Joey Johns declared a few weeks back that this years premiership will always have an astriix next to it, just like the Knights first premiership in 1997 when the Brincos were not apart of the comp.
I'm not convinced that people think less of the knights 1997 premiership win. However, I do think this years premiers may not enjoy the same level of prestige as winning it in normal circumstances.
Personally, I will be very happy to win and don't care much for reducing the value of the comp due to Co-vid 19. There are still 16 clubs vieing for the one trophies.
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It's definitely still meaningful. When the Knights won in 1997 no one looks back on that as a pseudo Premiership. It's remembered as a legitimate title.
I said to a mate the other day, as a Parra fan we'll probably win it this year. The year we can't attend the GF nor go out partying to celebrate. Seems about right.
I think it will be harder to win. The actual best team should win as there are no crowds to help teams win and get over the opposition. The better teams should win each week. And at the end I feel the better team with the most depth will win. Will be a weird gf tho if there are still no crowds. It will kill the post game celebrations for players and fans
I'd say this would be one of the toughest competitions to win. Shortened season, season interrupted by a three month suspension, sudden rule changes. The team that wins this season should not be asterixed.
One of the hardest comps in years, disruption at the start then 18 straight games with no bye or rep games, straight into the finals as the weather heats up. Will take a fit & champion side to win this year.
Over the moon and my life is complete 😂.
There is no asterix on this year as far as I'm concerned, who ever wins will deserve it for sure.
The key difference with Super League was that there were 20 or so teams running around, but not all playing each other. That's one key difference with this years comp. Sure it's not what everyone thought it would be, but all teams are in the same boat and all will be playing each other.
I think we will party like its 1981. Will feel like our first premiership its been that long. Just dont burn the stadium down this time. We want to keep this one
It would be great to win but yeah it will have an Astrix
Shorter season
Change of rules
Whoever wins will still have a tough job to win it.
Personally i feel with the change of rules and the referee situation all points should be taken off and everyone start on zero.
Try telling the knights fans or players of 97 that it was a title with a question mark! Most of those knights players made it for life off the back of that title and it's considered one of the best GF wins.
Ricky Stuart has only won one comp and is still coaching almost 20 years later (without any of the shit Brian Smith used to cop) so I think that comp win has some credence. In fact a lot of people would have forgotten the dogs got stripped of points that season.
You can only win the comp that's presented. In my opinion the only time a comp win has an asterisk, or more than an asterisk, is when the team winning the comp was cheating like the Storm did.
Frankies point above about the 2002 winners got me thinking...if you went back over the last 20 years you could probably find a reason to put an asterix on any premier. Think about how many salary cap scandals there have been over the last 20 years.
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