18 AFL Teams Could Be Split Into 2 Conferences
A new team could be on the way, possibly even a couple, so in a few years the AFL might look a bit different.
From The Age: AFL may introduce conference system for bigger league
18 teams playing 25 games a season, it could provide non-stop AFL action for four days a week.
While it is very likely that East and West will be the names of the proposed conferences, there have also been sports that have named conferences and divisions after people. So behold the improbable future alignment of the AFL.
The Paul Dooley Conference
Adelaide Crows
Fremantle Dockers
Geelong Cats
Melbourne Demons
North Melbourne Kangaroos
Richmond Tigers
Port Adelaide Power
West Coast Eagles
Western Bulldogs
The Troy Luff Conference
Brisbane Lions
Carlton Blues
Collingwood Magpies
Essendon Bombers
Hawthorn Hawks
Gold Coast Giants
St Kilda Saints
Sydney Swans
West Sydney Predators
From The Age: AFL may introduce conference system for bigger league
"It's not longer a matter of if we will have a second team in Sydney, it's a matter of when. We will now turn our minds to that work and do it in parallel with the Gold Coast," Demetriou said.
"In an ideal world you would rather have 16 or 18 teams than a bye, but we can certainly make a 17-team competition work but 18 teams are better."
"In an ideal world you would rather have 16 or 18 teams than a bye, but we can certainly make a 17-team competition work but 18 teams are better."
18 teams playing 25 games a season, it could provide non-stop AFL action for four days a week.
While it is very likely that East and West will be the names of the proposed conferences, there have also been sports that have named conferences and divisions after people. So behold the improbable future alignment of the AFL.
The Paul Dooley Conference
Adelaide Crows
Fremantle Dockers
Geelong Cats
Melbourne Demons
North Melbourne Kangaroos
Richmond Tigers
Port Adelaide Power
West Coast Eagles
Western Bulldogs
The Troy Luff Conference
Brisbane Lions
Carlton Blues
Collingwood Magpies
Essendon Bombers
Hawthorn Hawks
Gold Coast Giants
St Kilda Saints
Sydney Swans
West Sydney Predators
