a very happy new year to all southstander.com posters

the 2017 super league season is almost upon us so it's at this time of the year where us know it all posters predict how the new season will pan out before a ball has even been kicked.

as i have repeatedly said each year this is not a serious competition and it is only a bit of light hearted fun
i therefore once again urge all of the southstander.com big hitters and especially those regular posters that have opinions on every subject and will argue their point until the cows come home


to make their predictions this year

congratulations to ducknumber1 who finished top of the league in 2016


can anyone dethrone him in 2017?


if tvoc is prepared to undertake the scoring of the competition yet again this year then i propose that we replicate last seasons competition and that we.......
a: predict the regular season finishing positions after 23 rounds
b: predict the top 4 play off sides that will make the play off's after the top 8 split
c: predict which 4 sides will rejoin sl for the following season through their play off series of games
d: grand final winner
e: challenge cup winner


craigizzard proposed this scoring system to determine how the points would be awarded



tvoc who has kindly adjudicated and posted the final finishing positions each season agreed that they were the easiest way to award points under the new play off structures.
so the points scoring system should stay the same imo

no get out caveats will be allowed william





my regular season finishing positions are

1: warriors
2: wolves
3: hull fc
4: saints
5: tigers
6: rhinos
7: dragons
8: centurions

9: wildcats
10: red devils
11: giants
12: vikings

the final top 4 play off sides will be
1: wigan
2: wolves
3: hull fc
4: saints

the 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be
9: red devils
10: wildcats
11: giants
12: hull kr

gf winner: wolves
cc winner: tigers

garry schofield made his predictions for the regular season finishing positions in the league express newspaper (28/11/2016)
he did not make any further predictions with regards to the final top 4 sides after 30 rounds,which sides will rejoin sl for 2018 or which sides will win the cc or gf
if he makes these predictions prior to the season starting then i will add them

1: warriors
2: wolves
3: hull fc
4: tigers
5: saints
6: rhinos
7: centurions
8: red devils

9: dragons
10: vikings
11: wildcats
12: giants

1: wigan
2: warrington
3: st helens
4:hull fc
5: castleford
6: leeds
7: catalan
8: wakefield

9: leigh
10: huddersfield
11: widnes
12:salford

the final top 4 play off sides will be
1: wigan
2: warrington
3: st helens
4: hull

the 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be
9: leigh
10: HKR
11: huddersfield
12: widnes

gf winner: wigan
cc winner: wigan

1: Wigan
2: Warrington
3: Saints
4: Leeds
5: Cas
6: Hull fc
7: Catalan
8: Wakefield

9: Hudds
10: Widnes
11: Leigh
12: Salford

Top 4 play off sides will be
1: Wigan
2: Warrington
3: Saints
4: Leeds

4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be
9: Hudds
10: Widnes
11: Leigh
12: Hull kr

gf winner: Warrington
cc winner: Warrington

1. Warrington
2. Wigan
3. Castleford
4. Hull
5. St.Helens
6. Catalans
7. Leeds
8. Hudds
9. Leigh
10.Wakefield
11.Widnes
12.Salford

Top 4
1. Warrington
2. Wigan
3. Castleford
4. Catalans

Rejoin SL
1. Wakefield
2. Leigh
3. Widnes
4. Salford

GF Wire
CC Cas

1: Saints
2: Warrington
3: Castleford
4: Wigan
5: Hull FC
6: Catalans
7: Wakefield
8: Leeds

9: Salford
10: Huddersfield
11: Leigh
12: Widnes

the final top 4 play off sides will be
1: Saints
2: Warrington
3: Wigan
4: Castleford

the 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be
9: Leigh
10: HKR
11: Huddersfield
12: Widnes

gf winner: Warrington
cc winner: Castleford

1.Pies
2.Wire
3.ST's
4.Cas
5.Hull
6.Wakey
7.Rhinos
8.Dragons
9.Leigh
10.Salford
11.Giants
12.Vikings
Top 4
Pies
ST's
Wire
Cas
Bottom 4
Leigh
Salford
Giants
Vikings
Returning to SL
Leigh
Salford
Giants
HKR

GF-Wigan
CC-ST's

1. Warrington
2. Wigan
3. Hull
4. Castleford
5. St Helens
6. Wakefield
7. Leeds
8. Catalan
9. Huddersfield
10. Salford
11. Leigh
12. Widnes

Top 4
1. Hull
2. Wigan
3. Castleford
4. Warrington

Rejoin SL

1. Huddersfield
2. Salford
3. Leigh
4. Hull KR

CC Winner: Castleford
GF Winner: Warrington

1: Wigan
2: Warrington
3: Castleford
4: Hull FC
5: Saints
6: Wakefield
7: Leeds
8: Leigh

9: Salford
10: catalans
11: Huddersfield
12: Widnes


the final top 4 play offs
1: Wigan
2: Warrington
3: Hull FC
4: Castleford

the 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be
9: Catalans
10: Widnes
11: Salford
12: Hull KR

gf winner: Warrington
cc winner: Saints

Regular season finishing positions:

1: Wolves
2: Warriors
3: Saints
4: Hull FC
5: Tigers
6: Rhinos
7: Dragons
8: Wildcats

