The run home and what are we looking at!

[Pablo Escobar]

we won it 2002 playing every week in the finals

were we busted up like now....

[Thirteen]

Don’t stress Nic we’ve got the top 8 covered. Quite possibly the top 4.

[Waylander]

were we busted up like now....

Early in the season, yes, we were.

[Mad_Rabid_Rooster]

not sure about that. in a normal season the winner comes from the top 4 cos the best teams are in the top 4. this isn't a normal season. if we've got everyone fit and firing come finals time we'll give it a shake wherever we finish.

Sure, Zac, we will give it a shake, but surely you would rather have that second chance up your sleeve if it is available? I know that I would. Anyway, what will be will be.

[The Marshall]

Are you confident of either....???? I have no idea how this new look team of ours will perform without LK, even with some possible ins.

Seriously, you and the orginal poster need a Bex and a good Lay down. We will win 1 of the next two, probably both. We will make the 8 and maybe top 4. To suggest we won’t
1. Beat the Drongos
2. make the eight
from our current position pretty much should alert the site admin to your mental instability and get you banned.

[Random Rooster]

I think we should focus on getting into the 8 then resting players....top 4 is pretty much going to be a miracle......lock in any spot 5 to 8 and have a 2 week rest before the finals assault where you need to win 4 in a row for the crown!!! Will be interesting to see what happens..

What players are we resting??

[roostermcgregor]

If we can't beat the tigers and the drongos, we aren't even a premiership contender - So I would expect that we will win both those games.
By the time we play the raiders, we will be just about at full strength ( except for maybe Keary) That will be the critical game to determine whether we make the top 4. I reckon we will roll them.
By the time we play the Knights we have Keary back, so should win this one as well, and assure us of a top 4 finish.
IMHO , I don't think you can win it from 5-8 position. You need to play 4 consecutive weeks of semi final football, all intense. By the third finals game, you will have a team resembling a casualty ward.
Better to play one finals match, freshen up with the week off, and then hit hard in the final two games to win the comp. With the roosters in the past, this has been the winning formula.

[roosterproud]

I still believe top 4
last week was the weakest team the Roosters have put forward since 2009.
Looking forward to all our players returning from injuries well rested and ready for finals

[roosterproud]

Just had a squiz at the draw. Looks like the eels may drop a few spots and the faiders go up. We have the tuffest draw out of the top 4 over the coming weeks. Faiders the easiest. The riff looks easy and then the storm.

[zac]

Sure, Zac, we will give it a shake, but surely you would rather have that second chance up your sleeve if it is available? I know that I would. Anyway, what will be will be.

of course we'd like a top 4 finish but if we finish 5-8 i don't think we should start looking to 2021.

[Nicola Tesla]

Seriously, you and the orginal poster need a Bex and a good Lay down. We will win 1 of the next two, probably both. We will make the 8 and maybe top 4. To suggest we won’t
1. Beat the Drongos
2. make the eight
from our current position pretty much should alert the site admin to your mental instability and get you banned.

Top 4 is a tough stretch..... I've analysed the draw for each team.... we have it tough compared to others when you factor in injuries.
Having said that, my post was based on LK being our for 5 weeks or so and I wouldn't put my faith in a Flanno/Hutchins combo to win us some of these games we would have romped home in. (like the next 2)
If the 4 looks lost, I would focus on giving the back up hooker some time....rotating the busted.... resting the over worked (SST) then 4 weeks of finals carnage!!!
We will see how this rolls out
BTW....your comment you and the original poster need a bex...... are same person most of the time!
and....thanks for looking out for my mental well being....

[Maxy Walker]

The bookies don’t agree that we’ll miss the top 4. They have us at $1.50, equivalent to a 67% chance. You can’t even get a bet on us to make the top 8. They rate it as a foregone conclusion.

[Serenader]

Top 4 is a tough stretch..... I've analysed the draw for each team.... we have it tough compared to others when you factor in injuries.
Having said that, my post was based on LK being our for 5 weeks or so and I wouldn't put my faith in a Flanno/Hutchins combo to win us some of these games we would have romped home in. (like the next 2)
If the 4 looks lost, I would focus on giving the back up hooker some time....rotating the busted.... resting the over worked (SST) then 4 weeks of finals carnage!!!
We will see how this rolls out
BTW....your comment you and the original poster need a bex...... are same person most of the time!
and....thanks for looking out for my mental well being....

Agreed. Looking at the draw, this Tigers game is a massive game I believe. Win this (and assumably next week against the Broncs), and we should be back to near full strength the following week (barring more injuries of course), and all guns blazing. Dropping this Tigers game will not allow us much breathing space heading into the finals, hoping to keep 4th spot.

win this game and I can see SST and maybe others getting a rest against the Broncs and full steam ahead towards the finals!

[Johnny Tobin]

We still deserve to be favourites to win the comp.

[Thirteen]

The bookies don’t agree that we’ll miss the top 4. They have us at $1.50, equivalent to a 67% chance. You can’t even get a bet on us to make the top 8. They rate it as a foregone conclusion.

Maybe Nicola should have a bet on us not making the eight.