1. Parra: Joey will make the big difference jump into top 4 (get him here twice a week at least)
2. Penrith: Having a quality hooker - jump into top 8
3. Dragons: Addition of Flanagan to coaching ranks - jump into top 8
On the other side Manly will be a big loser due to lack of a quality hooker - drop out of top eight
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1 canberra miss finals due to teething problems with their english hslfback and just when they start to get on a role rep season stops their turn around.
2 penrith top 4
3 nsw win 2-1
4 dragons go a bit better than expected but still finish 9th after a few late losses to finish the season
5 cameron smith plays state of origin 3 due to injuries
6 storm finally lose round 1
7 cronulla spoon
8 bulldogs gf loser
9 manly 8th
10 mahoney out for season early on and broncos release mccullough who has a secret minor injury and comes to us at only 85-90% of what he is capable of.
Danny Levi is a very good hooker so I still rate manly, especially if turbo t stays on the field. When he played last year they had a great winning percentage.
Foward pack of Adin fonua Blake, Marty Taupau, Jake trbojevic with a Clive Churchill winning representative half in DCE. Add in Turbo T who I rate alongside teddy and RTS as the best fullbacks in the game when he can stay on the field and it means they have class across the field.
If you rate Parra you have to rate manly as I rekon most would choose quite a few in their squad over current eels players. To me manly are one of hardest teams to beat this year depending on injuries. I read a story recently which said they had wins over roosters, melb and raiders last year so unlike Parra they can win big games
I agree. Manly, like a number of other teams, could, with a touch of luck (injuries etc), win the comp. The hooker situation sucks for them but if it was gonna happen it happened at the best possible time. It allowed them plenty of time to reassess and adapt to a different hooker.
1.Dogs for the spoon.
2. Storm outside top 4.
3. Roosters to struggle
4. Sharks miss top 8
5. Top 4 will be: South's, Raiders, Eels, Cowboys.
6. Next will be: Titans, Penrith, Tigers, Knights or Storm
Dogs did well end of last year.
Beat is last two times we met (including nines)
1) Dragons are in all sorts of trouble. Mary the first Coach to be sacked
2) Tigers don't have the forwards and will fade badly as the year progresses.
3) Manly and Penrith to have good years. Manly especially could go Top 4.
4) Storm will frustratingly stay near the pointy end of the table all year.
5) Cronulla, Dragons, Tigers, Titans, Bulldogs, Warriors all miss the 8. Question marks over Knights, Cowboys, Broncos, Raiders
Wish Raiders would miss the 8 but There was a marked improvement last year which I am blaming Ennius for and if he is still there I think they will still do well. They even did well last year while Hodgson was out
What makes you think Dragons will fail?
They have some injuries but decent depth. Don't expect a fade this year.
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