Fixture up for major overhaul

Discussion in 'Aussie Rules Football Discussion' started by Mousey, Aug 25, 2014.

  1. Mousey AJ Son

    I was reading an article that suggests a mid-season drafting and trade period could be in play in 2016, that also had this idea tucked in

    I think this is a seriously good idea, one that needs to be refined, but has substance. I especially like the part where the bottom 6 battle for draft positions.
     
  2. Dirk Diggler DM Diggler

    Prefer Brayshaw's idea.
     
  3. Mousey AJ Son

    What's that?
     
  4. Mousey AJ Son

    So essentially the same as now? That sounds more unfair tbh, blockbuster matches will eliminate any potential fair way to set the teams to play twice.
     
  5. MASTERS S Masters

    will there any byes ?
     
  6. Mousey AJ Son

    I thought atm it was random, which still makes no sense. At the very least you should rotate though all the teams you play twice.
     
  7. PaulFromOz PF Oz

    Pretty much. Blockbusters doesn't fix the problem, You'd still have an unfair draw. Collingwood (vying for top 4) could play a Carlton (18th) twice, while a Port 2nd v Adel vying for 8th spot, twice.


    Or there could be Freo with 1 rivalry having to play 3 matches against 2/3 top 8 sides, and Collingwood gets to play Bombers & Blues who may be bottom of the ladder.
     
    Last edited: Aug 26, 2014
  8. El Nino J Torres

    So under this proposed ladder, the top 6 after rd 17 will be the top 6 come end of season? regardless is 7th or 8th has more points?
     
  9. PaulFromOz PF Oz

    Technically yes. They should just play each other once and be done with it.
     
  10. PaulFromOz PF Oz

    Money shouldn't be a factor though. Teams like Collingwood get richer, while Footscray stay poor.
     
  11. El Nino J Torres

    So this season after Rd 17 it was

    1 Sydney Swans
    2 Fremantle
    3 Hawthorn
    4 Geelong Cats
    5 Port Adelaide
    6 North Melbourne
    7 Essendon
    8 Collingwood
    9 Gold Coast Suns
    10 Adelaide Crows
    11 West Coast Eagles
    12 Richmond
    13 Western Bulldogs
    14 Carlton
    15 GWS Giants
    16 Melbourne
    17 Brisbane Lions
    18 St Kilda

    So you'd break into brackets of..

    1 Sydney Swans
    2 Fremantle
    3 Hawthorn
    4 Geelong Cats
    5 Port Adelaide
    6 North Melbourne

    7 Essendon
    8 Collingwood
    9 Gold Coast Suns
    10 Adelaide Crows
    11 West Coast Eagles
    12 Richmond

    13 Western Bulldogs
    14 Carlton
    15 GWS Giants
    16 Melbourne
    17 Brisbane Lions
    18 St Kilda

    I just dont think people would like that you could be finishing 9th and have more points than 6th
     
  12. PaulFromOz PF Oz

    Don't think it would make much difference but teams like Sydney have played GWS twice in 15 rounds before some teams have met once.
     
  13. Harps ZAF MacDonald

    We wouldn't win a game.
     
  14. brettman135 BR Hall

    Lies. We are better off in any group apart from the middle bunch.

    We're 4-2 against those sides.

    3-4 against the group below.

    6-2 (going on 7-2 this weekend hopefully) against the bottom group.
     
  15. Harps ZAF MacDonald

    Haha you didn't need to check on it
     
  16. brettman135 BR Hall

    Even sadder that is all off the top of my head.
     
  17. Speirz DG Speirs


    Couldn't you just develop a finals system for the teams who miss the finals for draft picks?
     
  18. Mousey AJ Son

    Problem with that is there'll be 10 teams then battling for picks, so your worst teams ends up with the 10th best pick or something.
     
  19. Mousey AJ Son

    I suppose you could always stagger it like

    A: 10 v 9
    B: 12 v 11

    C: 13 v winner of A
    D: 14 v winner of B

    E: 15 v winner of C
    F: 16 v winner of D

    G: 17 v winner of E
    H: 18 v winner of F

    I: last winners play off


    Or even better

    A - 10 v 9
    B - 12 v 11

    C - Winner A v winner B
    D - 14 v 13
    E - 16 v 15
    F - 18 v 17

    G - Winner C v winner D
    H - Winner E v winner F

    I - Winner of G v winner of H
     
    Last edited: Aug 27, 2014
  20. Dirk Diggler DM Diggler

    Just create a draft lottery.
     

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