the draw doesnt really matter.
financial equalisation does.
exposure on free to air tv does. it builds memberships and allows kids to support various teams.
its a disgrace the bigger, richer clubs get the prime timeslots - it allows them to become bigger and richer - which allows them to spend more money on their footy departments, which makes the team better, which means they get the prime timeslots.
a game against a lowly team here or there is peanuts compared to this.