9: Giants
10: Red Devils
11: Centurions
12: Vikings

Top 4 play off sides:
1: Warriors
2: Wolves
3: Saints
4: Hull FC

The 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be:
9: Giants
10: Red Devils
11: Centurions
12: Hull KR

GF Winners: Warriors
CC Winners: Wolves

After 23 rounds

1. St Helens
2. Wigan
3. Warrington
4. Hull
5. Castleford
6. Leeds
7. Huddersfield
8. Wakefield
9. Catalans
10.Widnes
11.Salford
12.Leigh

Top 4 to remain same

Bottom 4 to remain in SL

Saints to win CC
Wigan to win GF

1. Warrington
2. St Helens
3. Wigan
4. Leeds
5. Hull FC
6. Castleford
7. Catalans
8. Huddersfield
9. Wakefield
10. Leigh
11. Salford
12. Widnes

Top 4:
1. Warrington
2. Wigan
3. St Helens
4. Leeds

SL:
9. Wakefield
10. Widnes
11. Leigh
12. Salford

Challenge Cup - St Helens
Grand Final - Warrington

Regular season:
1. Warrington Wolves
2. Wigan Warriors
3. St Helens
4. Castleford Tigers
5. Hull FC
6. Leeds Rhinos
7. Catalan Dragons
8. Wakefield Trinity

9. Leigh Centurions
10. Huddersfield Giants
11. Widnes Vikings
12. Salford Red Devil's

Top 4:
Warrington Wolves
Wigan Warriors
St Helens
Castleford Tigers

SL Qualifiers:
Leigh Centurions
Widnes Vikings
Hull Kingston Rovers
Huddersfield Giants

Challenge Cup: Castleford Tigers
Grand Final: Warrington Wolves

Regular season
1:Wigan
2:Warrington
3:St.helens
4:hull
5:cas
6:Leeds
7:Catalan
8: Huddersfield

9:Wakefield
10:salford
11:Widnes
12:Leigh

Top 4
Wigan
Warrington
St.helens
Cas

Sl qualifiers
Wakefield
Salford
Leigh
Hull kr

C.C Warrington
Grand final wigan

my regular season finishing positions are

1: Saints
2: Warriors
3: Wire
4: Leeds
5: Hull fc
6: Cas
7: Wakefield
8: Salford

9: Widnes
10: Catalan
11: Leigh
12: Giants

the final top 4 play off sides will be
1: Saints
2: Wigan
3: Wire
4: Leeds

the 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be
9: Widnes
10: Leigh
11: Catalan
12: Hull KR

gf winner: Saints
cc winner: Leeds

I do enjoy the Leeds board...Even the simplest things become a major task..

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1. Leeds
2. Saints
3. Wire
4. Cas
5. Hull
6. Catalan
7. Wakey
8. Salford
9. Huddersfield
10. Widnes
11. Leigh
12. Wigan

Top for play offs ^ that top four.

Wigan lose the million pound game to KR. JP comes out of retirement again and kicks the winning drop goal to relegate Wigan.

GF winner - Leeds Rhinos
CC winner - Leeds Rhinos

If Carlsberg made fairytale SL predictions come true ^^^^^^^^^^

In reality, swap 1. for 12. and it seems legit

Regular season:
1. Wigan
2. Warrington
3. St Helens
4. Castleford Tigers
5. Hull FC
6. Widnes
7. Leeds
8. Hudds

9. Cats
10. Wakey
11. Salford
12. Leigh

Top 4:
Warrington Wolves
Wigan Warriors
St Helens
Castleford Tigers



Challenge Cup: Wigan
Grand Final: Wigan


(I don't actually want this to happen by the way - it's a prediction not a f*******g wish list).

Matt Parcell interception wins Leeds the Challenge Cup against Unslet at Wembley. Leeds 8 v 4 Unslet

Regular season finishing positions:

1: Wolves
2: Warriors
3: Saints
4: Tigers
5: Rhinos
6: Hull FC
7: Dragons
8: Vikings
9: Wildcats
10: Giants
11: Red Devils
12: Centurions

Top 4 play off sides:
1: Warriors
2: Wolves
3: Saints
4: Tigers

The 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be:
9: Wildcats
10: Giants
11: Red Devils
12: Centurions
GF Winners: Wolves
CC Winners: Saints

(Sigh)

Regular Season

Warrington
St Helens
Cas
Wigan
Leeds
Hull FC
Les Catalans
Salford

bottom 4, also to be promoted.
Hudds
Wakefield
Leigh
Widnes

Top 4
Warrington
St Helens
Wigan
Cas

GF St Helens
CC Leeds

Regular season:
1. Leeds Rhinos
2. Warrington Wolves
3. St Helens
4. Wigan Warriors
5. Castleford Tigers
6. Hull FC
7. Catalan Dragons
8. Wakefield Trinity

9. Huddersfield Giants
10. Widnes Vikings
11. Salford Red Devils
12. Leigh Centurions

Top 4:
Leeds Rhinos
Warrington Wolves
Wigan Warriors
St Helens

SL Qualifiers:
Leigh Centurions
Widnes Vikings
Hull Kingston Rovers
Huddersfield Giants

Challenge Cup: St Helens
Grand Final: Leeds Rhinos