1. Leeds
2. St Helens
3. Huddersfield
4. Hull KR
5. Wakefield
6. Wigan
7. Castleford
8. Catalans Dragons

Game 1 -- 1. Leeds Rhinos V 4. Hull Kingston Rovers
Game 2 -- 2. St.Helens V 3. Huddersfield Giants

Game 3 -- 5. Wakefield Wildcats V 8. Catalans Dragons (Elimination)
Game 4 -- 6. Wigan Warriors V 7. Castleford Tigers (Elimination)

Now I'm totally lost as to what happens next... we all play British Bulldog first to be caughts eliminated and the remainders play tiddly-winks for the title?

* The winners of game 1 and 2 get a week off.
* The losers of game 1 and 2, face the winners of game 3 and 4.
* The losers of game 3 and 4 go out.
* The losers of games 5 and 6 go out and winners take on the winners from the opening week's game 1 and 2 in the Semi Finals for a place at Old Trafford.

The winners from Leeds v hull kr and saints v giants get week 2 off.

The losers from the other playoff games go out.

In week 2, the higest placed losser from top 4 plays lowest placed winner from the bottom 4 playoff and so on.

Week 3 the higest placed winner from week 1 can pick who they play leaving the remaining 2 teams play.

The winners go to old Trafford.

We could potentially face Wigan in a knock out game in week two should we lose and they win next week. One to be avoided surely?

If we win and Wigan win then they go to Huddersfield, the winner of that game would then come to Knowsley Road.

Unless of course Castleford win.

Not nessecarily, you've left out the (in)famous 'club call' element from your scenario

Week 1

Leeds v hull kr
saints v hudds
wildcats v Catalan
Wigan v cas

WEEK 2

Hull kr v Wigan
wildcats v hudds

WEEK 3

Leeds v hudds
saints v Wigan

GRAND FINAL

leeds v saints/Wigan

WINNERS

Leeds

I was forgetting about this coach's choice thing.

Assuming they get there Leeds have a choice in the Semi. So if Wigan or Cas pull off away wins Leeds could pick one of them as their opponents.

I know its complicated but this system does look as if it will produce some entertaining games

what happens next is if leeds win and saints lose then we become the highest ranked q.p.o loser(leeds go onto week 3 and wait. vice versa if we win and leeds lose) that leaves a home game against the lowest ranked elimination p.o winner which at the moment could be any four from wakey(5) pies(6) cass(7) or catalan (icon_cool.gif

who are the "St Helens Saints"???????

and indeed the "dragons catalans"