a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 10 v 30 Catalans
b) First try (Wire player): Currie
c) Time of first try: 13 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Thewlis
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6 kicks
f) Attendance (500 margin): 10,312 (10,062-10,562)

g) Castleford v Huddersfield: Huddersfield by 28
Wigan v Hull KR: Wigan by 58
Hull FC v Wakefield: Hull FC by 38
Leeds v Leigh: Leigh by 7
Salford v St Helens: St Helens by 3

Still 'room' for improvement even with the new 'sheriffs' in town. A case of too many additives as the Errors outweighed the Effort I just hope those cut price Extras aren't put off returning to watch the Wire soon.
Another defeat and another successful triumvirate as The Speculator rubber duckie and Dita's Slot Meter top scored this week with 8. (Apologies to Douglas Black after watching the SL Show I realised that my previous Wigan reporting was incorrect).

The rest of us, well we can at least take solace that at least we won't be getting beat again next weekend.

RESULTS
18pts The Speculator rubber duckie Dita's Slot Meter
7pts Sir Adrian Morley Walter Wizard Douglas Black
6pts Wire Weaver Mr Snoodle matt6169
5pts CW8 Wanderer
4pts karetaker Uncle Rico MorePlaymakersNeeded
3pts Old Man John Builth Wells Wire Wire n Steel

STANDINGS
228pts Builth Wells Wire
216pts Wanderer
208pts CW8
197pts The Speculator
194pts Sir Adrian Morley
182pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
176pts Mr Snoodle
175pts Old Man John karetaker
165pts Dita's Slot Meter
162pts Douglas Black
161pts Wire n Steel
160pts Uncle Rico
150pts Wire Weaver Walter Wizard
140pts Captain Hook Rugby
130pts mcraven
128pts rubber duckie
98pts matt6169
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts SirLesBoyd2

Any problems or miscalculations please PM me

I’m putting in a request for extra points.

) Score and Winning team: Hull KR 16 v 17 Leigh
b) First try (any player): Litten
c) Time of first try: 15 mins
d) Last try (any player): Parcell
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 9 kicks
f) Attendance (2,000 margin) 58,213 (57,213-59,213)

g) St Helens v Huddersfield St Helens by 14

Well, drama of the highest order, a decent game for the neutrals and a victory for our near neighbours, as most predicted on here. Our prediction Lance Todd recipient and top triple point collecting went to Wire n Steel this week, the rest of us will hope for better things when we return to Super League action next weekend.

RESULTS
28pts Wire n Steel
15pts CW8
12pts Walter Wizard
9pts Sir Adrian Morley Old Man John Douglas Black Wire Weaver Mr Snoodle Uncle Rico The Speculator
Builth Wells Wire Wanderer
6pts MorePlaymakersNeeded Dita's Slot Meter Captain Hook
0pts karetaker

STANDINGS
237pts Builth Wells Wire
225pts Wanderer
223pts CW8
206pts The Speculator
203pts Sir Adrian Morley
189pts Wire n Steel
188pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
185pts Mr Snoodle
184pts Old Man John
175pts karetaker
171pts Dita's Slot Meter Douglas Black
169pts Uncle Rico
162pts Walter Wizard
159pts Wire Weaver
146pts Captain Hook
140pts Rugby
130pts mcraven
128pts rubber duckie
98pts matt6169
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalculations please PM me

a) Score and Winning team: Leeds 24 v 22 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Dufty
c) Time of first try: 3 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Nicholson
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 9
f) Attendance (500 margin) 15,166 (14,916-15,416)

g) Huddersfield v Salford Salford by 24
St Helens v Hull KR St Helens by 22
Wakefield v Castleford Castleford by 16
Wigan v Hull FC Wigan by 1
Leigh v Catalans Catalans by 16

If only........well done Wire Weaver this week's topper most poppermost with a score of eight. The rest of us should read 'em and weep as follows

