 Rowing regattas often have repechage rounds for the "fastest loser" from the heats.The winners of these progress, but are at a disadvantage in later rounds owing to the extra effort expended during the repechage.A family of tournament systems that grew from a system devised for the Victorian Football League, the historic predecessor to the Australian Football League (AFL), allow the teams with the best record before the playoffs to lose a game without being eliminated, whereas lesser qualifiers are not.