Souths should be favourites for the premiership

[Clifferd]

We started that season 1-3 and after 10 weeks were still only 5-5. We were mediocre in those early weeks. We are much closer to premiership form now than we were at this point in 2014.

You're right we have room to improve but we're closer than any other team to going all the way.

Penrith > souff sinney

 

[Clifferd]

BM's wisdom is the weeks before this one showed we have the top end talent to go all the way, yesterday showed we also have crucial depth to withstand the origin headaches as well as any potential future injuries.

We are unquestionably the form team of the comp. Dominating forwards, the best hooker in the game, halves who control the game, and outside backs who know how to score plenty. Both attack and defense, we have the best attack in the game and a top 4 defense.

In my mind the premiership contenders are Souths (best attack), Panthers (best defense) , Dragons and Storm. In that order.

I can smell premiership number 22.

Souths have the 6th best defense in the Comp. that’s not top 4

 

[yobbo84]

Penrith have had by far the easiest draw in the NRL so far. They've only had 3 games against top 8 opponents. On the other hand the Dragons have had the hardest - they're still the yardstick IMO.

 

[Mr Angry]

Certainly looked better than us last night. Minus some of there better players too.

Long season, injuries etc. But contenders this year.

 

[umina panther]

Penrith have had by far the easiest draw in the NRL so far. They've only had 3 games against top 8 components. On the other hand the Dragons have had the hardest - they're still the yardstick IMO.

Smashed Merge and gave your plods a 14 point head start. Neither side worries me like Melbourne

 

[wazdog]

Our youth policy is now paying off and our depth singings this season are filling in as needed keeping the starting 17 under pressure to perform.

I still don't think we've got full value out of Gagai yet, so there's definitely upside there when he and GI are back from Origin.

At the start of the season I was hopeful for a strong season and a possible top eight finish with Sutton just getting to his 300 games with more games from the bench.

I like most supporters are pleasantly surprised with how well we are doing this season. Are we premiership contenders? Not yet and who wants that tag anyway.

 

[isaiah]

Penrith have had by far the easiest draw in the NRL so far. They've only had 3 games against top 8 opponents. On the other hand the Dragons have had the hardest - they're still the yardstick IMO.

I liked components better

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

It might be Souths and Penrith playing in the GF

It might be Souths and the Roosters playing in the Grand Final. Winner gets control of juniors from Randwick and Coogee.

 

[Canard]

If they don't win in from here it will be the biggest fail in World history

 

[Life's Good]

So Weidler now writes for New Idea.

 

[Canard]

So Weidler now writes for New Idea.

Wrong thread bra

 

[Life's Good]

Wrong thread bra

Indeed. Weidlers still a tw*t though.

 

[David brown]

Penrith have had by far the easiest draw in the NRL so far. They've only had 3 games against top 8 opponents. On the other hand the Dragons have had the hardest - they're still the yardstick IMO.

Souffs fans are the dumbest merkins I swear..

 

[BranVan3000]

It might be Souths and the Roosters playing in the Grand Final. Winner gets control of juniors from Randwick and Coogee.

We already won that. Roosters have no juniors. Coogee and Randwick are Rabbitohs territory

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

We already won that. Roosters have no juniors. Coogee and Randwick are Rabbitohs territory

You are flat wrong. Roosters have juniors in Clovelly, Bondi and Paddington. Victor Radley is a graduate of Clovelly Crocodiles. Roosters deserve to have Coogee and Randwick back as well.

 

[BranVan3000]

You are flat wrong. Roosters have juniors in Clovelly, Bondi and Paddington. Victor Radley is a graduate of Clovelly Crocodiles. Roosters deserve to have Coogee and Randwick back as well.

All of those take part in Souths Juniors comp because Roosters and their Leagues Club don’t want to put any money into junior development. How do Roosters deserve two suburbs that Souths Juniors have spent half a century developing? Meanwhile Roosters are happy to let Rugby and AFL jump into thee little territory they do have and gain a major foothold

Besides this was surveyed a few years ago and Coogee, Randwick and even Clovelly are majority Rabbitohs supporters

 

[DC_fan]

scoring 42 points tonight was great, giving up 24 was not. But a win is a win. It's now seven straight wins for the team.

 

[muzby]

scoring 42 points tonight was great, giving up 24 was not. But a win is a win. It's now seven straight wins for the team.

You let parra score 24 points?

lol@souffs

 

[DC_fan]

You let parra score 24 points?

lol@souffs

As I said letting in 24 points was not great

 

[Vic Mackey]

They’re definitely a serious contender. Personally I still have Penrith, Saints and Storm ahead of them. Attack is slick however that defence won’t win you a Premiership.

Also had virtually no injuries to contend with this year.