In an AFL season that has gone completely bonkers, every inch matters. And there’s nothing like the unevenness of the fixture to have fans’ blood boiling.

“There’s no way that you could look at the draw and say it’s fair, anywhere,” Collingwood coach Craig McRae said earlier this year.

“Everyone understands it, it’s just [about] which bit [helps you]. That’s reality, isn’t it?

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