AFLX revealed: Who your club plays and when

[Twodogs]

I don't get all the negativity...it looks like a lot of fun.

Mate. Where did you get the idea that footy is supposed to be fun?


I like the sound of this Brad Lynch kid with all the elite attributes. He certainly sounds better than the Brad Lynch we currently have.

[jazzadogs]

I don't get all the negativity...it looks like a lot of fun.

I think the argument is more around the necessity of it, scheduling it in competition with the AFLW and using funds from the AFLW budget. I don't argue that it will be an entertaining product.

[Testekill]

Would be ridiculous to use any best 22 players in this, but I would bet the AFL will have pressured clubs to provide at least half of their 'squad' with best 22 talent.

Only reason why I can understand players like Fyfe & Robbie Gray being wasted on it.

[Flamethrower]

I expect teams like St Kilda, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Carlton, Fremantle and Melbourne to play full strength teams - it will be their best chance at a Grand Final in the foreseeable future.

[Twodogs]

I expect teams like St Kilda, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Carlton, Fremantle and Melbourne to play full strength teams - it will be their best chance at a Grand Final in the foreseeable future.

Yup.

[Eastdog]

Would be ridiculous to use any best 22 players in this, but I would bet the AFL will have pressured clubs to provide at least half of their 'squad' with best 22 talent.

No injuries please!

[Sedat]

I don't get all the negativity...it looks like a lot of fun.

Agreed. Any footy that has greatly reduced congestion/stoppages, coupled with one-on-one positional play, is well worth the experiment. I'll bet the players will really enjoy the freedom of being able to play the game with an attacking mindset without being swamped by 30 players within a 10m radius of the ball.

[mjp]

Only reason why I can understand players like Fyfe & Robbie Gray being wasted on it.

The other reason is that they want to play because it will be FUN and playing an AFLX game sounds like an awesome alternative to another February training session.

Half of training at this time of year is small sided games on reduced size fields...smashing into opposition players sure beats the hell out of going toe to toe with team-mates for the 4th month in a row. This is a good idea...the only bad part is that it hasn’t completely replaced the regular pre-season games (which are a monumental waste of time).

[SonofScray]

I hate the idea. Don't really want to give it my time and $.
But the AFL has me by the balls, I am going to watch and follow my Club, which they will claim as an affirmation of the model.

[Sedat]

I hate the idea. Don't really want to give it my time and $.
But the AFL has me by the balls, I am going to watch and follow my Club, which they will claim as an affirmation of the model.

I had a similar mindset when it was first mooted, but I really despise the pre-season comp and its watered down version of the season proper that nobody took seriously. This is a point of difference from the season and it might morph into something meaningful on its own in much the same way as T20 has done for cricket. And the way it has been set up will provide the players with an outlet to be attacking and actually remain in their positions rather than all converge around the ball as they do in the normal season. It might die off quickly but it's worth giving it a crack IMO.

[soupman]

I'm open to it. It could be quite fun, and the idea of using rectangular pitches and small teams mean it has great potential both internationally and simply as a more social version of footy (like weeknight mixed netball or futsal).

[mjp]

...competition with the AFLW and using funds from the AFLW budget...

Missed this yesterday. The AFLW budget? Tell me where that has come from again? What is good for the AFL is good for the AFLW and the more people who watch aflx and get out of summer sport mode the better the ratings for AFLW in coming weeks.

[Greystache]

I think the argument is more around the necessity of it, scheduling it in competition with the AFLW and using funds from the AFLW budget. I don't argue that it will be an entertaining product.

Perhaps the AFL is trying to increase the funds coming in from the preseason competition to support them in providing AFLW a budget?

[Topdog]

Why do they have an arc for a field that is a rectangle?

[Mantis]

Why do they have an arc for a field that is a rectangle?

To measure the 40m line... How else would you do it?