VFL 2019 VFL Fixture with AFL games

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2019 VFL Fixture

Round 1 v Geelong AWAY GMHBA Friday April 5th 7.30pm
AFL v Giants AWAY Saturday

Round 2 v Port Melbourne HOME Saturday April 13th 11am
AFL v Port AWAY Saturday

Round 3 BYE
AFL v Sydney HOME

Round 4 v Casey AWAY Casey Fields Saturday April 27th 2pm
AFL v Melbourne ANZAC EVE

Round 5 v Williamstown AWAY Willy Oval Sunday 5th May 2pm
AFL v Bulldogs AWAY

Round 6 v Frankston AWAY Skybus Stadium Sunday 12th May 2pm
AFL v Dockers AWAY

Round 7 v Box Hill HOME Sunday 19th May 11.40am (Channel 7)
AFL v Hawks HOME Sunday

Round 8 v Essendon HOME Saturday 25th May 2.30pm
AFL v Essendon Dreamtime

Round 9 v North AWAY Arden Street Saturday 1st June 2pm
AFL v North AWAY Friday Night

Round 10 v Geelong HOME Saturday 8th June 11.00am
AFL v Geelong MCG Friday Night

Round 11 v Coburg HOME Beaconsfield Saturday 15th June 11.00am
AFL v Crows AWAY Thursday Night

Round 12 BYE
AFL BYE

Round 13 v Sandringham AWAY Trevor Barker Oval Saturday 29th June 2.10pm
AFL v Saints AWAY Sunday

Round 14 v Footscray AWAY Whitten Oval Saturday 6th July 1.00pm
AFL v Suns AWAY

Round 15 v Werribee HOME Sunday 14th July 10.10am
AFL v Giants HOME

Round 16 v Box Hill AWAY Box Hill Oval Sunday 21st July 2pm
AFL v Power MCG

Round 17 v Collingwood AWAY Olympic Park Friday 26th July 4.30pm
AFL v Collingwood MCG Friday Night

Round 18 v Casey HOME Saturday 3rd August 2.30pm
AFL v Melbourne MCG

Round 19 v Northern Blues MCG/SC Sunday 11th August 11.40am
AFL v Carlton MCG

Round 20 v Essendon AWAY Windy Hill Saturday 17th August 2pm
AFL v WCE MCG Sunday

Round 21 BYE
AFL v Lions HOME

Not the best fixture for the VFL side. 7 home games and 10 away games, with one home game being played in Beaconsfield effectively meaning on 6 true home games for the year. On the positive side 5 of the 6 Punt Road games lead into the AFL fixture, the exception being the Geelong round 10 game which is played the following day for whatever reason. Surely we could have played that at 4.30 the Friday afternoon as lead into the AFL game.

 

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VFL curtain-raisers at AFL games
MULTIPLE VFL curtain-raisers will return to the home of football in 2019.

An agreement, in principle, struck on Monday between the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) and AFL sees four VFL fixtures set for the MCG prior to AFL matches next year.

In a boost for fans, it will also result in the AFL reducing the time between the end of a curtain-raiser and the start of an AFL matches from around 60 minutes to a minimum of 35-45 minutes.

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It comes as the VFL fixture is set to be announced on Wednesday, with specific curtain-raiser details expected to be finalised in the New Year.

Marvel Stadium curtain-raisers are also set to rise from three in 2018, with affiliate-tenants North Melbourne, Essendon, Western Bulldogs (Footscray), St Kida (Sandringham) and Carlton (Northern Blues) tipped to be involved.

AFL.com.au understands the move was originally raised by Channel Seven in a cost-saving strategy to create a VFL-AFL double header prior to their broadcast Sunday 3.20pm AFL game.

With camera equipment, staff and broadcast trucks already set up at the ground, it will allow the VFL coverage to roll straight into the AFL pre-game and the match.

VFL matches tipped to be held at the MCG include Richmond's clashes with Box Hill (Hawthorn) in May and the Northern Blues in August prior to their respective AFL matches that day.

