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I disagree. Why lose a good thing just because? The VFL/AFL should have continued to add rounds as new teams were introduced to the competition.
12 was plenty, 16 was plenty. 18/20 is too many for competition. You can't run a full H+A season with this many teams, otherwise you're basically the EPL and the season is 40 weeks long. We either need to cull the deadwood of the comp now and get the numbers of teams back down so we can get a full H+A season, or we need to add more so that divisions work. All I'm looking for is some fairness in the comp.
Twenty teams means 19 games. Which is as close to perfect as we will ever get.
That's home or away. Not home and away
We want a fair fixture no? Is that too much to ask for? What other considerations should come before a fair and uncompromised fixture?
You can't give me the excuse of considerations then not list any? It's not just one concept, it's the most fundamental concept in sport. Home and Away. Fairness across the board.
Arguing for "fair and uncompromised fixtures" and for demoting clubs to a second division at the same time is quite a stretch.
17-5 is just an extended finals series with mini conferences for the last 5 games. It's not more fair then guessing which teams will be good and deciding the 5 double ups. Unless you're saying that team 7 can beat up teams 8-12 then finish 1st, whilst 1st has to beat teams 2 thru 6 just to maintain their top of the table status.
1. Sure is, which is why players can take weeks off. Not sure why we need Dusty or Danger to necessarily play a full season if it's 34 weeks. Workers get time off, players can get a 2 week holiday during the seaon.
If it were up to me, we'd delete 6 teams and go back to 12. Not gonna happen. The benefits of playing division 2 is that North can develop their players without being smashed by the top teams every week. They're more competitive, build some confidence and get promoted back up when their list is ready. I guarantee you that a good player will be lost because their confidence will be shat on and never recover. Also, afaic, a full H+A season trumps all. No picking and choosing 2nd matchups based on crowds, money and history. If you play a team at home, you play them away too.
April fools day was it?
What do you think the outcome will be?10c\s ]
The AFL already know the outcome.
Politics 101, ie never start an enquiry unless you already know the outcome
Very interesting,I know four other teams are seriously interested in Tassie games it will be interesting to see what happens and how does paying based on attendances work?Same idea as everyone else.
No doubt the AFL will be working on something.
They know they can't just kick the can down the road again, again.
The State Government will look at kicking North Melb out all together, while the AFL will be trying to push them down here more often. Fun & Games I'm sure!!
Hawthorn aren't in the clear either. Poor sides attract no one. Made worse by the same old opponents. Less & less interest in just a FIFO team, getting paid way over the odds.
The AFL need a plan. If its never to have a Tas Team, then say so. Show some guts for once & stop lying.
Then the fun begins. The State Gov should sack Hawks & North. They then may offer games to a variety of teams & rotate them often. Maybe pay based on the attendances!! There's a shock!!!
Either way, the Government will demand better value for money for the AFL games.
Sadly the local game will continue to fade.
Ok thankyou kindly,I think that would be a good way to help with crowds because with the current teams the crowds have declined and that will probably just continue which will not be a good look with games constiently pulling 8000 or so.
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May of been more of success in the long term than want North Melbourne has become with its declining crowds,maybe if the government decides to sign up one of the other four teams seriously interested in Tassie games we might have more success.
