How are competition points awarded and who makes the finals?

Points: a win is 2 points, a draw 1, a loss 0 and a bye 2. A team receiving a forfeit gets 2 points (and is awarded a 40-0 score on the table); the forfeiting team gets 0.

Season: a maximum of 23 premiership rounds, then a 4-week finals series.

Finals: the top eight teams play. Week 1 has two qualifying finals (1 v 4, 2 v 3) and two elimination finals (5 v 8, 6 v 7). Week 2 has two semi finals, with the two qualifying final winners on a bye. Week 3 is the preliminary finals and week 4 is the Grand Final.

Teams level on points are ranked by points difference, then points percentage (points for x 100 / points against), then most tries, most goals, most drop goals, and finally a coin toss.

You are eligible for the finals series of the competition in which you played the majority of your games in the premiership season.