Probably. Not to mention, I just realised that in my system, if two Vic teams are from the same conference, they can't play off in the GF, unless the top three in each league qualify for finals and the fourth and fifth best teams from each league play off for the last two spots and then after that the ladder is rearranged into a super top 8 based on who has the best win and loss record and finals resume as they normally do.I think you guys are massively overestimating where AFL is at in NZ.
I think the general gist of it is that if a team is in a 12 or 14 team comp then if they're on the bottom, they're 7-9 spots away from the top 5 rather than 23rd on the ladder and 15 spots away from the top 8.
That and you can preserve double or even triple headers from teams in WA, etc.