Can the Sydney Roosters win the Grand Final again this year?

[Pedge1971]

Adelaide is Storm country. So it was like an away game for the Roosters, who are hated in Adelaide.

And almost everywhere else.

 

[Pedge1971]

Albert "Nostradamus" Rosenfeld is right on the money once again.

Albert Stevokungl Nostradamus Rosenfeld.

 

[The_Shield]

Croft Smith and Scott will be poached by the roosters in 2 years. So technically Melbourne were using 3 of their players....

Honestly the only one I'm really worried about getting poached anytime soon is Scott. Hopefully we can lock them all up long term

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Roosters vs Cronulla this weekend should determine who will play against Melbourne in the 2017 Grand Final.

 

[Saxon]

Roosters vs Cronulla this weekend should determine who will play against Melbourne in the 2017 Grand Final.

Ummm ... No.
There are things called s e m i - f i n a l s. That is where the top 8 teams play each other and the teams that keep winning the longest get to play in the Grand Final.
A win this week by either of two teams who are almost certain to finish in the top four won't make much difference. E.g. Melbourne played St George twice before the GF in 1999 and got thumped both times.

 

[OldPanther]

Roosters vs Cronulla this weekend should determine who will play against Melbourne in the 2017 Grand Final.

I doubt it. It won't effect either team on the ladder too much. There is a lot of games still to go. They'll end up top 4 most likely and any finals games will be far more important. This one is just 2 points and some bragging rights.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Well we got our answer to this question today!

No team with Manu and Mitchell defending on the edges can win a comp.

We might scrape into the top 4 if we can beat Souffs on Friday but I predict that we'll go out in straight sets.

 

[DJShaksta]

Roosters vs Cronulla this weekend should determine who will play against Melbourne in the 2017 Grand Final.

Guess you're screwed then.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Guess you're screwed then.

You were screwed last week.

Funny, unpredictable comp.

But no doubt the Sharks are a tougher and better side than us. We desperately lack your grit.

 

[DJShaksta]

You were screwed last week.

Funny, unpredictable comp.

But no doubt the Sharks are a tougher and better side than us. We desperately lack your grit.

Mate the comp is far from sorted.
I was just having a dig at Rosentard

 

[Mr Angry]

No you have Blake the carrnt of human, so no.

 

[Tronald Crump]

Roosters vs Cronulla this weekend should determine who will play against Melbourne in the 2017 Grand Final.

OUCH
Embarrassing that was.
Thumped again the 2nd time this year by a top 8 side.



Keep playing like that and you will have a bigger worry about missing the top 8.

 

[JJ]

Roosters vs Cronulla this weekend should determine who will play against Melbourne in the 2017 Grand Final.

You need to study the schedule, and get to grips with how the competition is structured - and of course how the semis work

 

[horrie hastings]

Any team can win but Melbourne Storm are so far out in front of anyone this year. Cronulla looked world beaters yesterday and played an near faultless game, they just cant seem to put it together at Shark Park, Roosters are way behind both these side on form and ability at the moment.
Melbourne Storm first day light second.

 

[Meapro Ham]

Just a bad day at the office yesterday for the roosters they'll be back. But I have to say Manly are starting to look like the 2nd best side to me. Never thought I'd say that earlier in the year but they are starting to look like genuine contenders

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Just a bad day at the office yesterday for the roosters they'll be back. But I have to say Manly are starting to look like the 2nd best side to me. Never thought I'd say that earlier in the year but they are starting to look like genuine contenders

Manly will fade at the business end of the season.

 

[The Enforcer]

Manly will fade at the business end of the season.

The expert knob end has spoken.
STFU.

 

[horrie hastings]

Just a bad day at the office yesterday for the roosters they'll be back. But I have to say Manly are starting to look like the 2nd best side to me. Never thought I'd say that earlier in the year but they are starting to look like genuine contenders

Yep agree about Manly, they are looking good at the right time. Also agree about a bad at the office for the Roosters, they are better than what they displayed against the Sharks, Cronulla picked the day to play almost faultless football only a week after Manly gave Cronulla similar lesson in how to play. The loss showed us where we are at and where we need to improve and hopefully was a blessing in disguise but I am still worried about hitting a full strength Melbourne down there, also Cronulla again at Shark Park and even before we get that far we play a Souths side who just dusted Penrith and we will be a few players down, going to be hard but we have to win these games to be at business end of the season, we do have the personal to do it, we just have the belief too.

 

[isaiah]

Manly will fade at the business end of the season.

Manly and roosters are the pretenders so far. Will both finish outside the four

 

[carcharias]

No surprise to see both sharks and storm win this week
Lost last week after origin Sharks had 5 backing up
Storm rested theirs
Roosters win by 1 point probably wasn't so great after all
The sharks looked very flat against manly.
Probably to be expected .

What did surprise me was how both put 40 on other top teams.

Storm get myles next week
Sharks will have segyaro playing again any day.