Battler's NRL 2009 Futures

Quote Originally Posted by Jive_Turkey:

Titans v Knights in round one AB  

 

 

 

 

 

I know. I already have a $50 bet with a guy at work....

Newcastle have 3 of their first 4 away this year, part of the redevelopment of the western grandstand. I sent him the draw and he said 'no way do the Knights win more than one of their first four'.

At that, mind spinning with wagering opportunities, my degenerate intstinct kicked in and I said ' I bet you $50 they win more than one of their first four'.

He accepted, gleefully.

They only need to win two.

They play:

Titans @ the Gold Coast; at 2pm on a Sunday afternoon I may add, what fuckwit scheduled that?

Sharks @ Toyota

Rabbits @ Bluetongue

Manly @ EAS

Now, I'm assuming they beat the Rabbits. That leaves one victory between me and a free $50, not to mention major bragging rights (I happen to be the reigning tipping comp champion in my firm, bunch of twits they are).

So:

They beat the Titans round 1, or;

they roll the Sharks round 2.

They could well do both, but I'd be happy to get it out of the way early and just do you mob at home.

Quote Originally Posted by Aussie Battler:

We beat you twice last year...

 

Year before, at your home, Corey Patterson was sensationally held up to prevent the winning try.

 

You hold no fears, Dwight or no Dwight

Early rounds of a season, on a hot Queensland afternoon is a bad spot for most Sydney teams imo.

Both the Knights' wins last season were in prime spots for them, in Newcastle it was a big game and a must win after some poor early results, and in the latter match, well, the Titans had to field a 16 year old halfback  nuff said.

The Titans at full strength on a fast track before a home crowd on a hot day,  lookout knights !

Agree, it will be tough for Newcastle. Unfortunately, I am obliged to talk shit on their behalf.

They stop Prince, they go along way towards winning.

Believe it or not, it is quite warm in this part of the world too  

Agreed. But he doesn't have to carry this side.

You wouldn't waste a bench spot with a halfback, surely.

Yeah on reflection Head offers very little utility value so wouldn't even be worth a bench spot.

Also what is the deal with Priddis? Bennett seems to have indicated that Dean Young will play hooker this season

 Paging xcrap

Little value IMO. They'll be scrapping with Manly, Melbourne, New Zealand - possibly St George, Cronulla, Newcastle and the Cowboys for a spot in the 4. Not saying they won't, I'd just like to see something a bit more generous than $2.75

The top 4 faves are MAN / MEL / NZ / SKS

Absolutely no surprise 2 of those 4 missing out.

Other than Briz, the next 4 are NQ, STG, SYD, GC. 

It doesn't take much to rationalize Briz beating out 3 of those 4 for the top four.

You for that? At the price of $2.85?

Hey, I never claimed to be a bookmaker and never said they couldn't make the 4. All I'm saying is that $2.85 is a bit skinny imo. But for all that, good luck with Brisbane  

Prick tried to shirk it as well. I had to resort to text messages and emails.

Poms

Penrith might not come last