The run home to finals '26

[Jedi_Tiger]

Did the ladder predictor, wouldn't be surprised to see 34 points required at the minimum

34 geez !
I thought 32 would get 8th spot
we need
cowboys to keep losing
sharks to keep losing
souths to keep losing

 

[You Know Who]

Those close losses against Brisbane and Souths will almost certainly come back to bite us. And to think those losses were due to basic u/10 errors makes it even more frustration

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Those close losses against Brisbane and Souths will almost certainly come back to bite us. And to think those losses were due to basic u/10 errors makes it even more frustration

Those losses hurt, but you can’t hold on to them. All teams lose close ones and games they should have won.

 

[You Know Who]

Those losses hurt, but you can’t hold on to them. All teams lose close ones and games they should have won.

I don’t disagree but losing a close one due to wingers air swinging at a ball instead of grounding it or dropping uncontested bombs and a no-pressure pass, has that little bit of extra salt in the wound.

 

[NT_Tiger]

The run home to the finals. We're limping not running.
Finals/home? Since when?
We have a chance to limp into the unfamiliar territory of finals, but it will take a monumental effort, a lot of luck, and no more injuries, or dropped balls.

 

[tonza]

Those close losses against Brisbane and Souths will almost certainly come back to bite us. And to think those losses were due to basic u/10 errors makes it even more frustration

Pole losing the ball on the first tackle under the post did not help on Saturday either. Good for one a game but that was really expensive. otherwise, a good game from him.

 

[Flippedy]

Unless one or two teams start going on a big losing run, I can’t see the top 8 changing too much from what it is now, tbh. Most of those teams are playing well enough to stay there if they win even just 60% of their matches. The only change that I can foresee happening is Melbourne sneaking into 8th place or even 7th at the expense of either the Cowboys or Rabbits, especially considering their F/A is very good for a team running 11th and they still have 2 byes in hand.

We are Buckley’s, another sad ending to a promising start. Why do we expect anything different?