Yoour thoughts on 18 teams in the AFL?

Question

How / what will the draw look like once the AFL expands to 18 teams?

How many teams will play each other twice?

And what of the talk of having a bye so they can introduce a 2nd sdyney side ahead of the 2nd queensland side?

( and therefore have a 17 team comp for one maybe two years)

Answer 1

Yep your right romper stomper! Sydney barely recognise the great Bloods.. They cant see past thier beloved rugby!

You know zero, its funny YOU ask us how we feel bout 18teams...

And not the AFL board, wouldnt you think thats an important vote theyld want behind them?

Answer 2

I don't want to see 18 teams in the competition.

If that was the case then that poofy team Carlton would remain. I'd like to see them be amalgamated with Melbourne, Richmond & Collingwood - to make one half decent team & then be relocated to far north Queensland!

Answer 3

I think an 18 team competition would be a benefit.

Each team could play each other once for a more fairer home & away system than now in place - some teams now fare worse than others in regard to how many times they may play a top side during the season.

I can see that AFL wants two teams in QLD & NSW as already in WA & SA. Poor old Tassie look like being left in the lurch. It's all about sponsors dollars.

Answer 4

I think they should drop the two new AFL teams altogether. they dont need 18 teams. and btw, some teams already play each other twice.

Answer 5

to imawunda,

just cos the eagles go spanked tonight, and youve finally come to the realisation they are nothing without judd and cousins,

doesnt mean you have to pay out on victorians just cos ur obviously still bitter about judd leaving

Answer 6

personally i like the 16 team comp we have now,it works well why change? although id like to see a team from tassie at some stage (a true footy state).

and i agree with mark...cheers!

Answer 7

Why not bring in two more Melbourne teams??????

Just kidding I know the answer - cos they would be $hit.

But the draw would be better with two more teams because you would only play 5 teams twice instead of seven. The bye is a good thing too cos you would have a week to rest and recover (sux if you get it week one though).

Answer 8

like you im a tassie boy and i think a 18 team league would suck without a tasmanian team

the afl is already throwing money at the two new teams by waiving the 4 million dollar registration fee

Answer 9

imawunda, come on mate, leave my tigers out of your amalgamation theories,lol.

the 18 teams thing is bull, no need to do it, just will make the folding of a few teams a bit quicker.

stuff sydney, they dont give a hoot if they have another team, tassie people would love one, it will work, the AFL will bank role west sydney for years, so why not a footy state like tassie.

Answer 10

i think 16 is a good number

Answer 11

why not?  make it more interesting, like everyone else say's put a team in Tasmania and the other, flip a coin

Answer 12

i dont know i guess we will have to wait and see the draw will be exactly the same

Answer 13

I'd rather see a couple of the Melbourne teams relocate to NSW & Qld rather than have two more teams enter.

Carlton & Melbourne are the obvious candidates to go.