Run to the Semi's

[oldmancraigy]

Ok, for the sake of sanity, I've brought together all the teams who are competing for positions 6-8 and their draws, it makes for interesting reading and we certainly haven't got the hardest draw in the run to the semi's!

Parra 16
away v Cowboys
away v Melbourne
home v Tigers
BYE
away v Sharks
home v Warriors
home v Panthers
away v Roosters

North Queensland 17
home v Parra
away v Newcastle
home v Dragons
away v Bulldogs
home v Rabbitohs
away v Panthers
away v Tigers
home v Sharks

Knights 18
home v Broncos
home v Cowboys
away v Rabbitohs
home v Raiders
away v Eagles
home v Dragons
away v Bulldogs
home v Tigers

Sharks 20
home v Bulldogs
away v Dragons
home v Broncos
away v Roosters
home v Parra
BYE
home v Storm
away v Cowboys

Raiders 20
away v Panthers
home v Warriors
away v Eagles
away v Knights
home v Storm
home v Roosters
BYE
home v Rabbitohs

Dragons 20
away v Roosters
home v Sharks
away v Cowboys
home v Storm
home v Warriors
away v Knights
home v Eagles
BYE

Panthers 22
home v Raiders
BYE
away v Bulldogs
home v Eagles
away v Roosters
home v Cowboys
away v Eels
home v Broncos

Well there it is!

Looking at it, it seems like North Queensland will probably win 4 games (25), and the Raiders will win 4 or 5 and the bye! (30-32)

Newcastle is goooone - at best they'll win 4 and lose 4, putting them on 26
Same for the Sharks [who have a REALLY tough draw!] - at best they win 2 games + bye - 26 points

Dragons probably win 4 + bye putting them in on 30 points

Penrith are really struggling, but they'll get Gower back and probably only need 2 wins to make the eight anyway...

So our main task is to beat Nth Queensland and get ahead of them, and to keep winning! I think we can lose 2 games and still make the 8 (just not the Nth Qld or Cronulla game) - and we are really chasing Cronulla down for that 8th spot!

 

[fish eel]

Didn't realise the Sharks have such a tough run. We'll be playing them on the back of four losses I reckon.

 

[Belly in Brisvegas]

Ok, for the sake of sanity, I've brought together all the teams who are competing for positions 6-8 and their draws, it makes for interesting reading and we certainly haven't got the hardest draw in the run to the semi's!

Parra 16
away v Cowboys
away v Melbourne
home v Tigers
BYE
away v Sharks
home v Warriors
home v Panthers
away v Roosters

North Queensland 17
home v Parra
away v Newcastle
home v Dragons
away v Bulldogs
home v Rabbitohs
away v Panthers
away v Tigers
home v Sharks

Knights 18
home v Broncos
home v Cowboys
away v Rabbitohs
home v Raiders
away v Eagles
home v Dragons
away v Bulldogs
home v Tigers

Sharks 20
home v Bulldogs
away v Dragons
home v Broncos
away v Roosters
home v Parra
BYE
home v Storm
away v Cowboys

Raiders 20
away v Panthers
home v Warriors
away v Eagles
away v Knights
home v Storm
home v Roosters
BYE
home v Rabbitohs

Dragons 20
away v Roosters
home v Sharks
away v Cowboys
home v Storm
home v Warriors
away v Knights
home v Eagles
BYE

Panthers 22
home v Raiders
BYE
away v Bulldogs
home v Eagles
away v Roosters
home v Cowboys
away v Eels
home v Broncos

Well there it is!

Looking at it, it seems like North Queensland will probably win 4 games (25), and the Raiders will win 4 or 5 and the bye! (30-32)

Newcastle is goooone - at best they'll win 4 and lose 4, putting them on 26
Same for the Sharks [who have a REALLY tough draw!] - at best they win 2 games + bye - 26 points

Dragons probably win 4 + bye putting them in on 30 points

Penrith are really struggling, but they'll get Gower back and probably only need 2 wins to make the eight anyway...

So our main task is to beat Nth Queensland and get ahead of them, and to keep winning! I think we can lose 2 games and still make the 8 (just not the Nth Qld or Cronulla game) - and we are really chasing Cronulla down for that 8th spot!

Yep....exactly as I have suspected all along....Canberra and us to fill the last 2 spots....potentially we would play the Roosters twice in a row at the same field.

CARN EELS

 

[Eels Dude]

I think Newcastle have the easiest run home, would not surprise me to see em finish 7th or 8th. And where are Wests? They are on equal points with us and surely deserve to not be written off after their start to the season, even if they are slipping now.

 

[eloquentEEL]

IF we can keep away from injury and suspension, play the way we did against Roosters and slowly get our best players back on the field, there is no reason we can't be a serious threat. In fact, my fingers are crossed that we can pull off what the Roosters did in 2002, with a slow start and a huge finish.

Big IF though.

 

[The Colonel]

It is a big IF however the run this year seems much more realistic than last year's botched attempt provided we win the games we should.....

 

[Twizzle]

But what are we going to do, if we make the finals ?

 

[miniHINDY]

But what are we going to do, if we make the finals ?

If we do make the semis and we play like we did V roosters I dont see why we couldnt give a team like the roosters or broncos a shake. We have beaten those 2 teams already this year.

 

[The Colonel]

But what are we going to do, if we make the finals ?

We'll kick the arse of whom ever we have to play first up and give the other finalists something to be worried about.

Then we'll lose in the GF. :lol:

 

[Eelectrica]

But what are we going to do, if we make the finals ?

Give guys like Witt and Mckinnon some valuable finals experience for next year.

Having said that, our problem all year has been losing games that we should have won. I'll need a couple more performances like last saturday to be convinced that we have a chance of appearing in the finals

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

when we make the finals we will do a 2000 at least, and hopefully go better.

 

[The Godfather]

Probably need 28 to sneak in...

Take out the Cowboys, Tigers, Warriors ( all teams below us )
Got a BYE up our sleeve...

Crunch games against Sharks and Panthers ( win one,lose one ) :?

All hell to break loose when we stuff Fittlers final home game for the Roosters 8)

Mission Possible

 

[PJ Marshal]

as long as we finish in the 8 anything can happen!

 

[ParraMatt]

Im still pretty confident that we will make the 8 and play the bulldogs in the first game in the finals.

 

[MystikEel]

All hell to break loose when we stuff Fittlers final home game for the Roosters 8)

Ooooooh yeah! :twisted: :twisted:

 

[lolesi]

Melbourne away will be tough, and so will roosters, and Cronulla as they have the BYE the next week so they will be going all out, but other then that i can see you winning the rest.
Though it depends if Penrith have come to form

 

[bartman]

Must win against Cowboys, Tigers and Storm to be in the race and build momentum. Then after the bye, two out of four wins would see us on 28, knocking off the Panthers or Roosters would see us on 30.

But we must take it week by week and win each of the next three games for mine. It was the Melbourne away game that snuffed us out last year - how good would it be to turn that around and use that game as our springboard this year?

 

[Ando67]

Parra wwon't make it,there to inconsistent :?

But i'm sure Brian Smith will find a way for them not to make it there anyway :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[oldmancraigy]

If we win this weekend against the Cowboys then I'll have a lot more confidence that something just might happen!!

 

[The Engineers Room]

I said it weeks ago we are too low on the ladder than what we should be. 3 more wins and we would be in the 8 and really competing. The loss against the Sharks at home was the turning point and considering the way it has panned out it could be the end of our chances at the finals.