Whilst i wait for Senegal v Colombia and the permutations across both games tonight.
Since Gil loves other sports - reconfigure AFL around the World Cup.
Play the season over 17 rounds (everyone plays each other once).
At the end - 4 groups of 4
1st to 4th qualify top of groups A-D respectively
5th to 8th second
9th to 11th third
12th-16th fourth
Bottom 2 teams go into a Pick 1 play off - winner gets pick 1.
Week 1
1st (Home) v 16th
2nd (Home) v 15th
so forth
Week 2
1st (H) v 12th
2nd (H) v 11th
so forth
Week 3
1st (H) v 8th
2nd (H) v 7th
so forth.
Top 2 proceed from each group based on W-L and % in the group stages only
Week 4
Game 1: Top Group A (H) v Second Group D
Game 2: Second Group A (H) v Second Group C
Game 3: Top Group B (H) v Top Group D
Game 4: Second Group B (H) v Top Group C
Week 5
Winner G1 (H) v Winner G4
Winner G2 (H) v Winner G3
Week 6 - GF between winners of previous week.
Pros:
No double fixtures prior to the group rankings
Top 4 get a run of 3 weeks at home, possibly more if they win they get out of their groups
Incentive for teams to keep going for as long as possible through the season
Incentive to score more during the group stage games
No losing finals on the way to the GF
Cons:
It's a stupid idea
Since Gil loves other sports - reconfigure AFL around the World Cup.
Play the season over 17 rounds (everyone plays each other once).
At the end - 4 groups of 4
1st to 4th qualify top of groups A-D respectively
5th to 8th second
9th to 11th third
12th-16th fourth
Bottom 2 teams go into a Pick 1 play off - winner gets pick 1.
Week 1
1st (Home) v 16th
2nd (Home) v 15th
so forth
Week 2
1st (H) v 12th
2nd (H) v 11th
so forth
Week 3
1st (H) v 8th
2nd (H) v 7th
so forth.
Top 2 proceed from each group based on W-L and % in the group stages only
Week 4
Game 1: Top Group A (H) v Second Group D
Game 2: Second Group A (H) v Second Group C
Game 3: Top Group B (H) v Top Group D
Game 4: Second Group B (H) v Top Group C
Week 5
Winner G1 (H) v Winner G4
Winner G2 (H) v Winner G3
Week 6 - GF between winners of previous week.
Pros:
No double fixtures prior to the group rankings
Top 4 get a run of 3 weeks at home, possibly more if they win they get out of their groups
Incentive for teams to keep going for as long as possible through the season
Incentive to score more during the group stage games
No losing finals on the way to the GF
Cons:
It's a stupid idea