Round 4 discussion

[Corona Man]

So the support for Ross Lyon is overwhelming!

[bennymacca]

So the support for Ross Lyon is overwhelming!

Reckon most teams in the bottom 8 would want him

[helicopterking]

So the support for Ross Lyon is overwhelming!

Reckon most teams in the bottom 8 would want him

Ross Lyon doesn't do teams in the bottom 8.

[bennymacca]

He does at the moment

[Feenix]

No more grand final replays

THE AFL has scrapped the Grand Final replay, with extra time to decide this year's premiership in the case of a draw.

The League confirmed the historic decision on Tuesday following a meeting of the AFL Commission.

A Grand Final replay has taken place three times – in 1948, 1977 and most recently in 2010 when St Kilda lost to Collingwood.

Under the new rules in the case of a draw, two five-minute halves each way, plus time on, will be played to decide a winner.

If the scores are still tied at the end of the second period, the siren will not ring until the next score, which will decide the flag.

Whilst im glad they're getting rid of the replay, cant say I like the fact you could loose by a rushed behind

[cracka]

No more grand final replays

THE AFL has scrapped the Grand Final replay, with extra time to decide this year's premiership in the case of a draw.

The League confirmed the historic decision on Tuesday following a meeting of the AFL Commission.

A Grand Final replay has taken place three times – in 1948, 1977 and most recently in 2010 when St Kilda lost to Collingwood.

Under the new rules in the case of a draw, two five-minute halves each way, plus time on, will be played to decide a winner.

If the scores are still tied at the end of the second period, the siren will not ring until the next score, which will decide the flag.

Whilst im glad they're getting rid of the replay, cant say I like the fact you could loose by a rushed behind

Agree, maybe have a clause that it has to be a goal.

[Spargo]

I can guarantee you players won't be rushing any behinds late in the second half of extra time in a GF if scores are level.

[Grahaml]

Reckon it's a shame. The fairest way to split two teams that are level after 120 minutes is to have another full 120 minutes. 5 each way makes it awfully flukey. Loads of benefits from that extra match. All the media must have loved it. The MCG and AFL would have gotten more money and loads of fans got to go to a game they wouldn't have been able to. Maybe a bit rough on St Kilda fans paying twice and not winning, but if you can't afford to go you can always stay home. In the future, the AFL could have taken the chance to play the grand final elsewhere the second week if there was a non Vic side playing.

[DoublebluTiger]

Like others it should be first goal wins if scores still level after both extra periods and not a behind.

I still prefer a replay. While not watching much of the 2010 replay the impression it was a rare opportunity for grass roots supporter of the respective finalists to get a chance to go to the game and it's happened 3 times in over 120 years of football.

[JK]

Like others it should be first goal wins if scores still level after both extra periods and not a behind.

You could imagine the outcry though if one end was favoured by a 5 goal breeze.

I kinda get both arguments on it, but imho I'd keep it as is. As has been said the instances of drawn GF's show how uncommon it is

[RB]

I can guarantee you players won't be rushing any behinds late in the second half of extra time in a GF if scores are level.

Exactly, no issue with the 'golden point' rule.

Would prefer a replay though, I think there are numerous benefits, starting with the fact that there's another GF.

Will be interesting to see if the SANFL follows suit...

[bennymacca]

Reckon it's a shame. The fairest way to split two teams that are level after 120 minutes is to have another full 120 minutes. 5 each way makes it awfully flukey. Loads of benefits from that extra match. All the media must have loved it. The MCG and AFL would have gotten more money and loads of fans got to go to a game they wouldn't have been able to. Maybe a bit rough on St Kilda fans paying twice and not winning, but if you can't afford to go you can always stay home. In the future, the AFL could have taken the chance to play the grand final elsewhere the second week if there was a non Vic side playing.

it was massively anticlimactic though, having to come back and do it all again for a full game.

Extra time in a grand final on the other hand will be as about as exciting as it gets

[JK]

Reckon it's a shame. The fairest way to split two teams that are level after 120 minutes is to have another full 120 minutes. 5 each way makes it awfully flukey. Loads of benefits from that extra match. All the media must have loved it. The MCG and AFL would have gotten more money and loads of fans got to go to a game they wouldn't have been able to. Maybe a bit rough on St Kilda fans paying twice and not winning, but if you can't afford to go you can always stay home. In the future, the AFL could have taken the chance to play the grand final elsewhere the second week if there was a non Vic side playing.

it was massively anticlimactic though, having to come back and do it all again for a full game.

Extra time in a grand final on the other hand will be as about as exciting as it gets

The replay was one-sided though - Should it be another cliffhanger it would achieve the climax* most people were after wouldn't it? (Granted extra time is the guaranteed nailbiter)

[FlyingHigh]

Reckon it's a shame. The fairest way to split two teams that are level after 120 minutes is to have another full 120 minutes. 5 each way makes it awfully flukey. Loads of benefits from that extra match. All the media must have loved it. The MCG and AFL would have gotten more money and loads of fans got to go to a game they wouldn't have been able to. Maybe a bit rough on St Kilda fans paying twice and not winning, but if you can't afford to go you can always stay home. In the future, the AFL could have taken the chance to play the grand final elsewhere the second week if there was a non Vic side playing.

Agree with all this Graham. Re taking it to the other states, simply the replay could be played at the highest-ranking team's ground.
The amount of scoring, more than rugby's, soccer, Gridiron, and the difference between the scores (unlike basketball) and that the opposition doesn't automatically get the ball back as part of the structure of the game, mean draws are a rare, but valid part of the game.

I didn't find the replay anti-climactic at all, it had a far better atmosphere than many other GF's. St Kilda had plenty of chances to win the drawn GF.

What I did find anti-climactic was the Golden-Point in last year's NRL Grand Final. That it all came down to that one score which is rarely a part of a Rugby League game (unlike field goals and PAT's in Gridiron or behinds in Aussie Rules) didn't feel right to me.

[Grahaml]

The replay was no more anti climactic than any other GF with that kind of margin. Nothing to do with it being a replay.

[Grahaml]

So 5 weeks for May. Pathetic.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Like others it should be first goal wins if scores still level after both extra periods and not a behind.

You could imagine the outcry though if one end was favoured by a 5 goal breeze.

I kinda get both arguments on it, but imho I'd keep it as is. As has been said the instances of drawn GF's show how uncommon it is

In the last 10 years has there ever been a game at the MCG where 1 end is truly favoured by wind, let alone one that is worth 5 goal?

It's a paddock surrounded entirely with massive grand stands and there is no space for the wind to get through. It sure does swirl, but I can't remember it truly favouring 1 end recently.

[bennymacca]

So 5 weeks for May. Pathetic.

That's about right imo

[Grahaml]

So 5 weeks for May. Pathetic.

That's about right imo

I expect the majority to agree with you and clearly the experts don't agree with me. Just think perhaps we aren't treating head injuries and the risk of doing serious and permanent damage with the alarm that perhaps we should.

[bennymacca]

Robbo said he thought 5 and Gerard said 6 FWIW