Re: Fixture 2024
Reply #22 –
I initially thought that “gather round” was an unsustainable gimmick but it was hugely successful - apart from some of the matchups. Next season’s version looks like being even more successful.
Rather than farting around with opening and first rounds, the AFL could schedule gather round equivalents in the expansion States.
Apart from screwing with our first round opener and making it difficult for me to attend games, it’s not a bad fixture for us. Prime time games will make our sponsors happy and only playing two final four teams twice should give us a bit of a leg up.