Mega Thread Port Forum 'General AFL Talk' Thread Part 5 - Cont. in Part 6

[Steve Dore]

... "And now we'll cross live to Roo & Dwayne in the operating theatre..."

 

[Garibaldi Red]

Haha, I had just copied a link to that clip and was about to post it

 

[Dylan8]

He hasnt had that tooth for years

Only OG Clurey fans will know this spicy fact!

 

[Tibbs]

I thought that one should say: "the Giants are;" but "GWS is."

I also write "award" (and I have absolutely no clue whether the quote mark should come before or after a punctuation).

Good on you ... your English is always excellent.

The quote marks should always follow the punctuation symbols ... "Always!"

 

[Steve Dore]

Chiwigi mentioned in the EF tickets thread the strange names we have for finals in the AFL which brought to mind this proposal of Rucci's to get rid of the pre-finals bye and replace it with a "Wildcard" round.

"The answer, that also delivers more currency from the AFL broadcasters to the game, is to introduce the “wildcard” weekend. This has the top-six teams granted a much-earned weekend off. Teams ranked from seventh to 10th compete for wildcard entries to September, 7 v 10 and 8 v 9."

So what this does is make it a final 10 where 7 - 10 play an elimination final the week before the Elimination Finals and only the teams that finish 6th and above get a pre-finals bye. This makes it much harder for the teams that finish in the bottom 4 of the final 10 to win through to a Grand Final. Rucci's wildcard round is just another round of elimination finals.

 

[Macca19]

Chiwigi mentioned in the EF tickets thread the strange names we have for finals in the AFL which brought to mind this proposal of Rucci's to get rid of the pre-finals bye and replace it with a "Wildcard" round.

"The answer, that also delivers more currency from the AFL broadcasters to the game, is to introduce the “wildcard” weekend. This has the top-six teams granted a much-earned weekend off. Teams ranked from seventh to 10th compete for wildcard entries to September, 7 v 10 and 8 v 9."

So what this does is make it a final 10 where 7 - 10 play an elimination final the week before the Elimination Finals and only the teams that finish 6th and above get a pre-finals bye. This makes it much harder for the teams that finish in the bottom 4 of the final 10 to win through to a Grand Final. Rucci's wildcard round is just another round of elimination finals.

Preliminary Elimination Final if you will

 

[Steve Dore]

Preliminary Elimination Final if you will

Or would it be Qualifying Elimination Final?

 

[edgie]

I love finals and would consider any option to extend them. Even a round robin where top and bottom four play each other for qualifying/elimination.

Sent from mTalk

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Looks Like Richard Goyder has well and truly taken over as Chairman of the AFL. The April meeting was his first as Chairman, as Fitzpatrick officially handed over at that meeting. His 3rd as chairman was 20 June when KT presented Port's 5 year China strategy and review of Shanghai game. Yesterday was his 5th in charge. AFLW was Gilligan's baby and accelerated from starting in 2020 to this year under Fitzpatrick. Goyder has been on the Commission since 2011 and whilst announcing his retirement as CEO of Westfarmers in February he officially steps down in November. he will have a lot more free time o his hand next year. I think Gil and his executive team will have their submissions to the Commission re the competition, general game development, new expenditure, etc fully tested by Goyder and less rubber stamping occuring.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...all-on-new-aflw-licences-20170829-gy6qhp.html
The AFL Commission and league bosses could not reach a resolution on the expansion of the AFL Women's competition at Tuesday's day-long board talks in Geelong and have put off a decision on the distribution of new licences until grand final week.

A robust two-hour debate broke up with chairman Richard Goyder and his commissioners instructing the AFL to do more work on the women's format after refusing to ratify a range of recommendations put forward by Gillon McLachlan and his football lieutenant Andrew Dillon. Eight AFL clubs, including five provisional licence-holders, face a nervous wait of a further five weeks before learning whether their clubs will be handed licences in time for the 2019 season.
......
Tuesday's talks marked the second time this season the commission has failed to accept a recommendation from its executive regarding the expansion of the AFLW. In May it instructed the AFL team to do more work on its proposal before capping the league at eight teams for another year.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...all-on-new-aflw-licences-20170829-gy6qhp.html

Oh and I reckon our China recommendations and strategy are probably on the back burner for another month until the September Commission meeting or maybe longer, if the Commission are only happy to commit to a game and the opponent and date so the draw can be released in mid/late October.

 

[Powerstufff]

I love finals and would consider any option to extend them. Even a round robin where top and bottom four play each other for qualifying/elimination ....

I know you're working your way up to this so let's just go straight there. Forget them playing footy, now they participate in the Hunger Games.

 

[Steve Dore]

Scott re-signs: North locks in coach until 2020

 

[Andre]

If the broadcasters want more finals instead of bringing in more teams add the following -

Week 2 - losers of Elimination finals to see whose 7th and 8th
Week 3 - losers of Semis for whose 5th and 6th
Curtain raiser of GF have losers of prelims for 3rd and 4th.

To encourage clubs then make the draft order each round
18 .... 10, 9, 7, 8, 5, 6, 3, 4, 2, 1

And players to get match fees (outside cap for the games). With also some smaller prize money for the competing clubs (always nice for the balance sheet).

