24 teams?
So how many games does each team play per season?
Seems strange.
23 games + Finals and Playoffs
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24 teams?
So how many games does each team play per season?
Seems strange.
And by having 24 teams, the gap between the best team and worst team (1st v 24th) would be vast. Why create such desparity and boring games.23 games + Finals and Playoffs
to those that scoffed at the suggestion that Geraldton could not compete in a national divisional league, then please look at the attached article from the Age, published 10 years ago, before the Fyffe/Cripps era;
Midwest production line WA's best
When it comes to producing young AFL talent, Geraldton and the mid-west beats the rest of the state - and statistics prove it.www.theage.com.au
Players from the Midwest included;
Fyffe
Cripps
O'Meara
Jack Martin
Josh Kennedy
Paul Haselby
Harry Taylor
Chris Mainwaring
Murray Wrenstead
Graham Polak
Troy Cook
Daniel Chick
Jaydon Schofield
WA's top five draftee production regions (1998 to 2010):
Midwest – 15 draftees – 11.04 draftees per male aged 13-18 – 18.73 draftees per 1000 male players aged 13-18
East Fremantle – 28 – 2.86 – 18.43
Wheatbelt – 13 - 10.38 – 18.38
Subiaco – 17 – 5.48 – 15.50
Great Southern – 12 – 5.38 – 14.23
Any follower of WA footy knows the value in the bush, its not new.
If Darwin had their own team, and a new stadium, potentially with a roof, you would expect 15,000 per game,
Especially WAFL clubs that would be horrified to lose their recruiting zones.
That's why the WAFL doesn't have a Kalgoorlie or a Bunbury side.
Those stats proves that it is sustainable in Darwin. How is the GreenBay Packers sustainable? How is Geelong Sustainable? I think you are too pessimistic.At AFL one-off games.
To get 13,000 regularly to a game would require 10% of the population of Darwin to turn up.
Do you think that is feasible ?
Those stats proves that......
It didnt suddenly start happening when the WAFL zoned the bush.
When was that ?
And by having 24 teams, the gap between the best team and worst team (1st v 24th) would be vast. Why create such desparity and boring games.
Also, with 24 teams, there would be plenty of meaningless games (dead rubbers) for club's positioned say 12th to 20th.
And furthermore, with 24 teams per division, and only 1 premier, you are creating a system where on average, a club will win a premiership ever 24 years.
All of these considerations is why I opted for 12 teams per division.
And the notion of 23 games per season is just silly, considering our historical tradition of 22 games per season and it is only fair that matches are played, home and away, giving further support for 12 teams per division.
check out the report Im sending to politicians, clubs and media.
thanks Bigfooty for refining my proposal.
I wont stop with this, because I know it is the future for our game. I can see it.
Take out the International teams in the report and you will be taken a little bit more serious.
Not even soccer has an International League. Heck not even Europe has one, though some stronger clubs did try a break-away and failed.
And if an international side wants to join?
Then what?
Lets start easy for you, and say a privateer from Auckland want to field a team in div 4, and has a $10M budget allocated.
And if an international side wants to join?
Not even soccer has an International League.
The easiest way to get international sides join the AFL, is to just open up the league. Although, this can only be done on a divisional format.The AFL was seriously working towards an AFL side in Auckland.
There are a number of international Australian Rules Football competitions in Europe.
The easiest way to get international sides join the AFL, is to just open up the league. Although, this can only be done on a divisional format.
Its not that difficult to comprehend.
then what happens if it is a success, and then Wellington want a team?Why can it only be done by a divisional format? That’s a insane statement. If the AFL want a team in Auckland and pump money in the project then it can be done regardless of the competition format.
The easiest way to get international sides join the AFL, is to just open up the league.
Although, this can only be done on a divisional format.
Its not that difficult to comprehend.
then what happens if it is a success, and then Wellington want a team?
And so on.