firechild
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Sounds to me most of the upset people are fans of teams that rarely/never make the top four and want a greater chance at the GF from the bottom of the eight.
IMO - if you're bottom of the eight, it should be difficult to make the GF!
You're right. So teams 7 and 8 should be forced to play teams 1 and 2 to progress, not teams 5 and 6. I can't understand how anyone thinks team 7 or 8 had it easier under the Macintyre system. Teams 7 and 8 are now blessed with playing teams that are ranked 4 places lower in order to progress. Even teams 5 and 6 have it easier, now playing the lowest ranked sides (considering teams 5 and 6 were often playing an elimination match due to upsets elsewhere) and given that in 12 seasons not a single top 4 side was eliminated in week 1 (and therefore no bottom 4 side got a week off) it seems the IC are addressing a problem that did not exist. 2011 was an anomoly, the first time that the top 4 sides all won and therefore both 5 and 6 got to progress after losing. Until 2011 I don't think a single team finishing 6th has lost and progressed to week 2.