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Superleague XI Discussion thread

steds

steds

Hall of Fame Member
Superleague XI Thread

Here it is folks. What you've all been waiting for.

First, as I'm bored, time for a little history lesson. In 1996, the European Super League was introduced by Rupert Murdoch and Sky television. The first winners of the Super League were St Helens. After 1997, Paris St. Germain folded and the name was changed from "European Super League" to "Super League (Europe)". In 1998, the showpiece occassion was introduced - the playoffs and Super League Grand Final. For the first two seasons, the top two had played off in the old Premiership final, although even if they lost, the team that finished top were still the league champions.

CW Crusaders will be the 20th team to play in the competition, after Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers, Halifax Blue Sox, Leeds Rhinos, London Broncos, Oldham Bears, Paris St. Germain, St Helens, Sheffield Eagles, Warrington Wolves, Wigan Warriors, Workington, Salford City Reds, Huddersfield Giants, Hull FC, Gateshead Thunder, Wakefield Wildcats, Widnes Vikings and Leigh Centurions.

League Winners:
Super League I: St Helens*
II: Bradford Bulls*
III:Wigan Warriors
IV: St Helens
V: St Helens
VI:Bradford Bulls
VII: St Helens
VIII: Bradford Bulls
IX: Leeds Rhinos
X: Bradford Bulls
XI: CW Crusaders??

Discuss
 
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steds

steds

Hall of Fame Member
Fixtures

Code: 
[B]26/10/05[/B] 
Hull FC vs Leeds Rhinos  
St Helens vs Widnes Vikings 
Wigan Warriors vs Salford Reds 
[I]CW Crusaders vs Huddersfield Giants[/I]  
Bradford Bulls vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
London Broncos vs Warrington Wolves 

[B]28/10/05 [/B] 
Leeds Rhinos vs St Helens 
Salford Reds vs London Broncos 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Wigan Warriors 
Huddersfield Giants vs Hull FC 
[I]Warrington Wolves vs CW Crusaders[/I]
Widnes Vikings vs Bradford Bulls 

[B]30/10/05[/B] 
St Helens vs Huddersfield Giants 
Wigan Warriors vs Bradford Bulls 
[I]CW Crusaders vs Salford Reds[/I] 
Hull FC vs Warrington Wolves 
Leeds Rhinos vs Widnes Vikings 
London Broncos vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 

[B]1/11/05[/B] 
Warrington Wolves vs St Helens 
Salford Reds vs Hull FC 
[I]Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs CW Crusaders [/I] 
Bradford Bulls vs London Broncos 
Huddersfield Giants vs Leeds Rhinos 
Widnes Vikings vs Wigan Warriors 

[B]3/11/05[/B] 
Huddersfield Giants vs Widnes Vikings 
Leeds Rhinos vs Warrington Wolves  
[I]CW Crusaders vs Bradford Bulls [/I] 
St Helens vs Salford Reds 
London Broncos vs Wigan Warriors 
Hull FC vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 

[B]5/11/05[/B] 
Bradford Bulls vs Hull FC  
Salford Reds vs Leeds Rhinos 
[I]Wigan Warriors vs CW Crusaders[/I]
St Helens vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
London Broncos vs Widnes Vikings 
Warrington Wolves vs Huddersfield Giants 
 
[B]7/11/05[/B] 
Bradford Bulls vs Leeds Rhinos 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Huddersfield Giants 
London Broncos vs Hull FC 
Salford Reds vs Warrington Wolves 
[I]Widnes Vikings vs CW Crusaders[/I] 
Wigan Warriors vs St Helens 

[B]9/11/05[/B] 
Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
Huddersfield Giants vs Salford Reds 
Hull FC vs Wigan Warriors 
[I]CW Crusaders vs London Broncos  [/I] 
St Helens vs Bradford Bulls 
Warrington Wolves vs Widnes Vikings 

[B]11/11/05[/B] 
Challenge Cup Round 4

[B]13/11/05[/B] 
Huddersfield Giants vs Wigan Warriors 
Salford Reds vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
[I]St Helens vs CW Crusaders [/I] 
Leeds Rhinos vs London Broncos 
Hull FC vs Widnes Vikings 
Warrington Wolves vs Bradford Bulls 

