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  1. 1. Would you like a Best of 3 Grand Final Series?

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32 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

When the melbourne cup becomes a best of three races, then it might be time to discuss it

Or the Olympic Marathon or the Tour de France!  Come to think of it, it's a [censored] idea.

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    Funny how the interstate teams neglegt the fact that they get true home ground advantage for 10 games a year and the vic teams might only get it 4 or 5 times, when they play an interstate team at home, and effectively are playing at neutral venues most of the time.

    Ya kidding yourself if you don't think the likes of the eagles have benefited from this hugely, especially when it could be argued that it probably counts as a win or two in any given year and that without that extra win they wouldnt have finished 2nd and gotten 2x home finals.

    Swings and roundabouts, not saying its fair to have the GF in melb every year but they shouldnt overlook their natural advantages, which pretty much even themselves out over the course of a season.

    It is what it is

     

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    51 minutes ago, biggestred said:

    Funny how the interstate teams neglegt the fact that they get true home ground advantage for 10 games a year and the vic teams might only get it 4 or 5 times, when they play an interstate team at home, and effectively are playing at neutral venues most of the time.

    Ya kidding yourself if you don't think the likes of the eagles have benefited from this hugely, especially when it could be argued that it probably counts as a win or two in any given year and that without that extra win they wouldnt have finished 2nd and gotten 2x home finals.

    Swings and roundabouts, not saying its fair to have the GF in melb every year but they shouldnt overlook their natural advantages, which pretty much even themselves out over the course of a season.

    It is what it is

     

    I think you could equally mount an argument that for every home ground advantage they get, they get a disadvantage for having to travel long distances roughly every second week. Whether the disadvantage can be quantified as more or less than the advantage would seem to be difficult to assess, although I suspect Champion Data have tried. 

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    On 11/17/2018 at 2:30 PM, Mazer Rackham said:

    ALL TOGETHER NOW

    cause there's up to three days in september with a minimum of two and extending into october
    think of the turnover
    there isn't any doubting
    gil will be there counting
    football's such a part of channel 7
    they're hoping they'll go to ratings heaven

    There' something you should re-member

    Best of seven extends until No-vember

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    I've been lucky enough to get a leak of the AFL's future plans:

    1 game under normal rules

    1 game under BS pre-season rules with 9 point goals

    1 AFLX extravaganza as a tiebreaker where teams will be able to import a star player from another team.

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    2 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I think you could equally mount an argument that for every home ground advantage they get, they get a disadvantage for having to travel long distances roughly every second week. Whether the disadvantage can be quantified as more or less than the advantage would seem to be difficult to assess, although I suspect Champion Data have tried. 

    Well, they all travel 10 times

    Most vic clubs travel 6 or 7.

    Hell, we go gold coast and then perth inside 6 days next year, i bet wce dont do gold coast and then melb in 6 days

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    1 hour ago, TRIGON said:

    There' something you should re-member

    Best of seven extends until No-vember

    and that's just for the prelims
    looks like gil's ideal is:
    with the GF decide
    they'll play until yuletide
    we'll be watching permanent football
    maybe it's got merit after all

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    On 11/19/2018 at 3:23 PM, george_on_the_outer said:

    ...another good reason why this stupidity should not be given oxygen.

    Victorian side v WCE in the GF.

    First final in Perth.  Victorian side send a 2nds team for the first game, knowing the next 2 are in Melbourne.

    Who will be the first to be accused of "gaming the system"?

     

    Oh ..... I know that Mr Big Knee Jerk will introduce a week off in between ... now it will go until December

    On 11/19/2018 at 3:43 PM, daisycutter said:

    When the melbourne cup becomes a best of three races, then it might be time to discuss it

     

    On 11/19/2018 at 3:48 PM, ManDee said:

    Or the Olympic Marathon or the Tour de France!  Come to think of it, it's a [censored] idea.

    Mmmm ...... well apparently many want the Brexit vote to be best of two or more, until the desired outcome is achieved......

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    How is this even a topic for discussion in the AFL?  Even the Americans don't do this with their version of 'Football'

    I can understand non-victorian teams wanting a change as it is so unfair to always have the GF in Melbourne but this is not the answer

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