Re: Today's 17 : Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:36 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

We are top because (a) we put in that great run to start with and (b) we have won just enough games to put us back there when we have slipped down.

Interesting point above.

I've checked our record since winning the opening 9 games.

We've played 11 games, won 5 and lost 6 (including a cup game).

Very inconsistent form and it is difficult to know what Saints side we'll get these days. Have we simply dropped off in games to save energy for the end of the season or have injuries affected us and we've dipped in form? The Wigan game and Leeds game earlier in the season suggests that we do have the quality & mentality to win big games, but we show no real consistency (then again, nobody has really).

Interestingly enough, Kyle Amor played in just 1 of those games which was Leeds in the cup when he wasn't fully fit.

We have Bradford (h), London (a) & Widnes (h) as our next 3, 3 of the kindest fixtures we could face and a chance to build some winning form going into the end of season games where we face Hull (a), Wakey (h) Leeds (a), Wire (h) & Hudds (a) - tough games there, so our consistency has to improve if we want to finish top 2.

Re: Today's 17 : Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:00 pm  

I have my own spreadsheet at work where I have split the season into 3 sections 1 to 10, 11 to 19, 20 to 27.
For the rounds 11 to 19 involving the top 4 teams of Leeds, Castleford, Wigan and Saints, results wise we have faired better:-

Leeds 4 lost, Castleford 4 lost, Wigan 4 lost, Saints 3 lost, the main difference is that we have not lost to Leeds, Castleford and Wigan in this period whilst our challengers have.

I reckon if we get 2 wins from Leeds, Huddersfield or Warrington then we will be top 4, the players state of mind in the playoffs will be another matter.

Re: Today's 17 : Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:05 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

I reckon if we get 2 wins from Leeds, Huddersfield or Warrington then we will be top 4, the players state of mind in the playoffs will be another matter.

If we win 2 out of those 3 games we'll probably finish 1st or 2nd.