Apples and oranges.
The essence of the complaint is this:
Teams debuting this week, are coming off no meaningful games, and they now play their entire season block, with one bye.
The teams that played last weekend, have THEIR entire season block, with TWO byes. That’s what makes it unequal.
Additionally North, Adelaide, Dogs and the Dockers have to deal with with facing sides that have already had a proper meaningful match. Those four sides haven’t.
We have zero evidence to suggest which one is more advantageous (if any).
Just vibes.
Which is fine.
But who knows, maybe North will beat GWS, and Freo will beat Brisbane and everyone will all go the other way and say it was unfair on the round 0ers.
(lol @ the idea of North beating GWS