Game Day AFL Finals 2024 - Match discussion party thread

[Kane McGoodwin]

Soooo if we have a period of the Northern teams dominating the comp, will the AFL finally disband the acadamies?

How about we all get to have academies or 1st crack at a couple of local players each draft.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

How about we all get to have academies or 1st crack at a couple of local players each draft.

Zero arguments here, but that will never happen.

 

[ams4crows]

Soooo if we have a period of the Northern teams dominating the comp, will the AFL finally disband the acadamies?

Or will all interstate teams get one, imagine if Crows and Port had dips on the 1st and 2nd best SA talent.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Or will all interstate teams get one, imagine if Crows and Port had dips on the 1st and 2nd best SA talent.

I think there should be be an evening of the playing field where all teams get to have 1st dibs on local talent for a couple of players with points matching process.

Better for all if teams had a higher proportion of local players.

 

[ams4crows]

I still think we need to go back to 16 teams, 3 Vic clubs need to go, I don't care who, but it would be better for the competition if they did.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I still think we need to go back to 16 teams, 3 Vic clubs need to go, I don't care who, but it would be better for the competition if they did.

Absolutely.

16 teams.
30 season home & away.
Proper reserves.
Bigger squads & play a maximum of 24 minor round games.

 

[peetoo]

Barassi wanted 4-6 afl teams in NSW

 

[Amacca 23]

You know whats going to happen ,20 teams split into 2 divisions so there will alway be at least 1 vic team in the gf

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[Punchy Bassett]

I still think we need to go back to 16 teams, 3 Vic clubs need to go, I don't care who, but it would be better for the competition if they did.

North, Saints, Dogs, Melbourne.

 

[peetoo]

North, Saints, Dogs, Melbourne.

North and Melbourne wanted a merge in 1996. Just not to each other….they each wanted a takeover

Oakley and Collins were probably punch drunk from the hammering we gave them, but the opportunit was there, left begging

We now know that nearly every team was talking about merger to nearly every other team at the time.


Since than Melbourne the city has grown faster than most other parts of Australia - a lazy 2million bigger since 1996

The current population of perth is 2.1m

 

[ams4crows]

You know whats going to happen ,20 teams split into 2 divisions so there will alway be at least 1 vic team in the gf

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It's starting to look that way with a conference system.

But deciding who's in each conference to begin with would cause so many arguments about what's "fair"

 

[Amacca 23]

It's starting to look that way with a conference system.

But deciding who's in each conference to begin with would cause so many arguments about what's "fair"

We know that but you can bet the vics will want 10 victorian clubs in 1 conference not 5 and 5 as it should be

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[Coopers]

North, Saints, Dogs, Melbourne.

Western SNorKildurne.

I'd watch 'em, just based on that name.

 

[TRP1996]

Western SNorKildurne.

I'd watch 'em, just based on that name.

North Western Demon Saints.

 

[Soggy2112]

We know that but you can bet the vics will want 10 victorian clubs in 1 conference not 5 and 5 as it should be

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I actually think the bigger Melbourne clubs would prefer the 5 and 5 split. From an audience size/revenue perspective I’d imagine Collingwood would love a league where they only play Carlton, Essendon, Richmond and one of Geelong/Hawthorn/Melbourne, plus us, West Coast, and Brisbane and Sydney when they are up and about.

 

[kirky]

North and Melbourne wanted a merge in 1996. Just not to each other….they each wanted a takeover

Oakley and Collins were probably punch drunk from the hammering we gave them, but the opportunit was there, left begging

We now know that nearly every team was talking about merger to nearly every other team at the time.


Since than Melbourne the city has grown faster than most other parts of Australia - a lazy 2million bigger since 1996

The current population of perth is 2.1m

It was actually Hawthorn and Melbourne.

 

[pjcrows]

Cripps being so high in contention is annoying. He's not in the Top 10 players I'd pick first if I was making a team.

I stand by this.

 

[Maddogmetro]

I stand by this.

Wins with a record score lol what a joke of an award this has become

 

[Cromulant]

Predictably, Callum Miles ruled out.

 

[FR0GGY]

Sloane voting on the norm smith medal.

 

[GreyCrow]

Sloane voting on the norm smith medal.

'' Controversey? I saw what I saw '

 

[ams4crows]

Sloane voting on the norm smith medal.

So he'll vote for Charlie if he kicks a few

 

[peetoo]

It was actually Hawthorn and Melbourne.

Amazed you think I don’t know that

 

[peetoo]

No to conferences or divisions with promotion relegation etc

20 teams play each other once rotating home and away over 2 years 19 rounds plus a few neutral rounds where the AFL play in regions, overseas or a gather round. Local derbies of course

 

[Milo Cyrus]

No to conferences or divisions with promotion relegation etc

20 teams play each other once rotating home and away over 2 years 19 rounds plus a few neutral rounds where the AFL play in regions, overseas or a gather round. Local derbies of course

And bring back State of Origin games as fill ups.