2009 AFL Fixture

[smilingassassin6]

Round 1:
Thursday, 19th March
Carlton v Richmond MCG (n)
Adelaide v St.Kilda AS (n)
Saturday, 21st March
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood TD
Geelong v Hawthorn MCG (n)
Brisbane Lions v West Coast G (n)
Sunday, 22nd March
Port.Adelaide v North Melbourne AS
Fremantle v Sydney S
Monday, 23rd March
Melbourne v Essendon TD

Round 2:
Friday, 27th March
Carlton v Geelong MCG (n)
Saturday, 28th March
Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG
West Coast v Richmond S
St.Kilda v Fremantle TD (t)
Port.Adelaide v Hawthorn AS (n)
Sunday, 29th March
North Melbourne v Sydney C
Essendon v Adelaide TD
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne MCG (t)

Round 3: (Rivalry Round)
Friday, 3rd April
Collingwood v Richmond MCG (n)
Saturday, 4th April
St.Kilda v Western Bulldogs TD
West Coast v Fremantle S
Adelaide v Port.Adelaide AS (n)
Essendon v Carlton MCG (n)
Sunday, 5th April
Sydney v Brisbane Lions ANZ
Melbourne v Geelong MCG
Hawthorn v North Melbourne TD (t)

Round 4:
Friday, 10th April
St.Kilda v Essendon TD (n)
Saturday, 12th April
Collingwood v Port.Adelaide MCG
West Coast v Melbourne S
Western Bulldogs v Richmond TD (n)
Sydney v Carlton SCG (n)
Sunday, 13th April
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions MCG (e)
Geelong v North Melbourne SS
Adelaide v Fremantle AS

Round 5:
Friday, 17th April
Collingwood v St.Kilda MCG (n)
Saturday, 18th April
Carlton v West Coast TD
Essendon v Hawthorn MCG
Brisbane Lions v Richmond G (n)
Adelaide v Geelong AS (n)
Sunday, 19th April
Melbourne v Sydney MO
North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs TD
Fremantle v Port.Adelaide S

Round 6: (Anzac Day Weekend)
Friday, 24th April
Richmond v Hawthorn TD (t)
Fremantle v Carlton S (n)
Saturday, 25th April
Essendon v Collingwood MCG
Port.Adelaide v Sydney AS (n)
St.Kilda v Geelong TD (n)
Sunday, 26th April
Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG (e)
Adelaide v North Melbourne AS
West Coast v Western Bulldogs S

Round 7:
Friday, 1st May
Carlton v Hawthorn MCG (n)
Saturday, 2nd May
St.Kilda v North Melbourne TD
Fremantle v Melbourne S
Sydney v Essendon ANZ (n)
West Coast v Collingwood S (n)
Sunday, 3rd May
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide TD (e)
Geelong v Brisbane Lions SS
Richmond v Port.Adelaide MCG (t)

Round 8: (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 15th May
Hawthorn v St.Kilda MCG (n)
Saturday, 16th May
Collingwood v Fremantle TD
Port.Adelaide v West Coast AS
Richmond v Essendon MCG (n)
Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne G (n)
Sunday, 17th May
Adelaide v Sydney AS
Melbourne v Carlton MCG
Western Bulldogs v Geelong TD

Round 9:
Friday, 22nd May
Carlton v Collingwood MCG (n)
Saturday, 23rd May
Geelong v Richmond TD
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs MCG
Port Adelaide v St.Kilda AS (n)
West Coast v Sydney S (n)
Sunday, 24th May
Brisbane Lions v Adelaide G
North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG
Fremantle v Essendon S

Round 10:
Friday, 29th May
Western Bulldogs v Carlton TD (n)
Saturday, 30th May
Adelaide v Collingwood AS
Fremantle v North Melbourne S
Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG (n)
Richmond v St.Kilda TD (n)
Sunday, 31st June
Port.Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AS
Geelong v Sydney SS
Essendon v West Coast TD (t)

