NRL Finals

Discussion in 'The Cesspit: Rugby League Discussion' started by Julian, Aug 23, 2016.

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  1. Julian BJ Taylor

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    Am I the only one that thinks the swapping of sides in the draw between week 2 and 3 is ridiculous?

    The minor premiers beat 4th and than have to play either 2nd or 3rd before the grand final. Seems absolute craziness simply to out any repetition.
     
    Julian, Aug 23, 2016
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  2. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Only if the loser of 2/3 beats the winner of 6/7.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Aug 23, 2016
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  3. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Every system has its flaws. I don't think there is anywhere near enough reward for finishing first. If we're going to have a system where half the teams play finals then 1st should play 8th and if they win, go straight into the GF. That's contingent on a fair season draw though, which we also don't have.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Aug 23, 2016
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  4. BMT BMT Con

    Top 5 is the only way the top team is rewarded but they won't have none of that due to the television rights being so lucrative.
     
    BMT, Aug 23, 2016
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  5. Lukic L Popovic

    It's to avoid the same match in week 3 as week 1.
     
    Lukic, Aug 23, 2016
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  6. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Yeah top 5 is best imo. It's a joke that teams who lose as often as they win can play finals football.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Aug 23, 2016
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  7. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Yeah but that's what Taylor's disputing. He doesn't think avoiding a repeat warrants a potentially tougher run for the minor premiers.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Aug 23, 2016
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  8. GYR DW Lewis

    :laugh: It's cute that Julian is all excited because he gets to finally look up details about finals football
     
    GYR, Aug 23, 2016
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  9. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    I thought this too. He deserves his moment though.:p
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Aug 23, 2016
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  10. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    5th is a huge advantage over 6th. You get 8th at home. Then most likely 4th away. And then usually 2nd or 3rd away in a prelim. 6th gets 7th at home. Then 2nd or 3rd away, then 1st away. That is immeasurably harder.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Aug 23, 2016
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  11. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Having repetition in the final series would be dire, however I've heard good arguments to suggest that it should be the reverse of what it is - ie. 1v3 and 2v4 in Week 1 when the games aren't elimination, and then if there were no upsets the swap at the end would have 1v4 and 2v3 as the elimination games. I think I agree with that argument tbh (but not yours).
     
    Cribbage, Aug 23, 2016
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  12. Julian BJ Taylor

    I like that compromise/argument tbh.
     
    Julian, Aug 23, 2016
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  13. Julian BJ Taylor

    Haven't had to worry how the top 4 works for quite some time haha. In know the bottom 4 scenarios pretty well though
     
    Julian, Aug 23, 2016
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  14. Ged GEC King

    With a top 8 system, this is the best we can hope for. I think it's fair.

    In genuinely think this is the best chance for a 5 - 8 team to win the comp. I'm still pretty hopeful of the Cows finishing in 4th but if they and the Broncos are 5 and 6 I can see both making a push from the bottom half.
     
    Ged, Aug 24, 2016
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  15. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Reckon Melbourne are shoe-ins to make the GF. Don't really want them too though :p Short of another Cowboys/Broncos GF, I'd love to see a totally different combination. Sharks vs Penrith ftw. lol Or Raiders vs Titans.
     
    Last edited: Aug 26, 2016
    Maroon_Faithful, Aug 26, 2016
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  16. Flack SA Flack

    If we somehow made the GF, I don't want it to be against the Sharks, if we lose to those shunts we'll never live down letting them finally win the comp.
     
    Flack, Aug 27, 2016
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  17. Fiery GR Smith

    No match thread for the game here but thank you Panthers/Matt Moylen for keeping our season alive. Thank you thank you.
     
    Fiery, Aug 27, 2016
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  18. Old Mate M Perry

    Lol. You cunts are done, luckily you didn't go double or nothing with MF over the Warriors making the 8.
     
    Old Mate, Aug 28, 2016
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  19. Toolman TR Man

    I hope Canberra make it far for entertainment value but at the same time I hope they lose because such an inconsistent team doesn't deserve to make it too far. I really can't imagine them handling the pressure.
     
    Toolman, Aug 28, 2016
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  20. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    If he didn't pay a grand what are the chances he'd pay two? Even less I'd say.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Aug 28, 2016
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