The NRL Table now sees a stack of teams jammed up on 20 and 18 points. Plenty of NRL teams will hope the Brisbane Broncos lose to the Parramatta Eels tonight – keeping the lower half of the Top 8 an achievable goal for the teams on 18 points.
Amazingly the Newcastle Knights, South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Gold Coast Titans still have a chance to sneak into the NRL Top 8 Finals. Seemingly gone with some recent losses, if these clubs can get it together in the weeks ahead – the opportunity is still there.
The North Queensland Cowboys stutter against the Bunnies will motivate the Eels even more – as the Parramatta club can get a leg up to achieving a Top 4 spot should they defeat the Broncos tonight.
Looking back in the pack, the Sydney Roosters under Brad Fittler have now moved to 16 points. No, its not a mistake – the Sydney Roosters now join the Sharks and the Raiders on 16 points. Something unthinkable only a few weeks ago. The Roosters are mathematically a chance of making the finals, should they win all their remaining games.
| W | L | B | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storm | 16 | 2 | 1 | 271 | 34 |
| 2 | Sea Eagles | 14 | 4 | 1 | 189 | 30 |
| 3 | Eels | 10 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 22 |
| 4 | Cowboys | 10 | 8 | 1 | -69 | 22 |
| 5 | Broncos | 9 | 8 | 1 | 82 | 20 |
| 6 | Warriors | 9 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 20 |
| 7 | Bulldogs | 9 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 20 |
| 8 | Tigers | 9 | 9 | 1 | -18 | 20 |
| 9 | Rabbitohs | 8 | 10 | 1 | -8 | 18 |
| 10 | Titans | 8 | 10 | 1 | -80 | 18 |
| 11 | Knights | 8 | 10 | 1 | -150 | 18 |
| 12 | Sharks | 7 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 16 |
| 13 | Raiders | 7 | 11 | 1 | -61 | 16 |
| 14 | Dragons | 7 | 11 | 1 | -74 | 16 |
| 15 | Roosters | 7 | 11 | 1 | -183 | 16 |
| 16 | Panthers | 5 | 13 | 1 | -112 | 12 |