Interesting to hear that the number of matches will be reduced and that teams will be spread across multiple hubs. That would be beneficial to South Melbourne as it would result in fewer NPL Victoria fixture clashes.
It sounds like they are ditching the Leaders/Challengers Group, and make the regular home and away matches more meaningful. Without knowing the full details, I would assume that after the regular season matches, all teams will play in the finals, with 1st v 8th, 2nd v 7th, etc. That is my assumption on how you would make it work.
I think overall, it was a very good start to the OFC Pro League competition. Taking the competition to more locations such as Vanuatu and Tahiti would be great for the sport in those countries.