It seems the Brits have embraced the GF but not the playoff system. The constant chopping and changing doesn't help and the fact that teams with a record of more losses than wins qualifying for the playoffs doesn't help either.
The Brits seemed to embrace the playoffs when it was a Top 6 system.
I think the playoff system needs an overhaul, 8 out of 14 rewards mediocrity and the first week of finals really means nothing for the Top 4 teams since they are almost certainly in all likelihood to progress to Week 3 eventually anyway. My ideal system would be a Top 7:
Week 1:
2 v 7
3 v 6
4 v 5
Team 1 bye
Week 2:
1 v Lowest ranked winner
Highest ranked winner v 2nd highest ranked winner
Week 3:
Grand Final
Every game is sudden death. Minor premiers get a massive advantage (compare to current system where Top 4 get all get the same double chance), and 2nd, 3rd and 4th are rewarded with home finals, possibly 2 for the highest ranked winner.
On attendances in general this year, warrington and Hull FC have underacheived IMO, the rest not far off where expected
It seems the Brits have embraced the GF but not the playoff system. The constant chopping and changing doesn't help and the fact that teams with a record of more losses than wins qualifying for the playoffs doesn't help either.
It should be a top three. 2nd vs 3rd in the semi and the first in the final. That or just scrap the whole thing. Top 8 is a total joke.
You're too football-centric. I'm sure that even in England, you have longer play off that works just fine (ice hockey, basketball ?)
Super League is a closed league, you can't simply have 75% of the teams having nothing to play for after 4 months.
The playoffs are rubbish. Despite being hyped all over the place no one bothers or cares enough to watch it. All they have achieved is make the league one long pointless competition.
It should be a top three. 2nd vs 3rd in the semi and the first in the final. That or just scrap the whole thing. Top 8 is a total joke.
Devalues the CC as well.
The way the CC as been devalued is to my mind pure vandalism. What 20 or 30 years ago was one of the great finals in world sport never mind rugby is now so devalued partly because of the play offs which no one is interested in.
It should be a top three. 2nd vs 3rd in the semi and the first in the final. That or just scrap the whole thing. Top 8 is a total joke.
If the alleged plans to allow Championship clubs to become feeder clubs to SL teams materialises then the Challenge Cup will be devalued even more. They couldn't allow the chance that the parent club may draw their feeder team so possibly ten or more teams will have to drop out.