Who can we rule out for good?

[CC_Eagle]

Roosters are gone for sure.

Bulldogs are treading the line.

With Smith and Adamson appearing to be out for a while I can't see Canberra making the eight either.

 

[Raiders Plight]

We're gone for 2005 even though we're a better team than we were last season. Too much bad luck with injuries. I'm starting to regret the loss of Mclinden, i think he would have been on fire this season with smith beside him. Withers has been solid but Mclinden could create opportunities out of nothing.

 

[smeghead]

I dont think the Raiders are gone yet. It's close but not over yet

 

[Esoj]

I don't think the dogs are gone just yet. they are one point off the storm and if they win and storm lose dogs will be in the eight. raiders aren't gone either just 2 points outside of the eight they still have a chance. both the dogs and raiders need to win next week for starters and the storm losing would be hany as well. everyone one after the raiders is gone for sure.

 

[Raider_69]

Smith and Adamson both out for the rest of the season

Raiders 2005 = Hooroo
Dogs are now the only one outside the 8 i can see jagging a spot

 

[huntress_555]

Bulldogs lose again they are gone. Theres the smallest hope for them now, but lose again and no hope.

 

[The Colonel]

The eight will remain whre it is now I think. Only positions within the eight will change.

 

[The Engineers Room]

Finally, now it is mathematically impossible for the Eels to miss the 8, the doubter have shut up about them missing the 8.

 

[wolverine]

I agree with the Colonel top 8 looks like it will stay how it is but positions inside it will change

 

[mightybears]

would have said the warriors until last weekend

 

[attamarrap]

i dont think the top 8 will change

 

[Iafeta]

Bulldogs have a smidgen of hope.

The others might as well blood new players in readiness for 2006. Deadset, all those teams have got nothing when you consider how desperate they would had to have been, yet the ordinary performances they've put in.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

The Warriors are sh*t atm and surely won't make it, but I think it's only fair to point out that if we win 3 from 3 we will probably make the 8, and we have 3 pretty beatable teams left to play.

 

[pantherz9103]

I don't think the dogs are gone just yet. they are one point off the storm and if they win and storm lose dogs will be in the eight. raiders aren't gone either just 2 points outside of the eight they still have a chance. both the dogs and raiders need to win next week for starters and the storm losing would be hany as well. everyone one after the raiders is gone for sure.

Remember, the Storm have a BYE to come and a much much better for and against than any of the other sides battling it out for positions 6-8.

 

[Thunderstruck]

We used to have a +250 F/A, now it's +160

With Sherwin apparently out for the season, I doubt Dogs can make the 8 unless Storm lose two more games. Then again Storm are big chance to lose against Tigers and Cowboys.

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

And the unpredictable Warriors....good one match, crap another and so fourth...anyone who would take the warriors are certain wins are kidding themselves!

 

[bartman]

Another Bulldogs loss this week and they're gone. Same for Raiders. But on form you wouldn't tip them in.

Warriors and Roosters might end up one win short I reckon. The order of the eight could still be anything though, battle for the top four (home semis) is on!

 

[Esoj]

Remember, the Storm have a BYE to come and a much much better for and against than any of the other sides battling it out for positions 6-8.

that is true and I was thinking about that after I wrote the post. Melbourne has the advantage with the bye. the dogs and raiders would need to win most if not all of their games to finish in front of the storm. i did a quick calculation and even with the storm losing this week to the warriors the dogs would have to win all of their game to finish one point ahead of the storm. The storm have to lose more than 1 game while the dogs and radiers have to win all of thiers

 

[wolverine]

I'm not sure how other people feel but this season of NRL has been one to remember, the closeness of teams in terms of the ladder has been nothing short of amazing. I'm pretty sure every week will make a profound difference to how the final 8 looks.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Finally, now it is mathematically impossible for the Eels to miss the 8, the doubter have shut up about them missing the 8.

You dickhead no one doubted the Eels would not make the 8...... - Look at your team!

Gee's you'd think that the eels had copped a hiding all year with that comment.

LOL, though with Brian Smiths record in GF's even if you get there its only going to be a chokefest.

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