My mind just takes me straight to the Warriors. So why not stick the neck out and make a few outrageous calls for 2020?From top eight bolters to Origin debuts and a couple of coaching casualties, here are our 20 bold predictions for 2020.The Titans roster is not that bad. Their only problem is going to be motivation but I think that they showed last year they know how to do two in a row, I think it’s another step to do three in a row.”“It’s always a hard one, it’s not a nice one. A man able to turn a club around and, coincidentally, already on the Warriors staff as a specialist hooker coach, Brown would relish another opportunity, and the Warriors’ early-season form could have a big bearing on it.Cronulla are well-stacked with backline talent. I don’t think they can be as good as last year, obviously because of the loss of Cronk and Mitchell but their defence will carry them a long way in big matches. They’ve had enough players up there under that coach who know his style and who can get the job done for him and teach the others who come into the side.”“There’s a number of them.
I like the diversity of the group down there, I like the characters that they’ve got there, I like the way they play their footy and how hard they work.“I think Parramatta will be a tough side to beat this year as well, again great balance in their side.”“I know winning three in a row will be very difficult, very. St George-Illawarra Dragons host the South Sydney Rabbitohs looking to continue their comeback journey up the ladder in NRL Round 12 2020. I think the Sharks are in a battle to make the eight this year. It’s probably an unfair comparison but I see a bit of Steve Rogers in him.“In my head I remember seeing some of that footage of ‘Sludge’ playing for the Sharks and the fact he’s there at the club … clearly he’s got huge natural ability.“I love guys who look unique and I love guys who you can give the ball to and they can create something from nothing. The exact opposite of what the NRL and fans want.The Jillaroos star took 2019 off while pregnant with her first child.She returns to competitive sport at the Nines in February and plans to lace up for the Dragons in NRLW next year.Her Dragons teammate Jessica Sergis won all the women’s gongs in 2019 but Bremner will return to the top of the game and pinch the medals in 2020.Year 2019 was relatively calm for post-game press conferences with the coaches.But Ricky Stuart will give us at least one good blow-up next year and it will attract attention from the NRL.Canterbury discovered the formula to knocking off a number of competition heavies in the back end of the 2019 season so they now know what it takes to jag tough wins.Yes, Kieran Foran is a cruel blow for the club, but they’ve had all pre-season to adapt to having their star playmaker on the sidelines.Despite only having three NRL games under his belt, Brandon Wakeham has a huge breakout season in the halves and takes out the Dally M rookie of the year award.Out goes one Knight, in comes another as Liam Knight breaks into the NSW Origin team for Newcastle’s Daniel Saifiti.Knight has been earmarked as a potential bolter for next year’s series after an impressive season for South Sydney and he’s got a perfect opportunity to become one of the leaders in the Rabbitohs’ pack following the departures of Sam Burgess, George Burgess and John Sutton.Knight’s form will prove too hard for Brad Fittler to resist with Saifiti the unlucky player to make way.After five straight years of finals appearances, Cronulla will finish outside the top eight.An underperforming spine, unsettled backline (see above) and the loss of a number of experienced squad members will hurt the Sharks’ chances.While there will be pressure on coach John Morris, he’ll survive as the club moves into the brave new post-Paul Gallen era.Next year will see Australia go on its first tour of the Northern Hemisphere since 2003, but first proper one involving club teams since 1994.While no fixtures against Super League sides have been locked in yet, a number of clubs including Wigan, St Helens and Toronto have expressed interest.A three-Test Ashes series against England has already been scheduled and given the recent performance of Great Britain, the Kangaroos should head home with an unblemished record.The NRL Nines is back in 2020 and there’s extra incentive for clubs to send their stars with the team that can do the Nines and premiership double winning $1 million.It’s for that reason Wayne Bennett will send a host of known speedsters like Dane Gagai, James Roberts, Damien Cook and Alex Johnston to Perth for a real tilt at the title.Throw in livewires like Cody Walker, Corey Allan and Edene Gebbie and the Rabbitohs will be bouncing home with some silverware.The Blues have won the last two series under Brad Fittler, but Queensland haven’t been walked over by any stretch going down 2-1 in both 2018 and 2019.Were it not for a Mitchell Pearce cut-out pass and James Tedesco’s last-minute heroics, Queensland could have easily won the decider last season after finishing the second half the stronger of the two teams.Queensland coach Kevin Walters’ job will likely be on the line if they fail to win a third straight series, which will have the former Maroons’ champion primed for a do-or-die campaign.The Maroons will be boosted by the return of try-scoring machine Valentine Holmes most likely on the wing, with his back three combination with Dane Gagai and Kalyn Ponga set to provide plenty of points in 2020.Queensland also have a favourable schedule, with the first game in Adelaide and a potential decider at Suncorp Stadium, but we think the Maroons will seal the series in two games and celebrate in style with a clean sweep in front of their home crowd.On the surface Latrell Mitchell looks to have burned his bridges with coach Brad Fittler and the Blues, after being axed following the first game of the 2018 series.Mitchell was ultimately cut from the team for failing to show the effort and desire required by the standards coach Fittler has set for his side.The Roosters’ dual premiership winner also created waves by suggesting his snub had something to do with he and Josh Addo-Carr and Cody Walker’s national anthem protest.However, Brad Fittler is too smart an operator to keep Mitchell out in the cold for too long and has made steps to repair the fractured relationship with the Rooster.At his peak Mitchell is arguably the best centre in the game and the Maroons genuinely fear coming up against him when he is fit and firing.The Broncos winger is set for a shift to fullback in 2020, with Anthony Milford to move back into the halves and Darius Boyd to play either centre or wing.That move will provide Isaako with an opportunity to shine in first grade, after he was originally brought to the club as a fullback option.The Broncos have arguably the most devastating forward pack in the competition, which will provide their backline with plenty of opportunities to score tries.The astute signing of Brodie Croft has the potential to give the side direction and allow Milford and Isaako to play off the cuff eyes up footy and dominate in broken play.Isaako is also a reliable goal-kicker and if the Broncos attack clicks he will have plenty of opportunities to not only score tries, but add the extra two as well.The Dragons underwent an end of season review following their second last placed finish in 2019, but the head coach curiously escaped much of the blame for the horror season.McGregor called on close friend Phil Gould to conduct the review, which resulted in a shake-up of the Dragons’ backroom and support staff.Now McGregor is the last piece of the former puzzle and if the Dragons start slowly in 2020 there won’t be any scapegoats left to shield the head coach.The signing of Trent Merrin has gone some way to plugging the hole left by the absence of Jack de Belin and the Dragons still boast a number of Origin stars in Ben Hunt, Corey Norman and Tariq Sims on their books.However the Dragons still look light on in the outside backs and are probably a forward or two short and if they go on a losing run early in the season, the club may finally lose patience with McGregor.Given both sides’ performances in 2019 it is not a stretch to see either one of them making it all the way to the big dance next season.However Des Hasler’s side handing Ricky Stuart his second consecutive grand final loss is a heartbreaking and bold call for Raiders fans.Hasler’s side looked set for a potential grand final berth in 2019, before they were robbed of their best player in Tom Trbojevic and if he can stay healthy the sky’s the limit next season.The Raiders have largely kept their grand final team in tact and have added Curtis Scott to an already devastating outside back contingent.If new halfback George Williams fires next to Jack Wighton the Raiders are in a strong position to go all the way, but we have the wily coach Hasler pipping his old rival Stuart in the decider.Subscribe to our Fox Sports newslettersBy registering you are agree to our A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites.
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