Fixture AFL 2025 Fixture

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2025 AFL FIXTURE

Times AEDT until Saturday April 5
Times AEST from Sunday April 6

OPENING ROUND

Thursday March 6

Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats, The Gabba (7.50pm)

Friday March 7

Sydney Swans v Hawthorn, SCG (7.40pm)

Saturday March 8

Gold Coast Suns v Essendon, People First Stadium (5.15pm)

Sunday March 9

GWS Giants v Collingwood, ENGIE Stadium (3.20pm)

Bye: Adelaide Crows, Carlton, Fremantle, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, St Kilda, West Coast Eagles, Western Bulldogs

ROUND 1

Thursday March 13

Richmond v Carlton, MCG (7.30pm)

Friday March 14

Hawthorn v Essendon, MCG (7.40pm)

Saturday March 15

Geelong Cats v Fremantle, GMHBA Stadium (1.20pm)

Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions, SCG (4.15pm)

Collingwood v Port Adelaide, MCG (7.35pm)

Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)

Sunday March 16

Adelaide Crows v St Kilda, Adelaide Oval (12.35pm)

Melbourne v GWS Giants, MCG (3.20pm)

West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)

ROUND 2

Thursday March 20

Carlton v Hawthorn, MCG (7.30pm)

Friday March 21

Western Bulldogs v Collingwood, MCG (7.40pm)

Saturday March 22

Essendon v Adelaide Crows, MCG (1.20pm)

Port Adelaide v Richmond, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)

St Kilda v Geelong Cats, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)

Sunday March 23

Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles, The Gabba (1.10pm)

North Melbourne v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)

Fremantle v Sydney Swans, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)

Bye: Gold Coast Suns, GWS Giants

ROUND 3

Thursday March 27

Essendon v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)

Friday March 28

Carlton v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (7.40pm)

Saturday March 29

Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, MCG (1.20pm)

St Kilda v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)

Hawthorn v GWS Giants, UTAS Stadium (7.35pm)

Sunday March 30

Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (3.20pm)

West Coast Eagles v Fremantle, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)

Bye: Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Geelong Cats, Sydney Swans

ROUND 4

Thursday April 3

Collingwood v Carlton, MCG (7.30pm)

Friday April 4

Geelong Cats v Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (7.40pm)

Saturday April 5

Gold Coast Suns v Adelaide Crows, People First Stadium (1.20pm)

Richmond v Brisbane Lions, MCG (4.15pm)

North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)

Sunday April 6

GWS Giants v West Coast Eagles, ENGIE Stadium (1.10pm)

Port Adelaide v St Kilda, Adelaide Oval (3.20pm)

Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium (5.10pm)

Bye: Essendon, Hawthorn

ROUND 5 (Gather Round)

Thursday April 10

Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)

Friday April 11

Collingwood v Sydney Swans, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)

Saturday April 12

North Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, Barossa (12.35pm)

Carlton v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval (1.20pm)

Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions, Norwood Oval (4.15pm)

Melbourne v Essendon, Adelaide Oval (7.35pm)

Sunday April 13

Richmond v Fremantle, Barossa (12.35pm)

St Kilda v GWS Giants, Norwood Oval (3.20pm)

Port Adelaide v Hawthorn, Adelaide Oval (7.20pm)

ROUND 6

Thursday April 17 (Easter Thursday)

Brisbane Lions v Collingwood, The Gabba (7.30pm)

Friday April 18 (Good Friday)

North Melbourne v Carlton, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)

West Coast Eagles v Essendon, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)

Saturday April 19

Melbourne v Fremantle, MCG (1.20pm)

Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)

Richmond v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)

Sunday April 20 (Easter Sunday)

Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide, SCG (3.20pm)

Western Bulldogs v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (7.20pm)

Monday April 21 (Easter Monday)

Geelong Cats v Hawthorn, MCG (3.20pm)

ROUND 7

Thursday April 24

Melbourne v Richmond, MCG (7.30pm)

Friday April 25 (Anzac Day)

Collingwood v Essendon, MCG (3.20pm)

Fremantle v Adelaide Crows, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)

Saturday April 26

St Kilda v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium (1.20pm)

Port Adelaide v North Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)

GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs, Manuka (7.35pm)

Sunday April 27

Gold Coast Suns v Sydney Swans, People First Stadium (1.10pm)

Carlton v Geelong Cats, MCG (3.20pm)

Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium (4.40pm)

ROUND 8

Thursday May 1

Essendon v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)

Friday May 2

St Kilda v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium (7.40pm)

Saturday May 3

Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide, Mars Stadium (1.20pm)

