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Bye to Stay before Finals.
AFL has determined it will retain the week's break introduced this year between the end of the Home & Away Season and start to the Finals.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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I love the bye. Can't understand why anyone would question its amazingly great validity.
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Im a strong supporter of the bye
The finals teams played better footy because of it
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Did I also hear that the AFEL is staying with Carlton and Richmond opening the season?
More of an In Bruges guy?
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Originally Posted by
azabob
Did I also hear that the AFEL is staying with Carlton and Richmond opening the season?
YES, should be a cracking game again.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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This is great news. Our finals record has been impeccable since its inclusion!
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This had better not cost the better teams in the premiership race! I won't be happy if it does.
Loved the bye this year. That footy festival thing we had with the women's match and the EJ Whitten game was well timed I reckon. It just needs a Sunday arvo event and it's good to go.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Originally Posted by
Twodogs
Loved the bye this year. That footy festival thing we had with the women's match and the EJ Whitten game was well timed I reckon. It just needs a Sunday arvo event and it's good to go.
There's a push from some people for the Brownlow to be shifted to the Sunday evening of the bye - I quite like that idea myself.
Although it broke our hearts it did not break our will
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Originally Posted by
Raw Toast
There's a push from some people for the Brownlow to be shifted to the Sunday evening of the bye - I quite like that idea myself.
To have all clubs, and all winners in the room would be a nice thing. I like it too.
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Originally Posted by
azabob
Did I also hear that the AFEL is staying with Carlton and Richmond opening the season?
Of course. It's a long standing tradition. Are you suggesting we change tradition? Do you hate the troops? Don't you respect Kevin Sheedy?
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Happy if they don't change a thing, worked for us this season.
It's better to die on our feet than live on our knees.
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Have to finish outside the top 4
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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Only mentally weak teams lose preliminary finals because of the bye.
Footscray member since 1980.
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Originally Posted by
hujsh
Of course. It's a long standing tradition. Are you suggesting we change tradition? Do you hate the troops? Don't you respect Kevin Sheedy?
I certainly believe the opening game should be shared around but if they have secured that one then maybe will get Good Friday and build a tradition from there.
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I like the bye. A chance to recharge, check out the women's and EJ Whitten games... And we are the only team to have won the Premiership after the final round bye.
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