Fixture 2023 Fixture

[giantroo]

Round 1 - North Melbourne vs West Coast Eagles - Saturday, March 18 - 1:45PM - Marvel Stadium - FOX
Round 2 - Fremantle vs North Melbourne - Saturday, March 25 - 4:30PM - Optus Stadium - FOX
Round 3 - Hawthorn vs North Melbourne - Saturday, April 1 - 1:45PM - UTAS Stadium - FOX
Round 4 - North Melbourne vs Carlton - Friday, April 7 - 4:20PM - Marvel Stadium - Seven
Round 5 - Brisbane Lions vs North Melbourne - Saturday, April 15 - 12:40PM - Adelaide Hills - FOX
Round 6 - Gold Coast Suns vs North Melbourne - Sunday, April 23 - 4:40PM - Metricon - FOX
Round 7 - Melbourne vs North Melbourne - Saturday, April 29 - 7:25PM - MCG - Seven
Round 8 - North Melbourne vs St Kilda - Sunday, May 7 - 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium - FOX
Round 9 - North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide - Saturday, May 13 - 2:10PM - Blundstone Arena - FOX
Round 10 - North Melbourne vs Sydney Swans - Saturday, May 20 - 1:45PM - Marvel Stadium - FOX
Round 11 - Collingwood vs North Melbourne - Sunday, May 28 - 3:20PM - Marvel Stadium - Seven
Round 12 - Essendon vs North Melbourne - Sunday, June 4 - 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium - FOX
Round 13 - North Melbourne vs GWS Giants - Sunday, June 11 - 3:20PM - Blundstone Arena - FOX
Round 14 - North Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs - Sunday, June 18 - 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium - FOX
Round 15 - BYE
Round 16 - Adelaide Crows vs North Melbourne - TBC - Adelaide Oval
Round 17 - Geelong Cats vs North Melbourne - TBC - GMHBA Stadium
Round 18 - North Melbourne vs Hawthorn - TBC - Marvel Stadium
Round 19 - St Kilda vs North Melbourne - TBC - Marvel Stadium
Round 20 - West Coast Eagles vs North Melbourne - TBC - Optus Stadium
Round 21 - North Melbourne vs Melbourne - TBC - Blundstone Arena
Round 22 - North Melbourne vs Essendon - TBC - Marvel Stadium
Round 23 - Richmond vs North Melbourne - TBC - MCG
Round 24 - North Melbourne vs Gold Coast Suns - TBC - Blundstone Arena

 

[Masked Avenger]

Fun fact:

With slumping crowd numbers in 2022 ( the lowest average crowds for more than 25 years with 20 and 21 excluded ) the two Victorian Clubs with the fewest game average attendances in 2022 (us and StKilda) were the only two Victorian Clubs given interstate opponents in Round 1.

They're certainly predictable - possibly a touch desperate - the AFL. So much for equalisation.

 

[DrZaius]

Why the **** would you guys want us to play Port first up?? We would get smacked and it would kickstart their season

 

[buttox]

Fun fact:

With slumping crowd numbers in 2022 ( the lowest average crowds for more than 25 years with 20 and 21 excluded ) the two Victorian Clubs with the fewest game average attendances in 2022 (us and StKilda) were the only two Victorian Clubs given interstate opponents in Round 1.

They're certainly predictable - possibly a touch desperate - the AFL. So much for equalisation.

Jesus we finished last and they gave us second last who have to travel interstate.
Some folks are never happy. This is probably the best fixture we could have hoped for.

 

[Passmore]

Why the * would you guys want us to play Port first up?? We would get smacked and it would kickstart their season

Brisbane can make a statement on Rd 1 and put Port on the back foot.

Better we ease into it and hopefully get a win and build some confidence.

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[kool kangas]

l want us to play the Dawks twice, West Coast twice, and Adelaide twice with home games against the Bummers, Pies, Tiggers and Poort..

 

[shinboner magic]

West coast round 1? … GIVE ME PORT!!

Always thinking about drinking aren’t you

 

[winalotroos]

Well we’ll be 1-0 after our first game.

That will be a lovely change up .

When was the last time that happened?

 

[Ligma]

When was the last time that happened?

2020

 

[winalotroos]

2020

Oh your right it seems so long ago.

 

[Tas]

Best chance for a round 1 win in yonks! I am stoked.

 

[shinboner magic]

We’ve won about two rd 1 games in 12yrs

 

[ferball]

Oh your right it seems so long ago.

It kind of was.

Only two and a half years but its been a crazy time.

 

[Gasometer]

I remember going to Rd 1 v * whenever it was and Luke Mcdonalds kicked his first ever AFL kick to Chapman and basically it was down hill from there

 

[Whisper in the Wind]

Prediction:
Round 2 - Brisbane (A) Sat 7:25 - We always seem to be given an early season game in QLD. Brisbane are Away Rd 1.
Round 3 - Hawthorn (A) Sun 1:10 - Ross vs Freo in Round 1. AFL to set up Clarkson vs Hawthorn early too.
Round 4 - Western Bulldogs (H) Fri 4:40 - Good Friday
Round 5 - Port Adelaide (A) Fri 7:50 - Magic Round, AFL never gives us what we want, why would they start now.

 

[Passmore]

I remember going to Rd 1 v * whenever it was and Luke Mcdonalds kicked his first ever AFL kick to Chapman and basically it was down hill from there

You could write a book on Rd 1 horrors. I remember all the way back to 1984. 1988 wasn’t much better. 59 down at qtr time. 73 at HT.

 

[DuckYeah]

Always thinking about drinking aren’t you

**** drinking that shit! My ol mate when we were 15 would knock off his old mans port and we’d drink it working on the paddock bombs, absolutely horrid shit. To be honest, the only time I have ever drank that shit was almost 25 years ago. Horrible. I brought my grandfathers Rakia over and he had ideas to run a car on it…

 

[desie]

You could write a book on Rd 1 horrors. I remember all the way back to 1984. 1988 wasn’t much better. 59 down at qtr time. 73 at HT.

I remember them well unfortunately, both followed finals floggings the previous year and were a portent of things to come.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Rest of the fixture released by the end of this week - or am I imagining that I read that somewhere?

 

[Makeshift Park]

Rest of the fixture released by the end of this week - or am I imagining that I read that somewhere?

Yep AFL confirmed that here:

R1 FIXTURE: Fierce rivals return, Cats face Pies, Ross meets former side

The Blues and Tigers will meet in the season-opener again in 2023

www.afl.com.au

 

[RHLK]

Round 1, 2001 was the darkest....

 

[TheKanga]

Looks like we might be playing Brisbane in Mt Barker as part of Magic Round in April.

 

[Makeshift Park]

They reckon there's an "estimated total capacity of 5000" at that oval.

Summit Sports Park | Austadiums

Everything you need to know about Summit Sports Park (Mt Barker Regional Sports Hub) in Mount Barker, including venue layout, history, records, events, maps, tickets, directions and accommodation.

www.austadiums.com

 

[shinboner magic]

At least it isn’t snowtown

 

[Twinkletoes]

At least it isn’t snowtown

Yeah that would’ve made “kicks a barrel from outside 50” a tad off putting.

 

[sutcliffe's hotel]

Looks like we might be playing Brisbane in Mt Barker as part of Magic Round in April.

Hope it is technically a North home game as I still want two games up here.