If you lot could just untie your onions from your belts for a few minutes, I reckon you might see there's a little bit to like about AFLX along with all the things to loath.
It's a rubbish viewing sport. That said, I was neither more nor less excited watching it than I would be watching the NAB round robin. Part of the reason is that watching footy in February is dumb, and part is that sport is only interesting when there are stakes. The attempted razzmatazz was embarrassing, that's got nothing to do with the game itself.
But just because it's bad to watch doesn't mean it would be bad to play. In fact, it looked like fun. Fast, more one-on-ones, and less physical contact. That's pretty appealing for a casual ex-footy player if you ask me, in addition to the obvious benefits of fewer players.
On the posts, I reckon they should have just gotten rid of the point posts, meaning you could literally rock up to a rugby field and started playing.
As far as beta testing goes, I thought it was worthwhile.
