What, I'm afraid of the maths crowd?
-Travel. Yes, the fixture: we can organise a fixture that equates the total amount of travel across all the clubs, to take into account the fact that there are many clubs based in Melbourne. This simply means that not all teams will play each other the same number of times, but eventually, all teams will travel the same amount over a given period of time. This is how it is in the NFL. Yes, they have conferences, in which all teams are part of and which keeps travel to a minimum, but eventually, teams play other teams outside their conference, and the total amount of travel is equated as part of the fixture over several seasons.
- All teams should play at all venues. The GF should be held at venues other than the MCG.
Another example: draft availability of early (and many) draft picks to GWS, GC, compared to Freo on the establishment of the franchise.
Before this year's GF rule change: an interstate club that draws a GF would have a significantly greater travel burden compared to a VIC-based club.