Predictions for season

[benny]

Okay we've lost stupid games at home, but if we can win this week against the saders we are back on track to finish in the top half and maybe even a finals place.

Here's my predictions (okay i maybe getting ahead of myself) With the run home we have:
Round 11 vs Saders at NIB Stadium
A win but just, with the injuries that the Saders have and with the return of our bigger name players, plus the "fringe" players who have performed well over the past 3 weeks i see us getting over the Canterbury team. We have played them 5 times, for 2 wins and a draw (the draw that should of been a win, for it not being a bad ref call @ subi oval)
Round 12 vs Tahs at Stadium Australia, Sydney
Another one we could win with the injuries of the Tahs (Helmet Hooker, Mitchell, Burgess, Beale) even if we get away with 2 bonus points i'd be happy.
Round 13 Bye - 4 points
Round 14 vs Brumbies at NIB
One we will win and win comfortable with a bonus point. enough said.
Round 15 vs Hurricans at the Cake Tin Wellington
This could go either way, the Canes will need to impress, but being in a nutual ground of Palmerston North I would like to think we could come away with the boiled lollies.
Round 16 vs Highlanders at Dunedin
We have performed well against the Highlanders since our inception into the Super 14 / 15 competition, but possibly our toughest game of the season espically with there suprise form. a bonus point i'll take
Round 17vs Reds at NIB
Id like to say we would win this espically with the Reds on there way home from a tough SAFFA trip. but this could break the back of our season and the finals compain ?? If my tips are right leading up to this game and a few results going our way we could be up there or there abouts at least. Not giving a result, but worst case a bonus point or two.
Round 18 vs Rebels in VICLand
A win we should of got in Perth, but i hope we can get the job done the 2nd time around.

Recommendations with 8 Rounds to go.
Wins = 4
Losts = 3
Bonus points = 5
Bye = 1

= 25 Points + 20 already, could be finals for 2011.

[James]

We've only beaten the Crusaders once. Twice after saturday.

[AndyS]

= 25 Points + 20 already, could be finals for 2011.

Would that it was true, but all the wishing in the world can't get me past the 6th placed team being on 34 with a bye to come. They only have to score 7 points, and those above them less, to give us a similar outcome to last year. If we are not going to keep repeating the same pattern, we should be looking at who needs game experience and making sure we have the outline of a stable team with the key partnerships established and ready to go game one next year.

[TOCC]

Round 17vs Reds at NIB
Id like to say we would win this espically with the Reds on there way home from a tough SAFFA trip. but this could break the back of our season and the finals compain ?? If my tips are right leading up to this game and a few results going our way we could be up there or there abouts at least. Not giving a result, but worst case a bonus point or two.

Reds have already done the RSA trip, this match will be following 3 home games and a bye for the Reds.

[kipper_mckinnon]

add those predictions to the 3 games we SHOULD have won, Reds, Blues, Rebels and we'd be right in the mix

[zimeric]

shoulda coulda... lets just hope we dont lose too many more.. finals are a pipe dream right now!

[Sheikh]

shoulda coulda... lets just hope we dont lose too many more.. finals are a pipe dream right now!

Yep. All we can do is win our games, other teams falling over are their business.

If from the 7 games to go we win 4 and lose 3 we don't deserve the finals. You really ought to be winning better than 60% to make the finals. Of course, if we went on a Reds-eque 9 game winning streak ...

[BDAVEY]

fingers crossed.... depends on injuries from now on in

[zimeric]

looking at the rest of the Comp the Force are actually coming good with injuries while everyone else is falling apart... so you may be on to something BD

[WF1964]

While I think it's great to see the Cheetahs and the Lions get a win, there's a few things I notice now about the lower ladder.
We're now only 6 points shy of the bottom, and two of the three teams below us still have another bye (& 4 points) to come.
Teams we still have to play include two teams currently below us.
So it's stating the bleeding obvious to say that we've got to win (and get BP's) some of those games to avoid slipping another rung or two.

Carn the Force

[Hoolly Doolly]

I can only see us winning one game against the rebels.
i have a feeling the brumbies will come out firing next week after getting publicly ripped by Rea. Hope im wrong though.

[James]

I completely agree Haji. The Brumbies will be a big danger.

[normie]

Double ditto.