a very happy new year to all southstander.com posters



the 2017 super league season is almost upon us so it's at this time of the year where us know it all posters predict how the new season will pan out before a ball has even been kicked.



as i have repeatedly said each year this is not a serious competition and it is only a bit of light hearted fun

i therefore once again urge all of the southstander.com big hitters and especially those regular posters that have opinions on every subject and will argue their point until the cows come home



to make their predictions this year



congratulations to ducknumber1 who finished top of the league in 2016



can anyone dethrone him in 2017?





if tvoc is prepared to undertake the scoring of the competition yet again this year then i propose that we replicate last seasons competition and that we.......

a: predict the regular season finishing positions after 23 rounds

b: predict the top 4 play off sides that will make the play off's after the top 8 split

c: predict which 4 sides will rejoin sl for the following season through their play off series of games

d: grand final winner

e: challenge cup winner





craigizzard proposed this scoring system to determine how the points would be awarded







tvoc who has kindly adjudicated and posted the final finishing positions each season agreed that they were the easiest way to award points under the new play off structures.

so the points scoring system should stay the same imo



no get out caveats will be allowed william









my regular season finishing positions are



1: warriors

2: wolves

3: hull fc

4: saints

5: tigers

6: rhinos

7: dragons

8: centurions



9: wildcats

10: red devils

11: giants

12: vikings



the final top 4 play off sides will be

1: wigan

2: wolves

3: hull fc

4: saints



the 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be

9: red devils

10: wildcats

11: giants

12: hull kr



gf winner: wolves

cc winner: tigers

garry schofield made his predictions for the regular season finishing positions in the league express newspaper (28/11/2016)

he did not make any further predictions with regards to the final top 4 sides after 30 rounds,which sides will rejoin sl for 2018 or which sides will win the cc or gf

if he makes these predictions prior to the season starting then i will add them



1: warriors

2: wolves

3: hull fc

4: tigers

5: saints

6: rhinos

7: centurions

8: red devils



9: dragons

10: vikings

11: wildcats

12: giants

1: wigan

2: warrington

3: st helens

4:hull fc

5: castleford

6: leeds

7: catalan

8: wakefield



9: leigh

10: huddersfield

11: widnes

12:salford



the final top 4 play off sides will be

1: wigan

2: warrington

3: st helens

4: hull



the 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be

9: leigh

10: HKR

11: huddersfield

12: widnes



gf winner: wigan

cc winner: wigan

1: Wigan

2: Warrington

3: Saints

4: Leeds

5: Cas

6: Hull fc

7: Catalan

8: Wakefield



9: Hudds

10: Widnes

11: Leigh

12: Salford



Top 4 play off sides will be

1: Wigan

2: Warrington

3: Saints

4: Leeds



4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be

9: Hudds

10: Widnes

11: Leigh

12: Hull kr



gf winner: Warrington

cc winner: Warrington

1. Warrington

2. Wigan

3. Castleford

4. Hull

5. St.Helens

6. Catalans

7. Leeds

8. Hudds

9. Leigh

10.Wakefield

11.Widnes

12.Salford



Top 4

1. Warrington

2. Wigan

3. Castleford

4. Catalans



Rejoin SL

1. Wakefield

2. Leigh

3. Widnes

4. Salford



GF Wire

CC Cas

1: Saints

2: Warrington

3: Castleford

4: Wigan

5: Hull FC

6: Catalans

7: Wakefield

8: Leeds



9: Salford

10: Huddersfield

11: Leigh

12: Widnes



the final top 4 play off sides will be

1: Saints

2: Warrington

3: Wigan

4: Castleford



the 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be

9: Leigh

10: HKR

11: Huddersfield

12: Widnes



gf winner: Warrington

cc winner: Castleford

1.Pies

2.Wire

3.ST's

4.Cas

5.Hull

6.Wakey

7.Rhinos

8.Dragons

9.Leigh

10.Salford

11.Giants

12.Vikings

Top 4

Pies

ST's

Wire

Cas

Bottom 4

Leigh

Salford

Giants

Vikings

Returning to SL

Leigh

Salford

Giants

HKR



GF-Wigan

CC-ST's

1. Warrington

2. Wigan

3. Hull

4. Castleford

5. St Helens

6. Wakefield

7. Leeds

8. Catalan

9. Huddersfield

10. Salford

11. Leigh

12. Widnes



Top 4

1. Hull

2. Wigan

3. Castleford

4. Warrington



Rejoin SL



1. Huddersfield

2. Salford

3. Leigh

4. Hull KR



CC Winner: Castleford

GF Winner: Warrington

1: Wigan

2: Warrington

3: Castleford

4: Hull FC

5: Saints

6: Wakefield

7: Leeds

8: Leigh



9: Salford

10: catalans

11: Huddersfield

12: Widnes





the final top 4 play offs

1: Wigan

2: Warrington

3: Hull FC

4: Castleford



the 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be

9: Catalans

10: Widnes

11: Salford

12: Hull KR



gf winner: Warrington

cc winner: Saints

Regular season finishing positions:



1: Wolves

2: Warriors

3: Saints

4: Hull FC

5: Tigers

6: Rhinos

7: Dragons

8: Wildcats



9: Giants

10: Red Devils

11: Centurions

12: Vikings



Top 4 play off sides:

1: Warriors

2: Wolves

3: Saints

4: Hull FC



The 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be:

9: Giants

10: Red Devils

11: Centurions

12: Hull KR



GF Winners: Warriors

CC Winners: Wolves

After 23 rounds



1. St Helens

2. Wigan

3. Warrington

4. Hull

5. Castleford

6. Leeds

7. Huddersfield

8. Wakefield

9. Catalans

10.Widnes

11.Salford

12.Leigh



Top 4 to remain same



Bottom 4 to remain in SL



Saints to win CC

Wigan to win GF

1. Warrington

2. St Helens

3. Wigan

4. Leeds

5. Hull FC

6. Castleford

7. Catalans

8. Huddersfield

9. Wakefield

10. Leigh

11. Salford

12. Widnes



Top 4:

1. Warrington

2. Wigan

3. St Helens

4. Leeds



SL:

9. Wakefield

10. Widnes

11. Leigh

12. Salford



Challenge Cup - St Helens

Grand Final - Warrington