Say goodbye to Richmond and hello Western Bulldogs.
The fourth AFL game to be staged in Cairns in the last four years will be anything but a case of history repeating.
The Doggies will play the Gold Coast Suns at Cazalys on July 12 in a match being billed as a battle between the nation's best young players.
And there's also two coaches hellbent on develping their lists and spruiking the code to the outer-reaches of Australia.
The Bulldogs have played home games in Darwin since 2004 but have replaced the Northern Territory with the Far North in 2014.
It is a one-year deal but the AFL wants Cazalys to remain a fixture and the Cairns hierachy will do their best to convince the Dogs that it is worth returning.
Richmond left their three-year deal with just one win, but were administratively satisfied thanks to an increased membership base, a healthier bank balance and a finals appearance last season.
Having done their country service they had no reason to return, particularly with the Suns now a potential top-eight team and more than a fighting chance of adding to their misery.
The Bulldogs are a different story, though.
Not the most flush of the Melbourne clubs, they have performed relatively well in the last decade despite only winning one flag in 1954.
They made three successive preliminary finals between 2008 - 2010 but have taken on a new look since the retirement of players such as Barry Hall and Jason Akermanis.
Now they are a club full of young kids with obvious talent trying to convince the rest of the competition they are worth getting behind.
Playing games in Cairns, where they can promote themselves to a new audience, is a perfect chance to do that.
The Tigers were coming north with what seemed like everything to lose, while the Dogs have much more to gain.
Last Modified on 06/11/2014 15:03