A wild Super Saturday has blown the finals race wide open, with an epic four-team battle for eighth spot developing.
Hours after the Sea Eagles kept their slim top eight hopes alive with a thrashing of the Dolphins, the Roosters were stunned by the lowly Eels.
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Amazingly, the Tricolours’ loss was a huge result for Tigers fans as well with a top eight finish being a mathematical chance.
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However, Benji Marshall’s side were knocked out of the finals after a 34-28 loss to the Cowboys in front of the club’s faithful at Leichhardt Oval.
The Broncos joined six teams (Raiders, Storm, Bulldogs, Warriors, Sharks, Panthers) in booking a place in the finals after their win over the Knights on Sunday afternoon.
Focusing on the top four race, realistically, only three teams are in the running for fourth spot, those being the Warriors, Sharks and Broncos.
Penrith are a minuscule chance, but will need to win their last two games, hope the Warriors lose both of their remaining games (Eels, Sea Eagles) and have other results fall in their favour.
NRL LADDER (at completion of Saturday games)
1. Raiders (42pts, +172)
2. Storm (40pts, +258)
3. Bulldogs (36pts, +114)
4. Warriors (34pts, +26)
5. Broncos (32pts, +148)
6. Sharks (32pts, +67)
7. Panthers (31pts, +111)
8. Roosters (28pts, +72)
9. Dolphins (26pts, +81)
10. Sea Eagles (26pts, +4)
11. Tigers (24pts, -113)
REMAINING SCHEDULE
ROUND 25
Knights v Broncos
Tigers v Cowboys
ROUND 26
Bulldogs v Panthers
Warriors v Eels
Storm v Roosters
Raiders v Tigers
Cowboys v Broncos
Dragons v Sea Eagles
Sharks v Knights
Dolphins v Titans
Bye: Rabbitohs
ROUND 27
Broncos v Storm
Sea Eagles v Warriors
Roosters v Rabbitohs
Dragons v Panthers
Titans v Tigers
Bulldogs v Sharks
Dolphins v Raiders
Eels v Knights
Bye: Cowboys
PREDICTED WEEK 1 OF FINALS
1. Raiders v 4. Warriors (qualifying final)
2. Storm v 3. Bulldogs (qualifying final)
5. Panthers v 8. Roosters (elimination final)
6. Broncos v 7. Sharks (elimination final)