Business End Of The Season

[Card Shark]

Had a little giggle at the Hayne inspired Titans.

Gave everything to beat us & ultimately failed...left nothing in the tank to beat the Warriors.

Come on the Tigers, knock over the Cows!

 

[Windy70]

We need to fix our timing. Poor passing and over or under running has cost us out wide.

Our speed off the line in defense is inconsistent. All the things we have done perfectly this season. Just need to find the switch to turn it back on.

Flanno is the finder of buttons n stuff.

So get the torch and start findin Flange.

 

[Quigs]

Got to get our backline to stand deeper when the moves are on.

 

[glenmoresharkie]

Tigers are gonna do the Cows here!

What a performance from the Tigs, they're a much improved team.

 

[Weaponhead]

Cows looked tired like us. Have they got another gear come finals? Probably.

 

[Card Shark]

Cowboys haven't looked that great all year imo...won at home as usual but not good on the road.

When they won the comp, playing away didn't matter to them but now it does again.

They will be lucky to make the top 4.

 

[jc155776]

Top four now guaranteed with only 4 games
Left.

Only way we miss 2nd is if Canberra OR Bulldogs win all their remaining and we lose our final four.

Canberra and Dogs play each other and Melbourne also play Canberra from what I can work out. So unless we die on the ass 2nd is ours with worst case being third.

 

[Card Shark]

Roosters (A), Warriors, Dogs (A) & Titans for Cowboys.

Edit: Probably do make the 4 with that, remembering they flogged the Dogs up there about 3 weeks ago...although away is a totally different story.

 

[shaggs]

We need to fix our timing. Poor passing and over or under running has cost us out wide.

Our speed off the line in defense is inconsistent. All the things we have done perfectly this season. Just need to find the switch to turn it back on.

Flanno is the finder of buttons n stuff.

So get the torch and start findin Flange.

I reckon we haven't trained enough the past month or so. Timing is off, fitness is off, toughness is off.

 

[Vin Fizz]

Agree ^^ . The top sides players will get flogged so they are super fit for the Semis. The sides that can still make the 8 will be doing everything they can to survive (upset season is upon us). The sides that cant are anyone's guess how they turn out. Souffs and Rorters will be trying to save their coach. Tiges, probably have something to prove. Dragon, well im not sure what to make of them. Storm will rest players I reckon.

 

[bad boy bubby]

I reckon we haven't trained enough the past month or so. Timing is off, fitness is off, toughness is off.

Storm are off, Cowboys are off, we are off.
IMO its not a coincidence.
Time will tell of course.
Edit: Vin explained my thoughts

 

[Defer to the coifed]

Id say we are training enough. If loading is still a thing, then we will be peaking for end of year.

 

[Stake Removed]

Have a look us, Storm not at best this weekend Cowboys & Broncs all still in origin hangover but the key players come good in finals i am still confident

 

[Card Shark]

We are now in the enviable position of being written off.

That's our best hope - we are good underdogs.

Difference this year is we will have the games played where we want them.

 

[shaggs]

It's the flanno taper, followed by the shave down

 

[Stake Removed]

Origin players win you the premership for first time we have stack of them, add to that Barba he will win us the big one.

We have the team, Flanno will have them peaking at right time, i have confidence this is our year

 

[glenmoresharkie]

Panthers looking real good here lads

 

[Card Shark]

Looking very interesting at the bottom of the 8.

That point we took off the Titans could prove very costly to them.

I said at the time with their for/against, it's as good as a loss & it may end up being that way.

Happy not to be near that end of the 8, that's when it does get fatiguing, sudden death footy every week.

 

[coolumsharkie]

Have you seen the draw? It's crazy for those bottom 8 teams, with the Broncos looking the least likely along with the Titans.

 

[Card Shark]

No I haven't looked closely at it.

Was hoping our resident stats man Stake Removed might have listed them all by now.

Had Benji not been such a genius against the Broncos, they may have won & put Broncos on the edge of the 8. At this stage, they will still get there unfortunately, unless they lose 3 of 4. Is their draw that bad?