2024 McClelland Trophy

[peetoo]

Whatever the original historical accuracy, it’s the same point I’m trying to make. The criteria that decides the winner of the McClelland has already changed.

Some more recent history for you:
Minor premier Geelong held the trophy after finishing on top of the ladder in 2022. If the current formula was applied to 2022's results, Melbourne would have been awarded the trophy.

See, it’s already changed.

Since you pride yourself on your historical accuracy on the subject. Why was the award put in place? What is its purpose? That will tell us the key point of it. And why wouldn’t they haven decided to include finals performance in the criteria?

It’s like dan26 became a brisbane poster

 

[Sentinel]

AFL makes major rule change on eve of season

A new point-scoring system has been introduced after one club was clearly robbed last year.

7news.com.au

The AFL appear to have rightly recognised that the existing criteria for the McClelland, with the weird different weighting of AFLW games in a short fixture, just didn't work. Not sure about the solution though, at this point they might as well call it something else now that finals are factored in.

 

[Teen Wolf]

The AFL appear to have rightly recognised that the existing criteria for the McClelland, with the weird different weighting of AFLW games in a short fixture, just didn't work.

Last year AFLW teams could only earn about 96% of the points an AFL team could.

This year it's equal, meaning AFLW performance is even more heavily weighted than in 2024. Quite rightly.

 

[Sentinel]

Last year AFLW teams could only earn about 96% of the points an AFL team could.

This year it's equal, meaning AFLW performance is even more heavily weighted than in 2024. Quite rightly.

Indeed. The issue remains that AFLW teams only play 10 of 17 opponents during H&A rounds, which I guess is why they've now included finals to help account for this, but would hope that if that fixture is ever lengthened then they can bring it back to being a H&A only award.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Indeed. The issue remains that AFLW teams only play 10 of 17 opponents during H&A rounds

It was 11 of 17 last year, and it's 12 of 17 this year. Very close to the imbalance of the men's fixture now.

 

[HeHateMe]

Yeah good change imo

 

[GOTHELIONS16]

Good the AFL came to their senses. Shame the Lions missed out on two deserved trophies in the process of getting there.

 

[HeHateMe]

Good the AFL came to their senses. Shame the Lions missed out on two deserved trophies in the process of getting there.

Would have been 2 years running wouldn't it?