Hardwick wants 17-game season (Herald-Sun)

[rogerd3]

not likely

[Judge Roughneck]

If 17 is too short double it and fix preseason and finals. 17 or 34. If money is the only issue then by the same logic 34 would make everyone happy. Make the list 50/60 senior listed players. Easy.

The 2 tier promotion system is intersting. I agree both tassie and the nt should have teams. And andyd is swine.

If the draw effects the eight that is too much influence and must be fixed. The point is not hardwick is not good enough to make finals then we dont deserve to be there; bu hardwick should be given the equal chance as buckley or ratten. Ithinj many rfc members would pay $200 for this.

To say the EPL and AFL cannot be compared is nuts. White australia is england born. Both had football grow in the 1800s and and became professional1850s. Today, the latesys stats ive seen have the have the 2 leagues as the third and forth attended world wide. Behind the german first league and American football. In regards to players sometimes being called up to the national side. Which happens often end of season or in fifa slots when club sides dont play - what is your point?

Club that lose a internation while often have another in the squad anyway. If you mean the draft/salary cap vs the captalist big transfer/wage europe model... well look at the money spent by north vs collingwood of football department etc.

[Smokey]

Another option I put forward on some forums a few years back:

Have a full 2 round, 34 game season with no pre-season competition and no mid season break or bye.  Then only allow every player to play a maximum of say 26-28 games for the season (not including finals) and leave it to the clubs to strategically decide which games to play and miss for every player.  You would need to increase the size of the playing list by at least 10 players to cope with this but the large increase in league revenue driven by extended television rights and attendances would cover that.  Brings the competition back to a level playing field, looks after the players welfare, increases the strategic role of the football department and coaches, gives the public more football, and allows the league to play more games in non-traditional country and interstate locations.

Just an idea.

[Hellenic Tiger]

And clubs like Nought and the Dogs asking the AFL for handouts because they pay 70% of the salary cap and losing money on stadium deals especially Nought by playing in front of a swagman and his dog every second week.

Unfortunantely that is not feasable either. The current system whilst inequitable provides 22 weeks of Home and Away and 4 weeks of finals. The only possible solution is bring the season forward by four weeks start at the beginning of March and have a 26 game Home and Away season with four games of finals.

[smasha]

34 rounds with no preseason crap.
Just intra club matches then straight into the season with home and away games and maybe 3 rest weeks.