Fixture 2026 Fixture

[FreoBraddles]

Will we spend a week in Adelaide??

Apparently not - will come home as it's Easter

 

[Tonga Bob]

Friday nights...
Round 4 v Crows at AO
Round 5 - Pies for Gather Round
Round 8 - Dogs at Marvel
Round 11 - Saints at Optus

All part of double headers

 

[AstonSouffle]

Just spoke to Justin Longmuir

Justin Longmuir

Age

44

Ht

196cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.4

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

7.0

2star

K

3.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

0.6

3star

G

0.6

3star

in Onslow, apparently Carlton, Melbourne, Bulldogs, Collingwood, Geelong, West Coast as double ups and I forgot the other one coz I remembered I was talking to the man himself

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Richmond sold a home to Tasmania.

50% it be us playing them.

Hawthorn is playing games until 2027.

Very good chance we play one game in Tassie.

Richmond should only play 2025 non-finals teams in Tassie

 

[DaveLister]

Just spoke to Justin Longmuir in Onslow, apparently Carlton, Melbourne, Bulldogs, Collingwood, Geelong, West Coast as double ups and I forgot the other one coz I remembered I was talking to the man himself

That’s 6, which as many was we’d have. Those are pretty good double ups for us

Edit: it’s 2 from the top middle and bottom 6 which is about the best we could get being middle ourselves. The only one that I’d expect to improve from 2025 is the dogs and we beat them twice.

 

[Lach72]

That checks out doesn't it.

So unless they give us a home game in round 3 it looks like this

Round Zero - not playing
Round 1 - away due to Asian Cup
Round 2 home Melbourne
Round 3 Away
Round 4 Away against Adelaide
Rond 5 Gather Round against Collingwood.

1 home game in the first 5

 

[BStaff17]

So unless they give us a home game in round 3 it looks like this

Round Zero - not playing
Round 1 - away due to Asian Cup
Round 2 home Melbourne
Round 3 Away
Round 4 Away against Adelaide
Rond 5 Gather Round against Collingwood.

1 home game in the first 5

I reckon round 3 will be the derby

 

[BStaff17]

Just spoke to Justin Longmuir in Onslow, apparently Carlton, Melbourne, Bulldogs, Collingwood, Geelong, West Coast as double ups and I forgot the other one coz I remembered I was talking to the man himself

Carlton and Melbourne hopefully are MCG games.

Dees wouldnt dare to send us to the Alice Springs again after the flogging we dished them up there in 2024

 

[PrancingPony]

Have the AFL not learnt about putting us on primetime?

 

[Randomizor]

I reckon round 3 will be the derby

That makes too much sense.

More likely the AFL will introduce multi-ball and have four teams playing on Optus at once. Think of the viewer numbers!

 

[Piggy Smalls]

So that would mean we get one home game in the first 4 rounds?

Somebody will get a double up to re-establish a rotation. Looks like we'll be at home rounds 2 and 3 if we're on road for rounds 4 and 5

 

[David Bubb]

First derby confirmed for the week after gather round

 

[Spirit Level]

Posted on the main board, looks like we avoid Tassie if true:

TASMANIAN AFL GAMES

Round 7 - Saturday, April 25 @ 12.15pm: Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns (UTAS Stadium)

Round 11 - Thursday, May 21 @ 7.30pm: Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows (UTAS)

Round 14 - Sunday, June 14 @ 1.10pm: Richmond v Brisbane Lions (Ninja Stadium)

Round 17 - Sunday, July 5 @ time TBC: Hawthorn v Melbourne (UTAS)

Round 21 - Saturday, August 1 @ time TBC: Hawthorn v North Melbourne (UTAS)

 

[ilikepotatoes]

This fixture sounds horrendous so far.

 

[AstonSouffle]

That’s 6, which as many was we’d have. Those are pretty good double ups for us

Edit: it’s 2 from the top middle and bottom 6 which is about the best we could get being middle ourselves. The only one that I’d expect to improve from 2025 is the dogs and we beat them twice.