[B]15/11/05[/B]
Wigan Warriors vs Leeds Rhinos 
[I]London Broncos vs St Helens[/I] 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Warrington Wolves 
Bradford Bulls vs Huddersfield Giants 
CW Crusaders vs Hull FC 
Widnes Vikings vs Salford Reds 

[B]17/11/05 [/B] 
Bradford Bulls vs Wigan Warriors 
[I]Salford Reds vs CW Crusaders [/I] 
Widnes Vikings vs Leeds Rhinos 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs London Broncos 
Huddersfield Giants vs St Helens 
Warrington Wolves vs Hull FC 

[B]19/11/05 [/B] 
Leeds Rhinos vs Huddersfield Giants 
St Helens vs Warrington Wolves 
Wigan Warriors vs Widnes Vikings 
[I]CW Crusaders vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats[/I] 
Hull FC vs Salford Reds 
London Broncos vs Bradford Bulls 

[B]21/11/05[/B]
 Challenge Cup Round 5

[B]23/11/05[/B] 
Hull FC vs St Helens 
[I]CW Crusaders vs Leeds Rhinos [/I] 
Salford Reds vs Bradford Bulls 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Widnes Vikings 
Huddersfield Giants vs London Broncos 
Warrington Wolves vs Wigan Warriors 

[B]25/11/05 [/B] 
[I]Leeds Rhinos vs CW Crusaders[/I]
Wigan Warriors vs Huddersfield Giants 
Widnes Vikings vs St Helens 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Hull FC 
Bradford Bulls vs Warrington Wolves 
London Broncos vs Salford Reds 

[B]27/11/05[/B] 
St Helens vs Leeds Rhinos 
Hull FC vs Bradford Bulls 
[I]London Broncos vs CW Crusaders[/I]
Warrington Wolves vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
Widnes Vikings vs Huddersfield Giants 
Salford Reds vs Wigan Warriors 

[B]29/11/05 [/B] 
Leeds Rhinos vs Hull FC 
Wigan Warriors vs London Broncos 
Bradford Bulls vs St Helens 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Salford Reds 
Huddersfield Giants vs Warrington Wolves 
[I]CW Crusaders vs Widnes Vikings[/I]

[B]1/12/05[/B] 
Salford Reds vs St Helens 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Leeds Rhinos 
Wigan Warriors vs Hull FC 
Huddersfield Giants vs Bradford Bulls 
[I]CW Crusaders vs Warrington Wolves[/I] 
Widnes Vikings vs London Broncos 

[B]3/12/05 [/B] 
[I]Hull FC vs CW Crusaders[/I]
St Helens vs London Broncos 
Leeds Rhinos vs Wigan Warriors 
Bradford Bulls vs Widnes Vikings 
Huddersfield Giants vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
Warrington Wolves vs Salford Reds 

[B]5/12/05[/B]
 Challenge Cup Quarter Finals

[B]7/12/05[/B] 
Leeds Rhinos vs Bradford Bulls 
[I]CW Crusaders vs Wigan Warriors[/I]
Salford Reds vs Huddersfield Giants 
London Broncos vs Hull FC 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs St Helens 
Widnes Vikings vs Warrington Wolves 

[B]9/12/05 [/B] 
Salford Reds vs Widnes Vikings 
St Helens vs Hull FC 
Wigan Warriors vs Warrington Wolves 
London Broncos vs Leeds Rhinos 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Bradford Bulls 
[I]Huddersfield Giants vs CW Crusaders[/I]

[B]11/12/05 [/B] 
Leeds Rhinos vs Salford Reds 
St Helens vs Wigan Warriors 
Hull FC vs Huddersfield Giants 
[I]Bradford Bulls vs CW Crusaders[/I]
Warrington Wolves vs London Broncos 
Widnes Vikings vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 

[B]13/12/05[/B] 
Salford Reds vs Bradford Bulls 
Wigan Warriors vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcat 
[I]CW Crusaders vs St Helens[/I] 
Warrington Wolves vs Leeds Rhinos 
London Broncos vs Huddersfield Giants 
Widnes Vikings vs Hull FC 

[B]15/12/05 [/B] 
Challenge Cup Semi Finals

[B]17/12/05 [/B] 
Warrington Wolves vs St Helens 
Wigan Warriors vs Salford Reds 
Hull FC vs London Broncos 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Huddersfield Giants 
Bradford Bulls vs Widnes Vikings 
[I]CW Crusaders vs Leeds Rhinos[/I]

