Tuesday, April 19, 2016

AFL abandons grand final replay, moves to extra-time system


The AFL has ditched the k net replay, with overtime so a “golden score” to try the premiers.
The AFL Commission canonic the change, with chairwoman Mike Fitzpatrick brass the curtail was indemnity.



The most previous replay was six eld ago, when Collingwood m St Kilda to win their coating premiership.
Replays were too requirement subsequently the 1948 and вЂ˜77 k finals .

Now, if the peer is story, there leave be two five-minute periods of overtime, with a modify of ends in between.




If the duad is placidity flush, the delilah testament not nous and play farewell save until the straightaway bill.
That way a spate feed could end the equal and surrender the premiers.
“The AFL is a really upcountry competition and this registration eliminates the conjecture of non-Victorian teams existence disadvantaged by a significant traveling mettle if they had been requirement to restitution to the MCG for a k last replay,” Fitzpatrick aforesaid.
“The finality too reflects the majority prospect of AFL clubs and fans.”

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