It is the home draw that is the big advantage for the top 4 teams if you win in week 1. Being at home and only 80 mins away is the best possible position to be in under this play-off system! I have said before that the eight team play-off system is much better for teams that finish 3rd & 4th than the old six team system where 1st and 2nd got a better advantage than they do now. I think your point about momentum is a good one but I think the home advantage outweighs that and is also better going into the final itself, under the old system the winner of the 1st v 2nd game got a week off before the final, that is more of a momentum issue for me... ask Saints!

I disagree.

Since the playoffs began and under the various formats, it's generally been an even split as to who's picked up the title, between the team that has supposed momentum, and the team that had the week off.

I think too often people just think about bradfords win in 2005 and think ''games games momentum momentum''.

For wigan, in no way shape or form is forfitting a home FE a good thing. If you beat hull kr you'll be in exactly the same position you've been in the last umpteen years.

Going away from home, for the FE, having played 2 tough playoff games. You might as well have finished 4th lol, finishing top now means totally nothing. In recent years you've ''ran out of steam'' for the FE, but for some reason this year you'll be ''building momentum''.

Can all those posters that said finishing fourth was not that important understand now why it is?

I can see where you're coming from but Leeds desperately needed the week off more than any other team.

Very very true. Massive result for Leeds.

Not too shabby for you is it either?



80 mins from old trafford home game against whoever you choose.

Looking like it could be anothr leeds saints gf

Very big for us.

Wigan fans are trying to convince themselves it makes no difference, but we have a fortnight to get Kyle fit and could be able to choose a team we've humped twice this season, including 54-0 last up at Knowsley Road.

I really fancy us to make the final now, which is some effort given the season we've had. Same would go for Leeds as they've suffered in a similar way but, if McGuire is out, I think Wigan or Wire (if they win through) would turn you over at Headingley.

I'm not sure I could cope with another Leeds v Saints final



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Which is absolute nonsense.

As somebody has said previously, last nights result means that they actually have to work themselves into the position that they've failed from for the last three years.

I always maintained that we had the better deal out of last night anyway. Had we lost, I'd have been happier playing Huddersfield than I would Hull KR and I certainly won't be running to bookies to back Wigan on Friday.