Not true. The losers of the top four round in the first week play the winners of the lower placed four play offs in the second week.

well i for one am very proud of the rhinos for getting top spot its shows they have worked their butts off all season

Yes that's the major change. Both finalists have to win a minimum of two games to reach the final now whereas in the past one of the teams got there with a single win.

No more rest for one of the finalists the week before the final either.

Ah. I see what Al was meaning now. Apologies.

Isn't the season finished now? Seemed to me that a whole bunch of Sts fans on the VT reckoned that winning this shield thingy was all that mattered. I suggest Leeds simply withdraw from the play-offs and allow the lesser teams to battle it out for the meaningless GF, whilst we can bask in the glory of having won the shield thing.

To be vaguely serious, well done to the team and Bluey also. However, in a lot of ways the season starts here.