philreich
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- Mar 2, 2014
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I admit it's better than what we had last season, with 11 teams having a bye at the same time - I think we had something like 3 byes in 5 or 6 games. But I just think that not playing a team until the final round is strange.Is it? That’s pretty common.
Have a look at the other match ups.
Simply, the repeat matches (such as this) have been brought forward a few rounds and 11th and 12th team match ups are extended to the last few rounds. There are other factors in this that need to be considered but this achieves byes being spread out as much as they can as well as match ups not being too close together.
Also, I’ll add you to the list of people who are confused by simple draw mechanics