Ten days to bounce down

Just over a week until the AFL starts its home and away season. With a sixteen team league, the preseason would have been a knockdown tournament. Winners got to play in better stadiums, while losers had to play in the bush. With the expansion to eighteen teams, the league tried various formats, finally devolving to the single practice match held this year. I admit I have not been following the preseason as much as in years past. Hopefully, the home and away season will not be as disappointing.