Totally agree that 8 teams makes a daft system a farcical system.
For all the excitement we've had in the last few years under nobby in the play offs I for one would not have taken as much from a GF win then as I would IF we could win it this season. Just think about some of the arguments on here about poor performances, inconsistency, unattractive RL. How could it be right for a team to be called "the best" when their own fans have been having conversations like that throughout the season.
IF we win it this season it will be because we've been the best all season and deserve it, not because we've been coached to peak after six months of the season have passed.

Playoffs are s**t

Leeds v Hull at the KC on the last weekend of the season will be tasty. Long might be back for that apparently

it should be 1st plays 2nd, simples

In a 14 team league, any lower than 5th means that someone who has had either a losing season or has negative points difference, or both gets a shot at the title. Its plain wrong.

My format:

League Leaders - Automatic bye to Grand Final.

Wk 1: 2nd v 5th. 3rd v 4th.
Wk 2: Winners play for a place in final. Highest placed club at home.

Ok, it doesnt have as many fixtures, nor does it give the likes of Castleford or Wakefield a place in the knockout with a win 11/lose 16 record, but what it does do is reward the league leaders and gives 2nd & 3rd a home game for a place in the final eliminator.