Isaac
Years ago
Perth and Townsville guaranteed finals
With a win last night, Townsville have locked themselves into the top four. Their 16th win puts them out of reach of New Zealand and into the finals mix with Perth. The coming showdown between the Crocs and Cats will determine top seed going into the play-off rounds.
The race now comes down to the Blaze, Hawks and Breakers. If either of the Blaze or Hawks win any of their remaining games, they're safe too.
The Breakers have two ways of getting the miracle saving roll they need. They need to win both of their remaining games (Blaze and @Cairns) and hope the Hawks lose both of theirs (hosting Melb and @Adelaide I think). Or, they need to win both, including beating the Blaze by more than seven points, and hope Gold Coast lose in Melbourne.
Obviously the risk is there for both of these teams currently in the four, but NZ's chances are looking a bit slim right now with so much riding on other results.
