the AFL/VFL was never designed to house this many teams in the same league.
throughout history it was always 12 teams playing eachother twice every season.. and bad administration saw the introduction of too many teams and the shift to the inequities we have with fixturing today.
AFL games are too long to shift to the 34 rounds that are required for an equal draw. If you think about it, AFL games are pretty long as it is.. in effect it's 2 hours of game play, while most other sports are only 60-90 minutes.
so is it time to bring the length of a game down to about 90 minutes? ie 4 x 15 minute quarters + time on.. or even 2 * 30 minute halves + time on
let each team play eachother twice, with games played more frequently to keep it between march-september? remove the sub and extend the interchange to 8 players so clubs can ensure players aren't over utilised.
the sooner we remove the inequities in fixturing the better off the game is for everyone.. no more whinging about collingwood not travelling, no more whinging about adelaides piss easy draw or the bulldogs and port adelaide getting butchered in the fixturing. everybody will be on a level playing field.
The broadcasters can't complain because they have more footy to air.
It's also more family friendly as night matches can finish by 9:30-10pm.
throughout history it was always 12 teams playing eachother twice every season.. and bad administration saw the introduction of too many teams and the shift to the inequities we have with fixturing today.
AFL games are too long to shift to the 34 rounds that are required for an equal draw. If you think about it, AFL games are pretty long as it is.. in effect it's 2 hours of game play, while most other sports are only 60-90 minutes.
so is it time to bring the length of a game down to about 90 minutes? ie 4 x 15 minute quarters + time on.. or even 2 * 30 minute halves + time on
let each team play eachother twice, with games played more frequently to keep it between march-september? remove the sub and extend the interchange to 8 players so clubs can ensure players aren't over utilised.
the sooner we remove the inequities in fixturing the better off the game is for everyone.. no more whinging about collingwood not travelling, no more whinging about adelaides piss easy draw or the bulldogs and port adelaide getting butchered in the fixturing. everybody will be on a level playing field.
The broadcasters can't complain because they have more footy to air.
It's also more family friendly as night matches can finish by 9:30-10pm.