Hello, I'm The Doctor
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I hate this idea. How can you be the best in the comp when you only play certain teams. That's why I think the Super Bowl is stupid- champions of 2 comps play off...
The comp isnt about finding the best team (if it was, the Minor Premiership would be the main prize). Its about entertaining people with the contest...
I think Divisions would really add to this in terms of rivalries. If the comp was broken into divisions and the the Preliminary finals fought within these to get a Division champion (to then go on to a Top 4 with the other division champions), the rivalries within the Divisions would be huge!!
And the GF will then have a wider spread of teams; the biggest GFs arent the close rivalries (the GF is already big enough an event), they are between teams from different states (obviously you get the wider spread of interest when youve go teams from different cities competing).
Also, you would give more neutral fans an angle for excitement. Either people think "I want my division to win to prove ours is the toughest" or theyll think "f*ck the side that knocked my team out, i want to see them lose". More people will have a way to become personally attached to the final games even once their team is gone.
(I think it would also be a benefit to give more teams bragging rights each season. Maybe they dont win the comp, but they are Division champions. Just something to keep more fans interested and hopeful)