Quote ="back to back to back"The thing is, history doesn't lie. Grand final winners generally come from the top 2.
While that has been the case the top 2 have generally been a class above the rest and had a record of regularly winning trophies and contesting finals. Wigan are leading the way at the moment but until they actually win something they aren't going to command the same fear for teams as Leeds and Saints in recent years.
In my opinion it's easier to get to the final from lower down with the top 8 system than the top 6. e.g. with a 6th place finish: a home tie to 7th, an away trip to a losing team and one very tough away game.
The Challenge Cup Final throws a bit of a swerveball to the finalists too.
A fit and in form team in September can really do some damage, look at Catalans last year.