Round 11:
Friday, 5th June
West Coast v St.Kilda S (n)
Saturday, 6th June
Richmond v Carlton MCG
Brisbane Lions v Fremantle G (n)
Sydney v Western Bulldogs SCG (n)
Sunday, 7th June
Hawthorn v Adelaide AU
North Melbourne v Port.Adelaide TD
Essendon v Geelong MCG (t)
Monday, 8th June
Collingwood v Melbourne MCG

Round 12;
Friday, 12th June
Carlton v North Melbourne TD (n)
Saturday, 13th June
Richmond v Sydney TD
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs S
Brisbane Lions v St.Kilda G (n)
Adelaide v Melbourne AS (n)
Sunday, 14th June
Hawthorn v West Coast TD (e)
Geelong v Collingwood MCG
Port.Adelaide v Essendon AS

Round 13:
Friday, 19th June
St.Kilda v Carlton MCG (n)
Saturday, 20th June
Melbourne v Port.Adelaide TD
Adelaide v Richmond AS
Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG (n)
West Coast v Geelong S (n)
Sunday, 21st June
Sydney v Fremantle SCG
Essendon v North Melbourne MCG
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions TD (t)

Round 14: (Split Round)
Friday, 26th June
Carlton v Adelaide TD (n)
Saturday, 27th June
Hawthorn v Port.Adelaide AU
Western Bulldogs v St.Kilda TIO (n)
Brisbane Lions v Essendon G (n)
Sunday, 28th June
Melbourne v West Coast MCG (e)
Fremantle v Geelong S
Friday, 3rd July
Richmond v North Melbourne MCG (n)
Saturday, 4th July
Sydney v Collingwood ANZ (n)

Round 15:
Friday, 10th July
Western Bulldogs v Essendon TD (n)
Saturday, 11th July
Geelong v Adelaide SS
Fremantle v Hawthorn S
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood G (n)
West Coast v North Melbourne S (n)
Sunday, 12th July
Richmond v Melbourne MCG (e)
St.Kilda v Sydney TD
Port.Adelaide v Carlton AS

Round 16:
Friday, 17th July
Hawthorn v Geelong MCG (n)
Saturday, 18th July
Western Bulldogs v Port.Adelaide TD
Fremantle v Richmond S
Melbourne v St.Kilda MCG (n)
Brisbane Lions v Carlton G (n)
Sunday, 19th July
Adelaide v West Coast AS
Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG
Essendon v Sydney TD (t)

Round 17:
Friday, 24th July
Richmond v Collingwood MCG (n)
Saturday, 25th July
North Melbourne v Adelaide MCG
Port.Adelaide v Geelong AS
Essendon v St.Kilda TD (n)
Sydney v Hawthorn SCG (n)
Sunday, 26th July
Carlton v Fremantle MCG (e)
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs TD
West Coast v Brisbane Lions S

Round 18:
Friday, 31st July
Hawthorn v Essendon MCG (n)
Saturday, 1st August
Collingwood v Carlton MCG
Fremantle v St.Kilda S
North Melbourne v Geelong TD (n)
Brisbane Lions v Melbourne G (n)
Sunday, 2nd August
Sydney v Port.Adelaide SCG
Richmond v West Coast MCG
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AS

Round 19: (Tom Wills Round)
Friday, 7th August
Geelong v Melbourne MCG (n)
Saturday, 8th August
St.Kilda v Hawthorn TD
Port.Adelaide v Fremantle AS
Collingwood v Essendon MCG (n)
West Coast v Carlton S (n)
Sunday, 9th August
Sydney v Adelaide SCG
North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG
Richmond v Western Bulldogs TD (t)

Round 20:
Friday, 14th August
St.Kilda v Collingwood TD (n)
Saturday, 15th August
Carlton v Sydney MCG
Port.Adelaide v Richmond AS
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne TD (n)
Fremantle v West Coast S (n)
Sunday, 16th August
Brisbane Lions v Geelong G
Adelaide v Essendon AS
Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG (t)


