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A month out from the NRL finals and its a frantic race to secure a top 8 spot but four doesnt go into two. ESPN has studied the numbers to reveal who will survive and who will go on Mad Monday.PANTHERSCurrently 7th on 24 points (For and Against: +3)Matches remaining - Knights (A), Tigers (H), Titans (A), Sea Eagles (H)Key player: Nathan Cleary - He may be an 18 year old rookie but he plays with the calmness and control of a seasoned star. If he continues his fine form theres no reason the Panthers cant go deep into the playoffs.Why they will make the finals: They appear to have the most favourable run home of the four teams fighting for the two remaining spots, and they should win all four games and may even push further up the ladder if they play to current form.Why they wont make the finals: Their roster is extremely talented but it is also young and relatively inexperienced in big games. Dealing with pressure isnt something anyone can train for so Penriths entire campaign rests on how their young stars deal with the weight of expectation.Predicted Finish: 6th on 32 points - I expect the Panthers to win all of their remaining fixtures and finish the regular season with 32 competition points. That could even be enough to reel in the battling Brisbane Broncos, who face a difficult month of fixtures leading into the NRL finals.WARRIORSCurrently 8th on 24 points (For and Against: -7)Matches remaining: - Rabbitohs (H), Cowboys (A), Tigers (H), Eels (H)Key player: Shaun Johnson - Its no scoop but the Warriors halfback is the key to almost everything they do. He is the NRLs most dangerous player in broken play, and he must be highly involved for them to achieve anything this season.Why they will make the finals: Nobody in the history of rugby league has ever been able to tip the Warriors with any great confidence but they are tougher to beat at home and that SHOULD be enough for them to qualify for September football.Why they wont make the finals: The Warriors are a tipsters nightmare and they can find a way to blow it. even when the equation seems set in stone. Call me foolish but I am backing them in ... but they have let me down before.Predicted Finish:?8th on 30 points - The Warriors are blessed with three of their remaining four games at home and I believe they can win those and may drop the away game to the Cowboys. But they cant afford to be complacent as a poor for and against could be the difference between finals footy or Mad Monday.TIGERSCurrently 9th on 24 points (For and Against: -47)Matches remaining: - Titans (A), Panthers (H), Warriors (A), Raiders (H)Key player: Mitchell Moses - Has really stepped up in the absence of Luke Brooks and Robbie Farah and looks to be realising his true potential. If he can maintain, or even build on, his current form when/if the other two return to the side then Wests Tigers can cause major headaches for the NRL heavyweights.Why they will make the finals: Their confidence is sky-high and there is no more dangerous side when confident. They are also unpredictable and difficult to stop when they have momentum and they have a lot of that right now after three straight wins.Why they wont make the finals: May have left their run of form a little too late. Jason Taylor has copped plenty of criticism for his decision to drop Tigers great Robbie Farah but they have since gone on to score their first hat-trick of wins for the season. Current form warrants finals footy but they may just run out of games.Predicted Finish: 9th on 28 points - The Tigers are arguably in their best form of the season but face a tricky run home against three equally desperate sides also chasing finals qualification before finishing with a game against one of the form teams of the competition in Canberra. Close but not close enough.TITANS- Currently 10th on 23 points (For and Against: +7)Matches remaining - Tigers (A), Knights (A), Panthers (H), Cowboys (H)Key player: Jarryd Hayne - Seems strange to suggest a player who hasnt been there all year holds the key to their season, but it is a luxury to add someone of Haynes quality at this stage of the campaign. Theyve got this far without him so if he fires the Titans will do more than just make up numbers.Why they will make the finals: The Titans were many peoples prediction for wooden spoon at the start of the season but theyre on the verge of finals football and look to be a highly professional outfit on and off the football field. Theyve showed they are capable of defying the odds and dont seem to let pressure affect them.Why they wont make the finals: I am a little concerned that halfback Ashley Taylor might go into his shell after the arrival of Jarryd Hayne. Taylor seemed content to take a back seat to Hayne against the Warriors but he is one of the main reasons the Titans are in playoff contention and the 21-year-old must remain chief playmaker.Predicted Finish:?10th on 25 points - A positive points differential, albeit a small one, is an advantage and the fact they have their most difficult games at home will also help. 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