Based on current for & against stats, here is ours and the Roosters percentages:
Penrith 516/532*100= 96.99%
Roosters 456/475*100= 96.00%
Hypothetically, lets say, Penrith win 7-6 over the Tigers and the Roosters beat the Dogs 24-20 to give both teams a for/against stat of -15, here is what the percentages would look like:
Penrith 523/538*100= 97.21%
Roosters 480/495*100= 96.96%
However for the Roosters to jump above us on percentages ie to get around 97.00% (should they win by only 4) the scoreline would have to read something like this (and this is before the Panthers/Tigers clash has been played) 62-58.
So I look at it this way, if both us and the Roosters win by 1 and 4 points respectively, I cannot see the Dogs-Roosters clash final score being anywhere in the vacinity of 62-58. And just for good measure, if both us and the Roosters win by 1 and 4 points respectively, the more points we score, the Roosters need to add about 4-5 points on top of their game score. So should it come down to percentages (after both teams end on the same differential) for the final spot in the 8, the PANTHERS are in the box seat (ie the team with the higher attacking record, should differential be the same, will be better off)