It's out! The floating fixture between Rounds 16 and 22 is set.
The waiting game frustrates fans, but the new block of timeslots suits the broadcasters, who in effect pay for the game.
It also gives the AFL another announcement and time to shine, while at the same telling us all who those at City Hall (and in the halls of TV land) think is hot and who is not.
Below is my top 10 takeaways from the fixture reveal:
7Demons stiff
Melbourne is playing attractive, TV friendly footy under new coach Steven King, but the AFL is not yet ready to be seduced. The Demons get only one prime time slot, in Round 20 against Geelong.
