interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:51 pm  

Looks likley in my opinion that the top 2 will be Saints and Cas and neither will be good enough to win it or even get to the final so alot is going to depend who plays who , i think any of Leeds , Saints, Warrington or Huddersfield will be 2 of the grand finalists although not sure Hudds will ever beat Wire

Re: interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:53 pm  

Sorry in meant Wigan not Saints for grand final contenders

Re: interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:53 pm  

So how come they were good enough to finish 1st and 2nd then ?

Re: interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:57 pm  

This will be the most unpredictable series there has been so far.

Any one of the top 6 can win it. Some you would fancy abit less (saints through injuries, cas on experience) but the teams are so evenly matched that in pressure playoff rugby anything can and will happen.

If I had to put money on it, I'd say it'll be a leeds wigan grand final. (ironically 2 teams that have been losing their league games lately). The way it's going in the table it looks likely they could be on opposite sides of the draw and would fancy both to overcome the likes of hudds, warrington cas and saints (for differing reasons).

Re: interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:58 pm  

Fair point.

Leeds or wigan with wire as an outside chance.be very surprised if any of the other three won it.

Re: interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:59 pm  

newgroundb4wakey wrote:

So how come they were good enough to finish 1st and 2nd then ?

Think Saints go under the radar a bit. Think when the likes of Leeds or Wigan play it's always that more of a big deal to whoever the opposition is and their fans in most cases.

Also as I mentioned to a Saints fan the other day. If Saints had beaten us back in Round 5 of the cup and gone onto Wembley it would've probably been Leeds sitting several points clear at the top.

Re: interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:01 pm  

Wouldn't take much for Cas to end up at OT. They can definitely win games at home in the play offs. There is only really Leeds they would fear there. Agreed that we are goosed, just hope we can ruin it for one of the big three on the way down.

Re: interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:10 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

Think Saints go under the radar a bit. Think when the likes of Leeds or Wigan play it's always that more of a big deal to whoever the opposition is and their fans in most cases.

Also as I mentioned to a Saints fan the other day. If Saints had beaten us back in Round 5 of the cup and gone onto Wembley it would've probably been Leeds sitting several points clear at the top.

That saints side is no chance of winning the GF.no real half backs kills them.with walsh they would have been favourites but with the likes of wellens and turner in the halves come on!

Hudds will always bottle it in the big game,and wire are still a good side but lack the spark briers gave them, and they couldn't win it with him.Cas are a good side but as shown in the cup final have a way to go till they can be considered genuine contenders at the big game.

I may be wrong, but I really can't see past leeds or wigan for the SL crown.

Re: interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:10 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Wouldn't take much for Cas to end up at OT. They can definitely win games at home in the play offs. There is only really Leeds they would fear there. Agreed that we are goosed, just hope we can ruin it for one of the big three on the way down.

Well if they finish 2nd (very good chance now) it's 2 homes games, so you're right. I could see them winning the first home game (against warrington/hudds?) but then I reckon they'd come unstuck in the final semi (against wigan/leeds?) that's the game that always catches out the ''very good but not quite true contender'' teams.

Re: interesting top 2 can't win it ? : Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:22 pm  

newgroundb4wakey wrote:

So how come they were good enough to finish 1st and 2nd then ?

exactly my thoughts.........has he not replied to you then?.........it's a case of sour grapes with him ..and he talks daft..