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    • KiwiMurph
      KiwiMurph last edited by

      Sport, Rugby

      Revealed: New look NPC as competition gets overhaul

      Revealed: New look NPC as competition gets overhaul

      Premiership and Championship to be scrapped in favour of all teams contesting one title.

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      • Kiwiwomble
        Kiwiwomble last edited by Kiwiwomble

        Kind of like it....but that could just because we've been stuck i the championship...for its entire existence

        New competition format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC

        New competition format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC

        New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the new format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC with all 14 Provincial Unions to compete for one National Provincial Championship title.

        New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the new format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC with all 14 Provincial Unions to compete for one National Provincial Championship title.
        The Bunnings NPC will see Provincial Unions seeded into two conferences based on the previous season standings for round robin matches and quarterfinals. Teams placed 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 sit within the Odds conference and teams placed 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 sit within the Evens conference for the season ahead. The round robin includes four crossover matches per team, where teams from the Odds conference will play teams from the Evens conference. 
        
        
        The quarterfinals include the top four teams within each conference playing for a spot in the semi-finals. With the top two teams across the conferences playing against each other in the semi-finals, to then see the top two qualifiers play off in the NPC final. All matches will be broadcast live and exclusive on Sky.
        
        The pools and seedings for the 2022 Bunnings Warehouse NPC are as follows: 
         
        
        ODDS	                            EVENS
        (1) Waikato 	                 (2) Tasman
        (3) Hawke's Bay 	         (4) Canterbury
        (5) Bay of Plenty 	         (6) Auckland
        (7) Wellington	                 (8) Taranaki
        (9) Otago	                        (10) Manawatū 
        (11) Southland	        (12) North Harbour 
        (13) Counties Manukau 	(14) Northland
        
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        • Hooroo
          Hooroo @Kiwiwomble last edited by

          @kiwiwomble said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

          Kind of like it....but that could just because we've been stuck i the championship...for its entire existence

          New competition format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC

          New competition format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC

          New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the new format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC with all 14 Provincial Unions to compete for one National Provincial Championship title.

          New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the new format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC with all 14 Provincial Unions to compete for one National Provincial Championship title.
          The Bunnings NPC will see Provincial Unions seeded into two conferences based on the previous season standings for round robin matches and quarterfinals. Teams placed 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 sit within the Odds conference and teams placed 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 sit within the Evens conference for the season ahead. The round robin includes four crossover matches per team, where teams from the Odds conference will play teams from the Evens conference. 
          
          
          The quarterfinals include the top four teams within each conference playing for a spot in the semi-finals. With the top two teams across the conferences playing against each other in the semi-finals, to then see the top two qualifiers play off in the NPC final. All matches will be broadcast live and exclusive on Sky.
          
          The pools and seedings for the 2022 Bunnings Warehouse NPC are as follows: 
           
          
          ODDS	                            EVENS
          (1) Waikato 	                 (2) Tasman
          (3) Hawke's Bay 	         (4) Canterbury
          (5) Bay of Plenty 	         (6) Auckland
          (7) Wellington	                 (8) Taranaki
          (9) Otago	                        (10) Manawatū 
          (11) Southland	        (12) North Harbour 
          (13) Counties Manukau 	(14) Northland
          

          Much prefer the odds side. That evens side looks quite tough.

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          • Yeetyaah
            Yeetyaah last edited by

            Those changes are all good. Prem and champ is a little outdated. Plus it means the Taranaki fans will stop complaining and asking about legal action on social media.

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            • Bovidae
              Bovidae last edited by

              QFs mean only 3 teams per conference miss out on the playoffs. So over half the teams in the NPC make the playoffs.

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              • Kiwiwomble
                Kiwiwomble @Bovidae last edited by

                @bovidae i guess not much different to what we have now, theyre just getting a shot at the big title rather than "just" the championship

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                • Bovidae
                  Bovidae @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                  @kiwiwomble Let's be honest, the 4 QFs are just a way to provide Sky with 4 extra games. I'd be perfectly happy if the top 2 teams from each conference play each other in cross-over SFs and go from there.

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                  • Kiwiwomble
                    Kiwiwomble @Bovidae last edited by

                    @bovidae 100% agree, dont actually think it adds much if you finish just inside the playoffs and get smashed straight away

                    In saying that im not adverse to a proper league, finish top of the table and you win, need to have played everyone home and away though

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                    • G
                      Godder last edited by

                      Maybe final placings are more random than a near league might expect, but surely that makes the odds conference harder than the evens conference at least for the first year.

