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Message: [QUOTE="Financeguy, post: 2700837, member: 8280"] Roosters - A very good chance to take it out this year but will miss JWH aggression in the finals. Still strong across the park with some real strike weapons in RTS, Jennings and Ferguson. Could also draw the Sharks week 1 which is a nice result for them. Deserved favorites at this stage imo. Broncos - Have not had a lot of finals success lately and not much finals experience among the team except for a few senior players. Having said that they have been outstanding this year and i think if they can beat the Cowboys week 1 we will get to the grand final. If we lose in week 1 it could be straight sets if we draw a Bulldogs or Storm week 2 and panic sets in on a sudden death game. Lets not forget Bennett has bowed out in finals before with some very talented teams. I still fear our goal kicking will hurt us at some stage vs. Maloney/Thurston/Reynolds. Cowboys - Something keeps me from thinking the Cowboys are the real deal in terms of the premiership. Maybe its the way they offer so many early points in games, maybe its the injuries to Tamou and Morgan but i still don't feel it is their time to win. I guess they are due some luck in finals and i expect them to lift big time against the Broncos week 1. Similar to the Broncos if they can win week 1 i think they will make the grand final but would back whoever is playing them. Sharks - A spoiling and tough type team who i don't think have the class across the 17 players to win a GF. I think most clubs would secretly be hoping it is the Sharks that get in their way on the road to the grand final. Storm - One of 2 bogey sides to a Roosters vs. Broncos/Cowboys GF. On their day they can compete with anyone, they just have less of those days in them now than years gone by. I no longer fear them as a Broncos fan but does not mean i don't think they are capable of going on a GF run. Would prefer to avoid them compared to other teams. Bulldogs - The other side that could prevent the 2 of the top 3 in the GF. It is trendy to have the Bulldogs as a smokey, and for good reason, they tend to over perform at finals time and Hasler has form at this time of year. They have the pack to bully any team in the comp if it is a battle up front and with the Morris twins and a surprise season from Rona, have the strike power and finishing to get the scoreboard ticking over. Hodkinson isnt a massive loss imo, they are a club used to playing with a wonky halves setup. Rabbits - After what we did to them, i think they are done for this year. Winning a GF must take a huge effort for everyone at the club and also a fair amount of luck, to get that right 2 years in a row is very very difficult. The hunger to strive for that extra inch has not been with the Bunnies for a few weeks now. A fit Inglis can tear any team apart but he does not have enough team mates to back him up. A pretty good backup season after a GF win, but no back to back for this team. Dragons - over achieved to get where they are, 5th place will be pretty happy to come across these guys week 1. Not impossible for them but very improbable. Manly - Won't be in the 8 and to be honest, don't deserve it after losing to Parra. TLDR - Roosters to be in the GF vs. the winner of the Broncos/Cowboys game from week 1. Storm and Bulldogs to add some intrigue in the semi's. [/QUOTE]

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