3 Conferences of 6 Teams?

[Adelaide Hawk]

Not this conference s**t again.

 

[telsor]

NORTH EAST
Brisbane
Carlton
Collingwood
Gold Coast
North Melbourne
Sydney

SOUTH EAST
Adelaide
Hawthorn
Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Richmond
St.Kilda

WEST
Essendon
Fremantle
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
West Coast
Western Bulldogs

Sydney and GWS in different conferences.....That's so unrealistic that I can only conclude you're just trolling on autopilot. Perhaps give it a break until you go back to school?

 

[FootyJunkie]

Sydney and GWS in different conferences.....That's so unrealistic that I can only conclude you're just trolling on autopilot. Perhaps give it a break until you go back to school?

but GWS is West, not North East

 

[FootyJunkie]

Not this conference s**t again.

super bowel

 

[LightTower4]

Not this conference s**t again.

+1

 

[Sportstar780]

An 18 team competition means very rare glory for most fans - but it wouldn't be hard to fix:

Make 3 conferences of 6
You play teams in your conference twice, home & away - a total of 10 games
You play the other 12 teams once each (6 home, 6 away) - a total of 12 games
That's a 22 round season just like now, no need to bust any TV deals.

A Southern Conference, made up of the 6 Victorian clubs with highest membership.
A Western Conference, made up of SA & WA clubs + 2 small Vic clubs.
A Northern Conference, made up of Qld & NSW clubs + 2 small Vic clubs.
This minimises travel & maximises blockbusters.

September Week 1: Conf Semis
1v4, 2v3 in each conference
September Week 2: Conf GFs
September Week 3: League Semis
(3 winners & highest ranked loser)
September Week 4: AFL GF
That's 12 finals, more teams in, more excitement, more $$$

And at least 3 clubs win silverware every year.
(Opportunity for 3 All-Star inter-conference games too?)

What's not to like? It would be SO EASY to implement.

Agreed

 

[Sportstar780]

NORTH EAST
Brisbane
Carlton
Collingwood
Gold Coast
North Melbourne
Sydney

SOUTH EAST
Adelaide
Hawthorn
Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Richmond
St.Kilda

WEST
Essendon
Fremantle
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
West Coast
Western Bulldogs

I like

 

[Sportstar780]

I don't think 4 conferences would change that so much, and it's the easier way of ensuring double ups for games like derbies.

Yeah

 

[Sportstar780]

If you are going to be more likely to play one group of teams than another, then base it on last year's results.

If you fantasise about playing mostly local teams week in and week out, year after year, go follow the VFL or the WAFL or the Trugo or some carp like that.

Good suggestion

 

[Sportstar780]

Yes, it membership would need careful auditing to precise criteria.
But it's got to be noted that we have an imbalanced system right now. This would give it meaning and transparency. And incentive for Vic clubs to grow their base.

Yeah if they are not careful could b trouble

 

[simba_]

this conference thing would be even easier to fix than the fixture they already fix. plus why would membership tallys mean anything, they're all bullshit especially those vic ones

 

[Ian Dunross]

So basically sign the death kneel of 4 small vic clubs?

vic clubs cannot survive unless they play other vic clubs, as we hear on bigfooty all the time.
the Swans have the largest averages of any club playing a vic team in vic and its not all that impressive.

Just look at freo when they play in vic the crowds just don't show. the only way its viable is if larger vic clubs are spread across all 3 divisions and that is never going to happen.

Small vic clubs still play the other Vic clubs once a season... 10 Vic "derbies" for small Vic clubs under this proposal

Hardly a death knell