We can have up to 2 top 6 double up games. And if Adelaide finish top 6 that's a lock with their mate Gil. We're getting a 2/2/1 split, the worst a middle 6 side can get, bookmark it. If Adelaide finish top 6 they are getting a 2/2/1, the best a top 6 side can get. And somehow out of that an easier draw still. There's more chance of my wife running into a super model and bringing her home to share then Port getting a 1/2/2 double up next year.
Sorry to have to bring this up but the cows, who finished tenth in 2014, got the tougher 2/2/1 split themselves. They doubled up on Geelong(3rd after minor round, 5th after major), Port(5th, 3rd), West Coast(9th), Suns(12th), Lions(15th). They were a bit lucky in that our and Geelong's 2015 were less than our 2014 but that's how it goes.
I checked up on the other 7-12 teams from 2014 and the splits they got were :
Essendon - 2/2/1. Richmond - 2/2/1. West Coast - 1/2/2. Collingwood - 1/2/2. Suns - 1/2/2.
Apart from the splits the AFL still attempts to keep certain games doubled up. As with Collingwood this can mean an attempt will be made to double them up, in order of priority, with Essendon, Richmond, Carlton and Melbourne. With only Richmond having any success this could mean they will get 1/2/2 splits for a fair few years, unless they get into the top 6. I can see neither Melbourne or Carlton, possibly Essendon too, leaving the bottom 6 for a while.
The 2/2/1 split went to the teams ranked 7th, 8th and 10th last year.