Why didn't Hock play tonight ?

Dead leg apparently.



Personally I think the rest of the playoffs will go:

WIRE v Saints
LEEDS v Wakey
HULL v Hudds

SAINTS v Hull
CATALANS v LEEDS (can't call it)

WIGAN v Catalans/Leeds
WIRE v Saints

WIRE v Wigan

I have a feeling we will see a repeat of the 2010 GF...

Same result will do

Yep.

I do though.
Wire to beat them comfortably tonight.
We pick Catalan & send Saints to narrowly beat Wire.

Wigan v Saints final.

I reckon
Warrington v St Helens
Leeds v Wakefield
Hull v Huddersfield

St Helens v Hull
Les Catalans v Leeds

So that would give us a club call between Saints and Leeds. I'd pick Saints because of Leeds' tendancy to up their game in the play offs and the fact they already knocked us out of the cup. Send them to Wire and hope that the wolves choke. We have had Saints' number all season anyway as long as no one gets sent off after 15 mins! Having said that I would expect Wane to just pick Leeds as they are the lower ranked opponent and Saints would be a derby

Not every game is going to go to plan
I think the shock COULD be wakey to beat Leeds

Given that it's likely that Sts and Wire will play each other twice, I fancy Saints to do them in one of them. Which one though, I don't know

Lowest ranked team, unless it's a choice between Huddersfield & Wakefield.

I still think it is in our best interests to have our strongest competition (wire) lose tonight, have an extra game then have to go to Saints.

If Wire are there for the call, would it not be interesting to pick them ie knock the favourites out on home turf.

given they will likely win tonight, we can't pick them. in the event that they lose this evening but win next week, why on earth would we pick the best team out of the lot? to prove a point? no chance!

Can we pick Wire if they lose? I thought we couldnt pick second place at all or does it become Saints that we wouldnt be allowed to pick?

Not that we would pick Wire just interested.

In fairness though; doesnt Wane think the club call is a joke? So isnt he likely to automatically pick the lowest ranked team?

Yes.

We can't pick the other team that qualifies for the knock out semi-final by winning the first game.

in 2010 despite coming top due to losing in week 1 vs Leeds we lost our home game in week 3 after beating Hull KR at home in week 1. The club call went to Saints and had to pick between us and Huddersfield. Winners of the 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd get the home games and can't be selected in club call.

I'll settle for that, I would think Catalan would beat Leeds at home and fancy us to turn them over at the DW.



p.s. I got your Steve Menzies book signed last night, sorry for the delay

Thanks for the replies. Didnt think about the home advantage aspect. In hindsight it was probably a silly question.

I cant see us picking anyone other than bottom.

Well, today's result has removed any possible doubt.

am i correct in thinking that after the weekends results, we cant pick Saints?

we wont pick Wire (if they win), so its going to look after itself then...leeds or catalan

unless wire lose next week to Hull or Hudds..............

When we had club call a few years back, I wanted us to pick Wigan in the semi not huddersfield.

Wigan were the big rivals and not to be too disrespectful, I thought we could have handled pretty much everyone else in the final that year.

But Wigan had been so dominant. I just thought if we were going to beat them then at home in a semi, we stood more chance than in a grand final were the fans cannot really get into the players or the ref as it's so noisy.

No one can say if the result would have been different, but Wigan last game ever at KR in a semi for the GF, it just seamed made to be. Where as Saints v Wigan in the final it just seamed too comfortable for Wigan.

So I would say there is an arguement to pick the tougher team at home rather than in the final. But then I would not mind Saints getting Leeds or Catalan at LP. So I'm a bit biased.

Wane mentioned that he would not mind having another go at the Rhinos to avenge the CC semi defeat; whether they can beat the Catalans away is a tough call but whoever comes through that game will have taken a battering. The Saints win will make the next game against Wire (they should win against FC or Giants) another real play off battle.

There will be no surprise choice just the lowest ranked team which should be the easier route to the GF.

As others have already said, just the lowest ranked team will do.

Lets be honest at the start of the play offs Wolfs, Stains or ourselves were not gonna select any of the other two if us three were in the club call. It was always going to be the fourth team which would be selected. After last nights perfrmance from Wire could the CC be catching up with them?

I'm still on for a Wigan v Saints GF.

Would be another fantastic occasion.
Less scrapping in the stands than a Wigan v Wire game, too.