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[Carlos Parra]

Despite being the first team to notch a victory on the ANZAC weekend of rugby league, Easts have bounced back into the top 8. After Thursday night, they were 6th but now they're 7th.

Similar to Easts, 2 other teams in the top 8 (Manly and Brisbane) have also played all 8 matches this season and have not had the benefit of the BYE. If Easts had had a BYE instead of that awful loss to the Bulldogs, they'd be fairly comfortable in 5th position with a match to play against the Scum who 9/10 they should beat. If they lose to the Broncos this weekend, they will probably drop back to 9th at worst.

Currently, Easts are the best attacking team with 218 points scored and they have the 2nd best points differential at +73 (Cronulla are +99).

I still find it quite laughable that Cronulla are leading the comp but at the other end of the table, the deplorable LOL@Souffs are coming last having conceded more points (250) than any other team in the comp. Adjusted for their bye, they're conceding more than 35 points a game!!!



LOL@Souffs.

[Thirteen]

Look at who Sharks have played. Yet to play us, Brisbane, Penrith or Melbourne. Give them the April premiership they can have it.

[Serenader]

Look at who Sharks have played. Yet to play us, Brisbane, Penrith or Melbourne. Give them the April premiership they can have it.

Facts right here!

[King Salvo]

Sharks have a good side and will not be easy beats

[Carlos Parra]

Sharks have a good side and will not be easy beats

True, but they also have a damned fine coach.

Sadly, for them, they won't finish the end of the season as minor premiers.

[ism22]

Look at who Sharks have played. Yet to play us, Brisbane, Penrith or Melbourne. Give them the April premiership they can have it.

Yep. Not gonna rest on it as a long-term excuse but coming off games against Penrith, Melbourne, Brisbane and Manly with our current PD and a top-8 spot isn't bad!!!!

Bulldogs? Yeah blah blah!!! The weather was ridiculous and we played most of it with 12 men. We then destroyed them in the second half with 11-12 men. Yeah we shoulda done better but IMO formlines can be ignored in that context.

We've now gotta consolidate our position. However, IMO we've made a decent start to the season that's put us in a position where beating some softer teams (including Brissy - they are definitely not a top 4 team this year!!!)
could make us top-4 quality. Time will tell but the feather's in our court.

[Andrew Walker]

The fridge magnet looks a lot better on the fridge this week Carlos

[Carlos Parra]

The fridge magnet looks a lot better on the fridge this week Carlos

Trust you!

[Carlos Parra]

Time will tell but the feather's in our court.

I think you're mixing your metaphors.

[Mickie Lane]

I still believe the Chooks will finish in the top 5 & I still believe Melbourne will win the comp.

[Carlos Parra]

The fridge magnet looks a lot better on the fridge this week Carlos

The fridge magnet now has Easts in 5th place on the ladder.

Only the Dolphins can realistically push them back to 6th with a victory this weekend - but they'd need to beat the Cowboys by 36 points.

Some statistical highlights, as per NRL.com:

• Easts have the best attack and average 28.7 points a match.
• Easts have the 2nd best for and against (and are closing the gap on Cronulla)
• Easts have scored the most tries (45) and kicked the most goals (39) than any other team
• Easts' premiership winning odds have dramatically shortened to $8 ($9 before last night)
• Walker is 4th in the point scoring list
• Manu is 2nd on the try scoring list
• Tupou (despite missing a match) is the equal leader for line breaks
• Keary is top 4 for line engagements
• Manu is 2nd in tackle breaks (Tedesco is 6th). Manu is also 3rd for offloads
• Tedesco (5th) and Keary (12th) have 13 try assists between them
• Walker is kicking goals at 93% and Suaalii at 85%
• Keary is the leading 'support player' but the stat hasn't been updated to reflect last night (Radley is 3rd, Collins is 8th and Butcher is 10th)
• As a team, Easts rank #1 in support play which has me a little surprised if I'm honest
• Easts make more dummy half runs and have made more line breaks and tackle breaks than any other team. They've also taken more intercepts (= with Manly and Raiders)

Despite all that attacking prowess, Easts have made more tackles than any other team (is that stat perhaps driven by poor ball control and consistently losing penalty counts and set restarts?)

