Rd 11: Blues have the Bye

[Thryleon]

It gives the opportunity to nurse players who are playing through niggles and injuries a week off to recuperate, and it also gives teams a chance to adjust things such as game plan, roles, or what not.

Irrespective of how it gets used (a week off to refresh the mind if not the body) can still be beneficial.

I am comfortable with it being scrapped if that is the outcome, but to say that there is no benefit is not quite right.  It also allows teams the chance to go play in china for a weekend and come back refreshed or even take a mini break to visit the family etc.