Just sat thinking about the start of the players and started thinking about the last 4 years. We have had a final in each of the last 4 years (2 grand finals & 2 northern rail) and won one of each. What are everyone's thoughts on us keeping that run going?

There have been a lot of trends in the last few seasons as well.

2009 - Fax lost grand final
2010 - Fax won the grand final at the 2nd attempt beating Fev
2011 - Fax (as grand final winners) lost to Leigh in the Northern Rail Cup & Fev won the grand final at the 2nd attempt beating Sheffield
2012 - Fax won the Northern Rail (& Fev losing as grand final winners) at the 2nd attempt & Sheffield won the grand final at the 2nd attempt
2013 - Sheffield (as grand final winners) lost to Leigh in Northern Rail....

Hope that all made sense.

The same names cropping up but Sheffield's rise matches ours. I honestly think that this weekends games are a bit pointless as I think the semis will be the same fixtures (except hopefully ours will be at the Shay). I am going for a Halifax/Fev final and Sheffield to win the Northern Rail next year at the 2nd attempt against whoever wins the playoffs

I do feel that Sheffield & Fax are the two best at play off/cup type RL over the last couple of years & Fev closely behind on 3rd. Something about Fev finishing top or being fantastically consistent in the league appears to get in the way of them nailing the big day out games ( 2011 GF excepted )
I see the weather being a real leveller tonight & see us winning the game given decent discipline with ball in hand.