From games in 5 states + ACT to rivalries old (Richmond v Melbourne, Essendon v Collingwood) and new (QClash 22, Hawthorn v Sydney), Round 6 has all the markings of Anzac week. Add on the rest of the round's slate, and you're likely as grateful as we are that none of the fixtures overlap! Toby Greene and Braydon Preuss rejoin GWS in Canberra to face red-hot St Kilda on Friday night, while the 2–3 Bulldogs and Crows get Saturday started in the Central Highlands. Port Adelaide and West Coast should be an all-out Sickos affair, but it'll also be the prelude to what we earmark as the round's best matchup in 4–1 shocks Fremantle and Carlton. On Sunday, North and Geelong get the chance to bounce back from losses of very different magnitude in Tasmania, before QClash and the traditional Anzac Eve tilt in Melbourne occupy the rest of the day. Anzac Day itself will see the Hawks and Swans (with Buddy, as we now know) in Launceston, with the Bombers and Pies renewing their holiday rivalry to cap off the round.
