^what Jukka said.
The League would be the Championship now. Its the pathway to the knock out stages, like the regular season is the pathway to the playoffs in the NFL, NBA and AFL.
Having 6 out of 8 teams qualify From Div 1 would be too easy and dilute the achievement of making the knock outs.
There's still the potential down the line for one sided QFs, because there are 4 teams ahead of the rest. But at least we'd see some competitive fare beforehand.
The League would be the Championship now. Its the pathway to the knock out stages, like the regular season is the pathway to the playoffs in the NFL, NBA and AFL.
Having 6 out of 8 teams qualify From Div 1 would be too easy and dilute the achievement of making the knock outs.
There's still the potential down the line for one sided QFs, because there are 4 teams ahead of the rest. But at least we'd see some competitive fare beforehand.