The new and improved AFL fixture and draft?
Tanking, 100+ wins, The ‘big divide', rebuilding… We've heard these words plus many more like them this season. I've always believed anything over 80…
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Tanking, 100+ wins, The ‘big divide', rebuilding… We've heard these words plus many more like them this season. I've always believed anything over 80…
How this mongoloid Stefanov even gets his article published on The Roar is sickening.
I feel dumber for reading his piece.
I hope that he suffers each one of Kewell’s long list of injuries and ailments all at once.
Sorry Harry, you’re just no longer that Kewell
I think we can settle with neither. We need to bring the Del Piero’s, Heskey’s and even Yoko Ono’s son Shinji to spark international interest and interest from fans in Australia who only watch international football. I not only question kewells ability to play but also his ability to spark that interest as he really isnt a worldwide name that people would follow. Unlike a Beckham, Henry or even Cahill in the MSL.
Italians are watching del piero play, heskey fans all around the world would be taking an interest in him and a league to a lesser extent. This country is not yet good enough to build its local stars to get international interest, we need these older international guys. I worked at each of kewells games at etihad, and the crowd numbers and atmosphere was not too different to Mondays game. if signing harry kewell meant the a league lost a potetial big name international player, then that would be a massive shame.
he did his job last season, he has enough money, he would only be wasting his and our time playing. Time he moved on. I kinda respect mark viduka with the way he went out, could’ve played a league but his he would’ve been doing himself and the fans an injustice as he had slowed down and gotten older.
A-League doesn't need another Kewell letdown
I would rather bring Diego Maradona out of retirement than this washed up, only played some decent football at Leeds has-been. Kewell needs A league more than A league needs him IMO
A-League doesn't need another Kewell letdown
“He is the second all-time A-League top scorer”
pffft Kid can’t even read!
Top 10 A-League marquee players of all time
New divisions each year based on previous years ladder positions. So adelaide would obviously be in ‘Top Division’ next year as it will finish top 6 this season but if the divisions were in force start of this season it would have been in ‘Bottom Division’ as it finished bottom 6 last season. Still same ladder system as now, so it is not possible to top or bottom your division as it is only used as a guide for the fixture and then the draft.
The new and improved AFL fixture and draft?
Thanks. It would be, who knows with that added drama and tension. Now that FOX Footy is back and apparently televising it in November, I hope they really get into it, make it seem really important to the general supporters, add to the excitement of it all. Build it up for a week or so. Have commentators talk about who they would pick, highlights of potential draftees etc. I watched a bit of the NBA 2012 draft and I thought it was pretty exciting and interesting and I don’t follow NBA at all. Turn it into that and it would be fantastic ratings!
As for the list managers, there should be no complaints about last minute picks. They do enough research and have enough information to prepare for the best and ‘worst’ case scenarios. Only problem is trading. I’m not exactly sure how NBA does it, whether they trade with future trades or they trade their spot in the lottery for a player or something like that. Would definitely be interesting. A change is needed but a lot of things to work out because we all want the change to be the right one.
You’re right about the money. Money always seems to be the issue, which is fair enough I guess. If I had to choose one out of the draft or the fixture, draft is definitely the one to change.
The new and improved AFL fixture and draft?
Didn’t actually see your article till now, but great read and i probably would’ve only posted the draft bit had I saw your article. But good to see there are other people thinking as well but you are right. It is hard, and that was the only problem, less blockbusters, easier draw for a bottom side, for instance, adelaide (had this system started this season) would be on top without a doubt having played the bottom 5 from last year twice as well as beating the good sides. I like your reward of the draft pick idea for best performing team of Section C though
The new and improved AFL fixture and draft?
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Sorry Harry, you’re just no longer that Kewell