National Reserves Comp
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At this point, it just seems to make sense to have a reserves side for every AFL team that plays a curtain raiser to the league game. Try and encourage spectators to arrive earlier.
Allow the VFL to be its own standalone comp, where the stand alone teams don’t have to fly interstate to play the Swans and Lions etc.
Let the WAFL and SANFL not have the problems of trying to fit the Eagles and Crows etc in.
Allow the VFL to be its own standalone comp, where the stand alone teams don’t have to fly interstate to play the Swans and Lions etc.
Let the WAFL and SANFL not have the problems of trying to fit the Eagles and Crows etc in.
- Nov 21, 2013
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Get the fans in earlier to spend more om food and drink
Even when they have curtain raisers which is rare these days as they have to look after the ground surfaces the curtain raiser finishes nearly and hour to and hour and a half before the main game.
It won't ever be like it was with Reserves in the 80's.
Although, currently any curtain raiders are sporadic. They aren’t before every game. So they put them early enough that AFL teams get a consistent warm up on the field as when there is no curtain raiser.
If there is a reserves team for every club, the warm up can be consistent at a shorter time for every week, and the league teams can just adjust for the whole season, rather than on a sporadic basis.
The grounds won't allow for these games mate, doubling the amount of games on these grounds will cause issues for the AFL potentially being liable to injuries as the grounds will get chewed up.
If a national reserves comp happens they will almost certainly be played at other grounds and on other days most of the time.
Just play on the state league suburban grounds- whenever the local team plays away, the reserves game is on their ground that week.
Ie- South Fremantle play away v Subiaco- Fremantle plays on Fremantle oval. Simple.
Beside, every team in the league have developed training grounds- just play on there as well. Be great to see Princes Park, Arden St etc all being used again.
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Could the AFL try and align it so they can use an oval nearby for all the games.
If it's a night/Twilight game, have it nearby 4h before.
And if it's an afternoon game have it 30min after the AFL finishes.
Ie. Any game at the MCG has the ressies at Punt Road before or after
Use Arden St for Marvel Stadium games
WACA for WA games
Karen Rolton Oval for SA games
games at SCG have the ressies on the Swans training facilities
Same for the Giants at Homebush and Suns on the Gold Coast
And you can use Morningside Football Club's ground in Brisbane?
Then for any rural games, you just play on the same oval before or afterwards?
Also, If I were the AFL I'd expand lists. They get 45 main list players, then a pool of others to call upon for ressies. Make it Academy/F+S players. Then beyond that u18s in the state (I know ~15 years ago Sydney's top up players in the canberra league were the junior players in sydney - so do that?)
If it's a night/Twilight game, have it nearby 4h before.
And if it's an afternoon game have it 30min after the AFL finishes.
Ie. Any game at the MCG has the ressies at Punt Road before or after
Use Arden St for Marvel Stadium games
WACA for WA games
Karen Rolton Oval for SA games
games at SCG have the ressies on the Swans training facilities
Same for the Giants at Homebush and Suns on the Gold Coast
And you can use Morningside Football Club's ground in Brisbane?
Then for any rural games, you just play on the same oval before or afterwards?
Also, If I were the AFL I'd expand lists. They get 45 main list players, then a pool of others to call upon for ressies. Make it Academy/F+S players. Then beyond that u18s in the state (I know ~15 years ago Sydney's top up players in the canberra league were the junior players in sydney - so do that?)
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Kick the NEAFL clubs out and split the VFL in half like they did in the VFA days.
But have a cross-state cup tournament every 3-4 weeks, where the teams that lead the table goes into some cup competition.
AFL reserves isn't a new idea, but needs to be continuously decentralized as it was after 2000-ish.
But have a cross-state cup tournament every 3-4 weeks, where the teams that lead the table goes into some cup competition.
AFL reserves isn't a new idea, but needs to be continuously decentralized as it was after 2000-ish.
AFL national reserves bombshell nears as Port Adelaide ‘officially applies’ to join VFL
AFL national reserves bombshell nears as Port Adelaide ‘officially applies’ to join VFL
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I have never understood why there isn't a national reserves competition anyway.
Play a full AFLW season at the same time too.
Follow the same fixture as the seniors and then play all three games on the one day (just like the old days).
10:00am - AFLW
12:00noon - AFL Reserves
2:00pm - AFL Seniors
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AFL national reserves bombshell nears as Port Adelaide ‘officially applies’ to join VFL
AFL national reserves bombshell nears as Port Adelaide ‘officially applies’ to join VFL
I have never understood why there isn't a national reserves competition anyway.
Play a full AFLW season at the same time too.
Follow the same fixture as the seniors and then play all three games on the one day (just like the old days).
10:00am - AFLW
12:00noon - AFL Reserves
2:00pm - AFL Seniors
Love this idea
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I think it would be awesome, like the old days.
Just not sure about costs...Travel etc.
Just not sure about costs...Travel etc.
It won’t be anything like the old days, more than likely the games will be at other grounds on different days and the goal now is simply developing instead of trying to win the reserves flag.
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Ah yes! The old days when on a wet day after U19s and ressies the ground is a muddy heap for the seniors game. Please no.
