[iThe top 4 knock 7 shades out of each other whilst 2 lower teams cruise into the next round.[/i

Yes this is something RFL need to look at and IMO should change to the 1v8, 2v7 etc. same as NRL for play offs giving teams in 1 and 2 a proper advantage rather than a week off which actually can be a disadvantage.

think 2nd place will come down to the game at screwfix between stains and wire.

It is 2 weeks before Wembley not 1 week.

Most of that is down to injuries, though, I feel. Not that the youngsters coming in have let us down individually, but our structures have suffered from not having a settled side.

You have taken one sentence out of a paragraph and used it in the wrong context. IF Wire implode then Catalans or Stains could. But I also said that the top 8 will remain as it is and I will be surprised if there are any changes in positions (like I said), if you think that means that Wire will implode then I'll let you think that .

The way I see the CC final it is whether Wire have an eye on the GF or not. If they play to their potential then Leeds won't compete on the other hand...

I have had to read this a couple of times to get my head around this. For arguments sake if the league table remains the same and again for arguments sake that Leeds beat HKR they would play Catlans in France, and if Leeds get beat then the winner of Hull v Hudds would play them. May be finishing 5th isn't so good!