RESULTS
18pts Wire Weaver
7pts karetaker, CW8 matt6169 Builth Wells Wire
6pts Wire n Steel
5pts Old Man John The Speculator Uncle Rico Dita's Slot Meter Douglas Black, Wanderer
3pts Rugby Mr Snoodle Captain Hook
2pts Walter Wizard MorePlaymakersNeeded
1pt rubber duckie
0pts Sir Adrian Morley

STANDINGS
244pts Builth Wells Wire
230pts Wanderer CW8
211pts The Speculator
203pts Sir Adrian Morley
195pts Wire n Steel
190pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
189pts Old Man John
188pts Mr Snoodle
182pts karetaker
177pts Wire Weaver
176pts Dita's Slot Meter Douglas Black
174pts Uncle Rico
164pts Walter Wizard
149pts Captain Hook
143pts Rugby
130pts mcraven
129pts rubber duckie
105pts matt6169
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalculations please PM me

a) Score and Winning team: Hull FC 4 v 18 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Williams
c) Time of first try: 15 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Ashton
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 3
f) Attendance (500 margin): 11,624 (11,374 - 11,874)

g) Salford v Wakefield: Salford by 20
Castleford v St Helens: St Helens by 30
Hull KR v Leigh: Hull KR by 42
Catalans v Wigan: Wigan by 34
Huddersfield v Leeds: Huddersfield by 9

A welcome win for the team and for Captain Hook, a prediction stalwart with a 'starter for ten'. The rest of us are obviously Universally Challenged so it's a case of better luck next week as follows.

RESULTS
20pts Captain Hook
9pts Douglas Black Dits'a Slot Meter
8pts Rugby Builth Wells Wire
7pts The Speculator rubber duckie Uncle Rico MorePlaymakersNeeded
6pts Wire Weaver Mr Snoodle
5pts karetaker
4pts Wire n Steel Old Man John Walter Wizard
3pts matt6169 Wanderer
2pts CW8

STANDINGS
252pts Builth Wells Wire
233pts Wanderer
232pts CW8
218pts The Speculator
203pts Sir Adrian Morley
199pts Wire n Steel
197pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
194pts Mr Snoodle
193pts Old Man John
187pts karetaker
185pts Dita's Slot Meter Douglas Black
184pts Uncle Rico
183pts Wire Weaver
169pts Captain Hook
168pts Walter Wizard
151pts Rugby
136pts rubber duckie
130pts mcraven
108pts matt6169
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalculations please PM me

a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 66 v 12 Castleford
b) First try (Wire player): Vaughan
c) Time of first try: 4 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Williams
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 13 kicks
f) Attendance (500 margin) 9,103 (8,853-9,355)

g) Hull KR v Catalans Hull KR by 8
Leigh v Huddersfield Leigh by 18
Wigan v Salford Wigan by 18
Hull FC v Leeds Leeds by 16
Wakefield v St Helens St Helens by 16

There's a bunch of fives but top spot this week is shared between Wire n Steel and Mr Snoodle each with 13 not so unlucky Baker's Dozen points each. The rest of us were half baked by varying degrees as follows

RESULTS
23pts Wire n Steel Mr Snoodle
10pts Captain Hook
9pts Uncle Rico Builth Wells Wire Wanderer
8pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
7pts Old Man John matt6169
6pts The Speculator
5pts karetaker Sir Adrian Morley CW8 Rugby Walter Wizard Dita's Slot Meter Douglas Black

STANDINGS
261pts Builth Wells Wire
242pts Wanderer
237pts CW8
224pts The Speculator
222pts Wire n Steel
217pts Mr Snoodle
208pts Sir Adrian Morley
205pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
200pts Old Man John
193pts Uncle Rico
192pts karetaker
190pts Dita's Slot Meter Douglas Black
183pts Wire Weaver
179pts Captain Hook
173pts Walter Wizard
156pts Rugby
136pts rubber duckie
130pts mcraven
115pts matt6169
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalculations please PM me

a) Score and Winning team: Salford 24 v 20 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Nicholson
c) Time of first try: 2 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Stone
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 8
f) Attendance (500 margin) 6,252 (6,002-6,502

g) Wakefield v Catalans: Catalans by 8
Huddersfield v Hull KR: Hull KR by 8
Castleford v Hull FC: Castleford by 17
St Helens v Leigh: St. Helens by 10
Leeds v Wigan: Wigan by 50

Well that was a tough day out, a win would have been more than a bit handy if not quite deserved. The Speculator came out top this week with ten well earned points. For the rest of us, we'll just have to do better on the accumulation front with a big win against Saints next time out.

