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Hird rips Opening Round-caused byes
Essendon legend James Hird says "don't have Opening Round" as AFL players and fans become frustrated with early-season byes.
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The biggest AFL overreactions after Round 2: Fixture criticism is overblown, Keays was out of line
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On the ESPN Footy Podcast, the team finds yet another fixture quirk, with West Coast's Round 3 clash set to start at 9:30am AWST. (1:18)
Is the widespread criticism levelled at the AFL's fixturing fair? Should Ben Keays have been penalised for telling a fan to delay the game?
Let's get to this week's overreactions column, where we judge the week's big takeaways as legitimate or irrational.
The AFL has come under fire in the early part of season 2026 for putting together what many footy fans believe to be a disjointed, nonsensical fixture. Is there merit behind the criticism or is this just the latest case of the footy public making a mountain out of a molehill?
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