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[ossie85]

Actually, that would have happened in Worlds

In 2012, Seoul was the 4th highest scoring team and missed the finals. Under this rule, they would have made the Champions League.

[BB67th]

I think premier and next 3 highest scoring teams seems fairest. Never going to get it perfect, but this way it rewards the teams who were best over the course of the whole season.

What if one of those high scoring teams didn't actually make the finals?

Hmmm well I just assumed the deviation between high scoring teams and their ladder positions wouldn't be as large. Does make it hard to decide who gets in and who doesn't....

[Ringo]

BB using the British for example this year and as a a hypothetical if the Bombers were to beat the werewolves this year and using the Highest scoring the Werewolves would miss out beacuse they were only the 5th highest scoring team despite being the minor premiers

British XV Table
1. Werewolves
2. Hoods.
3. Breakers
4. Badgers

4th Highest Scoring
1. Badgers
2. Breakers.
3. Bombers (6th on the ladder)
4. Hoods

[CrowsFan]

Well let's just all agree that I have qualified for next season no matter what ;)

[Maca24]

Well let's just all agree that I have qualified for next season no matter what ;)

I'm with you CF! Haha.

[kilbluff1985]

didn't notice this conversation lol seems to have died down but

surely the highest scoring teams for the home and away season is the best and fairest way to measure teams in each comp with a larger sample then just 4 games or less in the finals

you can get lucky in the finals even with a weaker team

teams should be tested over the whole season to see if they deserve to be in this league not just a few games

[ossie85]

didn't notice this conversation lol seems to have died down but

surely the highest scoring teams for the home and away season is the best and fairest way to measure teams in each comp with a larger sample then just 4 games or less in the finals

you can get lucky in the finals even with a weaker team

teams should be tested over the whole season to see if they deserve to be in this league not just a few games

Which means teams that don't make the finals can make the champions league.

I say, since the three methods all legitimate arguments:

The Premier
Minor Premier
Top Points Scorer

And the remaining spot or spots to be chosen by league Admin using their own criteria

[nrich102]

didn't notice this conversation lol seems to have died down but

surely the highest scoring teams for the home and away season is the best and fairest way to measure teams in each comp with a larger sample then just 4 games or less in the finals

you can get lucky in the finals even with a weaker team

teams should be tested over the whole season to see if they deserve to be in this league not just a few games

Which means teams that don't make the finals can make the champions league.

I say, since the three methods all legitimate arguments:

The Premier
Minor Premier
Top Points Scorer

And the remaining spot or spots to be chosen by league Admin using their own criteria

What if one team wins all 3 of them?

[ossie85]

Yep, said spot or spots :)

[Toga]

The Lambs have top points & minor premier ready tied up in AXV! >:D

[Colliwobblers]

when do we know who and how the temas for next seasons champions league are decided i forgot what we decided ?  :)

[Nails]

Armadillos would have scored 171 and Metal would have scored 190 if champs was on this week

#wishowerwas

[CrowsFan]

Haha love the hashtag :P
A time when the filter got it wrong!

[ossie85]

Haha love the hashtag :P
A time when the filter got it wrong!

lol! just noticed that :)

For Worlds, I think we have a clear 3:

Sao Paulo (Premier, reigning Champions trophy winner), Mexico City (Minor Premier, reigning World Cup winner) and Buenos Aires (won nothing, but scored really well!).

.... it's the 4th team I wonder a bit about. Would probably say Moscow just over Berlin after a more consistent year.

[LaHug]

I'm just hoping ours isn't based on final ladder position, or my Bison will be devastated.
Finished 4th on points (pre-finals) but only 5th on the ladder. Made the grand final anyway with a solid finals series but were only runners up (because Nails was amazing and we have a million outs... got smashed!)