Cough - someone on here received some mild ridicule over suggesting such a vague possibility earlier in the season.

assuming saints and leeds both finish top 2 with saints top and they both win their first fixtures, who's to say who saints will pick.

People seem to think they'll pick us to avoid playing us at old trafford but that would be a risky strategy on their part. Imagine the motivation it would give us and KR isn't exactly a bogey ground, we often give saints a good game there.

No, i suspect they'd want to actually beat us at old trafford if they were to play us. Most likely they'd pick the lowest ranked team or ''worst'' team and give themselves the easiest chance of making old trafford, then after that whatever will be will be.

To pick us simply to avoid potentially playing us at old trafford is almost an admission they can't beat us there, an admission their pride wouldn't allow.

I think saints will finish top on points difference. You're going to get top spot by the skin of your teeth AGAIN.

That might still be against Leeds anyway.

The schedule at the bottom of rlthis pagerl suggests that the choice is limited to one of the two preliminary semi-final winners but this obviously needs clarification.

Also rlHererl it says "It is in week three where the coach's choice element comes into play. The highest placed team remaining in the competition will get to choose their opponents from the winners of week two."

St Helens chairman in not understanding the RFL rules shocker.

Sorry I forgot fans as well

Watch your backs - the Giants are on the march

we could pip you lot for 2nd yet !!

Ta - only 2 points behind ya now and winning easily at the moment !!

Good for you!!

That is also my understanding of how week 3 of the play offs should work. If Saints finish top and were able to choose the 2nd highest ranked team, that would deprive that team of a home tie to qualify for OT. I did not think that was the intention.