still dont know who will win, a little tiny gut feeling the cowboys but not too sure, this will be the the 7th straight year for new premiers;

1999 STORM
2000 BRONCOS
2001 KNIGHTS
2002 ROOSTERS
2003 PANTHERS
2004 BULLDOGS
2005 ?????????

the favourites have lost in 99,01, 03, will the tigers continue the trend in 05

will Thurston become only the 2nd player ever to win back to back G/F for different clubs [Johnny Mayes in 73 and 74 for eagles and roosters]

or will he suffer the the same fate, and lose a G/F after winning the Dally M as B.Cousins did [ brownlow]