How does mcintyre system work

This guarantees that it is not possible for any of the eight teams to play each other twice in the first three weeks of finals. The qualifying final winners not only have had a week off as a bye, but also get to host these games in their home state, giving them a significant advantage. The fourth week In the fourth week of finals, the two teams that won the preliminary finals play each other in the grand final.

The grand final could theoretically be between any two teams in the finals series, except for those that play elimination finals against each other in the first week and cannot possibly both progress. It has been played every year at the Melbourne Cricket Ground since except for a few years in the s and once during renovation in Unfortunately, another COVID outbreak means the grand final will be played at a different venue once more.

What happens if the grand final is a draw? In years past, a drawn grand final meant the two teams had to play again the next week. In , however, the AFL announced their decision to abandon the grand final replay and, should the grand final finish all-square after four quarters, extra time will be used to decide a premier. In the case of a tie, the teams will be faced with two five-minute periods of extra time to decide the match. AFL finals format: How does it work?

More AFL content. Macca new author. Roger Vaughan. The Roar. Oliver Caffrey. The teams are then ranked depending on whether they won or lost, then on their position on the ladder before the finals. The two lowest ranked losers are eliminated from the finals, whilst the two highest ranked winners progress straight to Week 3. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? The commission accepted a recommendation from NRL management that the change be made, after it was pushed by an overwhelming majority of clubs.

The system was originally used by league in the mids, before it was swapped in for the McIntyre system that was being used by AFL at the time. AFL dropped the McIntyre system in , in favour of the system league has now reintroduced. Under the McIntyre system, any team that finished in the top four and lost in the first week of the finals had to play in the away city in the second week of the finals against a winning team from the bottom half of the top eight, which came to be regarded as too harsh a penalty for teams that had been consistent enough to finish high up.

Finals tormentor Jarryd Hayne from the eighth-placed Eels plays an inspired game to topple the minor premiers, St George Illawarra.

Credit: Getty Images. Now, the losing teams from the top four will get a home-city game in the second week of the finals. NRL football operations director Nathan McGuirk added: ''The feedback we got from the clubs was that the advantage given to the top-four teams in the model we have now adopted was fairer, overall, than in the McIntyre system.

Under the new system, in the first week of the finals team one will play four, two play three, five play eight and six play seven. The two losing teams from games involving teams from fifth to eighth will be eliminated, and, as was the case already, the two winners from the games involving top-four teams will advance straight to week three.

The winners from games involving the top four in week one will play at ''home region'' venues in the third week.