Last week's scratch matches whet our appetites and this weekend's AAMI Community Series hitouts will hopefully tide us over.
However, nothing can compare to the footy when four points are up for grabs.
Even for last year's wooden spooners, a new season allows for hope to spring eternal. Fresh names on the list pique even casual fan's interest and hyped draftees allow us to daydream about the future.
Nevertheless, reality can hit like a tonne of bricks when your side is 0-4 after four weeks.
Whether your team is rebuilding, resurging or the reigning premier, we here at Zero Hanger have scoured the fixture list and have made our predictions for all 18 team's records after the season's first month.
Who have we overrated and who have we slept on? Be sure to let us know.
Collingwood
2-2
Western Bulldogs (H) - Loss
Carlton (A) - Win
Brisbane (A) - Loss
GWS (H) - Win
In what already appears to be the best game of Round 1, we have the Dogs trumping the Pies in what should be a corker. However, this really could go either way.
As stated previously, the September seasoned Pies should be able to blanket the Blues in Round 2.
Beating Brisbane at the Gabba in Round 3 is likely to prove too tough an ask for Nathan Buckley's boys, but then again, it has for most recently.
Back at the โG in Round 4 against the Giants, the Pies should have the wood in this contest, with Leon Cameron stuck with an ever-growing casualty ward.
