I think we are nowhere near peaking. (Well of course not we are in Australia! Boom tish). Anyway I think we are only 6-7 out of ten personally. And that's what makes me feel very comfortable. We are playing at times some pretty ordinary games, but finding ways to win. And the Broncos game showed that. That was a game there to be lost. Our first half looked very disjointed, the boys looked stuffed from playing the Warriors and the travel and the bruises, yet they toughed it out and in the end class shone through.
The first step is to make the semis. Job done, the next is top 4. I think 32 points pretty much guarantees that, so job done there. And then lastly get top 2. Which is very very close. And this could be crucial, the Cows are making a run, and there's the Warriors. A home semi in Sydney could be a big plus.
Our strength is just that we have a team of winners. Any team with dual premiership winners like Snake, Killer, Choc, Ballin, Skivs, and then add in the Fozza, Chezzas etc that have won a comp, and then add in those like Starling and JSL etc who have bought into the culture and we have a great chance this year.
The other pleasing thing is we may be able to rest a few players if they have a niggle which could use a weeks rest. I am not saying rest for rests sake. As I think that can be counterproductive, but if we come to weeks 25 and 26 and the results aren't crucial, then some players who could benefit from a week off would be good. Not to mention getting some fringe players (JLJ etc) some quality time. As who knows when injuries/suspensions could strike?
