We have to keep winning

[Ray Stehr]

Souffs have a horror 5 weeks before the semis start, they have a 5 point buffer and if we lose they may be too hard to catch. We can't have souffs winning anything minor or major. When we play them in rd 26 we should be motoring on all cylinders by that stage but I get a feeling that that game could be for the minor premiership, It would be great if we could deny them the minor premiership and the major premiership.

[Guest]

Couldn't give a **** if they win the minor premiership, means jack shit really. Theres only 1 title worth winning. come to think of it, If anything I hope they do and when they miss the big one it will leave an even sour taste in there tooth less mouths.

[Ray Stehr]

Couldn't give a **** if they win the minor premiership, means jack shit really. Theres only 1 title worth winning. come to think of it, If anything I hope they do and when they miss the big one it will leave an even sour taste in there tooth less mouths.

Yes but think of psychological advantange we'd take if we beat them for the minor premiership.

[Guest]

I say let them burn all there petrol striving to win it and then choke in the semi's. if we are fair dinkum title contenders lets focus on the long weekend in October and nothing else. Fark em Ray!!!

[Guest]

I have to agree, Ray is 100% right on the money here. Monday night will go a long way to seeing this play out, and while Maloney will be a loss, the inclusion of Mortimer as a starting half for consecutive games I believe will prove to be decisive in the result - so much so that it will demand him being rotated thru not only 9, but 6 & even 7 for the rest of the season. And if that's the case, no-one's gonna be able to touch us.

[Guest]

I have to agree, Ray is 100% right on the money here. Monday night will go a long way to seeing this play out, and while Maloney will be a loss, the inclusion of Mortimer as a starting half for consecutive games I believe will prove to be decisive in the result - so much so that it will demand him being rotated thru not only 9, but 6 & even 7 for the rest of the season. And if that's the case, no-one's gonna be able to touch us.

My bold prediction is that if we win Monday we will finish in the four.

If we don't, well............

[Guest]

Souths will stroll to the minor premiership as they are the least impacted by Origin out of us and Melbourne.

What we need to do is finish top two so we don't meet them any earlier than the GF, and then hope Melbourne lob on their half of the draw in the final four.

Souths v Roosters on GF day would be the biggest stitch up since, well, the 2010 GF day!

[sydroosters]

yeh i dont want to see bunny rabbits win the minor, if so i hope they talk themselves up so much that when it comes to finals footy they choke choke choke f*k would i love to see that

[Guest]

Let's focus on this weekend before we go getting delusions of grandeur thinking about a GF birth. Lots of footy left to play.

[stsae]

Souths will stroll to the minor premiership as they are the least impacted by Origin out of us and Melbourne.

What we need to do is finish top two so we don't meet them any earlier than the GF, and then hope Melbourne lob on their half of the draw in the final four.

Souths v Roosters on GF day would be the biggest stitch up since, well, the 2010 GF day!

Inglis, Teo, McQueen and Merritt.

Melba 4 and us 3.

Also I think us and Melba have the two byes the weekend before origin meaning we miss our players only once. Whereas I think Souffs have only one of their byes before origin meaning they miss their players for 2 weeks.

[Guest]

I''ve always been curious as to why the minor premiership is deemed so minor. You would think that being the best team over 26 rounds is more impressive than winning a 3 or 4 games. I understand there's a certain allure and prestige and such, but you look at the premier league for example, where the league title is deemed the bigger prize while the FA Cup is minor. Is it just the traditional mindset or is it more to do with the prize money and prestige that comes with winning in the finals?

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

I''ve always been curious as to why the minor premiership is deemed so minor. You would think that being the best team over 26 rounds is more impressive than winning a 3 or 4 games. I understand there's a certain allure and prestige and such, but you look at the premier league for example, where the league title is deemed the bigger prize while the FA Cup is minor. Is it just the traditional mindset or is it more to do with the prize money and prestige that comes with winning in the finals?

The difference between the NRL and the Premier League is that all the teams in the latter play each other twice - so the team that finishes the season on top is there by right. The teams in the NRL just play 9 other teams twice and the rest once. This is the reason that play offs are required I imagine - its to stop a team being champions when they may be deemed to have had an easier ride than other teams.

[roosterproud]

mandy then merge followed by the bye. fine run and a nice break for bbq

[Bansai Pipeline]

Souths are so far ahead of the pack its not funny.

Unless something happens to their halfback, I can't see anyone caching them.

Call me paranoid, but I pity whoever meets them in the big one.

[stsae]

Souths are so far ahead of the pack its not funny.

Unless something happens to their halfback, I can't see anyone caching them.

Call me paranoid, but I pity whoever meets them in the big one.

The one thing we haven't seen as yet is Souffs have a run of bad form.

It happens to every good side, IMO it's impossible to be up for 30 weeks at this level anymore.

I hope their bad run hits in round 26 and continues for their next two games, boom boom out of the semis.

Currently they are nearing the unstoppable stage.

It's gonna take some damn good footy to beat them IMO.