Tiger_Watto
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I’ve been involved in Rugby League for many years on and off the field and one thing I’ve learnt is every team has a bad day. I sometimes struggle with the structure of how we run the game in Australia in relation to crowning the REAL Champions and how little respect is shown to the best team over the whole year. In 2010, St George have proven to be the best team all year, but now they face the bigger challenge within this new competition which is virtually a knock-out competition. 1 ‘bad day’ see’s them as losers and undoubtedly, they will be branded Chockers again.
Sifting through the yearly sporting codes around the world, and you will find at the top of the list the English Premier League. The best team all year undoubtedly becomes the Champions. If you finish the season as the Number 1 Team, you remain the Number 1 Team. Then you shift your gaze across the globe to the American Style of sports. Best of 3 Finals and again, the best team becomes the Champion. Then you look at the Australian Sports, even the A-League has a do or die Grand Final, but they play the best of 2 Finals in the Semi’s. That I find completely weird???
Is our rugby league calendar too packed to ensure we find the Best Team? Can we look at shortening the season to accommodate a Best of Final Series, or can we just crown the best team over 26 weeks the Champions? Looking at our culture and the tribalism which is rugby league, I don’t think the second options would gain any merit.
I would like to see our Final Series as a Best of 3\. We shorten the competition to 24 Rounds, and create a best of 3 between the Top 4 Teams over 6 weeks. 1 vs. 4 & 2 vs. 3, both winners progressing to the Grand Final Series. If a team is up 2 nil after 2 weeks of the Semi Finals, they get the 3rd week off as a reward. This eliminates the Bad Day philosophy and ensures we get the Best Teams playing each other more.
Discussion or Ideas?
Sifting through the yearly sporting codes around the world, and you will find at the top of the list the English Premier League. The best team all year undoubtedly becomes the Champions. If you finish the season as the Number 1 Team, you remain the Number 1 Team. Then you shift your gaze across the globe to the American Style of sports. Best of 3 Finals and again, the best team becomes the Champion. Then you look at the Australian Sports, even the A-League has a do or die Grand Final, but they play the best of 2 Finals in the Semi’s. That I find completely weird???
Is our rugby league calendar too packed to ensure we find the Best Team? Can we look at shortening the season to accommodate a Best of Final Series, or can we just crown the best team over 26 weeks the Champions? Looking at our culture and the tribalism which is rugby league, I don’t think the second options would gain any merit.
I would like to see our Final Series as a Best of 3\. We shorten the competition to 24 Rounds, and create a best of 3 between the Top 4 Teams over 6 weeks. 1 vs. 4 & 2 vs. 3, both winners progressing to the Grand Final Series. If a team is up 2 nil after 2 weeks of the Semi Finals, they get the 3rd week off as a reward. This eliminates the Bad Day philosophy and ensures we get the Best Teams playing each other more.
Discussion or Ideas?
