Iafeta said:
Price and O'Meley probably along with Ryles/Bailey the most hard working pair in the NRL.
Webcke and Civenociva??
anyways,
1. Dragons (the last couple of years has shown that decent teams outside the top 8 can and do finish minor premiers the season after a dissappointing year).
2. Roosters (pains me to say it, but Hodges is back, and they are a fit and professional unit).
3. Warriors (only if the return of PJ is great, and Stacey gets back into form).
4. Panthers (round out a tight top 4. They have a great mix in their team, and should keep up the good work on the field.)
5. Broncos (Still rebuilding, and I'm hoping a top 6 finish is in store for us. Young blood in the halves can make or break us effectively).
6. Storm (some great young players and very well coached. They'll continue 2004 like this year - plugging away and succeeding without totally being noticed. Will hopefully make more of an impact in '04).
7. Bulldogs (A lot of people are writing them off, but the have a lot of talent in their side. They will hang in there).
8. Cowboys (finally to squeeze into the 8. Adding Norton into their side is a huge bonus, along with their speedy and talented backs like Bowen and Sing).
9. Raiders (for some reason, i think they will have an ordinary 2004, only to just miss out on the .
10. Knights (imo, joey's return to footy will bring patchy form. This will of course mean the knights have patchy results)
11. Eels (don't see them going anywhere under Smith, but then again - they do have to potential to make me eat my words)
12. Tigers (a couple of good buys will hopefully mean an improved year for the tigs)
13. Sharks (the club is in disarray. They'll have another shocking start to the year before making amends in 2005)
14. Souths (if they learn to win the close ones, they'll do a little better next year. Still instilling confidence and spirit into the side... it'll be a few years yet)
15. Manly (enough said).