Thoughts on fixturing

Discussion in 'Aussie Rules Football Discussion' started by MightyPies, Apr 8, 2013.

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  1. MightyPies DA Alessi

    For so long there has been the debate about the equality of the fixture and blah blah blah

    Personally, i think everyone should play each other twice, one home and one away. It is the only way you will ever get a fair fixture - yes its a longer season and all that jazz but its the only way it will work

    Your thoughts?
     
    MightyPies, Apr 8, 2013
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  2. MASTERS S Masters

    i think teams should play each other once, have 17-18 rounds , no byes, and bring back State Of Origin and get rid of the NAB cup
     
    MASTERS, Apr 8, 2013
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  3. brettman135 BR Hall

    Once home and away is to much imo. It is proving quite physically tolling as it is.
     
    brettman135, Apr 8, 2013
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  4. Julian BJ Taylor

    pretty massive problem when you bring in new sides like the afl does.
     
    Julian, Apr 8, 2013
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  5. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Especially when you insist on using cricket grounds.
     
    Cribbage, Apr 8, 2013
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  6. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    34 game season would be fucked
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 8, 2013
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  7. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    I've always thought with 5 teams you double up on that they use last years ladder as a bad baseline for fairness.

    E.g last is 1 point, first is 18 points and try to have all clubs have a similar points tally from the 5 clubs.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 8, 2013
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  8. Mousey AJ Son

    17 rounds, play all teams once. If you play 8 home and 9 away bad luck, opposite next season. Shouldn't be too bad as the interstate teams play each other once so it'll couple as a home game for both and the rest of the comp plays in Melbourne more than half the time.

    Bring back SoO and have two bye weeks. No crying from players then and SoO profits split around the league/to the players to encourage them to play.
     
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    Mousey, Apr 8, 2013
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  9. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Would only be keen on 17 if SoO comes back, not this East/West shit.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 9, 2013
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  10. Dirk Diggler DM Diggler

    I don't mind Vics vs The Rest.
     
    Dirk Diggler, Apr 9, 2013
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  11. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    I'm fine with that, but I don't like the new system being proposed.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 9, 2013
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  12. Cribbage RG Cribb

    You could probably stretch SoO out for longer than three weeks if you wanted too. Have NSW v Qld, Vic v SA and WA v Tas or whatever for three games each and then make a hacked up tournament out of it after that (Winner of NSW/Qld playing the winner of WA/Tas and then the winner of that playing Vic/SA in the final or something?)
     
    Cribbage, Apr 9, 2013
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  13. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    How did it used to work?

    Vics vs SA vs WA or was it Vics vs the Allies?
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 9, 2013
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  14. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    NSW, QLD and Tasmania would have fairly week sides I'm guessing.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 9, 2013
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  15. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Yeah I imagined so, was assuming they could put something together though. NSW and Queensland both being weak isn't a big problem as long as they could actually put signs consisting of mostly AFL players on the park as they'd play against each other.. WA v Tas could be a problem though.
     
    Cribbage, Apr 9, 2013
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  16. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Would mind a two tier system like this.

    Tier 1: Vic, SA, WA
    Tier 2: QLD, NSW, Tas

    Bottom Tier 1 side drops down for the following year, too Tier 2 side goes up.

    Could even make 6 teams into 3 tiers and have a proper 3 game series instead of a round robin.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 9, 2013
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  17. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Would definitely need tiers if they game in.

    Jack playing for Tassie with Richo coaching :fap:
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 9, 2013
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  18. Mousey AJ Son

    Don't go overboard with SoO, people have got to care. Bring back WA, SA and VIC, maybe the Allies, maybe not. That's it. Play each other once a piece (2 or 3 games, preferably 2) and be done with it. Make a ladder, give the title on percentage if you have to.

    Too much SoO makes it worth nothing and players will get injured, fans crack it etc.
     
    Mousey, Apr 9, 2013
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  19. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Assuming Allies is everyone except SA, WA and Vic?

    Can never got overboard with passion in footy, especially state passion.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 9, 2013
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  20. Cribbage RG Cribb

    There is no point having an Allies side IMO. Should let NSW and Queensland have a crack at each other, even if it's just a one off game. I have absolutely no idea what the standard of that game would be like, but I reckon AFL fans from NSW/Queensland would get into it. We hate each other, see.
     
    Cribbage, Apr 9, 2013
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