AFLX Is coming

[FlyHigh18]

One of the target audience is most likely the millennials who will be taking over our membership spots in years to come. Faster, lots of goals, more action, etc.

Even FIFA at the moment is attempting to trial age old rule changes (something we all thought would never happen) to try and appease the new generations expectations.

I'm happy to watch the AFLX trials this year to see how it works out. If it flops then nothing lost.

 

[Whowants2know]

Get rid of it and the JLT games and just have more roster matches.

 

[juss]

Bet all you blokes bagging it still watch.

It's going to be terrible, but it's going to be mandatory to watch atlas a quarter or so.
I'll be tuning in to the Richmond game simply for the fact that I am a Richmond fan, and I want to visually see what this concept looks like. I expect it to be completely trash, but I still need to see it with my own eyes to have a propper opinion on it.

 

[NoobPie]

Get rid of it and the JLT games and just have more roster matches.

What the f*ck is a roster match?

 

[juss]

Why do people keep saying this ? What are the extra risks involved over a normal practice game ?

I'd rather see them get injured playing the actual game they are employed to play.
Seeing injuries in this would be like seeing them get injured in AFLCurling. It's a different sport!

 

[Furn2]

I'd rather see them get injured playing the actual game they are employed to play.
Seeing injuries in this would be like seeing them get injured in AFLCurling. It's a different sport!

Why ? will they recover faster ?

 

[NoobPie]

Why ? will they recover faster ?

Why? Because they are trying to back fill a visceral contempt for town hall and reactionary conservatism with some kind coherent rationale. Trying.

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

AFLX still feels like the answer to the question no one was asking.

I think the question a number of people have been asking is.....

"How can we export the AFL brand in a world where only Australia really has fields large enough to cater for it."

 

[juss]

Why ? will they recover faster ?

There will atleast be an applicable reason to what they are doing. This is an expansion gimmick, one that we dont need to be doing.

What people dont realise is the more succesful AFLX is, especially internationally, the more the dipshits at AFL headquarters will try to mimic it with the real AFL and adjust the game to be similar.

All they care about is money. If AFLX takes off internationally it = changes in our traditional game.

 

[Coaster2012]

Looks like s**t.

Alright old man, put your teeth back in.

7 on the field 3 on the bench.

This whole concept is so clunky

A smaller field with less players. What is so clunky about it?

 

[pantskyle]

Alright old man, put your teeth back in.

Old man? I'm 31 years old and AFLX has ruined my life.

 

[stefcep]

They should introduce a basketball ring behind the goals and if you get it in you get 1 million points.

That's ridiculous.

Millions are only if you've cryogenically frozen since the 1960's.

1 BILLION points is where its at, baby.

 

[NoobPie]

Alright old man, put your teeth back in.




A smaller field with less players. What is so clunky about it?

On cross-examination he clarified that he was referring to how "it seemed" it was developed (i.e. "thrown together" and "rushed" etc)

 

[branedotorg]

Better or worse than FAST4 Tennis?

 

[Rack Watts]

So is Beryl

 

[schmuttt]

Anyone else notice they removed the video from the AFL facebook page? Mustn’t have liked the reception they got

 

[Smeg Head]

Added travel, even for a handful of players for a nothing fake event with zero relevance to the season proper. * that.

 

[Freo88]

In the spirit of it all, will they be wearing special AFLX Guernsey's?

 

[RustyHawk]

Where do people think this will go if it's a rating's success?

As of last night they still haven't awarded broadcast rights to AFLX so it won't be a ratings success or failure, it will be a 30 second spot on the nightly news.

 

[doppleganger]

Oh sh1t another thread of NoobPie dropping in sh1t charts and bluster about why everyone should get on board the latest AFL thought bubble!

Stick to 17-5

 

[flamingEMBERS]

As of last night they still haven't awarded broadcast rights to AFLX so it won't be a ratings success or failure, it will be a 30 second spot on the nightly news.

Channel 10 to swoop?

 

[Blues_Man]

Bet ya I wont!
Wouldnt have a clue when its on.
If they played on my front lawn, Id shut the blinds.

Shake your Fist at the sky

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[NoobPie]

Oh sh1t another thread of NoobPie dropping in sh1t charts and bluster about why everyone should get on board the latest AFL thought bubble!

Stick to 17-5

Don't worry, still on that one too

Can't help that good creative ideas attract reactionary deadsh1ts....that's the common denominator from where I'm sitting

 

[Furn2]

There will atleast be an applicable reason to what they are doing. This is an expansion gimmick, one that we dont need to be doing.

What people dont realise is the more succesful AFLX is, especially internationally, the more the dipshits at AFL headquarters will try to mimic it with the real AFL and adjust the game to be similar.

All they care about is money. If AFLX takes off internationally it = changes in our traditional game.

You're reading way too much into it.

This is just to appease the coaches, who only want 2 fixtured pre-season games and Foxtel who paid for 3 and want something to show.

A max of 15mins per player on a small field with zero care factor is much preferable a full pre-season game on some country ground as far as injury risk is concerned.