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2 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

I wonder if you reduced the game length and then had 35 rounds in a season with everyone playing everyone twice. 4 and 5 day breaks, footy on 7 days a week.
It’s a no from me

Shorter more frequent games would really diminish the significance of each game. Not a fan either.

 

AFL version of shrinkflation. 
Leave it alone.

10 minutes ago, BORNADO said:

I know it would be annoying for supercoach and tipping competitions, but having footy matches spread right out across the week would be huge for free to air TV and pubs.  MLB and NBA have games across 6 or 7 days a week and works really well for them. It would also help a lot to support less popular teams like North Melbourne whose game is often overshadowed by another game playing at the same time.

I understand your reasoning but footy every day of the week would suck. I think we need at least four footy-free days between rounds because in that time you can process the round that’s just finished and preview the next round.

 

The game opens up and is enjoyable to watch when players become fatigued and can't work as hard defensively.  Shorter quarters less fatigue more defensive slogs.

40 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

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Shorting the quarters you would think would also affect that, given it would be less available ad times....

Don't worry, the AFL will change the rules to make scoring goals easier.  How about 10m between goal posts.


2 minutes ago, sue said:

Don't worry, the AFL will change the rules to make scoring goals easier.  How about 10m between goal posts.

That makes a very short oval. 😄

1 hour ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

I personally don't think shorter games will make me any more inclined to watch other games.

I will generally watch a Thursday night and Friday night if I'm not doing anything and then maybe a Sunday arvo game.

Do people really want to sit at home all day on the weekend watching 9 games? I doubt it.

no, but we on demonland are the rusted on footy followers

what they're concerned about is the likes of my children - a near 18, 15.5, and 13 year old who have little / no interest in the sport despite growing up in a household where their dad is an avid fan, worked in the industry, etc. etc.

their #1 complaint is about the length of time it takes, from going to the game (and we live 5 stops from richmond station) to being there and actually watching it, to getting home after, as it's quite a significant commitment

the near 18 year old will happily go to a game every few weeks, especially while the weather is pleasant, but the younger two have little to no interest outside of 'did the dees win? great!'

After the resounding success of the X league or whatever it was called, this is definitely a good call commercially.

 
3 hours ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

100%. One of the worst rule changes they brought in. Would be a simple change and reduce delays in the game.

Which was, coincidentally, caused by Dangerfield for the most part.

shorter quarters are yuk. i hate that the women play shorter quarters. so much happens in that last 3 minutes of play that the women dont play (and that takes about 5 minutes to happen). 


2 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

no, but we on demonland are the rusted on footy followers

what they're concerned about is the likes of my children - a near 18, 15.5, and 13 year old who have little / no interest in the sport despite growing up in a household where their dad is an avid fan, worked in the industry, etc. etc.

their #1 complaint is about the length of time it takes, from going to the game (and we live 5 stops from richmond station) to being there and actually watching it, to getting home after, as it's quite a significant commitment

the near 18 year old will happily go to a game every few weeks, especially while the weather is pleasant, but the younger two have little to no interest outside of 'did the dees win? great!'

I wonder if there might be some benefit to a more multi-tasking friendly environment at games. You know, less of the relentless wall of idiotic noise at every pause in the game?

It would be ironic if the AFL's desperate attention-seeking-from-the-inattentive strategy was actually driving the low-attention-span markets away by preventing them from being able to comfortably engage with their other flows of activity.

I also wonder if better seating plans and the like would actually be appreciated by the multi-tasking youth just as much as it would be appreciated by the sore-butt elderly? For example, what if the MCG's capacity was 90k instead of 100k, and just that little bit more comfortable for the first 50k seats?

I don't mind if they shorten them. 

 

As long as they give us back five quarters to make up for it.

Oh wait.

Doh.

16 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

I wonder if there might be some benefit to a more multi-tasking friendly environment at games. You know, less of the relentless wall of idiotic noise at every pause in the game?

It would be ironic if the AFL's desperate attention-seeking-from-the-inattentive strategy was actually driving the low-attention-span markets away by preventing them from being able to comfortably engage with their other flows of activity.

I also wonder if better seating plans and the like would actually be appreciated by the multi-tasking youth just as much as it would be appreciated by the sore-butt elderly? For example, what if the MCG's capacity was 90k instead of 100k, and just that little bit more comfortable for the first 50k seats?

It's the big bash that does me in.

The constant koo ees and chants.

WTH.

As for footy it's the greatest game in the world and doesn't need soundtracks or bytes or songs.

 

Night games need to start at 7pm

Breaks need to be shorter NB half time. 
 
I rarely stay up to the end of “neutral games” because half time is filled with boring gumph 


34 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

I don't mind if they shorten them. 

 

As long as they give us back five quarters to make up for it.

Oh wait.

Doh.

At least our sub might get a decent run 😁

7 hours ago, Roger Mellie said:

I'd want shorter quarters too if I was his age. I recall he was pushing for this following the reduction in quarters during COVID.

In some ways it's quite a reasonable request. Players are saddled with extra games now and it's too physically taxing to expect players to back up week after week, month after month. Something has to give. An extra bye might be an option.

Yep, he was very vocal about the shorter “covid” quarters becoming the norm, after life went back to normal. 

Dwayne on SEN earlier was defending Dangerfield as if his life depended on it. Was a little strange. 

Edited by Ethan Tremblay

I agree with PD, the quarters are too long. I liked the Covid quarters much better. 16 minutes plus time on would be good.

Look Patrick, leave it alone!
If you keep fiddling with it, it will fall off.

Rule changes that have been suggested recently seem designed to make the game look like an u10 lightning carnival. 
Great, if you want the season wrapped up in a fortnight.

And while we’re at it, let’s get rid of the nominated rucks. Another u10 rule we didn’t need.

No more abbreviated games please.

Edited by John Crow Batty


He reckons the NFL have nailed it?

Listen to the opinion of NFL fans and they reckon the game is in the worst state of all time

I do think games are getting too long with all the stoppages.

135 min games are tough on players and we see that with injuries and quality players needed to be rested which no-one wants

Ideally, games shouldn't go for more than 120 minutes in my opinion

NFL is a 1 hour game that takes 4 hours to end. And they've nailed it?? 

 
2 hours ago, DubDee said:

I do think games are getting too long with all the stoppages.

135 min games are tough on players and we see that with injuries and quality players needed to be rested which no-one wants

Ideally, games shouldn't go for more than 120 minutes in my opinion

There are Too many Rules, there should be more play on situations 

keep the ball moving….no need to shorten quarters 

Limit Rotations off the Bench to 40 a game

Problems are all solved 

dangerfield is old, not surprised he wants shorter quarters

 

he probably does not like night games either.. he can't be in bed by 9pm

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