When the Gold Coast team arrives in 2011, there will be 17 teams, meaning that one club will have a bye each week, right? So, given that each club will have the same amount of byes, does that mean that there can only be 17 rounds of football? I mean, there couldn't be more, because then some clubs would have more byes than others. So does that mean that each team will play each other team once, with one bye, and then finals?

I have a vague memory of some weeks having 3 teams having a bye, sometimes 5.

I assume this would come into play somewhere.

The AFL won't want just 17 rounds, their main reason for establishing another team is to build television revenue. Because, you know, Gold Coasters all love their footy.

But generally they're going for a, more games, more money approach.

I think there'll be 2 byes per team, but can't really be bothered figuring out how it would work

I have a vague memory of some weeks having 3 teams having a bye.

I assume this would come into play somewhere.

The AFL won't want just 17 rounds, their main reason for establishing another team is to build television revenue. Because, you know, Gold Coasters all love their footy.

But generally they're going for a, more games, more money approach.

I think there'll be 2 byes per team, but can't really be bothered figuring out how it would work

Ah, I didn't think of 3 teams having a bye each week. So I guess there'll be more than 22 rounds.

I read somewhere a 24 round season which would coincide with NAB Cup sponsorship ending, with no ongoing preseason cup.

Not sure how this would work...