LHY
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NBL1 Finals Structure

Apologies if this is in another thread but I went on the NBL1 website and couldn't find anything - how do the finals work in NBL1 South?

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Anon
Last month

My understanding is top 8 as per AFL
Week 1
G1 1v4
G2 2v3
G3 5v8
G4 6v7

Week 2
G5 L1 v W3
G6 L2 v W4

Week 3
G7 W1 V W6
G8 W2 V W5

Week 4
W7 V W8

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Perthworld
Last month

Ewww lucky loser.

Is this layoff structure uniform amongst all NBL1 conferences?

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Perthworld
Last month

playoff*

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Pasadena 72
Last month

There's no "lucky loser" component to this Perthworld. Simply a double chance for top 4. The West league has the same structure.

An example of the lucky loser scenario is a top 6 format where the highest losing seed progresses after the first round, along with the three winning teams.

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Dunkman
Last month

The nbl1 east only has 12 teams, it's average as it is, surely not top eight.

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Dunkman
Last month

Same with nbl1 central, 10 teams only, and only slightly better than east.

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Anon
Last month

Each league will have their own finals structure.

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NBLTigers
Last month

NBL use to do lucky loser format when Wollongong Hawks their first title in 2001.

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Pasadena 72
Last month

Centrals is top 5.

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Perthworld
Last month

There's no "lucky loser" component to this Perthworld. Simply a double chance for top 4. The West league has the same structure.

An example of the lucky loser scenario is a top 6 format where the highest losing seed progresses after the first round, along with the three winning teams.

Okay my terminology was off but this system still involves losers in a playoff advancing which is a baffling thing we do here in Australia for whatever reason.

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koberulz
Last month

You can only lose one game. In the NBL system you can lose three.

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Ski 63
Last month

NBL1 North Final Series

Week 1 - Qtr Finals

1 vs 8
2 vs 7
3 vs 6
4 vs 5

Week 2 - Semi Finals

Highest finishing Winner vs Lowest finishing winner
2nd highest finishing winner vs and 2nd lowest finishing winner

Week 3 - Grand Finals (3 Games)
Highest finishing winner vs lowest finishing winner

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Perthworld
Last month

You can only lose one game. In the NBL system you can lose three.

You're conflating individual games with those which belong to a series.

When you're in a playoff and you can lose at one juncture and still qualify beyond that point by losing it defeats the purpose of the whole thing in the first place.

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Pasadena 72
Last month

I disagree. Having a second chance is a fair reward for a higher seeding. "Lucky loser" whereby your progression relies on certain other teams to lose as well makes little sense to me.

For what it's worth, Central have the same thing with their 5 team playoff.

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koberulz
Last month

Why does it matter whether you lose during a series or not?

Even with E second chance the current system is poor. Far prefer series.

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Perthworld
Last month

As the point is to win a series, not every game of it. Losing and still qualifying to the next phase defeats the do-or-die nature of playoffs.

Yes, a series format would be far superior.

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