top 2 finish is possible

[blacktip-reefy]

5 games to play & if we win just 4 we could end up 2nd

this week melbourne play Manly, so one of them will have only 4 more wins

Roosters play parra possible upset there


week after

melbourne play roosters so one of them will only have 4 more wins

week after

we play rorters so one of us will only have a max of 4 wins

with melbourne playing 4 away games I think a loss against manly & Newcastle is possible

If we win every game we are assured of top 2 IMO & if we drop 1 we are still a chance.
If we miss out on a top 4 it will be because of a serious choke or inability to score points when on offer.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Why post the bleating obvious?

 

[sharks8601]

do you really want to have the week off reefy if we finish top 2 and win our first semi???

 

[Dragon Slayer]

do you really want to have the week off reefy if we finish top 2 and win our first semi???

We haven't performed very well with a week off in the past.

Although playing the extra game you obviously risk losing or getting more injuries but if you win you have great momentum and during the finals that is huge!

So I wouldn't be disappointed if we don't get the week off.

 

[imasharkie]

Games left:

Souths(H) - Bogey team for us: WIN
Warriors(A) - they usually win at home: LOSS
Rorters(H) - we can beat them this year: WIN
Wests(A) - another bogey team: WIN
Cowboys(H) - they have nothing to play for: WIN

There's your 4 winners Reefman.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Games left:

Souths(H) - Bogey team for us: WIN
Warriors(A) - they usually win at home: LOSS
Rorters(H) - we can beat them this year: WIN
Wests(A) - another bogey team: WIN
Cowboys(H) - they have nothing to play for: WIN

There's your 4 winners Reefman.

I'm only confident about our next game and last one Ima.

The middle 3 we will really have to play well to get the result.

 

[Master Baiter]

now dont go getting your hopes up too much fellas, it may only lead to disappointment. 1 game at a time ok, but i would be very happy if we could get 3 more wins and finish in the top 4.

 

[imasharkie]

I'm pretty confident we can beat Rorters and Wests.

Rorters hate teams up in their face and we have a better forward pack. we are defenceably stronger and if we bomb high to Covells wing, he'll climb all over either Roberts or Perrett.
As for those bloody wests/tigers it must be our turn to win, surely we're owed one by them. I say do the same to them as we do to Easts, up and in their face and bomb the two kiwi wingers.

 

[Inferno]

I think the packs are fairly even Ima

8.Shrek
9. Brown
10. Myles
11. Mason
12. Fitzgibbon
13. Tupou

And some decent benchies in Shillington, Shackleton, Mickey and Lopini Paea

 

[Master Baiter]

some would say thats the best forward pack since the doggies in 2004

 

[imasharkie]

If Gallen can smash willie whenever he carries the ball, that'll be the end of willie. Watching willie play he'll avoid Galls all game like he did when he played SBW as he runs at the half and 5/8. we need gal out beside Buster and that will keep willie away.
Hopefully Topou doesn't go hard against his new team mates.
Shreck is not the player he was two years ago.
Myles only seems to perform at Origin.
One of the Paea is pretty good but the other won't measure up to our players.

No Inferno they won't get on top of us, especially with Birdie back.

 

[imasharkie]

oh I forgot to mention we play them after they play Manly and then storm the week before us. they'll be down and out by the time they play us.

 

[blacktip-reefy]

I think all of our games are going to be tough. Especially the Tigers as we will need to score +25 points to win that one.
The good thing is the top 4 teams are playing each other & all of us will be fighting to keep the Broncos out of a home semi final spot. I think they are unbeatable at home from here on in.

 

[carcharias]

I don't wanna play the dragons again if possible.

I will take the 2 wins over them per year....I am not greedy.

 

[sharks8601]

I think all of our games are going to be tough. Especially the Tigers as we will need to score +25 points to win that one.
The good thing is the top 4 teams are playing each other & all of us will be fighting to keep the Broncos out of a home semi final spot. I think they are unbeatable at home from here on in.

25+. not going to happen if kimmorley keeps dishing up this crap

 

[carcharias]

25+. not going to happen if kimmorley keeps dishing up this crap

You weren't the ginger haired bloke standing in front of me were you?

He was pretty funny.
Gave Noddy heaps.

He had an old sharks jersey on signed to him by ET.

 

[sharks8601]

no carch i dont have ginger hair nor was i at the game
but i would of gave it to him if i was there

 

[coolumsharkie]

You weren't the ginger haired bloke standing in front of me were you?

He was pretty funny.
Gave Noddy heaps.

He had an old sharks jersey on signed to him by ET.

:lol:

The hate for the man is universal.

 

[Fin]

Not sure I agree Reefy, I think top-2 is out of reach.

The run home:

Eagles:
v Storm @ Brookvale
v Rabbits @ ANZ
v Tigers @ ANZ
v Titans @ Brookie
v Penrith @ Penrith
Manly could concievably win all remaining games. With them 2 points ahead anyway and with superior differential, we can't catch them.


Storm
v Eagles @ Brookie
v Rorters @ Melbourne
v Penrith @ Penrith
v Newcastle @ Newcastle
v Bunnies @ Bleak City
Could drop a game or two but have a game in hand with superior differential. Can't see us finishing ahead of them.

Rorters
v Eels @ SFS
v Storm @ Melbourne
v Sharks @ Toyota
v Souths @ SFS
v Dragons @ SFS
3 gimmies there but if we beat them and the storm beat them, we could sneak ahead of them.

Us
v Souths @ Home
v Warriors @ across the ditch
v Rorters @ Home
v Tigers @ Leichardt
v Cowboys @ Home
2 we should win, 3 50/50s.

Broncos
v Warriors @ NZ
v Dragons @ Brisbane
v Titans @ Brisbane
v Bulldogs @ Homebush
v Knights @ Brisbane
The last 4 are gimmies IMO, next week is key - we need them to lose.

I think next week is key. If broncos lose to Warriors and we beat Souths, we'll have a 2 game / 5 point break. From there, Broncos will probably win all 4 remaining games and I think we can win 2 of our last 4 - meaning we'll finish ahead of them & secure home semi

I think Melbourne will win their last 4, I don't think we can win all 5, So I think Melbourne will finish 2nd. If we beat the Rorters, then that should restrict them to 3 out of last 5, then we'd only have to win either Tigers or Warriors game to finish ahead in 3rd.

I'm still predicting a 4th-place finish though.

Thoughts?

 

[coolumsharkie]

Dragons aren't gimme's, fact is if we win 3 more gomes we make the top 4.