2020 Predictions

[Raider47]

Don't think there has been a post regarding 2020 predictions has there? What are predicting for the below categories and more?

Raiders to finish: 3rd
Finals Performance: Preliminary Finals
POTY: Hodgson
Other top 3 performers: Tapine, Papalii, Wighton
Rookie of the Year: Smith-Shields
Leading Try Scorer: Simonsson
Biggest Improver: Tapine
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: Soliola, Collins, Oldfield
Raiders Headline of 2020: Hodgson becomes World's best Hooker; Stripper

Premiers: Roosters
Top 8: Roosters, Rabbitohs, Raiders, Eels, Storm, Cowboys, Manly, Tigers
Flop: Broncos
Wooden Spooners: Warriors

[greeneyed]

Premiers: Roosters

Didn't much like this prediction!

[Raider47]

Premiers: Roosters

Didn't much like this prediction!

Neither

[BadnMean]

Raiders to finish: 5th (slow start)
Finals Performance: GF
POTY: Wighton
Other top 3 performers: Hodgo, CNK, Bateman
Rookie of the Year: Timoko (is Simonson still a rooky? Guler? THose two if so)
Leading Try Scorer: Simonsson
Biggest Improver: Wighton (kicking and consistency- no more Eels in Darwin stinkers this season, more even keel)
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: ????
Raiders Headline of 2020: Scott Free!

Premiers: Raiders
Top 8: Roosters, Raiders, Eels, Storm, Cowboys, Broncos, Manly, Tigers
Flop: Souffs
Wooden Spooners: Titans

[greeneyed]

Simonsson and Guler are not rookies.

[Pilz]

Raiders to finish: 1st
Finals Performance: The whole thing
POTY: Wighton
Other top 3 performers: Williams, Papalii, Hodgson
Rookie of the Year: Smith-Shields
Leading Try Scorer: Nicoll-Klokstad
Biggest Improver: Scott
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: Young, Sutton, Oldfield
Raiders Headline of 2020: Premiers

Premiers: Us
Top 8: Roosters, Raiders, Eels, Cowboys, Sea Eagles, Storm, Broncos, Rabbitohs
Flop: Rabbitohs
Wooden Spooners: Dragons

[afgtnk]

Raiders to finish: 7th
Finals Performance: Out in week two
POTY: Hodgson
Other top 3 performers: Papalii, Nicoll-Klokstad, Bateman
Rookie of the Year: Smith-Shields
Leading Try Scorer: Cotric
Biggest Improver: Guler or Sutton
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii
It's the last season in Green for: Kris, Collins, Luke B
Raiders Headline of 2020:

Premiers: Manly
Top 8: (No order) Us, Broncos, Rabbitohs, Storm, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Tigers, Panthers
Flop: Eels
Wooden Spooners: Titans

[zim]

Raiders to finish: 4th
Finals Performance: GF Winners
POTY: Josh Papalii
Other top 3 performers: Jack Wighton, Josh Hodgson, Charnze Nicoll-klokstad
Rookie of the Year: Harley Smith-Shields
Leading Try Scorer: Bailey Simonsson
Biggest Improver: Emre Guler
SOO Reps: Jack Wighton, Nick Cotric, Josh Papalii
It's the last season in Green for: JJ Collins, Luke Bateman, Michael Oldfield
Raiders Headline of 2020: Raiders go one better

Premiers: Raiders
Top 8 (not in order): Sea Eagles, Broncos, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Eels
Flop: Sharks
Wooden Spooners: Warriors

[simo]

Raiders to finish: 7th
Finals Performance: Out in week two
POTY: Hodgson
Other top 3 performers: Papalii, Nicoll-Klokstad, Bateman
Rookie of the Year: Smith-Shields
Leading Try Scorer: Cotric
Biggest Improver: Guler or Sutton
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii
It's the last season in Green for: Kris, Collins, Luke B
Raiders Headline of 2020:

Premiers: Manly
Top 8: (No order) Us, Broncos, Rabbitohs, Storm, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Tigers, Panthers
Flop: Eels
Wooden Spooners: Titans

Wow you think losing sezer is going to make that much of a difference?

