Post by happybadger on Aug 30, 2018 2:00:17 GMT
By: Andrew Johns, for The Footy Show
The Gold Coast Crusade will once more host the Rochdale Raptors, in a game that is far more important than the week 13 clash earlier in the season.
That game ended 20-18, and was as close as the score indicated.
But things are different - looking at the post game injury reports over the weekend, there were six players listed on the Rochdale report, but only one on the Gold Coast report.
Those two differential points may have cost the Raptors, thanks to all those injuries, a trip to the Grand Final...or they may not...
...the Newcastle Pokie Club bookmakers odds line favours the Crusade by 9.5 points...
...the smart money says lay the points...
...the really smart money, like what's in my wallet, says take the points, but don't expect a Raptors' win...
...my heart, which is sometimes too sentimental, thinks that I should expect a Raptors' win, on the basis that a team has a much harder time beating somebody the second time that they beat before, especially when the second time is in the playoffs...
...we'll know soon enough, as The Footy Show will be LIVE from Cbus two hours before kickoff...
The Gold Coast Crusade will once more host the Rochdale Raptors, in a game that is far more important than the week 13 clash earlier in the season.
That game ended 20-18, and was as close as the score indicated.
But things are different - looking at the post game injury reports over the weekend, there were six players listed on the Rochdale report, but only one on the Gold Coast report.
Those two differential points may have cost the Raptors, thanks to all those injuries, a trip to the Grand Final...or they may not...
...the Newcastle Pokie Club bookmakers odds line favours the Crusade by 9.5 points...
...the smart money says lay the points...
...the really smart money, like what's in my wallet, says take the points, but don't expect a Raptors' win...
...my heart, which is sometimes too sentimental, thinks that I should expect a Raptors' win, on the basis that a team has a much harder time beating somebody the second time that they beat before, especially when the second time is in the playoffs...
...we'll know soon enough, as The Footy Show will be LIVE from Cbus two hours before kickoff...
