The Oracles' "Season Wrap"

[dice]

Good assessment DJ1. I agree with all of it except I think Sharks are a dark horse due to quicker play the balls suiting BK's style of play. Think back to how BK was going in 2002 before NRL outlawed the surrender tackle.

 

[Mr Saab]

Not true...the guy on 2SM has little or no clue and does little more than suck up Greame Hughes' ass.

Never a truer word spoken.

 

[RainMan]

Types more like Les speaks.

:lol:

 

[innsaneink]

The teams in the top 8 after round 8 in 2005 included,

Brisbane 12, North QLD 12, Cronulla 12, Manly 12, Canberra 12, Parramatta 8, Wests 8, Melbourne 8

The teams finished the regular season as

Parramatta 32, St George-Illawarra 36, Brisbane 34, Wests 32, North QLD 32, Melbourne 30, Cronulla 28, Manly 28

7 of the top 8 after round 8 remained at the end of round 26. The only significant move from round 8 the 26 was St George moving into the top 8 and Canberra moving out.

Round 15 2005

1 Bris- 26
2 Parra 22
3 Manly 22
4 Cowboys 20
5 Sharks 20
6 Sainst 18
7 Melb --16
8 Roosters 16
9 raiders 16
10 Bulldogs 15
11 warriors 14
12 Wests Tigers 14
13 panthers 12
14 Souths 9
15 Knights 4

from rd 8-15 we lost 5 and won 3.

 

[DJ1]

The comparison is from 8 to 26 not every round to 26.

In comparing round 15 to 26, 7 of the top 8 after round 15 remained at the end of round 26. The only significant move from round 15 to 26 was Wests moving into the top 8 and Roosters moving out.

 

[innsaneink]

The comparison is from 8 to 26 not every round to 26.

In comparing round 15 to 26, 7 of the top 8 after round 15 remained at the end of round 26. The only significant move from round 15 to 26 was Wests moving into the top 8 and Roosters moving out.

...and if you said this in addition to your original statement, thered be no problem.

The only significant move from round 8 the 26 was St George moving into the top 8 and Canberra moving out.

It wasnt...Wests moved out, then back in...eventually to 4th. Pretty significant imo.

 

[Hutty1986]

Writing off the Dragons and Eels after only 8 rounds?

You're an idiot

 

[Ferocious Dogs]

Eels are terrible. Dragons will come good IMO.

 

[DJ1]

Writing off the Dragons and Eels after only 8 rounds?

You're an idiot

As stated, I wrote the Eels and the Dragons off prior to the start of the season.

 

[DJ1]

...and if you said this in addition to your original statement, thered be no problem.

Problem?

My response was in answer to Balmain Boy.

Sincere question, where did the 1-7 teams after round 8 finish at the end of the season?

The only significant difference in the makeup of the top 8 when comparing round 8 to the end of the regular season is the inclusion of St George and the exclusion of Canberra. A team playing the hokey-pokey and moving out then back in is not significant to his question.

 

[ozzie]

If the Roosters win this weekend against the dogs then it is realy worth six points to them. They have the bye the following week and then a game against Souths to play.

With most of the teams above them having a few hard matches they could even get up as far as 4th

 

[DJ1]

So then the loss will be worth 4 points to you?

 

[Muffdaddy]

:lol: