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As it stands now would go with
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Wigan-Hull
Warr - Saints
Leeds - Crusaders
Hudds - HKR
Week 2
Saints v Hudds
Hull v Leeds
Week 3
Wigan v Leeds (surely wouldn;t choose Saints)
Warr v saints
week 4
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We haven't beaten St Helens since 2001.
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[b:1swa1vwo]Change is inevitable
...except from a vending machine![/b:1swa1vwo]
[quote="BillyRhino":1swa1vwo]So in best IA mode ..<.Possibley World Class, could be the greatest thing since sliced bread....am personally very excited, and confidently expect him to prove my predictions are bang on target.... Alternatively he could be rubbish>
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I still think we will finish 4th but to be fair Hull have Warrington away the week before the CC and we have them the week after, so it could mean that we HAVE to beat Hull on Sept 3rd to take 4th as Warrington will hold onto 2nd, win or lose the Hull game.
We are lucky that we have the Dragons at home the week before Wembley to be honest, and I think we will win all our remaining three fixtures and therefore, Hull won't win all theirs!
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If we win on friday i honestly think 4th is ours for the taking.
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i agree, i think the rhinos will secure 4th place. They have suffered with injuries throughout the season, but have overcome these injuries now and have found their form again.
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On paper looks a slighlty better route finishing 5th rather than 4th
if we finish 4th and all other results/rounds go to home team then potentially I think we have to go to Wigan twice (assuming they pick us as coaches pick)
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Finishing 5th isn't better than 4th if you lose in the first week!
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FWIW heres how i think things will go down:
week 1
Wigan-hull
Saints - warrington
Leeds - Crusaders
Hudds - HKR
Week 2
Warrington v Hudds
Hull v Leeds
Week 3
Wigan v hull
Saints hudds
wigan saints
saints win
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| Quote: The All New Chester Wire "Finishing 5th isn't better than 4th if you lose in the first week!'"
I know...but I did say if all results go with the home team |
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[b:1swa1vwo]Change is inevitable
...except from a vending machine![/b:1swa1vwo]
[quote="BillyRhino":1swa1vwo]So in best IA mode ..<.Possibley World Class, could be the greatest thing since sliced bread....am personally very excited, and confidently expect him to prove my predictions are bang on target.... Alternatively he could be rubbish>
IA mode off. [/quote:1swa1vwo]:33791.jpg |
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| Quote: cheekydiddles "On paper looks a slighlty better route finishing 5th rather than 4th
if we finish 4th and all other results/rounds go to home team then potentially I think we have to go to Wigan twice (assuming they pick us as coaches pick)'"
Err, why? If we finish 5th we have to win away from home in weeks 2 & 3 and of course win in week 1 at home. If we do finish 4th it is possible we could beat Wigan away from home in Week 1, we then get a crucial home draw in Week 3 possibly against Wigan but at home!!! If we lose at Wigan we still have a home draw in week 2 and then we have to go away anyway.
As I have said before, in the 8 team system finishing top is less important than in the old system and the teams in 3rd & 4th have a better opportunity to get to the Grand Final than under the old system as well. The 5th to 8th teams have less chance than 5th & 6th in the old system. |
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| Quote: Inflatable_Armadillo "Err, why? If we finish 5th we have to win away from home in weeks 2 & 3 and of course win in week 1 at home. If we do finish 4th it is possible we could beat Wigan away from home in Week 1, we then get a crucial home draw in Week 3 possibly against Wigan but at home!!! If we lose at Wigan we still have a home draw in week 2 and then we have to go away anyway.
As I have said before, in the 8 team system finishing top is less important than in the old system and the teams in 3rd & 4th have a better opportunity to get to the Grand Final than under the old system as well. The 5th to 8th teams have less chance than 5th & 6th in the old system.'"
Fair enough but IMO I'd prefer (and think we'd have a better chance) playing Crusaders at home,Hull away and then only going to Wigan once in the final eliminator where our big match experience of last few years could see us get a shock result in a one off game.
Finish 4th and IF all games go with home advantage we probably end up having to play Wigan away twice to get to GF which IMO would be a very tall order.
I take your point about IF we beat Wigan in 1st week but then we'd end up having to beat them yet again and yes even though it would be at home I personally don't think we'd beat Wigan twice in 3 weeks.
Thats why I feel it is the lesser of two evils going the Crusaders (h) Hull (A) and Wigan (a) route.
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