Re: Top 8's missing Leeds. Worth watching? : Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:19 pm  

Good luck to everyone involved. Hope all the games are a spectacle and the winner is the game over all. And the refs remember that weve not paid to watch them.

Re: Top 8's missing Leeds. Worth watching? : Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:54 am  

Biff Tannen wrote:

right now you would say the winner would come from Hull, Wigan or Warrington. Catalans look shot and without top 2 and a home semi you wouldn't fancy them to make OT even if they make the 4. Saints have picked up form but still don't look like potential winners to me.

I would still say Wigan with a fully fit squad come September are favourites but a lot does depend on which key players will be available at that point. It would be nice to see a different winner with us not being in the mix. Hull v Warrington in both finals would be good to see

I agree a Hull vs Warrington final would be good to see. If the table finishes as it is now though I wouldn't be at all surprised if Saints with their better playoff experience were able to sneak into Hull away and pick up the win. Wigan even with their guys like Williams and Tomkins still aren't scoring enough points. The CC could still be a factor as one of Hull or Wigan are going to Wembley and Warrington will be favourites to beat Wakefield.

Re: Top 8's missing Leeds. Worth watching? : Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:47 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

I agree a Hull vs Warrington final would be good to see. If the table finishes as it is now though I wouldn't be at all surprised if Saints with their better playoff experience were able to sneak into Hull away and pick up the win. Wigan even with their guys like Williams and Tomkins still aren't scoring enough points. The CC could still be a factor as one of Hull or Wigan are going to Wembley and Warrington will be favourites to beat Wakefield.

Saints are a funny one. they have been as bad as us most of the year from what i have seen yet managed to get the right side of tight games to keep themselves relevant and now with a good late run find themselves a good chance of the 4th spot. Like you say, its more than possible they could go to Hull for example, who may choke and suddenly Saints find themselves in the final. Of course we have seen that before with ourselves making a late charge so its not unthinkable but i do look at this Saints squad and apart from a slightly past his best Roby, they don't have too many top notch players or been there and done it Leaders who you feel could pull it off. It really would be a sad indictment of the state of SL if the Saints won the competition 2 out of the last 3 years with the squad they have had to work with over that period.

Re: Top 8's missing Leeds. Worth watching? : Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:36 am  

Just clicked on the RLfans site and seen the teams split into Super 8's and Qualifiers. Just hit home how truly appalling this season has been. I am still confident that we will see McD in situ next season as well - even after setting new performance lows.

Re: Top 8's missing Leeds. Worth watching? : Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:23 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

I agree a Hull vs Warrington final would be good to see. If the table finishes as it is now though I wouldn't be at all surprised if Saints with their better playoff experience were able to sneak into Hull away and pick up the win. Wigan even with their guys like Williams and Tomkins still aren't scoring enough points. The CC could still be a factor as one of Hull or Wigan are going to Wembley and Warrington will be favourites to beat Wakefield.

Wigan massively miss the ginger pearl on attack, IMHO. If he returns and they get metal mickey back think the scoreboard will start ticking.