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I'm unsure as to whether Wire are right to let Mathers go or not, I am sure I am happy for Huddersfield to let Hodgson go. While he was superb last season for us, this season he is showing his age. And it will be interesting to see how long it takes him to stop passing to the TJ rather than his winger when he gets to Wire.

I dont know about you but I thought it was great to see, and ultimately, the didnt get to the final. And the fact that they did was as much to do with how bad Huddersfield's shape was at the end of what was otherwise a great season for them

Two points. 1. The current system only looks flawed because the team in 8th isnt that hot (whoever it is in the end), but by that token they wont get anywhere. However what if the team in 7th/8th was only a handful of points away from the top 4, having been extremely competative and only lost games by a score or two due to poor luck or contentious reffing decisions? Would it then be so flawed? 2. People are viewing the playoffs entirely in the wrong way, now this is due to Sky pushing it in the wrong way but the race for the league leaders trophy is like the qualification rounds for something like the World Cup Finals (soccer wise) Through the regular season the competition is to get into the finals, the finals then decide who is champion and the playoff scheme weights the rankings accordingly, like a seeding process in pretty much every other competion in the world.

Huddersfield can steal 5th spot of Hull, whether thats something to be desired is a different thing entirely.

Griffin got a match as well, which seems harsh since he was simply the one that Fielden blamed for it. Otherwise its a fair ban, which is unusual for the RFL and shows their inconsistancy and club bias.

You probably missed the bits when Fielden was running away from him when they were both on the pitch. Understandable since you were watching another game.

Rarely a truer word said...

Mason standing on Fielden was out of order, and dangerous play But lets put this into perspective...it happens every single game, from every team that at some point in the ruck, a player will have his leg trodden on, so I hope that all these people screaming for X match bans are happy to cry for the same thing for their own players in the next round when it inevitible happens. As for spoiling in the ruck, Wigan are the champions this season for a reason...

I think it will be a Wigan win, but I think it will be closer than many Wiganers expect. A lot will depend on which Brough turns up to play.

Only flaw is not making Graham take an early bath for his outburst. I hope he RFL show some spine and make an example of Graham that abusing the referee is simply not acceptable. Typically they wont do a thing.

It only looks good cos the ankle clutchers havent been on it for a few months...a few weeks of back to back away games would see the problem sorted, it will only take 3 rounds, two weeks and IIRC thats not uncommon anyway in the season.

Out of all the clubs Wakey have to be most worried really, and rightly so given their track record (and their recent refusal to groundshare with Cas) Widnes are best placed to come up, and much as it pains me to see another club from the wrong side of the hills in SL, it might be for the best.

Pretty much it Steve.