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25th February 2006 07:09 PM
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Winners and losers
With footy season(s) firing up, let's have a bit of a think-tank - who, in any code you've got 'expertise' in, will take the Flag, and the Wooden Spoon?
AFL
The Winners - You've got to lose one before you win one. This team hasn't been to the big show for a while, but they've arguably had the best team going around. My pick is St Kilda.
The Spooners - After watching tonights NAB cup game, I think we saw the spooners in the game between Hawthorn and Richmond. I'm sitting on the fence here, and will say these 2 teams will battle it out. Richmond have the better coach, but they've also got Richo, and if Nathan Brown doesn't have a good season then they are firm faves.
Collingwood, Essendon and dare i say it, Carlton, are also in with a show.
NRL
The Winners - Love to say the Tigers, but I can't back them in confidently. Also refuse to acknowledge St George and the Roosters, but between these three teams is the winner.
The Spooners - Hard to go past the NZ Warriors, without any competition points, money, and Stacey Jones.
Lucy Harris smart smart smart, Martin Harris dumb.
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25th February 2006 08:43 PM
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AFL is so dependent on injuries these days it's hard to say.
I'll go for the sleeper team. Geelong for the flag. They've missed out narrowly on the big show the past couple of years and if their big guns stay fit I think they can do it. Also, go pies!
League: don't really care, but the storm look solid with their recruitment. Cowboys can take the next step also. Prelim -> finalist -> premier? Massive home ground advatnage will see them finish Top 4.
Super 14: Probably groundhog day with the Crusaders again. Brumbies have the firepower to beat them, nobody else does.
Edit:
Spooners
AFL - Blues/Demons
League - Warriors/Panthers
Super 14 - Force/Cats
Last edited by Moe Norman; 25th February 2006 at 08:46 PM.
Moe Norman
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"I had played so poorly recently, I started thinking that maybe I should do something else. Then I saw my friends going to work every day and realised that my life wasn't so bad." -Steve Pate
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26th February 2006 12:29 AM
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NRL: Dragons have been the best side for the last two years. Beaten by bad luck. They WILL win this year.
Tigers are no chance. They had their fairy tail. Benji's shoulder is rooted and it's only a matter of time before one of his knees explodes. Gotta admit Prince has the best kicking game I've seen since Ricky Stewart.
Warriors or Bunnies for the wooden spoon.
Super 14: That Kiwi team that wears the red jumpers.
AFL: Who cares
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26th February 2006 12:53 AM
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rabid fans never accept defeat.
Moe Norman
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"I had played so poorly recently, I started thinking that maybe I should do something else. Then I saw my friends going to work every day and realised that my life wasn't so bad." -Steve Pate
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26th February 2006 07:09 AM
#5
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Winners
NRL : Hate to say it but the feeling I have is the Eels might just finally get one, all the other teams in the comp rely on one or 2 players, Parra don't seem to have that problem.
S14 : Waratahs may go ok but top 4 only, one of the Kiwi teams will win once again.
AFL : Swans repeat , no real idea though
Losers
NRL : Canberra, no chance
S14 : Force
AFL : NFI
Grant
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26th February 2006 07:19 AM
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I never let my emotions get in the way when predicting football, so my pick is Premiers Collingwood, Spooners, Carlton.
come to think of it that might have been my prediction last year, and maybe the year before that too.
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26th February 2006 09:24 AM
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West Coast might win the premiership this year after going so close last year. Especially if they get a forward line that works. A lot of class there.
Carlton for Wooden Spoon. Don't think they have shown anything to indicate that they are on the way up soon.
No interest in the other two.
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26th February 2006 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by
mike
NRL: Dragons have been the best side for the last two years. Beaten by bad luck. They WILL win this year.
Tigers are no chance. They had their fairy tail. Benji's shoulder is rooted and it's only a matter of time before one of his knees explodes. Gotta admit Prince has the best kicking game I've seen since Ricky Stewart.
Warriors or Bunnies for the wooden spoon.
Super 14: That Kiwi team that wears the red jumpers.
AFL: Who cares
Beaten by bad luck,yeah right,more like beaten by no ticker.
Terry.
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"Your Mamma wouldn't fit in the can Bro"
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26th February 2006 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by
terryand
Beaten by bad luck,yeah right,more like beaten by no ticker.
Terry.
St George in 2005. Dead last after 6 rounds. Fought back to equal 1st by season end. Lost to a red hot Tigers in their last game. ( I hate Benji )
Broncos in 2005. Up near the lead half way through the season, then lost 53 games in a row.
What was that you said about ticker ?
