brearley84 wrote:huddersfield last season decided they didnt want to play in it so warrington got the chance instead. bad decision from hudds and wasted opportunity. same may happen again this time round but it seems the rfl will decide this time not the club
Huddersfield never qualified last season to be able to turn it down. Warrington got the place on merit as the 3rd ranked time (highest league placed losing semifinalist). Many people (myself incorrectly to being with) took "3rd" as the team who finished 3rd in the regular season table but the RFL never said that. They always said "3rd placed team". Given that first and second is dictated by the GF then the logic in the end stacked up.