Some people have been wondering about this, so…
What the ladder would look like with bonus points added
Of course, we must preface this by saying that if bonus points were in, then obviously teams could do things differently to change some of these results. But as it stands, this is how the ladder would look if you add bonus points for winning quarters (bonus points in brackets):
1. Vixens 69 (31)
2. Fever 52 (26)
3. Lightning 47 (19)
4. Swifts 46 (18)
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5. Firebirds 37 (19)
6. Giants 36 (18)
7. T’birds 32 (16)
8. Magpies 18 (14)
Have to say… to me, that is actually a fairer indication of where teams are. I mean, we’ll know more after today, but Fever does appear to be the 2nd best team in the comp right now.
Interesting that only 3 times has a team won all 4 quarters this year. Vixens 2, Firebirds 1.
Another thing about that ladder… with up to 8 points up for grabs per game, Firebirds, Giants and even T’birds would give themselves some chance of making finals whereas with the regulation ladder, there doesn’t appear to be a great chance of it happening.
Matches in which a team has won at least 3 of the 4 quarters:
Vixens 7
Fever 6
Lightning 2
Swifts 2
Giants 2
Firebirds 1
T’birds 1
Magpies 1
