AFL: Goalsneak and Former Docker, Lachie Schultz, heads to the Collingwood Magpies to bolster the premiers' forward attack.
report the league has floated the idea to clubs, which would see Greater Western Sydney face Collingwood on a Saturday night and Sydney playing Melbourne on Sunday afternoon.
Those two matches would take place before the rest of the round one fixture would continue a week later.The Herald Sun reports another proposed matchup would see Richmond play Gold Coast, facing off against former coach Damien Hardwick in his first game in charge of the latter. Collingwood is also reportedly considering playing Brisbane in the Easter Thursday match at the Gabba and then remaining in Queensland for a week to face Gold Coast.Under the draft fixture, the teams that played on the earlier weekend would have a bye at some point within the first few weeks of the season in order to square the ledger.In 2022, the league opened the season with a rematch of the 2021 grand final between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.
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