Game Day AFL Finals 2024 - Match discussion party thread

[GreyCrow]

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

With the AFL trying to maximise crowd numbers as a major KPI we wont see a fair draw again

But I feel you can get as close to with conferences/divisions - I dont want a relegation system just a geographic one like the NBA

This keeps your local rivalries intact while maximising as much crowd and following as possible

 

[peetoo]

With the AFL trying to maximise crowd numbers as a major KPI we wont see a fair draw again

But I feel you can get as close to with conferences/divisions - I dont want a relegation system just a geographic one like the NBA

This keeps your local rivalries intact while maximising as much crowd and following as possible

With 150k crowd capacity in Melbourne. Double any other state - maximising crowds just works against fairness.

And yet we have seen such as hawks-cats genuine blockbusters evolving which would never happen while the fixture was given second billing behind the Victorian big 4 roundabout.

What other hawks cats type fixtures are there which never get the chance to grow?

 

[arrowman]

Clement the pig selects Sydney:

This year's AFL grand final winner was decided in January, if Clement the 'psychic' pig is correct

In January, a Gippsland farmer set his pig Clement the challenge of picking this year's AFL grand final winner on live radio and, on Saturday, we will find out whether the big pig tip is on the money.

www.abc.net.au

Edit: Mrs Arrowman has asked to be credited with finding this.

 

[GreyCrow]

With 150k crowd capacity in Melbourne. Double any other state - maximising crowds just works against fairness.

And yet we have seen such as hawks-cats genuine blockbusters evolving which would never happen while the fixture was given second billing behind the Victorian big 4 roundabout.

What other hawks cats type fixtures are there which never get the chance to grow?

That was my point. You cant have a fair fixture while the AFL want to maximise attendance

But I would never rely on Richmond or Melbourne fans turning up when they slide

 

[GreyCrow]

Clement the pig selects Sydney:

This year's AFL grand final winner was decided in January, if Clement the 'psychic' pig is correct

In January, a Gippsland farmer set his pig Clement the challenge of picking this year's AFL grand final winner on live radio and, on Saturday, we will find out whether the big pig tip is on the money.

www.abc.net.au

Now we can all get some sleep

 

[Soggy2112]

With the AFL trying to maximise crowd numbers as a major KPI we wont see a fair draw again

But I feel you can get as close to with conferences/divisions - I dont want a relegation system just a geographic one like the NBA

This keeps your local rivalries intact while maximising as much crowd and following as possible

The thing is under the NBA system all the teams still play each other at least twice. Unless you went out to 30 rounds or so I’m not sure how you’d work it so each team still plays each other. I don’t like the idea of just not playing a certain team.

The conference system in the NBA also deeply flawed when it comes to playoffs. One conference is usually much stronger than the other. It becomes a completely uneven playing field and often means the teams in the finals are not actually the two best teams.

 

[peetoo]

The thing is under the NBA system all the teams still play each other at least twice. Unless you went out to 30 rounds or so I’m not sure how you’d work it so each team still plays each other. I don’t like the idea of just not playing a certain team.

The conference system in the NBA also deeply flawed when it comes to playoffs. One conference is usually much stronger than the other. It becomes a completely uneven playing field and often means the teams in the finals are not actually the two best teams.

Which was shown spectacularly in the one season AFLW had conferences

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Cryptic Brian

 

[ams4crows]

Cryptic Brian

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Joe Daniher retiring?

 

[BRL121]

Joe Daniher retiring?

I bet his coach is really pleased about this. Obviously, his mind is not on the GF.

 

[FR0GGY]

Joe Daniher retiring?

Something that will affect either side?

 

[peetoo]

Cryptic Brian

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There’s no roaming Brian?

 

[Cromulant]

Ron Barassi will appear I reckon

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Something that will affect either side?

BT is retiring... hopefully!

 

[Danger in Texas]

Ron Barassi will appear I reckon

 

[FR0GGY]

Ron Barassi will appear I reckon

How will that affect Brisbane?

 

[Cromulant]

Precisely

 

[Cromulant]

Is that a BT ploy to make sure people watch to the end, in the event of a blow out

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Bruce's last broadcast maybe

 

[Cromulant]

I bet his coach is really pleased about this. Obviously, his mind is not on the GF.

He hasn't announced it publicly, but.you can bet his club would know and would've a whole ago

 

[Cromulant]

Bruce's last broadcast maybe

Would be a very sad moment.

 

[CrowToon]

Thank **** it's finally gameday so we can put this shitshow of a season behind us and move onto more interesting things like trade week and the draft.

 

[cleanhands]

Something that will affect either side?

All flights canceled neither side can get home

 

[AFC979810]

The thing is under the NBA system all the teams still play each other at least twice. Unless you went out to 30 rounds or so I’m not sure how you’d work it so each team still plays each other. I don’t like the idea of just not playing a certain team.

The conference system in the NBA also deeply flawed when it comes to playoffs. One conference is usually much stronger than the other. It becomes a completely uneven playing field and often means the teams in the finals are not actually the two best teams.

I dont think so. The beauty of the NBA/NFL is that inequality in the conferences is only by luck not design.

The problem with the VFL is that 56% of the teams are all in the same city. The VFL is prejudiced against non VIC teams by its nature. The NBA / NFL are set up much better.

 

[AFC979810]

With the AFL trying to maximise crowd numbers as a major KPI we wont see a fair draw again

But I feel you can get as close to with conferences/divisions - I dont want a relegation system just a geographic one like the NBA

This keeps your local rivalries intact while maximising as much crowd and following as possible

The ideal situation would be to go to the following:

26 AFL games per year with 2 byes. Completely eliminate preseason. Go on a four year rotation.

17 games are automatically against the other 17 teams.
1 game every year against traditional rival (Showdown/Darby/Qclash/Sydney/ CarlvColl - etc).

So taking your own team and your rival out - there are 16 afl teams left.

Year 1 play the first 8
Year 2 play the 2nd 8
Year 3 play the first 8 (swapping home/away)
Year 4 play the 2nd 8 (swapping home/away).

Preseason will eventually get phased out.