Jump to content

16 Minute Quarters Again?

Demonland
Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 
2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Any chance they'll go back to 16 minute quarters again particularly if we have a compressed fixture because of any further COVID disruptions?

This is what the ladder would look like if the whole year had been 16 minute quarters.

Well it probably wouldn't have turned out exactly like that but ....

Shorter qtrs means less ads.

The TV stations/AFL need every dollar they can get, so unless it's games every 4 days or so, they will resist this as hard as they can.

I hated the short quarters and hope it doesn't happen.

  • Quote
    • Like 10
    • Love 1

    Really hope they don't move to shorter quarters, I think that would take away a key advantage we have by having a mature, fit, but also realitively young list compared to some of the other potential contenders like Richmond, Geelong and West Coast.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     

    No way they can - they can't play half a season under one set of rules and half under another. If anything they may cut back to 17 games but even then I can't see it happening. This will probably be a minor disruption and they'll work around the bye rounds giving them flexibility. I still think we have a 22 game season.

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    1 minute ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    No way they can - they can't play half a season under one set of rules and half under another. If anything they may cut back to 17 games but even then I can't see it happening. This will probably be a minor disruption and they'll work around the bye rounds giving them flexibility. I still think we have a 22 game season.

    Why not? They seem content to play half a quarter under one set of rules and half under another.

  • Quote
    • Like 7
    • Love 1
    • Haha 9

    Surely, they won't jump to 16 minute qtrs. We're half way through a season and there's an ok probability of this lockdown running it's course in 7 days ?.

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Not sure what I disliked more about the 2020 season. Watching games under lockdown or the 16 minute quarters where clubs where struggling to bang on 45 points a game.

    Please don't bring this garbage back into the AFL.

  • Quote
    • Like 11

    I'd think there'd be no chance of them changing mid season to 16 minute quarters unless we go into a significant lockdown for a few months. Which I don't think will happen.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     
    17 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    No way they can - they can't play half a season under one set of rules and half under another. If anything they may cut back to 17 games but even then I can't see it happening. This will probably be a minor disruption and they'll work around the bye rounds giving them flexibility. I still think we have a 22 game season.

    That would suit us we've got a tough last month

  • Quote
    35 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

    That would suit us we've got a tough last month

    God no! Did not help us last year. 

  • Quote

    2 hours ago, Demonland said:

    Any chance they'll go back to 16 minute quarters again particularly if we have a compressed fixture because of any further COVID disruptions?

    This is what the ladder would look like if the whole year had been 16 minute quarters.

    Well it probably wouldn't have turned out exactly like that but ....

    Would rather see the season called off.  There should be a moratorium on any rule changes once set pre-season.

  • Quote
    13 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    The other potential worst case scenario issue this raises is how keen (or not) would players and coaches be to go into hubs again?

    i'll ask mrs cotchin and get back to you

  • Quote
    • Haha 3

    There's no way they can do this. But there's likely no need to either.

    The initial lockdown last year was substantial because the entire country shut down.

    Right now only Victoria is in the weeds. Only four clubs are going to be here this week (the Dogs, us, Geelong and Collingwood).

    With byes coming up, there is some flexibility in getting games arranged in other states and territories.

  • Quote

    Like steak only cooked on one side and chips without salt washed down with flat beer, no thanks.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Love 1

    Hate to see shorter games. I think it would take away the advantage of our fitness .

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    16 minute quarters is hidden inflation.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    6 hours ago, faultydet said:

    Shorter qtrs means less ads.

    The TV stations/AFL need every dollar they can get, so unless it's games every 4 days or so, they will resist this as hard as they can.

    I hated the short quarters and hope it doesn't happen.

    Not if the break between quarters is longer to offset shorter quarters. The marketers could then play more ads during the longer breaks.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    Shouldn’t happen, playing almost half a season under 20min quarters and then dropping to 16 would seem blatantly unfair. Though going on the AFL’s history I could see it happening. 

    Personally I think 20min quarters suit us more as we usually finish strong, last week being the exception to that which I would put more down to a poor mental lapse than fitness. 

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREGAME: Fremantle

      The Demons return home to the MCG in search of their first win for the 2025 Premiership season when they take on the Fremantle Dockers on Saturday afternoon. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • 17 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Essendon

      Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year ahead of Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca, Kade Chandler and Jake Bowey. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

        • Thanks
      • 14 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Essendon

      Despite a spirited third quarter surge, the Demons have slumped to their worst start to a season since 2012, remaining winless and second last on the ladder after a 39-point defeat to Essendon at Adelaide Oval in Gather Round.

        • Vomit
        • Thanks
      • 156 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Essendon

      It’s Game Day, and the Demons are staring down the barrel of an 0-5 start for the first time since 2012 as they take on Essendon at Adelaide Oval for Gather Round. In that forgettable season, Melbourne finally broke their drought by toppling the Bombers. Can lightning strike twice? Will the Dees turn their nightmare start around and breathe life back into 2025?

        • Like
      • 723 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Essendon

      As the focus of the AFL moves exclusively to South Australia for Gather Round, the question is raised as to what are we going to get from the  Melbourne Football Club this weekend? Will it be a repeat of the slop fest of the last three weeks that have seen the team score a measly 174 points and concede 310 or will a return to the City of Churches and the scene where they performed at their best in 2024 act as a wakeup call and bring them out of their early season reverie?  Or will the sleepy Dees treat their fans to a reenactment of their lazy effort from the first Gather Round of two years ago when they allowed the Bombers to trample all over them on a soggy and wet Adelaide Oval? The two examples from above tell us how fickle form can be in football. Last year, a committed group of players turned up in Adelaide with a businesslike mindset. They had a plan, went in confidently and hard for the football and kicked winning scores against both home teams in a difficult environment for visitors. And they repeated that sort of effort later in the season when they played Essendon at the MCG.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Essendon

      Facing the very real and daunting prospect of starting the season with five straight losses, the Demons head to South Australia for the annual Gather Round, where they’ll take on the Bombers in search of their first win of the year. Who comes in, and who comes out?

        • Thanks
      • 489 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All