round12, split round??

[daddy_4_eyes]

I was just going over the fixtures and noticed that round 12 goes over 2 weeks. Is this right? Or am i missing something?

Please explain someone.

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[Joel]

Shit! I just looked at my fixture at is actually says "split round". Why the hell have the AFL done this?

 

[WCE2000]

just had a look at the fixtures on the afl web-site. I wonder why they're having a split round - pretty stupid.

The only good thing to come out of it from my point of view, is that there is no possible way the AFL can't show the Collingwood/Eagles match on the friday night.

 

[play on]

It is to give all clubs a weeks rest.


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[JUBJUB]

The split round is because theres no SA v VIC game.
It also works out that Rd 1 starts on the last weekend of March and the Grand Final is on the last saturday in September.

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[elt]

It is actually part of the new collective bargaining agreement. The AFLPA wanted all players given the chance to have a week off during the season, hence the split round.

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[The Old Dark Navy's]

Bugger the players, they get paid for playing. I'll be forced to read a book or something!!!!! An off-season that went for a decade and now a split round. They should have played 23 rounds!!!!!!!!!!! Or maybe a home and away grand final series, like the European Cup Soccer.