Teen Wolf
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Gill last year said outright he doesn't believe 17 rounds = a fairer competition. He would say that even if he doesn't actually believe it, nevertheless HQ would've been thrilled with how 10 rounds worked out:I'll be a little disappointed if the AFLW only increases the number of games to 12 or worse still doesn't increase it at all. At the moment the draw is so unfair, and they expanded the number of teams in the competition rapidly, surely, they can do the same with the numbers of games the teams play.
Overrated Vic teams gifted home finals, and even the crappy new teams in Melbourne winning a few games. None of which got in the way of the most deserving teams making the GF and prelims (unlike the 2019 debacle).
With that in mind, there's a lack of incentive to rapidly increase the number of rounds. Gill also said it's the gap between the best and worst teams which is preventing a longer season. Again, sounds disingenuous, but there's no doubt they are uncomfortable with the amount of single-digit scores.