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Message: [QUOTE="Coxy, post: 2242871, member: 1764"] Gallop continues to be defiant. [url="http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26141646-5018866,00.html"]http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... 66,00.html[/url] The bits I've highlighted just don't make sense. The impact of the rep season justifies having 8 teams out of 16 making the finals, whereas a top 5 would likely rule out teams like the Broncos or Storm if they do get hit by rep duties and subsequent injuries (Storm seem to be so lucky in that respect). And if you're good enough from seventh or eighth and you keep winning in the AFL system the result will be the same. As I pointed out earlier in this thread I think, assuming the order of teams as they were eliminated (1. Parramatta, Melbourne, 2. Brisbane, Bulldogs, 3. Titans, Dragons, 4. Manly, Newcastle...under the AFL system the exact same order of teams could've been eliminated, and the winners the same each week... That is, we still, most likely, would've ended up with a Melbourne vs Parramatta Grand Final! So why change? 1 reason. If the Storm had been slightly off on that first round, and Manly a bit better, and the Sea Eagles sprung the upset, the Storm would be out. Under the AFL system that simply wouldn't have been a possible result, and neither it should be. If you finish top 4, you deserve the advantage of a guaranteed second chance. Under McIntyre, it's only a "likely" second chance. As Gallop points out, there are late season charges - Wests Tigers in 2005, Broncos in 2006, New Zealand Warriors in 2008, Parramatta and Brisbane in 2009. If those teams finish in the bottom half of the 8 it is actually dangerous for the top 4 teams who may well have dipped slightly or be in a holding pattern coming into the finals. Yes, to win the premiership you have to be in form in September. We all agree with that. But by finishing in the top 4, I think those teams have earnt the right to have the first week to feel their way into the finals. If they lose, and week 2 they're still not up to it, then bye bye. If you finish bottom half of the 8 then fair enough, it's do or die. And so it should be. I just can't understand how Gallop's comments above are in any way a vindication for McIntyre. At all. [/QUOTE]

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