The new system will be better imo as teams wont be able to put their feet up in the regular season anymore.

For me the best 4 teams in the league are easily Wigan, Leeds, Wire, Saints. If you had to make the top 4 to win the championship them four teams would have been in it this season imo.

Being allowed to lose if the playoffs and still be champions is a farce just as much as finishing outside the top 4 and winning it is. We need a higher intensity competition more often rather than teams skipping through a season not being too concerned by losing games here and there etc.

Hopefully next season's new format is a step in the right direction, it wont happen overnight but lets hope it improves.

Which is correct,and was going to be my response although i would have thought it was obvious really.

A one sided playoff game in front of a -poor crowd would never happen in the NRL !

Ordinary looking crowd this morning for the Roosters V Cowboys play-off (in stark contrast to the Sydney Swans V North Melbourne play-off in Aussie Rules) and the Roosters leading 30-0 after 30 minutes!

Having said that, it's now 30-24 after 52 minutes.

Make that 30-30

I don't think I've ever seen a game where it's 30-0 after 30 and 30-30 after 60.

Similar to Bradford Wigan

Roosters benefit from penalty when SBW lost the ball clean. Should have been a scrum to Cowboys on halfway. Instead, Roosters get field position and the DG to lead 31-30. Three years in a row Cowboys have been shafted in favour of Sydney teams. Utter bollox.

Just started watching that game, recorded.

Didn't expect a spolier in a completly unrelated thread.

Cheers bro.

The jt try was deffo a knock on though! Agree the sbw decision was a disgrace.

As was the Shaun Kenny-Dowell obstruction incident leading up to SBW's knock on.

I don't usually cry foul at officialdom but 3 years in a row the Cowboys have been shafted in Sydney, at the same stadium, and in favour of Sydney clubs? The only surprise is that it wasn't as blatant as last season's 7th tackle try.

Then there's the huge opportunistic benefits associated with a Souths/Roosters Semi Final match-up (drool, drool) as TV ratings and enhanced advertising revenues on Channel Nine go into overdrive next week.

Merely coincidental, I'm sure.

F*cking way she goes man, way she goes.