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I believe next year will turn out to be a bigger year than this year. Consider the following:
- Moltzen back
- Tuiaki back
- Juniors like Murdoch- Masila, Fifita and Dwyer only becoming better players
- ‘Dead wood’ being removed
- A truly injury free Benji Marshall
- An incredible amount of depth: players who would be playing FG elsewhere may get time in state cup
… and the list goes on.
I seriously think the ladder will finish something like this:
1. Tigers/Roosters- These two teams will be the two premiere teams of '11 - only injuries will prevent this.
2. Roosters/Tigers- See above
3. Dragons- Loosing many good depth players. If they don’t win 2morrow, the suffering could continue
4. Titans- An older Roster. Don’t be surprised if they slip further
5. Broncos- Will be very good next year… Inglis and Hannant + not loosing any players of real note bar Folau, but Inglis > him anyway
6. Dogs- VERY solid recruitment, although they will miss Hannant’s work rate and go-foward
7. Raiders- Extremely good talent coming through. If they can stick together a Premiership might not be that far away.
8. Warriors- Solid recruitment with Feleti and Krisnan. They will fit in well at the Warriors. I can’t see them any further than 7-8 though. -
All in no order
Top 4
Tigers, Dragons, Roosters, Panthers5-8
Eels, Titans, Broncos, Storm9-12
Bulldogs, Raiders, Sea Eagles, WarriorsBottom 4
Sharks, Knights, Cowboys, Souths -
agree with all apart from dogs and possibly warriors.
dogs will have a faily inexperienced half pairing and have signed some hot and cold players.
warriors are just hot and cold period
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Tigers top 4 and to win the GF…the rest I couldn’t care less…
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MINOR PREMIERS
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@Captain Awesome:
MINOR PREMIERS
x 2 :sign:
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All in no order
Top 4
Tigers, Dragons, Roosters, Panthers5-8
Eels, Titans, Broncos, Storm9-12
Bulldogs, Raiders, Sea Eagles, WarriorsBottom 4
Sharks, Knights, Cowboys, SouthsThat’s interesting about the Storm…. I reckon they might sneak in to the 8.
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@Student of the game:
- ‘Dead wood’ being removed
Where’s Beau Ryan going?
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We should be aiming for nothing less than a top 4 finish. I have a feeling this years finals exit will spur on the side to win next years Grand Final.
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@Captain Awesome:
MINOR PREMIERS
x 2 :sign:
x3
we’ll give it a real shake in 2011.x 4 :wahoo:
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I think anything but a ‘top 4’ finish again would be a failure. Not sure who is leaving apart from Fitz. Plenty of depth at the Tiges and some great kids coming through. I have never seen so much talent in one roster. My confidence in Sheens has been restored with some of his finals game plans. The nucleus of the team is still together and with a strong off season and more application next year, I honestly dont think they will lose more than 7-8 games during the regular season (4 losses predicted from complaceny). Moltzen and McKinnon will add great stability, need to find a place for Brown (interchange) and Murdoch/ Fifita will provide the 80 minutes we have been craving….
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@Student of the game:
All in no order
Top 4
Tigers, Dragons, Roosters, Panthers5-8
Eels, Titans, Broncos, Storm9-12
Bulldogs, Raiders, Sea Eagles, WarriorsBottom 4
Sharks, Knights, Cowboys, SouthsThat’s interesting about the Storm…. I reckon they might sneak in to the 8.
So do I, that’s why I put them there.
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Good analysis Student, however I think the Raiders may finish a little higher than 7th, totally agree with your point about ‘dead wood’, not having Fitzy and possibly Skando (I can’t be sure he’s retiring because he’s already come back twice)
, assuming Skando doesn’t come back, getting rid of those two and replacing them with younger players like Brown, Fifita, Dwyer, Moors etc. can only be a positive thing, and with Moltzen and Tuiaki back in full flight, minor premiership is a real possibility. -
Skando will be back…
We will finish 1st…
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