RESULTS
20pts The Speculator
9pts matt6169 Captain Hook Douglas Black
7pts Sir Adrian Morley CW8 Uncle Rico Mr Snoodle, Dita's Slot Meter
6pts Old Man John karetaker, MorePlaymakersNeeded, Rugby, Builth Wells Wire
5pts Wanderer
3pts Wire n Steel

STANDINGS
267pts Builth Wells Wire
247pts Wanderer
244pts CW8 The Speculator
225pts Wire n Steel
224pts Mr Snoodle
215pts Sir Adrian Morley
211pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
206pts Old Man John
200pts Uncle Rico
199pts Douglas Black
198pts karetaker
197pts Dita's Slot Meter
188pts Captain Hook
183pts Wire Weaver
173pts Walter Wizard
162pts Rugby
136pts rubber duckie
130pts mcraven
124pts matt6169
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalculations please PM me

a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 6 v 18 St Helens
b) First try (Wire player):Clark
c) Time of first try: 12 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Mbye
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 4
f) Attendance (500 margin) 12,855 ( 12,605-13,105)

g) Leigh v Wakefield Leigh by 1
Wigan v Castleford Wigan by 42
Hull FC v Huddersfield Huddersfield by 32
Catalans v Leeds Catalans by 61
Hull KR v Salford Hull KR by 12

The predictor with more Powys to their elbow this week is top of the leader board Builth Wells Wire with a well earned dozen. For the rest of us like thegame it's a case of if's but's and maybe's andwe go again next week....

RESULTS
22pts Builth Wells Wire
10pts Wire Weaver
9pts karetaker
8pts The Speculator
7pts Old Man John Mr Snoodle Wanderer Captain Hook
6pts Sir Adrian Morley Walter Wizard Uncle Rico
5pts rubber duckie matt6169
4pts Wire n Steel Douglas Black

STANDINGS
289pts Builth Wells Wire
254pts Wanderer
252pts The Speculator
250pts CW8
231pts Mr Snoodle
229pts Wire n Steel
221pts Sir Adrian Morley
213pts Old Man John
211pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
207pts karetaker
206pts Uncle Rico
203pts Douglas Black
197pts Dita's Slot Meter
195pts Captain Hook
193pts Wire Weaver
179pts Walter Wizard
162pts Rugby
141pts rubber duckie
130pts mcraven
129pts matt6169
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalulations please PM me

a) Score and Winning team: Huddersfield 8 v 20 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Dufty
c) Time of first try: 6 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Pryce
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6
f) Attendance (500 margin) 5,656 (5,406- 5,906)

g) Leeds v Castleford: Leeds by 46
Leigh v Wigan: Wigan by 4
Salford v Catalans: Catalans by 11
St Helens v Hull FC: St. Helens by 18
Wakefield v Hull KR: Hull KR by 44

Forum and prediction stalwart karetaker is our winner this week with 13 well earned points as Wire head into the play offs on the back of a hot winning streak. For the rest of us it's a case of better luck next week as follows,

RESULTS
23pts karetaker
12pts MorePlaymakersNeeded Rugby
11pts Wanderer
10pts Wire Weaver
9pts Mr Snoodle, Builth Wells Wire
8pts matt6169 The Speculator Douglas Black Wire n Steel
7pts Sir Adrian Morley
6pts Walter Wizard Captain Hook
5pts CW8 Old Man John Dita's Slot Meter
4pts Uncle Rico

