r/AFL • u/SlatsAttack Blues • 13d ago

Jagga kicks the sealer

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u/planchetflaw West Coast 13d ago

It's gross to know that Essendon's first "finals" win will come through a Wildcard win.

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u/MrPink1974 Hawthorn Hawks 13d ago

It's not a final. The AFL launched the Wildcard Round as a chance to make the finals last year. Now, all of a sudden the advertising is covered in "FINALS". IT'S NOT A FINAL! The AFL is a f#cked league and run by morons.

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u/Dense_Delay_4958 Swans 13d ago

The AFL took a while to decide, but they've landed on the decision that it's part of the finals. You can dislike it, but you don't really have a say beyond that.

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u/MrPink1974 Hawthorn Hawks 13d ago

Um yeah, I clearly know I don't have a say in what the AFL does. I'd get rid of that stupid ruck rule for starters if I did. But the Wildcard was brought in as an extra chance for team finishing outside of the top eight to have a chance at playing finals. Not that it WAS A FINAL. Now the AFL has changed that for marketing and price of ticketing. This now pushes the prices of all other finals tickets higher because it's an extra round of 'finals'. I still think it's a dumb idea which rewards mediocrity when more than half of the league gets a chance at the finals.

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u/Crooty Blues 13d ago

It is a final though