Final 8 candidates from bottom 8:
Roosters - big maybe
Cowboys - No Thurston, Payne and Willia Mason destabilising them. Gone.
Bulldogs - as Ridgepipe has alluded to, they look in trouble. Old halfback, one-dimensional forwards. Unlikely
Eels - still possible, but you have to question their whole club culture on what they've shown so far.
Raiders - Can't win away from home. Unlikely
Knights - Drug scndals, rookie coach, injury concerns. Gone
Sharks - Dreadful
Broncos - Hard to see them getting off the canvas. They may get players back from injury, but they will still be decimated by the rep season. Gone