NRL Nines 2015.. Who Wins?

[BranVan3000]

Funny that the four in the semis are two chances for the premiership and 2 surely battling for the spoon

I don't see how Parra and Sharks will be battling for the spoon

Maybe battling for 8th spot. Eels could get as high as top 4 this season IMO

 

[Jaegerex]

I don't see how Parra and Sharks will be battling for the spoon

Maybe battling for 8th spot. Eels could get as high as top 4 this season IMO

Yeah I struggle to see how we will even come close to replicating last years horror. We have a coach, no ASADA looming, aren't injured and fielding a reserve grade squad this year(yet).

 

[jono]

Actually it would have made sense to have the semi pools cross over. If Knights had won it would have been a rematch with Parra. My thought was that Semis should be Parra v Roosters and Souths v Cronulla.

 

[isaiah]

I don't see how Parra and Sharks will be battling for the spoon

Maybe battling for 8th spot. Eels could get as high as top 4 this season IMO

lol, eels without Hayne are awful and sharks have no class players.

 

[BranVan3000]

lol, eels without Hayne are awful and sharks have no class players.

They don't have an xfactor but they have a good pack, really good backs, a great hooker and halves. They look more balanced than they have in years.

 

[isaiah]

I don't see how Parra and Sharks will be battling for the spoon

Maybe battling for 8th spot. Eels could get as high as top 4 this season IMO

I imagine eels would be 20-1 to finish top 4

 

[Son of Minto]

They don't have an xfactor but they have a good pack, really good backs, a great hooker and halves. They look more balanced than they have in years.

They had all that last year and they still needed Hayne to carry them all year.

 

[BranVan3000]

They had all that last year and they still needed Hayne to carry them all year.

Peats got injured early on, most of their promising forwards were in their first year, guys like Hoppa were still fresh from a long space out of the game and they didn't have the likes of Watmough bolstering their forwards

 

[jono]

I have no delusions of premiership glory for my eels this year.
But I'm very confident of a top 6 and hopeful of a top 4 finish. Provided Peats and Ma'u stay fit and Sandow continues to show more consistency there is a very good base for a finals finish.
The likes of Pauli Pauli , Junior Paulo, Kenny Edwards, Manu Ma'u and in particular Tepai Moeroa will gain so much from the experience of Watmaugh. A lot of responsibility will also fall to Corey Norman but he has shown great glimpses of class throughout this nines tournament. Hopefully Semi will not fall victim to the dreaded second year syndrome and Hoppa will have gained much from his first (albeit abbreviated) season back
Go the Eels!

 

[isaiah]

I imagine eels would be 20-1 to finish top 4

I am wrong, they are only 9-1. For me, the bottom 2 in the market, raiders and titans have more chance of making a fluky run into the top 4.

 

[umina panther]

Parra and the Sharkies are a shot at the bottom half of the 8 but no chance of top 4

 

[Card Shark]

Funny that the four in the semis are two chances for the premiership and 2 surely battling for the spoon

Which is which? ;-)

 

[Jaegerex]

I have no delusions of premiership glory for my eels this year.
But I'm very confident of a top 6 and hopeful of a top 4 finish. Provided Peats and Ma'u stay fit and Sandow continues to show more consistency there is a very good base for a finals finish.
The likes of Pauli Pauli , Junior Paulo, Kenny Edwards, Manu Ma'u and in particular Tepai Moeroa will gain so much from the experience of Watmaugh. A lot of responsibility will also fall to Corey Norman but he has shown great glimpses of class throughout this nines tournament. Hopefully Semi will not fall victim to the dreaded second year syndrome and Hoppa will have gained much from his first (albeit abbreviated) season back
Go the Eels!

Last year was Semi's second year wasn't it?

 

[Parra Pride]

Last year was Semi's second year wasn't it?

First full year was last year, he only had a handful of games at the back end of 2013.

 

[Rabbits20]

Go the MIGHTY BUNNIES!!

Brilliant tournament.

 

[Rabbits20]

The whole Souths team is very hungry and are switched on.

 

[Kiwi]

A lot of responsibility will also fall to Corey Norman

You're f**ked

 

[The Rosco]

Hey Natheel,
Yesterday, WT held the tournament record for the biggest winning margin. :shock:
Held it of course till Parra played Souths today.
I don't know if Moeroa knows the words to Blinded by the light, but he sure has come a long way since last year !!. He's a beast. Fearless, too.

 

[wittyfan]

Tears of joy flowed too at the end.

 

[canberra_raiders2k2]

Ummmm.