This is how I expect/hope they will go from this final table:
1 Wigan
2 Saints
3 Wire
4 Hull
5 Huddersfield
6 Leeds
7 Hull K R
8 Crusaders

Week 1
Wigan beat Hull
Saints lose to Wire
Huddersfield beat Crusaders
Leeds lose to Hull K R

Week 2
Hull lose to Huddersfield
Saints beat Hull K R

Week 3
Wigan beat Huddersfield
Wire beat Saints

Grand Final
Wigan v Warrington

If Saints had both half-backs fit, then I would pick them to beat Warrington.

I wouldnt write Leeds off yet they will be hurting after last week. Dark horses for me are Huddersfield they seem to have hit some form at the right time.

I like making Saints/Wire play each other twice... Even if Wire can shake the hoodoo, can they do it twice?

That's why I have them in the last 4. I think Wigan would rather select them than have a derby against Wire or Saints.

The only change I'd make to that is in Week 1 with Saints beating Wire.

I just can't see Wire beating Saints twice in the space of 14 days.

Yeah, I'm not too sure about that one but without Pryce and Eastmond I don't think they'll be quite good enough.

Wigan v Leeds
Saints v Wire
Hudds v Crusaders
Hull v Hull KR

Wire v Hull KR
Leeds v Hudds

Wigan v Hudds
Saints v Wire

Wigan v Saints in the final for me

Week 1
Wigan beat Leeds
Saints beat Wire
Huddersfield beat Crusaders
Hull FC beat Hull K R

Week 2
Leeds lose to Huddersfield
Wire beat Hull FC

Week 3
Wigan beat Huddersfield
Wire beat Saints

Grand Final
Wigan v Warrington

The one that matters for us is getting Saints in the Semi Final depends who you pick.

In a way im not fussed about losing on friday becuase we get another chance the week after but i do want this hoodoo over Saints to end ASAP.

I have a feeling Nobby may just work his play off magic and shock a few

Wire only have to beat Saints once to make the GF.

Might they not have to play them again in "Round 3" - in fact, if I 've understood it correctly and the 2 losing teams from the top 4 then beat the 2 winning teams from positions 5 -8, depending on who Wigan pick, might not these Round 3 semi-finals just be an exact repeat of this week's opening games, ie Wigan V Leeds and Saints V Warrington?

Or maybe I've just misunderstood the system!

I think Warrington will play Saints twice because Wigan won't pick either of them in the semis.