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

[Doctor Feel]

Dustbin has evidently re-signed with Richmond on a 7 year deal at approx. 1.3m a year.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

That was some bullet we dodged with Gorringe lel

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

DUSTIN Martin is set to stay with Richmond on a long-term deal after telling North Melbourne he won’t leave the club.

 

[scottjr]

Richmond now go back to being Richmond. The pressure is off.

 

[Jonts]

States are irrelevant to a lot of rural people though. A country places just exist in their own bubble.

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That's very much a broken hill thing moreso than a country thing

Pirie, Clare, Keith ect ect all froth off kick a vic fruitchoctopia

 

[HinkleysHeroes]

Can't wait for Martin to announce he is going to North Melbourne just before finals.

 

[HinkleysHeroes]

Dammit

 

[HinkleysHeroes]

That's my footy show watching done for another 10 years.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

What a lot of hoo haa, don't care who you are 7 years! jeepers

 

[GremioPower]

Qs

I think this is all really stupid. It should be based on what state you personally better identify with, and to that end it should be something you nominate on the day you get drafted and are then locked into for the rest of your career.

I feel the same way with international sports qualification. Just let people play where they want to play and take national affiliation changes on a case by case basis where a player must show how and why their affiliation has changed.

Multiple qualifications:
- place of birth;
- place of parents' birth;
- place of residence (minimum 5 years);
- Father-and-Son.

Players 18+ years old are locked in once they choose a state for which to play.

 

[snozulu]

What a lot of hoo haa, don't care who you are 7 years! jeepers

Lance Franklin Signed a 9 year deal

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

lol this is ridiculous

 

[Dylan8]

What a lot of hoo haa, don't care who you are 7 years! jeepers

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Big effort for Dusty to give up $2mil to stay if his manager Ralph Carr isn't bullshitting us.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

So if Dusty's old man wins in the High Court next week to be allowed back into Oz, I'm looking forward to the Peter Dutton presser about the decision.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Never seen such a circus over a signing

 

[OneGreatClub]

Never seen such a circus over a signing

Wait until Lever signs.

 

[El Zorro]

Never seen such a circus over a signing

Where were you during the Dangerfield saga of '15?

 

[LFC2010]

Wait until Lever signs.

for Melbourne

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Where were you during the Dangerfield saga of '15?

Must've missed the live cross to bikies etc

 

[pastmyprimus]

Dusty's signing decision almost reached Rory levels of media craziness in Melbourne. Live and daily reports from New Zealand (went there to seek his dad's advice), and reporters camped at Melbourne airport, Dusty's house and even his manager's. Dusty added to the circus on his return to Melbourne from NZ by having two body guards wearing matching black suits, white shirts and black ties escort him through the airport, brushing away reporters who were desperate to ask questions.

And it was reasonably obvious he was going to re-sign. He made it known that a decision would be announced this week. He would have waited if he signed with another club.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Dusty's signing decision almost reached Rory levels of media craziness in Melbourne. Live and daily reports from New Zealand (went there to seek his dad's advice), and reporters camped at Melbourne airport, Dusty's house and even his manager's. Dusty added to the circus on his return to Melbourne from NZ by having two body guards wearing matching black suits, white shirts and black ties escort him through the airport, brushing away reporters who were desperate to ask questions.

And it was reasonably obvious he was going to re-sign. He made it known that a decision would be announced this week. He would have waited if he signed with another club.

Haha so the Footy Show paid all that money for a non-scoop. They really are desperate. I am surprised they haven't had Rory's surgeon on too.

 

[GremioPower]

I'm probably late into this conversation, but the proposed model, of a league-split after a round robin, is used in the Scottish Premier League (soccer):

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...n/news-story/4b4e02737467ba93ced7e076942f6428

I'm not sure it would work for AFL, though. Australia is not Scotland, and AFL already has Finals; just to state two reasons.

FootyMaths' proposal is better, with a balanced +5 based on past season — forget about conferences:

http://footymaths.blogspot.com.br/p/we-have-posted-before-on-this-blog.html?m=1

Still, I imagine there is no interest around the league to get rid of the rivalries' extra games.

It is definitely not easy to fix the fixture. I have a failed suggestion already!

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Let me try again, mixing both ideas above. Fixture would still be 17+5, and doubles would be based on past season's ladder, split Top-Middle-Bottom, but preserving rivalries. If this is how AFL already does, kudos to them!

