 |
|
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
ANNODAM 
Rebel Heart Tour - The Forum, Los Angeles 27/10/2015.
Joined: 02 Jul 2007
Location: Eltham, VIC.
|
| Post subject: |  |
|
Well that's it, there's no advantage to finishing top 4 anymore.
_________________
WE WERE ROBBED, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, RIGHT IN FRONT OF MEEE!
N.Y METS, N.Y GIANTS, PENRITH PANTHERS & HOBART HURRICANES FAN.
WE ALL LOOK GOOD AT TRAINING, IT'S THE MATCHES THAT COUNT! |
|
|
|
 |
think positive 
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Location: somewhere
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| AN_Inkling wrote: | ^^And that's a good thing for mine. The top 4 have been steamrolling tired bottom 4 teams in the finals for too long. Needs to be more competitive.
Given the unprecedented evenness of this year's 8 though, it's very hard to say what role the bye had in both teams with a week off losing. |
I dont get this reply at all. Surely there should be some reward for finishing top 4?
Sound like handing out a participation medal to me. I have no problem with that at junior level, but thus is the big time.
Simular note, I hope it's a pisstake but on big footy a bulldog started a thread about the draft! "We finished 7, just because we won we should not drop in the order'. FMD, talk about wanting a rum and coke
_________________
You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
|
|
|
|
Cam 
Nick's BB Member #166
Joined: 10 May 2002
Location: Springvale
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| Johnno75 wrote: | The Dogs were awesome this September but you wonder how they would have gone with back to back Perth trips inside 7 days without a bye.
If it stays it gives all teams a chance if you bring your A game in September. |
rest some vets in round 22 if you can, then they can play round 21, week off, 23, week off, nicely rested for rnd one of finals.
_________________
Get back on top. |
|
|
|
|
AN_Inkling
Joined: 06 Oct 2007
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| think positive wrote: | | AN_Inkling wrote: | ^^And that's a good thing for mine. The top 4 have been steamrolling tired bottom 4 teams in the finals for too long. Needs to be more competitive.
Given the unprecedented evenness of this year's 8 though, it's very hard to say what role the bye had in both teams with a week off losing. |
I dont get this reply at all. Surely there should be some reward for finishing top 4?
Sound like handing out a participation medal to me. I have no problem with that at junior level, but thus is the big time.
Simular note, I hope it's a pisstake but on big footy a bulldog started a thread about the draft! "We finished 7, just because we won we should not drop in the order'. FMD, talk about wanting a rum and coke |
Um, the double chance is a pretty huge advantage  And they do still get an extra week off if they win. Despite what happened this year, this is not a disadvantage.
The advantage of the week off has been increasing every year as the game becomes ever more physically demanding. It's time the AFL did something about it. I want the eight teams to be near their best in the finals and the bye helps to ensure that. It doesn't disadvantage the top 4, it addresses an advantage that had gotten out of had.
People keep bringing up that the Dogs would never have won the flag if there was no bye. Well, exactly. Because they would have been nowhere near their best. How is that a good thing? Only if all teams are somewhere near their best for the finals can we know how the best is.
_________________
Well done boys! |
|
|
|
|
thebaldfacts
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| AN_Inkling wrote: |
People keep bringing up that the Dogs would never have won the flag if there was no bye. Well, exactly. Because they would have been nowhere near their best. How is that a good thing? Only if all teams are somewhere near their best for the finals can we know how the best is. |
The flip side to that is that the bye disadvantaged WCE.
They were on a roll and beat Adelaide in Adelaide. They lost momentum with the week off and never looked like it against the doggies. |
|
|
|
|
stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005
Location: In flagrante delicto
|
| Post subject: | |
|
Finishing top 4 still gives you the double chance, so it's a benefit.
This year the top 8, with the exception of the Roos who faded badly, were all extremely close. The Dogs were only a game or two and percentage away from top spot finishing 7th. Normally there's a serious top 2 or 3 teams who stand out, this year was as open as your mother in laws mouth.
Swans got through to the GF having dropped their first final after finishing the H&A season on top and had to win after that to get in, the Dogs had to win in Perth and Sydney against 2 good teams to get through, they also had to knock out last years premiers along the way.
Like every time something new comes in, some clubs struggle at first but they figure it out.
_________________
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
|
|
|
|
RudeBoy
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| With all this hoo haa about the bye helping the Dogs win the flag, what has been overlooked is that this was the first year for a long time, that there was no stand out team or teams odds on to win the flag. From week one of the finals there were 6 teams considered by many to have a chance at winning the Premiership. The bottom line is the team that finished top of the ladder, got to the grand final, but were beaten by a better team in the Dogs. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
|
The Rules
FAQ
Usergroups
Calendar
Search
Log in
Register
