Here is the second half of my AFL alignment simulated.
As you can see, the McIntyre 6 playoff format is still used through the 2010 season. Since the 2011 season, the AFL Finals System has been introduced in which the Finals Series expands to eight teams. The first week features the Qualifying (4@1, 3@2) and Elimination (8@5, 7@6) Finals. The following week sees the Semi-finals and the Preliminary Finals the week after that. Following a week off, the Grand Final is contested. In the event of a drawn Grand Final, it will be replayed the following week.
Between 2002 and '04, Port Adelaide are the Minor Premiers, Geelong manage a pari in '07 and '08, and Collingwood have three of four ('10, '11, '13). The first Grand Final is between Richmond's Bombers and the Dees from Brisbane, the former taking the flag. Brisbane bookends the Power for two Anstett Cups only with a win in between over the Magpies. The Demons will make it to one more Grand Final by 2006, but losing to the back-to-back Eagles. The Power surge back to win another flag in the '07 season over the minor Premiers. This is when the Pies and Hawthorn begin their re-entry into the top six.
While Geelong are still prevalent, they go on to lose three straight Grand Finals book-ended by the Hawks with St. Kilda in the middle from '08-'10. Hawthorn would go to the Finals for the third time in four seasons but the new Finals format adding a game to their dreams couldn't get a second straight trophy. Instead it was the Magpies over Fremantle last September then the West Coast in 2011 who beat Geelong this coming year who beat St. Kilda in the Fall of 2014. Please note to ignore the typographical error about Hawthorn being Major Premiers in 2011.A nice summary has been provided for you.
That officially finishes the AFL super-series. I hope it was as entertaining as it was informative. This being one of the bigger projects here at BNG, I can say that it was quite successful.
-Ricky
As you can see, the McIntyre 6 playoff format is still used through the 2010 season. Since the 2011 season, the AFL Finals System has been introduced in which the Finals Series expands to eight teams. The first week features the Qualifying (4@1, 3@2) and Elimination (8@5, 7@6) Finals. The following week sees the Semi-finals and the Preliminary Finals the week after that. Following a week off, the Grand Final is contested. In the event of a drawn Grand Final, it will be replayed the following week.
Between 2002 and '04, Port Adelaide are the Minor Premiers, Geelong manage a pari in '07 and '08, and Collingwood have three of four ('10, '11, '13). The first Grand Final is between Richmond's Bombers and the Dees from Brisbane, the former taking the flag. Brisbane bookends the Power for two Anstett Cups only with a win in between over the Magpies. The Demons will make it to one more Grand Final by 2006, but losing to the back-to-back Eagles. The Power surge back to win another flag in the '07 season over the minor Premiers. This is when the Pies and Hawthorn begin their re-entry into the top six.
While Geelong are still prevalent, they go on to lose three straight Grand Finals book-ended by the Hawks with St. Kilda in the middle from '08-'10. Hawthorn would go to the Finals for the third time in four seasons but the new Finals format adding a game to their dreams couldn't get a second straight trophy. Instead it was the Magpies over Fremantle last September then the West Coast in 2011 who beat Geelong this coming year who beat St. Kilda in the Fall of 2014. Please note to ignore the typographical error about Hawthorn being Major Premiers in 2011.A nice summary has been provided for you.
That officially finishes the AFL super-series. I hope it was as entertaining as it was informative. This being one of the bigger projects here at BNG, I can say that it was quite successful.
-Ricky
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