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Mark Gasnier on the attack: NRL Round 17, Dragons v Panthers, WIN Jubilee Oval, Monday 5th July 2010 . Digital Image by Renee McKay © Action Photographics.
With the NRL finals campaign about to begin, questions are already being asked whether the McIntyre system is the right way to decide who 2010’s best is.
I feel the NRL need to swallow their pride and adopt the AFL finals system. It’s the best way to go! The top four teams can’t complain about losing home ground advantage in the second week either.
I’m sure the fans will be much happier as will the players and coaches. I seriously can’t believe nothing has been done after years of controversy regarding top two teams losing home ground advantage in the second week. I know many people talk about the McIntyre system, but I believe that this will be the last year that footy fans are put through it.
If this year’s finals were to be run through the AFL’s system, the match ups would be very entertaining:
1. St George versus Gold Coast at Kogarah Oval. It would be a gem of a game in the first week of the finals. Scott Prince versus Jamie Soward. A potential grand final match-up in the first round of the finals. It is a great way to show fans that this finals campaign will be different. Instead we are going to see a depleted Manly side probably get beat by 30.
2. Penrith versus West Tigers at CUA Stadium. The battle of the West in the first week of the finals. A sold out crowd within five minutes of tickets going on sale would be my prediction. I think the Panthers would have to find some more space to accommodate the demand. This could be a Friday night game to open the NRL finals in 2010.
3. Warriors versus Manly at Mt Smart. No doubt a sell out across the Tasman and a chance for the NRL to show that they have a strong market in New Zealand. This could also give New Zealand a chance to prove that they have a bigger enough fan base to create another NRL team in the country. As much as Manly will be without a few key players, they would take more confidence going into this match than against St George.
4. Roosters versus Canberra at the SFS. What an absolute belter of a game this would be. Two teams who can absolutely put on a show offensively. Fans would be delivered a treat. The Raiders fans travel and the Roosters fans always seem to come out of the closet once finals time comes around. They would not be disappointed.
All four of these games will produce entertaining rugby league and a chance for fans to pack out their stadiums. It will be interesting to see how this finals campaign goes. I see the Panthers being this year’s McIntyre system’s scapegoat!
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