The Play-off format : Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:01 am  

Anyone know what it is? Looked on the SL and RFL sites but nothing there........

Where do we need to finish to be sure of at least the first game being at the stoop?

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:07 am  

Click Here

Click Here

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:20 am  

Dave Lister wrote: Click Here at least it wasn't click here So, to answer the original question, 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th get two bites at the cherry, but 5th and 6th are assured of at least 1 home play-off game.

Dave Lister wrote: Click Here at least it wasn't click here So, to answer the original question, 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th get two bites at the cherry, but 5th and 6th are assured of at least 1 home play-off game.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:19 pm  

gutterfax wrote: at least it wasn't click here So, to answer the original question, 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th get two bites at the cherry, but 5th and 6th are assured of at least 1 home play-off game. should have two pools of four two home games one away for the top two seeds in each group. All teams who get into the playoffs get at least one home game rather than one and done and the whole thing lasts five weeks as it did before. Semis could/should be on the same day in the same ground (villa or something) Its easy to follow, fair and gives more teams more exposure plus brings the game to new areas.

gutterfax wrote: at least it wasn't click here So, to answer the original question, 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th get two bites at the cherry, but 5th and 6th are assured of at least 1 home play-off game. should have two pools of four two home games one away for the top two seeds in each group. All teams who get into the playoffs get at least one home game rather than one and done and the whole thing lasts five weeks as it did before. Semis could/should be on the same day in the same ground (villa or something) Its easy to follow, fair and gives more teams more exposure plus brings the game to new areas.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:57 pm  

Week One:
Qualifying play-off (QPO) one - 1st v 4th (winner receives a bye to week three)
Qualifying play-off two - 2nd v 3rd (winner receives a bye to week three)
Elimination play-off (EPO) one - 5th v 8th (loser goes out)
Elimination play-off two - 6th v 7th (loser goes out)

Week Two: (highest placed side will play lowest placed side as above)
Preliminary semi-final (PSF)one - highest placed QPO loser v lowest placed EPO winner (loser goes out)
Preliminary semi-final two - lowest placed QPO loser v highest placed EPO winner (loser goes out)

Week Three: (highest placed side remaining will choose opponent)
Qualifying semi-final one (QSF) - highest placed side v chosen opponent
Qualifying semi-final two - highest placed side not chosen v lowest placed side not chosen

Week Four:
Grand Final - QSF one winner v QSF two winner

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:35 pm  

Keep it simple, eh? I am surprised that the RFL is not offering grants to students of the game who could understand it. We need a top four finish IMO.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:17 pm  

or why dont they simplify it

Saints play who they want, and get a bye to week 3 if they win or lose, then they choose who they play and get a bye to the final
and then lose to leeds

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:49 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

or why dont they simplify it

Saints play who they want, and get a bye to week 3 if they win or lose, then they choose who they play and get a bye to the final
and then lose to leeds

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:55 pm  

Or better still, scrap the Magic weekend and declare whoever is top of the table after 26 rounds (i.e. each team plays each other home & away) the champions!

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:24 pm  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

Or better still, scrap the Magic weekend and declare whoever is top of the table after 26 rounds (i.e. each team plays each other home & away) the champions!

Agreed, but it won't happen. It would enable the season to start a month later so no games would be messed about by February weather.