I agree with you regarding rolling draw, that's how it was a decade or so ago. However if you didn't play Freo twice you would travel an extra week.... Is that what you want?
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I agree with you regarding rolling draw, that's how it was a decade or so ago. However if you didn't play Freo twice you would travel an extra week.... Is that what you want?
What? Hardwick is the inform coach of he AFL, he has won 9 of his last 10 games
We would still get 11 home games and 11 away so it would be no issue. Mate it is about time all clubs put the comp ahead of their own needs and did what was right for the competition. With 18 sides a rolling draw is the fairest way of doing it. Not totally fair but the fairest of all options. Club greed and selfishness has created this mess we have now. The fixture is basically a set up, how on earth could our major sport in Australia of sunk to this level is beyond me.
Crankyhawk
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Would be better to rate them on season wins (so hawthorn 20 points, Sydney 19, Geelong 17 etc)
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Hard to make comments on other sides but the swans not getting much exposure in Melbourne would be really dissapointing for their fans down here, and I would like to see sides like the dogs get at least a prime time Friday night slot. A club like this needs to make money. Not sure how an average side like Richmond deserve 7 Friday night games, you should earn that right. Would think Port should have a few more games at the G.
Crankyhawk
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Top 6 clubs get at most 3 double ups against top 6.
manicmagpie
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It seems more likely that you do not understand the grouping system at all.
Sydney got the most double ups against the top 6 that is possible under the system, including the 2 highest ranked opponents possible. The one 'easy' part of their draw is the standard return game against GWS, but that will always be played no matter how good GWS become.
My main point was the fact we only play one top 8 side twice.
So teams play 17 once and five twice. sydney get gws as a derby, and the next four should be top six teams. port should get adelaide and four, north and hawks should get five. which of course disadvantages the vic teams unless the afl simply comes out and nominates a rival for each. which they basically have for the bigger teams, two rivals for some. the whole system is too compromised to put rule after rule in. so why not look at slightly less revenue in the short term for longer term equity ( financial and on field) by creating a rolling draw, and stuff the derbies? it's the simplist and fairest solution.
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You mean like the Bulldogs choosing to play games in Darwin for financial reasons?
boncer34
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He's been wrong for two years re Essendon. Now he is wrong re the fixture for 2015.
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Dont like playing so many games on sunday.
Haha worst eleven teams.. good spin, like saying port were part of the worst 16 teams last season.
collingwood and richmond, 1 team that played finals and the other who just missed out with a big injury run. I'll give you carlton though, not sure how they got that many friday night games.
only big 4 team to make finals last 2 years, why shouldn't we get rewarded with friday night games?
Start performing and i'm sure teams like the dogs would get some friday night games.
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Im not saying you're wrong that its incorrect to say Hawthorn's fixture is harder for them because they play in Tassie (in fact the opposite could be said). But you are wrong to say that a club's draw cant be more difficult because they choose to play games away from their geographic home. The Bulldogs in Cairns and Darwin is a prime example of that.
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Is he wrong about Geelong having the second hardest fixture? Or is your opinion all structured around Geelong being hard done by?
boncer34
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I never said it isn't more difficult.
AFL told to pull its head in, so you don't lose the tag sleepy hollow!
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Bring on Gil's ideal plan for next year's draw and all this bullshit will be a thing of the past. I hope it happens. Play every other team in the first 17 rounds and after round 17 work out the double ups based on ladder position.
telsor
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Commercially, it's a great fixture.
Football wise, it's fairly tough. (not unduely bad, but certainly not a 'plum draw').
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If anyone can be bothered I have said this three years in a row now in these threads.
As a Hawks supporter I love a tough draw. Draws are like training in the gym before a final fight. They prepare you.
Bring on the tough draw for the Hawks every year.
As a Hawks supporter I love a tough draw. Draws are like training in the gym before a final fight. They prepare you.
Bring on the tough draw for the Hawks every year.
Happy with it.
Only thing that could improve it would be to play Geelong and Hawthorn at home instead of the Cattery and Launceston...and GWS away would be a nice change
Only thing that could improve it would be to play Geelong and Hawthorn at home instead of the Cattery and Launceston...and GWS away would be a nice change
