Predicted Finish: 16th
Actual Finish: 10th
Few could have predicted the season that the Warriors ended up having. At almost unbackable odds to finish with the wooden spoon, they played well above expectations. Considering the incredible difficulties they were forced to deal with, a 10th placed finish is downright incredible.
2. Lowlights
- Horror Start: The Warriors started the season with back to back losses to the Knights and Raiders. Not the end of the world considering both opponents would go onto play finals footy. They'd concede 20 points in each game. Again, not atrocious reading considering the strength of their opponent. The kicker here was that across 160 minutes they only managed to score six points. They would manage to beat the Dragons in round three by 18-0 before again being held to zero by the Panthers in round four. To score 24 points in four games is pretty fire reading, especially considering 18 points came in one game. Not ideal to say the least.
- Big Losses: Despite improved results overall, the Warriors still had that horror loss in them. Round six and seven saw them lose 40-12 and 50-6 to the Bunnies and Storm. A 46-10 blow out loss to the Sharks in round 10 came despite their opponents' indifferent form. In a shortened season, points differential was always likely to be important. These blow out losses helped consign them to a -115, 115 worse than the eight placed Sharks. Even if they had managed the late wins they needed, those huge losses would have helped to end their season.
