We are actually in the same position in terms of a break at this time of the year - there are 4 weeks left. The difference is that 12 possible points have been competed for, instead of the 2 in the past (based on 2 points per win). That means that an extra 10 points have been on the table in Term 2 instead of 2 points (at a time when our teams would normally be trialling).
From this point on, there are 8 points left for which to compete, the same as Terms 3 in the past. What needs to be considered is that teams who suffered high injury volumes in the past (in Term 2) have been able to use these holidays as recalibration time, ready to re-group for Round 2 of 5, not Round 7 of 10. Teams like Joeys and Scots, with large injury tolls, have given others a head start when in normal years next term's first game would be Round 2 of 5, not 7 of 10 - it's too late now for them to catch up. It's luck of the injury draw, but this year it's not fallen Joey's and Scots way..