Aucklander
The Ultimate Warrior
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The final 4.
4 Sydney sides left. Two of the foundation teams will go head to head, while two younger clubs with a proud history of their own face off.
South Sydney v Eastern Suburbs kicks off Prelim weekend and it should be an absolute ripper. While the NRL have rightly been questioned about crowd numbers, this game will ensure any criticism aimed at the game, especially from within, will be quickly forgotten.
It really doesn't get much bigger than this. Not much love is lost between the clubs and both sets of fans. For the Roosters to win they must stop giving up leads they get. They gave up 30 to the Cowboys and nearly paid the price, although I really don't see Souths doing that.
The SBW v Sam Burgess battle will be compelling viewing on its own.
I can see this going right down to the wire and being a continuation of the great footy that's been on show through this finals series and I wouldn't be surprised to see this go to Golden Point. For me it's Souths by 2.
On saturday night the Panthers face the Bulldogs in a battle of the west and another ripper is on the cards. The Panthers probably deserve to make the GF, but as we know the Bulldogs are one of the most tenacious teams in the comp and will never give up.
Once again there will be nothing in this. The Panthers will be fresh and that may be telling after a very tough couple of weeks for the Bulldogs.
I would love to see Ivan Cleary take his team to the big one and I think the game needs a Souths v Panthers Grand Final. Penrith to win by 6 to set that GF up a week later.
4 Sydney sides left. Two of the foundation teams will go head to head, while two younger clubs with a proud history of their own face off.
South Sydney v Eastern Suburbs kicks off Prelim weekend and it should be an absolute ripper. While the NRL have rightly been questioned about crowd numbers, this game will ensure any criticism aimed at the game, especially from within, will be quickly forgotten.
It really doesn't get much bigger than this. Not much love is lost between the clubs and both sets of fans. For the Roosters to win they must stop giving up leads they get. They gave up 30 to the Cowboys and nearly paid the price, although I really don't see Souths doing that.
The SBW v Sam Burgess battle will be compelling viewing on its own.
I can see this going right down to the wire and being a continuation of the great footy that's been on show through this finals series and I wouldn't be surprised to see this go to Golden Point. For me it's Souths by 2.
On saturday night the Panthers face the Bulldogs in a battle of the west and another ripper is on the cards. The Panthers probably deserve to make the GF, but as we know the Bulldogs are one of the most tenacious teams in the comp and will never give up.
Once again there will be nothing in this. The Panthers will be fresh and that may be telling after a very tough couple of weeks for the Bulldogs.
I would love to see Ivan Cleary take his team to the big one and I think the game needs a Souths v Panthers Grand Final. Penrith to win by 6 to set that GF up a week later.
