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Before the Swans moved to Sydney, all 22 rounds were played in Victoria. Not only that, all apart from one game, every other week was played in Melbourne. Geelong was as far as any team had to travel. Every team played each other twice, it was ultimately a very fair competition. Collingwood even went down to Geelong.
With 18 clubs, coming from 5 different states, playing 23 games each, the model has changed substantially. Travel is taxing, there is no getting around that. With the inclusion of Gather Round, there’s even more. Teams are consistently displaying form slumps throughout the season.
Teams should play each other only once in my opinion. I think the AFL are aiming for this, but until they introduce more teams we will continue to see an uneven draw at a time where it is obviously becoming an extremely even and unpredictable competition.
With 18 clubs, coming from 5 different states, playing 23 games each, the model has changed substantially. Travel is taxing, there is no getting around that. With the inclusion of Gather Round, there’s even more. Teams are consistently displaying form slumps throughout the season.
Teams should play each other only once in my opinion. I think the AFL are aiming for this, but until they introduce more teams we will continue to see an uneven draw at a time where it is obviously becoming an extremely even and unpredictable competition.