Fixture North Melbourne vs Essendon on Good Friday

[Runk]

Can't wait for this to be turned into the Essendon vs Carlton game next year.

 

[Beerfish]

Can't wait for this to be turned into the Essendon vs Carlton game next year.

Move it to the G. Guaranteed 80+ thousand every year.

 

[Runk]

Move it to the G. Guaranteed 80+ thousand every year.

It just makes sense. Everyone knows it. The AFL especially knows it. Would be a $$$$ cow!!!
Just need Kevin Sheedy to start a narrative on it and HERE, WE, GO!

 

[Freshwater]

The AFL is rigged, in-house private school networks perpetuate the incredibly biased ‘FIXture’.

 

[boncer34]

The AFL is rigged, in-house private school networks perpetuate the incredibly biased ‘FIXture’.

And?

 

[eth-dog]

The AFL is rigged, in-house private school networks perpetuate the incredibly biased ‘FIXture’.

In other news, water is wet and the sky is blue

 

[Beerfish]

I'm shocked to be sitting here.

 

[Runk]

The AFL is rigged, in-house private school networks perpetuate the incredibly biased ‘FIXture’.

OH REALLY?

 

[Freshwater]

And?

And....one day we might all get a true ‘draw’. Where all teams play each other equally( either once or twice) and the fixture has no preferences for dates or timeslots but earned on merit that is known and equally achievable to all clubs, ie Premiers get top billing down to wooden spoon getting Sunday arvo’s. In other words totally incentivised on ladder position with no other external BS.

 

[Kakkle]

And....one day we might all get a true ‘draw’. Where all teams play each other equally( either once or twice) and the fixture has no preferences for dates or timeslots but earned on merit that is known and equally achievable to all clubs, ie Premiers get top billing down to wooden spoon getting Sunday arvo’s. In other words totally incentivised on ladder position with no other external BS.

You do realise the AFL is a business right?

 

[faible]

You do realise the AFL is a business right?

Don’t come in here talking sense.

 

[Freshwater]

You do realise the AFL is a business right?

Last I looked it was meant to be a Sporting competition. It will still make a fortune with a fair draw. Probably more long term.

 

[fairbump_playon]

You do realise the AFL is a business right?

This argument doesn't wash. The EPL is a business too. Seems to be going pretty ok with a very fair draw.

 

[faible]

This argument doesn't wash. The EPL is a business too. Seems to be going pretty ok with a very fair draw.

People like to go on (and on, and on) about the draw being 'fair'

Without drastically changing the current amount of games played, how do we get a 100% fair draw?

17 games means you don't get a return home / away game; 34 means the season is onerously long; 17-5 means it's still not 100% fair and even.

The way the draw is used is a combination of balancing (or attempting to, given you never know how good a team will be on any given round) the draw to help limit the gaps between best and worst, and commercial interests such as broadcasters and marquee games.

The AFL is hardly the most transparent and honest organisation going around, but the amount of people who go on about the fixture being some kind of incredible conspiracy is crazy.

 

[daffo]

People like to go on (and on, and on) about the draw being 'fair'

Without drastically changing the current amount of games played, how do we get a 100% fair draw?

17 games means you don't get a return home / away game; 34 means the season is onerously long; 17-5 means it's still not 100% fair and even.

The way the draw is used is a combination of balancing (or attempting to, given you never know how good a team will be on any given round) the draw to help limit the gaps between best and worst, and commercial interests such as broadcasters and marquee games.

The AFL is hardly the most transparent and honest organisation going around, but the amount of people who go on about the fixture being some kind of incredible conspiracy is crazy.

Grow the game.
20 teams
19 round season
6 weeks of finals.

Easy.

 

[faible]

Grow the game.
20 teams
19 round season
6 weeks of finals.

Easy.

Not a fair draw; playing WC (for example) at home versus away isn't balanced.

Try again.

 

[boncer34]

And....one day we might all get a true ‘draw’. Where all teams play each other equally( either once or twice) and the fixture has no preferences for dates or timeslots but earned on merit that is known and equally achievable to all clubs, ie Premiers get top billing down to wooden spoon getting Sunday arvo’s. In other words totally incentivised on ladder position with no other external BS.

And?

Why are you coming into this thread bleating the blindingly obvious?

 

[boncer34]

This argument doesn't wash. The EPL is a business too. Seems to be going pretty ok with a very fair draw.

Awesome.

You go organise the 34 home and away games.

 

[windyhill]

And....one day we might all get a true ‘draw’. Where all teams play each other equally( either once or twice) and the fixture has no preferences for dates or timeslots but earned on merit that is known and equally achievable to all clubs, ie Premiers get top billing down to wooden spoon getting Sunday arvo’s. In other words totally incentivised on ladder position with no other external BS.

One day Footscray might carry us and pay our bills.

 

[ARE_U_FOR_REAL]

Not a fair draw; playing WC (for example) at home versus away isn't balanced.

Try again.

Rotate each year.

 

[faible]

Rotate each year.

You don't win a premiership for performance averaged across two years.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Grow the game.
20 teams
19 round season
6 weeks of finals.

Easy.

And further dilute talent in an already heavily diluted competition.

 

[boncer34]

Rotate each year.

Still not fair.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Awesome.

You go organise the 34 home and away games.

Ok Boncer. Initially seemed challenging.. but in the end only took me about ten seconds because it turns out everyone plays each other twice!!!

Just saying that fair and lucrative aren’t mutually exclusive.

You could have 22 games and have it fair. Eg the last 5 could be actually drawn. Or could be based exclusively on ladder position.

 

[fairbump_playon]

People like to go on (and on, and on) about the draw being 'fair'

Without drastically changing the current amount of games played, how do we get a 100% fair draw?

17 games means you don't get a return home / away game; 34 means the season is onerously long; 17-5 means it's still not 100% fair and even.

The way the draw is used is a combination of balancing (or attempting to, given you never know how good a team will be on any given round) the draw to help limit the gaps between best and worst, and commercial interests such as broadcasters and marquee games.

The AFL is hardly the most transparent and honest organisation going around, but the amount of people who go on about the fixture being some kind of incredible conspiracy is crazy.

It’s not an incredible conspiracy. It’s just not as fair as it could be.