Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:43 pm  

I'm a lot happier than I was a couple of weeks ago. Performances (Leeds aside) are not convincing but the run is what the doctor ordered. Win this weekend and we're a point off the 8, although a fair bit off 4th and with a tough run to come. We need some bodies back soon that's for sure. I think we will finish top 8. My expectation is that we up our performance level and given ourselves an outside chance of top 4, plus a good cup run would be very welcome this year.

Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:49 pm  

Attempt to stay out of the middle 8's...

I'd also like to see us stick with the likes of Livett,Philbin,Patton and Julien and look towards phasing out the ridiculous mish mash of a 3/4 line we've had for nearly 2 years...

Give up Kevin Brown as a bad job (not likely I know)

Also with a favourable draw and the fact that we have the odd decent performance in us maybe a return to Wembley..

Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:16 am  

I'd be happy with each and every player putting in 100% each and every game. Nice to be on a winning streak again, an improvement each game would be good to see, but after Leeds we seem to have lost our way again.

Is it just Currie that is still on the long term injury list now who would be expected to slot straight back in?

Did I hear right that we have an interest in Mead from Brisbane and that he can be made immediately available salary cap permitting?

Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:05 am  

we`ll finish 6th or 7th quite a way off 4th position..but if i was offered a trip to wembley in august i`d take it in a heartbeat.just hope that the recruitement for next season is alot better than this years..leeds v wigan at old trafford..

Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:48 am  

We need to be in 5th by the end of Round 23 to have any chance of making the final 4 after Round 30. Well that's what the historical facts tell me

Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:02 am  

TheDoc wrote:

We need to be in 5th by the end of Round 23 to have any chance of making the final 4 after Round 30. Well that's what the historical facts tell me

So that's 3 more wins and a draw better than Wigan or Hull in the next 13 games. 4 more wins than Salford or 5 more than Cas or Leeds.

With away ties against Hull, Wigan, Leeds, Castleford and Wigan at the Magic remaining this is a tough, if not impossible, ask.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:57 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

So that's 3 more wins and a draw better than Wigan or Hull in the next 13 games. 4 more wins than Salford or 5 more than Cas or Leeds.

With away ties against Hull, Wigan, Leeds, Castleford and Wigan at the Magic remaining this is a tough, if not impossible, ask.

Yes it's tough, but, not impossible and this year with seemingly more teams capable of taking points off each other, 6th might still give you a chance of 4th

Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:27 pm  

6th could if the gap was very narrow, you win every game and 4th and 5th have a slip of form for a month.

Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:35 pm  

Yes if we win about 80 per cent of our remaining games we will probably make top four.

It's like with a government majority of only 17, Labour only needs a net gain of 9 seats from the Tories in this election to win power.

I only need to chop 5 seconds off my 100m time and I will be able to beat Usain Bolt.

Re: Expectations for the rest of the season : Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:20 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

Yes if we win about 80 per cent of our remaining games we will probably make top four.

In 2016, before the split, 4th was 28 points. We would need to win 11/13 (85%) to reach that. After the Super 8s, 4th was 40 points. Assuming we made 4th above we would need to win 6/7 (+2/2 for the GF win)

So by that analysis, to win the GF we have room for only 3 more defeats in the entire season remaining of 22 games. For a team that is averaging 17 points per game and looking clueless in attack that is just a dream.