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:
6Still barking
The Bulldogs at 4-0 were no doubt looking at a bevy of prime time slots in the new fixture chunk. It has turned a bit pear-shaped since, via injury, but the AFL has still awarded two big-time games: Round 17 on a Friday night v Sydney at the SCG, a Friday night clash against Fremantle in Perth in Round 21 and in Round 22 on a Thursday night v North Melbourne at Marvel.
