The comp leaders (Warriors/Saints)...how far will they go?

[Life's Good]

Now that’s funny St George supporters do have a great sense of humour well done

Well, your Sharks have been giving us something to laugh at for many a year.

 

[Generalzod]

Well, your Sharks have been giving us something to laugh at for many a year.

Exactly Life is but a joke says Dylan...we've been laughing at each others misfortunes but its all in good fun...

 

[isaiah]

If they lose this, could the dragons be on the slide?

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Dragons need to get through Origin period and they'll be fine.

6 teams from outside the 8 played teams inside the 8 this round and they all lost despite nearly all of them having very good chances to win during the match.

Hard to see anyone other than Raiders/Tigers breaking into the 8 and even that's looking slim.

 

[Hutty1986]

If they lose this, could the dragons be on the slide?

We'll be 10-3 once the Bulldogs are done with us.

 

[footy75]

Dragons should be a lock for top 4 now... but this time last year we said the same thing.

 

[footy75]

Hard to see anyone other than Raiders/Tigers breaking into the 8 and even that's looking slim.

agree... and the only team i can see possibly falling out from here is the Broncos.

 

[_Johnsy]

If they lose this, could the dragons be on the slide?

It always makes me laugh. When fans of a team win a game when they're well below their best, you'll hear "I'll take a scrappy, barely deserved 2 points any day of the week".

When the opposing fan reviews the same game " Jeez (insert team name here) are on the slide, they'll be lucky to make the 8".

 

[Prometheus]

Dragons should be a lock for top 4 now... but this time last year we said the same thing.

This time last year we'd lost six matches and went on to lose another six. So far this year we've only lost three. At this point we actually have the same record at the end of round 15 as we had in 2010, when we won the Premiership- 11 wins, 3 losses and a bye. In 2010 we went on to lose another four matches by the end of the season, before managing to take home the trophy.

 

[TheDMC]

This time last year we'd lost six matches and went on to lose another six. So far this year we've only lost three. At this point we actually have the same record at the end of round 15 as we had in 2010, when we won the Premiership- 11 wins, 3 losses and a bye. In 2010 we went on to lose another four matches by the end of the season, before managing to take home the trophy.

What is your point? You will lose 9 more matches this season?

 

[Vic Mackey]

This time last year we'd lost six matches and went on to lose another six. So far this year we've only lost three. At this point we actually have the same record at the end of round 15 as we had in 2010, when we won the Premiership- 11 wins, 3 losses and a bye. In 2010 we went on to lose another four matches by the end of the season, before managing to take home the trophy.

Interestingly the Wests Tigers are on the same points that we were on in round 15 2005 too. Premiership here we come!

 

[taxidriver]

history says anything less than top 4 is a massive failure for Saints

I've looked at the competition ladders over the last 25 years (i had some free time at work!) and only twice has the team coming first after 15 rounds failed to make the top 4.

Brisbane slid from 1st to 8th in 2003 and from 1st to 6th in 2001.

The other anomaly is the dogs who went from 1st to last in 2002, not due to on field results but cheating so I've excluded that and gone back to 1992

12 times the team coming first after 15 rounds has finished minor premiers
7 times they have finished second
3 times third
once each for 4th, 6th and 8th

 

[TheFrog]

I've looked at the competition ladders over the last 25 years (i had some free time at work!) and only twice has the team coming first after 15 rounds failed to make the top 4.

Panthers 1988, 1st after 15 rounds to missing the 5-team finals in a playoff. Only 22 rounds then. Won 4 of the 7 games too.

This time last year we'd lost six matches and went on to lose another six. So far this year we've only lost three. At this point we actually have the same record at the end of round 15 as we had in 2010, when we won the Premiership- 11 wins, 3 losses and a bye. In 2010 we went on to lose another four matches by the end of the season, before managing to take home the trophy.

The Dragons with their draw should win the minor premiership from here.

 

[carcharias]

history says anything less than top 4 is a massive failure for Saints

I've looked at the competition ladders over the last 25 years (i had some free time at work!) and only twice has the team coming first after 15 rounds failed to make the top 4.

Brisbane slid from 1st to 8th in 2003 and from 1st to 6th in 2001.

The other anomaly is the dogs who went from 1st to last in 2002, not due to on field results but cheating so I've excluded that and gone back to 1992

12 times the team coming first after 15 rounds has finished minor premiers
7 times they have finished second
3 times third
once each for 4th, 6th and 8th

How many times have they won the comp from 1st at this point?

 

[taxidriver]

How many times have they won the comp from 1st at this point?

16 times made the grand final.

9 wins, 7 runner up

 

[taxidriver]

the obvious x factor for saints is our f**k knuckle coach

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Has anyone mentioned the “no mcrone this time” factor for the dragons?

 

[Prometheus]

What is your point? You will lose 9 more matches this season?

That we are doing as well as when we won the competition.

 

[hardbaby]

Has anyone mentioned the “no mcrone this time” factor for the dragons?

Hunt and Graham make a huge difference. But we still have Mary. It kind of evens itself out.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Curious - seeing Dragons fans seem to bag shit on Mary mercilessly, who/what do you attribute the success to? I know you haven't won anything yet but 11-3, some one is doing something right and it's not like you have access to 17 Immortals every week (even if it is a good squad, a lot of them have improved out of sight or been signed from elsewhere)