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  Bourbon Man October 14, 2009 at 9:02am

  Point 7 is a dud! The goal is to get the two best sides in the comp play in the GF. If that happens to be 2 Sydney teams or 2 out-of-towners is irrelevant!
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  Johno October 14, 2009 at 9:22am

  1 - Ok in theory but when is the decision made which games are blockbusters
  
  2 - I think the AFL system is no better than the McIntyre. Personally I'd rather see a top 6. I think the finals should be played at a Home City arrangement in 1st week only.
  
  3 - Completely
  
  4 - Ridiculous, another Buzz lack of brain-storming
  
  5 - Yes, I hate golden point in it's current form. Scott Prince wants a penalty shoot out which is even worse
  
  6 - Central Coast maybe, 2nd Brisbane team no. Does he remember the SQ Crushers, Brisbane won't support 2 teams? A Sunshine Coast team would be a better idea.
  
  7 - Is he joking, why not just introduce ARL & Superleague again, or NSWRL and QRL comps as the top comps. All his idea will do is have one conference stronger than the other with most likely the out of Sydney teams being the strongest. With a NSW perspective it will make it cheaper for Sydney teams to operate as they won't have to fly around the place and pay accomodation.....
  
  8 - A stand alone game for sure
  
  9 - I like City v Country
  
  10 - Has merit but you will probably get more people watching it on TV than going
  
  
  Interesting post though mate!
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    Beau > Johno October 14, 2009 at 11:28am

    6. i think i heard in the news a while ago now that they were talking about a regional qld town like rockhampton, its about the size of newcastle so i dont see how that wouldnt work there
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      Johno > Beau October 14, 2009 at 3:06pm

      That would work too. QRL has pumped some $$$ into Central Pride in the QLD cup for that same reason.
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  Eelheart October 14, 2009 at 10:12am

  Point 1, I don't like it, I am a season ticket holder and I hate our home games played at ANZ it really SUCKS
  I like City Vs Country more footy to watch.
  Most of his points are dud.
  Watching footy at the SCG??? no thanks. Every one keeps raving about how good Suncorp is and I agree it is a great place to watch footy were you are close to the action I was there for the world cup final. and I have been to the SCG and hate it.
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    Camo73 > Eelheart October 15, 2009 at 9:13pm

    I watched the Centenary Test at the SCG last year and paid $40 for the worst seat in the house. I was at ground level on the side of the field. About 30m in front of me were the sideline signs. I had to stand up to see over them! The playing field was so far away from where I was sitting and I really had no idea whether they were in the 10m area or the in goal. A massive waste of $40.
    The SFS is purpose built and it has its own tradition. Footy has been played there for a number of years (even before it became the SFS) and it is a sensational stadium for watching the football. I know Homebush holds way more people but the days of the SFS grand finals were fantastic.
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  Staggering October 14, 2009 at 1:47pm

  Does he not contradict himself with points 1 and 3? How do you determine what games will be blockbusters? Take the Eels and Dogs matches this season. During the first half of the season the Eels were struggling so the numbers at the first game at ANZ were low. Come the prelim final and it was a near sellout. How can you pre determine what your blockbuster games will be a whole season in advance? If one team has a bad year and is struggling then your blockbuster becomes a dud.
  
  During the season they announce the games 7-8 weeks in advance. Surely that is enough time to organise a trip to an away game.
  
  Point 7 is ridiculous and point 10 would be good for traditional teams like Souths, Roosters, and Tigers but watching footy on an oval game is not ideal.
  
  I believe Origin should be a stand alone event on a weekend. It will only lengthen the season by 3 weeks. If they want some extra games on the weekend then have an under 20's State of Origin and perhaps a NSW 2nds side vs QLD 2nds side. This would give those players on the fringe of selection an opportunity to show they can step up to the next level. It can also mean the scrapping of city vs country.
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    1Eyed Eel > Staggering October 14, 2009 at 2:33pm

    Agree it would be lunacy to plan the whole season in advance, as you say it would mean your best game may not even be on free-to-air
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  Megaranga October 14, 2009 at 2:28pm

  I like all ideas expect:
  2 - The McIntyre system works fine why change it the only problem is the grounds and that not even a big one I though this year they had it all right it was just such a close competion it could have gone anyways as it did.
  7 - Wouldn't be the same and just not as much competition for teams like Melbourne and teams like Canberra would strugle big time.
  9 - The NSW origin people use it to pick the team why scrap it...
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  Fiddy October 14, 2009 at 2:42pm

  i'd like to see try's off kicks reduced to 3 points and all other tires increased to 5 points
  
  id also like to see bonus points come into play such as if you score more than 6 tries you get a bonus point or aslo if you keep the opposition tryless you get a bonus point
  
  id also like to see field goal increased to 2 points as it is is exciting to watch
  
  also 40/20 is great so we should ibntroduce 30/30, 50/10
  
  your thoughts...