Is this the closest top 8 in history?

[shiznit]

Just looking at the ladder...

2pts seperates 1st from 8th.

In the near 30 years I’ve been watching the game I don’t think I’ve ever seen it so close...

 

[ram raid]

I'd say so.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Has to be. Any single result during the year goes a different way and the ladder finishes looking completely different than it does now.

 

[Burns]

Closest professional sporting competition in the world.

 

[Spade]

The 8 was set after R10, bottom 8 were useless.

 

[Hutty1986]

Points-wise theyre insanely close, but the reality is that they're not.

 

[shiznit]

Points-wise theyre insanely close, but the reality is that they're not.

You don’t think so?

IMO... Roosters(1st) vs Warriors(8th) would have been just as tough as Roosters vs Sharks(4th).

 

[This Year?]

It's the closest I've ever seen it. If only the form and the top 17 were all fit for every club then it would have been a thrilling finals series.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

I'd say some teams will get beat by 20 next weekend

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I'd say some teams will get beat by 20 next weekend

Swans or giants?

 

[Diesel]

I'd say some teams will get beat by 20 next weekend

Yeah, AFL teams

 

[Leber]

That f**king sharks gridiron pass cost us 4 spots on the ladder.

 

[Spade]

Points-wise theyre insanely close, but the reality is that they're not.

At there best its close as f**k but in reality you have Penrith and Dragons now both making up the numbers and a hot and cold Broncos and NZ, Top 4 will be the final 4.

 

[Pedge1971]

I see at least one top 4 team going out in straight sets.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

I see at least one top 4 team going out in straight sets.

Souths

 

[Woody49]

Ask Adam Rosenfeld

 

[JB04]

From a numerical perspective, yes as it’s 2 points and a 156 point differential which separate 1 from 8. Form wise, Jesus Christ no.

 

[Woody49]

From a numerical perspective, yes as it’s 2 points and a 156 point differential which separate 1 from 8. Form wise, Jesus Christ no.

Please don’t use Jesus’s name in vain

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

It is very close but only 3 teams -- Sydney Roosters, Melbourne Storm, and New Zealand Warriors -- have the brilliant players necessary to win a Grand Final.

Sydney Roosters have Latrell Mitchell and James Tedesco, Melbourne Storm have Billy Slater and Cameron Smith, New Zealand Warriors have Shaun Johnson and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.

Cronulla Sharks have only one brilliant player in Valentine Holmes, so he can be contained.

South Sydney are all muscle (Burgess boys) and a little zip (Damien Clark) which can be contained.

 

[McLovin]

Dragons/Panthers and to a lesser extend, the Warriors, are limping in. As far as form goes, no team has been in better form since origin than the Sharks.