Analysis Season 2020 - What should the season look like now?

[CarterS]

Based on previous data (looking at ladders after Round 17), 9 wins will get you into the finals.

If we can win our four home games then we will be almost half way there after only 5 out of 17 games, would be a huge leg up.

The Lions had the best home record in the AFL last year, only losing once at the Gabba in the home and away season (to Collingwood). They beat Geelong (minor premiers), West Coast and the Western Bulldogs there.

Many have tipped Brisbane to slide in 2020, but if they can bank seven or eight wins at the Gabba, they should almost certainly make the eight. It’s worth noting they play their first four games of the resumed season at home - against Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Fremantle and West Coast.

The secret to playing AFL finals this year — how many wins it’ll take, and what your club needs

Secret to playing AFL finals this year — and what your club needs

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[CarterS]

Fake crowd noise in the League is good - doesn't take over by any stretch or even improve the atmosphere but just some noise in the background so that it isn't complete silence, which I find very jarring.

 

[briztoon]

AFL sets new 'soft cap' on club spending

The AFL will restrict clubs to a monthly budget that is nearly 37 per cent less than what they were allowed to spend on football, pre-pandemic.

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[dlanod]

Fake crowd noise in the League is good - doesn't take over by any stretch or even improve the atmosphere but just some noise in the background so that it isn't complete silence, which I find very jarring.

It's a bit disconcerting when they turn the volume up on kicks and tries.

 

[McIvor]

Why are we playing 4 home games in a row? That is going to hurt big time later in the year when we have to travel to Marvel every week.

Media seems to think how great it is we have four in a row at home, but surely that stings in the back half of the year.

 

[McIvor]

Pretty much full squad now i believe.

Zorks said on AFL Tonight the boys have loved being back doing contact and that Adams was the only non-starter.

 

[Dalions]

Not a great re-start for the Drongos last night, hey?

 

[Tassie4ever]

Bit ridiculous mate equating shaving a couple of minutes off quarters with gender quotas, "woke"ness and lefties, give me a spell.

Just so long as you're not upset.

 

[Tassie4ever]

Incidentally, Eddie is in favour of shorter quarters [because it better fits our new life style].

You really want to be on the same side as Eddie?

 

[CarterS]

Looking more and more likely there will be some form of crowds later in the season. Hopefully after ROund 5 we can have a few away games in a row so by the time crowds are back it's evened up and we have some home games with crowds too.

 

[Dalions]

Looking more and more likely there will be some form of crowds later in the season. Hopefully after ROund 5 we can have a few away games in a row so by the time crowds are back it's evened up and we have some home games with crowds too.

I am hoping that because we have 4 home games by round 5 that we may be one of the teams that will get 9 home games.
Leaving a few more Home games left by the time crowds are able to go.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

If we were to host a final then it would have to be outside of the Gabba because of that rubbish sport they play in the summer. I really dislike cricket. Boring

Finals football at Burpengary

 

[CarterS]

Article in The Australian today says Fox Sports was initially quoted $2 million for fake crowd noise by a global company for NRL but decided to do it themselves, only cost $3000. Fair saving there.

They created a library of 57 sounds for home and away teams from every venue, so the sounds you hear during the Broncos game were actual Suncorp stadium sounds. Four people sitting there at a soundboard pressing buttons at appropriate times and the system has been compared to playing a musical instrument. Channel 9 just used generic canned noise in their broadcast.

Interesting to read about. Sorry I can't link... I am reading the physical copy of the paper.

 

[Section 5]

If we were to host a final then it would have to be outside of the Gabba because of that rubbish sport they play in the summer. I really dislike cricket. Boring

Finals football at Burpengary

South Pine Sports Complex is closer to the CBD so they would get the gig.
Can't use Springfield as i am pretty sure it won't be ready in time
Photo today

 

[HereIam86]

South Pine Sports Complex is closer to the CBD so they would get the gig.
Can't use Springfield as i am pretty sure it won't be ready in time
Photo today

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Just stick some goal posts at each end.

 

[Mazza44]

I am hoping that because we have 4 home games by round 5 that we may be one of the teams that will get 9 home games.
Leaving a few more Home games left by the time crowds are able to go.

Hopefully if we end up with only 8, our 9th away game will be against Gold Coast to negate that disadvantage. It might be a good way for the AFL to keep it fair (teams with an extra home game have the home game against their local rivals).

 

[Keays2myBeamas]

Hopefully if we end up with only 8, our 9th away game will be against Gold Coast to negate that disadvantage. It might be a good way for the AFL to keep it fair (teams with an extra home game have the home game against their local rivals).

Surely you just give the interstate teams 9 home games and the Melbourne clubs 8. Or does that make too much sense?

 

[CarterS]

Could the shorter quarters give the less fit teams an advantage? Dropping off in time on has been an issue last few seasons, less so last season, that being said.

 

[Tassie4ever]

South Pine Sports Complex is closer to the CBD so they would get the gig.
Can't use Springfield as i am pretty sure it won't be ready in time
Photo today

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Seriously- compared to the oval at Queenstown where our Alistair Lynch cut his teeth, this is complete, unadulaterated LUXURY!!!!!

 

[Tassie4ever]

Ok. 16min quarters - tick. 6 on the interchange- tick. Fake crowds- tick. Complete rorting of the home ground and travel concessions- tick.

We're going well.

 

[briztoon]

Ok. 16min quarters - tick. 6 on the interchange- tick. Fake crowds- tick. Complete rorting of the home ground and travel concessions- tick.

We're going well.

Have you got a link to 6 on the interchange bench?

Last article I read, the interchange bench was going to stay the same.

 

[trikster]

Have you got a link to 6 on the interchange bench?

Last article I read, the interchange bench was going to stay the same.

Still being decided :

AFL weighs up one last rule change for season restart

Shortened match lengths will remain in place for the rest of the 2020 season - and one more rule could be altered just days before the first game back.

7news.com.au

 

[briztoon]

Still being decided :

AFL weighs up one last rule change for season restart

Shortened match lengths will remain in place for the rest of the 2020 season - and one more rule could be altered just days before the first game back.

7news.com.au

From what I’ve heard, it won’t happen.

 

[CarterS]

Don't understand why they want an extended bench if the game is shorter in time.

 

[Lionheart182]

Don't understand why they want an extended bench if the game is shorter in time.

Think they were considering it when it was going to be multiple games per week for each team. Doesn't seem neccessary now that isn't happening.