‘It’s not an even competition’: Calls for major AFL change after bizarre double bye advantage

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AFL coaches are all aligned on the competition being “uneven” and Sydney coach John Longmire wants the AFL to end the 2024 anomaly of teams enjoying two byes before others have had their first.

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon on Wednesday said the situation was ”frustrating”, with his team among those yet to have a break, also speaking about the “inequities” across the competition like not having a “whole state” to choose players for its next generation academy. “But even that, I think next year it wouldn’t be ideal if teams had two byes and some hadn’t had one again. I think in an uneven competition that’s got disparities everywhere with travel and home ground advantages and all of that.

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