So these are my power rankings after Round 1 of the competition. What an opening round we just had.
This is just my opinion so please feel free to disagree with me.
Joeys: They move into the contenders category. Started the match strong against Newington and took their chances when Newington presented them. Scrappy at times but still looked the strongest out of all the teams this week.
Riverview: Very few predicted it, but what an upset at The Swamp! This team looks like they have a point to prove and stayed hungry for the win well into injury time. Very excited to see how View perform for the rest of the season as most of us predicted that they would be weak. They leap into "Thereabouts".
Kings: Another team that is performing in contrast to what we all predicted. They did amazingly well to not only hold their own, but come back to seal the draw against the predicted competition heavyweights. Forward pack looked good. They move up to the Outsiders category.
Scots: Continue to perform sub-par to expectations. Scots will be annoyed not to have won that game against Kings at the Death Star. There were some shining lights in their game but they need to be able to maintain their strength throughout the entirety of the game if they are to win the competition this year.
Shore: The Shore boys looked absolutely gutted as they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. I will concede that I thought Shore had done enough to secure victory. Unfortunately for them, they were unable to close out the game. It will be a good learning experience as it will teach them that in some cases, these games are not just 70 minutes. They played the wrong type of game in the dying stages which will not serve them well if it continues further into the season. They move into the "Outsiders" category.
Newington: Not entirely sure what to make of their game to be completely honest. They were scrappy and gave away some seemingly soft tries. Did well to keep the scoreline the way it was but were far from impressive. They move down to the slim chance category.
No team should be written off yet. The competition is wide open for the taking and anyone can beat anyone on their day. To those who won, congratulations. To those who were defeated, the competition is just getting started.
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