I'm not complaining. I'm just saying that the new format could have been organised better.
We'll see by the end of the season how it worked out.
I just do not see any sense making it so complicated, when it easily could have been done easier...
Three conferences of six teams would have been a far better format
Africa Conference - their Six Teams
Australia Conference - their five teams plus the Sunwolves
Makes most sense timezone wise, as Japan is closer to Perth's time zone than to any other franchse
New Zealand Conference - their five teams plus the Jaguares
Playoffs
Conference winners are automatically 1, 2 and 3 seeds on log points order and get automatic home quarter final
Conference Runners up are automatically 4, 5 and 6 seeds on log points - 4th seed gets home quarter final
7 & 8 seeds best remaining teams in any conference in log points order...
QF : Home teams first
Match A - 1 v 8
Match B - 2 v 7
Match C - 3 v 6
Match D - 4 v 5
SF: Home team is highest seed
Match E - Winner A v Winner D
Match F - Winner B v Winner C
Final: Host team is highest seed
Match G - Winner match E v Winner Match F
How simple is that?