There's no real difference as long as you finish in the top 4. There's no way I can see us going into them all guns blazing with the play offs around the corner. Just look at Leeds at home this year and Saints at home last year. Wigan ST holders get a 'scrum ticket' whereby you can bring 6 friends for a fiver each to any home game bar Saints. Our group will have 3 to use, I had planned to go for Hudds, Leeds and Wire but think I'll go Hudds, Hull F.C and Les Cats/Salford now I've seen the fixtures

And are Leeds, Wigan and Warrington all guaranteed a top 5 place sewn up with 2 games to spare?

I agree, but with 2 games to go Leeds, Warrington and Wigan may not all be guaranteed a top 4 finish.

It would need 2 of the 3 to be fighting to make the top 4 to make it an important game though. Even if that was the case I reckon we would be more inclined to play the long game and focus on the play offs

Why are we playing round 15 first and round 1 in may both against the same team

About 95% likely ay, sadly.

2 of the at least will be.

I'm guessing the fixtures have been reversed as Huddersfield's ground is not available the week before the season starts, as the football team is at home, ironically against Wigan.

so why complicate things by changing the round numbers?

Why does it matter?

It doesnt to me...but it saves explaining things to Southport Dave

Just the way it was listed by the RFL, and I'm a stickler for accuracy