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Post by doners123 on Mar 25, 2019 12:27:49 GMT
Obviously with Eagles, riders and Lions all but confirmed in the play offs that leaves 5 spaces. Taking away Wolves and Scorchers as being to low to make a challenge that leaves 7 teams battling for the final 5 spaces: Royals, Sharks, Phoenix, Raiders, Rocks, Giants and Flyers. Below I have a compiled a list of the final games for those teams, let us know what you think your team will do in the comments or all teams and who you think will be the two teams to miss out.
London city royals - 4th - 36 points G/w 29 - A vs Flyers
Glasgow - 6th - 32 points G/w 29 - H vs Raiders
Plymouth - 7th - 32 points G/w 29 - A vs Rocks
Sheffield - 5th - 34 points
Cheshire - 9th - 32 points G/w 29 - H vs Wolves
Bristol - 8th - 28 points G/w 29 - A vs scorchers
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Post by gloryeagle on Mar 25, 2019 12:32:48 GMT
I'll put my neck on the line;
4. Royals 5. Sharks 6. Rocks 7. Giants 8. Raiders
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Post by doners123 on Mar 25, 2019 12:50:47 GMT
London city royals - 4th - 26 points - prediction 38 points G/w 25 - H vs Lions, L G/w 25 - H vs Eagles L G/w 26 - A vs Riders L G/w 26 - H vs wolves W G/w 27 - A vs Giants W G/w 27 - H vs Raiders W G/w 28 - A vs Sharks L G/w 28 - H vs Glasgow W G/w 29 - H vs Cheshire W G/w 29 - A vs Flyers W
Sheffield - 5th - 26 points - prediction 36 points G/w 25 - H vs Flyers W G/w 26 - H vs Rocks W G/w 26 - H vs Raiders W G/w 27 - A vs Eagles L G/w 28 - A vs Giants W G/w 28 - H vs Royals W G/w 29 - H vs Eagles L
Cheshire - 6th - 24 points - predicted 30 points G/w 25 - A vs Riders L G/w 25 - H vs Flyers W G/w 26 - H vs Riders L G/w 27 - A vs Glasgow L G/w 28 - H vs Giants W G/w 28 - A vs Lions L G/w 29 - A vs Royals L G/w 29 - H vs Wolves W
Plymouth - 7th - 24 points - Predicted 32 points G/w 25 - H vs Giants W G/w 26 - A vs Sharks L G/w 27 - A vs Royals L G/w 27 - H vs Wolves W G/w 28 - A vs Lions L G/w 28 - H vs Flyers W G/w 29 - A vs Rocks W
Glasgow - 8th - 22 points - predicted 28 points G/w 25 - A vs Giants L G/w 25 - H vs Riders L G/w 26 - A vs Sharks L G/w 26 - H vs Flyers W G/w 27 - A vs Riders L G/w 27 - H vs Cheshire W G/w 28 - A vs Royals L G/w 28 - A vs Surrey W G/w 29 - A vs Wolves L G/w 29 - H vs Raiders L
Manchester - 9th - 22 points - predicted 30 points G/w 25 - H vs Glasgow W G/w 25 - A vs Raiders L G/w 26 - A vs Eagles L G/w 27 - H vs Royals L G/w 27 - A vs Flyers W G/w 28 - H vs Sharks W G/w 28 - A vs Cheshire W G/w 28 - H vs Riders L G/w 29 - No game
Bristol - 10th - 20 points - predicted points 24 G/w 25 - A vs Sharks L G/w 25 - A vs Cheshire L G/w 26 - H vs Lions L G/w 26 - A vs Rocks L G/w 27 - A vs Lions L G/w 27 - H vs Giants W G/w 28 - A vs Wolves L G/w 28 - A vs Raiders L G/w 29 - H vs Royals L G/w 29 - A vs scorchers W
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Post by twofawkes on Mar 25, 2019 13:05:20 GMT
Giants look like they've got a tough run in and their game at Phoenix on Good Friday will be massive for both teams.
Personally think Giants and Flyers will be the two to miss out.........but Cheshire and Plymouth will be nervously eyeing others results from now until the end of the season!
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Post by 2NFR on Mar 25, 2019 13:15:43 GMT
The league has been so volatile recently, I'm finding it difficult to make predictions. I think there are still a lot of twists and turns to come before the end of the regular season. Hmmm!! ... Interesting times we live in !! doners ... keep us updated with this thread (Whatsbever's love this kind of stuff)
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Post by saintpat on Mar 25, 2019 13:16:22 GMT
4. Royals 5. Sharks 6. Rocks 7. Phoenix 8. Giants
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Post by faz on Mar 25, 2019 14:52:32 GMT
F@@@ knows. Best league I can remember for unpredictability My predictions are not good but: 4- royals 5 - sharks. I do think McKnight improves sharks 6- Nix 7- rocks 8- raiders
I just think giants lack depth and Willie fouls too much Flyers in free fall
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Post by 2NFR on Mar 25, 2019 15:23:02 GMT
Interesting point faz Hypothetically, Clayton gets MVP in a team that doesn't make the playoffs (not sure that's happened before)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 16:11:49 GMT
Interesting point faz Hypothetically, Clayton gets MVP in a team that doesn't make the playoffs (not sure that's happened before) That could be the deciding factor which stops him getting it
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Post by dyb dyb on Mar 25, 2019 16:55:37 GMT
Good thread. Enjoyed reading it. I'll have to get my pen and paper out.
