Re: League table 2019 : Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:52 pm  

We'll smash it

Re: League table 2019 : Tue Jan 01, 2019 2:17 pm  

I’ll go for my top four as..

1,wire,
2,Saints,
3,Leeds,
4,Wigan

Re: League table 2019 : Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:16 pm  

Saints
Wigan
Wire
Leeds
Catalans
Cas
Wakey
Hull KR
Hull
Hudds
Salford
London

Realistically, I think that top 3 could finish in any order, as could the group Ive stuck down for places 4-10. Fairly competitive season, hopefully, and a better play off system to cap it off.

Re: League table 2019 : Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:58 pm  

Jukesays wrote:

Not with this format it isn't

Of course it is. It’s slightly better than last season but the reality is that a team can probably lose 10 games and still become champions. It’s better to finish 1st for sure but it’s definitely not the end of the world if you don’t.

Re: League table 2019 : Tue Jan 01, 2019 5:08 pm  

Bigredwarrior wrote:

Of course it is. It’s slightly better than last season but the reality is that a team can probably lose 10 games and still become champions. It’s better to finish 1st for sure but it’s definitely not the end of the world if you don’t.

You said it doesn't matter where you finish as long as your in the top 5?
Finish 4th or 5th and we 99.9% won't win it.
Everyone will bust a gut to finish 1st or 2nd
How's that rewarding mediocrity?

[Frosties.]

Re: League table 2019 : Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:15 pm  

Jukesays wrote:

You said it doesn't matter where you finish as long as your in the top 5?
Finish 4th or 5th and we 99.9% won't win it.
Everyone will bust a gut to finish 1st or 2nd
How's that rewarding mediocrity?

Remember when we finished fifth two seasons in a row and won the league?

Re: League table 2019 : Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:20 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Remember when we finished fifth two seasons in a row and won the league?

Not under this system though.

Re: League table 2019 : Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:48 pm  

Jukesays wrote:

You said it doesn't matter where you finish as long as your in the top 5?
Finish 4th or 5th and we 99.9% won't win it.
Everyone will bust a gut to finish 1st or 2nd
How's that rewarding mediocrity?

I stand by my comments but time alone will tell. I’d genuinely love to be wrong on this. I really hope teams go all out every week but I can’t see it happening. Taking Wigan just as an example, I can’t remember us putting a full strength side out in a game against Widnes. I put this down to the fact that we can afford to take a chance and risk losing a few games. As long as we have a play off system it’ll remain the same. Bet your life if finishing top made you champions then every team would put their strongest side out week in and week out. I know it’ll never happen and as I said, I’d love to be proved wrong.

Re: League table 2019 : Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:07 pm  

Teams would still rest players for CC semis and finals and probably the earlier rounds too, were the payday that is the grand final removed from the calendar.

Re: League table 2019 : Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:15 pm  

You’re right they would but it would less tempting. I’m just not a fan of the play off system, regardless of format. I suppose I’m just an old fashioned old sod!