Adelaide Crows v Carlton, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)

West Coast Eagles v Melbourne, Optus Stadium (7.35pm)

Collingwood v Geelong Cats, MCG (7.35pm)

Sunday May 4

Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, SCG (1.10pm)

Hawthorn v Richmond, MCG (3.20pm)

Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns, The Gabba (7.20pm)

ROUND 9

Thursday May 8

Fremantle v Collingwood, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)

Friday May 9

St Kilda v Carlton, MCG (7.40pm)

Saturday May 10

Melbourne v Hawthorn, MCG (1.20pm)

Essendon v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)

Gold Coast Suns v Western Bulldogs, TIO Darwin (7.35pm)

Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows, Adelaide Oval (8.10pm)

Sunday May 11

Richmond v West Coast Eagles, MCG (1.10pm)

Geelong Cats v GWS Giants, GMHBA Stadium (3.20pm)

North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions, Ninja Stadium (4.40pm)

ROUND 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round)

Thursday May 15

Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn, TIO Darwin (7.30pm)

Friday May 16

Sydney Swans v Carlton, SCG (7.40pm)

Saturday May 17

Collingwood v Adelaide Crows, MCG (1.20pm)

GWS Giants v Fremantle, ENGIE Stadium (4.15pm)

Western Bulldogs v Essendon, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)

Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats, Adelaide Oval (7.35pm)

Sunday May 18

Richmond v North Melbourne, MCG (1.10pm)

Brisbane Lions v Melbourne, The Gabba (3.20pm)

West Coast Eagles v St Kilda, Optus Stadium (4.40pm)

ROUND 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round)

Thursday May 22

Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs, GMHBA Stadium (7.30pm)

Friday May 23

Essendon v Richmond, MCG (7.40pm)

Saturday May 24

Carlton v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium (1.20pm)

Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, MCG (4.15pm)

North Melbourne v Collingwood, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)

Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)

Sunday May 25

Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval (1.10pm)

Melbourne v Sydney Swans, MCG (3.20pm)

St Kilda v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (4.40pm)

ROUND 12

Thursday May 29

Brisbane Lions v Essendon, The Gabba (7.30pm)

Friday May 30

Collingwood v Hawthorn, MCG (7.40pm)

Saturday May 31

Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle, People First Stadium (1.20pm)

GWS Giants v Richmond, ENGIE Stadium (4.15pm)

Sydney Swans v Adelaide Crows, SCG (7.35pm)

Sunday June 1

Melbourne v St Kilda, TIO Traeger (3.20pm)

West Coast Eagles v Geelong Cats, Optus Stadium (7.20pm)

Bye: Carlton, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs

ROUND 13

Thursday June 5

Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)

Friday June 6

Adelaide Crows v Brisbane Lions, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)

Saturday June 7

Richmond v Sydney Swans, MCG (1.20pm)

Geelong Cats v Gold Coast Suns, GMHBA Stadium (4.15pm)

GWS Giants v Port Adelaide, Manuka (7.35pm)

Sunday June 8

North Melbourne v West Coast Eagles, Hands Oval – South Bunbury (3.20pm)

Carlton v Essendon, MCG (7.15pm)

Monday June 9 (King’s Birthday)

Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG (3.20pm)

Bye: Fremantle, St Kilda

ROUND 14

Thursday June 12

St Kilda v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)

Friday June 13

Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows, UTAS Stadium (7.40pm)

Saturday June 14

Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants, The Gabba (1.20pm)

Essendon v Geelong Cats, MCG (4.15pm)

North Melbourne v Fremantle, Optus Stadium (7.35pm)

Sunday June 15

Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (3.20pm)

West Coast Eagles v Carlton, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)

Bye: Collingwood, Gold Coast Suns, Richmond, Sydney Swans

ROUND 15

Thursday June 19

Fremantle v Essendon, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)

Friday June 20

Geelong Cats v Brisbane Lions, GMHBA Stadium (7.40pm)

Saturday June 21

Carlton v North Melbourne, MCG (1.20pm)

Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)

Collingwood v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)

Sunday June 22

GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, ENGIE Stadium (1.10pm)

Western Bulldogs v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)

Bye: Adelaide Crows, Hawthorn, Melbourne, West Coast Eagles

ROUND 16 (days and times TBC)

Thursday June 26 – Sunday June 29

Collingwood v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium

Fremantle v St Kilda, Optus Stadium

Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne, People First Stadium

Hawthorn v North Melbourne, UTAS Stadium

Port Adelaide v Carlton, Adelaide Oval

Richmond v Adelaide Crows, MCG

Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs, SCG

Bye: Brisbane Lions, Essendon, Geelong Cats, GWS Giants

ROUND 17 (days and times TBC)

