I know SKY don't like it, but I think the best way to view it is with the league and playoffs as two separate competitions. Finishing 4th in the league is a good achievement, finishing 6th in the playoffs not so much.

It's a good point about the league placings having more validity nowadays with a straightforward fixture list. I'd like to see more kudos given to the team finishing top as a result.


Pretty much.

This thread for some bizarre reason reminds me of that Monty Python sketch where they slap each other with a fish.

I'll email Cameron Smith's agent when I can be @rsed and invite him to post on this thread to settle the arguement...

We finished fourth , end of , a place only Hull FC can dream of these days

you dont win nowt for coming 4th, so you won the same as us, exept we won the rl nines which you were in.

Don't bragging rights, league position, play offs and the Clive Sullivan trophy count then !!!

Youve missed something else out which we won...... or am i going to get told off again for bringing that "award" into it.

of course we didnt win more than you,( execpt games that is, )
but for us to finish 4th is a very good season. if at the start of the season i said wed finish 4th most people would have sectioned me.......

Think you'll find Rovers won £xxxxx amount of prize money for their 4th/6th place finish, Hull didn't get any prize money so effectively finished joint last in the competition

Just how many 1st team squad players were in your "nines" squad ?