All those good numbers might be surpassed by other teams/players once Easts have the BYE. On the downside, they've conceded more penalties than any other team and are the 3rd worst for handling errors.

I just wish I could find team stats for conceding set restarts. I'm sure Easts would be the #1 worst offenders (in the biased eyes of crooked officials).

[Thirteen]

Sharks have a good side and will not be easy beats

I think we will smash them in magic round.

[Thirteen]

I still believe the Chooks will finish in the top 5 & I still believe Melbourne will win the comp.

I don’t think they have a good enough pack to win the comp.

[Spirit of 66]

The fridge magnet now has Easts in 5th place on the ladder.

Only the Dolphins can realistically push them back to 6th with a victory this weekend - but they'd need to beat the Cowboys by 36 points.

Some statistical highlights, as per NRL.com:

• Easts have the best attack and average 28.7 points a match.
• Easts have the 2nd best for and against (and are closing the gap on Cronulla)
• Easts have scored the most tries (45) and kicked the most goals (39) than any other team
• Easts' premiership winning odds have dramatically shortened to $8 ($9 before last night)
• Walker is 4th in the point scoring list
• Manu is 2nd on the try scoring list
• Tupou (despite missing a match) is the equal leader for line breaks
• Keary is top 4 for line engagements
• Manu is 2nd in tackle breaks (Tedesco is 6th). Manu is also 3rd for offloads
• Tedesco (5th) and Keary (12th) have 13 try assists between them
• Walker is kicking goals at 93% and Suaalii at 85%
• Keary is the leading 'support player' but the stat hasn't been updated to reflect last night (Radley is 3rd, Collins is 8th and Butcher is 10th)
• As a team, Easts rank #1 in support play which has me a little surprised if I'm honest
• Easts make more dummy half runs and have made more line breaks and tackle breaks than any other team. They've also taken more intercepts (= with Manly and Raiders)

Despite all that attacking prowess, Easts have made more tackles than any other team (is that stat perhaps driven by poor ball control and consistently losing penalty counts and set restarts?)

All those good numbers might be surpassed by other teams/players once Easts have the BYE. On the downside, they've conceded more penalties than any other team and are the 3rd worst for handling errors.

I just wish I could find team stats for conceding set restarts. I'm sure Easts would be the #1 worst offenders (in the biased eyes of crooked officials).

Odds now $7.00

[Andrew Walker]

The fridge magnet now has Easts in 5th place on the ladder.

Only the Dolphins can realistically push them back to 6th with a victory this weekend - but they'd need to beat the Cowboys by 36 points.

Some statistical highlights, as per NRL.com:

• Easts have the best attack and average 28.7 points a match.
• Easts have the 2nd best for and against (and are closing the gap on Cronulla)
• Easts have scored the most tries (45) and kicked the most goals (39) than any other team
• Easts' premiership winning odds have dramatically shortened to $8 ($9 before last night)
• Walker is 4th in the point scoring list
• Manu is 2nd on the try scoring list
• Tupou (despite missing a match) is the equal leader for line breaks
• Keary is top 4 for line engagements
• Manu is 2nd in tackle breaks (Tedesco is 6th). Manu is also 3rd for offloads
• Tedesco (5th) and Keary (12th) have 13 try assists between them
• Walker is kicking goals at 93% and Suaalii at 85%
• Keary is the leading 'support player' but the stat hasn't been updated to reflect last night (Radley is 3rd, Collins is 8th and Butcher is 10th)
• As a team, Easts rank #1 in support play which has me a little surprised if I'm honest
• Easts make more dummy half runs and have made more line breaks and tackle breaks than any other team. They've also taken more intercepts (= with Manly and Raiders)

Despite all that attacking prowess, Easts have made more tackles than any other team (is that stat perhaps driven by poor ball control and consistently losing penalty counts and set restarts?)

All those good numbers might be surpassed by other teams/players once Easts have the BYE. On the downside, they've conceded more penalties than any other team and are the 3rd worst for handling errors.

I just wish I could find team stats for conceding set restarts. I'm sure Easts would be the #1 worst offenders (in the biased eyes of crooked officials).

As soon as I’m back from Wagga I will update it I’m a bit annoyed now I didn’t take it with me