My solution to an equitable draw.
I dont think I've ever heard anyone say they are happy with the fact teams dont play each other twice over the course of a season.
Why cant we have a rolling season? 16 teams x 2 games = 30 games. That way we could break the season up into 5 or 6 game blocks with a bye in between each block. That way we each team gets to play each other twice and each team gets 5 weekends over the course of a 35 week (including finals) season beginning in late febuary and ending in mid/late october. It wouldnt be hard to work out a system whereby twelve teams play each weekend and four teams have a rest obviating the need to have footy free weekends.
My belief is we are still to hung up on cricket being assigned a period a certain amount of time to exclusivly play their season in-why cant we have cricket and football on at the same time? It happens when the Australian team has an overseas tour or play their winter test matches in darwin or Cairns.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.