Just wondering how this works?

Considering theres an odd number of teams their will be byes each round, so that would mean overall some teams will get two byes and some only one?

How is that fair?

It's not... the case.

Some rounds will have one team having a bye, some will have 4 teams having a bye. Not ideal IMO. Look forward to it being even numbers again.

Edited October 23, 201015 yr by 45HG16

Dreamteam and Supercoach will be interesting how they do that

It's not... the case.

Some rounds will have one team having a bye, some will have 4 teams having a bye. Not ideal IMO. Look forward to it being even numbers again.

You got it mostly right but im pretty sure its some weeks threeteams have byes not four

Yeah sorry.

4 would make no sense.

Dreamteam and Supercoach will be interesting how they do that

DT has made a few changes. More trades per year, extra players in the squad, and matches against opponents beginning in Round 1 are a few of them.

2 byes per team

17 teams = 34 byes required

24 rounds in total

19 rounds of 8 games (1 team has bye) = 19 byes

5 rounds of 7 games (3 teams have bye) = 15 byes

Edited October 24, 201015 yr by old55

2 byes per team

17 teams = 34 byes required

24 rounds in total

19 rounds of 8 games (1 team has bye) = 19 byes

5 rounds of 7 games (3 teams have bye) = 15 byes

Wonder if they'll opt for a split round again this year with a twist? You could effectively have 7 teams with a bye one week and 7 teams with a bye the next week. Of course it's not even meaning three teams miss out, but it's a fixture and not a draw. Gives you 14 byes over two rounds leaving 20 byes for 20 rounds.