: Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:17 pm  

I'm pretty confident now that we'll make the 8. We'll beat Hull, and I can't honestly see Cats winning at St Helens.

I just hope that if we win a match or two in the play offs, it won't be used as an excuse to paper over the cracks and pretend that all is well. The reality is still that we've been poor for most of the season. And whilst we were comfortable winners today I didn't see a ruthless streak that made me think that Leeds or St Helens will be quaking in their boots just yet.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:19 pm  

Ok then stattos....when was the last time we won we won 5 games on the trot?

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:05 pm  

debaser wrote:

Ok then stattos....when was the last time we won we won 5 games on the trot?

Well, off the top of my head, wouldn't that be our 13 match winning streak from Sun 17 Jul 2005 - Bradford 58 : 12 Leigh
to
Sun 12 Feb 2006 Wakefield 14 : 20 Bradford

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:11 pm  

It's was mid 2007. We beat Quins (h), Catalan (a), Hudds (h), Hull FC (H) and Leeds (a) - which was Lesley's last match

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:22 pm  

For your info a 18+ pts win at hull still a big ask would see us in positive GD and possibly give us the 4th best attack in the competition table Engage Super League Table - 2009 Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Rhinos 26 20 0 6 775 429 346 40 2 St Helens 26 19 0 7 721 442 279 38 3 Hull K R 26 17 1 8 640 492 148 35 4 Giants 26 17 0 9 642 400 242 34 5 Wigan 26 15 0 11 643 503 140 30 6 Wildcats 26 15 0 11 661 599 62 30 7 Tigers 26 13 0 13 610 680 -70 26 8 Catalans 26 12 0 14 589 648 -59 24 9 Bulls 26 11 1 14 632 650 -18 23 10 Wolves 26 11 0 15 605 671 -66 22 11 quins 26 11 0 15 557 647 -90 22 12 Hull FC 26 10 0 16 484 602 -118 20 13 Salford 26 7 0 19 432 724 -292 14 14 Celtic 26 3 0 23 335 839 -504 6

For your info a 18+ pts win at hull still a big ask would see us in positive GD and possibly give us the 4th best attack in the competition table Engage Super League Table - 2009 Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Rhinos 26 20 0 6 775 429 346 40 2 St Helens 26 19 0 7 721 442 279 38 3 Hull K R 26 17 1 8 640 492 148 35 4 Giants 26 17 0 9 642 400 242 34 5 Wigan 26 15 0 11 643 503 140 30 6 Wildcats 26 15 0 11 661 599 62 30 7 Tigers 26 13 0 13 610 680 -70 26 8 Catalans 26 12 0 14 589 648 -59 24 9 Bulls 26 11 1 14 632 650 -18 23 10 Wolves 26 11 0 15 605 671 -66 22 11 quins 26 11 0 15 557 647 -90 22 12 Hull FC 26 10 0 16 484 602 -118 20 13 Salford 26 7 0 19 432 724 -292 14 14 Celtic 26 3 0 23 335 839 -504 6

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:49 pm  

bulldozer II wrote: table So going by that table, in addition to the permutations already discussed which involve us winning at Hull, if we draw and Catalans lose, either of the other two teams would need huge wins to overtake us - Wolves a winning margin of 49+ or Quins a winning margin of 73+.

bulldozer II wrote: table So going by that table, in addition to the permutations already discussed which involve us winning at Hull, if we draw and Catalans lose, either of the other two teams would need huge wins to overtake us - Wolves a winning margin of 49+ or Quins a winning margin of 73+.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:59 pm  

MDF wrote:

Wolves a winning margin of 49+ .

don't laugh, that could happen

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:00 pm  

AndreaB wrote:

don't laugh, that could happen

Who's laughing?

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:25 pm  

You guys must be favourites for 8th now, Catalan away at Saints, if they win then rugby league is daft. All you gotta do is beat Hull. Id like to see you in the play-offs as we couldnt play you until the grand final anyway which i doubt would happen so good luck next week.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:51 pm  

cas all the way wrote:

All you gotta do is beat Hull. .

still a pretty big all.

Some of our games this season would suggest we have no chance if Hull decide to play.
Form suggests we could do it.

Either way I think it's safe to say that the play-offs will come a week early and next week will be very intense.