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Extra "MAGIC" Round in 2023?

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It sounds like the lightening Premiership, AFL X and every other gimmick they've had. I don't understand it nor do I understand extending the season by a game.

Want more footy? Want to extend the season a week? Here's a novel concept: Bring back State of Origin.

I would much rather see representitive football with the best players playing and training together than another round of teams either resting for finals or marching to their season deaths,

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    1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    How many would bother travelling for this.

    Airfares and accommodation would be at a premium.

    Can't be Easter because the Giants ground is utilised for the Easter Show.

    Giants have never had a crowd at their home game over 10k.

    Just seems to me like an un needed TV event that NSW will pay big money for to the AFL

    Giants vs Dogs Prelim 2016 21, ooo odd. 

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    53 minutes ago, layzie said:

    It sounds like the lightening Premiership, AFL X and every other gimmick they've had. I don't understand it nor do I understand extending the season by a game.

    Want more footy? Want to extend the season a week? Here's a novel concept: Bring back State of Origin.

    I would much rather see representitive football with the best players playing and training together than another round of teams either resting for finals or marching to their season deaths,

    AFL won't work in state mode! 

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    45 minutes ago, 58er said:

    Giants vs Dogs Prelim 2016 21, ooo odd. 

    regular season home game ... less than 10k crowds

    21k for a PF.... what a disaster

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    Waiting for the Magic Round and clash Magic Round guernseys to drop next. In the year 2050 there will be a special round where all teams actually wear their regular guernsey in celebration of not celebrating something. 

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    9 hours ago, layzie said:

    It sounds like the lightening Premiership, AFL X and every other gimmick they've had. I don't understand it nor do I understand extending the season by a game.

    Want more footy? Want to extend the season a week? Here's a novel concept: Bring back State of Origin.

    I would much rather see representitive football with the best players playing and training together than another round of teams either resting for finals or marching to their season deaths,

    The best part about SoO in the modern game is it would be completely one on one, no zones, no fancy defense, just the best players going at it in an old fashion style.

    Given how much the AFL love a spectacle and a media circus, I just don't see why they aren't pushing this to be a thing.

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    5 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    So what’s SA’s answer to an alternative venue as I can’t fathom 9 games being played at Adelaide Oval over 4 days unless they’re willing to have two sets of triple headers at AO.

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    The idea stinks.

    But if it is going to happen it really should be in Sydney.

    It’s designed for blokes weekends (and ladies of course, maybe some kids too) not for crowds of locals.

    Sydney has multiple venues, the hotel rooms, more flights and a more to do the rest of the time. 

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    9 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    So what’s SA’s answer to an alternative venue as I can’t fathom 9 games being played at Adelaide Oval over 4 days unless they’re willing to have two sets of triple headers at AO.

    Barossa gets mentioned in the article and it’s not completely mad. 

    Sydney has a stronger case but the reality is there’s no much difference between Giants stadium and any of the SANFL grounds or Thebarton Oval where the Crows women play. 

    GWS/GC v a smaller Vic, Bris, Freo at an off broadway time in Adelaide isn’t going to sell out a SANFL ground. In fact you’d probably get away with that in a double header. 

    Many of those grounds are close to the Adelaide CBD so make it easy. 

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    SA Premier needs to up his bid.

    Crowd attendances are irrelevant to the AFL as the whole thing is paid for by the "winning State"

    I suppose the fact that it's an extra round softens the usual screaming by clubs about losing a home game. Going by the Shanghai fiasco competing clubs were asking for $1M plus expenses to be Port Adelaide's dance partner/bunny.

    TBH I hate this idea but as usual... anything for the money

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    This is all about TV exposure, once again 

    Crowd numbers are irrelevant 

    Advertising on TV is the only reason this will go ahead 

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    On 9/19/2022 at 11:55 PM, george_on_the_outer said:

    Good idea if it gets rid of pre-season matches, as is proposed.  So the players won't be affected.

    Now watch Gil give it to Tassie in the first year.....and we get allocated Queenstown as the ground to play at:

     

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-18/queenstown-gravel-oval-why-was-it-built/11499186

     

    Queenstown Oval | More from 1993. The AFL football oval in Q… | Flickr

    😍 Spent many a childhood summers running around that dustbowl. Don't know if they could handle a friday night fixture though. No worse than kardinia I suppose

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    8 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    TBH I hate this idea but as usual... anything for the money

    You're absolutely entitled to your opinion of course.

    However, is the idea really that bad?

    The magic round replaces a round of practice matches that nobody cares about. And all clubs still get their 11 home games.

    The weekend of 9 March - 12 March 2023 may as well be used for home and away footy as opposed to the 9 televised practice matches that took place in the corresponding weekend of 2022.

     

     

     

     

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    44 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    The magic round replaces a round of practice matches that nobody cares about. And all clubs still get their 11 home games.

    Not sure how you arrive at that view.

    Practice games play an essential part in the pre season build up. They give exposure to fringe players by using extended benches and allow older players to ease into the season. Playing for points removes all of these benefits

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    And the AFL sells a little more of its soul. How much is left to auction off?

    What is the bet we end up at one of the off Broadway grounds or play a "neutral" game against one of the SA clubs?

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    Yeah I don’t see the problem. The playing of ‘official’ practice games is a waste of time and opportunity for players to get injured.

    The idea of putting it one state is odd because we aren’t the NRL - more than two states care about our game. 

    But it can certainly get the attention of an area all weekend.

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    I can't get out of my mind that some marketing genius got paid $$ for coming up with the gimmicky promotional idea of "23 in 23", meaning 23 rounds of football in 2023 and now the AFL is trying to retrofit the schedule to fit the idea.

     

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    32 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I can't get out of my mind that some marketing genius got paid $$ for coming up with the gimmicky promotional idea of "23 in 23", meaning 23 rounds of football in 2023 and now the AFL is trying to retrofit the schedule to fit the idea.

     

    we all know the world is weird, ldvc. and getting more weird as time goes on.

    but don't worry when we get to 2034 and have 34 in 34 we will have a fairer (note i said fairer, not fair) fixture where we all play each team twice. of course this assumes we'll still have 18 teams which is higher unlikely  

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    On 10/20/2022 at 1:13 PM, daisycutter said:

    the idea is surely a joke

    purely a crass money grab

    That covers it DC. The AFL is addicted to money they will do anything that increases their coffers. 

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    2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    we all know the world is weird, ldvc. and getting more weird as time goes on.

    but don't worry when we get to 2034 and have 34 in 34 we will have a fairer (note i said fairer, not fair) fixture where we all play each team twice. of course this assumes we'll still have 18 teams which is higher unlikely  

    By 2034 I won't give a stuff DC.

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    The AFL is so good at being the forefront of popular causes.

    As such it is great to see them reducing their carbon footprint by unnecessarily flying the entire league (plus 1000s of hangers on) across the country for an event that nobody asked for.

    Imagine how much they could achieve by throwing this money at local leagues and clubs.

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    On 10/19/2022 at 5:45 PM, DeeSpencer said:

    The idea stinks.

    But if it is going to happen it really should be in Sydney.

    It’s designed for blokes weekends (and ladies of course, maybe some kids too) not for crowds of locals.

    Sydney has multiple venues, the hotel rooms, more flights and a more to do the rest of the time. 

    Bangkok?

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