When the league expanded to 10 teams beginning in 2009–10, the finals expanded to six teams. The format of the six-team playoff established at that time was: The "semifinals" were held over a two-week period. The pairings for Week 1 of the semifinals were 1 vs 2, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5. In Week 1, the top two teams played the first leg of a two-legged match, and the remaining teams played one-off knockout matches. In Week 2, the top two teams played the second leg of their semifinal, and the two other surviving teams played a one-off match. The winner of the two-legged match advanced directly to the grand final, while the loser of that match joined the winner of the last semifinal in the Preliminary Final. The Preliminary Final and Grand Final remained unchanged.
When the league expanded to 10 teams beginning in 2009–10 the finals expanded to six teams The format of the six-team playoff established at that time was The "semifinals" were held over a two-week period The pairings for Week 1 of the semifinals were 1 vs 2 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 In Week 1 the top two teams played the first leg of a two-legged match and the remaining teams played one-off knockout matches In Week 2 the top two teams played the second leg of their semifinal and the two other surviving teams played a one-off match The winner of the two-legged match advanced directly to the grand final while the loser of that match joined the winner of the last semifinal in the Preliminary Final The Preliminary Final and Grand Final remained unchanged