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| Quote G1="G1"Firstly, asnyone who doesn't think the Grand Final is the best thing to happen to our sport is seroiously deluded. Having the first past the post decide the champions would be so regressive and damaging financially it should not be considered.
As has been pointed out, repeatedly to the newcomers, Rugby League, like MOST team sports has decidced it's champions via a playoff format for the vast majority of it's history aside from a brief period between 1972 and 1997.
Who can tell us where many of the great championship winning teams from before 1972 finished during the league season and who cares?
The legendary Huddersfield team of th 1910 and 1920s won five titles in those decades via a playoffs. Without Wiki, where did they finish and does anyone care? The great Swinton team won four titles from 1926 to 1931 via a playoff system.
The MAJORITY of Wigan's titles (11 of 19) were won under a playoff format.
Anyone who thinks the winners of the Grand Final or Championship final are not worthy champions is, frankly, an idiot with little understanding of the history of Rugby League.
By all means debate the playoff formats strengths and weaknesses. That is a valid discussionm. But the subject of the team winning the GF being valid champions should not be discussed by anyone who is a Rugby League fan. Unless, of course they are a parochial, bitter, insular rugby leaghue observer.
As has been pointed out if the Wakefield luddite is against the Playoffs determining the champions will he accept that Wakefield have never been true champions as thier only two titles were earned under a playoff format. Let me educate you on your club's history Kinlleycat. Your team didn't finish top in either of the season's it won back to back championships. In both seasons that Wakefield trinity were crowned Champions the league leaders were LEEDS RLFC.
Thw worst thing the RFL could have done was introduce the dinnerplate as a fop for the moaning luddites. Take it away now and end this banal and ignorant discussion.'"
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| Quote G1="G1"Firstly, asnyone who doesn't think the Grand Final is the best thing to happen to our sport is seroiously deluded. Having the first past the post decide the champions would be so regressive and damaging financially it should not be considered.
As has been pointed out, repeatedly to the newcomers, Rugby League, like MOST team sports has decidced it's champions via a playoff format for the vast majority of it's history aside from a brief period between 1972 and 1997.
Who can tell us where many of the great championship winning teams from before 1972 finished during the league season and who cares?
The legendary Huddersfield team of th 1910 and 1920s won five titles in those decades via a playoffs. Without Wiki, where did they finish and does anyone care? The great Swinton team won four titles from 1926 to 1931 via a playoff system.
The MAJORITY of Wigan's titles (11 of 19) were won under a playoff format.
Anyone who thinks the winners of the Grand Final or Championship final are not worthy champions is, frankly, an idiot with little understanding of the history of Rugby League.
By all means debate the playoff formats strengths and weaknesses. That is a valid discussionm. But the subject of the team winning the GF being valid champions should not be discussed by anyone who is a Rugby League fan. Unless, of course they are a parochial, bitter, insular rugby leaghue observer.
As has been pointed out if the Wakefield luddite is against the Playoffs determining the champions will he accept that Wakefield have never been true champions as thier only two titles were earned under a playoff format. Let me educate you on your club's history Kinlleycat. Your team didn't finish top in either of the season's it won back to back championships. In both seasons that Wakefield trinity were crowned Champions the league leaders were LEEDS RLFC.
Thw worst thing the RFL could have done was introduce the dinnerplate as a fop for the moaning luddites. Take it away now and end this banal and ignorant discussion.'"
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Could I give a gentle reminder to all Wigan fans the super league and grand final format is open to all teams in super league. Feel free to to assemble a team good enough to win the trophy from any position in the top eight as we have.
Please don't thank me for this piece of advice, as a keen Rhinos fan I feel it is my Christian duty to help out those of lesser good fortune than us.
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| 100% agree G ,and Backwoodsman how kind of you  |
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Here's a way the other clubs can end the fiasco that is destroying our sport: defeat Leeds in the play offs or the Grand Final. No can do, apparently.
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Olympic gold medals are not given to the fastest qualifier
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With all the griping and moaning regarding the champions being decided by winning the grand final, i think it would be fun to win it 7th or 8th next year.
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| Quote Fieldheadrhino="Fieldheadrhino"With all the griping and moaning regarding the champions being decided by winning the grand final, i think it would be fun to win it 7th or 8th next year.'"
I would love that to happen, the Samaritan organization in the Wigan area would go into meltdown. |
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| Quote Fieldheadrhino="Fieldheadrhino"With all the griping and moaning regarding the champions being decided by winning the grand final, i think it would be fun to win it 7th or 8th next year.'"
Yep. Against Wigan in the final. McGuire obstructs Tomkins to get to the loose ball then runs the length of the field, whilst sticking 2 fingers up at Shaun Wane, to score the match winning try. |
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| Wigan are still most excellent. A list of their recent glories has appeared on their forum. I quote:
Quote caswigan="caswigan"Why is there so much doom and gloom on these fans forums.
With our recent record of success we are the envy of most other Superleague clubs. What would the Humberside clubs give for anything near our recent achievements:-
1. League leaders (2 out of last 3 years)
2. Semi-final CC (Winners 2011)
3. Semi-final of Play Off (Winners 2010)
4. Man of Steel
5. Top Try Scorer
6. Club of the Year
7. Best Supported Club.
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| Quote kinleycat="kinleycat"You can see that there is a huge paradox there.'"
Sorry, no I can't |
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I made the mistake of looking on the VT. The numpties embarrasing themselves on here are mental colossuses compared to the dongs posting there. It's like drowning in the combined excrement from a thousand mental institutions.
Reminded me why I couldn't be bothered posting for two months.
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