[julian87]

Raiders to finish: 5th
Finals Performance: Won't tempt fate
POTY: Wighton
Other top 3 performers: Whitehead, Simonsson, Papalii
Rookie of the Year: Timoko (pending Scott)
Leading Try Scorer: Simonsson
Biggest Improver: Murchie
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: Soliola, Kris, Collins, L Bateman, Frawley
Raiders Headline of 2020: Something about Horsburgh channelling Vautin in Origin

Premiers: Sea Eagles
Top 8: Roosters, Sea Eagles, Rabbitohs, Eels. Storm, Raiders, Broncos, Cowboys (no order)
Flop: Sharks and Panthers
Wooden Spooners: Bulldogs
Overachievers: Titans to finish 9th-12th with a squad that should be bottom 2/3.

[greeneyed]

It won't be the last season for Matt Frawley. He's got a two year deal.

[sprintman]

Raiders finish 6th.
Eels vs ???? GF.

[afgtnk]

Raiders to finish: 7th
Finals Performance: Out in week two
POTY: Hodgson
Other top 3 performers: Papalii, Nicoll-Klokstad, Bateman
Rookie of the Year: Smith-Shields
Leading Try Scorer: Cotric
Biggest Improver: Guler or Sutton
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii
It's the last season in Green for: Kris, Collins, Luke B
Raiders Headline of 2020:

Premiers: Manly
Top 8: (No order) Us, Broncos, Rabbitohs, Storm, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Tigers, Panthers
Flop: Eels
Wooden Spooners: Titans

Wow you think losing sezer is going to make that much of a difference?

Wow you think BJ is less influential and less important to us than Sezer?

Wow you think Raps is less influential and less important to us than Sezer?

Wow.

[BJ]

It’s worth noting that Afgtnk thought Sezer was less influential than the security guard at the base of the Meninga stand.

[edwahu]

Raiders to finish: 1st
Finals Performance: Premiers
POTY: Papa (unless people get bored of voting for him)
Other top 3 performers: Williams, Bateman, Tapine
Rookie of the Year: Smith-Shields
Leading Try Scorer: Simonsson
Biggest Improver: Young
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: Cotric, Sia, Sutton and a bunch of fringe players
Raiders Headline of 2020: Grand final glory earns Raiders a new stadium

[Turt]

Raiders to finish: 2nd
Finals Performance: Premiers
POTY: Jack Wighton
Other top 3 performers: Williams, Bateman, Tapine
Rookie of the Year: Smith-Shields
Leading Try Scorer: Scott
Biggest Improver: Sminosson
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: Seb Kris
Raiders Headline of 2020: Green Machine win grand final due to Captain's Challenge

[Dusty]

Raiders to finish: 3rd
Finals Performance: GF Winners
POTY: John Bateman
Other top 3 performers: Jack Wighton, Josh Hodgson, Josh Papalii
Rookie of the Year: Matt Timoko
Leading Try Scorer: Nic Cotric
Biggest Improver: Emre Guler
SOO Reps: Jack Wighton, Nick Cotric, Josh Papalii, Corey Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: JJ Collins, Luke Bateman
Raiders Headline of 2020: 6 AGAIN!!!
(A picture of Jack Wighton from behind ... showing the number 6.... arms aloft celebrating a GF win)

Premiers: Raiders
Top 8: Roosters, Eels, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Manly, Cowboys, Storm, Knights
Flop: Sharks
Wooden Spooners: Titans



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[Mr Squiggle]

Raiders to finish: 1st (Never out of the top four)
Finals Performance: GF
POTY: Hodgson (replaces Smith as the top nine in the game)
Other top 3 performers: Wighton, Horse, Croker
Rookie of the Year: Young
Leading Try Scorer: Simonsson
Biggest Improver: Horse (He'll play SOO)
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: Lui
Raiders Headline of 2020: 'Ricky's Raiders go one better, premiers 2020'

Premiers: Raiders
Top 8: Raiders, Eels, Roosters, Storm, Rabbits, Manly, Tigers, Panthers
Flop: Broncos
Wooden Spooners: Dragons

[zim]

Wouldn't that be a glorious flop!

[greeneyed]

Almost all of that sounds good Mr Squiggle!

[Seiffert82]

Raiders to finish: 2nd
Finals Performance: Premiers
POTY: Nicoll-Klokstad (Mal Meninga Medallist)
Other top 3 performers: Hodgson, Papalii, Wighton
Rookie of the Year: Timoko
Leading Try Scorer: Cotric
Biggest Improver: Murchie (if we retain him, otherwise Horsburgh)
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: Collins, Oldfield, Kris, Luke Bateman
Raiders Headline of 2020: Green Machine Triumph! Raiders erase memories of 2019 Grand Final loss.

