Thought I'd make a ranking for the draw difficulty based on difficulty out of 10. If everyone could do their own club, we can work out where all the clubs rank.
For clubs who have to TRAVEL to the below teams
away vs Hawthorn...........10 (includes away in Tasmania)
away vs West Coast.........10
away vs Fremantle...........9
away vs Sydney...............8
away vs Adelaide.............8
away vs Port Adelaide.......8
away vs Geelong..............8 (at Kardinia Park only)
away vs North.Melb..........7
away vs Richmond...........7
away vs Collingwood........7
away vs Bulldogs.............7
away vs Gold Coast..........7
away vs GWS..................7
away vs St.Kilda..............6
away vs Brisbane.............5
away vs Essendon............5
away vs Melbourne...........5
away vs Carlton...............4
For clubs who play the below opponents at home (if playing a travelling side) or neutral away at MCG or Etihad (if playing another Victorian side) or games at TIO Stadium and Blundstone Arena
neutral vs Hawthorn.........9
home vs West Coast.........7
home vs Fremantle...........7
neutral vs Geelong...........7
neutral vs Richmond.........7
neutral vs Bulldogs...........7
neutral vs North.Melb.......7
home vs Sydney...............7
home vs Adelaide.............6
home vs Port Adelaide.......6
neutral vs Collingwood......6
home vs Gold Coast..........5
home vs GWS..................5
neutral vs St.Kilda............5
neutral vs Essendon..........5
neutral vs Melbourne.........4
neutral vs Carlton.............3
home vs Brisbane.............3
For Non-Vic clubs (or Hawthorn when they play in Tasmania, and Geelong when they play in Geelong) who play the below opponents at home or neutral away (neutral away only applies to SA and WA teams)
home vs Hawthorn..........8
neutral vs West Coast........8 (for Freo only)
neutral vs Fremantle..........8 (for WCE and Melbourne Demons only)
home vs Geelong.............6
home vs Richmond...........6
home vs Bulldogs............6
neutral vs Sydney.............Not applicable in 2016
neutral vs Adelaide............7 (for Port only)
neutral vs Port Adelaide.....7 (for Adelaide and Melbourne Demons only)
home vs North.Melb......... 6
home vs Collingwood........ 6
neutral vs Gold Coast.........Not applicable in 2016
neutral vs GWS.................Not applicable in 2016
home vs St.Kilda..............4
neutral vs Brisbane............Not applicable in 2016
home vs Essendon............3
home vs Melbourne...........3
home vs Carlton...............2
For clubs who have to TRAVEL to the below teams
away vs Hawthorn...........10 (includes away in Tasmania)
away vs West Coast.........10
away vs Fremantle...........9
away vs Sydney...............8
away vs Adelaide.............8
away vs Port Adelaide.......8
away vs Geelong..............8 (at Kardinia Park only)
away vs North.Melb..........7
away vs Richmond...........7
away vs Collingwood........7
away vs Bulldogs.............7
away vs Gold Coast..........7
away vs GWS..................7
away vs St.Kilda..............6
away vs Brisbane.............5
away vs Essendon............5
away vs Melbourne...........5
away vs Carlton...............4
For clubs who play the below opponents at home (if playing a travelling side) or neutral away at MCG or Etihad (if playing another Victorian side) or games at TIO Stadium and Blundstone Arena
neutral vs Hawthorn.........9
home vs West Coast.........7
home vs Fremantle...........7
neutral vs Geelong...........7
neutral vs Richmond.........7
neutral vs Bulldogs...........7
neutral vs North.Melb.......7
home vs Sydney...............7
home vs Adelaide.............6
home vs Port Adelaide.......6
neutral vs Collingwood......6
home vs Gold Coast..........5
home vs GWS..................5
neutral vs St.Kilda............5
neutral vs Essendon..........5
neutral vs Melbourne.........4
neutral vs Carlton.............3
home vs Brisbane.............3
For Non-Vic clubs (or Hawthorn when they play in Tasmania, and Geelong when they play in Geelong) who play the below opponents at home or neutral away (neutral away only applies to SA and WA teams)
home vs Hawthorn..........8
neutral vs West Coast........8 (for Freo only)
neutral vs Fremantle..........8 (for WCE and Melbourne Demons only)
home vs Geelong.............6
home vs Richmond...........6
home vs Bulldogs............6
neutral vs Sydney.............Not applicable in 2016
neutral vs Adelaide............7 (for Port only)
neutral vs Port Adelaide.....7 (for Adelaide and Melbourne Demons only)
home vs North.Melb......... 6
home vs Collingwood........ 6
neutral vs Gold Coast.........Not applicable in 2016
neutral vs GWS.................Not applicable in 2016
home vs St.Kilda..............4
neutral vs Brisbane............Not applicable in 2016
home vs Essendon............3
home vs Melbourne...........3
home vs Carlton...............2
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