Every game of the final round played at the same time

[footyfan1978]

Saturday 29th of August 1987

Four games on at same time.
3-35 pm that Saturday it is half time at the four venues in Victoria.

Down in Geelong the scoreboard is showing :
Geelong 6,12 (48)
Hawthorn 6.6 (42)

At Waverley Park the scoreboard is showing:
North Melbourne 8.4 (52)
Carlton 5.6 (36)

at Princes Park the scoreboard is showing:
Fitzroy 12.6 (78)
Sydney 10.10 (70)

at Western Oval in Footscray the scoreboard is showing:
Footscray 6.4 (40)
Melbourne 5.4 (34)

All four games have the scores of other games on scoreboard at ground and all four games on the radio live to tune into and find scores at other grounds.
The finals system is the final five which means if you finish on top of ladder you get the best advantage of first week off of finals and when you play in week two you are playing to win straight through to the grand final and if you lose you get another chance in preliminary final the following week. It is a massive prize to finish top and freshen up your players whilst 2nd and 3rd play a Qualifying Final to try to meet you in week two. Carlton down by 16 points to North at half time means if Hawks can beat Cats the Hawks get top spot. Meanwhile a North win and Sydney losing means North on a live ladder sit in 3rd spot on ladder and earn a double chance. Fourth spot is a spot in Elimination Final so the jump from 4th to 3rd is massive if you can do it. Swans 8 points down to Fitzroy means North are super excited to presently be beating top side on ladder and become a real premiership chance. But if Swans comeback against Lions in second half that all important last double chance for 3rd spot becomes theirs so North fans got eyes glued to that game scores coming through on scoreboard, just as Hawks fans got eyes glued to Carlton v North hoping Roos hold the lead and if Roos do hold on then a Hawks win over Cats in second half will give Hawks top spot on ladder and week one of finals off. Massive!!!

Meanwhile the fight for the final spot in top five is down to Geelong, Footscray and Melbourne. Cats hold it at present and if win at home v Hawks sew that spot up as they hold a major percentage difference over Dogs just behind and a live ladder at half time would have both on 12 wins and a draw but Cats over 4% up on Dogs so Dogs best hope is for reigning premiers Hawks to beat Cats. Menawhile Melbourne that are down at half time by a goal, have not played finals for 23 seasons and favourite player Robert Flower is retiring and been a favourite of every fan that goes for Dees and even other fans of other clubs. He is more popular than a Robert Murphy was for Dogs or Kade Simpson for Blues or Roughy for Hawks. The fairytale of Melbourne making finals for first time in 23 years for Robbie in his final year is as good as it gets in final home and away round. Although on live ladder Demons are two spots from 5th place on ladder, it is only a goal to difference at both the grounds they are fixated on. They just need to overun Dogs and hope Hawks beat Cats and Robert Flower is going to play in finals for first time in his career... It is all happening at same time.... Seven sets of fans with still premiership dream alive following four games at same time where crucial spots for finals are being decided and can shift from moment to moment.

What are you doing at this moment if you are a footy fan and alive ?




Had a look at youtube to see if any old VCR recordings people might have uploaded from back then...

 

[Checkered]

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.


Not having to travel in round 23 would help their recovery heading into Finals and give them a huge HGA if they need the victory in the last round. How many times have we seen Fremantle rest half their side because the game is in Melbourne?

Much in the same way Richmond playing Carlton in round 1 Is unfair. No early travel and an easy victory first up is a great way to start each season.

Hahaha I've watched Richmond fans try their hardest for the last couple weeks to defend getting 7 home games in a row leading into finals. Seven. And here you are proclaiming that one home game before finals is a massive advantage lmao.

 

[HTT]

Hahaha I've watched Richmond fans try their hardest for the last couple weeks to defend getting 7 home games in a row leading into finals. Seven. And here you are proclaiming that one home game before finals is a massive advantage lmao.

I mean you could look at our whole season and see it was evened out by our first 15 weeks, or you could keep sooking

 

[Checkered]

I mean you could look at our whole season and see it was evened out by our first 15 weeks, or you could keep sooking

I was clearly having a laugh not a sook. You're the sooky one here my dude.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Would be great fun, but the AFL and TV networks would never allow it..

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

This means there's only 9 stadiums

Except there's not.

 

[Ari]

Would love this, but it's probably not likely to happen. Essendon Collingwood on Friday night is a good reason to have it. At that point, neither team know what the others will do and thus whether they need to win or lose. Other teams will have the flexibility of playing a certain way based upon that result and others. It would be so much better to do them at the same time. Jam the TV rating for one round. A round which often and usually is half dead rubbers anyways.

I love watching World Cup games where the deciding games in a group are played at the same time. Listening to how many goals another team has scored and how many are needed etc. It is so much more interesting.

 

[caspian]

It's a neat thought experiment innit. Would make for some chaotic channel surfing/internet abuse for those few hours. I think it's something to file along the likes of the AFL giving control of the code to an independent body, ie it's a very cool idea that will never ever happen.

 

[parano1a]

Jam the TV rating for one round.

Would the AFLPA sign off on a 3% pay cut across the board for the reduction in content provided to the broadcasters?

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

I remember when they were all played at the same time.

If it was close for finals everyone would be listening to their trannies and cheering on other games.

The progress scores put up at the end of each quarter on the non-electronic scoreboard would be greeted with either cheers or jeers. You would need to have the Record to know who a and b, c and d, e and f, g and h and i and j.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Not having to travel in round 23 would help their recovery heading into Finals and give them a huge HGA if they need the victory in the last round. How many times have we seen Fremantle rest half their side because the game is in Melbourne?

Once from memory.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Calling it on the EPL is only Australian thing - I got laughed off the field calling it that in the UK.

Makes sense - you are in England so why would you need to define your top league as being English

A bit like giving up your PIN number or going to the ATM machine.

 

[HairyO]

Would be hated by pretty much everyone.

 

[le dominateur]

Rubbish idea, works in soccer because soccer is a snoozefest

 

[Anderson Brown]

It would never work. How would the usual Richmond nuffies be able to hijack every gameday thread all at once?

 

[QueenslanderTiger]

In 2007 or thereabouts it changed its name to Premier League.

Find a hobby ffs.

 

[Frank Bunn]

How the hell are we going to play 9 simultaneous games of Australian AFL if we can't even agree on the name of the English EPL?

 

[HTT]

We’ve got ourselves a good situation tomorrow.
If Brisbane win, they face West Coast week 1 at the Gabba, while Richmond miss the 4
If Richmond win, they face Brisbane week 1 at the Gabba

But if it’s a draw, Richmond face the Cats week 1 while Brisbane get the pies at the Gabba.

Serious argument for the sides mutually preferring a draw. Admittedly, it’s hard to execute a draw in footy, but it’s food for thought for the AFL.