Is there any common theme with those that haven't, such as being knocked out by us perhaps?

The numbers also dont provide a large enough sample size to draw any significant conclusions.

Is the right answer.

We're making informed(ish) qualitative judgements. We should avoid confusing them with statistical evidence. Otherwise we'll all turn into Phil Clarke. And he's an idiot. Marginmeter my hairy a**e.

Wonder how the numbers look when also taking into account previous playoff formats. Still personally don't see any massive benefit in having a week off. Ultimately - as we keep proving - the best team will win regardless of any perceived advantages be it weeks off, home advantage etc

Probably there are pros and cons either way. In which case it's a question of making the situation you find yourself in work for you.

We've accounted for 2 of them, and it's actually 4 out of 8, not 2 out of 6.

But the number of teams who have lost, often very heavily, in the play offs and then come back to win the final is rather larger:
Saints 1999
Saints 2002
Leeds 2004
Leeds 2007
Leeds 2008
Wigan 2010

So a defeat isn't a complete disaster by any means. But you need to have a fair amount of balls (or luck, like Wigan 2010) to come back from it.

Can I change my vote please?

I haven't voted yet.

Should I vote for Saints?

Deepends how you now interpret the question.

Opps

Didn't so much crumble this time, but the point still stands - Hudds (and star man Brough) are great at hammering the cannon fodder (see Hull last week), but don't have the nouse or composure in a tough, close, high intensity game.

They're alot better than the majority, but not quite good enough to live with the top dogs come business end of the year - as pretty much everyone said whilst they were patting themselves on the back for 'winning' the LLS.

Never mind eh?
Plenty of Hudds fans calling themselves Champions...just like Warrington did last year, and Wigan the year before



It's not about finishing first....it's about finishing when it matters.

Warrington looked good enough last night to beat Hudds, but will need to raise their game next week...whoever their opponents are (hopefully Leeds)

And those that chose Wigan, have a hero biscuit

Actually, I'd have said the biggest threat to our Super League Crown was Leeds based on the number of times we needlessly gave possession away in a game that was always likely to be won by the team that played the percentages better...

Good luck in the final next week, as I used to live in a Warrington postcode I will be supporting you. Fortunately I'm back on the "right" side of the pennines again these days.

tigertot wrote:
I just don't see Wigan as a threat. Tomkins & Charnley (arguably) aside, which Wigan player is better than their Leeds (or Wire or Shudds) opposite? Taylor at sub is the only other Wigan player I rate, with O'L being injured.


Keep it up TT

"Top Dogs", you are having a laugh. I think you will find we are well above Leeds having beat you easy 3 times this season, one of those being the CC, and we have both gone out in the same round of the play-offs, Giants to the second placed club and Leeds to the fourth placed club.
I think we have more silverware than the Rhinos.

3 or 4 games at the end of the season is just pot luck not champion material.
For me league leaders are champions after 27 rounds, and the play-offs should be for the SKY trophy which it is, as they shift us about from Monday nights to Thursday and Friday nights just to suit their schedules.

One decent season and Huddersfield seem desperate to cling to it already. Give it a couple more, you might win something that people actually care about.

Your team did well to finish top of the qualifying league, but ultimately failed when it came to the business end of the season. I'm sure you can build on this and maybe do better next year.

All this 'we are the true Champions!' stuff just sounds like sour grapes.

My fear was justified



I just didn't expect the club call to pit us against them in the eliminator.

Correct Huddesfield are the true champions these leeds bells just can't grasp the fact that you are the best side in yorkshire

Wakefield are the true champions this year.

Yeah Wigan fans were saying that last year, doubt they'll be saying that if they win next Saturday though.

Still out there somewhere?