Everyone has got valid points here but I think to dock clubs premiership points is probably the harshest penalty and undermines the competition. I think apart from fines perhaps a better way to penalize a club is to apply salary and points cap reductions the following season. What Townsend was saying was Perth could receive a fine up to 50k, be docked -12 premiership points AND have our points cap deducted 20 points. FMD those things collectively are way too harsh.
And this in a period where we were given extra points and salary cap so we could recruit to try to be competitive. I was told in pre season last year that we had one more year of the extra concessions then we were on our own. Well this has fucked that.
Only a dominant Subiaco in their prime could overcome a 3 game deficit and still make top 2 or 3. No club in today's competition could overcome this though I notice one Royal supporter on here is optimistic they could.