For the Doggies to make the 8

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Souths and the Knights draw......&#xD;&#xA;Souths beat the Knights by 1 or 2 and the Dogs beat Canberra by 40 odd &#xD;&#xA;Knights just beat the Rabbits and the Dogs beat the Raiders by 100

Rostos · Answer

Souths and the Knights draw......&#xD;&#xA;Souths beat the Knights by 1 or 2 and the Dogs beat Canberra by 40 odd &#xD;&#xA;Knights just beat the Rabbits and the Dogs beat the Raiders by 100

Boydy5 · Answer

Tell him he&#x27;s dreamin

Aussie Battler · Answer

No chance.&#xD;&#xA;Nada.&#xD;&#xA;Zip.&#xD;&#xA;Zero.&#xD;&#xA;Zilch.

Rostos · Answer

Or&#xD;&#xA;The winner from the rabbits knights game gets caught with 14 men on the field

snake2710 · Answer

All possible. Funnier things have happened.

rod_steel · Answer

Bulldogs beating the Raiders by over 40 is very possible after watching them play the Panthers on Sat night. The ladder doesn&#x27;t reflect it but they are the worst team in the competition

Rostos · Answer

The Raiders when down by double digits simply give up, they seriously just give up.

If the Rabbits win by 1 or 2, it is very very possible...

I give the bunnys a big chance, going to be very hard for the Knights to get up emotionally after surrendering a 22-6 lead.

Stranger thibgs have happened

emkee · Answer

Inglis done for the season...

Rostos · Answer

Guys, correct me if i am wrong, but teams that finished on 8th spot or 5th spot (whatever the qualifying rank for the finals was), the teams would have a playoff game for the final spot. ie, for and against could never knock you out off the finals.

I am sure the tigers played the eels many many years ago and the bulldogs played the magpies a fair few years ago as well.

My question is, who the f### changed that rule and why?

Arguments for......

The team that finishes higher in for and against gets to host the game.

I guarantee it would almost be a sell out. Extra revenue for the clubs and the league. Another bonanza game for the broadcaster.

Arguments against, the team that wins would amost certainly get bashed the week after as they would have played 3 games in 5-6 days...

But overall, i think it would create excitement like it did back in the time and be great for the league...

Thoughts.

rod_steel · Answer

This has been a continuous point of discussion same time every year. NRL are quite firm about retaining the McIntyre systemThe AFL dumped it a long time ago

rod_steel · Answer

Warren Ryan wrote a peice a few years ago I think explaining his finals system, very interesting read. It gives the NRL and additional finals game as well.I&#x27;ll see if I can dig it up

cesardeljuego · Answer

Warren Ryan System, that was rejected by NRL in 2.003

Week 1 (same matches in AFL)

1 vs 4
2 vs 3
5 vs 8
6 vs 7

Highest ranked winner advances to week 3 (1,2 or 3)
Lowest ranked loser eliminated (6,7 or 8)

Week 2

Top 4 lowest loser vs Bottom 4 highest winner
Top 4 highest loser vs Bottom 4 lowest winner
Top 4 lowest winner vs Bottom 4 highest loser

Losers are eliminated

Week 3

Highest winner (week 1) vs lowest winner (week 2)
Highest winner (week 2) vs 2nd highest winner (week 2)

Losers are eliminated

Week 4

Grand Final

It gives an advantage to minor premier, that´s the one team that can advance to preliminary if wins regardless other results (2 or 3 must win and that 4 beats 1).

The major cons are, that 4 or 5 just play week 1 for to get an easy opponent in week 2 (they can´t achieve a bye, they can´t be eliminated, and 4 always plays at home in week 2 and 5 away regardless the result.

The other con is that if 5 beats 8, loser in match between 6 and 7 would advance to semis

For the Doggies to make the 8

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