The pre finals bye

[BigVic]

It’s back before the first week of August. A pre-grand final bye is better off especially with the 12 day concussion protocol

 

[BobbyMorri]

hate the pre-finals bye. kills the momentum of the season and hurts the teams who win in the qualifying finals. Who cares if people rest in the last game of the home and away season? If they can, they deserve to be able to do so. betting companies be dammed.

I didnt hate the grand final bye. If the AFL want a bye, then that is the time for me.

 

[BigVic]

The pre grand final bye can have a week of festivities in Melbourne. Last year was better off

 

[The_Todd07]

Between concussion and covid protocols, far more sense to have the bye pre-GF to ensure a maximum number of players are right to go for the biggest game of the year.

 

[RUNVS]

Can't stand it as it takes away the advantage of a top 4 side winning in the first week of finals. In fact it makes it harder for the top 4 sides that win as it means they are only going to play 1 game of football in 3 weeks which ruins any continuity a team may have.

 

[catters05]

It’s so stupid, the bye before grand final is better. I thought with afl copying everything American they would have kept that.

 

[The 747]

Hate it; dumb idea.

 

[Toump Ass]

The bye before the grand final was horrible.
Pre-finals bye is fine.

 

[Bianconeri]

Better off having a bye three weeks before the finals

 

[Danw0w]

I liked the pre grand final bye. No one would want a player to miss the grand final because of a concussion precaution.

 

[deck]

Can't stand it as it takes away the advantage of a top 4 side winning in the first week of finals. In fact it makes it harder for the top 4 sides that win as it means they are only going to play 1 game of football in 3 weeks which ruins any continuity a team may have.

I think they are running at about 50/50 in prelims with the pre finals bye.

 

[FISTO]

They don't care about what the fans want

 

[Cleavy]

no byes in and around finals.

 

[BigPond101]

The players demand a 2nd bye and I prefer it the week before finals. Its too long to wait 2 weeks between the prelims just for 1 more game. It kills too much momentum. All 4 teams in the prelims will already be isolating as much as possible to avoid covid

 

[BigVic]

I prefer a 24 round season and 2 byes in-season

 

[Pistol Night]

Geelong don't seem too keen on it..

 

[Brad Goodman]

Annoying, nearly as annoying as the ads for the Nigel Farage national tour that are coming up on this page’s ads.

 

[My Cotchin Rules]

Can't stand it as it takes away the advantage of a top 4 side winning in the first week of finals. In fact it makes it harder for the top 4 sides that win as it means they are only going to play 1 game of football in 3 weeks which ruins any continuity a team may have.

It's certainly helped you and the Dogs in 2016 make the GF
Geelong looked so flat in that 1st quarter of the PF against the Swans.

 

[boncer34]

The bye before the grand final was horrible.
Pre-finals bye is fine.

Concussion protocol alone is enough of a reason for a grand final bye for me.

 

[projectv]

I like the pre-finals bye, glad it's back this year.

There is a full round of AFLW that week, so there will still be football to watch.

 

[Gordon Farkas]

Pre-finals bye was a dumb-ass over-reaction to a “problem” that wasn’t really one.

Pre-GF bye was a one-off last year, let’s hope it stays that way.

The competition did just fine for over a century without either of them. Both of them are pointless and unnecessary now.

 

[BobbyMorri]

If the AFL want another bye which solves itselt. you could always add a 19th team to the league

 

[The Nostradamus]

You can thank brad Scott for this one when we rested half our team v Richmond in the final round then played them the week after all rested and ran over them in the elim final

 

[My Tilly]

Geelong dislikes the pre finals bye.

 

[Munga]

I hate byes at any time. Manage your lists better. The Cats are great at this, they rotate their squad in and out of the firsts all season, rest players when needed. It's not rocket science. If you get injured or concussed, tough luck, it's part of the game.