STANDINGS
298pts Builth Wells Wire
265pts Wanderer
260pts The Speculator
255pts CW8
240pts Mr Snoodle
237pts Wire n Steel
230pts karetaker
228pts Sir Adrian Morley
223pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
218pts Old Man John
211pts Douglas Black
210pts Uncle Rico
203pts Wire Weaver
202pts Dita's Slot Meter
201pts Captain Hook
185pts Walter Wizard
174pts Rugby
137pts matt6169
141pts rubber duckie
130pts mcraven
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalculations, please PM me

a) Score and Winning team: St Helens 16 v 8 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Wrench
c) Time of first try: 25 mins
d) Last try (Any player): Makinson
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6
f) Attendance (500 margin): 13,801 (13,551-14,051)

a) Score and Winning team: Hull KR 20 v 6 Leigh
b) First try (Any player): Walker
c) Time of first try: 32 mins
d) Last try (Any player): Charnley l
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 5
f) Attendance (500 margin): N?A

Well it was a case of us meeting our final curtain on a soggy day in Saint Helens is there any finer way to spend your Saturday. Hull KR apparently release monthly averages rather than specific attendances so I've N/A'd it and sent a letter to HM Collector of Green Shield Stamps

Top man (no not the troll) this week is karetaker he's at it again!! The rest of us are less fashionable than we think by varying degrees as follows

RESULTS
24pts karetaker
10pts Sir Adrian Morley Old Man John
8pts CW8 matt6169 Wire Weaver
6pts Wire n Steel The Speculator Builth Wells Wire rubber duckie Wanderer
4pts Mr Snoodle Douglas Black Uncle Rico Walter Wizard
2pts Dita's Slot Meter Captain Hook

STANDINGS
304pts Builth Wells Wire
271pts Wanderer
266pts The Speculator
263pts CW8
254pts karetaker
244pts Mr Snoodle
243pts Wire n Steel
238pts Sir Adrian Morley
228pts Old Man John
223pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
215pts Douglas Black
214pts Uncle Rico
211pts Wire Weaver
204pts Dita's Slot Meter
203pts Captain Hook
189pts Walter Wizard
174pts Rugby
145pts matt6169
141pts rubber duckie
130pts mcraven
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalculations, please PM me

a) Score and Winning team: Catalans 12 v 6 St Helens
b) First try (Any player): Hopoate
c) Time of first try: 50 mins
d) Last try (Any player): Tomkins
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 5
f) Attendance (500 margin) 11,530 (11,280-11,780)

a) Score and Winning team: Wigan 42 v 12 Hull KR
b) First try (Any player): Marshall
c) Time of first try: 3 mins
d) Last try (Any player): Litten
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 9
f) Attendance (500 margin) 15,162 (14,912-15,412)

Well now we know three things

1. The Grand Final will be a Wigan v Catalans clash which is probably a fair reflection of the regular season.
2. As a collective you have to question our general RL knowledge with these scores
3. You can find most things on t'internet if you look hard enough thanks BWW for the Catalans/Saints crowd

Well done CW8 and our Walter for being 'kings of the hillock, top of a very small heaps'.

RESULTS
18pts CW8 Walter Wizard
6pts karetaker Captain Hook
4pts The Speculator Wire Weaver matt6169 Wire n Steel Uncle Rico, Mr Snoodle
2pts rubber duckie Old Man John Sir Adrian Morley MorePlaymakersNeeded Builth Wells Wire Wanderer
0pts Douglas Black

STANDINGS
306pts Builth Wells Wire
281pts CW8
273pts Wanderer
270pts The Speculator
260pts karetaker
248pts Mr Snoodle
247pts Wire n Steel
240pts Sir Adrian Morley
230pts Old Man John
225pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
218pts Uncle Rico
215pts Douglas Black Wire Weaver
209pts Captain Hook
207pts Walter Wizard
204pts Dita's Slot Meter
174pts Rugby
149pts matt6169
143pts rubber duckie
130pts mcraven
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalculations, please PM me

a) Score and Winning team: Wigan 10 v 2 Catalans
b) First try (Any player): Marshall
c) Time of first try: 52 mins
d) Last try (Any player): Marshall
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 4 kicks
f) Attendance (2000 margin) 58,137 (57,137-59,137)

Well that's all folks, probably the right result and disappointingly from a Wire perspective, the right teams at Old Trafford so the wait goes on..

