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Firstly, I would like to make it clear that I am a fan of the bonus point system because it rewards teams for their ability to score tries and also rewards teams for a narrow loss (although being rewarded when you lose is questionable, but I can understand the logic behind it).
But I don’t think they should count for more than a win.
Allow me to explain.
Last year, the Warratahs ended up fifth on the ladder and hence missed out on the finals. However, they actually had a team (the Crusaders), that had less wins for the season, finish above them because of the bonus point system.
The team that has the most wins should always finish higher, in my opinion. That’s what you play – for a win. A win should always be the trump.
The only time the bonus point system should count is when two or more teams have equal number of wins, but even then I think it should come down to which team won their encounter during the season.
If we did away with the bonus point system then teams that finished on equal points would be separated based on which team won their encounter during the season.
Failing that, if the two teams on equal points played out a draw during the season or there were more than two teams that finished on equal points, then the points for and against would come into play.
If that was even, the team that scored the most tries for the season would finish higher, and in the unlikely event that was even, toss a coin.
At the moment the the system, in some cases, is set up to reward points with bonus points, and points for and against rather than wins.
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