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I would be more than happy with any play-off spot - I'll take 6th in a heart beat - no NZ side has ever made the play-offs and once you're in the play-offs anything can happen.

Given our record when not at home and with only one home game left, I suspect we may have to settle for 6th. Fingers crossed that our last two away games are more representative of what we can do away. Otherwise we may be looking at just 4 more points for the season - which should be enough for 6th.

I totally agree. Also hopefully we get a big crowd in ChCh, i think that would help alot after 2 games away against a Melbourne and perth sides who both have pretty loud fans.

wow thats a compliment if i've ever seen one

...and yet it's also a complete rip-off.

Jeez....GC on top!!!!

Totally agree! Doesn't seem right!

First things first. Let beat DAMN Perth. We are better than them and we need those 3 points!

Not sure who is to blame, though I reckon it's the Tards for planning the midweek game.

I can see where they are coming from, given the novelty of Australia Day, and we probably agreed to have this catch-up game played on the 26th too?

Would only make victory that much sweeter if we claimed our first win away to them.

The catch up round was actually required due to the suspension of the league in October and November (1 round in each month) to allow NEW ZEALAND to qualify for the World Cup.

Your conspiracy theory is dead already.

Refer to comment above.

I wanted to post here the other day, but now that Melbourne did it 6-2 over Perth, I wonder what this gent's comments would be now about Melbourne's form.

Realistically, top-3 seems a bit too far away from us. If we hadn't let Melbourne in for a draw at the ROF, then we'd still be a chance. 4th and a home playoff should be our first goal, with the immediate goal obviously being to guarantee ourselves in the 6.

I have spent all season driving my other half crazy with permutations of where we will be in the table if we win, lose or draw the next game in relation to what are closest contenders are doing and it has finally sunk in that we just need to get out there and do our best to win. I am really happy with the way things have been going over the last few weeks and I've finally given up trying to work out what we need to do to end up in the top 2,3,4 etc.

Well one game doesn't exactly make a form guide does it not?

Question for the anorak wearers- If say GCU come first and make the grand final where will it be held? Because I'm sure when CCM and Newcastle played in Version 3 it was at the SFS regardless?

Theoretically the top qualifer gets a home game.  It has been the case for every season excluding the one you mention above.   IIRC, there was some fuss from CCM about giving up 'home' advantage by playing it at SFS.  Think FFA theory was that Bluetongue was too small and that both CCM and the Jets were close enough to SFS for it not to matter.

I think you'll find this would be the case.

Oh God, the whinging that will come from Moron and Fat Clive if this does happen

Please lord let that not happen.

CGU are looking likely to get a home game (would take a pretty epic capitulation for them not to), I hope it does get shifted so fatso can suffer in his jocks. Not much else he'd be able to do. joachim2010-01-19 13:21:48

Adelaide 2 Perth 3

Crazy league....the top side has conceded more goals than the bottom side.

There's something we can claim the credit for!

not liking Perth now. They are starting to be very very dangerous to our hopes

It's nice to have a bit of space below us though. Next two games are huge! Any news on whether Chris Coyne is going to play or has he signed for the Chinese team?

He's back in Perth, played 34 mins last sunday.

At this stage it looks like Top 3, Middle 3, Bottom 3, Adelaide.

Disappointed that Adelaide didn't take something from the game (saw it at 1-0).

They took a valuable lesson from it.

lol

What happened? All I know is the final score.

"2 nil down, 3-2 up, Daniel McBreen wrapped it up. With a nick nack paddy whack give a dog a bone, all the red lads f#cked off home"

Some dodgy referring decisions

Perth must have the luck of the Irish if even Donkey McBreen can score for them.

Potential clashes:

Hurricanes v. Force - 20 Feb
Black Caps v. Australia - 13 Mar

Could be problematic....

Home final in Palmy anyone?

Mr_Incredible is rooting for a Christchurch final

Even better, less accessible for us all.

Lock it in.

Palmy wouldn't meet the criteria, probably neither would Christchurch due to the rebuild. Eden Park may be the only way