I'm all for the draw.The time,effort and energy spent on and off the field warrants taking something away from a close contest.A draw indicates exactly that,how close those two teams battled hard against each other.In fact,draws should be lauded for the close contest they are,and not what they could have been.
Another instance for the draw is if a team lowly down the ladder in the final round of the season proper,only needs a point to avoid the wooden spoon,and gets that draw,then who can begrudge that scenario?
The same applies to the other end of the spectrum.A particular club playing in the last game in the last round,might just only need one competition point to sew up the minor premiership.
Which leaves me to the most important reason in why the GP should be dropped.It is because of the player welfare towards the end of GP time.I have witnessed players who have played their hearts out in normal time,only to have to play up to another 10 long arduous minutes.
It might seem another 10 minutes to us mere mortals who are watching the extra time with a beer in our hand,and a pie in the other.But when I watched them closely,they were close to collapsing.Not all of the players mind you,but the ones that felt it the worse.
The other point is this...when a team does play GP,and plays the entire extra time,or close to it,as we have all seen,it damages both of those teams for the next week,even without a short turnaround.
Draws are inevitable.So make them a part of the makeup.The players,and fans collectively will be happier for it.
(I think I did it right)
