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Who looks the goods and who will rise?

Who are the teams that will make the finals

  • Dogs

    Votes: 3 7.5%
  • STI

    Votes: 8 20.0%
  • Panthers

    Votes: 1 2.5%
  • EELS

    Votes: 3 7.5%
  • Roosters

    Votes: 2 5.0%
  • Storm

    Votes: 4 10.0%
  • Raiders

    Votes: 4 10.0%
  • Cowboys

    Votes: 1 2.5%
  • Bronco's

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Titans

    Votes: 1 2.5%
  • Warriors

    Votes: 1 2.5%
  • Souths

    Votes: 3 7.5%
  • Sharks

    Votes: 1 2.5%
  • Knights

    Votes: 5 12.5%
  • Manly

    Votes: 2 5.0%
  • Tigers

    Votes: 1 2.5%

  • Total voters
    40
  • Poll closed .

mattyg

Bench
Messages
4,176
My top 8 thus far:

1. Souths
2. Storm
3. Manly
4. Bulldogs
5. Roosters
6. Cowboys
7. Knights
8. Titans

Dogs will come good. Lots of people forgetting that last year in the first 8 rounds we lost to storm, souths, manly, knights...very much the same this year - we've been heavily impacted by injuries but we've been in most games. Don't see a 13 in a row streak coming though. Origin won't impact souths as much as the storm so can see them taking out the minor comp. I've been impressed with titans so far so I think they will get in the 8.

Sharks, Broncos, eels, warriors to be in the mix. Think the ASADA thing will impact sharks badly and they will miss out. Broncos don't seem to have the strike power. Eels and warriors to do better than last year

Dragons, tigers, panthers, raiders bottom 4 for mine.
 

Misanthrope

Moderator
Staff member
Messages
47,627
Why make a poll about the top eight and only allow one vote?

My top eight:
Storm
Roosters
Rabbitohs
Sea Eagles
Bulldogs
Knights
Titans
Cowboys
 

boxhead

First Grade
Messages
5,958
I can't be bothered writing one for each team, so I'll just mention my own.
I'm unimpressed by the Eels so far, but I think there is no question that - aside from the Roosters game and probably the Tigers game - our defence looks a lot sharper this year. The Sharks and Bulldogs admittedly didn't throw too much at us in the second half of each game, but each team had repeated sets on our goal-line numerous times, and we held firm. If it was last season or the year prior, we never would have held on like that.
We look grittier and tougher, basically. Scoring points seems to be more of a problem than last year (oddly, attack wasn't our major issue last year actually) but our playmakers seems to be playing much smarter. Sandow is actively hunting for 40/20s and he has already kicked like three or more this season, and in general he looks a lot sharper.
 

Fire

First Grade
Messages
9,669
Guaranteed
Rabbitohs
Roosters
Sea Eagles
Storm
Titans

Battling it out for 6th-8th
Cowboys
Dragons
Knights
Raiders
Sharks

Won't be in the Finals
Broncos
Bulldogs
Eels
Panthers
Tigers
Warriors
 

Kiwi

First Grade
Messages
9,471
My top 8 in no order

Storm
Rabbitohs
Eagles
Broncos
Cowboys
Bulldogs
Roosters
Titans
 

Tone83

Juniors
Messages
1,225
storm
rabbits
manly
bulldogs
roosters
warriors
knights
titans

The contest for the bottom 4 spots in the 8 will be pretty tight I think.
 

Valheru

Coach
Messages
19,375
It could be my extreme bias against Souffs but they look like the Newcastle/Cowboys of 06 to me. Both those sides won their first 6 from memory and the Knights finished 5th I think and Cowboys missed out.

I am surprised that most people on here see the roosters as certainties to make it. I think they will but we are nowhere near the top of the pile at the moment and if the form of Sunday continues we will miss the 8 easily.
 

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