That is an interesting analysis of yours MR .(hence i rated it)
From memory HA have PNR & MR in the last 2 games.
HA will assumably have less wins than GT, DAS & SVM even if they were to win both of these games, therefore the management of game minutes and the prevention of injuries for key players in addition to the conservation of enthusiam and opportunity to gain training minutes, might all become more of a motivating factor in these games than trying to bury either team into submission. (Likewise for GT who have top spot sewn up even if they were to lose both games)
It might also be that teams might intentionally lose games so that they can come 7th instead of 6th.
Other teams in the relegation & 4th fight, might TIE in games rather than risk losing enthusiam trying to win, incase they do end up in relegation games
There is a theory widely banded around the traps that if you cant win a final your better off financially to finish 5th rather than 4th so that you save on players salaries.
Could we have teams deliberatly trying to lose games so that they finish 5th rather than 4th?
Given the nature of the past few weeks where the ladder has been getting progressively tighter, is it possible that we could have 5 teams finish equal on 12 wins?
Last edited by Sid Vicious at 10/8/2011 7:39:48 AM