[madsteve]

Only one team in the last ten years has won the Playoffs after losing their 46th match of the season (Hull in 2008). As soon as teams take their foot off the gas or start resting players, it is too difficult to turn it back on again for high pressure games like Playoffs. Players like Hooper, FF, Joao & Bannan need to play at least once per week to keep their sharpness.