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[crowdiegal]

So here's my predictions for the 2012 NRL season:

Grand Final
Wests Tigers to defeat Melbourne in a thriller

Minor Premiers
Melbourne


Top 8(in no particular order)
Wests Tigers
Melbourne
Newcastle
Manly
Brisbane
South Sydney
Parramatta
Cronulla


Wooden Spoon
Sydney Roosters


Dally M
Kieran Foran

First coach either to be sacked or depart a club: Brian Smith, he has NEVER seen out a contract and he is in the third year (I think) at the Roosters...


Player to have a stand out year
Jarryd Hayne

Biggest news story of the season
Will ultimately be the Independent Commission's arrival on Friday and the new TV deal

[Lounge Room Lizard]

Grand Final
Melbourne to defeat NZ Warriors

Minor Premiers
Wests Tigers


Top 8(in no particular order)
Wests Tigers
NZ Warriors
Melbourne Storm
Brisbane Broncos
North Queensland Cowboys
Newcastle Knights
Canterbury Bulldogs
Cronulla Sharks

Wooden Spoon
Sydney Roosters


Dally M
JT

First coach either to be sacked or depart a club: Brian Smith

[G Las D]

Top 8 - sort of alphabetically
Broncos

Bulldogs
Bunnies
Cowboys
Dragons
Storm
Tigers
Warriors

Minor Premiers
Storm

Premiers
Storm

Wooden Spoon
Sharks

DallyM

Corey Parker

[R L Winger]

MY TINPOT PREDICTIONS FOR THE YEAR

TOP 8(IN ORDER)
1.Canterbury Bulldogs.....................MINOR PREMIERS
2.St George Illawarra Dragons
3.Wests Tigers
4.NZ Warriors
5.Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
6.Melbourne Storm
7.Brisbane Broncos
8.Newcastle Knights

16.Sydney Roosters........................WOODEN SPOONERS


OTHER PREDICTIONS

DALLY M MEDAL WINNER
Brett Morris........St George Illawarra Dragons

PLAYER TO HAVE A STAND OUT YEAR
Jason Nightingale........St George Illawarra Dragons

HIGHEST TRY SCORER
Brett Morris........St George Illawarra Dragons

HIGHEST POINT SCORER
Jamie Soward........St George Illawarra Dragons

BIGGEST NEWS STORY OF THE YEAR
Todd Carney sacked from from the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks after starting a drunken brawl at the Sharks leagues club.

FIRST COACH TO EITHER BE SACKED OR DEPART A CLUB
Brian Smith to be sacked by the Sydney Roosters Board no later than round 15. The reason given, the team is under performing.

CITY v COUNTRY GAME
City to beat Country

STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES
NSW to beat QLD......3 games to nill

TEST SERIES
Australia to beat New Zealand in all games

EXPANSION OF THE GAME
Announced by the ARLC Just before the TV rights deal is done. The competition will expand to an 18 team comp in 2014 with the Central Coast Bears and the Perth Reds being readmitted to the comp. Then in 2015 2 more teams to be admitted to the comp to make it a 20 team comp with a top ten finals series. The 2 teams admitted are a team form Central Queensland and Western Brisbane.

TV RIGHTS
Free to air TV......Channel Ten
Pay TV......Foxtel/Austar

Edited by R L Winger, 29 February 2012 - 01:00 AM.

[DavidM]

My prediction is Parramatta to awaken from their slumber and win the Premiership .Shrewd half signings to unleash rejuvenated Hayne. I worry though for my beloved Dragons.
A question - how will Graham go??

[ParisSurtout]

Grand Final:

NZ Warriors will defeat Wests Tigers

Top 8 (in no particular order)

Melbourne
Wests Tigers
NZ Warriors
Manly
Brisbane
Newcastle
Sydney Roosters
South Sydney

Wooden Spoon

Cronulla


Dally M

Shaun Johnson


Top try scorer:

Nathan Merritt.


News story of the season:

Todd Carney imprisoned for six months on drunk driving charges after colliding with a police car that was trying to pull him over.

After his release he signs a one year deal with the French Elite club FC Lezignan.

Edited by ParisSurtout, 12 February 2012 - 11:31 AM.

[G Las D]

As we get within a fortnight of the new season there seems to be more backing for a strong season for Tigers.
I saw they edged a win in the trial match at Gosford 20 - 12.
It'll be interesting to see the Marshall Moltzen combination in the halves. They set up most of the Tigers tries on this run out.

Sandow in an Eels jersey looked good at times by all accounts. Eels were without Hayne, Hindmarsh, and Willie Tonga. Hopefully the crowd of over 13,000 got their money's worth.
I'm expecting at least a top four finish for Tigers.

Edited by G Las D, 28 February 2012 - 11:14 AM.

[JimBronco]

Grand Final - Storm

Minor Premiers - Tigers

Top 8 (in no particular order)

Tigers
Storm
Knights
Eagles
Broncos
Warriors
Bulldogs
Cowboys

Wooden Spoon - Titans

Dally M - Benji Marshall