A play-off structure involving the top five teams was used to determine the winners of the Super League competition in Britishrugby league from 1998 until 2001. A top-six play-off system was then introduced. Apart from the grand final, all matches are staged at the home ground of the team placed higher in the final league table.
Major semi-final: 1st vs winners of qualification final
Minor semi-final: losers of qualification final vs winners of elimination final
Week three
Preliminary final: losers of major semi-final vs winners of minor semi-final
Bye: winners of major semi-final
Week four
Grand final: winners of major semi-final vs winners of preliminary final
This is considered a good playoff system, as while it allows fifth place to take part, it is incredibly difficult for fourth and them to be crowned champions as they must beat every other team at some point.
The only NSWRL team to win the premiership from 5th was Brisbane in 1993.
In elite Australian Rules Football, only twice have the premiers won from fifth – Norwood in 1984 and North Adelaide in 2018. No AFL/VFL team won from fifth under this format (1972–1990), and no WAFL team has won under this format as of 2021.
If all matches have the same odds to win, then seed 1 has 37.5% to be champion; seed 2 and 3 have 25% to be champion; seed 4 and 5 have 6.25%;
Seed 1 has two chances to reach the final, and only needs to win 1 match to clinch it. It is only eliminated before the final if loses against both finalists, and doesn´t win any match.
Seed 2 and 3 need to win 2 out of 3 matches to reach the final (they are like in a best-of-3 semi-final, but with different opponents in any round).
Seed 4 and 5 need to win all other 4 opponents without loss to be crowned. Any loss means its elimination.
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