Enough to say; we have to play Royals at home for the H2H. This could decide 4th & 5th imo. Ofcourse I'm going for the home win and Sharks 4th, but I'll have a go with each game like above to see how things pan out.
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Post by dyb dyb on Mar 25, 2019 17:01:00 GMT
F@@@ knows. Best league I can remember for unpredictability My predictions are not good but: 4- royals 5 - sharks. I do think McKnight improves sharks 6- Nix 7- rocks 8- raiders I just think giants lack depth and Willie fouls too much Flyers in free fall McKnight is taking the pressure off Williams and Alexander as the main 2 scoring threats by contributing to the score himself. Noticable that all 3 scored around the 14 mark against Royals instead of the score board been highlighted by 20+ from Mrrs Williams & Alexander.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 18:28:06 GMT
I reckon Royals Sharks Phoenix Raiders and Rocks will all make the playoffs and Giants and Flyers will both miss out
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Post by massiveridersfan on Mar 26, 2019 10:00:51 GMT
Interesting point faz Hypothetically, Clayton gets MVP in a team that doesn't make the playoffs (not sure that's happened before) When thinking about MVP I tend to ask which one has made the most impact this season AND would other coaches want the player on their team - Clayton ticks those boxes. His stats are ridiculously good, except from the FT line!
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Post by 2NFR on Mar 26, 2019 12:41:54 GMT
MRF ... I Agree, and Mrtall makes a valid point as well ...but!! As you say, its a coaches decision (11 voters) and they tend to go on which players impressed them on court over the season. It could well be Heart over head decision(devoid of stats) ... if 5/6 coaches love watching a big Willie performance ...then Clayton could well end up being the 1st MVP not make the playoffs (hypothetically speaking) and yes, I know its a cruel harsh unfair decision for other team players like Robinson, Donte, Moses (but to name a few) But then again ... who said life was fair edit ...and its just not coaches ... We all love watching Giant Willie handling his ball ... with a cheeky smile on his face That does sound just a bit weird ... when I read it back !! Hmmm!!
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Post by stevetino on Mar 26, 2019 21:31:19 GMT
I think Raiders & Flyers are going to miss out
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 16:40:50 GMT
I think Raiders & Flyers are going to miss out Raiders won’t miss out they’ll make the playoffs but I do agree that Flyers will miss out and so will Giants
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Post by stevetino on Mar 28, 2019 21:45:30 GMT
We shall see 👍🏀
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Post by mikevigorfanclub on Mar 29, 2019 0:20:04 GMT
Rocks’ run has certainly made things very interesting.
The final playoff place will probably come down to a head to head!!
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Post by twofawkes on Mar 29, 2019 7:58:00 GMT
Looks like Cheshire's last 3 games are all away at Lions, Royals and at Plymouth. And they still have to play Riders twice and travel to the Rocks. I fancy them at home against Bristol on Sunday and against Giants on Good Friday, but that looks a very difficult run in on paper.
Edit: Looks like their website is wrong and their final game is home to Worcester, not away to Plymouth! That's 3 home games they absolutely have to win, and then pick up a couple of wins on the road or at home to Leicester.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2019 10:50:53 GMT
Rocks’ run has certainly made things very interesting. The final playoff place will probably come down to a head to head!! Agree on both points. As much as the Rocks have been uninspiring, their relatively low loss count (compared to the teams around them) made them an interesting sleeper prospect. Now that they're on a streak they've probably scared the **** out of the teams around them who were hoping they'd do nothing. Same with the final playoff place. Raiders looked like the outside shot, now it's Giants. A loss or two could make it Phoenix. No-one is going to climb out of that battle.
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Post by mikevigorfanclub on Mar 29, 2019 13:54:52 GMT
Rocks’ run has certainly made things very interesting. The final playoff place will probably come down to a head to head!! Agree on both points. As much as the Rocks have been uninspiring, their relatively low loss count (compared to the teams around them) made them an interesting sleeper prospect. Now that they're on a streak they've probably scared the **** out of the teams around them who were hoping they'd do nothing. Same with the final playoff place. Raiders looked like the outside shot, now it's Giants. A loss or two could make it Phoenix. No-one is going to climb out of that battle. Flyers need to get one W (at least) this weekend and hope to build some momentum (in the right direction). In my head our record v Sharks of late is good, so hoping can spark back into life tonight. It will be tough though as only 3 home games remaining.
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Post by doners123 on Mar 31, 2019 19:47:16 GMT
Updated including game week 25
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Post by doners123 on Apr 5, 2019 21:47:08 GMT
Sharks now in massive trouble ! With eagles twice, royals and Manchester away.
Raiders if they can win there two home games have the head to head over sharks, could sharks miss out !?!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2019 23:25:53 GMT
Do not be surprised if Cheshire miss the play offs again, for what would be the 4th(?) season in a row.
I'd also expect Bristol to clinch a place on the last round of games.
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Post by nixette on Apr 7, 2019 8:02:12 GMT
Do not be surprised if Cheshire miss the play offs again, for what would be the 4th(?) season in a row. I'd also expect Bristol to clinch a place on the last round of games. 3rd year in a row. The previous year under Lavo we reached the last 4 beating eagles in the quarters. We won the away leg against riders in the last 4 with riders scraping through due to marginally better 2 leg result.😙
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