- Sep 5, 2011
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Hi guys - what are everyones thoughts on this suggestion to improve the afl fixture:
Total teams: 18
Each team plays each other once = 17 rounds
1 Week off for a break for the players (or conversely a split round so all teams have a break)
The first 17 rounds determine a ladder: Top 6, Middle 6 and Bottom 6 play each other again to determine the finals playoffs = 5 rounds in "mini leagues" to determine a ladder:
Top 6: Make the finals in order of how they finish over the last 5 rounds
Middle 6: Team who finishes 1st in the middle 6 makes the finals, Team who finishes 2nd plays the leader of the bottom 6 in a playoff for the finals.
Bottom 6: Team who finishes 1st plays the team who finished 2nd in the Middle 6.
Total rounds = 22 and the last 5 rounds of the season are kept interesting for teams at the bottom
Total breaks = 1 week over the first 22 rounds (be it split round or break) and one week at end of 22 rounds (unless 2nd in Middle 6 or 1st in Bottom 6)
This solves badly worked fixtures where a particular team plays more bottom 8 sides. Also may solve tanking if picks are organised in a lottery form in each grouping (e.g. bottom 6 gets a top 6 pick in random order, Middle 6 gets picks 7-12 in random order etc). And still incentive to try at the end of a season to make the finals.
Total teams: 18
Each team plays each other once = 17 rounds
1 Week off for a break for the players (or conversely a split round so all teams have a break)
The first 17 rounds determine a ladder: Top 6, Middle 6 and Bottom 6 play each other again to determine the finals playoffs = 5 rounds in "mini leagues" to determine a ladder:
Top 6: Make the finals in order of how they finish over the last 5 rounds
Middle 6: Team who finishes 1st in the middle 6 makes the finals, Team who finishes 2nd plays the leader of the bottom 6 in a playoff for the finals.
Bottom 6: Team who finishes 1st plays the team who finished 2nd in the Middle 6.
Total rounds = 22 and the last 5 rounds of the season are kept interesting for teams at the bottom
Total breaks = 1 week over the first 22 rounds (be it split round or break) and one week at end of 22 rounds (unless 2nd in Middle 6 or 1st in Bottom 6)
This solves badly worked fixtures where a particular team plays more bottom 8 sides. Also may solve tanking if picks are organised in a lottery form in each grouping (e.g. bottom 6 gets a top 6 pick in random order, Middle 6 gets picks 7-12 in random order etc). And still incentive to try at the end of a season to make the finals.