The opening round this year was to take the game to the non Aussie rules states.it is a great weekend. hoepfully after this deal ends WA gets the next gather round. With the new opening round in QLD and NSW looking likley to be a feature. this gather round is good way of getting the AFL into the communities rather than just in the city. More regional games is a good idea.
The two WA teams have got nothing out of that round or anything thing from the gather round, If anything , it has separated them from the rest of the competition. Making things harder for them than it usually is.