Why? 2 Points for a win and 1 for a draw is simple enough and has worked for years wi no problem. Why make things difficult?

theres many rules in the game you can say the same thing for

To be fair though - the bonus point isn't going to affect us this season. Bonus points are only awarded to losers. We don't fall into that category. Bonus points are for other clubs to worry about.

There also maybe a scenario, in the world of eternal cynics, where at the business end of the season, a team could be beating another team by 16 points, yet it maybe advantageous for the winning team to see the team they are beating get a bonus point, so the winning team could get a better run in the playoffs.

"Rugby League" just aint that clever.

(apart from Halifax & Featherstone in 1986)

I tried figuring out the logistics of it, and permeatations - my head now hurts.

Stop wittering on about the bonus point rule, it's a good idea. Eg Barrow deserved something more than nowt last Saturday.

Did St.Helens deserve something in 1987? They ran us so close - maybe we should have snapped a handle off the cup and given it to them.

If I remember rightly we didn't get 3 points either. Excellent idea the bonus rule ... I even reckon it should be modified to take into account WHEN tries are scored. Eg a try in the second minute should be worth more than a try in the 20th minute. (say 5 points as opposed to 4 points?). This will reward teams for starting strongly and punish those who don't. Likewise tries in the last 10 minutes should be worth 5 points. Also conversions for tries scored out wide should be worth 3 points because they're more hard.