Quote: Lingfield Warrior "I am confused by this competition - Wire and whoever loses are simply playing a friendly against a random NRL team? I am not against it, but why should either side care/bother? I think I would be cross were we to lose say Lockers or Mac to injury playing a friendly.'"
Oh dear LW, you have exposed the 'Emperor's new clothes' nature of this venture. It will be a nice pre season jolly for two Australian sides (ranked 8th and 11th - what are we to make of that?). Neither The Bulldogs nor the Roosters could be bothered to come over.
The only game that matters is the two GF winners.
The other two games are just friendlies. Neither side will care. And neither will the public. I predict even lower crowds than the pathetic playoff attendances. It is a concept that will last one season only.