09-10-2018, 07:31 AM
(09-10-2018, 07:21 AM)Peter Brady link Wrote:You are right of course. It's not going to come in. There would be too much resistance. It's just throwing out a discussion. I'm not sure I'd even like to see it so I'll have one last go and finish up. ;D
Relegation would not have the same impact in a ten team division as it would in a competition like the 20 team EPL
Clubs would still be supported, sponsored and receive the same coverage as they do now.
Would anyone be less supportive of Carlton in Division 2? I doubt it! They would be anticipating the rise.
Teams would move regularly between divisions. The draw would be pretty simple. Each teams plays each other twice -Home and Away
Division 1 play a four or five team finals competition. Division 2 play a four or five team finals competition.
Take this years finishing order and add a couple of teams.
DIVISION 1
RICHMOND
WEST COAST
COLLINGWOOD
HAWTHORN
MELBOURNE
SYDNEY
GWS
GEELONG
NORTH MELBOURNE
PORT ADELAIDE
DIVISION 2
ESSENDON
ADELAIDE
WESTERN BULLDOGS
FREMANTLE
BRISBANE
ST KILDA
GOLD COAST
CARLTON
TASMANIA
CANBERRA
The division 2 teams couldn't be premiers this year. They're not going to be anyway. ;D
Essendon and Adelaide are going up to Division 1 (depending on whether you play a finals series in division 2)
North and Port are going down to Division 2.
With good recruiting Carlton are a chance to move up at the end of next year.
Now take away the promotion/ relegation and there are your conferences, so we pretty much agree ;D ;D
The draw is easy, everyone plays eachother twice......for a total of 38 games?
Why not just have the current system and do the same thing and end up with 34 games?
The reason why is that its too many games, the AFL, players and every man and his dog doesn't want that many games.
So on that point alone, the rest of the 'system' is irrelevent. It won't work.
Players want less games.
Supporters want less bias.
AFL want more attractive football.
Thus, my proposed system.