Round 4 may not be the most eye-catching outside of the weeknight matchups — with winless Port hosting Melbourne in a massive game for their overall trajectory, and Selwood-less Geelong and Big O-less Brisbane locking horns at the Cattery — but there’s no shortage of talking points leading into all of this week’s action! The most curious matchups overlap, and Benjamin and Ethan lament that, but they still eagerly preview the competing Saturday night games: Richmond and the Bulldogs, both 1–2, have a whole lot to play for at the G, while Freo and GWS might actually lend some insight into what each of those teams really are this season. Sunday features a big prove-it game for Essendon and Adelaide, as well as a chance for Hawthorn and St Kilda to continue their improvement, while the round’s finale between Gold Coast and Carlton has just as much a chance of being hotly contested as it does a Blues blowout.
