Super League 2013

[kinboshi]

The next four games for Sintellens are: Leeds (A), Wire (Magic), Huddersfield (A), Bradford (H).

On current form I can't see them getting a point out of those four games. 9 defeats in a row? One thing is for sure, the bookies won't have them favourites for those games!

[kinboshi]

Boshi, or others.

I'm told by a good Judge that these should be snapped up (this was 3 days ago, couple of prices have dropped since.)

Sam Tomkins top try scorer 10/1
Tom Briscoe top try scorer 25/1
Warrington team to score the most tries 9/4
Sinfield man of steel 10/1

Any thoughts?

Update on these bets:

Tomkins is on 18 tries now, after 14 rounds.  He's four ahead of Dixon, Sammut, Charnley and J Monaghan.
Briscoe is down on 6 tries, so unless he and Hull have a dramatic change in form then that one looks lost.
Wigan have scored 95 tries, compared to Warrington's 73 - so going to need quite a shift for that bet to come in
Sinfield to get MOS - probably amongst the runners, and seen as the best player never to have won it might go in his favour.  There are a few stand-out players so far this season, and I'd have Wigan's Liam Farrell at the top of my list (as I'm biased).

[Acidmouse]

Wigan scoring so many points! hope we can do the saints this week and continue rhinos good run.

[kinboshi]

Wigan scoring so many points! hope we can do the saints this week and continue rhinos good run.

You'll score 50+ against Saints, they're truly woeful and really suffering at the moment.  I really can't see them getting a sniff in the next three games (Leeds, Warrington and Huddersfield), and if Bradford play to their capability they will also beat sintellins comfortably.

The race for the league leader's spot looks like it's a three-horse race, with Huddersfield a possible (but unlikely) fourth.

[kinboshi]

Catalan
Wigan
Warrington
Widnes
Huddersfield
Hull
London
Sheffield

That's the eight left in the Challenge Cup.  Not sure when the draw for the quarter finals is, but think that Wigan, Warrington and Huddersfield will be the sides that everyone wants to avoid. Sheffield are the only non-SL side still in the competition, but hopefully there'll be no repeat of 1998

[Acidmouse]

Watched Leeds lose outside the final for 4 years yesterday, dam first time in years we got outplayed in the cup like that!

[kinboshi]

Watched Leeds lose outside the final for 4 years yesterday, dam first time in years we got outplayed in the cup like that!

Leeds weren't good yesterday.  Too many of the big players who make a difference for Leeds had an off day (Sinfield, Burrow, McGuire in particular).  Huddersfield just did the basics well and were efficient.  Crabtree had a cracking game as well, and think he might be in with a shout for England in the World Cup.

Still think Leeds will improve and come into form towards the end of the season.  Obviously too late for the Cup, but they'll still be in contention for the play-offs and Grand Final.

[kinboshi]

With both half-backs out for Wigan through injury it was Powell and Williams turn to step up to the plate. Powell was good, and Williams was exceptional on his SL debut. Of course the opposition weren't top notch, but you can only play what's in front of you.

 Great Challenge Cup draw too

[kinboshi]

Can't see anything other than a convincing win for Leeds against Saints.  Sky trying to sell it as a close one to call, but can't see it myself.

[craigbetts]

Help I can't get it up! Hehe, am trying to bring the game up on sky go and it is listing the froch tatics program and no super league to watch. Is it on now? Boo.

[kinboshi]

Help I can't get it up! Hehe, am trying to bring the game up on sky go and it is listing the froch tatics program and no super league to watch. Is it on now? Boo.

It's on SS1, programme started at 7:30, it's now half-time.

It was a half of two halves, and somehow it's only 16-12 to Leeds when they should be 20+ points up.  Also, Soliola lucky not to have been sent-off for his late shoulder-charge.  Instead the ref put it on report.  Not quite sure what that achieves, and it certainly doesn't help Leeds in this match does it?  Same as when Green was hit late by Patterson of Hull KR - nothing done at the time, but he gets a 4-match ban.  That doesn't help Green or Wigan at all.

[craigbetts]

I managed to get it on in the 2nd minute. Blimey, I could have saved myself 40 minutes and just read your write up.

I sent a Saints matey a text pre match saying you have two hopes! Just seen LMS go into level the scores, re-evaluate to they either win or they don't.. so two options again!

[kinboshi]

It's all sintellins at the moment, as Leeds have hit the self-destruct button.  Hardaker with two huge errors, but the whole team seem to have switched off. 

From 16-0 to 16-26.  I still think Leeds 'should' win it. 

[kinboshi]

Leeds weren't good at all tonight.  Obviously the missing players a big factor, but should have won that game comfortably.

[Acidmouse]

Leeds weren't good at all tonight.  Obviously the missing players a big factor, but should have won that game comfortably.

happy with backing saints, didn't watch game but my Dad told me all our forwards out injured...due a bad game in the league.