Re: Predicted league positions after round 23 : Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:49 am  

Castleford
Warrington
Wigan
Hull
Saints
Wakefield
Leeds
Catalans
Salford
Huddsford
Leighton
Salford

Re: Predicted league positions after round 23 : Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:29 am  

1. Castleford
2. Warrington
3. Wigan
4. Hull
5. Catalans
6. Wakefield Trinity
7. St Helens
8. Leeds
9. Huddersfield
10. Leigh
11. Salford
12. Widnes

Re: Predicted league positions after round 23 : Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:40 am  

Wigan (Who else really)
Warrington (Depends on Kevin Brown)
Castleford (maybe depth is the only concern)
Saints (Recruited well and finished very strong last term)
Leeds (Still wont be happy)
Hull-(hoping we do better but we cant get luck with injuries every year)
Catalans (could be top 4 but nearly new team)
Wakefield (will surprise a few and think they'll be genuinely entrtaining)
Leigh (Think they'll be tough at home , struggle away)
Salford (One day they'll click)
Huddersfield (Seem like us a few seasons back, treading water)
Widnes (If they dont start well Betts will be gone)

Re: Predicted league positions after round 23 : Wed Jan 25, 2017 12:37 pm  

Wigan
Hull
Warrington
Castleford
Saints
Leigh
Wakefield
Leeds
Catalans
Widnes
Huddersfield
Salford

Re: Predicted league positions after round 23 : Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:09 pm  

Warrington
Wigan
Hull
Cas
Saints
Leeds
Catalans
Salford
Wakefield
Widnes
Leigh
Huddersfield

Re: Predicted league positions after round 23 : Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:00 pm  

Wigan
Wire
Hull FC
Cas
Saints
Catalan
Wakefield
Leeds
Widnes
Leigh
Salford
Huddersfield

Huddersfield need a special mention after signing so many ex Bradford players
Not since they plundered our squad (when we went into admin) has any club signed so many players from another club, I think its 5 or 6 now.
I know that they are offering some very cheap season tickets again but the seem to have gone for a host of bargain buys, from a Bradford team that couldnt make the top 4 in the Championship last season.

The top 5 look straight forward to pick but the rest could finish anywhere, depending on injuries and "luck".

Re: Predicted league positions after round 23 : Fri Jan 27, 2017 3:29 pm  

Wigan
Saints
Warrington
Hull
Cas
Wakey
Leigh
Catalans
Leeds
Huddersfield
Salford
Widnes

Re: Predicted league positions after round 23 : Fri Jan 27, 2017 4:53 pm  

ball-in-hand wrote:

1. Wigan.. Endless supply of talented youngsters and a coach prepared to encourage them to stretch the rules
2. Warrington.. Talented squad with a competent coach
3. St Helens.. Another team with excellent production line. Will win something but not until they retire ponderous John Wilkin
4.Catalan..How they get this team under the salary cap I will never know.
5.Hull....Its always going to be Hulls year and they always blow it. No change I think.
6. Castleford. Capable of beating anyone but no depth in there squad. We saw that last year and it looks like the same this year
7.Leeds.. . Can't be as bad a last year but I think the coach has run out of ideas.
8.Trinity...Will be more competitive this year but I can't see them winning many more games
9.Huddersfield.. Coach has got rid of what he thinks is dead wood ( no offence Kyle) but replaced then with Bradford dead wood.
10.Salford. Same squad as last year. Same result. The doctors pockets seem to be empty.
11.Leigh. Big money signing but as we have seen with Salford it doesn't make a team. Also coach doesn't impress me.
12.Widnes. Their only plus is that fake pitch. No playmaker no ideas

Seems a harsh comment.

An unknown quantity in SL certainly but in his 1st season as a head coach he couldn't really have done any better IMO. Won 21/23 in the league (1 draw, 1 loss) finishing 9pts ahead of 2nd placed London and then winning 6 out of 7 in the middle 8's leading Leigh comfortably into SL against the odds. More impressive considering he was thrown into the job just days before the start of the season due to Mr Rowley walking out 10 days before our season opener.

If a 90% win rate doesn't impress you then you must be a hard man to please!

Obviously Leigh were a big fish in a small pond last year and this season is another test altogether but IMO so far Jukes has made a cracking start to life as a Head Coach.