Captain Ibis
Squad Member
SOO game 1 predictions here, make them as bold as you like. I'm gonna go a bit conservative and say NSW will dominate game 1 again and win comfortably, though it won't be as big of a scoreline as Townsville.
They're making too much out of Nth Queensland and Brisbane being in the top 4. Brisbane's two best players (Haas, Reynolds) are NSWelshmen, as is North Queensland's this year (Chad). Not to mention North Queensland's soft early season draw.
NSW still has half the Panthers squad in their pack, plus three from Parra who beat Penrith, as well as other core Blues players from last year.
Outside of Munster our spine is better, as are our outside backs. They've also got debutants who are yet to turn it on against top teams at club land, and who will be targeted.
They're making too much out of Nth Queensland and Brisbane being in the top 4. Brisbane's two best players (Haas, Reynolds) are NSWelshmen, as is North Queensland's this year (Chad). Not to mention North Queensland's soft early season draw.
NSW still has half the Panthers squad in their pack, plus three from Parra who beat Penrith, as well as other core Blues players from last year.
Outside of Munster our spine is better, as are our outside backs. They've also got debutants who are yet to turn it on against top teams at club land, and who will be targeted.