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Which all comes back to the 18 /22 fixture.

If it was a squad game like soccer where we could play a full H&A season a lot of the problems would go away.

The AFL knows that Bulldogs vs WC at Docklands is a 20-25k fixture. Bulldogs vs Richmond at Docklands might get 40-45k.

Richmond vs WC at the MCG is a 30-40k fixture. Richmond vs Carlton/Melbourne at the MCG might 80k.

WC vs anyone at Optus Stadium is a 50-60k crowd.

Ideally (obviously not for us!) the AFL would send the lower drawing Melbourne clubs plus the SA/NSW/Qld clubs to Perth, and send WC to SA/NSW/Qld as much as possible. They don't want to waste a prime time Friday night clash between us and Richmond/Hawthorn/Collingwood that might only get 40-50k when they can have us playing the Dogs at Docklands on Sunday morning and have a dull "BLOCKBUSTER!" with a big crowd instead.