This game doesn't mean anything.

Perhaps they'll turn up next week instead when it does mean something?

Why haven't you expressed Carney's full first name?

Todd is short for Toddger.

It's Toddger Carney.

Appalling display of disrespect.

You owe an apology capdouze.

1. Top 8 is an absolute farce!!! We could see the same game again in two weeks time. You don't get any reward for winning this round of play-off games.

2. Finance. If you have a family, you would have to pay for tickets for 3 weeks in a row, and then a final.

Official attendance 8,652

Fair point.

Please re read my post after they lose next weekend.

I don't get the "this game is meaningless" thing. Granted you don't get eliminated when you lose but,
Win and you're one HOME game away from Old Trafford with the a week off to prepare whilst your future opposition have to play the previous week.
Lose and you have to play at home against probably Leeds or Wire (both more playoff experienced that Hudds) and IF you get through that you then have to go away again, possibly to the same team who have just walloped you.

If you were a coach which scenario would you prefer?

The format might be flawed, but some of the teams attitude and effort shown on playoffs game is the bigger flawed. You can't just blame that it's "no elimination" tonight. It was elimination in 2012 when this same Hudds team travelled to Hull and were equally as dire as tonight. Hull returned the favour in 2013 shipping 70+ in a game where you lose and you're out.

Leeds don't like playing Huddersfield and I expect they'll make hard work of it next week like they did at the same irrelevant stage of the play-offs a few years ago.

Wigan V Leeds and Saints V Warrington in 2 weeks time is when the real stuff begins.

The game was meaningless to wigan, but not to huddersfield.

So the season finally kicks off in 2 weeks time!

Same reason we struggle to attract sponsors, fans don't have the disposable income to spend or even if they do they lack the sense to save up for the knockout games the same way they would for a season ticket.

Agree our top 5 system was spot on.I couldn't believe it when NRL switched from the mcintyre(?) System which i think had a fair rewarding system for a top 8 format.Moving to what we have now is a mistake imo but given the quality of their top 8 it doesn't quite look to have as many flaws as SL.

ARL switched from a Top 5 system to a Top 8 system in 1995 because the comp increased from 16 to 20 teams when Auckland Warriors, Perth Western Reds, South Qld Crushers and North Qld Cowboys were admitted.

I think they even had a Top 10 play-off one season. I'm sure Canterbury reached the Grand Final from 10th! Wonder what repercussions there would have been had they become champions from that position?

The decision to expand to 14 teams in Super League in 2009 was lunatic asylum stuff. The prime movers and shakers in favour of franchising created 2 extra places which provided the necessary majority required to rubber-stamp all the bollox.

The game has suffered ever since as the rewarding of mediocrity and the levelling down of playing standards have gone hand in hand. It could take years to repair the damage. Some clubs need to re-educate themselves on what sport and competition is all about because many have just been collecting their guaranteed licensed Sky money and tossing it off/going through the motions for years.

I would agree with you on the last four. But I reckon it will be Saints v Leeds and Wigan v Warrington.

Reckon Saints will fancy Leeds at home rather than risking meeting them at Old Trafford again

*Edit: In fact, we would be the lowest ranked team left in that scenario, so even more chance Saints would choose us over Warrington!