The 2014 fixture announcement was covered by major media outlets and by fans on Twitter alike. Here’s all the reaction in one easy-to-read place on NMFC.com.au.

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AFL.com.au
Pros: Five Friday night games highlight the Roos as an emerging team, and only one of the teams they play twice – Geelong – made the finals last year.
Cons: Two trips to Perth within five weeks isn't a great result, and their run home is interspersed with trips interstate every couple of rounds.
What we say: The travel makes it harder, but at least the Roos have a reasonable run against the teams they play twice. It's a middle-of-the-road fixture that, with some improvement on-field, North can make into a good one.

Herald Sun
Good - First three games at home venue Etihad Stadium.
Good - Geelong is only double-up opponent from top-six
Good - Consecutive Sunday night games in Rounds 11 and 12 and five Friday night fixtures

Fox Sports
In the ’10 games to watch in 2014’, Fox Footy had the following:

Round 12 – North Melbourne v Richmond – Sunday June 8 (7.10pm)

Two young teams on the rise clash in the new Sunday night timeslot. The Roos smacked Richmond in this fixture last year – can the Tigers reverse the result?

Twitter