I would love attend the 9's on the bender, but other than that I find it really hard to give a shit about it.
The tournament gives zero indication of where teams sit for the season, the clubs don't really seem to take it that seriously (apart from Souths last year and that worked out well for them) plus having a 9's trophy sitting in your cabinet really means f*** all.
Getting the whole squad through unscathed is worth more than winning 10 consecutive 9's tournaments in a row.
The tournament gives zero indication of where teams sit for the season, the clubs don't really seem to take it that seriously (apart from Souths last year and that worked out well for them) plus having a 9's trophy sitting in your cabinet really means f*** all.
Getting the whole squad through unscathed is worth more than winning 10 consecutive 9's tournaments in a row.