Draws

[Q.]

Minor Round - Draws
Finals (inc. GF) - Extra Time

[Dutchy]

The last draw occurred back when the Swans were still South Melbourne. It's a logistical nightmare for a national competition and unfair on interstate supporters who have to book months in advance and pay exorbitant prices to get there. Not only that, I believe the MCG had already been booked the weekend following the grand final. Where would they play it if they cant get the MCG?

In 2005, because the MCG had to prepare for the Commwealth games, AAMI Stadium was booked for the replay if required. In the end its was only a 4 point win to WCE so wasnt far from an AFL GF in Adelaide

[FlyingHigh]

this really is a tough one. every one wants to see a winner at the end of the day but i like the draw aswell as it can be the difference between playing in finals footy or not making them. i really cant decide what i would prefer so i would stay with the way it is as it has worked for this long.
on a different note the collingwood v melbourne game that has sparked this debate was by far the best AFL game of footy i have seen all year if not for a couple of years, i am not a supporter of either side but it was just a super contest which i thought the umpiring was good and the way both teams went about it was very pleasing for me, i dont think either side could have played an extra 20 mins of footy afterwards as they were exausted, if footy is played like that every week i will be a happy man

Agree piccachu. Melbourne's willingness to take on the Collingwood zone with run and handball and corridor footy rather than chipping arounds was a big difference.

[FlyingHigh]

Leave it how it is for the minor round.

However, I would like to see the Grand Final follow similar rules to the other finals. Play extra time.

I was at the AFL GF last year, and for a while a draw looked like a real possibility. From a purely selfish, paying spectator point of view, a result is needed on GF day

The last draw occurred back when the Swans were still South Melbourne. It's a logistical nightmare for a national competition and unfair on interstate supporters who have to book months in advance and pay exorbitant prices to get there. Not only that, I believe the MCG had already been booked the weekend following the grand final. Where would they play it if they cant get the MCG?

I wonder if that occurred whether there would be more tickets made available to actual fans rather than those of non-competing teams, corporates etc, and make for a more memorbale atmoshpere. Remember the atmosphere at the Rafter/Ivanesavic (sp?) Wimbledon final in 01 or 02 when the final was pushed out to the Monday because of rain during the tournament? Sunday tickets, usually for the mens final were "Sunday only", and tickets were pretty much open slather, with heaps of Aussies and general punters getting tickets.

[Tassie Blues]

Make the coaches have a penalty shout out from 4 different angles and if it’s still even after 4 do a round with the assistants. These days they have so many assistant coached they will eventually get a result