Agree that any of the top 6 could win it. If I had to pick, I'd say Leeds or Wigan. Strangely, I reckon last nights defeats might be a blessing in disguise for both in so far as it takes the LLS pretty much out of the equation meaning that we can both rest players for whom it's needed.

Looks like it will be saints top and cas 2nd to me. I fancy our chances against both of those. Has there ever been a year when neither 1st or 2nd reached the grand final? This will be the year.

2011.

I think cas have good chance to make the grand final. Winning it is another matter. At wembly cas had stage fright. As powell quite rightly commented cas were nervous in the extreme.
Next time out cas will be up for it.
Whilst benefit of hindsight is a wonderful thing, looking at last nights match and the supreme effort we put in, I thought back to the relative easy points we spurned at london, wakey and the bulls match.
This is not a criticism of Mac it's merely an observation of life's twist and turns. Our last two matches will be energy sapping hard matches, at Wigan and and Hull were we are loved and acclaimed not!!.

no idea how you work out that out that Saints and Cas can not make the GF Saints have already done the double over Leeds and Cas have done the double over Wigan in matter fact I would say Leeds are the toughest position they look like there going to finish 6th and I don't think even this leeds side can win it from 6TH.

We all have opinions but the bookies back me up and on betfair you can get 16/1 against Cas winning it and nearly 6/1 against Saints whilst LEEDS and WIGAN are both less than 5/2

Have you not learnt anything from past years

well your capable but it is massive ask this year you been good on the big day but you not been consistent enough but like most things we will after wait and see.

The playoffs are a different kettle of fish mate.

Don't think Saints are good enough to win it but I wouldn't write Cas off completely.

We will indeed. I've been watching an inconsistent side for much of the last decade. Strangely, we've still managed the odd final appearance and even the occasional trophy during that time

Why can't Saints win it? Certain posters on here have being saying for weeks now that Saints would be losing due to their injuries. Obviously having no idea of the Saints players other than those injured. And yet they have kept winning.

Only time will tell whether it happens, but can't see how they are written off. Injury hit or not have they have beaten Leeds twice this year, despite at times having big territory in the game against them.