sharkies9, spinner, or any other AMNRL player out there;
The Standing to this date are as the following. The Wildcats, Warriors, Bulls, Slayers, Sharks, and Fight all have only played 4 matches. The Raiders have only played 3 matches, and the MantaRays have only played 2 matches. So the point system is going to change a little. Each team also has to play each other one more time. Go to
www.AMNRL.com to see standings. However, this is how the playoffs would be if the season ended right now.
Playoffs Week 1 - Conference Winners would be the Knights and the Bulls
Game A - Team 3 Seed (Wildcats) v. Team 6 Seed (Warriors) at Wildcats
Game B - Team 4 Seed (Axeman) v. Team 5 Seed (Sharks) at Axeman
Playoffs Week 2
Game C - Team 2 Seed v. Highest remaining seed
Game D - Top Seed v. Lowest remaining seed
Chnapionship Grand Final
Winner of Game C and Game D
Do you think the Warriors, Axeman, or Sharks could field a team of 20 or 17 players against the Knights, Wildcats, or Bulls, and beat them? My answer would be no. Would these teams have a better chance fielding as many players as they can, and beating one of these teams? My answer would be yes. I believe if the Axeman made the playoffs, and won their first match and had to travel their 2nd match they could surely field a team of more then 20 players and be competitive.
I have been on the Bulls for the last 3 years, and have played in one Grand Final match. I did not get into my first two Grand Final matches. I know how it feels to work so hard all season long, and be on the team the makes the Grand Final and not be able to play. Do I really care if the Bulls make it to the Grand Final and I am not one of the 17 guys that get the chance to play for the championship? No, because I have already been on a team that won a Grand Final. Do I think I could make a difference in a Grand Final match? Yes, and I have making one of the last tackles in last years Grand Final in which I might have only played 5 to 10 minutes. No matter if you have 17 players or 40 players you all play as a team to get to that goal to win the Grand Final. And I think it is wrong to tell a person because he is not one of the best 17 guys on his team he cannot play in a Grand Final. A person who is not as athletic as his other teammates has to work harder to make a difference on their team. I am one of those players, and am not the only player on my team that is in the same situation.
The competition in the AMNRL over the last 3 years has gotten better each year. One of the reasons why the Wildcats came about was because the Knights had to many players, and the same thing happened the next year to the Wildcats and the AMNRL got the Raiders. Then came the Braves and Warriors in the 2006 season, and I bet there will be another team coming into the competition next year.
Why change something that is going so good?