Just thought I'd quickly start this thread, even though I'm not planning to write extended introductions, like in the past few seasons. If anyone is interested in regularly starting an 'other games' thread, please feel free to do so.

Having said that, I do quite like the opening round concept, with the spotlight in NSW and Queensland. Especially since the quality of the Northern sides, means that all games should be a decent spectacle. Assuming that the AFL matches them up with opposition of a similar standard. Which they seem to have done so. Even so, there's still a quite good chance that all the Victorian sides will lose. Which hopefully won't have the AFL rethinking the concept.