McIntyre here to stay

The McIntyre finals system is here to stay after it was given approval by the NRL board today.

Other models had been considered including one by former NRL coach Warren Ryan but his system does nto allow teams one and two to meet in the grand final as was the case thsi year with the Panthers and the Roosters.

The NRL have used the McIntyre system for six consecutive seasons and while the system has some flaws, it does reward the top two sides, who cannot be eliminated in the first week of playoffs and can progress ot the grand final if they win just one finals game.

The McIntyre System gives the top two teams a 6 in 32 probability of winning, the number three team a 5 in 32 probability, the four and five teams a 4 in 32 probability, the number six team a 3 in 32 probability and the number seven and eight teams a two in 32 probability.

The AFL finals system was also reviewed but the McIntyre system was found to be statistically the fairest system available.