BR-WHU is at Suncorp. Midweek I think followed by the all EPL clash at the weekend. 

I don't think many (or even any) people are saying they can't see the progession, I think what is being said ( and I am in this camp) is that there is certainly progression but with still a way to go.

Makes sense for BR-WHU to be at Suncorp. Hopefully the pitch is in reasonable condition after 3/4 of the RL/RU season.

What no Liverpool :crying:

They don't want to lose here.

At the start of the season I picked Brisbane to finish 8th. I'm sticking with that prediction. The current table position flatters what is still a poor team. There will be what the economists call a correction in the coming weeks.  

Cool story bruh

The corrections been happening for 9 games though? 

We shall see. 

No. What we've been seeing is an unsustainable distortion of the market. 

Over the last five years the side finishing 8th have averaged around 27 points. 

for those coaches obsessed with stats, i will prefer the views of john cartwright

‘Stats’ inability to recognize the issue of decision-making, is compounded by the fact that it does not designate that what is recorded as a positive result is not necessarily the best choice that could have been be made. The ‘football eye’ will note the importance of this alternative option and it will suggest to him/her that there is a weakness in the playing content of player or team. High numbers recorded by ‘Stats’ too often suggests top quality when in fact in many cases it represents  over-simplicity and poor game understanding on the part of players and their teams.


grant and fowler are firm believers in stats as the answer.

An average, by its method of calculation, is not a particularly helpful statistic. 

Yes, we need to ignore measurable and objective based statistics and favour the more reliable discerning eye possesed by EPL level experts like yourself. Case closed. Thanks for straightening it out for us.

You are absolutely correct. Yet you unironicly tell us to ignore actual outcomes of matches (and the table) and implore us to trust your "opinion".

Also, the fact that there are now 11 teams not 10 shifts the goalposts, so to speak 

I am absolutely not imploring anyone to do anything. 

Yes you are. You are telling us to ignore the actual outcomes and results of matches to date and favour you preseason opinion.

There’s now 26 games, not 27 so yeah - goalposts shifted. Even harder ... 

I was sort of hoping that Adelaide would win tonight (well done Victory) then if we managed to beat City there would have been 4 teams on 30 points in 'equal 2nd' and us on 29.

How awesome would that have been as a table at this stage of any season!

I don't give a rats about predictions at the start of the season - that's all they are. A bit of fun based on whatever hopes and prejudices people hold when they don't yet have anything really to base them on. You can claim wisdom at the end of the season, but unless you tipped that we would start slow, power through the middle, then stagnate in the final third, standing by a prediction seems such a ridiculous and self-satisfying activity. Good on you - not my cup of tea.

Main thing is you got a few responses on a night when we are hanging out for our next game. Keeps the lights on.

As far as this season goes compared to others, not only do we play 26 games instead of the 'usual' 27 games, but 3 of those are against SFC - and two of them in Sydney. Makes it all the more impressive if we are simply comparing numbers.

I'm not telling you to do anything. I simply stated a personal view. I may well be proven wrong.. 

It's only football. 

Impressive for a singularly unimpressive group of players. Yes, I concur there, and due credit to Fowler and Grant for that. 

I’m at the point of not caring about other teams results now. Roar are good enough to beat any team including Sydney. Unfortunately our attack is not good enough to guarantee results in any games and we go into every game with an equal probability of a draw, a narrow win or a narrow loss. Nerve wracking stuff. 

I'd take Duke and Halloran, never been that impressed with Nabbout, seems to cold and hot.

Same opinion on Nabbout. 

nah ....more hot and cold for me :D

Yea I thought it didn't sound right :laugh:

I guess every player is gamble at the end of the day, no one really knows how well a player will do, heres hoping it works out for Roar.

Just going by stats alone Duke is in some pretty good form with WSW,14 goals in 28 games.

Duke is one of those "not very pretty to watch" players but he seems to get the job done and scores ...can't argue with that.

How about that Topor-Stanley goal ??:w00t:????
I think I would have "dropped the mic" and walked off ....

For me....Nabbout no, Duke maybe but he's not a skilful player, Halloran ummm probably. 

IMO and plenty of others too I don't think these are necessarily the type of players we need. 

Id reckon a skilful 6, a dead set quality 9 or 10, and a spare decent CB.

THese guys maybe can play 9 but.....we need a Le Fondre type player.