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Scott re-signs: North locks in coach until 2020

Off to check the North board.

 

[raman]

Scott re-signs: North locks in coach until 2020

He was in high demand I would imagine.

 

[chiwigi]

He was in high demand I would imagine.

Someone was high.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Seems the era of sticking fat I kinda miss the lop off the coaches head days.

 

[Forzaport]

Seems the era of sticking fat I kinda miss the lop off the coaches head days.

Or it's slim pickings in potential head coaches.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Scott re-signs: North locks in coach until 2020

James Brayshaw, clueless.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Because its September this Certified Legendary thread Sneaking into the Grand Final fired up again last night on the main board. It was started back in 2008. I have contributed a couple of examples but there is some seriously good scams, some very funny stories and the odd really dumb attempt in this thread. Worth having a read if you have ever considered sneaking into the GF or any other sporting or non sporting event.

 

[elpirate]

The Crows will obliterate GWS.

Wrong.

GWS are most likely to win.

- Been a long time since GWS played Crows.

- Crows won last time largely due to round 1 factor and the disinterest of GWS due to the heat.

- GWS pick and choose when they want to play well and defend etc. They will choose to go hard on Thursday due to the time of year.

- Their players got a taste last year and have already mentioned this in the media, meaning they are thinking about it and are looking to go better.

- Crows already think they have won the flag subconsciously. The state has ensured that this is the case.

 

[actiongreggars]

Wrong.

GWS are most likely to win.

- Been a long time since GWS played Crows.

- Crows won last time largely due to round 1 factor and the disinterest of GWS due to the heat.

- GWS pick and choose when they want to play well and defend etc. They will choose to go hard on Thursday due to the time of year.

- Their players got a taste last year and have already mentioned this in the media, meaning hey are thinking about it and are looking to go better.

- Crows already think they have won the flag subconsciously. The state has ensured that this is the case.

GWS were pretty ordinary against Geelong last weak in a game you would have thought they would have been very keen to win. I can't see them getting close on that effort.

 

[Peck]

Chiwigi mentioned in the EF tickets thread the strange names we have for finals in the AFL which brought to mind this proposal of Rucci's to get rid of the pre-finals bye and replace it with a "Wildcard" round.

"The answer, that also delivers more currency from the AFL broadcasters to the game, is to introduce the “wildcard” weekend. This has the top-six teams granted a much-earned weekend off. Teams ranked from seventh to 10th compete for wildcard entries to September, 7 v 10 and 8 v 9."

So what this does is make it a final 10 where 7 - 10 play an elimination final the week before the Elimination Finals and only the teams that finish 6th and above get a pre-finals bye. This makes it much harder for the teams that finish in the bottom 4 of the final 10 to win through to a Grand Final. Rucci's wildcard round is just another round of elimination finals.

Hah! I had the same idea.

I reckon it would be awesome!

 

[tribey]

If the broadcasters want more finals instead of bringing in more teams add the following -

Week 2 - losers of Elimination finals to see whose 7th and 8th
Week 3 - losers of Semis for whose 5th and 6th
Curtain raiser of GF have losers of prelims for 3rd and 4th.

To encourage clubs then make the draft order each round
18 .... 10, 9, 7, 8, 5, 6, 3, 4, 2, 1

And players to get match fees (outside cap for the games). With also some smaller prize money for the competing clubs (always nice for the balance sheet).

Yuck.

 

[bomberclifford]

Here's an idea:

Play a 23 round H&A season.
The teams are ranked based on the number of wins and scoring percentage.
The team ranked 1st receives a minor accolade in the form of a trophy.
The 8 top teams are eligible to play in the Finals Series.
(A bye week is possible between H&A and Finals Series but not necessary)
5th plays 8th and 6th plays 7th in Elimination Finals
1st plays 4th and 2nd plays 3rd in Qualifying Finals
The winners of the two Elimination Finals play the losers of the two Qualifying Finals in two Semi Finals.
The winners of the Qualifying Finals each go through to Preliminary Finals, with their opponents being the winners of the Semi Finals.
The winners of the Preliminary Finals play off against each other in a Grand Final.
The winner of the Grand Final is proclaimed the Premier Club for that year and given a Premiership Trophy.

It's radical, I know, but I have a hunch it might just work.

 

[Dylan8]

Here's an idea:

Play a 23 round H&A season.
The teams are ranked based on the number of wins and scoring percentage.
The team ranked 1st receives a minor accolade in the form of a trophy.
The 8 top teams are eligible to play in the Finals Series.
(A bye week is possible between H&A and Finals Series but not necessary)
5th plays 8th and 6th plays 7th in Elimination Finals
1st plays 4th and 2nd plays 3rd in Qualifying Finals
The winners of the two Elimination Finals play the losers of the two Qualifying Finals in two Semi Finals.
The winners of the Qualifying Finals each go through to Preliminary Finals, with their opponents being the winners of the Semi Finals.
The winners of the Preliminary Finals play off against each other in a Grand Final.
The winner of the Grand Final is proclaimed the Premier Club for that year and given a Premiership Trophy.

It's radical, I know, but I have a hunch it might just work.

Fun fact this entire post is made up of 7 words