The run home.

[I'm a loser baby...]

I wonder whether there is any real benefit in the long run to finishing 4th over 5th/6th.

Sure, we get a second bite, but we'd need it, as I don't think anyone expects us to head to Melbourne and win.. and what does that do to our confidence, first finals game in 8 years are potentially get smashed, heads drop and we go into the semi's against a team like the Panthers or Sharks high on confidence after a first week finals win.

Imo we are better off finishing 5th/6th and playing at home, and then taking the confidence of a finals win forward

I haven't looked at the stats but with the top four getting a second chance, and the top two playing at home, I think it's a decent advantage.

 

[Bandwagon]

We can still finish anywhere from 2nd through to 10th, though to finish 2nd or 3rd relies on a shitload of very unlikely results going our way

1 win will see us as high as 6th but more likely 8th, 2 wins has us as high as 4th but more likely 6th, 3 wins has us likely 4th or 5th.

0 wins we could still make the eight, but probs 9th

 

[IFR33K]

We can still finish anywhere from 2nd through to 10th, though to finish 2nd or 3rd relies on a shitload of very unlikely results going our way

1 win will see us as high as 6th but more likely 8th, 2 wins has us as high as 4th but more likely 6th, 3 wins has us likely 4th or 5th.

0 wins we could still make the eight, but probs 9th

If we don't win another game, then we simply don't deserve to play in the semi's.

 

[Bandwagon]

If we don't win another game, then we simply don't deserve to play in the semi's.

Yeah probably not, but then of the teams likely to scrape into 7th/8th which ones do?

For us to miss out, it's gonna be a combination of three or four of Cowboys / Dragons / Penrith / Raiders? / Manly that push us out.

What I mean is in terms of deserving your spot, 7th or 8th is likely to be taken up by any of the above teams that have have all been poor for a period this year or at best inconsistent, does it really matter when that period was?

 

[hineyrulz]

If we don't win another game, then we simply don't deserve to play in the semi's.

Yep, Thursday night is a must win game no if or buts.

No excuses boys just get it done.

 

[Chipmunk]

Yeah probably not, but then of the teams likely to scrape into 7th/8th which ones do?

For us to miss out, it's gonna be a combination of three or four of Cowboys / Dragons / Penrith / Raiders? / Manly that push us out.

What I mean is in terms of deserving your spot, 7th or 8th is likely to be taken up by any of the above teams that have have all been poor for a period this year or at best inconsistent, does it really matter when that period was?

Every single one of those sides will have a positive for and against. If we don't win another game we definitely won't and may not even have a positive for and against if we won all three. Over the course of a season of football this is probably a good indicator of who has played better all season.

But, if we win wore games than 8 other sides, then we clearly did enough to be there.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

The difference between 4th and 5th is that second week game is a home game if we finish 4th.

If we finish 5th we could end up playing away at the SFS, Brisbane or Melbourne, even after a win, in a knock-out.

 

[Bandwagon]

Every single one of those sides will have a positive for and against. If we don't win another game we definitely won't and may not even have a positive for and against if we won all three. Over the course of a season of football this is probably a good indicator of who has played better all season.

But, if we win wore games than 8 other sides, then we clearly did enough to be there.

Our poor F&A is more indicative that we are prone to shit the bed every now and then, rather than an indicator of how we've gone all season.

 

[Chipmunk]

Our poor F&A is more indicative that we are prone to shit the bed every now and then, rather than an indicator of how we've gone all season.

It's all part of the season though isn't it, the good with the bad. It should even itself out over the course of a season. Perhaps we can spank the Titans and Souths to improve our For and Against.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I haven't looked at the stats

Never look at the stats.

 

[The EELiminator]

Perhaps we can spank the Titans and Souths to improve our For and Against.

we haven't spanked anyone lately apart from giving the broncos a touch up
when was the last time we put 30 on someone?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The Warriors, and before that the Dragons in round two.

 

[The EELiminator]

The Warriors

the warriors hardly count who HASN'T put 30 on them?

 

[rapture]

the warriors hardly count who HASN'T put 30 on them?

Storm, Roosters, Broncos, Sharks, Dogs, Dragons, Knights, Titans, Sea Eagles and the Cowboys.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

ffs

 

[strider]

Storm, Roosters, Broncos, Sharks, Dogs, Dragons, Knights, Titans, Sea Eagles and the Cowboys.

Yeah but other than them

 

[hineyrulz]

Are we home yet??

 

[Bandwagon]

Back on the ladder predictor, and after last nights win we can still theoretically finish in 9th, requires a series of unlikely results, however if any of the Broncos, Raiders or Dogs win this weekend, we are guaranteed a finals berth.

 

[The EELiminator]

Are we home yet??

pretty much but another win guarantees it
depends on what happens with the dragons panthers & raiders but we would have to lose all our remaining games and have some results go against us to miss the eight

 

[crocodile]

Only team this season not to have surrendered a half time lead. But don't look at the stats.