Premiers: Raiders
Top 8: Sea Eagles, Raiders, Roosters, Eels, Rabbitohs, Storm, Tigers, Cowboys
Flop: Sharks and Warriors
Wooden Spooners: Warriors (big question marks over their 7 and 9)

It's weird. Almost every fibre of my being doesn't expect us to win the grand final, but when I look at every other squad in the comp, I honestly think we're right up there again (somewhat depends on how well Scott replaces Leilua). Not sure why I picked Manly to be minor premiers - it depends on whether Tom Trbojevic remains injury free and if Jake Trbojevic and Addin Fonua-Blake can bounce back from surgery.

[gerg]

All this positivity is worrying.

Raiders to finish: 10th
Finals Performance: N/A
POTY: Hodgson for us, Tommy T overall
Other top 3 performers: Scott, Bateman, Papalii
Rookie of the Year: don't know
Leading Try Scorer: Cotric
Biggest Improver: Sutton
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii
It's the last season in Green for: Lui, Soliola, L Bateman, Murchie,
Raiders Headline of 2020: Pre-season smoke leaves Raiders underdone

Premiers: NRL to get the Bunnies over the line again
Top 8: Storm, Rabbits, Eels, Manly, Tigers, Knights, Broncos, Panthers
Flop: Roosters miss the 8
Wooden Spooners: Saints



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[Johno]

Raiders to finish: 3rd
Finals Performance: GF Winners
POTY: John Bateman
Other top 3 performers: Jack Wighton, Josh Hodgson, Josh Papalii
Rookie of the Year: Matt Timoko
Leading Try Scorer: Nic Cotric
Biggest Improver: Emre Guler
SOO Reps: Jack Wighton, Nick Cotric, Josh Papalii, Corey Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: JJ Collins, Luke Bateman
Raiders Headline of 2020: 6 AGAIN!!!
(A picture of Jack Wighton from behind ... showing the number 6.... arms aloft celebrating a GF win)

Premiers: Raiders
Top 8: Roosters, Eels, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Manly, Cowboys, Storm, Knights
Flop: Sharks
Wooden Spooners: Titans

Wow Dusty, that would be something else !



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[dubby]

We'll finish 8-10.

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[Seiffert82]

We'd have to absolutely implode to miss the 8.

[Azza]

We'll finish 8-10.

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Such a muppet

[cat]

Raiders to finish: 4th
Finals Performance: Preliminary Finals
POTY: scott
Other top 3 performers: jack, papa, bateman
Rookie of the Year: timoko
Leading Try Scorer: Scott
Biggest Improver: emre
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: luke bateman, Collins, sivili
Raiders Headline of 2020: refs call six again again


Premiers- storm
Top 8 - souths roosters storm raiders knights, cowboys, parra, tigers

Wooden spoon titans

[Ilanraiders]

Raiders to finish: 2nd
Finals Performance: Premiers
POTY: Wighton
Other top 3 performers: Tapine, Papa, Hodgson
Rookie of the Year: Smith-Shields
Leading Try Scorer: Croker
Biggest Improver: Simmonson
SOO Reps: Wighton, Cotric, Papalii, Horsburgh
It's the last season in Green for: JJ Collins, young
Raiders Headline of 2020: Papali wins Dally M

Premiers: Raiderd
Top 8: Rabbitohs, Raiders, Roosters, Eels, Storm, Cowboys, Manly, Broncos
Flop: Boncos
Wooden Spooners: Titans

[Brew]

We'll finish 8-10.

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Never change Dubby.

I secretly fear for this year too don’t worry.

If we have a poor result in this weekends trial game then I’ll be even more concerned.



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[dubby]

We'll finish 8-10.

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Such a muppet

As long as I'm not gonzo

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[Azza]

We won't finish 8-10. I think we'll be somewhere around the top 5 or 6.

[Roger Kenworthy]

Azza to say something along the lines of "we will be okay" 200+ times.

Pignickrainbowtickrick to average 3 American sport phrases per post

[Azza]

Edabomb to continue to be a spanka of the highest proportions

[Finchy]

We'd have to absolutely implode to miss the 8.

I’d have said the same thing about 2017/2018 though, to be fair. In this case we’ve lost our right edge, so more of an unknown quantity

[-TW-]

Not really, we didn't have either of them for a chunk of the season, and one or the other for the majority

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