This happens most years but I thought they get booted out of the final standing later in the season? They should be marked as incomplete leagues.
Surely the #1 league will go on overall points and not average? Maybe that's what changes later down the track.
There's some really consistent scoring in this league which is what separates the top leagues and those that flounder. I know in some other league/groups I'm in as soon as someone loses interest during a bad year it brings the league down really quickly. It's hard to get 18 coaches to grind out a year when they have a down season and we all do. As soon as you get a ghost ship among your league she's all over.
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