Love the draw

[madbluboy]

Just quietly we have been stripped of the season opener.

[LP]

Just quietly we have been stripped of the season opener.

It also wasn't lost on me that after our club initially floating the Good Friday game to raise funds for the RCH, between the clubs that flank the RCH Carlton and Norp, not only were we dealt out but we've been locked out of that opportunity!

[capcom]

Just quietly we have been stripped of the season opener.

Pleased we were ... it was way past boring

[Milhanna13]

No MCG games on Friday night or Saturday arvo/night.....  that sucks.    Best time to catch up with mates at the footy

[Baggers]

Just quietly we have been stripped of the season opener.

Don't sweat it MBB. Fate is in our hands. Start winning, pulling bigger audience figures and you watch how quickly scheduling can change.

[Baggers]

No MCG games on Friday night or Saturday arvo/night.....  that sucks.    Best time to catch up with mates at the footy

As I suggested humbly to MBB, Cranium, fate is in our hands, start winning and you watch how swiftly scheduling changes.

[kruddler]

Just quietly we have been stripped of the season opener.

Kinda.
We still get the same slot, its just someone gets stuffed in front of us.

Personally i think it works in our favour.
Everyone will be talking about the GF rematch results, rather than how disappointing carlton was in R1.

[Thryleon]

Probable more about how Richmond fell off the pace last year than about us too.

Despite what most blues fans think, we've become quite Fitzroy like, and most opposition fans don't rate us.

[madbluboy]

A number of teams have been locked in annual fixtures for years and never punished for poor performance.

[Lods]

Well there you go. We all see things differently. I dont think I've been more optimistic about a season for a decade. No more of this rebuilding/ development- maybe in a year or two rubbish. Dont worry about Voss needing time to settle in. The time has come.