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10 Team Finals Series
Last night on "On The Couch" Mark Evans raised the possibility of a 17/5 fixture coupled with a 10 team finals series.
First 17 weeks - play each team once.
Top 6 play each other once for finals seedings.
Middle 6 play each other for 4 "wild card" berths.
Bottom 6 play each other for draft order.
There are a number of finals formats that could be used, including having 2 wild card games playing for 7th and 8th position and then continuing with the final 8 as it is now. I actually prefer a finals series with no double chances, so every game is win or go home.....
Finals Week 1: Wild Card Weekend
10th at 7th
9th at 8th
Week 2: Qualifying Finals
Lowest wild card seed at 1st
2nd lowest wild card at 2nd
6th at 3rd
5th at 4th
Week 3: Semi Finals
Lowest seeded winner at highest seeded winner
2nd lowest seed at 2nd highest
Week 4: Grand Final
Grand Final between week 3 winners
Key points:
No double chances - every game is sudden death.
All games played at home grounds except Grand Final.
No preliminary finals - to make Bulldog fans happy.
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Re: 10 Team Finals Series
Our preliminary finals are semi finals by another name. If four competitors are playing off in two games for two spots in in a deciding match then they are semi finals.
Anyway carry on.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Never fails to amaze me the AFL constantly wanting to change the status quo.
I am more than happy with the current format thank you
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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BAD, would this not take away the rigged fixture and be a positive for equalisation?
If the AFL are thinking along these lines it tells me they're realising their current model is detrimental to the game.
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Re: 10 Team Finals Series
Originally Posted by
jeemak
BAD, would this not take away the rigged fixture and be a positive for equalisation?
If the AFL are thinking along these lines it tells me they're realising their current model is detrimental to the game.
I don't mind some sort of revamp of the 17 plus 5 H&A games, but ten teams in the finals is ridiculous and cheapens the whole finals series. It actually rewards mediocre clubs. Even the current 8 is to many but I can live with it.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Re: 10 Team Finals Series
This is a big time 24-hour news cycle story.
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