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26th February 2006 02:13 PM
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Last edited by terryand; 26th February 2006 at 02:18 PM.
Smugmug
"Your Mamma wouldn't fit in the can Bro"
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26th February 2006 04:58 PM
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26th February 2006 05:39 PM
#12
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Originally Posted by
jarro
NRL
winners = Parramatta/Roosters/Storm .. take your pick there
losers = Souths (sorry Grant)
Super 14 =
AFL =
No Worries Jarro I think they will finish in the lower half of the ladder but not at the extreme bottom, they will become a pest for team tryiing to make the top 8 at the end of the season.
Grant
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26th February 2006 10:31 PM
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MTB all the **** you cop on here is undeserved, you are a ****ing great bloke with those predictions.
Moe Norman
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"I had played so poorly recently, I started thinking that maybe I should do something else. Then I saw my friends going to work every day and realised that my life wasn't so bad." -Steve Pate
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26th February 2006 10:33 PM
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The easy one first.
Crusaders in the Super 14. Maybe an all NZ top 4. Western Force to not win a game and fold at the end of the year.
AFL, I can see a couple of sides hardly losing a game, then St Kilda and West Coast meeting in the GF. St Kilda are the St George of AFL. If they don't win this year they'll never win one. Hawthorn for the spoon.
League is hard this year. It's easier to say why teams won't win than to find one that will. Maybe North Q will be the last team standing after the others kill themselves with infighting. Souths for the spoon after Piggins wins the boardroom battle, but destroys the club doing it.
There's always next year!
"There are 50 things to remember in the golf swing. Trouble is that I can only remember 49 of them" - Bob Hope.
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26th February 2006 10:42 PM
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Winners
Bulldogs, Bulldogs and who cares
Losers
Raiders, Broncos, Broncos, Broncos and Broncos, oh, and who cares.....
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27th February 2006 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by
terryand
Last 13 years....
Broncos,5 grand finals....5 wins
Dragons,3 grand finals....
Your turn Mike.
Terry.
At least get it right Tez, they've been in 4 & lost 4. Although I'll forgive you as everyone seems to forget the Dragons V Manly Final in '96
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28th February 2006 01:30 AM
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The winner of this debate is gonna depend on how far back you wanna go.
Originally Posted by
terryand
Last 13 years....
Broncos,5 grand finals....5 wins
Dragons,3 grand finals....
Your turn Mike.
Terry.
Last 46 years...
Dragons , 17 grand finals...13 wins
Last 6 months...
Broncos, 14 games ...2 wins.
Your turn Terry
Mike
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28th February 2006 07:20 AM
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28th February 2006 07:31 AM
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Mike I wouldn't worry Jho has got nuttin
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28th February 2006 07:33 AM
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28th February 2006 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by
mike
The winner of this debate is gonna depend on how far back you wanna go.
Last 46 years...
Dragons , 17 grand finals...13 wins
Last 6 months...
Broncos, 14 games ...2 wins.
Your turn Terry
Mike
Mike
You got it wrong
St merge Illawarra 0 Premierships, up there with Cronulla on 0.
Even the other merged club beat you to the 1st win by a merged entity, Maybe the Gold Coast titans will beat you to it too.
Grant
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28th February 2006 08:32 AM
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Ouch.
OK, here's where I get out without too many scars.
I've only followed the Dragons since '99 when they merged with the Steelers.
Prior to that I was passionate Illawarra supporter and didn't give two hoots what happened to the Dragons.
Now the next time anyone mentions the '99 Grand Final , I'm ... I'm ... going back to ISG.
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28th February 2006 09:01 AM
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28th February 2006 09:04 AM
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Mike, you can only go back as far as the history of the youngest team in the debate. So from 1988 its... 5 ....blot.
Why can't you accept that the broncos are the most successful team of the last 20 years(even though they have been in for 17 of those years)
You can't compare this current SG tickerless team with the icons of yesteryear
So the 11 in a row don't when they bought the entire national team,thank God for salary caps.
Terry.
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"Your Mamma wouldn't fit in the can Bro"
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28th February 2006 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by
terryand
Mike, you can only go back as far as the history of the youngest team in the debate. So from 1988 its... 5 ....blot.
Why can't you accept that the broncos are the most successful team of the last 20 years(even though they have been in for 17 of those years)
You can't compare this current SG tickerless team with the icons of yesteryear
So the 11 in a row don't when they bought the entire national team,thank God for salary caps.
Terry.
Hoo boy, settle Terry.
I just hate the Broncos. Everyone hates the broncos. Even Broncos supporters hate the Broncos.
Originally Posted by
markTHEblake
99 Grand Final
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