Our Grand Final winner was CW8 with 36 points thanks in no small part to Marshall being the first and last try scorer. This fantastic haul proved to be decisive, giving them a well deserved Prediction Competition Title for 2023 and the standard fortnight in Barbados first prize, overtaking the long term leader Builth Wells Wire with a final roll of the prediction 'dice', commiserations BWW.

Well played all better luck next year. .

RESULTS
46pts CW8
24pts Wire Weaver
18pts The Speculator, matt6169 Rugby Uncle Rico Wanderer
12pts Sir Adrian Morley MorePlaymakersNeeded, Builth Wells Wire
6pts Old Man John Douglas Black Wire n Steel Mr Snoodle
0pts Walter Wizard Captain Hook karetaker

FINAL STANDINGS
327pts CW8
318pts Builth Wells Wire
291pts Wanderer
288pts The Speculator
260pts karetaker
254pts Mr Snoodle
253pts Wire n Steel
252pts Sir Adrian Morley
239pts Wire Weaver
237pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
236pts Old Man John Uncle Rico
221pts Douglas Black
209pts Captain Hook
207pts Walter Wizard
204pts Dita's Slot Meter
192pts Rugby
167pts matt6169
143pts rubber duckie
130pts mcraven
90pts eddieH
61pts Gaz3376
38pts Barbed Wire
20pts Graham Bray
7pts Lord Tony Smith
6pts Sir Les Boyd2

Any problems or miscalculations, please PM me

Wow, I knew I had a good day but I assumed others would have too. Many thanks for running it again Uncle Rico it does add (more) excitement to the superleague competiton.

Winning this means a lot more to me than it probably should. Commiserations to BWW for my huge chunk of luck in the last 2 rounds.

Will you be calling me from your offshore telephone for my passport and account details so I can book the Barbados trip?

As I bid farewell to my title, let me pass on my congratulations to CW8, who timed his/her (mustn't presume) winning run to perfection, in a way we can only dream that Wire will one day emulate. And huge thanks to Uncle Rico for all the hours spent adjudicating the competition, which provides a welcome bit of fun throughout the season. Roll on 2024, and the joys of trying to predict how the Sam Burgess era Wire will perform!

Congrats cw8..if there's any of our friends from up the east lancs on this prediction comp you do realise they will probably appeal this..and thanks uncle Rico for the time spent organising this bit of weekly fun..

Thanks once again for all your efforts in running this comp Uncle Rico and well done CW8.

OMG, I ended up in 6th, so excited about that in a way that Wire never should be!

When do the playoffs start, coz we all know that the top team at the end of the season aren't the champions....

Many thanks to Uncle Rico, it's the only thing that kept me interested for long parts of the season, and "Congratulations" to CW8......it's my year next year

Congratulations to CW8 and commiserations to Builth Wells Wire.

Another podium finish for the Yorkshire interloper who's a Bolton supporter (that's 3 in 6 seasons).

Massive thanks to Uncle Rico, keep up the good work mate it really is much appreciated.

Thanks Uncle Rico, enjoy your break from having to wade through all of our mad predictions (well mine mostly were).

Congratulations to CW8 too, winning from second place or lower is fitting for the way we do things in RL. Just ask London Broncos fans!

Well done CW8, and many thanks UR for running the comp.

Thank you UR.

Well done CW8 the champ
Tough on BWW. who was a moral winner.

My run of prediction prowess matching that of Powell.

Note to self “next season do NOT let your heart rule your head!”
Congratulations CW8 and many thanks to UR.