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The bye doesnt bother me, it allows a thursday night game and everyone to have their teams as fit as possible.Now the Bulldogs know why the bye was hated in 2016
We were just beaten by a better team.
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The bye doesnt bother me, it allows a thursday night game and everyone to have their teams as fit as possible.Now the Bulldogs know why the bye was hated in 2016
I know, just saying that had it been a week earlier you would have still had momentum and they likely would have had one or two missing. Similar to when you got 5 players back in 2016 that wouldn't have been back the week before.The bye doesnt bother me, it allows a thursday night game and everyone to have their teams as fit as possible.
We were just beaten by a better team.
The bye was all your fault lol. Brought in because Ross was a campaigner and rested nearly his whole sideNow the Bulldogs know why the bye was hated in 2016
Disagree. Gill has never done anything right.The bye was a good change, one of the few things the muppets at the AFL have got right.
We were a game clear on top, can do what we want. AFL just don't like being made to look stupid.The bye was all your fault lol. Brought in because Ross was a campaigner and rested nearly his whole side
Fair enough, im not one to worry about things out of our control. Giants just too goodI know, just saying that had it been a week earlier you would have still had momentum and they likely would have had one or two missing. Similar to when you got 5 players back in 2016 that wouldn't have been back the week before.
You can do what you want, doesn't change that an awful rule came to be because of Fremantle now does it.Disagree. Gill has never done anything right.
We were a game clear on top, can do what we want. AFL just don't like being made to look stupid.
True, but not like we'll ever be in that position again. Chris Scott will be though, and lose again. He's the Donald Trump of the AFL.You can do what you want, doesn't change that an awful rule came to be because of Fremantle now does it.
Just because Scott is too dopey to take advantage of a week off at Geelong doesn't mean the bye is a bad idea.You can do what you want, doesn't change that an awful rule came to be because of Fremantle now does it.
You can do what you want, doesn't change that an awful rule came to be because of Fremantle now does it.
You’re so predictable, you simply cannot refute or argue anything with me without some personal element.Just because Scott is too dopey to take advantage of a week off at Geelong doesn't mean the bye is a bad idea.
On cue the bellwether proves the bye is s**t.
He's right though. It takes away an advantage of finishing top 4 or having your position locked in Round 22. Allowing teams to be as strong as possible isn't a good reason, as you always play with what you have. Why not delay it another year for allow Ward to be back? A bye has also been shown to kill the momentum of sides in streaks. Rarely do you have a bye and come out looking great on the other side. Richmond is the rare case this year.Dry your eyes mate.
Having a week off for the AFL awards and to allow all teams to be as strong as possible for the Finals, as well as removing any advantage of playing R23 a day earlier than your opponent is a great idea. Add to that the fact it disincentivises tanking in R23, add to that the fact it creates more anticipation and focus on Finals, etc. The only people that cry about it are supporters of teams that perennially lose week one or after a bye which is, let me check my notes, Geelong.
He's right though. It takes away an advantage of finishing top 4 or having your position locked in Round 22. Allowing teams to be as strong as possible isn't a good reason, as you always play with what you have. Why not delay it another year for allow Ward to be back? A bye has also been shown to kill the momentum of sides in streaks. Rarely do you have a bye and come out looking great on the other side. Richmond is the rare case this year.
How well does your team perform after a bye?
Byes have been a fixture of the AFL since 2011, but just how well does your side play after a week off?www.zerohanger.com
An article from 2 years ago but it shows you how teams struggle after byes. It makes for a worse spectacle as well.
For whom the bellwether tolls
He's right though. It takes away an advantage of finishing top 4 or having your position locked in Round 22. Allowing teams to be as strong as possible isn't a good reason, as you always play with what you have. Why not delay it another year for allow Ward to be back? A bye has also been shown to kill the momentum of sides in streaks. Rarely do you have a bye and come out looking great on the other side. Richmond is the rare case this year.
How well does your team perform after a bye?
Byes have been a fixture of the AFL since 2011, but just how well does your side play after a week off?www.zerohanger.com
An article from 2 years ago but it shows you how teams struggle after byes. It makes for a worse spectacle as well.
You have an unhealthy obsession with arguing with anyone on anything.
I don’t argue back with you cos you’re not worth the effort, and on AFL matters, clueless.
The advantage of finishing top 4 means the winners of those getting no advantage as everyone gets a week off anyway to rest up.No it doesn't. The advantage of finishing top 4 is that you get a second chance if you lose your first match. Simple. The end.
Byes haven't been a fixture since 2011, what a stupid article. Prior to having an official bye, we had the split round, so teams still had a week off.
The advantage of finishing top 4 means the winners of those getting no advantage as everyone gets a week off anyway to rest up.
The average footy fan for the most part is an idiot.You’re so predictable, you simply cannot refute or argue anything with me without some personal element.
If it’s not some quip about Scott it’s about <insert state joke here>.
Fans of numerous clubs dislike this bye. It makes a farce of the competition. You fight for 23 rounds to find your spot in the final 8 and now there’s a rule that takes away a top 4 advantage.
You get 3 advantages in the top 4.
- 1-2 home finals, unless you are NM, WB, St.K or Geelong
- A double chance week 1
- a possible rest week two while 5-8 have to play 4 knockout finals after 22 H&A finals.
This s**t rule creates a dead weekend, takes away 1 of the 3 advantages of finishing top 4, and is utterly not required.
Difference being a home final for the team with the bye and that is an advantage, unlike a regular season bye/end of season bye.By the way, how many teams that win the Qualifying Final have made the GF since that Finals system was introduced?
Seeing as teams supposedly struggle after the bye, I would assume not many?