League leaders is the hardest to win but the most important is the Grand Final, without doubt.

I had some American friends over last year, who came to the Grand Final, and absolutely loved it. When they got talking to some of my football fan mates, they couldn't understand how there is no "big game" to determine the winners of the Premiership.

Never has there been something so great and so flawed in equal measures lol

Where's the option for 'equally important'????

I enjoy both aspects of the present format and think our game would be the poorer for not having the playoffs. That said, a lot more credence should be given to the team that finishes top than is currently given. The playoffs should be almost an extra, post season competition, in much the same way that the WCC is. I would love the RFL to maybe reinstate the original trophy for the team that wins the league. I reckon that (along with other benefits like increased prize money etc.) would go a long way to giving the title credibility.

+1

Under the present set up, which all teams sign up to, it's the winners of the Grand Final who are rightly acclaimed as top dogs.

And it is a great feeling at Old Trafford if you take home the spoils!

I an ideal world the league should be a league. Play every team home and away and whoever finishes top wins.

However i understand the financial situation of the game and the need for the play off and final revenue alongside events such as MM to try and raise the profile of the game. For those reasons i support the current system.

For the long term future of the game i would prefer MM and the play offs to be dropped, this would create 5 free weeks during the season to hold a '5 nations' style international tournement every year.