Bonus points : Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:10 am  

Is it just me that is fed up with the bonus point been awarded to a team losing by 12 points or less? After a full season of it and looking at the league table now and seeing Leigh, Widnes and Barrow all still a point ahead of us anoys me (allthough we have played a game less)

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:12 am  

It is a rubbish idea I agree... Rewards losing??


That is until we lose by 12 or less!!

Re: Bonus points : Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:15 am  

Forever Blue and white wrote:

Is it just me that is fed up with the bonus point been awarded to a team losing by 12 points or less? After a full season of it and looking at the league table now and seeing Leigh, Widnes and Barrow all still a point ahead of us anoys me (allthough we have played a game less)

I agree, the bonus point system is only really beneficial to teams that are around the same level, however it almost punishes the top teams. There is no bonus point for winning by a certain margin, ie 40 points.
Also I think the 12 point losing gap is not a fair marker. It should be dropped to 6 points. A team could be played out of the game for 75minutes, be losing 18-0 (4 tries 1 conversion) but a try under the posts in the last minute would get them a bonus point.

Final word, if we keep winning we won't need to worry about the bonus point, let the teams below us concern themselves with the 'loser' point

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:21 am  

urbancarrot wrote:

It is a rubbish idea I agree... Rewards losing??


That is until we lose by 12 or less!!

And if the RFL thought it was that good they'd have introduced it into SL now!

I agree it rewards losing, that isn't sport and can't create a good mental attitude, e.g some teams will now probably go into games looking for a bonus point rather than looking to win.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:17 am  

There is no reward for winning the championship though, you cant go any higher plus the reward for losing every week in super league is staying in super league!

Its just designed to get us all used to the idea

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:32 am  

There was no need for a bonus point as points difference is a more accurate measure of performance quality over the season.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:41 am  

How about, if you let a team get within 12 points you loose one point to the opposition ie
Halifax win by 10
Fax get 2 points and loose a point to the opposition!

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:32 pm  

Is that not the same difference Mal?

Maybe the bonus point should only kick in if the away side gets within 12 points .

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:23 pm  

2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and non for a loss? worked fine for years! A players pride should keep them going when losing not a bonus point.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:36 pm  

Wonder which bright visionist thought the bouns idea up?
















Yep Nigel Wood! The sooner he leaves the game the better in my opinion especially after meeting him!