Sydney vs. Melbourne

[elevated position]

I dont know why you guys are thinking that this is a two team competition Im have a little on the nix.

Just think if there is no final series you might have to get used to just Sydney and melboune due to their money winning every year.

 

[bjw]

you do realise that this is the first season out of 5 that sydney and melbourne have dominated...?

 

[dibo]

This is only the second season where both have qualified for the finals.

 

[LFCMariners]

Exactly. Only Melbourne have won the Premiership twice.

In Aussie Rules/ Gridiron/ The Rugby codes, the margin for error is larger, scoring points is easier so the better team (usually) wins. Hence the finals series, because the best team normally wins.

In football (soccer) the margin for error is very small, scoring points is quite difficult and it's not at all uncommon for a team to finish 90 minutes with 0 goals. Factor the referee and linesman's calls, which are prone to error, and the better team can often come away without winning. Hence why domestic champions should not be based on a single game, because often the team who wins will not be the best team. Again, imagine the Scum getting lucky over the next month, meeting Sydney (the best team all season) in a single game, having the refereeing favor them (like it did in the 08 GF) and being crowned 'Champions' despite finishing 6 places below Sydney!

 

[Arabmariner]

Sorta means that in football, the best team wins the league because they are the best team.

You put forward a fairly convincing arguement against the finals concept in our game

I don't think so. The big crowds still go because they like the finals. It's a case of find out what your customers want and give it to them. In this case it's finals.

There's the problem........we're not fans we're customers and it's not a game anymore it's a product  ???

Australian way,european way,what's traditional,what's not ?.........I really don't give a f**k other than I prefer to see a fair competition with the best team being crowned champs at the end.

That's what happens with first past the post.

I agree in principle with what you say, but first past the post isn't infallible either.
The NRL minor premiership last year could be argued to have been won by the wrong team. The Dragons won by a game, but the Bulldogs were robbed by a pathetic referring decision which cost them a win over the Dragons earlier in the season. There's a 4 point turn-around which in the final wash-up cost them the premiership. And before you bag me, no I'm not a Bulldog supporter, I don't really follow any team in the NRL.
FC won the premiership by only 2/3 of a game, so if Melbourne had received a dud decision during the season costing them a win, say a dubious penalty at 90+3, you could be justified in saying that the best team didn't necessarily win.

I agree that first past the post is not infallible atm.....how can it be when it's not an even season ?

Neither the AFL or the NRL play each other the same amount of times in a season.We at least play all teams the same amount of times but really it needs to be evened up to playing each team the same amount of times home and away.Until that happens it will never be a completely fair comp.

There should be no 'luck of the draw' in a league season imo.

That's what the FFA Cup's for..........