Quote: vbfg "No we haven't.
Bradford were in the top tier and now aren't.
Since Bradford last won anything Wigan have been on the verge of relegation and turned it around to win a title.
Huddersfield were in the lower leagues and are now top of the table.
Leeds were nowhere for years in Super League, and now dominate.
Warrington had won nothing for years and are one of the best teams in the competition.
If Catalans aren't a success then I don't what else to call them.
Hull FC are starting to look like a team of the future and Bradford are turning things around and becoming competitive again. Hull KR and Salford, and to a lesser extent Wakefield and Widnes, have all given glimpses of what they can do.
The competition is in the better health now than any point I can remember. I agree with you that the number of teams that have played GFs is disappointing, but there are three who haven't in Hudds, Wire and Cats who wouldn't look at all out of place there.
Teams are more accustomed to planning their squads in the context of the cap now. The structure of the cap and quotas is encouraging more teams to develop their own youth as the core of their squads. We're moving in the right direction.'"
This.
Let me preface the next part by saying I wish Super League had addressed parity to a greater degree than it has but there's no doubt in my mind it's been a success overall.
Super League has had 4 different teams win the championship. In the decade preceeding Super League two different teams had been champions.
In the 10 years prior to Super League there were three teams that won the challenge cup. In the first ten years of super league six different teams have won the challenge cup.
