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.
Fremantle
2-2
Melbourne (A) - Loss
GWS (H) - Win
Carlton (A) - Loss
Hawthorn (H) - Win
Like Carlton, Fremantle are another team expected rise up the ladder in 2021 and will turn heads at stages throughout the year.
Away against Melbourne in Round 1 should prove too tough an ask, but back home in Round 2 against an injury hit Giants outfit, we have the Dockers at 1-1 after a fortnight.
This dosage of โwin-loss' will repeat to round out the month, as Carlton should have the Freo's measure in Round 3, however, expect Justin Longmuir's men to feast on the Hawks back home in Round four.
