The run to the finals

[Steggles]

We need to play Roosters Footy against Parra and Souths and rack up some very big scores to feed our for & against. If we can do that, it won’t matter if we lose to Melbourne and the Phins beat the Raiders. Only 17 points behind the Phins at the moment.

[Bates]

Our next 3 games. Assuming we're at full strength.

Eels - They have improved significantly however we should win this one comfortably. Roosters 13 plus.
Storm - Great test. More class and smarts than the Bulldogs. The physicality in this match up should be next level! Not overly confident. Hopefully Roosters by 6.
Souffs - They're a shit club that's in shit form and we will lap them. Roosters 22 plus.

[caz]

We need to play Roosters Footy against Parra and Souths and rack up some very big scores to feed our for & against. If we can do that, it won’t matter if we lose to Melbourne and the Phins beat the Raiders. Only 17 points behind the Phins at the moment.

that's another way. the draw doesn't help us - the dolphins will be playing after us and will know how much they need to beat the raiders by. it would be fairer if the last round had all teams playing at the same time on the same day. other comps do that but i'd say there's no chance the nrl follows suit

[Hawkeye]

that's another way. the draw doesn't help us - the dolphins will be playing after us and will know how much they need to beat the raiders by. it would be fairer if the last round had all teams playing at the same time on the same day. other comps do that but i'd say there's no chance the nrl follows suit

No chance is right, given the tv rights/coverage

[Carlos Parra]

roosters are paying 1.28 to make the 8 and dolphins are out to 4.00. i'd have us as likely to make the 8 but don't think 1.28 is good value - the dolphins' last two games are v titans and (probably) an understrength canberra side in brisbane on the sunday before the semis. next week's game v manly at brooky might mean whether or not we need to win all 3 of our games. would be nice if manly win today and still have something to play for.
anyway que sera sera. all the boys can do is play good footy and it's good to now know that if we keep winning we're in

That seems like extraordinarily short odds.

[SamKerrSimp]

May get down to if we lose to Melbourne in Melbourne have to hope they lose to the raiders , so for and against won't matter. Melbourne beat Penrith and may have Jerome Hughes ,Warbrick and Paps to come back into that side...will be a big ask.

Fark Melbourne we will beat them

[caz]

That seems like extraordinarily short odds.

maybe they're backing a raiders win over the dolphins in the last round

[QWERTY]

Fark Melbourne we will beat them

Nice profile pic change

[mightyrooster]

maybe they're backing a raiders win over the dolphins in the last round

Ricky will rest half his team almost guaranteeing two points for the Dolphins. Same as Broncos v Storm in the final round.

[Spirit of 66]

roosters are paying 1.28 to make the 8 and dolphins are out to 4.00. i'd have us as likely to make the 8 but don't think 1.28 is good value - the dolphins' last two games are v titans and (probably) an understrength canberra side in brisbane on the sunday before the semis. next week's game v manly at brooky might mean whether or not we need to win all 3 of our games. would be nice if manly win today and still have something to play for.
anyway que sera sera. all the boys can do is play good footy and it's good to now know that if we keep winning we're in

Premiership odds (as at 17 Aug). Some surprises here.

Storm $2.63
Panthers $4.50
Raiders $5.25
Dogs $7.00
Roosters $19.00
Sharks $23.00
Broncos $23.00
Warriors $41.00
Dolphins $151.00
Manly $376.00

[Carlos Parra]

Whoever invented this “ golden point” sh#t is a farkwit.
Having watched tonight’s replay of Storm vs Riff , both teams deserve a competition point after 80 minutes.

The whole golden point fiasco results in stacks on the mill field goal attempts, and Klown’s discretion in giving an arbitrary penalty, to decide the game.

Can you imagine if your team is in the GF , and it’s decided like that?

Much better to do it the old fashioned way - extra time if a drawn result at full time, and in the event that extra time doesn’t separate the teams, then have an 80 minute replay.

At least the best team wins the premiership- it’s not decided by some whimsical rule invented in V’landys land.

And think of the revenue!

[Carlos Parra]

Premiership odds (as at 17 Aug). Some surprises here.

Storm $2.63
Panthers $4.50
Raiders $5.25
Dogs $7.00
Roosters $19.00
Sharks $23.00
Broncos $23.00
Warriors $41.00
Dolphins $151.00
Manly $376.00

I think Manly are totally out of it now. The ranks are thinning.

[Carlos Parra]

Easts need to be very wary of Souffs in the final round. They'll have their dirty grubs, Latrine and Wighton, back.

[roostermcgregor]

Golden point came about because there was an origin draw in game 3 in the early 2000s which meant the series was tied at 1-1 and no official winner was decided and Queensland kept the shied and the media went mental. From memory Wayne Bennett was firmly against it and Gus was all for it.

Golden point shouldn't exist for regular season matches a draw should be a valid result but I think that in finals matches they go to 10 minutes of extra time and then in to golden point. The 2015 grand final was decided in golden point and I wasn't a fan of it even though the Broncos suffered

Going further in to the memory bank but I am sure the first ever golden point match was decided by a penalty goal which upset the media once again and it's why you rarely see penalties in GP and the whole thing becomes a farce.

Thanks for the clarification- 10 minutes of extra time (each way?) so 20 minutes of footy to decide your team’s fate for the season ( in the finals ) seems fairer , then golden point applies if you are still locked up.
There are so many rule changes that it’s hard to keep up with them.

[Thirteen]

Don’t be surprised if you see Junior Toops makes his debut next weekend.