I have an idea to get the fixture more even: one of the biggest bugbears of the afl is the bullshit fixture - not playing each team twice - home and away is a glaring failure of our league - heres my solution.
start the season two weeks earlier.
Each team plays the other - alternating home and away each year.
after round 17 the final 8 is set.
The top 8 become the first division - they get a week off then play each other once so thats 7 games - if you had a home fixture in the first 17 its away this time and vice versa
so a 24 round season with finals proceeding as usual after a week off.
the bottom 10 become the second division - play each other once as well - same formula - the top 4 of the bottom 8 play off for division 2 premiership with wafl finals format. No weeks off.
makes the draw a lot fairer, evens up the travel load considerably, give vic teams more games with hga.
the bottom teams have something to play for - more finals - more games at the end of the season that mean something - more revenue etc etc
Thoughts?
start the season two weeks earlier.
Each team plays the other - alternating home and away each year.
after round 17 the final 8 is set.
The top 8 become the first division - they get a week off then play each other once so thats 7 games - if you had a home fixture in the first 17 its away this time and vice versa
so a 24 round season with finals proceeding as usual after a week off.
the bottom 10 become the second division - play each other once as well - same formula - the top 4 of the bottom 8 play off for division 2 premiership with wafl finals format. No weeks off.
makes the draw a lot fairer, evens up the travel load considerably, give vic teams more games with hga.
the bottom teams have something to play for - more finals - more games at the end of the season that mean something - more revenue etc etc
Thoughts?