Somewhere up above, the late Ken McIntyre is looking on with amusement at the chaos his finals system has rained down on us.
Thanks to McIntyre's wonderfully complex Rubix Cube of a program, in week two of the finals we've got a team (Warriors) which finished eighth playing at home against a side (Roosters) that came in fourth.
On the other side of the draw, minor premier Melbourne's 'reward' is a trip to fifth-placed Brisbane in front of 52,000 screaming 'red-necks' (Willie's words, not mine).
There is nothing quite as unfathomable as the McIntyre System, save for perhaps the popularity of Two and a Half Men.
It does little to recognise the efforts of a team that busted its gut over 26 rounds to finish at the top of the heap.
Have one slightly off day - as Melbourne found out - and the trap door opens below with a nest of vipers waiting to pounce.
Conversely, scrape into the eight in the final round and turn it on for 80 minutes and the world is your oyster (of the Auckland rock variety).
The Warriors' victory over the Storm was magnificent and great for the game - no argument here.
But did it warrant such a massive leg-up? And did the Roosters deserve to be served such an unpalatable dish after pushing the Broncos to the limit in the First Qualifying Final?
To be fair, as far as we know Mr McIntyre had nothing to do with the farcical home city finals arrangement.
That's the NRL's baby.
But the top eight system is Ken's dog.
The AFL saw the light and ditched it years ago.
In its wisdom, the NRL stole the program and has run with it ever since.
Some steal. Bit like breaking into a Porsche and making off with the cigarette lighter.
The NRL, reactive rather than proactive to many of the game's ills, predictably will trot out the old 'come up with a better system' or 'it's what the clubs voted on' lines when McIntyre's answer to Sudoku is criticised.
Here's a not so novel idea, one that took three swigs on a Bluetongue Lager and a beer coaster to materialise.
Stay with us on this one but ... why not drop two teams from the finals and make it a top six?
Teams 1 and 2 sit out the opening week while 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 go at it like revellers at a Brisbane nightclub.
In week two the minor premiers take on the lowest-ranked winner at home and team 2 takes on the highest-ranked winner, also at home.
The victors then meet in the grand final.
What's that you say?
The clubs won't agree to cull two teams from the finals and television execs would rather have Ossie Ostrich anchor the news than cut four finals games from their schedule?
Quick, get me another beer and a fresh coaster.