Other Games | RD 28 : Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:46 pm  

Away from our game vs Cas we have two crucial games in Hull vs Wigan and Wakey va Saints

Saints need to win or can no longer qualify. Wigan impressive to recover from Wembley and will be all out for revenge.

Middle 8's looking tight with big fixtures left, think it'll be a Catalans vs Leigh MPG but really could be any two of four (Warrington fine and the bottom 3 Championship teams out of the running)

[Frosties.]

Re: Other Games | RD 28 : Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:55 pm  

Interesting week ahead this one. Hull FC could drop out of the top four if Wigan & Wakefield both win. St Helens will be game over if they lose. The games on Sky TV are very crucial picks for me.

Middle eights also very interesting, Catalan have Featherstone at home whilst Leigh have Warrington. Hull KR can confirm their place in SL if they beat Widnes & Warrington beat Leigh. Widnes could yet still be pulled into the million pound game if they were to lose at KR & Catalan win & Leigh manage to win & London could yet still with their performances and the fixtures helping them slightly.

Widnes - Hull KR, London, Catalan
Leigh - Warrington, Halifax, London.
Catalans - Featherstone, Hull KR, Widnes.
London - Halifax, Widnes, Leigh.
Featherstone - Catalans, Warrington, Halifax.

I've added London & Featherstone fixtures because there still six points to play for. Judging by who has who it could be down to PD for the final place in the MPG.

Widnes (8) - Hull KR L, London L, Catalan W
London (7) - Halifax W, Widnes W, Leigh W
Leigh (6) - Warrington L, Halifax W, London L
Catalans (6) - Featherstone W, Hull KR L, Widnes L.
Featherstone (3) - Catalans L, Warrington L, Halifax W

Re: Other Games | RD 28 : Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:10 pm  

Interesting thing with Saints, they probably beat Hudds and Salford in their final two games so would be well back into the mix but both fixtures mentioned above are 50/50 calls. Wakey have done well to be in this position but they did flop heavily at home to Saints in the final round of the regular season.

Either way all four of Hull, Wigan, Wakey and Saints are going to have to push hard over the final few games compared to the top 2. Could help them or could see them run out of gas.

[Matt_Horton]

Re: Other Games | RD 28 : Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:30 pm  

Widnes won't lose to London. On the flip side if they are safe before Round 7 then I can't see them winning in Catalans. Might be more of a beach holiday for them.

[Frosties.]

Re: Other Games | RD 28 : Tue Sep 05, 2017 5:55 pm  

Catalan without Bird as banned for four matches. Could be without Walsh too, could find it tough with these two missing.

Re: Other Games | RD 28 : Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:04 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Catalan without Bird as banned for four matches. Could be without Walsh too, could find it tough with these two missing.

Bird has conveniently had his ban reduced from 4 games to 3 games on appeal,so he will now be available for selection should Catalans be in the MPG

Hypothetically speaking here, but surely any sceptics out there on hearing this outcome could easily come to the conclusion that the RFL would like Catalans to be in SL next year would they not?

Would it not be far easier for the RFL to simply instruct the disciplinary committee from the outset that any preferential bans that suit their agenda's are awarded the ban that suits in the first instance rather than going through this ridiculous appeal's process?

Re: Other Games | RD 28 : Sat Sep 09, 2017 4:38 pm  

Hull KR are back up, so we will see McGuire play against us.

Re: Other Games | RD 28 : Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:07 pm  

PrinterThe wrote:

Hull KR are back up, so we will see McGuire play against us.

what odds for first game of the season?

[Frosties.]

Re: Other Games | RD 28 : Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:24 pm  

Warrington and Hull KR now sealed in the super league next season.

Widnes 8 (68) - London H, Catalan A.
Catalan 6 (-12) - Hull KR A, Widnes H.
Leigh 4 (28) - Halifax H, London A.
London 1 (-9) - Halifax H, Widnes A, Leigh H.
Featherstone 1 (-100) - Warrington H, Halifax A.
Halifax 0 (-66) - London A, Leigh A, Featherstone H.

London v Halifax tomorrow is a big game in terms of Londons chances for the MPG.

If London beat Widnes & Catalan beat Hull KR. We could have two MPG the week before the actual MPG, Catalans v Widnes (for third place) & London v Leigh. (For fifth place).

If Catalan are beaten by Hull KR & London beat Widnes, the final week could be London & Leigh fighting for fourth place if Catalan are beaten by Widnes, the loser of London v Leigh would drop to sixth!

It could even be huge if Halifax were to beat London & Leigh. They'd be up to four points going into a final week of London v Leigh & Halifax v Featherstone.

Re: Other Games | RD 28 : Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:39 pm  

Think all 3 SL teams still fighting will win next week (HKR don't need to win now vs Catalans) which will leave it hanging on the winner of Catalans vs Widnes final week staying up and the loser playing Leigh in the MPG.