Aug 31, 2009

NRL FINAL 4 - MEET YOUNG GUNS!

#88 DALE EARNHARDT JR AND #5 MARK MARTING ARE THE RACERS FOR YOUNG GUNS, AND IT WAS A DISAPPOINTING REGULAR SEASON TO SAY THE LEAST. THE YOUNG GUNS STARTED 0-4 AND WERE RANKED DEAD LAST IN THE NRL AT #12. YOUNG GUNS THEN WON 4 RACES IN A ROW TO GO TO 4-4. THEY THEN STAYED AROUND 500, AND AFTER RACE #17 WERE 9-8. ALLS THE YOUNG GUNS NEEDED WAS A BIG WIN OVER FAST MONEY TO SECURE A PLAYOFF SPOT BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. THEY LOST 3 RACES IN A ROW TO DROP TO 9-11, AND OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS. IN THE FINAL 2 RACES ALLS FAST MONEY NEEDED WAS 1 WIN, OR 2 LOSSES BY YOUNG GUNS. YOUNG GUNS WON IN RACE #21 TO RETAKE THE #4 SEED, AND FINAL SEED FOR THE NRL PLAYOFFS. IN RACE #22 BOTH TEAMS LOST, AND YOUNG GUNS FINISHED 10-12 BUT STILL HAD THE #4 NRC PLAYOFF SEED. THE ONLY LOSING TEAM IN THE PLAYOFFS QUICKLY DISAPPEARED AS THE YOUNG GUNS SET NRL HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST #4 SEED TO BEAT A #1 SEED IN THE NRL PLAYOFFS. THE YOUNG GUNS SHOCKED THE WORLD BY DEFEATING #1 SEED RPM THUNDER, AND MADE THEIR 2009 SEASON A SUCCESSFUL ONE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE. THE YOUNG GUNS SEEMED DOOMED FOR 8TH PLACE IN THE NRL FOR 2009, BUT NOW CAN FINISH NO WORSE THAN 4TH. DO THE YOUNG GUNS HAVE ANOTHER WIN IN THEM? CAN YOUNG GUNS SHOCK THE WORLD EVEN MORE BY MAKING IT TO NRL BOWL 2?