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                      • Higgins
                        Higgins last edited by

                        I will take a punt and elect to following as home games for The Bay

                        Evens group
                        Southland
                        Otago
                        Counties

                        Odds group
                        Manawatu
                        North Harbour
                        Northland
                        Tasman (just to keep their Shield torment going!)

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                        • Machpants
                          Machpants @Bovidae last edited by Machpants

                          @bovidae said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

                          @kiwiwomble Let's be honest, the 4 QFs are just a way to provide Sky with 4 extra games. I'd be perfectly happy if the top 2 teams from each conference play each other in cross-over SFs and go from there.

                          Or have a complete round robin, plus just to two in the final. Same amount of weekends. Same as super rugby, including every man and his dog in the knock outs. SR could do play everyone home and away, only top two final. I really hate these lop sided shit comp set ups.

                          Still this is better than before, both SR and NPC

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                          • Kiwiwomble
                            Kiwiwomble @Machpants last edited by

                            @machpants i'd be up for that

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                            • Dan54
                              Dan54 last edited by

                              Personally I think it not perfect, but a bloody great improvement anyway. I am stoked and already looking forward to it.

                              Oh ang Go The Naki". I have decided I am well settled here now so better nail my colours to the wall!!!

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                              • mariner4life
                                mariner4life last edited by

                                good and easy change, the last one was stupid.

                                too many playing finals though.

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                                • taniwharugby
                                  taniwharugby last edited by

                                  I just want a full season of NPC footy!

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                                  • Crucial
                                    Crucial @Hooroo last edited by

                                    @hooroo said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

                                    @kiwiwomble said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

                                    Kind of like it....but that could just because we've been stuck i the championship...for its entire existence

                                    New competition format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC

                                    New competition format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC

                                    New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the new format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC with all 14 Provincial Unions to compete for one National Provincial Championship title.

                                    New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the new format for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC with all 14 Provincial Unions to compete for one National Provincial Championship title.
                                    The Bunnings NPC will see Provincial Unions seeded into two conferences based on the previous season standings for round robin matches and quarterfinals. Teams placed 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 sit within the Odds conference and teams placed 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 sit within the Evens conference for the season ahead. The round robin includes four crossover matches per team, where teams from the Odds conference will play teams from the Evens conference. 
                                    
                                    
                                    The quarterfinals include the top four teams within each conference playing for a spot in the semi-finals. With the top two teams across the conferences playing against each other in the semi-finals, to then see the top two qualifiers play off in the NPC final. All matches will be broadcast live and exclusive on Sky.
                                    
                                    The pools and seedings for the 2022 Bunnings Warehouse NPC are as follows: 
                                     
                                    
                                    ODDS	                            EVENS
                                    (1) Waikato 	                 (2) Tasman
                                    (3) Hawke's Bay 	         (4) Canterbury
                                    (5) Bay of Plenty 	         (6) Auckland
                                    (7) Wellington	                 (8) Taranaki
                                    (9) Otago	                        (10) Manawatū 
                                    (11) Southland	        (12) North Harbour 
                                    (13) Counties Manukau 	(14) Northland
                                    

                                    Much prefer the odds side. That evens side looks quite tough.

                                    In theory the evens side should be weaker conference. If things ended up the way they went in by ranking the evens conference 'quartfinals' would be Tasman v Naki and Canterbury v Auckland!

                                    I gather the first year will be the reshuffling one.

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                                    • Dan54
                                      Dan54 last edited by

                                      Yep crucial and might make a differenc how the 4 corssover matches work too.

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                                      • Bovidae
                                        Bovidae last edited by

                                        Allocate the crossover games randomly rather than teams getting to choose their opponents.

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                                        • Crucial
                                          Crucial @Bovidae last edited by

                                          @bovidae said in New NPC format:

                                          Allocate the crossover games randomly rather than teams getting to choose their opponents.

                                          I hadn't read that part.
                                          Surely there is a fair way of allocating crossovers when teams are ranked?

                                          The 'choosing' thing is a sop to teams that want to ensure traditionals and/or derbies, which makes sense for crowds I guess.

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                                          • mariner4life
                                            mariner4life @Crucial last edited by

                                            @crucial said in New NPC format:

                                            crowds

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                                            • Kiwiwomble
                                              Kiwiwomble @Crucial last edited by

                                              @crucial said in New NPC format:

                                              @bovidae said in New NPC format:

                                              Allocate the crossover games randomly rather than teams getting to choose their opponents.

                                              I hadn't read that part.
                                              Surely there is a fair way of allocating crossovers when teams are ranked?

