Complex sentence: To qualify for a place in Super League, the club needed to be in the Grand Final in 2012, and therefore planned to finish in one of the two top spots, which give the highest chance to reach the Grand Final in the playoffs.
Split into simpler sentences: To qualify for a place in Super League, the club needs to be in the Grand Final in 2012. The club will therefore be looking into finishing in one of the two top spots which give the highest chance to reach the Grand Final in the playoffs.