Top 8 2024 Predictions

[jodragon40]

A bit of fun before the competition starts on Sunday, who are your top 8 teams for this season? These are my thoughts based on squad strength and team/player statistics:

1. Brisbane Broncos
2. Sydney Roosters
3. Penrith Panthers
4. NZ Warriors
5. Melbourne Storm
6. South Sydney Rabbitohs
7. Cronulla Sharks
8. Newcastle Knights

Any thoughts?

 

[Chris M]

A bit of fun before the competition starts on Sunday, who are your top 8 teams for this season? These are my thoughts based on squad strength and team/player statistics:

1. Brisbane Broncos
2. Sydney Roosters
3. Penrith Panthers
4. NZ Warriors
5. Melbourne Storm
6. South Sydney Rabbitohs
7. Cronulla Sharks
8. Newcastle Knights

Any thoughts?

1. Brisbane
2. Penrith
3. NZ
4. Roosters
5. Melbourne
6. Souths
7. NQ
8. Gold Coast

 

[Eric]

A bit of fun before the competition starts on Sunday, who are your top 8 teams for this season? These are my thoughts based on squad strength and team/player statistics:

1. Brisbane Broncos
2. Sydney Roosters
3. Penrith Panthers
4. NZ Warriors
5. Melbourne Storm
6. South Sydney Rabbitohs
7. Cronulla Sharks
8. Newcastle Knights

Any thoughts?

I just hate giving any other teams credit. For example, it hurts to predict the Rorters doing well. Ditto for Souffs. Ditto for Bullgrubs. I was a kid in that period when St George was the second best team behind a Donkeys team that was basically the QLD Origin team. So I hate them too. In the case of Souffs and definitely Bullgrubs, don't have to predict them doing well.

The only teams I don't mind vis-a-vis St George is Newcastle, NZ, Gold Coast & Dolphins.

1. Donkeys
2. Rorters
3. Panthers
4. Warriors
5. Cowboys
6. Melbourne
7. Newcastle
8. St George Illawarra

 

[jodragon40]

I just hate giving any other teams credit. For example, it hurts to predict the Rorters doing well. Ditto for Souffs. Ditto for Bullgrubs. I was a kid in that period when St George was the second best team behind a Donkeys team that was basically the QLD Origin team. So I hate them too. In the case of Souffs and definitely Bullgrubs, don't have to predict them doing well.

The only teams I don't mind vis-a-vis St George is Newcastle, NZ, Gold Coast & Dolphins.

1. Donkeys
2. Rorters
3. Panthers
4. Warriors
5. Cowboys
6. Melbourne
7. Newcastle
8. St George Illawarra

Agree I have a deep hatred of the Ponies especially after the way they celebrated their GF win against us by singing the stupid moronic made up song that St George couldn't play. Didn't like the rorters after the 75 GF. Don't like the Storm because of their special treatment. My 2nd favourite team back in the day was the Rabbits. I have a soft spot for the Warriors because of the way they continued playing during the pandemic, credit due there.

 

[Eric]

Agree I have a deep hatred of the Ponies especially after the way they celebrated their GF win against us by singing the stupid moronic made up song that St George couldn't play. Didn't like the rorters after the 75 GF. Don't like the Storm because of their special treatment. My 2nd favourite team back in the day was the Rabbits. I have a soft spot for the Warriors because of the way they continued playing during the pandemic, credit due there.

All the Sydney teams are to some extent competing with us for juniors and sponsorship $. Canberra do as well. I guess Tigers, Panthers and Sea Eagles are better than others but still..... I hate Melbourne because they introduced all those wrestling moves and because that year (when with a decent coach, Dragons would've thrashed them anyway) Melbourne knocked us out in the semi final when they were way over the cap. Can't say it cost us the premiership but...... I think there's a very good chance it cost us the premiership.

I don't mind Warriors doing well because it makes the competition better overall by taking Rugby Yawnion players. Or players who would play Rugby Yawnion. I don't mind Gold Coast and Dolphins because they are only making the Donkeys weaker. North QLD are another who I can't find any reason to hate.

 

[RedV01]

This is the minor premiership. I think Brisbane might fall at the last hurdle in the finals. Knocked out in the major semi.