                                              The 'choosing' thing is a sop to teams that want to ensure traditionals and/or derbies, which makes sense for crowds I guess.

                                              other sports (im thinking AFL) would make that an event, like a draft night, where teams have to stand up and accept/veto/trade away game, the kind of thing to build some excitement preseason

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                                              • Crucial
                                                Crucial @mariner4life last edited by

                                                @mariner4life OK. easier travel for mums and dads then

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                                                • mariner4life
                                                  mariner4life last edited by

                                                  being able to choose who you play where everyone is in the same comp, and not everyone plays everyone, is one of the stupider ideas for a sporting competition i have ever heard.

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                                                  • Bovidae
                                                    Bovidae @mariner4life last edited by

                                                    @mariner4life said in New NPC format:

                                                    being able to choose who you play where everyone is in the same comp, and not everyone plays everyone, is one of the stupider ideas for a sporting competition i have ever heard.

                                                    That applied to the previous format and was based on the seedings. The earlier you could choose the more options you had. My point was that I hope they do something different in this "new" NPC to make it fairer (given the format).

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                                                    • Kirwan
                                                      Kirwan last edited by

                                                      I like it, much better. It's a shame that final 5 system isn't being used as I always liked that - good incentive to finish at the top. QFs is too many finals, if I had to pick I would just go with Semi/Final and be done with it.

                                                      Be a shitfight at the end of the tournament to get in and then a short sharp finals series.

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                                                      • Machpants
                                                        Machpants last edited by

                                                        The only thing that is a real positive for such a high percentage of teams in finals of NPC (and SR) is that more teams have something to fight for. The less in the finals, the early teams get knocked out and that changes the stakes of their games

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                                                        • dogmeat
                                                          dogmeat last edited by

                                                          It is a vast improvement, but given Finals series were introduced to get spectators to the grounds and no one goes that much any more I think I'd prefer a full round robin with no finals series.

                                                          It would take the same number of weeks to complete, would be a far fairer system, you would get a true season champion and Sky would get 14 more games.

                                                          Travel costs might be an issue and I'm guessing this notion will go down with the majority like a shit sandwich, but hey I'm a traditionalist.

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                                                          • booboo
                                                            booboo @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                                            @kiwiwomble said in New NPC format:

                                                            two conferences based on the previous season standings for round robin matches and quarterfinals. Teams placed 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 sit within the Odds conference and teams placed 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14

                                                            Who could possibly have conceived of such a notion all those years ago ...

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                                                            • Crucial
                                                              Crucial last edited by Crucial

                                                              Little bump here with an added pic of how the playoffs work as the rest of this thread has probably been long forgotten

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                                                              • Winger
                                                                Winger @dogmeat last edited by Winger

                                                                @dogmeat said in New NPC format:

                                                                It is a vast improvement,

                                                                I liked the previous 2 division format. At least Wellington was able to win one competition after they went down and won the B division to come back up

                                                                But it was killed last year when Taranaki wasn't promoted

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                                                                • Crucial
                                                                  Crucial @Winger last edited by

                                                                  @Winger said in New NPC format:

                                                                  @dogmeat said in New NPC format:

                                                                  It is a vast improvement,

                                                                  I liked the previous 2 division format. At least Wellington was able to win one competition after they went down and won the B division to come back up

                                                                  The only thing I didn't like about that format is that there was usually a team that bounced between the two divisions. A bit like Otago will do in FPC. Not strong enough for the big girls and too strong for the lower division.

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                                                                  • mariner4life
                                                                    mariner4life last edited by

                                                                    the old format was shit. Playing teams in another comp for points in your comp? ridiculous

                                                                    And the 2nd div was a farce. At least one semi finalist would have a losing record. Another would be lucky to finish 5 and 5. Both would have a negative points difference.

                                                                    It was a pointless exercise in appeasement

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                                                                    • Higgins
                                                                      Higgins @Winger last edited by

                                                                      @Winger said in New NPC format:

                                                                      @dogmeat said in New NPC format:

                                                                      It is a vast improvement,

                                                                      I liked the previous 2 division format. At least Wellington was able to win one competition after they went down and won the B division to come back up

                                                                      But it was killed last year when Taranaki wasn't promoted

                                                                      Took them a couple of years to do it though. At their first attempt they got pumped 26 - 25 after that 78th minute try to Mason Emerson converted by Ihaia West saw them deservedly lose. That after BoP got sent packing by The Bay in the semi-final 33 - 26 with only a late try to the losing team giving a false impression to the actual play. Oh, that's right Mr. Pickerill had the whistle in this match so that probably explains it.

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