Round 21:
Friday, 21st August
Collingwood v West Coast MCG (n)
Saturday, 22nd August
Hawthorn v Carlton MCG
St.Kilda v Richmond TD
Brisbane Lions v Sydney G (n)
Adelaide v Port.Adelaide AS (n)
Sunday, 23rd August
Melbourne v Fremante TD
Geelong v Western Bulldogs SS
North Melbourne v Essendon MCG (t)

Round 22:
Friday, 28th August
St.Kilda v Port.Adelaide TD (n)
Saturday, 29th August
Western Bulldogs v West Coast TD
Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG (t)
Sydney v North Melbourne SCG (n)
Richmond v Geelong MCG (n) (7:40 Start)
Sunday, 30th August
Carlton v Melbourne TD
Fremantle v Adelaide S
Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG


Games to Look Out for in 2009:

Season openers (Round 1):
Carlton v Richmond MCG (n)
Adelaide v St.Kilda AS (n)

Grand Final Replay (Round 1):
Geelong v Hawthorn MCG (n)

Classic Rivalry (Round 3):
Collingwood v Richmond MCG (n)
Essendon v Carlton MCG (n)

The Eagles to take on ex-skipper Judd, only this time in Melbourne (Round 5):
Carlton v West Coast TD

Big Anzac Day:
Essendon v Collingwood MCG
Port.Adelaide v Sydney AS (n)
St.Kilda v Geelong TD (n)

Indigenous Round (Round 8):
Richmond v Essendon MCG (n)

(Round 12):
Geelong v Collingwood MCG

Double Header at the MCG on Saturday Night (Round 22):
Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG (t) (4:40 Start)
Richmond v Geelong MCG (n) (7:40 Start)

What are peoples thoughts? Give me feedback if i need to change a few things around.

 

[ClarkeM]

Hmmm.. let me see....

Good effort.

How is a double header going to work? Outrageous idea. At the same venue.

5 away games for Pies

 

[HBF]

I do have it on very good authority that Carlton will play Richmond in round one - you did at least get that right.

 

[jim boy]

Nice effort -Geelong are playing far too much at MCG, normally we play around 3 matches there with no home matches, regardless of whether they will be blockbusters

 

[serenityNow]

Rivalry Round.......Carlton vs Collingwood.

 

[Willow_2000]

Rd 21. WC have to play a home game as there is noway they would play 3 away games in a row.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

For a few seconds there I thought smilingassassin6 had gotten the biggest scoop in BigFooty history

 

[LiterallyNobody]

Not bad. I like our draw. Except for eight Friday night games. that's way too much. I like four games at MCg but we never play home there so that would never happen. Good effort. Love Geelong and hawthorn in round one!

EDIT - Actually, as someone who has had a long term interest in creating fixtures, how did you do this? I did one last year but I can't remember how I did it either. It was quite difficult though, so anyone shooting this down, just realise how hard and how many factors there are to consider when doing this - especially without the AFL software.

 

[chook2734]

Rd 21. WC have to play a home game as there is noway they would play 3 away games in a row.

Yep, both derbies need to be switched. He's got Freo playing 3 away games at the start of the season.

You've got two games in WA in round 6 - not going to happen. Freo should have the Anzac night game. Freo also only have a 5 day break. Move the game to Saturday and it's good.

You've also got Freo down for 12 home games. I'm not complaining, but can't see Vlad being that generous.

The two WA teams need to rotate between home and away - the travel is too much to do it 2 weeks in a row.

 

[CoZi36]

Round 1 next season is starting on Friday 27 March and round 12 is the split round.

Sunday, 9th August

North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG

We aren't allowed to be fixtured for 2:10pm games on Sunday's.

Saturday, 29th August

Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG (t)

The Brisbane Lions aren't allowed to be fixtured in twilight matches.

 

[PHX]

Love the Friday night vs Collingwood in round three but does it have to be following a 6 day break returning from Subi? Same goes the 6 day break coming back from Subi for the Friday night game later in the season. It's a tough call. 6 day break coming back from the GABBA as well.

