Known Limitations
The assumption that a team playing at Home will always have an advantage is not always a safe assumption, as occasionally a team's potential opponents may share the same Home ground. However this is not different to the situations encountered with the currently used Finals Systems. It must also be noted that, for most scenarios envisaged, the advantage of home ground is not the only benefit of winning a match, and that the possibility of also playing a lower ranked team should also provide reward for the victors.
The possibility exists that Premiership Ranked Team 2 can be eliminated in week 2, despite winning in week 1. However the point must be made that week 2 is meant to be "Major Elimination Finals", and defeating Premiership Ranked Team 6 in week 1 is hardly sufficient to claim "rights" to progress to week 3. In fact a win in week 1 rewards this team with the greatest advantage possible (other than that given to the Minor Premiers), having been given home ground advantage over a team which was defeated in week 1. As a final point, the team will have prior knowledge to the consequences of losing, should such a situation arise, and thus be given opportunity to "rise to the occasion" for the sudden death match.
In many peoples eyes, a good system is one which no two teams can play each other twice in the finals series prior to the Grand Final. However i must disagree with this ideology, as forcing such a condition upon a system only weakens the system in many other ways. The Evolving-Rank Qualification System attempts to ensure fairness at all times, and forcing this condition upon it would mean that certain teams would need to be treated unfairly in an effort to support this condition. Also, it is a feature of the system that no teams can play each other in consecutive weeks, it is only after twice re-ranking that opponents in week 1 may yet again face each other in the Grand Final Qualifier. Finally, it is my view that rematches often provide even greater interest, particularly if the initial match was keenly contested.
The possibility exists that Premiership Ranked Team 2 can be eliminated in week 2, despite winning in week 1. However the point must be made that week 2 is meant to be "Major Elimination Finals", and defeating Premiership Ranked Team 6 in week 1 is hardly sufficient to claim "rights" to progress to week 3. In fact a win in week 1 rewards this team with the greatest advantage possible (other than that given to the Minor Premiers), having been given home ground advantage over a team which was defeated in week 1. As a final point, the team will have prior knowledge to the consequences of losing, should such a situation arise, and thus be given opportunity to "rise to the occasion" for the sudden death match.
In many peoples eyes, a good system is one which no two teams can play each other twice in the finals series prior to the Grand Final. However i must disagree with this ideology, as forcing such a condition upon a system only weakens the system in many other ways. The Evolving-Rank Qualification System attempts to ensure fairness at all times, and forcing this condition upon it would mean that certain teams would need to be treated unfairly in an effort to support this condition. Also, it is a feature of the system that no teams can play each other in consecutive weeks, it is only after twice re-ranking that opponents in week 1 may yet again face each other in the Grand Final Qualifier. Finally, it is my view that rematches often provide even greater interest, particularly if the initial match was keenly contested.
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