Quote: Cruncher "
On one hand you can argue that we've played badly but still finished second and reached the Grand Final, which is a great accomplishment - the caveats being that the rest of the league was very poor
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I know you are presenting a balanced argument and that is not necessarily your view but I'm not sure where the evidence is that Super League is poor.
People say that the evidence is to just look with your own eyes - well, I've been watching since the late sixties and rugby league is an infinitely better spectacle than it was back then. The players are fitter, the game is faster, defence is better and for that reason the attackers have to do a lot more with the ball then they ever did.
This season has seen injury crises in just about every club, testament to the fact that the game is so much quicker and more brutal than it ever was. So it may seem that the quality right now is a bit lower.
The likes of Leeds and Huddersfield dropped off a cliff and Hull and Warrington replaced them - I'm not sure that is proof that the standard is lower. The league is much more competitive even than it was 7 years ago when just Leeds and Saints had any chance of winning it.
I for one, enjoy the fact that the bottom team is capable of beating the top team. People used to complain on here when 5 years ago we battered opponents with scores of over 50+ saying it proved the league was poor, now when the games are close, they are still saying it (though it may not be the same people). And I'm glad that Hull emerged this season. It was refreshing. I hope Leigh do the same next year.