First 5 games are away games? A bit extreme.

Round 6 home game vs Hawthorn should be without a doubt be at the MCG instead of the Telstra Dome! Change it please! Home game at the Dome against St Kilda? THat's their home ground, not ours. If I did count 4 home games at the Dome that's never going to happen. We would and have refused it.


While that is picked out its a great effort to make a draw and well done on the effort but definitely back to the drawing board in regards to Richmond.

 

[MB1908]

Love Geelong playing so many MCG matches and hate them playing so many Sunday matches. The real fixture will reverse that around on both fronts as the AFL for some reason this year didn't grant our MCG preferences so I doubt that they do it in '09. Too many Sunday games for the team that will go into the season as sole or duel favourite to win the GF again.

As a side note - Did you follow the contracts the AFL has with the MCG and TD? ie. How many games must be played there etc.

 

[SASQUATCH09]

Melbourne to end with five away games? Not a chance. WCE, three consecutive away games? Collingwood to host Melbourne for Queens Birthday, pretty rare, look at old fixtures.

One interesting one that I'd love to go to- Hawks and Richmond twilight. Anzac eve. I really like Monday night football. More of this would be great. Finish work, MCG, go home, EXCELLENT.

I'm ready for my knockers on this one but I'd love to see the rivalry round not covered by any memberships. This would allow a double header at the G that would definately sell out. The AFL could make good money on this with an addition to ticket prices because you are paying for a longer day. Food sales would be huge and they could have a period between games where alcohol is restricted if they think binge drinking would be a problem. All four teams playing would have the experience of a Grand Final(a packed house with half the people not caring about their game).

What do you think assassin?

 

[R1KSTA]

i dont mind our run home at all
but u missed something, we always play saints twice a year!!

 

[Roosurgence]

I hope not we play 6 away interstate games, plus one home game thats away at Carara (Im guessing that is what the c stands for?). Plus we also play Geelong at Skilled Stadium.

If we get that draw we are being ****ed over big time!

 

[FieryNayta]

If the AFL ever DID do a double header, then round 22 is the wrong time for it. Imagine if all 4 teams are playing for nothing at the end of the season. It would be 6 hours of excruciating boredom. Better off being in the first half of the season.

 

[R1KSTA]

and the fact that carlton vs collingwood isnt on at rivalry round?? hmmm

 

[celtic_pride]

How the hell would they schedule a double-header at the MCG FFS ?

Also it has been reported on 3AW that next year that both Hawthorn and Carlton will be playing at least 6 games on friday night next year ...
No Friday Night games for North next year either (Channel 7 don't want any more games on friday night with North it seems)

 

[JUBJUB]

Your Geelong fixture is horribly wrong.You have us for 5 games at SS,but it'll be 8.Also I doubt we'll play a home game against Melbourne at the G.The crowd for the recent game was under 35,000.

 

[JeffDunne]

6 interstate games for St Kilda?

Sounds about right

 

[Roo-Boy]

I hope not we play 6 away interstate games, plus one home game thats away at Carara (Im guessing that is what the c stands for?). Plus we also play Geelong at Skilled Stadium.

If we get that draw we are being ****ed over big time!

I agree

 

[R1KSTA]

and the fact we play collingwood on a friday night! sorry got that wrong!!
and we go interstate 5 times, nup!!

 

[SASQUATCH09]

Answer the question Clare...

 

[FootyJunkie]

How is a double header going to work? Outrageous idea. At the same venue.

Would only work if it was a 2 for 1 deal. 1 ticket gets you into both games, just like with NAB Cup double headers at the Telstra Dome in recent past.

I doubt the AFL (read Andy) is that generous though.

 

[Lets Beyblade]

I hope not we play 6 away interstate games, plus one home game thats away at Carara (Im guessing that is what the c stands for?). Plus we also play Geelong at Skilled Stadium.

If we get that draw we are being ****ed over big time!

Wow....

Good to see Collingwood are being made to travel 5 times this year