Re: The race for Old Trafford : Mon Sep 23, 2019 7:27 pm  

Ok thanks I wasn't sure

Re: The race for Old Trafford : Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:11 pm  

Les Norton wrote:

Leeds in 2004 springs to mind immediately for me.
Warrington didn’t make it at all in 2011

Saints finished top and didn't make the final at all, I think it was 2005

Re: The race for Old Trafford : Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:18 pm  

infamous grouse wrote:

Saints finished top and didn't make the final at all, I think it was 2005

Thanks to 10 minutes of mayhem and thuggery from terry newton taking out darren albert, lee gilmour and sean long with season ending facial injuries

Re: The race for Old Trafford : Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:18 pm  

infamous grouse wrote:

Saints finished top and didn't make the final at all, I think it was 2005

wigan 2012 too.

Re: The race for Old Trafford : Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:11 am  

kaybenbull wrote:

Since 1998 when the playoffs started has any team that finished top not made the final at 1st attempt?

Huddersfield 2013? Lost both I think

Re: The race for Old Trafford : Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:45 am  

On the flip side, wasnt there one season where Bradford languished around 10th/11th all season then found a bit of form and scraped 5th on the last day and went on to win the Grand Final?

Re: The race for Old Trafford : Tue Sep 24, 2019 7:48 am  

Under the current format, the only team finishing 1st not to make it at the first attempt was Wigan in 2000. They then got to the Grand FInal on their second chance but lost to St Helens.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: The race for Old Trafford : Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:22 pm  

infamous grouse wrote:

Saints finished top and didn't make the final at all, I think it was 2005

last year

Re: The race for Old Trafford : Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:36 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

Wigan v Salford - Wigan
Warrington v Cas - Warrington

St Helens v Wigan - Wigan
Salford v Warrington - Warrington

St Helens v Warrington - St Helens

Wigan v St Helens - Wigan

Salford will get hammered twice IMO. Play offs are a different beast to regular season games. Wigan to win a tight one at Saints. Saints to empty the tank beating Warrington and have nothing left for the final.

*Bump*

Re: The race for Old Trafford : Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:48 pm  

SaleSlim wrote:

*Bump*

Don't get over cocky yet. You could still lose twice in the play offs!!

However I do hope you go one better than us in 2017 and go on to win it all for the underdogs.