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12 years 7 months ago #19241 by connolly
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1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? 8th 40+ points
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC? 3rd in group stages
3. Our player of the Season? Poolman
4. Our flop of the Season?
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?)Tolouse
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6Nations Squad? Robbie and Kieran
7. Shock of the season? beating Munster home and away
8. Top Points scorer of the season? Parks
9. Biggest improvement of the season? Ah You :whistle: :whistle: ok messing aside Conor Finn
10. Biggest disappointment of the season? No defense coach

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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #19239 by salmson
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Don't have a clue is the honest answer to most of these...

What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? I'd take 8th with 45 points now.

Our flop of the Season? It looks like poor James So'oilao will arrive just in time to head off for the November internationals.

Top Points scorer of the season? If it's not Dan, we're in the soup.

Posted a few stats on what getting to 7th in the Rabo actually constitutes, the effect a defence coach had on our team here...

honconnacht.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/connacht-by-the-numbers/

...along with a few other stats and numbers of interest.
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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #19193 by Sol_ie
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1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? 7th
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC? Two wins in pool, 3rd overall.
3. Our player of the Season? Clarke or Faloon
4. Our flop of the Season? That odd decision to put Eddie the Eagle on as an impact sub.
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?) Tolouse or Leinster (leaning towards Tolouse)
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6Nations Squad? Marmion and Henshaw to make warm up squads, Henshaw on bench in 2 6N games.
7. Shock of the season? Home wins in the inter-pros.
8. Top Points scorer of the season? Fionn Carr
9. Biggest improvement of the season? Hopefully a more aggressive style, cut down on the unforced errors.
10. Biggest disappointment of the season? Like others, worried about the lack of Defence coach, but would be happy to proven wrong!!!

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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #19189 by Robbo
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  1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? 7th with 42 points or more. Closely battling Treviso
  2. How far will Connacht go in the HC? 3rd in Pool.3 wins, 1 draw, 1 LBP = 15 Points

  3. Our player of the Season? JHW. Big season for him and should be starting the majority of the games
  4. Our flop of the Season? Hate filling this one out I fear that if Denis Buckley doesn't check himself before he wrecks himself, there could be problems
  5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?) Leinster in the League, Sarries in Europe
  6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6Nations Squad? Marmion, Henshaw, McSharry to be around the extended squads. One of them to make matchday squads
  7. Shock of the season? Beating Munster away in the Debt Star
  8. Top Points scorer of the season? Parks and Fionn
  9. Biggest improvement of the season? Mick Kearney to build on last year to become one of the first names on the teamsheet
  10. Biggest disappointment of the season? I have a feeling that defence will become a horrible issue again with Forshaw gone and no replacement
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12 years 7 months ago #19188 by ConnachtCows
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1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12?9th
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC?4 wins.
3. Our player of the Season?Fionn Carr
4. Our flop of the Season?So'Oilano
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?)Toulouse
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6Nations Squad?Henshaw
7. Shock of the season?Winning all our home HC matches
8. Top Points scorer of the season?Dan Parks
9. Biggest improvement of the season?Decrease in handling errors
10. Biggest disappointment of the season?Concede way more tries

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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #19186 by phatguerilla
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1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? 7th or 8th but with higher points than this year.
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC? Amlin qualification?
3. Our player of the Season? Ronaldson
4. Our flop of the Season?
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?) Saracens
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6Nations Squad? Any of Marmion, Henshaw, Griffin, McSharry, Muldowney or White depending on injuries.
7. Shock of the season? Beating Munster in Munster.
8. Top Points scorer of the season? Ronaldson.
9. Biggest improvement of the season? play style.
10. Biggest disappointment of the season?
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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #19185 by connachta
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Borders no.2 wrote: Ok I've taken this from last year's thread but just a bit of fun, and could be nice to look back at, at the end of the season

1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? 8th
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC? ...
3. Our player of the Season? Faloon
4. Our flop of the Season? So'Oialo
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?) sold out, Toulouse
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6Nations Squad? McSharry
7. Shock of the season? Losing in Italy
8. Top Points scorer of the season? Carr for tries
9. Biggest improvement of the season? Layden, and avoiding defeats something to nil
10. Biggest disappointment of the season? Defence for the beginning of the season

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12 years 7 months ago #19184 by galway_gas
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1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? 7th
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC? Group Stage
3. Our player of the Season? Willie Faloon
4. Our flop of the Season? James So'oialo's latest haircut
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?) Sarries
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6 Nations Squad? None for opening match
7. Shock of the season? Away win against Glasgow
8. Top Points scorer of the season? Dan Parks
9. Biggest improvement of the season? Matt Healy
10. Biggest disappointment of the season? Failure to get stable scrum

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12 years 7 months ago #19182 by connachtexile
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1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? 7th
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC? Group Stage
3. Our player of the Season? Fionn Carr
4. Our flop of the Season? pass
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?)Munster
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6 Nations Squad? Robbie Henshaw.
7. Shock of the season? The Irish Independent gets a decent journalist.
8. Top Points scorer of the season? Dan Parks
9. Biggest improvement of the season? The entire team!
10. Biggest disappointment of the season? No Defence coach.

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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #19181 by clanman
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1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? 6th
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC? qualify for Amlin
3. Our player of the Season? Dave McSharry
4. Our flop of the Season? Eddie The Eagle
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?) Toulouse
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6Nations Squad? Dave McSharry
7. Shock of the season? Beating Saracens
8. Top Points scorer of the season? Fionn Carr
9. Biggest improvement of the season?
10. Biggest disappointment of the season?
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12 years 7 months ago #19180 by Borders no.2
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1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12? 8th 40+ points
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC? Group Stage. 10 points
3. Our player of the Season? Craig Clarke
4. Our flop of the Season? Not going to answer this one
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?)Toulouse
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 23 man 6Nations Squad? None
7. Shock of the season? Beating Munster at home
8. Top Points scorer of the season? Dan Parks
9. Biggest improvement of the season? Shane Layden, Mick Kearney
10. Biggest disappointment of the season? Don't want to think negatively just yet but despite what I said above it'll probably be losing a game we should have won by 7 or less at home to Munster yet again.

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12 years 7 months ago #19179 by Borders no.2
2013/14 Predictions was created by Borders no.2
Ok I've taken this from last year's thread but just a bit of fun, and could be nice to look back at, at the end of the season

1. What position will Connacht finish in the Pro12?
2. How far will Connacht go in the HC?
3. Our player of the Season?
4. Our flop of the Season?
5. Biggest home crowd of the season (which opponent?)
6. Which (if any) of our players will make the final 6Nations Squad?
7. Shock of the season?
8. Top Points scorer of the season?
9. Biggest improvement of the season?
10. Biggest disappointment of the season?

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