[B]19/12/05[/B] 
Huddersfield Giants vs Warrington Wolves 
St Helens vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
Leeds Rhinos vs London Broncos 
[I]Hull FC vs CW Crusaders[/I]
Bradford Bulls vs Salford Reds 
Widnes Vikings vs Wigan Warriors 

[B]21/12/05[/B] 
Leeds Rhinos vs Bradford Bulls 
Salford Reds vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 
St Helens vs London Broncos 
Hull FC vs Wigan Warriors 
[I]Huddersfield Giants vs CW Crusaders[/I]
Widnes Vikings vs Warrington Wolves 

[B]26/12/05[/B]
Challenge Cup Final

[B]5/1/06[/B] 
Bradford Bulls vs Hull FC 
Wigan Warriors vs Leeds Rhinos 
London Broncos vs Huddersfield Giants 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Widnes Vikings 
[I]CW Crusaders vs St Helens [/I] 
Warrington Wolves vs Salford Reds 

[B]7/1/06[/B] 
Salford Reds vs London Broncos 
Wigan Warriors vs St Helens 
Warrington Wolves vs Leeds Rhinos 
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Hull FC 
Bradford Bulls vs Huddersfield Giants 
[I]Widnes Vikings vs CW Crusaders[/I]

[B]9/1/06[/B] 
Hull FC vs Warrington Wolves 
Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
[I]CW Crusaders vs Salford Reds [/I]    
St Helens vs Bradford Bulls 
Huddersfield Giants vs Wigan Warriors 
London Broncos vs Widnes Vikings 

[B]11/1/06[/B] Playoffs: Round 1
Game A: 3rd vs. 6th
Game B: 4th vs. 5th

[B]13/1/06[/B] Playoffs: Round 2
Game C: 1st vs. 2nd
Game D: Winner Game A vs. Winner Game B

[B]15/1/06[/B] Playoffs: Round 3
Game E: Loser Game C vs. Winner Game D

[B]17/1/06[/B] Grand Final!
Winner Game C vs. Winner Game E
 
Burpey

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
Superleague XIII, not Superleague XI ...

How embarassing that I love carrots so much that I want to marry one.
 
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steds

steds

Hall of Fame Member
burkey_1988 said:
Superleague XIII, not Superleague XI ...

How embarassing
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No it isn't. The 13th season of Superleague is after this one, then after the 12th.

How embarassing.
 
chaminda_00

chaminda_00

Hall of Fame Member
I thought we took the Paris teams spot, so we where going to play in Paris. I must have been missed informed somewhere. BTW are the teams we are playing the squads for last season or do they include players signed for next season.
 
steds

steds

Hall of Fame Member
They're last seasons squads.



And Les Catalans aren't from Paris anyway. Try Perpignan :p
 
Jamee999

Jamee999

Hall of Fame Member
Is that how the playoffs work?

I allways thought it was:

6th vs 5th
Winner vs 4th
Winner vs 3rd
Winner vs 2nd
Winner vs 1st
 
steds

steds

Hall of Fame Member
Nope. I don't think that system would work, anyway. For a 5th/6th placed team to win, they'd have to play 5 straight games against opposition who become more fresh than them every game, and the 1st placed team would go 4 whole weeks without a competitive game, thus in all likelihood being not as match fit as the team they play in the final.
 
vic_orthdox

vic_orthdox

Global Moderator
Two days till the first game against Huddersfield. Looking for a good couple of days on the track, and those who are in form can maintain it throughout the first half of the season.
 
Jamee999

Jamee999

Hall of Fame Member
Well, guys, I guess that this is it.

Match 1.

Cricket Web Crusaders vs Huddersfield Giants at N/A as yet

The whole preseason's been leading up to this moment.

Let's go kick some Giant Butt.
 
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vic_orthdox

vic_orthdox

Global Moderator
The selected side for the first game.

