Wire only have to beat Saints once to make the GF.

Might they not have to play them again in "Round 3" - in fact, if I 've understood it correctly and the 2 losing teams from the top 4 then beat the 2 winning teams from positions 5 -8, depending on who Wigan pick, might not these Round 3 semi-finals just be an exact repeat of this week's opening games, ie Wigan V Leeds and Saints V Warrington?

Or maybe I've just misunderstood the system!

I think Warrington will play Saints twice because Wigan won't pick either of them in the semis.

lets just get through leeds first before thinking about picking anybody

Saints are still the big threat, but I think Hudds will make it to week 3. Let's have a derby at OT

yeah you're right, another drawback of the top 8. Bring back the top 6!

I think the main priority is to win next weeks match against Leeds before planning any further.

Lose that game and we lose coaches call and home advantage for round 3, so let's not get too ahead of ourselves. Stick with the old saying ... Take one match at a time

i fancy our chances against leeds, their pack looks quite weak, and possibly bailey getting a ban (although I haven't seen the incident but I heard there was an elbow involved?)

Time to get to old trafford boys!

I doubt Bailey will get banned. It was on the floor and looked accidental, although with him you never know. It's Leeds though so even if he is cited for anything he'll get a letter and a 50p fine

Wanted to avoid Leeds if I'm honest.

what is great is there are four genuine contenders for the title this year (Saints, leeds, wigan, wire) with 2 more outsiders not far behind (hull/huddersfield)

makes a better change than the last 3 years where (with respect) there were only really two who looked like going all the way

Agreed. Could be the best series yet.