I do not normally fly Domestic in OZ (but will be in whY from Jan 09 onwards

) and have never been much of a fan of the lack of seating allocation (though I can see the arguments in its favour).
My biggest gripe recently has been my preallocated seat - I have a Aisle preference in my AA profile (OWE) and on my recent 8 flight status run was preallocated (before OLCI) a window seat for I think 7 of the 8 flights...
To the OP as you will be preallocated a seat at 24 hours could you just check
www.checkmytrip.com and see where you have been allocated?