Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:14 am  

Biff Tannen wrote:

I reckon Saints would pick us and try take us out on home soil.No way they would fancy the prospect of us again at OT

I reckon every team would go for the lowest ranked qualifier, no matter what, which would be us for whoever if we got that far.

Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:21 am  

Gotcha wrote:

I reckon every team would go for the lowest ranked qualifier, no matter what, which would be us for whoever if we got that far.

Warrington didn't last year!

But you are right, it generally is the case.

Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:35 am  

Yeah, reckon we'll be picked by whoever should we reach that point. And none of us, nor the side that picks us, will have the faintest idea how hazardous a choice they've made until the game's played. They might either find themselves playing with a kitten - or a rattlesnake.

Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:06 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Warrington didn't last year!

But you are right, it generally is the case.

Warrington went down that route i think because of their record against huddersfield. Although hudds finished top it was a no brainer because it was either them or us.

Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:47 pm  

Wigan giving Huddersfield their annual playoff beating.

Who would have thought it possible?

So telegraphed.

Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:00 pm  

Huddersfield aren't just bad

Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:02 pm  

FlexWheeler wrote:

Wigan giving Huddersfield their annual playoff beating.

Who would have thought it possible?

So telegraphed.

Fed up of the same suspects, Hudds, Hull, HKR, just bending over come playoff time. Granted these teams haven't been good enough to win GF's but at least give it a shot. We expanded the playoffs to 8 because the fans of other clubs bitched and moaned that the playoffs were always made up of the same sides.....and this is what we get for it.

Catalans are another one who've usually bent over come playoff time (barring the 2009 effort at Headingley), part of me hopes they play well on Saturday and give a good showing of themselves, just obviously not too good a showing.

Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:14 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

Fed up of the same suspects, Hudds, Hull, HKR, just bending over come playoff time. Granted these teams haven't been good enough to win GF's but at least give it a shot. We expanded the playoffs to 8 because the fans of other clubs bitched and moaned that the playoffs were always made up of the same sides.....and this is what we get for it.

Catalans are another one who've usually bent over come playoff time (barring the 2009 effort at Headingley), part of me hopes they play well on Saturday and give a good showing of themselves, just obviously not too good a showing.

As embarrassing as it is to watch (WTF must neutrals think of this ''sport''?), this is a good result for leeds and the more wigan win by the better. The week off does not do a team any favours when they have a walkover like this and should we beat catalans on saturday hudds will be a bit more beat up for the game next week.

Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:16 pm  

Clearwing wrote:

Huddersfield aren't just bad

They're M&S bad?

Re: Leeds easy route to the grand final 2014 : Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:18 pm  

It's not Huddersfield's fault that the current format is flawed.

Their play-offs start next week anyway.