ducks and drakes
Years ago
If winning % matters why do we ...
Q - premiership tables for local district show premiership points (ie 3 for a win, 2 draw, 1 for a loss and 0 for a forfeit) - and tables during the season are based on the accumulation of these points.
Then all of a sudden we then re jig the ladders based on winning % of games won / games played due to uneven byes.
Why not have winning % as the factor all season for deciding the ladder - it is very misleading.
i.e - team 1
plays 16 games
1 bye, wins 10, loses 5 = 35 premiership points and 75% winning ratio.
i.e team 2
plays 11 games after coming into season late
1 bye, wins 8, loses 2 = 26 premiership points and 80% winning ratio.
team 1 finishes season 3rd ,team 2 sits 7th all season due to late start and lower premiership points - but gets final 5 spot due to higher winning % ratio.