Quote: Bilko "I'm not so sure now we have this top 8 system. I know it hasn't happened yet but we could finish 4th, beat 1st away in Round 1 of the play offs and then all a sudden end up being in a better position that we were last year, with a week off to play with. It'll be a far stronger top 4 this year than any time ever in my opinion.'"
Exactly. Leeds went from being in a play-off for 4th in Round 27 to the comfort of a week off and a home Semi Final in a very short space of time.
The playoffs as they are now make it a lot easier to have a sloppy start and still finish well - and a playoff tie away from home holds no fears for me.