Final top 8 predictions

[bucko]

Well, still 7 rounds out, but this is how I think it'll turn out:
1. Raiders
2. Broncos
3. Panthers
4. Roosters
6. Bulldogs
7. Knights
8. Dragons

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Who's gonna be at #5?

I'll go for:

1. Panthers
2. Broncos
3. Raiders
4. Roosters
5. Warriors
6. Bulldogs
7. Dragons
8. Knights

Would love to see the Storm Edge the Knights out though.

 

[legend]

I think it may finish up like this:

Broncos
Roosters
Bulldogs
Raiders
Panthers
Warriors
Dragons
Knights

Brisbane and the Bulldogs have a fairly good run home while the Panthers have a very hard run home but if they beat the Roosters at home this weekend, they will get the minor premiership.

 

[salivor]

1. Roosters - 40 points
2. Panthers - 40 points
3. Broncos - 40 points
4. Bulldogs - 38 points
5. Knights - 36 points
6. Raiders - 34 points
7. Warriors - 32 points
8. Storm - 30 points

 

[kaon]

Roosters
Raiders
Panthers
Broncos
Bulldogs
Warriors
Knights
Storm

 

[Anonymous]

1 Panthers*
2 Broncos
3 Roosters
4 Bulldogs*
5 Raiders
6 St George
7 Warriors*
8 Storm*

* Teams still with a bye up theire sleeves after round 19

 

[maelgwnau]

1. Penrith Panthers
2. Brisbane Broncos
3. Caterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
4. Sydney City Roosters
5. Canberra Raiders
6. St George Illawarra Dragons
7. New Zealand Warriors
8. North Queensland Cowboys

 

[El Diablo]

1 Roosters 40
2 Broncos 40
3 Panthers 38
4 Bulldogs 38
5 Knights 36
6 Raiders 34
7 Warriors 32
8 Eels 30

 

[kaon]

I've just redone my tips using the virtual ladder at http://www.dragons.com.au/whatif/whatif.asp and i have come us with

What If Ladder
No Club PTS
1 Broncos 42
2 Panthers 40
3 Roosters 38
4 Raiders 38
5 Bulldogs 38
6 Knights 34
7 Warriors 32
8 Storm 30
9 Dragons 28
10 Eels 22
11 Cowboys 22
12 Sea Eagles 16
13 Wests Tigers 16
14 Sharks 16
15 Rabbitohs 8


Teams in the top 8 are the same but some positions are different.

 

[Johnsy]

Here are mine from a couple of weeks ago via the what if ladder thread.

1 Broncos 44
2 Roosters 40
3 Bulldogs 38
4 Knights 38
5 Panthers 36
6 Dragons 32
7 Raiders 32
8 Warriors 32
9 Storm 30
10 Eels 20
11 Sharks 20
12 Cowboys 20
13 Sea Eagles 16
14 Wests Tigers 14
15 Rabbitohs 8

 

[bucko]

If the raiders are able to beat both the sharks and the roosters in the next 2 games they play, they will definately finish in the top 4, even though there run home is rather difficult.

 

[legend]

Bucko, if we can beat the Sharks, Manly and Cowboys we'll go pretty close to finishing in the top four. The team in danger of dropping out now is Brisbane. Lockyers going to be out until the semis and that could hurt them even though they have a fairly easy run home.

Games against the Dragons, Panthers, Eels and Warriors will now be infinitely tougher for the Broncos without the worlds best fullback/player.

The other team that can't be written off yet is Parramatta. With a bye in hand and a relatively good draw they are an outside chance of slipping into eighth spot.

 

[bucko]

The top 8 after round 20 now looks like this:
Raiders 30
Penrith 30
Roosters 28
Broncos 28
Bulldogs 26
Warriors 26
Storm 24
Dragons 22

The broncos are in danger of dropping out of the top 4 if there current form continues, and with Lockyer and Tallis out for a few more weeks, its beginning to look like it will.

 

[ozzie]

I would say that the Roosters will win again next weekend and be in second position - they are threatening to be mior premiers now that they are back in form...next three will be Bulldogs, canberra and Penrith.

However beware the wounded Brissy side.

newcastle in big danger of missing the semis altogether..

 

[bucko]

Raiders v roosters may be a match that decides the minor premiers. If the raiders can win this game, i think they'll be in excellent form, and will be able to win against the dogs, roosters again and knights.

 

[Tupac Shakur]

Roosters
Bulldogs
Panthers
Raiders
Broncos
Storm
Knights
Dragons[/b]

 

[Paul-The-Cowboy]

1 Roosters 40
2 Panthers 38
3 Bulldogs 38
4 Raiders 36
5 Broncos 36
6 Warriors 32
7 Storm 32
8 Dragons 30
9 Eels 26
10 Knights 24
11 Cowboys 24
12 Wests Tigers 20
13 Sea Eagles 18
14 Sharks 18
15 Rabbitohs 8

 

[Green Eye]

Roosters
Raiders
Bulldogs
Penrith
Broncos
Warriors
Storm
Dragons

 

[bucko]

I'm starting to think that the Knights, dragons and storm will all make it, and the warriors will slip out.

 

[Raider_69]

I think it will end up at

1. Roosters
2. Bulldogs
3. Raiders
4. Brisbane
5. Penrith
6. Knights
7. Warriors
8. Storm