How will the table finish?
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How will the table finish?
As the season kicks off today it seems the best time to see how we think the Premiership table will look after 22 games.
Here's my prediction:
1. Wasps
2. Tigers
3. Exeter
4. Saracens
5. Bath
6. Newcastle
7. Harlequins
8. Northampton
9. Gloucester
10.Sale
11.Worcester
12.London Irish
Here's my prediction:
1. Wasps
2. Tigers
3. Exeter
4. Saracens
5. Bath
6. Newcastle
7. Harlequins
8. Northampton
9. Gloucester
10.Sale
11.Worcester
12.London Irish
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Re: How will the table finish?
I will go
1. Saracens
2. Tigers
3. Wasps
4. Exeter
5. Bath
6. Newcastle
7. Northampton
8. Gloucester
9. Sale
10. Harlequins
11.Worcester
12.London Irish
But I honestly think 6-10 is a complete lottery right now
1. Saracens
2. Tigers
3. Wasps
4. Exeter
5. Bath
6. Newcastle
7. Northampton
8. Gloucester
9. Sale
10. Harlequins
11.Worcester
12.London Irish
But I honestly think 6-10 is a complete lottery right now
Re: How will the table finish?
Exeter
Wasps
Sarries
Leicester
Bath
Gloucester
Newcastle
Quins
Sale
Saints
LI
Wuss
Wasps
Sarries
Leicester
Bath
Gloucester
Newcastle
Quins
Sale
Saints
LI
Wuss
Re: How will the table finish?
1. Tigers
2. who cares
etc
2. who cares
etc
Re: How will the table finish?
1. Saracens
2. Tigers
3. Exeter
4. Wasps
5. Newcastle
6. Bath
7. Gloucester
8. Worcester
9. Sale
10.Quins
11.London Irish
12.Northampton
2. Tigers
3. Exeter
4. Wasps
5. Newcastle
6. Bath
7. Gloucester
8. Worcester
9. Sale
10.Quins
11.London Irish
12.Northampton
Re: How will the table finish?
with 12 teams one of which will be at the top and 1 at the bottom and 10 others between themellis9 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2017 10:46 am As the season kicks off today it seems the best time to see how we think the Premiership table will look after 22 games.
Here's my prediction:
1. Wasps
2. Tigers
3. Exeter
4. Saracens
5. Bath
6. Newcastle
7. Harlequins
8. Northampton
9. Gloucester
10.Sale
11.Worcester
12.London Irish
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Re: How will the table finish?
1. Exeter - Strong after last seasons win
2. Tigers - Fit back line plus improvements in pack
3. Saracens - Slightly struggle without Ashton and internationals
4. Harlequins - Saili big signing, and Ibotoye and Smith could be big funds this season
5. Wasps - Struggle without Beale and internationals plus poor defence
6. Bath - Struggle with average front row and without internationals
7. Newcastle - Improve slightly with return of Flood but I think will still be inconsistent away
8. Northampton - Outdated coaching and no replacement for Picomoles
9. Gloucester - New quality head coach but squad still not good enough imo
10. Worcester - Experienced captain plus decent back line but no strength in depth
11. Sale - Poor coaching and no strength in depth
12. London Irish - I don't want this to happen, but despite decent back 3 Irish will still struggle
2. Tigers - Fit back line plus improvements in pack
3. Saracens - Slightly struggle without Ashton and internationals
4. Harlequins - Saili big signing, and Ibotoye and Smith could be big funds this season
5. Wasps - Struggle without Beale and internationals plus poor defence
6. Bath - Struggle with average front row and without internationals
7. Newcastle - Improve slightly with return of Flood but I think will still be inconsistent away
8. Northampton - Outdated coaching and no replacement for Picomoles
9. Gloucester - New quality head coach but squad still not good enough imo
10. Worcester - Experienced captain plus decent back line but no strength in depth
11. Sale - Poor coaching and no strength in depth
12. London Irish - I don't want this to happen, but despite decent back 3 Irish will still struggle
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Re: How will the table finish?
