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Hello I know we covered this last year but I am still looking into writing a book about the idea of play-offs deciding the Champions in sport. I was wondering what the opinions are of fellow Rugby League fans on the play-offs. Do you think play-offs are the best way to decide the champions or do you prefer whoever finishes top being champions? And what do you think of the current format? So feel free to voice your opinion again, say whether it has changed or if you missed the post last time, take this opportunity to give your opinion.
Personally I think play-offs are a great concept, sport is about peaking on the big occasion and beating your biggest rivals head to head when it matters.
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Hello I know we covered this last year but I am still looking into writing a book about the idea of play-offs deciding the Champions in sport. I was wondering what the opinions are of fellow Rugby League fans on the play-offs. Do you think play-offs are the best way to decide the champions or do you prefer whoever finishes top being champions? And what do you think of the current format? So feel free to voice your opinion again, say whether it has changed or if you missed the post last time, take this opportunity to give your opinion.
Personally I think play-offs are a great concept, sport is about peaking on the big occasion and beating your biggest rivals head to head when it matters.
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Who ever wins the leauge should be champs.
And the play offs should be a seperate comp like the cc.
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I like the playoff format and have no problem as such with the champions being the team that wins the grand final.
Even so, it does bother me that, however unlikely it is to happen, it is possible that a team could start the season and win 29 league/playoff games on the run, lose the 30th game and win nothing, but another team could limp into the playoffs losing more games than they win, then win their last four games and be crowned champions
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| Quote: Thelonius "I like the playoff format and have no problem as such with the champions being the team that wins the grand final.
Even so, it does bother me that, however unlikely it is to happen, it is possible that a team could start the season and win 29 league/playoff games on the run, lose the 30th game and win nothing, but another team could limp into the playoffs losing more games than they win, then win their last four games and be crowned champions'"
Exactly what i posted earlier ....... and it's wrong ..... and 'SLIMply winning' -I'll say the same again on the 8th October whether we win the GF or not.  |
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I never understand how the play offs can be compared to winning the regular league. The play offs can be won by winning 4 or so games whilst the regular season takes a massive effort over a couple of dozen games. No brainer.The play offs are fun but it aint no league shield.
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| Quote: Paul Thexton "
It doesn't alter the fact I find it difficult to justify the playoff system to people who are not already RL die hards. I've already had two conversations this morning where people have expressed to me what a joke it is that a team that finishes top of the pile now have to win a sudden death knock-out tournament to be deemed champions.
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Since the play-off system was introduced in professional RU (admittedly not a very long time ago), Wasps have been crowned "champions" on four occasions, despite not having finished top in any of those years. Gloucester have finished top three times, yet have never been "champions"- though they did win the play-offs in 02, when it was deemed that the team finishing top were the champions 
If the RL play-offs are a joke, then so too are the RU ones. |
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