Tuesday, September 14, 2004
NRL Playoff System
There's been a lot of talk about the flaws of the current playoff system but the only alternative mentioned is the AFL system with 1 v 4, 2 v 3, 5 v 8 and 6 v 7.
But it's basically flawed in ways as well so I reckon they should just go to an old fashioned system...
1v8
2v7
3v6
4v5
with the losers knocked out, see ya later.
That would have seen clashes this weekend of...
Roosters v Cowboys
Panthers v Storm
and most likely a Panthers v Roosters rematch from last year.
As it is we have the Cowboys v the Broncos at Townsville (after everybody agreed to a move there) and the Storm v Bulldogs in Sydney.
Both games should be crackers. The Broncos have never lost in Townsville but if the Cowboys repeat their effort v the Bulldogs I'd rate them a very good chance. While the Storm could quite easily take care of the Bulldogs, but like last year when the Bulldogs were hamemred in week one by the Warriors I would expect them to bounce back and maybe scrape home. Actually last year they beat the Storm 30-0 in week 2 when the Storm had been going really well in the weeks prior to the clash so look out the wounded dogs again.
I think I'll have to pick the Dogs to choke once again, too much flash stuff in their team and not enough smarts when the pressures on.
So I'll go
Cowboys by 8
Storm by 8
Roosters for the title beating the Panthers by 10 in the GF.
But it's basically flawed in ways as well so I reckon they should just go to an old fashioned system...
1v8
2v7
3v6
4v5
with the losers knocked out, see ya later.
That would have seen clashes this weekend of...
Roosters v Cowboys
Panthers v Storm
and most likely a Panthers v Roosters rematch from last year.
As it is we have the Cowboys v the Broncos at Townsville (after everybody agreed to a move there) and the Storm v Bulldogs in Sydney.
Both games should be crackers. The Broncos have never lost in Townsville but if the Cowboys repeat their effort v the Bulldogs I'd rate them a very good chance. While the Storm could quite easily take care of the Bulldogs, but like last year when the Bulldogs were hamemred in week one by the Warriors I would expect them to bounce back and maybe scrape home. Actually last year they beat the Storm 30-0 in week 2 when the Storm had been going really well in the weeks prior to the clash so look out the wounded dogs again.
I think I'll have to pick the Dogs to choke once again, too much flash stuff in their team and not enough smarts when the pressures on.
So I'll go
Cowboys by 8
Storm by 8
Roosters for the title beating the Panthers by 10 in the GF.
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