The AFL did get away with it because that bye weekend was a State of Origin-affected club round (Although conveniently the Broncos had a bye that weekend while they supplied half the Queensland team)
Chris Scott Wants A Mid-Season Shutdown Implemented ............. What Bloody Next ???
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Shake down the thunder
Or we drop a Melbourne team.
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It's actually pathetic how threatened the AFL are of the NRL.
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I wonder what the High School Principal from Billy Madison would think of the pre-finals bye, Round 0 and now this proposal of an extended mid-season break?
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I think he’s got a point.
Give the whole competition a week off.
But it’s one those suggestions you happily toss out safe in the knowledge it’ll never happen. The broadcasters would never support it.
Give the whole competition a week off.
But it’s one those suggestions you happily toss out safe in the knowledge it’ll never happen. The broadcasters would never support it.
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You don't have to ask me twice on that one.
Mergers & relocations are high on my agenda.
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Agreed.
Why not have a bye for all teams and then hold the mid-season draft in between that? That way you have a filler for the week and it gives the draftees some time to get accustomed/earn a spot. Win-win.
Wouldn't every supporter having time off earn the following week even more eyes/interest though? People will be footy starved and will be more likely to tune in/go to an extra game.
Split it over 2 weeks with a split round. It means in week 2 all the teams playing each other are coming off the bye. Now in the week after the split round make sure all the teams that had the week off play each other.
The issue really is about teams who haven't had a bye forced to play a team coming off a bye.
The issue really is about teams who haven't had a bye forced to play a team coming off a bye.
Conversely, think the AFL wouldn't want a league bye, because they wouldn't want the NRL to get a free go. It's not like NRL supporters were going to tune in to AFL because was all that was on, and I don't think AFL supporters would tune into a NRL game because nobody's playing.
Easy to say, when it's not your team.
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Even if it was my team, I'd still be advocating it.
Besides, I don't see the Dogs being part of that scheme.
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Better solution: get rid of the NRL
To me it seems like a suggestion from a coach whose team were 7-0, now they're 8-6 and he's making excuses.
Didn’t he site European soccer leagues which shut down for 3-4 weeks?
Sounds very self serving if that’s the case “hey my old team is knackered, everyone should get a month off”
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shows where the game is at when the game itself isn't in control of the product
sad really
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A mid season shut down is far to simple for the AFL to implement.
Imagine having state of origin footy at state level if the AFL (clubs) are to shit scared of bringing it back.
VFL players get to show there wares, have the mid season draft, the U18 championships, a slew of high level games for the masses to attend and give back to the feeders of the AFL.
Will never happen but if a man could dream
Imagine having state of origin footy at state level if the AFL (clubs) are to shit scared of bringing it back.
VFL players get to show there wares, have the mid season draft, the U18 championships, a slew of high level games for the masses to attend and give back to the feeders of the AFL.
Will never happen but if a man could dream
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