As it turns out, the teams coming 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th all lost. 5th had the bye.
Just when we think the competition has settled into a rhythm, we get this. Crazy.
Bulldogs are starting their charge to the Finals. With Jason Smith back at the Raiders, they also come back into contention.
In reality, Brisbane are the only team who have made the finals at this stage.
Today, the Dragons dished up the performance that everyone expects them to give every so often. It's terrible, because we dropped two points that were desperately needed (after the bye next week, the Dragons play top 8 sides for the next seven weeks).
Brisbane always had to lose at some point, and the Warriors, playing in their historic 1995 jerseys and going for the double on the best team in the comp, were going to be very fired up.
The Sea Eagles home ground streak has been cracked, and this could signify two things. They might start a freefall down the ladder now, or it will act as a second wind and they will surge back. We shall see.
In fact, this round was the round for streaks to be broken:
- Brisbane's 10 match winning streak ended
- Parramatta's 6 match winning streak ended
- St George Illawarra's 3 match winning streak ended
- Manly's 11 match winning streak at Brookvale ended
- Canberra's 5 match losing streak ended
- Newcastle's 13 match winning streak ended