There are only 3 ways this can be achieved due to the system of playing rounds. i.e Everyone plays or no-one plays, apart from backlog fixtures.

We take London's entire fixture list throwing out the derby weekends out of sync.
We take Wakefield's fixtures, who we are unfortunately inextricably linked with due to some people regarding it as our major derby game.
The last is dependent on the changing geographical location of new SL entrants.

At the time of the season we're playing both Bradford away and Catalans at home, yes, I would class them as easier fixtures. Why is it better to get off to a good start? Did we not do that in 2011 and a poor end to the year cost us our place in the play offs + Wembley?

I put the failure to make the play offs down to injuries and a small squad and without the good start to the season we would never have been in contention for them, we took 15 points out of a possible 20. As for the semi-final defeat it was Leeds we were playing and not a bottom end team and i was well pleased we pushed them so close, did the teams in the Grand Finals also have bad ends to their seasons losing out to them each year.

I used to consider Leeds to be our big rivals, but to be honest I think that Leeds do not consider either of us rivals.
I think for a big game to be a big game it needs to be felt fervently on both sides.
For me Wakey v Cas and vice versa are our big games and more should be made of them.

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