As JFJ said it's a lottery lower down but Sarries recruitment has again been fantastic. They will barring terrible injury issues, win the league and the final.
I genuinely think we can beat anyone on our day with a full strength team, but our second team is well behind the men from Allianz.
1. Sarries
2. Tigers
3. Exeter
4. Wasps
5. Bath
6. Harlequins
7. Gloucester
8. Northampton
9. Sale
10. Newcastle
11. Worcester
12. LI
I genuinely think we can beat anyone on our day with a full strength team, but our second team is well behind the men from Allianz.
1. Sarries
2. Tigers
3. Exeter
4. Wasps
5. Bath
6. Harlequins
7. Gloucester
8. Northampton
9. Sale
10. Newcastle
11. Worcester
12. LI
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Re: How will the table finish?
1.sarries
2.tigers
3.exeter
4.wasps
5.gloucester
6.bath
7.newcastle
8.quins
9.sale
10.saints
11.irish
12.worcester
2.tigers
3.exeter
4.wasps
5.gloucester
6.bath
7.newcastle
8.quins
9.sale
10.saints
11.irish
12.worcester
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Re: How will the table finish?
1. Tigers
...not sure about the rest.
...not sure about the rest.
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Re: How will the table finish?
On the showings this Friday and Saturday it could be a fight between Quins, Saints and Worcester for the bottom.
Re: How will the table finish?
On todays performance maybe 7th or 8th, we won't get another ref to be as kind to us as the ref today, he totally bottled loads of decisions today and was very much influenced by the crowd, he was a very poor ref and more experienced refs won't be cowed by welford road. If the three tackles were three yellow cards today it's sad to say rugby has gone soft, Ford milked the tackle to get a player sent off, totally unacceptable.
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Re: How will the table finish?
Alternatively last season every single high tackle would have been a yellow, so that would have been 5 plus Banahan at the end for cynically killing the ball.BigDan50 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2017 5:36 pm On todays performance maybe 7th or 8th, we won't get another ref to be as kind to us as the ref today, he totally bottled loads of decisions today and was very much influenced by the crowd, he was a very poor ref and more experienced refs won't be cowed by welford road. If the three tackles were three yellow cards today it's sad to say rugby has gone soft, Ford milked the tackle to get a player sent off, totally unacceptable.
According to the Premiership Rugby stats site after the first week:
- Tiger's lead the teams for meters gained (612)
- Tiger's lead on defenders beaten (34)
- whilst Bath lead for penalties conceded (13)
- Sale (who lost) are second for meters gained (595)
- Saints and Chiefs (both losing teams) lead the league in terms of carries (177 and 170 respectively) and are joint second for defenders beaten on 30
- Interestingly Saracens and London Irish (both wining teams) both conceded 12 penalties.
What I conclude from this is that carrying the ball, gaining meters and beating defenders loses games, whilst conceding penalties wins you games!
*lies, damn lies and statistics*
Re: How will the table finish?
Statistics ok, but we still lost.
Re: How will the table finish?
London Irish wont be relegated, they'll be a solid mid-table side I would think.Chobbsy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:07 pmwith 12 teams one of which will be at the top and 1 at the bottom and 10 others between themellis9 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2017 10:46 am As the season kicks off today it seems the best time to see how we think the Premiership table will look after 22 games.
Here's my prediction:
1. Wasps
2. Tigers
3. Exeter
4. Saracens
5. Bath
6. Newcastle
7. Harlequins
8. Northampton
9. Gloucester
10.Sale
11.Worcester
12.London Irish
The top two will be between Wasps and Saracens.
Tigers could finish as low as 6th - Bath and Chiefs will certainly make them work to get into the top 4. Newcastle could be the dark horses and push Tigers for 5th.
If Tigers can get their sh*t in the sock, they've got a reasonable chance of 2nd - but based on Sunday's performance, I wouldn't bet the farm on it.
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