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I was thinking 1v4 and 2v3 and then a GF. But I’m all for this as Mosman and Convicts have also played a lot of games but haven’t had the success of the other 4.
Also presents opportunity for a great match up. LCOI beat Hills 22-21 last weekend so should be a cracker.

Why not the following. Friday nights under lights.
Week 1.
Mjr Semi- 1 v 2
Mnr Semi- 3 v 4

Week 2
PF- Looser of Mjr v Winner of Mnr
Bowl GF- Mosman v Convicts

Week 3
Plate GF- Looser of PF vs Looser of Mnr
Halligans cup GF- Winner Mjr vs Winner PF

Probably don’t need the extra games in week 2 and 3 but nice to have a couple of games each week in the lead up to the other Finals

The main thing for me was not adding unnecessary games and rewarding teams who have already performed

Colleagues VI are the clear "top" team in the comp: most wins 7-2 and equal-most 9 games (tied with Convicts II), on 35 points.
The next best team, Kings II, have the second most wins 6-1, second-most 7 games and 29 points.

Then there's a bit of a gulf, with LCOI only having 1 BP in their 5-1 record over 6 games for 21 points, but Hills III are right behind them thanks to a draw, with a 4-2-1 record from their 7 games and 20 pts.

You could also throw a Maccabi II v UNSW V game in there (both 4 GP with 1-3 records) but I've thrown Mosman VI and Convicts II a bone for their 8 and 9 GP respectively, despite Mosman's 1-7 record and Convicts' 0-9.

I'm not a fan of going "well, we want a 4 team finals so we're going to make clear leaders in Colleagues play a team 15 points down with a much worse record" - to me, those matchups above make the most sense to find the true "champions".

Also important is that teams have played fairly recently - Colleagues VI have played all but 2 rounds, INCLUDING the bye against Manly Savers, Kings, LCOI and Hills have also been very active and Hills have already booked a full bill of games for the coming weeks.

Having a look at the draw, Maccabi haven't played since the end of May so maybe UNSW V need a new opponent, but unfortunately there are no other clubs that have at least 4 games for them to meet ATM.

Over the next few weeks, I reckon we'll see a few changes to the above, but that's how things stand IMO ATM.