Can we finish top?
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Can we finish top?
I've been looking at the remaining fixtures to see if it's possible for us to finish top.
With 7 games to go, and Catalans 4 points ahead of us, it's not looking good. They're also more than 70 ahead of us on points difference, so effectively we'd need them to lose 3 out of 7 to have a chance - and we'd have to win all of ours!
Wigan;
HKR (H); Hull (H); Cats (A); Salford (H); Leeds (A); Cas (H); Leigh (A).
Catalans:
War (A); Leigh (H); Wigan (H); HKR (A); Wake (A): Leeds (H); Salford (A).
To do it, we would have to beat them in France. (What a game that should be!)
But can't see them losing at Wire, nor at Leigh the week after Wembley.
Finding 2 more banana skins for them looks nigh on impossible. Not being defeatist, but I think 2nd spot and a week off is the best we can hope for. We've looked good at times, and I'd back us to play well in the play-offs, but we haven't shown the week-in week-out consistency to suggest we can win 7 in a row from now.
Best bet for Matty Peet, may be to go for 2nd whilst keeping players fresh by some careful rotation.
With 7 games to go, and Catalans 4 points ahead of us, it's not looking good. They're also more than 70 ahead of us on points difference, so effectively we'd need them to lose 3 out of 7 to have a chance - and we'd have to win all of ours!
Wigan;
HKR (H); Hull (H); Cats (A); Salford (H); Leeds (A); Cas (H); Leigh (A).
Catalans:
War (A); Leigh (H); Wigan (H); HKR (A); Wake (A): Leeds (H); Salford (A).
To do it, we would have to beat them in France. (What a game that should be!)
But can't see them losing at Wire, nor at Leigh the week after Wembley.
Finding 2 more banana skins for them looks nigh on impossible. Not being defeatist, but I think 2nd spot and a week off is the best we can hope for. We've looked good at times, and I'd back us to play well in the play-offs, but we haven't shown the week-in week-out consistency to suggest we can win 7 in a row from now.
Best bet for Matty Peet, may be to go for 2nd whilst keeping players fresh by some careful rotation.
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Re: Can we finish top?
Cats 42-0 Salford.
No!
No!
Regarder une fille en bikini, c'est comme avoir un revolver chargé sur sa table:
Il n'y a rien de mal a ça mais il est difficile de penser à autre chose.
Now Europe is just for holidays.
Il n'y a rien de mal a ça mais il est difficile de penser à autre chose.
Now Europe is just for holidays.
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Re: Can we finish top?
I'll take that now.morley pie eater wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:23 pm I've been looking at the remaining fixtures to see if it's possible for us to finish top.
With 7 games to go, and Catalans 4 points ahead of us, it's not looking good. They're also more than 70 ahead of us on points difference, so effectively we'd need them to lose 3 out of 7 to have a chance - and we'd have to win all of ours!
Wigan;
HKR (H); Hull (H); Cats (A); Salford (H); Leeds (A); Cas (H); Leigh (A).
Catalans:
War (A); Leigh (H); Wigan (H); HKR (A); Wake (A): Leeds (H); Salford (A).
To do it, we would have to beat them in France. (What a game that should be!)
But can't see them losing at Wire, nor at Leigh the week after Wembley.
Finding 2 more banana skins for them looks nigh on impossible. Not being defeatist, but I think 2nd spot and a week off is the best we can hope for. We've looked good at times, and I'd back us to play well in the play-offs, but we haven't shown the week-in week-out consistency to suggest we can win 7 in a row from now.
Best bet for Matty Peet, may be to go for 2nd whilst keeping players fresh by some careful rotation.
Re: Can we finish top?
2nd
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Re: Can we finish top?
Can't see Catalan slipping up now
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I think the chances of Catalans slipping up against Wire have increased. They may have a kick up the backside now that Powell has gone. There's too much quality in that Warrington side not to have a response.
There are other games that could trip them up though. Wakefield are in good form at the moment and are deep in a relegation battle, but I think that will also make our game against Cas much harder too.
The game against Leeds will be tricky for them too, on account of Catalans being a good team and therefore one of few teams Leeds will play well against.
The problem is I don't think we'll go unbeaten through our games. Definitely unlikely that we'll finish top.
There are other games that could trip them up though. Wakefield are in good form at the moment and are deep in a relegation battle, but I think that will also make our game against Cas much harder too.
The game against Leeds will be tricky for them too, on account of Catalans being a good team and therefore one of few teams Leeds will play well against.
The problem is I don't think we'll go unbeaten through our games. Definitely unlikely that we'll finish top.
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Well we will have to beat them and im certain we can
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Re: Can we finish top?
Ok. Another way to look at it is this:
We look secure in the top 4. We're 4 points clear of Hull KR and Warrington in 5th and 6th. Make that 6 if we beat Rovers this weekend and Wire lose to Cats, both of which are odds on.
We look secure in the top 4. We're 4 points clear of Hull KR and Warrington in 5th and 6th. Make that 6 if we beat Rovers this weekend and Wire lose to Cats, both of which are odds on.
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As long as we finish in the top 3 spots, I think we’ve a decent chance of making Old Trafford. Any lower and you might need to go and win a semi final at Catalans and while it’s not impossible, I’d rather go anywhere else, even St Helens, especially now they’re minus their two best props.
Ideally we make the top 2 and get a home semi final.
Ideally we make the top 2 and get a home semi final.