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In my proposal, the doubles for 2018 would be these:
01. ADE - GEE (2), POR (5), ESS (7), HAW (12), FRE (14)
02. GEE - ADE (1), GWS (4), WC (8), STK (11), NOR (15)
03. RIC - POR (5), SYD (6), ESS (7), MEL (9), COL (13)
04. GWS - GEE (2), SYD (6), MEL (9), WES (10), CAR (16)
05. POR - ADE (1), RIC (3), WES (10), STK (11), GC (17)
06.SYD - RIC (3), GWS (4), WC (8), HAW (12), BRI (18)
07.ESS - ADE (1), RIC (3), WC (8), COL (13), CAR (16)
08.WC - GEE (2), SYD (6), ESS (7), FRE (14), BRI (18)
09.MEL - RIC (3), GWS (4), WES (10), NOR (15), GC (17)
10.WES - GWS (4), POR (5), MEL (9), NOR (15), CAR (16)
11.STK - GEE (2), POR (5), HAW (12), FRE (14), GC (17)
12.HAW - ADE (1), SYD (6), STK (11), COL (13), BRI (18)
13.COL - RIC (3), ESS (7), HAW (12), FRE (14), CAR (16)
14.FRE - ADE (1), WC (8), STK (11), COL (13), NOR (15)
15.NOR - GEE (2), MEL (9), WES (10), FRE (14), GC (17)
16.CAR - GWS (4), ESS (7), WES (10), COL (13), BRI (18)
17.GC - POR (5), MEL (9), STK (11), NOR (15), BRI (18)
18.BRI - SYD (6), WC (8), HAW (12), CAR (16), GC (17)

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This is how I got there. If I have missed a rivalry, please, correct me.

Considering the 2017 Ladder, teams would be grouped in three tiers, according to their final positions:

TOP - MID - BOT
A. ADE - A. ESS - A. COL
B. GEE - B. WC - B. FRE
C. RIC - C. MEL - C. NOR
D. GWS - D. WES - D. CAR
E. POR - E. STK - E. GC
F. SYD - F. HAW - F. BRI

*Rules:
I) Teams would play:
a) Top: 2 games vTop; 2, vMid; and 1, vBot.
b) Middle: 2, vTop; 1, vMid; and 2, vBot.
c) Bottom: 1, vTop; 2, vMid; and 2, vBot.

II) Rivalry games would have preference on establishing the opponent for the double.

III) Rivalries aside, games would be:
a) Top v Top - (1) AvB; CvE; DvF; (2) AvC; BvD; EvF.
b) Top v Middle - (1) AvA; BvB; CvC; DvD; EvE; FvF; (2) AvF; BvE; CvD; DvC; EvB; FvA.
c) Top v Bottom - AvA; BvB; CvC; DvD; EvE; FvF.
d) Middle v Middle - AvB; CvD; EvF.
e) Middle v Bottom - (1) AvA; BvB; CvC; DvD; EvE; FvF; (2) AvF; BvE; CvD; DvC; EvB; FvA.
f) Bottom v Bottom - (1) AvB; CvE; DvF; (2) AvC; BvD; EvF.

IV) Whenever there is a rivalry game, teams are reordered within their tiers, and the games are set respecting the ground for the rule above.

V) Triples are forbidden.

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So, that is how the doubles would be for the 2018 season, if the rules above were to be applied:

a) Top v Top
(1) GWS-SYD (rivalry); ADE-GEE; RIC-POR.
(2) ADE-POR (rivalry); GEE-GWS; RIC-SYD.

b) Top v Middle
(1) ADE-ESS; GEE-WC; RIC-MEL; GWS-WES; POR-STK; SYD-HAW
(2) RIC-ESS (rivalry); ADE-HAW; GEE-STK; GWS-MEL; POR-WES; SYD-WC.

c) Top v Bottom: RIC-COL (rivalry); ADE-FRE; GEE-NOR; GWS-CAR; POR-GC; SYD-BRI.

d) Middle v Middle: ESS-WC; MEL-WES; STK-HAW.

e) Middle v Bottom
(1) ESS-COL (rivalry); WC-FRE (rivalry); MEL-NOR; WES-CAR; STK-GC; HAW-BRI.
(2) ESS-CAR (rivalry); WC-BRI; MEL-GC; WES-NOR; STK-FRE; HAW-COL.

f) Bottom v Bottom
(1) COL-FRE; NOR-GC; CAR-BRI.
(2) GC-BRI (rivalry); COL-CAR (rivalry); FRE-NOR.

 

[blaargh]

I love that this is the peak moment for Richmond supporters.

No lost finals, no salary cap dramas, no drug/chopstick scandals.

Enjoy the week.

 

[edgie]

Dusty's signing decision almost reached Rory levels of media craziness in Melbourne. Live and daily reports from New Zealand (went there to seek his dad's advice), and reporters camped at Melbourne airport, Dusty's house and even his manager's. Dusty added to the circus on his return to Melbourne from NZ by having two body guards wearing matching black suits, white shirts and black ties escort him through the airport, brushing away reporters who were desperate to ask questions.

And it was reasonably obvious he was going to re-sign. He made it known that a decision would be announced this week. He would have waited if he signed with another club.

Bodyguards, or some blokes from his fathers social group?

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