every team is a chance at the spoon for whatever reason.
injuries, suspension
off field drama, or staff problems.
if all teams are lucky and everyplayer fit then i think souths, wests, penrith, manly and canberra all have a chance to finish last.
souths have dug themselves into a ditch since re-admisssion, they are anti-brisbane and have a losing attitude, if mcrae doesn't click and change this mentality then they would likely get the spoon.
wests/canberra lost a lot of quality veterans, so the really pressure here is how well the juniors perform and how well the coaching staff work them teams.
penrith have reached the mountain and proved they were still a force in 2004, but losing large sections of their premiership backline as well has lang jnr. retiring it might mean a year of rebuilding or the juniors might establish themselves for the future.
however i suspect lang snr.'s heart might not be in it for 2005, i think penrith will either win a premiership or collect a spoon, but i doubt a medicore performance either way.
manly is confusing as hell, picked up a few good players, retained a few good juniors and picked up some strange names which will either be brillant or jokes for the next few years ( Hill. Kennedy).
and the upper managemnt and coaching stuff are constantly entertaining.
i'm just tlaking out of my ass though
