouldn't have been much better.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

In all seriousness the 2009 Eels team is the worst to make the GF,i think people are forgetting the absolute donkeys that Hayne carried that year

Luke Burt
Joel Reddy
Daniel Mortimer
Jeff Robson = LOL THIS SPINE
Matt Keating
80 year old Joe Galuvao
Ben Smith
Inconsistent headcases Krisnan Inu and Feleti Mateo


Michael Morgan carrying the Cowboys this season is nowhere near as impressive as what Hayne did,Hayne quite literally had zero Origin or International players in his team at that particular time,zero nada,at least Morgan had Kiwi international Jason Taumalolo and Origin players Justin o Niel/Coen Hess

Hayne > Morgan(Hayne also played a way better Storm team that had Greg Inglis alongside the big 3 and only went down narrowly in the GF unlike Morgan who got thrashed)

Michael Plodorgan

 

[beave]

In all seriousness the 2009 Eels team is the worst to make the GF,i think people are forgetting the absolute donkeys that Hayne carried that year

Luke Burt
Joel Reddy
Daniel Mortimer
Jeff Robson = LOL THIS SPINE
Matt Keating
80 year old Joe Galuvao
Ben Smith
Inconsistent headcases Krisnan Inu and Feleti Mateo


Michael Morgan carrying the Cowboys this season is nowhere near as impressive as what Hayne did,Hayne quite literally had zero Origin or International players in his team at that particular time,zero nada,at least Morgan had Kiwi international Jason Taumalolo and Origin players Justin o Niel/Coen Hess

Hayne > Morgan(Hayne also played a way better Storm team that had Greg Inglis alongside the big 3 and only went down narrowly in the GF unlike Morgan who got thrashed)

Michael Plodorgan

But Shane Perry won a GF against Melbourne and has a GF ring.

Shane Perry>>> Hayne Drain

 

[WaznTheGreat]

But Shane Perry won a GF against Melbourne and has a GF ring.

Shane Perry>>> Hayne Drain

LOL Shane Perry was playing in a team filled with Origin and Kangaroo stars though,there was literally not one Origin or International player in Hayne's team at that partocular time(Cayless and Hindmarsh were old and not International players in 2009)

Justin Hodges
Daruis Boyd
Brent Tate
Karmichael Hunt
Darren Lockyer
Shane Webke
Shaun Berrigan
Sam Thaiday
Brad Thorn
Tonie Carrol
Corey Parker
Dane Carlaw
Ben Hannant
Petro Civoniceva

LMAO how many Origin/International stars did old mate Perry play with in that GF

 

[Shorty]

Does it even matter though?
Ask Broncos fans how they feel about being 'worthy runners up'.

 

[Meapro Ham]

I already went over that, the Roosters almost full strength struggled to beat a Melb team missing all of their origin players.
Cows lost to that same team by 1 point missing their origin stars.
So, again, it is completely illogical, Roosters wouldn't have been much better.

Roosters nearly beat full strength Melbourne in round 23, leading until the 77th minute. And Parra gave them a fright first week of the finals. Both of them had shown they were capable of worrying the storm.