No team in the NRL era has ever qualified for the finals without beating one of the teams in the top eight | MichaelChammas
Four other teams in rugby league’s 113-year history have also played finals football without wins against the top sides, however they were in top-four or top-five finals systems. The 1989 Raiders didn’t beat a finals team throughout the regular season, however in a sign of hope for Cronulla they went on to win the premiership that year. The Bulldogs and Bears have also featured in finals without wins against the premier teams.
Turns out it was a stroke of genius. The Panthers have built a foundation for years of sustained success with a bunch of footballers who are more friends then teammates, and the coach is an integral part of it. This column was told that former chairman Ray Dib had taken out management liability insurance to protect the club prior to re-signing Des Hasler midway through 2017. That much is true – the Bulldogs did take out an insurance policy, such was their hesitance about extending Hasler.
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