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Mig’s Mail – Legends of League Grand Final Previews

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What a finals series it has been. There have been injuries, blow outs and games tighter than a nun’s nasty – everything that makes NRLCEO simply awesome!

Depression has surely set in amongst our fans with just two teams remaining. This week signals the last hurrah with six exclusive Champion’s League spots up for grabs for the six Legends of League Champions.

Upon looking at the Grand Final match ups, it looks as if the Gurus have once again stamped their mark on the tournament. Almost every Legends of League final features a guru which says something for the calibre of our hand-picked ‘star coaches’.
As the pivotal round draws near and the nerves reach fever pitch, let’s take a look at who will clash in the NRLCEO deciders.

 

2015 CHAMPION’S LEAGUE

GURUS vs INJURY BRIGADE

This is a 50-50 bet with the Gurus winning last time they met. The score projections suggest the Gurus will win – just! Currently, James Graham will captain the Gurus while Cam Smith will take the reigns of IB. Both teams are suffering from depleted packs so it looks likely to come down to tries scored by the backs. James Maloney could be the difference in this one depending of which Rabbits team turns up. Lolohea is currently carrying the boots for Injury Brigade but a late change is expected, with Smith taking over….

Gurus $1.95
Injury Brigade $1.95

 

WALLY LEWIS LEGENDS OF LEAGUE COMPETITION

GURUS vs COOK’S CRUSHERS

Again, the minor premiers had to go the long way to the GF but the Crusher’s made it and go into this decider as the team most likely to put up a big winning score. The Gurus are limping with injuries taking their toll – 5 of their best players are unavailable. On the other hand, the Crushers look amazing up front and out wide. They have named the ever reliable Fensom as their skipper while the Guru captain, Robbie Farah may be demoted come game day. Again, James Maloney holds a big key with the Crusher’s kicker Valentine Holmes not likely to use his boots…

Gurus $2.50
Crushers $1.50

ANDREW JOHNS LEGENDS OF LEAGUE COMPETITION

ESKIMO BROTHERS vs SOUP-A-STARS

Eskimo Brothers have cruised the whole season but up against them is the team most likely to cause a boil over. Soup-a-Stars made it through to the final on the back of scoring an impressive 70 points and are keeping their cards close to their chest this week. At the moment, no team is named but they are likely to rely heavily on James Maloney and likely captain Andrew McCullough. The minor premiers are ready and waiting and have named Cam Smith as Captain/Kicker.

Eskimo Brothers $1.65
Soup-a-Stars $2.25

 

CLIVE CHURCHILL LEGENDS OF LEAGUE COMPETITION

DOMINANT TACKLE vs TEAM BLITZKRIEG

The Godfather’s team are primed for a big one but the score projection has them just behind in this one. They’ve named Paul Gallen as their captain and Adam Reynolds as their kicker. Team Blitzkrieg have named a pretty good squad but they will need their backs to score some pies in this one if they are to match Dominant Tackle’s forwards. The minor premiers have named duo McCullough and Parker as captain and kicker so they need their Broncos combination to do well against a fired up Storm outfit….

Dominant Tackle $1.50
Team Blitzkrieg $2.50

 

ARTHUR BEETSON LEGENDS OF LEAGUE COMPETITION

SQUARE BEARS vs TEAM ENORMOUS

Two gurus of years gone by meet in this blockbuster with Team Enormous holding the kicker advantage in JT over Parker. The naming of captain will also be huge in this very evenly matched game with Thurston likely to be named captain and Gallen the man for Square Bears. Late changes are expected in this one with neither side willing to name their best squad right up until kick off. Team Enormous hold the slight advantage with the bookies, due to JT playing the Titans….

Square Bears $2.05
Team Enormous $1.80

 

ALLAN LANGER LEGENDS OF LEAGUE COMPETITION

BRIGGSY’S DENTITES vs TEA TIME

Can Tea Time knock off one of the biggest pretenders to ever grace NRLCEO with his presence? Going into this one, the Dentites are slight favourites in the score projections with Maloney taking on Croker with the boots and James Graham the captaincy against Jesse Bromwich. Tea Time has a slight advantage there and their backs are also superior to the Dentite’s. That is where the dominance ends though with the minor premiers boasting a superior forward pack that is likely to bring home the bacon. Both teams have named injured players so who turns up on the day could provide a curve ball or two…

Dentites $1.50
Tea Time $2.60

 

MAL MENINGA LEGENDS OF LEAGUE COMPETITION

HAPPY TRAILS vs BUNDY BEARS

Is the dream about to become reality for the Bundy Bears coach who has made it his life mission to play in the Champions League? Happy Trails stand in their way and on paper these two teams are very evenly matched. The kickers could determine the outcome with Croker giving the Bears the edge over Luke Kelly for Happy Trails. The captain’s, Fensom and Gallen are likely to cancel each other out and the rest of the squad for both teams are hard to split. Like every other final, this one looks like it will go right down to the wire….

Happy Trails $1.95
Bundy Bears 1.85

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Mig

Mig is a Founder of NRLCEO. Part of the original 6'some Cup he has the most NRLCEO Premierships of any user. The man who controls the emails and runs the stats, you want to get on the good side of this North Queensland based guard dog.

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Mig

Mig is a Founder of NRLCEO. Part of the original 6'some Cup he has the most NRLCEO Premierships of any user. The man who controls the emails and runs the stats, you want to get on the good side of this North Queensland based guard dog.