Obviously under the circumstances this is an unpleasant thing to discuss but I think these things need to be discussed for the future.
The Eagles woo wooo wooo... didn't lose the premiership last year and their first game of the season is in Brisbane, presumably buried away on Foxtel at a strange hour. Even next week, it's a weird Saturday twilight game against GWS while Geelong pay Essendon.
It should be the tradition that if you wii wiiii wiiii don't lose the flag, you should get to play the very first game of the next season, at home, at have a big flag unveiling todo in front of your supporters and the country.