16 minute quarters

[Braidz]

Better than 16 but I still don't know why you'd change it from what seemed to be perfectly fine.

Because it’s the AFL. Enough said

 

[Pessimistic]

16 minute quarters seem to have produced the opposite of what the change was supposed to do. Large parts of games are effectively stalemate. That seems to have remained, and the exciting entertaining minutes seem to have diminished in number. It was supposed to be the stalemate standoff minutes which were to be less

 

[HODGEYROAD]

16 minute quarters seem to have produced the opposite of what the change was supposed to do. Large parts of games are effectively stalemate. That seems to have remained, and the exciting entertaining minutes seem to have diminished in number. It was supposed to be the stalemate standoff minutes which were to be less

The amount of games in which a team scored below 50 was diabolical.

The amount of games you felt where dead when a team opened up a 3-4 goal lead was diabolical.

Also due to lack of fatigue the games rarely got stretched also diabolical.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Short games dont suit our skinny endurance bodies

 

[CHUBBSS]

No matter what the shift of quarter time is our training will shift with it, thought that was a significant negative to us when hub life happened to.

Fitness was a point of difference for us so will be good to see if it can come back

 

[tommyk72]

16 minute quarters seem to have produced the opposite of what the change was supposed to do. Large parts of games are effectively stalemate. That seems to have remained, and the exciting entertaining minutes seem to have diminished in number. It was supposed to be the stalemate standoff minutes which were to be less

I don't think it was meant to produce a style change. It was more about the recovery of players to be able to play a large amount of games in rapid succession.

 

[Brant]

If we go down to 6 minute quarters, can BigBoy play ruck again?

#worthit

 

[eldorado]

I can see NO reason not to go back to 20 minutes next year.

If they try to fob us off with 18 minutes, we need to fire up.

Demand 10% off ticket prices. 10% off membership.

Make a lot of noise, it's the Wagon Wheels school of profit; gradually shrink the size of the product, while maintaining the same price.

20 minutes or they can GAGF

 

[hamohawk1]

18 minute + time on is still my pick.

Nothing worse than 33-35 minute quarters.

 

[Brant]

18 minute + time on is still my pick.

Nothing worse than 33-35 minute quarters.

You've said this a couple of times.

Why?

 

[hamohawk1]

You've said this a couple of times.

Why?

Hate it mate. Makes the game incredibly long, and places a bit of dead time into each quarter. Attending most hawks home games over the 5-10 years and have noticed it creeping further out.

For me the sweet spot is around 25-28 minute quarters (30 max). I appreciate the endurance aspect of the game, and think it can be achieved via 18 minute quarters, but have constantly felt some games getting to the stage of bordering being too long (2019 and before).

 

[Brant]

Hate it mate. Makes the game incredibly long, and places a bit of dead time into each quarter. Attending most hawks home games over the 5-10 years and have noticed it creeping further out.

For me the sweet spot is around 25-28 minute quarters (30 max). I appreciate the endurance aspect of the game, and think it can be achieved via 18 minute quarters, but have constantly felt some games getting to the stage of bordering being too long (2019 and before).

28 - 32 mins for me.

Of course I'm living vicariously through other people so every minute counts...

 

[Lawsy]

It was only blowing out to +32mins due to the amount of stoppages.
There were plenty of quarters in the games I saw this season that were +27mins.
Fix the stoppage and congestion issues and it will drop back around 30 mins.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

18 minute + time on is still my pick.

Nothing worse than 33-35 minute quarters.

That's still a rare event unless a major injury happens or something.

Usually it's between 28-32 mins IMO which I think is perfect.

 

[MrPremiership]

Have 20min qtrs been confirmed for 2021?

 

[Pessimistic]

Hate it mate. Makes the game incredibly long, and places a bit of dead time into each quarter. Attending most hawks home games over the 5-10 years and have noticed it creeping further out.

For me the sweet spot is around 25-28 minute quarters (30 max). I appreciate the endurance aspect of the game, and think it can be achieved via 18 minute quarters, but have constantly felt some games getting to the stage of bordering being too long (2019 and before).

16 minute quarters seemed to encourage dead time if anything. Failed in that regard. The afl will change it from 2019. Nothing surer