Last week’s scratch matches whet our appetites and this weekend’s AAMI Community Series hitouts will hopefully tide us over.

However, nothing can compare to the footy when four points are up for grabs.

Even for last year’s wooden spooners, a new season allows for hope to spring eternal. Fresh names on the list pique even casual fan’s interest and hyped draftees allow us to daydream about the future.

Nevertheless, reality can hit like a tonne of bricks when your side is 0-4 after four weeks.

Whether your team is rebuilding, resurging or the reigning premier, we here at Zero Hanger have scoured the fixture list and have made our predictions for all 18 team’s records after the season’s first month.

Who have we overrated and who have we slept on? Be sure to let us know.

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Brisbane 

2-2
Sydney (H) - Win
Geelong (A) - Loss
Collingwood (H) - Win
Western Bulldogs (A) - Loss

Kicking the season off at home in Round 1, Brisbane should prove far too strong for John Longmire’s cygnets.

The fixture throws the Lions a far greater challenge in Round 2 – Geelong in Geelong. Due to the Cats’ obvious ability to play their ground better than anyone else in the competition, a win may prove a bridge too far for Chris Fagan’s troops in what is destined to be the match of the week.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 18: Darcy Gardiner of the Lions handballs during the round 5 AFL match between Brisbane and Collingwood at The Gabba on April 18, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Back home at the Gabba in Round 3, the Lions appear stronger than the Pies on paper and should have enough in their arsenal to finish ahead on the scoreboard.

Another trip to Victoria, this time to Ballarat to face the Bulldogs. This will be viewed as an obvious banana skin game that has the ability to begin to shape the eight early. However, due to their local knowledge and the potential for weather conditions to be wet and wooly, we have tipped the Pups.

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