Should the AFL Abolish the Coin Toss before the Centre Bounce ?

[speedpeck23]

OK, I know it's a tradition and the anticipation of the result is good theatre but it's unpredictable and whilst most of the time conditions are such that it doesn't matter which team wins the toss very occasionally there is an aberration in the weather and one end is favoured by the breeze....as a result the outcome of a match may depend on which team wins the toss.

It's outrageous in these days of elite professional sport that AFL teams have to cope the implications of a completely random event such as the result of a coin toss. Surely the AFL must do something to create an absolutely level playing field so the result is not simply determined by a chance outcome.

Admittedly no one can control the outcome of the toss of the coin so it falls to one of the captains to make a guess. Wow, a guess ! A guess then can become a highly influential factor in the result of a game! Amazing, a completely random event which nobody can control can influence the game so significantly.

This is even worse than the bounce !!....at least we can fix the bounce.

 

[JC Hawks]

No.

 

[jakethesnake24]

Rock Paper Scissors?

 

[Milanista28]

WTF!

 

[Substance]

Lets just save time and get rid of everything different from the US sports.

 

[The Goon]

Arm wrestle?
Shots at goal from 50?
Tic tac toe?
Snakes and ladders?
A game of monopoly, played the evening before and televised on 7mate?

 

[catpremier 07]

Bigfooty tackling the big issues

 

[Xenthor]

Isn't it close to the fairest way to settle who kicks which way? It's close enough to 50/50 and it's a tradition that doesn't need changing

 

[yeahmate]

The team with the most members should choose the end. Less random and would be a good way to encourage people to buy a membership.

 

[Lensen]

I like this, and I like more that all the replies thus far have taken it as sincere

 

[estibador]

Trent Cotchin likes this.

 

[maxmustard]

Rock Paper Scissors?

100%, would be awesome.

 

[Drewie11]

 

[Jeremias]

It's outrageous in these days of elite professional sport that AFL teams have to cope the implications of a completely random event such as the result of a coin toss. Surely the AFL must do something to create an absolutely level playing field so the result is not simply determined by a chance outcome.

I've been around here a while now, but I'm not sure I've seen as big an overreaction to something as the above.

Wow.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Both captains should be made to fight to the death.

 

[Rotayjay]

And what the bloody hell are we supposed to replace the coin toss with?

 

[Bokonon_]

The team with the most members should choose the end. Less random and would be a good way to encourage people to buy a membership.

I wish to formaĺly object to this post in the strongest possible terms.

 

[sprockets]

It's outrageous. I am outraged.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

I can just imagine this issue being discussed at length at the next meeting of the AFL executive.

 

[Mr Eagle]

Guess which hand the whistle is in?

 

[basashi]

And what the bloody hell are we supposed to replace the coin toss with?

A coin bounce..... I thought that was obvious?

 

[peppy la pew]

I have a sneaky feeling the OP is being sarky

Well I hope he is

 

[Ochre]

Rock Paper Scissors?

100%, would be awesome.

Yep also this, because some teams would probably start analysing the opposition and strategizing for it and thats something I want in our game.

 

[peppy la pew]

Yep also this, because some teams would probably start analysing the opposition and strategizing for it and thats something I want in our game.

Imagine Kingy in the war room breaking down the stats

 

[STFU Donnie]

Well, I've always found the kicking of the ball around the middle of the ground to be tedious and wholly unnecessary. What we all want to see are goals kicked. So I propose we shorten the ground, paint a circle in the middle and have players from each team alternately have shots at goal. Every player gets one go, and the highest tally wins. Start the game at 1:45 and we could all be at the pub by 2:30.

Simples.