1. Penriff
2. Donkeys
3. Warriors
4. North QLD
5. Rorters
6. Budgies
7. Melbourne
8. Gold Coast

Melbourne era has finally come to an end. They still have Munster, Grant, Papenhauzen who can break open a game

 

[jodragon40]

All the Sydney teams are to some extent competing with us for juniors and sponsorship $. Canberra do as well. I guess Tigers, Panthers and Sea Eagles are better than others but still..... I hate Melbourne because they introduced all those wrestling moves and because that year (when with a decent coach, Dragons would've thrashed them anyway) Melbourne knocked us out in the semi final when they were way over the cap. Can't say it cost us the premiership but...... I think there's a very good chance it cost us the premiership.

I don't mind Warriors doing well because it makes the competition better overall by taking Rugby Yawnion players. Or players who would play Rugby Yawnion. I don't mind Gold Coast and Dolphins because they are only making the Donkeys weaker. North QLD are another who I can't find any reason to hate.

Agree

 

[jodragon40]

This is the minor premiership. I think Brisbane might fall at the last hurdle in the finals. Knocked out in the major semi.

1. Penriff
2. Donkeys
3. Warriors
4. North QLD
5. Rorters
6. Budgies
7. Melbourne
8. Gold Coast

Melbourne era has finally come to an end. They still have Munster, Grant, Papenhauzen who can break open a game

Big call on Melbourne, I dislike them greatly for cheating and we were a victim of that cheating. But their pack is one of the best in the competition, dummy half is the best in the competition, halves pairing in the top 4 pairs. Their depth I'm not so sure about come origin time, hence outside the top 4 for me.

 

[Just a Mug Fan]

Dragons to make the to 8
Don't give a f*ck who the other teams are.

 

[jodragon40]

Dragons to make the to 8
Don't give a **** who the other teams are.

I love your loyalty and enthusiasm. God bless you. Perhaps 2025, let's build a foundation and reinvent the club and team culture, introduce a winning mindset and lastly ensure we have a big enough prop rotation, maybe even recruit a new playmaker. I hope your right but the stats say to me we can't make the top 8 this year sadly. That kills me to say.Go the big red v.

 

[Ryan]

1. Brisbane
2. NZ
3. Penrith
4. North Queensland
5. Manly
6. Roosters
7. Melbourne
8. Gold Coast

 

[Chris M]

They've been saying the Dragons are specials for the spoon the entire off season but now look at this:

Fox sports predicted ladder:​

1. Panthers
2. Broncos
3. Roosters
4. Storm
5. Rabbitohs
6. Sea Eagles
7. Warriors
8. Eels
9. Titans
10. Sharks
11. Dolphins
12. Cowboys
13. Knights
14. Dragons
15. Raiders
16. Bulldogs
17. Tigers

 

[RedV01]

They've been saying the Dragons are specials for the spoon the entire off season but now look at this:

Fox sports predicted ladder:​

1. Panthers
2. Broncos
3. Roosters
4. Storm
5. Rabbitohs
6. Sea Eagles
7. Warriors
8. Eels
9. Titans
10. Sharks
11. Dolphins
12. Cowboys
13. Knights
14. Dragons
15. Raiders
16. Bulldogs
17. Tigers

The better the Shonkies are, the worse the Dragons are. Even if they cheat the salary cap, get caught and but are allowed to get away with it regardless.

 

[Ryan]

That's it. We are done for this year unless next week Newcastle beat the Dolphins and we beat Canberra by about 100 points. Or Dolphins beat Newcastle and we beat Canberra by about 200 points. So disappointing after how it was looking 2 weeks ago.

 

[RedVictory]

With Knights win we are now out of the running for the 8. Although it is disappointing to finish it up this way I’m still very happy with how the season turned out for us considering I was certain we’d be playing it out for the spoon. Always next year.

 

[Ryan]

Maybe we should look a the bright side. Look at the top 8 predictions above and then take at the Broncos forum: https://broncoshq.com/ They are calling each other bad things, talking about sacking the coach, blasting various highly paid players and more fun stuff.

 

[jodragon40]

That's it. We are done for this year unless next week Newcastle beat the Dolphins and we beat Canberra by about 100 points. Or Dolphins beat Newcastle and we beat Canberra by about 200 points. So disappointing after how it was looking 2 weeks ago.

We won't beat the Raiders the way they played today

 

[Ryan]

We won't beat the Raiders the way they played today

Doesn't matter now anyway.

 

[jodragon40]

One week away from collecting $$$. Surely we won't finish any worse than 12th

 

[jodragon40]

Doesn't matter now anyway.

Certainly doesn't