wuddie said:
i start to get a feeling that the sharks will be a spoon contender, because they are very much like the raiders - got no one. i suppose noddy and dykes can be a force, but you can't really rely on them to win you games all the time.
anyone has a clue on what's happening to the roosters, dogs and broncos? i expected them to start off with a bang.
Are you mad?
Paul Gallen, Greg Bird, Lance Thompson, Brett Kearney, Reece Williams. That's only part of the squad and you're telling me that they have no one? Any of these players (bar Thompson I guess) are able to break open games with their own hands and that's not an understatement. The Sharks have a wealth of talent and Ricky Stuart has it at his disposal. They just never had the right coach. Look what happened the first year Chris Anderson took over, my god what a team. No fucking clue why they sacked him in the first place.
Roosters have the talent but they aren't exactly developed yet and they lack consistency. They're in the rebuilding phase.
The Doggies lack the creativity in the halves which you saw get exposed by the Panthers last Friday. Absolutely ripped up out wide.
Broncos are dogged by suspensions and injuries. Bennett is testing out new halves combinations as well as a reshuffle in the backline and blooding young guns who are potential candidates to replacing the 'big 3' retirements that will be coming around in the near future. Namely, Lockyer, Thorn and Civoniceva.
Roosters will stay at the bottom of the ladder, Dogs will either scrape through or they won't, I'd say hovering around 8 or 9. This year's premiership is too close to predict.
Broncos will hit their straps when everyone is fit and firing considering they had the longer part of the season last year as most other times. If they hit it right, they should make the Top 8 like every other year since they entered the competition.