Quote PAUL M="PAUL M"They can't choose Leeds can they? They can only choose from the other two.'" i thought that too, but it appears they can rugby-league.suite101.com/articl ... yoffs_2009

Quote PAUL M="PAUL M"They can't choose Leeds can they? They can only choose from the other two.'" i thought that too, but it appears they can rugby-league.suite101.com/articl ... yoffs_2009

The League shows we have been the fourth best team during the season (though form has dipped from that run of 10 wins in 12, it is hopefully coming back gradually at the right time) and I'd say we have the fourth best chance of being champions. The teams above us have been better and we'll be underdogs against all, but in a one-off game you never know. We've got a couple rest weeks coming up while Hudds and Saints hopefully knock seven bells out of each other in their semi and one of them plays at Wembley. If our luck holds with injuries, it could be our year. I'd have smapped your hand off for 4th at the start of the year, but I'm getting greedy now. With a second chance in the play-offs, I'd make us 10 or 12-1 to win the GF.











Aren't stats great? 7th at the start of their game with Rovers or 7th now? I can't be bothered to work out the first, so I'll assume the latter.



Only 6 teams are above 7th (obviously) and we are one of them. We haven't played Saints or Wakefield in that period, so we are down to 3 - Leeds, Hudds and Wigan. We beat Wigan in round 13, though they won't have been top 6 then. Quins were in round 10 though, weren't they? Also I've just noticed who the top 6 club we beat in round 8 was!

Based on current form anyone in their right mind would choose to play us instead of Huddersfield.

They can chose any of the 3 as far as I'm aware.

Took some working out lol but yer Stats can be very misleading

Quote Hutchie="Hutchie"i thought that too, but it appears they can rugby-league.suite101.com/articl ... yoffs_2009'" I don't think that's right Karl as Leeds would be entitled to home advantage?

Quote Hutchie="Hutchie"i thought that too, but it appears they can rugby-league.suite101.com/articl ... yoffs_2009'" I don't think that's right Karl as Leeds would be entitled to home advantage?

yes it baffled me too







But this is the RFl you know, im sure theyd want Leeds and Saints both at home in that round 3 regardless

Maybe, but we historically do better against saints than hudds do. Maybe our game doesn't suit saints an they would feel more confident of breaking down a structured hudds side, or psychogically they may fancy having an early crack at Leeds... Whoever they pick it will just serve to motivate the oppo...

I think the fact we've got the CC semi & final weeks off will give the players the rest they need and if you look at our form after 13 games (having played everyone whether home and away) we were a Jake Webster finger tip from being the top of the table which proves we are a top side providing our 80 min players i.e. Galea & Newton are not burnt out.



Leeds & Saints form isn't starling at present and if we can reproduce our early to mis-season form then we can definitely win the title.

On a similar not, assuming Rovers finish 4th, who would we want to top the table and therefore play us in the first round?

Id say Huddersfield

but i think you have better records against the other 2 dont ya ?

Wikipedia agrees with you - fwiw!



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If Saints and Leeds lost in round one, but then won the next week, the choice of SF opponents would pass to Hudds, rather than going on League position. I think.





Edit: Also Rovers and Hudds would be at home.