  1. Nick "Never ever" Bores-cich
  2. Alex No-one Cramptons his style
  3. Alex "Is it because I is" Blacknam
  4. Jamee "Nothing is black or white" Gray
  5. Neil "Don't leave a loose ball because he'll" Pickup "and score"
  6. Sean Fuller Tripe
  7. Jack PunNamara (captain)
  8. Sean "Son of Wayne" Bennett
  9. Sriram "Guru Nathan is always right" Gurunathan
  10. Rich "Sourav" Languly
  11. Thamba Mamesh "ish alwaysh goodg enough"
  12. Rob "Scores tries on his Pat" Malone
  13. David Kennett "really be a try?"
Interchange.
  • Rich "Bet your living on" Hingston
  • Andy "Keep that camera on" Cameron
  • Xavier Rose "from the dead"
  • Nath "Ready to score a hat-trick" Patrick
 
steds

steds

Hall of Fame Member
Quick Season Preview

Predicted Table
  1. Bradford Bulls
  2. St Helens
  3. Leeds Rhinos
  4. Hull FC
  5. Warrington Wolves
  6. Huddersfield Giants
    ----------------------------
  7. Wigan Warriors
  8. London Broncos
  9. Wakefield Wildcats
  10. Salford City Reds
  11. CW Crusaders
    ----------------------------
  12. Widnes Vikings

Very little seperates Bradford, Leeds and St Helens at the top. Both Bradford and St Helens had injury problems last season, the difference being Bradford's came at the start of the season, and after that cloud lifted and the Bulls finally acquired a hooker (Ian Henderson) they got moving in the right direction and were unstoppable at the season's climax, whilst Saints, after their most consistent campaign in several seasons, were hit by injuries going into the playoffs. Leeds are marginally the weakest of the three if all three.

Hull are in no mans land, at the moment. Easily the fourth best team in the competition, yet not quite the level of Saints/Leeds/Bradford, yet. Could easily, and should, put up a strong challenge with Cooke and Horne pulling the strings on the field and master tactician John Kear in charge.

The next grouping of teams will challenge for the remaining two playoff places. Again, not alot seperates Warrington, Huddersfield and Wigan. Warrington are probably the better side of the three. Huddersfield are a hardworking, improving team, with underrated props Eorl Crabtree and Wayne McDonald providing a solid platform for Chris Thorman's and Stanley Gene's creativity. Unforetunately the rest of the team looks a little bit too weak to seriously sustain a challenge for the title. Wigan's resources and depth were exposed last season when Kris Radlinski, Brian Carney and Sean O'Loughlin were sidelined for much of the season and Ian Millward was forced into throwing youngsters in left, right and centreand claiming it was "building for the future." Though still a strong side on paper, if any two of Radlinski, Carney, O'Loughlin, Danny Tickle or Danny Orr, who's starting to find his Castelford form, get crocked for a considerable amount of time, they can kiss goodbye to a top 5 finish and possibly a top 6 one, too. The pressure is really on scrum half Dennis Moran to start delivering in a cherry and white shirt.

The next cluster are the teams that most likely will only have an outside chance of making the 6, but will comfortably avoid the wooden spoon - and relegation. London and Wakefield rely far too much on a couple of players from overseas, Bradley-Qalilawa and Leuluia for London and Solomona in Wakefield's shirt.

The Crusaders and Widnes will most likely scrap to avoid relegation. The Crusaders' lack of experience at this level and, more importantly, lack of forwards will count against them, however their unknown quantity and solid performances pre-season lead us to believe they might have an edge on Widnes. The Crusaders backs, Pickup and Cameron in particular with ball in hand along with Gray's boot, look strong. If the forwards can all stay fit and provide the right platform for the backs, the Crusaders may well outperform our prediction, and even if they don't, they can still take solace in that Sean Bennett's long, flowing locks and Dale Brumby will challenge Eorl Crabtree's ponytail and Sean Long for "Super League's worst hair."
 
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steds

steds

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vic_orthdox said:
The selected side for the first game.

  1. Nick "Never ever" Bores-cich
  2. Alex No-one Cramptons his style
  3. Alex "Is it because I is" Blacknam
  4. Jamee "Nothing is black or white" Gray
  5. Neil "Don't leave a loose ball because he'll" Pickup "and score"
  6. Sean Fuller Tripe
  7. Jack PunNamara (captain)
  8. Sean "Son of Wayne" Bennett
  9. Sriram "Guru Nathan is always right" Gurunathan
  10. Rich "Sourav" Languly
  11. Thamba Mamesh "ish alwaysh goodg enough"
  12. Rob "Scores tries on his Pat" Malone
  13. David Kennett "really be a try?"
Interchange.
  • Rich "Bet your living on" Hingston
  • Andy "Keep that camera on" Cameron
  • Xavier Rose "from the dead"
  • Nath "Ready to score a hat-trick" Patrick
Click to expand...
Are you drunk?
 
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