![Cronulla have the easiest run home in the battle for NRL finals spots. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS Cronulla have the easiest run home in the battle for NRL finals spots. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/b3e6abbe-7693-4915-896c-55f06c64308a.jpg/r0_0_800_600_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
RANKING THE RUN HOME FOR FINALS HOPEFULS, EASIEST TO HARDEST:
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CRONULLA (3rd, 28 points, +125) versus North Queensland (a), South Sydney (h), Gold Coast (a), Newcastle (h), St George Illawarra (a), Warriors (h), Manly (a). Opponents' average ladder position: 10.86
PENRITH (2nd, 30, +118) v St George Illawarra (a), Newcastle (h), Parramatta (a), Melbourne (h), Canberra (a), South Sydney (h) Gold Coast (h). Opponents' average ladder position: 10.85
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (4th, 26 +209) v Manly (h), Dolphins (a), bye Parramatta (h), Gold Coast (a), Canberra (h), South Sydney (a). Opponents' average ladder position: 10.83
NEWCASTLE (13th, 20, -97) v bye, Penrith (a), Wests Tigers (h), Cronulla (a), South Sydney (a), Gold Coast (h), Dolphins (h). Opponents' average position: 9.33
MELBOURNE (1st, 34 points, +141) versus Parramatta (a), St George Illawarra (h), South Sydney (a), Penrith (a), Dolphins (h), North Queensland (a), Brisbane (a). Opponents' average leader position: 9.28
CANTERBURY (6th, 24, +63) v Brisbane (a), Canberra (h), St George Illawarra (a), Dolphins (h), Warriors (a), Manly (h), North Queensland (h). Opponents' average position: 9.14
DOLPHINS (7th, 24, +46) v Gold Coast (h), Sydney Roosters (h), Warriors (h), Canterbury (a), Melbourne (a), Brisbane (h), Newcastle (a). Opponents' average position: 9.14
MANLY (5th, 25, +97) V Sydney Roosters (a), bye, Warriors (h), Canberra (a), Canterbury (a), Wests Tigers (a), Cronulla (h). Opponents' average position: 9.00
WARRIORS (14th, 19, -34) v Wests Tigers (h), Parramatta (h), Dolphins (a), Manly (a), Canterbury (h), Cronulla (a), bye. Opponents' average position: 9.00
BRISBANE (11th, 20, +25) v Canterbury (h), Gold Coast (a), North Queensland (a), bye, Parramatta (h), Dolphins (a), Melbourne (a). Opponents' average position: 8.83
NORTH QUEENSLAND (8th, 24, +3) v Cronulla (h), Wests Tigers (a), Brisbane (h), Canberra (h), bye, Melbourne (h), Canterbury (a). Opponents' average position: 8.00
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA (9th, 24, -56) v Penrith (h), Melbourne (a), Canterbury (h), Gold Coast (h), Cronulla (h), Parramatta (a), Canberra (h). Opponents' average position: 7.57
SOUTH SYDNEY (12th, 20, -90) v Canberra (a), Cronulla (a), Melbourne (h), Wests Tigers (a), Newcastle (h), Penrith (a), Sydney Roosters (h). Opponents' average position: 7.14
CANBERRA (10th, 22, -91) v South Sydney (h), Canterbury (a), Manly (h), North Queensland (a), Penrith (h), Sydney Roosters (a), St George Illawarra (a). Opponents' average position: 6.57.
Australian Associated Press