Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:19 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

So if it’s a 12 team too flight and you play Home and away that’s 22 games plus magic so a total of 23 games.

Any ideas what is replacing those lost games? Playing some teams once more based on this years league placings? An extended play off series?

Do we need to replace those lost games?

Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:20 pm  

Hetherington's just used to having things his own way and is spitting his dummy out.

What a stupid time to release a statement like that. The social media reaction gives an indication of how little people care for his opinion.

Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:30 pm  

I just wanted to be the first to use the phrase "dead rubbers". Now we can start moaning about pointless fixtures for half a season.
On a realistic note how many games are needed to balance the books?

Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:34 pm  

P-J wrote:

Do we need to replace those lost games?

Personally I’d say no, well at least not with other league games. Less games of a higher intensity and quality should be the aim. I’d personally fill the gaps with more mid season internationals but we’ll not get the buy in from the NRL for that.

Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:56 pm  

I actually like the super 8s but seems I’m in the minority. Anybody know if the superleague is being increased to 13 or 14?

Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:59 pm  

So no play-offs at all? No GF?

it's a long time since we've done that, isn't it?

Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:10 pm  

They won’t do away with the play offs and Grand Final. The games not got much right in its recent history but the Grand Final is an amazing spectacle and the highlight of the year. People talk about the Challenge cup not being as special anymore and a lot of that is because the Grand Final has taken some of its limelight.

The next steps I’d love to see taken in this change is for the Cup Final to be brought forward to around June time and for more representative games to be added to the calendar.

Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:50 pm  

I’m a big fan of the Super 8’s format and I do believe we should stick with it. It’s different and it is exciting, though for the teams involved in the MPG it’s brutal. But isn’t that what sport is about? It’s part and parcel of sport.

That being said, now we are moving away from the Super 8’s I think we should do;
- Bottom SL down, Top of Championship up
- 2nd bottom SL plays 2nd Championship in MPG

That way you’re still sending the worst from SL down and the best from the Championship up.

Regarding the play offs I hope we don’t go back to the ridiculous 8 team play off format. It rewards rubbish teams! I hope we stick with Top 4 play offs where teams actually are rewarded for having a decent season.

Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:27 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

So if it’s a 12 team too flight and you play Home and away that’s 22 games plus magic so a total of 23 games.

Any ideas what is replacing those lost games? Playing some teams once more based on this years league placings? An extended play off series?

It would be a big financial gamble but I’m in favour of fewer games. Quality over quantity, players are fresher, have less injuries and I think would perform to a higher level.

[DaveO]

Re: 2019 Season - Super 8's scrapped : Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:25 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

They won’t do away with the play offs and Grand Final. The games not got much right in its recent history but the Grand Final is an amazing spectacle and the highlight of the year. People talk about the Challenge cup not being as special anymore and a lot of that is because the Grand Final has taken some of its limelight.

The only reason it did that was because the CC was kept away from the end of the season so it would not compete and the GF deliberately promoted to its detriment. In fact it was criminal how the RFL went about diminishing both the CC and the League (no trophy for finishing top remember at first) in order to promote the GF. No other sport on the planet is run by a bunch of numpties who deliberately undermine existing competitions as successful and key as the CC to the calendar to promote another. I see IL has said on Wigan today the fact the CC is perceived to be a lesser competition now and has smaller crowds is an issue.

The next steps I’d love to see taken in this change is for the Cup Final to be brought forward to around June time and for more representative games to be added to the calendar.

I don't know how they are going to do it but getting the CC back up there in the RL psyche as a massive day out for all fans as it used to be needs to be a top priority.