Preview 2022 Goodbye (To 2023) New; Preseason Discussion

[TeeKray]

I think most players these days are professional & disciplined enough to do the right thing away from the club. With modern day sports science, you would get found out real quick if you enjoyed your holidays a little bit too much.

Keeping fit isn't really being a professional footballer though is it? It's just keeping fit.

They won't kick a football even in practice for 3 months and then we wonder why half of them can't execute basic skills and miss easy shots at goal.

It's taking the piss, the whole league is a giant boys club.

 

[Jonts]

Id be all for the NBA model

Longer season
Shorter pre season

Play everyone twice - 38 games (20 teams within a decade)

Start games from march to mid october

Pre season starts feb

Give them 2.5 months off and return early Feb with the expectation that theyre fit

 

[JimmyBC]

Id be all for the NBA model

Longer season
Shorter pre season

Play everyone twice - 38 games (20 teams within a decade)

Start games from march to mid october

Pre season starts feb

Give them 2.5 months off and return early Feb with the expectation that theyre fit

Go lay down you are drunk.

 

[glitch01]

Agree. Why is pre season starting so late?

To avoid any clash with the snow skiing season.......

 

[Sewer de Lance]

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Keeping fit isn't really being a professional footballer though is it? It's just keeping fit.

They won't kick a football even in practice for 3 months and then we wonder why half of them can't execute basic skills and miss easy shots at goal.

It's taking the piss, the whole league is a giant boys club.

Yeah, point taken, some of the skills of modern day footballers are just appalling. AFL players should be grateful they don’t participate in the elite football competitions of Europe. Most comps run for 8-9 months, including Cup rounds & International duties. On top of that, both the Euro & World Cup Tournaments are normally played during every second off season.

 

[Jonts]

Go lay down you are drunk.

What's wrong with it?
Why dont they play 3/4 of the year?

 

[DaTBird187]

Four months of pre-season is a ****ing nonsense.

 

[Papa G]

What's wrong with it?
Why dont they play 3/4 of the year?

No collision ball sports have that long a season.

 

[JimmyBC]

No collision ball sports have that long a season.

You'd need bigger lists it'd be injuries galore & players being rested all over the shop.

Imagine the extended drudge for the cellar dweller clubs in a season that long.

 

[TeeKray]

Shorter games are the key. The games are stupidly long and getting longer. Should be no longer than 2 hours from start to finish including breaks. AFLW is great like this. Easily consumable. Will reduce injury/fatigue. Will result in closer games. It's a no brainer but the "traditionalists" always win out unfortunately.

 

[backtozero]

AFLW and easily consumable are not two things I'd put together.

 

[JimmyBC]

Shorter games are the key. The games are stupidly long and getting longer. Should be no longer than 2 hours from start to finish including breaks. AFLW is great like this. Easily consumable. Will reduce injury/fatigue. Will result in closer games. It's a no brainer but the "traditionalists" always win out unfortunately.

The shorter games in the covid year sucked balls.

 

[simba_]

AFLW and easily consumable are not two things I'd put together.

kinda like how the hottest chilli on earth was technically easily consumable

 

[TeeKray]

The shorter games in the covid year sucked balls.

I completely disagree.

 

[JimmyBC]

I completely disagree.

Games were over with a three goal lead.

 

[RossFC]

16 min quarters were too short. I reckon it should have been 18.

 

[robbo1981]

I would be happy with 20min flat quarters maybe some kind of time on in the last.

 

[Del165198]

When does the fat slob come back and do some work? February?

 

[NoddyHolder]

Shorter games are the key. The games are stupidly long and getting longer. Should be no longer than 2 hours from start to finish including breaks. AFLW is great like this. Easily consumable. Will reduce injury/fatigue. Will result in closer games. It's a no brainer but the "traditionalists" always win out unfortunately.

the games are too long now because of the unnecessary dead time - like the extended time after goals before restarting and taking too ****ing long to restart at stoppages. Fix that up and quarters would go back to 25-30 minutes. Cut half time down to 10 minutes as well.

 

[TeeKray]

the games are too long now because of the unnecessary dead time - like the extended time after goals before restarting and taking too ******* long to restart at stoppages. Fix that up and quarters would go back to 25-30 minutes. Cut half time down to 10 minutes as well.

Agree with all of this.

The half time breaks are just weird, they seem to last forever. Is this really optimal for athletes to cool down like this?

There are so many antiquated aspects to this sport that are just as they are "because" and that would never be the case if the game was designed from scratch today.

 

[Capital Power]

Agree. Why is pre season starting so late?

Because our bloody season finished in May

 

[Jonts]

No collision ball sports have that long a season.

The season itself is gaining what 7 games?

Rotate the squads better. The main reason are season is set up the way it is a relic from pre professional days.

The players currently have 10? weeks off

Thats excessive imo, have squads of 50 and get it done

Agree with all of this.

The half time breaks are just weird, they seem to last forever. Is this really optimal for athletes to cool down like this?

There are so many antiquated aspects to this sport that are just as they are "because" and that would never be the case if the game was designed from scratch today.

This guy gets it


16 mins were too short in covid, i would try 18

Shorter games unlock so many more opportunities

 

[dirty2]

Make the games longer... More games.. they can play 46 weeks a year.... **** them. Make them earn there money.

 

[Doctor Feel]

I propose we play 0 games while Hinkley and Koch are in charge.

 

[Watto71]

Id be all for the NBA model

Longer season
Shorter pre season

Play everyone twice - 38 games (20 teams within a decade)

Start games from march to mid october

Pre season starts feb

Give them 2.5 months off and return early Feb with the expectation that theyre fit

Got a better chance of 2 divisions.
With relegation for bottom 2 in divisions 1 promotion for top 2 divisions 2
Both divisions play 18 rounds that 36 for the year combined.
Top 4 or 5 play off in the finals
Players get shorter season but TV rights get more games