A better Finals System

[madunit]

Its not unfair. The top 4 teams can all lose a game and still get a second chance.

 

[pcpp]

5th and 6th can lose their game and still get a second chance.

 

[madunit]

So?

 

[ngap]

Like with the suggested system elsewhere. The reward for 1st and 2nd is the hardest posiible match up.

 

[The_Savage_1]

why does 3 have to play against 5, while lower placed 4 gets to play 6

similarly, why does 5 have to play against 3, while lower placed 6 gets an easier game against 4

I dont like numbers. Maybe you should use the actuall teams if the higher place teams all win. Then explain it.

sorry dude, but if you dont understand already then i'm wasting my time going any further

 

[Tommy Smith]

I like this finals system...because the Stains are out.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Go back to the ARL system, not the AFL system. They stole ours and its works fine, we stole theirs and it sucks.

 

[Mark Rudd]

Hang on. You saying - assuming highest teams win and radiers/cowboys out - Broncos(3) play Dragons(5) and Penrith(4) play Storm(6) in Week 2?

savage? Is that what you meant? You never explained it.

 

[Eye of the Tiger]

i would go
Week 1
Game A 1st v 3rd Winner week off
Game B 2nd v 4th Winner Week off
Game C 5th v 7th Loser Gone
Game D 6th v 8th Loser Gone

Week 2
Game E Loser of Game A v Winner of Game C Loser Gone
Game F Loser of Game B v Winner of Game D Loser Gone

Week 3
Game G Winner of Game A v Winner Of Game F Loser Gone
Game H Winner Of Game B v Winner Of Game E Loser Gone

Week 4
Game I Winner of Game G v Winner Of Game H

 

[Eels Dude]

oops. Innsane picked up on an error.

I try again.

Week 1

Game A - 7th vs 8th - Loser Eliminated
Game B - 5th vs 6th
Game C - 3rd vs 4th
Game D - 1st vs 2nd

Week 2

Game E - Winner A vs Loser B - Loser Eliminated
Game F - Winner B vs Loser C - Loser Eliminated
Game G - Loser D vs Winner C

Week 3

Game H - Winner E vs Winner F - Loser Eliminated
Game I - Winner D vs Winner G - Loser Eliminated

Week 4

Game J - Winner H vs Winner I

The most obvious problem with your system is that teams 6 and 7 have an easier road the grand final than teams 2 and 3
:?

The second problem is that assuming all the favourites win, 1st plays 2nd for one grand final spot, and 4th plays 5th for the other
:?

 

[Eels Dude]

Eye of the Tiger, your system is the same as the AFL's current system except for the fact that you've swapped 3rd with 4th and 7th with 8th in the first week.

 

[Ilya]

What happens to the winner of Game G? Do they just disappear for some odd reason? That's one hell of a finals system.

 

[Trollhammaren]

I don't like it.

 

[ozzy_ozman]

Id say bring in the ESLs Top 6 finals system!

 

[madunit]

What happens to the winner of Game G? Do they just disappear for some odd reason? That's one hell of a finals system.

Game G - Loser D vs Winner C

Week 3

Game H - Winner E vs Winner F - Loser Eliminated
Game I - Winner D vs Winner G - Loser Eliminated

 

[Broncodroid]

I am still a firm believer in the top 5 which will not eventuate as the NRL would lose too much money. So I look at the Top 6 system I read in one of the Sunday papers. It works something like this:

Week1

#1 and #2 miss the first week of the finals

G1 #3 plays #6 at HOME (elimination)
G2 #4 plays #5 at HOME (elimination)

Week 2

G3 #1 and #2 play in a major semi final, winner straight to GF

G4 Winner of G1 plays Winner G2 in a elimination final

Week 3

G5 Loser G3 vs Winner G4; winner to GF

Week 4

G3 winner vs G5 winner

Points of interest:

* Winner of G3 has one week off after the completiton of regular season and then has another week off if winning in the major semi...alot of pro's and con's there
* Where is G3 played ? Is it played at #1's HOME or a neutral field ? If played at home, #2 forfeits a HOME game in the finals. Fair ?

Just my 2c..

 

[Broncodroid]

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[Broncodroid]

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