6 out of the top 8 teams are pretty much already decided/guaranteed for next year. Do we have rosters better than the Sharks and Raiders next year to sneak into the 8 (even Knights at full strength)? I don't think we do personally. I have us finishing around 12th next year currently (9th-12th bracket really). Of course there's a small chance we can make the 8 (there's technically a ~1% chance we win the comp) but those aren't expectations. Before we start to see anything from our new recruits and results next year we can't keep falling for the same mistakes. If we go sign a quality hooker then I'd be more optimistic (still need to sort out our halfback position, whether it's Burton, BBO or someone else).
You do realise that;
There are 2 teams in the 8 currently who have lost 25% more games (10) than they have won (8).
Of course they have had more points scored against them (-40 and -46) than they have themselves scored.
That those 2 teams (St George and Cronulla) are teams that we have beaten this year.
The team running 9th, due to an even worse for and against record (-72), has the same negative win (8) loss (10) ratio.
If this year is anything to judge by, I think you are over estimating what is required to make the 8, by a considerable margin.
Like many on TK, you (the singular you) suffer from a "grass is always greener" view. You (the collective you) watch our games closely and wince at all of the mistakes and then watch the highlights of the other games and think "how good is this guy", but you don't see his mistake because they aren't shown in the highlights. Quite often as with many things in life, the grass is not always greener.
Always a Bulldog
