AFL Grand Final Replay

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This was yesterday. Collingwood won it.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... 51,00.html

Why a replay? Well last week was the Grand Final between Collingwood and St Kilda. It ended in a draw. In the event of a draw in the Grand Final instead of having extra time they have a replay game the next week and if the replay ends in a draw they add extra time to the replay.

What do u think of this concept of a replay game instead of extra time?
I am sure the AFL won't change the rules because they made loads of money and because there isn't often a draw in the GF.
This was the 3rd time in a century that there was a draw.

I don't have any interest in AFL and during the week leading up to the drawn game I'd taken a couple of days off work to stay home and avoid the hoo-hah (I work in East Melbourne and travel through the city). I did actually listen to the last quarter of that game and during the final few minutes the commentators started talking about a replay in the event of a draw. Couldn't believe it! I was just looking forward to the football season finishing (along with aforementioned hoo-hah) and it looked like there'd be another week of it. So, I was pretty disappointed when it ended in a draw.

I had no idea about the rules - I'd assumed they would go into extra time to finish it off. Seems a perfectly reasonable way to settle a draw and it would likely only take a few minutes. Andrew Demetriou's half-assed attempt to justify a replay the following day had me in stitches! I sent him an email suggesting that the windfall revenue could be put to excellent use in furthering their anti-violence campaign launched in partnership with the State Govt. on Sep. 15 (erm...did anyone hear about that one??). No response as yet.

Anyway, the week seemed pretty low-key but I took Friday off again just in case. This time I made sure to listen closely to the entire game on the (somewhat dodgy!) theory that my inattention the prior week had somehow contributed to a draw. Well...perhaps I went overboard with the vibes this time around

Do you have a link that allows viewers in my 'region' to see the game highlights?



Mike