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So is the finals series really a new competition?
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Obviously the pressure of making the play-offs has now been dispelled and each club can tick off their first objective as having been achieved, as they now prepare for a different challenge.
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However there will be no profound changes as to how the eight go about chasing their ultimate aim.
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There'll be no revolutionary new moves or tactics that have been secreted away, only to be unveiled during this last month of competition.
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In fact our finalists will, by and large, persevere with the type of football that has got them this far, but just looking to do it better with the stakes now higher.
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That said, everyone is looking for an edge, something that just might make the difference. It doesn't have to be much because the little things invariably all add up to be significant.
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With that in mind I thought I'd throw up a few suggestions based on what I've seen in recent times.
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Don't fixate on completion rates
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When asked about the secret to success, every player's stock standard answer is that it will be based on "completing their sets". There is no doubt that by controlling the football and getting to the end of each set of six, a team goes a long way towards maximising their chance of winning.
However against the better teams it should also be as much about what you are doing with the ball when in possession.
Hitting it up without error, but not asking any real questions of the opposition defence, is going to be well handled by quality outfits who've made it this far.
If a team is confident they will understand when a pass should not be thrown but also not be afraid to try something when they sense an opportunity is on.
At this time of year fortune will favour the brave.
I was always coached that if you are going to make an error, at least do so when you are trying to do something positive.
Don't waste time
This especially applies when you are behind in the contest.
I have been both bemused and confused in watching teams that are trailing race to set a scrum in the final two minutes of a contest to force time out.
Yet behind by the same margin with 10 minutes to go, there is a complete lack of urgency as players saunter their way to the set piece before the referee eventually blows his whistle.
Surely time is as precious in both of these situations in giving the side behind on the scoreboard as much time as possible in their quest for victory.
Teams shouldn't complain that they ran out of time when really they just didn't best utilise what they had available.
Unless deliberate, don't kick the ball dead
There are times in a game when a kicker will drive the ball dead in-goal for a specific reason. It may be to nullify the attacking prowess of a Greg Inglis or a Billy Slater, or to give his team a much needed rest and an opportunity to present a set defensive line.
However in most cases a 20 metre restart is an easy "out" for the opposition, one that almost ensures that by the end of their next set they will be in position for an attacking kick.
Obviously forcing a line drop-out is a huge tactic in today's game but when a kicker gets it wrong and puts one too long, the difference is huge.
To not only release pressure and possibly change momentum, giving up an easy 20 metres takes any wind out of the sails.
It is a much more favourable outcome to err on the side of conservatism and have the opposition pick up the ball a metre short of their try-line rather than a metre over the dead-ball line.
It might not be the best result but at least you have maintained field position and your opponents have 99 metres to travel.
Stand deeper from kick re-starts
This has been an area of real missed opportunity in recent weeks.
So many times I have seen place kicks from halfway caught by players moving back towards their own deadball line and almost carrying the ball into touch themselves.
Catchers should be moving forward and by doing so they are in the best position to judge where the ball is going to land.
If it is sailing close to going out on the full then by coming from a deeper position they know exactly what the best course of action is to be.
So many times in recent rounds that action could easily have been the catcher straddling the line when receiving, thus making the ball out on the full and a penalty awarded their way.
There are not many times that you are taken up the field 50 metres without having to expend any energy.
Don't die wondering: This is a time for no "what ifs" or "if onlys".
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