Now that I replay the conversation in my head, I swear he also said Adelaide is a double up and we’re playing them Friday night week before Gather Round.

Which makes 7 double ups, unless there’s 6 + West Coast?

 

[Alfonz]

So it sounds like the following:

Round 0 - N/A
Round 1 - Away vs ???
Round 2 - Melbourne @ Optus = Win
Round 3 - ???
Round 4 - Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval= 50/50
Round 5 - Collingwood @ Adelaide Oval = 50/50
Round 6 - West Coast @ Optus= Win
Round 7 - Carlton @ Optus = Win
Round 8 - Dogs @ Marvel = 50/50
Round 9 - ???
Round 10 - ???
Round 11 - Saints @ Optus = Win

 

[ilikepotatoes]

So it sounds like the following:

Round 0 - N/A
Round 1 - Away vs ???
Round 2 - Melbourne @ Optus = Win
Round 3 - ???
Round 4 - Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval= 50/50
Round 5 - Collingwood @ Adelaide Oval = 50/50
Round 6 - West Coast @ Optus= Win
Round 7 - Carlton @ Optus = Win
Round 8 - Dogs @ Marvel = 50/50
Round 9 - ???
Round 10 - ???
Round 11 - Saints @ Optus = Win

You forgetting the last time we had a Derby after 2 away games?

 

[Freomaniac]

Freomaniac thoughts? You're one who has stuck true to the "I'd just be happy to see Freo make repeat finals" mantra. Does the wildcard implementation alter that thought process in any way?

Well.... You tagged me....

Let's talk about this wild card finals system.

Does finishing dockers finishing 10th and facing a 7th placed side count as a final? Yes it does apparently.

So yeah 10th spot equals a finals spot.

He's just happy there's more freo games so he can bet on the opposition.

You better pray I don't win the 50 million dollar powerball on Thursday.

You also better pray dockers don't make the 2026 AFL Grand final as well if I win the lottery.

If some random person puts $5 to 10 million dollars on Freo to lose that grand final, you know it will be me lol

 

[Raz]

Love how people blame afl for no games in Perth , but the blame lies with the Matilda’s playing at Optus oval , nothing to do with afl

But I must say I not a fan of opening round , but do understand the attempt to get more focus on nsw and qld fans to get the game to continue to grow

 

[The Feeder Club]

Just spoke to Justin Longmuir in Onslow, apparently Carlton, Melbourne, Bulldogs, Collingwood, Geelong, West Coast as double ups and I forgot the other one coz I remembered I was talking to the man himself

That is a sweet sweet group of double ups. Excellent

 

[FreoBraddles]

Melbourne in round 2 is on Saturday.
Eagles win the Sunday twilight graveyard slot

 

[BStaff17]

Posted on the main board, looks like we avoid Tassie if true:

TASMANIAN AFL GAMES

Round 7 - Saturday, April 25 @ 12.15pm: Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns (UTAS Stadium)

Round 11 - Thursday, May 21 @ 7.30pm: Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows (UTAS)

Round 14 - Sunday, June 14 @ 1.10pm: Richmond v Brisbane Lions (Ninja Stadium)

Round 17 - Sunday, July 5 @ time TBC: Hawthorn v Melbourne (UTAS)

Round 21 - Saturday, August 1 @ time TBC: Hawthorn v North Melbourne (UTAS)

Sounds like Hawks are coming here again.

Only played them once in Melbourne in the past 12 years.

Always seems to be Tassie or Perth

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Friday night games rds 4 (Adelaide away),5 (Collingwood gather round),8 (Dogs away), and 11 (Saints home). Three of which are double headers. Collingwood the only stand alone.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Friday night games rds 4 (Adelaide away),5 (Collingwood gather round),8 (Dogs away), and 11 (Saints home). Three of which are double headers. Collingwood the only stand alone.

It is a great start. No complaints, and if we play well we may get more in the last 6 weeks.

 

[Lach72]