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Geelong's annual Country Match with Essendon on Sunday May 5 is also being discussed to hold a curtain-raiser between the club's VFL sides.

The Cats are also planning on holding two curtain-raisers prior to AFL fixtures against St Kilda (round 17) and North Melbourne (round 21) at GMHBA Stadium – down from three in 2018.

Fans will also be able to watch the AFL Academy under-18s take on Melbourne's VFL affiliate Casey in a hit-out prior to the Demons' clash with St Kilda in round five at the MCG.

The decision to scrap the official warm-up last year allowed the move of the curtain-raiser to be pushed closer to the start of the AFL fixture.

Last year the curtain-raisers at Marvel Stadium and GMHBA Stadium all finished at least 70 minutes prior to the AFL match.

 

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2019 VFL Fixture

Round 1 v Geelong AWAY GMHBA Friday April 5th 7.30pm
AFL v Giants AWAY Saturday

Round 2 v Port Melbourne HOME Saturday April 13th 11am
AFL v Port AWAY Saturday

Round 3 BYE
AFL v Sydney HOME

Round 4 v Casey AWAY Casey Fields Saturday April 27th 2pm
AFL v Melbourne ANZAC EVE

Round 5 v Williamstown AWAY Willy Oval Sunday 5th May 2pm
AFL v Bulldogs AWAY

Round 6 v Frankston AWAY Skybus Stadium Sunday 12th May 2pm
AFL v Dockers AWAY

Round 7 v Box Hill HOME Sunday 19th May 11.40am (Channel 7)
AFL v Hawks HOME Sunday

Round 8 v Essendon HOME Saturday 25th May 2.30pm
AFL v Essendon Dreamtime

Round 9 v North AWAY Arden Street Saturday 1st June 2pm
AFL v North AWAY Friday Night

Round 10 v Geelong HOME Saturday 8th June 11.00am
AFL v Geelong MCG Friday Night

Round 11 v Coburg HOME Beaconsfield Saturday 15th June 11.00am
AFL v Crows AWAY Thursday Night

Round 12 BYE
AFL BYE

Round 13 v Sandringham AWAY Trevor Barker Oval Saturday 29th June 2.10pm
AFL v Saints AWAY Sunday

Round 14 v Footscray AWAY Whitten Oval Saturday 6th July 1.00pm
AFL v Suns AWAY

Round 15 v Werribee HOME Sunday 14th July 10.10am
AFL v Giants HOME

Round 16 v Box Hill AWAY Box Hill Oval Sunday 21st July 2pm
AFL v Power MCG

Round 17 v Collingwood AWAY Olympic Park Friday 26th July 4.30pm
AFL v Collingwood MCG Friday Night

Round 18 v Casey HOME Saturday 3rd August 2.30pm
AFL v Melbourne MCG

Round 19 v Northern Blues MCG/SC Sunday 11th August 11.40am
AFL v Carlton MCG

Round 20 v Essendon AWAY Windy Hill Saturday 17th August 2pm
AFL v WCE MCG Sunday

Round 21 BYE
AFL v Lions HOME

Not the best fixture for the VFL side. 7 home games and 10 away games, with one home game being played in Beaconsfield effectively meaning on 6 true home games for the year. On the positive side 5 of the 6 Punt Road games lead into the AFL fixture, the exception being the Geelong round 10 game which is played the following day for whatever reason. Surely we could have played that at 4.30 the Friday afternoon as lead into the AFL game.

Probably only four games at Punt Road.

 

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2019 VFL Fixture
Not the best fixture for the VFL side. 7 home games and 10 away games, with one home game being played in Beaconsfield effectively meaning on 6 true home games for the year. On the positive side 5 of the 6 Punt Road games lead into the AFL fixture, the exception being the Geelong round 10 game which is played the following day for whatever reason. Surely we could have played that at 4.30 the Friday afternoon as lead into the AFL game.

Wtf how are we supposed to go B2B minor premiers

 

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Love the curtain raisers!