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The dogs win guarantees the bye will stay for now, in the eyes of the AFL.
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Teams earn the right to rest players. The sport shouldn't be dictated to by the TAB. The players still play to win especially if they are young and trying to hold a spot. The TAB should be the one adjusting and just releasing odds on Thursday night then.
Can't see that working really. The Brownlow has always been a place where all the boys get on the beers so I think it's good to have it when most the players can wind down from the season.No issues with it.
They just need to make all the awards (including Brownlow) over the two week break to stop people getting bored.
Can't see that working really. The Brownlow has always been a place where all the boys get on the beers so I think it's good to have it when most the players can wind down from the season.
Although I agree with this, imagine what would've happen against the Hawks at the G the Friday afterDefinitely screwed us this year. Fans can take the high road and say no excuse but the Bulldogs got a massive benefit from it. If there was no bye they would have had four 5 hour flights in in the space of a week. 20 hours in the air over the course of a week, with injured players vs Eagles in hot form.
We beat Essendon earlier this year on a Thursday nightI've been to a lot of Thursday night games and I can't remember us winning one. I remember two putrid losses to Richmond where we didn't seem capable of running (sound familiar), the loss to Essendon (Boogate?), the loss to Adelaide earlier this year where we had two good quarters at least, and now this final. Am I missing a win somewhere or do we have issues with preparing for Thursday night games?
They're also a nightmare to get to.
Therefore, I'm opposed to anything that gives the AFL an excuse to stick us with one.
If the dogs win the flag this year it is 100% because of the bye.I did buy into the hype about how good the bye was for giving the players a rest, having the best players on the park, no tanking or resting of the players in round 23, etc, etc, but the more I think about it is that I think that it compromises the finals system. All the Vics are happy because the Bulldogs got through, and are in with a real show, however I doubt that they would have won against us if they didn't get all their players back and had to do two trips to Perth in two weeks. Now if we (or say Hawthorn) that had received a similar advantage from the bye then all hell would break lose. One of the components of all sports is that it is a war of attrition and you finish top 4 so that you get the double chance and a potential rest if you win in the first week. I don't see why that should change.
A bye that should only be an advantage to two teams in the top 4. Not 7th. Yes it is good to see someone win from outside the 4 or 6 but legitimately they didn't deserve to get a bye.If the dogs win the flag this year it is 100% because of the bye.
If the dogs win the flag this year it is 100% because of the bye.
They only played on Sunday because they had the bye. And they requested that time slot, too.What would we rather next year, play round 23 on a Sunday afternoon, with a 6 day break going into our first final, or the bye?
Nice little smash n grab by the dogs if that ends up happening. No way in hell they'd be in the GF if there was no bye.With both Geelong and GWS losing (both with 2 weeks off in the last 3 after winning in the 1st week of the finals) I'd expect the bye would be gone by next season.
...No way in hell they'd be in the GF if there was no bye.
With the Bulldogs making the GF from 7th, you can be sure the bye will be there again next year. The AFL will simply cite the close game between the Dogs and Giants as justification that it didn't create a disadvantage.With both Geelong and GWS losing (both with 2 weeks off in the last 3 after winning in the 1st week of the finals) I'd expect the bye would be gone by next season.