And the Rugby League Gods pick...

The Rugby League Gods are nothing if not inscrutable. LB should know, we tried to scrute them last year and then after they picked a winner, they decided six months later that there wasn't really a winner after all, and neither was there in 2007. The AFL Gods also appear to be fans of the "Nobody Wins" school of thought.

To many, if not all fans of rugby league, this year's grand final is further proof that the League Gods wish only death and destruction upon their worshippers. Here at League Blog we take a more enlightened approach.

Subsequent movement in mysterious ways notwithstanding, the final outcome of this year's decider offers many rich and compelling storylines for lovers of league:
- another loss for Brian Smith
- another choke for the Dragons
- a first grand final loss for Wayne Bennett
- Todd Carney's rags to riches redemption revivalist saga bitterly crushed
- a loss to the Roosters
- a loss to the Dragons

LB could go on and on, and we invite our readers to do so, but the point is clear: regardless of who wins, at least some of the joyous things above will come to pass, oh verily yea.