Thursday July 3 – Sunday July 6

Adelaide Crows v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval

Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide, The Gabba

Carlton v Collingwood, MCG

Essendon v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium

Geelong Cats v Richmond, GMHBA Stadium

North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium

St Kilda v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium

Sydney Swans v Fremantle, SCG

West Coast Eagles v GWS Giants, Optus Stadium

ROUND 18 (days and times TBC)

Thursday July 10 – Sunday July 13

Carlton v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium

Fremantle v Hawthorn, Optus Stadium

Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood, People First Stadium

GWS Giants v Geelong Cats, ENGIE Stadium

Melbourne v North Melbourne, MCG

Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval

Richmond v Essendon, MCG

St Kilda v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium

Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows, Mars Stadium

ROUND 19 (days and times TBC)

Thursday July 17 – Sunday July 20

Adelaide Crows v Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide Oval

Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs, The Gabba

Carlton v Melbourne, MCG

Collingwood v Fremantle, MCG

Essendon v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium

Geelong Cats v St Kilda, GMHBA Stadium

Hawthorn v Port Adelaide, UTAS Stadium

Sydney Swans v North Melbourne, SCG

West Coast Eagles v Richmond, Optus Stadium

ROUND 20 (days and times TBC)

Thursday July 24 – Sunday July 27

Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval

Essendon v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium

Fremantle v West Coast Eagles, Optus Stadium

Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions, People First Stadium

GWS Giants v Sydney Swans, ENGIE Stadium

Hawthorn v Carlton, MCG

North Melbourne v Geelong Cats, Marvel Stadium

Richmond v Collingwood, MCG

St Kilda v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium

ROUND 21 (days and times TBC)

Thursday July 31 – Sunday August 3

Adelaide Crows v Hawthorn, Adelaide Oval

Collingwood v Brisbane Lions, MCG

Fremantle v Carlton, Optus Stadium

Geelong Cats v Port Adelaide, GMHBA Stadium

Gold Coast Suns v Richmond, People First Stadium

Melbourne v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium

St Kilda v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium

Sydney Swans v Essendon, SCG

Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium

ROUND 22 (days and times TBC)

Thursday August 7 – Sunday August 10

Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans, The Gabba

Carlton v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium

Geelong Cats v Essendon, GMHBA Stadium

GWS Giants v North Melbourne, ENGIE Stadium

Hawthorn v Collingwood, MCG

Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, MCG

Port Adelaide v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval

Richmond v St Kilda, MCG

West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows, Optus Stadium

ROUND 23 (days and times TBC)

Friday August 15 – Sunday August 17

Adelaide Crows v Collingwood, Adelaide Oval

Carlton v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium

Essendon v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium

Fremantle v Brisbane Lions, Optus Stadium

Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants, People First Stadium

Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG

North Melbourne v Richmond, Ninja Stadium

Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats, SCG

Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium

ROUND 24 (days and times TBC)

Friday August 22 – Sunday August 24

Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn, The Gabba

Collingwood v Melbourne, MCG

Essendon v Carlton, MCG

GWS Giants v St Kilda, ENGIE Stadium

North Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium

Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide Oval

Richmond v Geelong Cats, MCG

West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans, Optus Stadium

Western Bulldogs v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium

 

[Purple Suit]

This is true, even if things were always equitable the smaller clubs would stay smaller.

The divide has been made worse by decades of getting the crap timeslots behind a paywall, even when playing well. Without similar levels of exposure, the smaller clubs don't have the chance to grow their supporter base to the same extent. Its not the kids of existing followers (though that too) but the kids of families with no footy background, they end up following the clubs they actually get to see.

The media rights cycle grab for cash boosts the already powerful, and hides the smaller clubs. The unequal funding is largely compensation for the inequities of that year but not the cumulative effect.

Would it really matter though? When small clubs are winning, they get better prime time and slots. They have more people attend but these are likely existing fans who want to watch them win. When the cycle ends, the same fans disappear and the numbers drop. It doesn’t create more sustainable crowd numbers. We’ve seen this endlessly.

The Melbourne market is saturated, the only way to keep 10 teams is to pump up the most supported clubs to generate income and feed it back to the lesser supported clubs.

If you give the smaller clubs who are not winning the best time slots, significantly less money will be generated & there is less in distributions. They still need to reward success though as even the big clubs fluctuate on form. This mostly happens, except for Carlton who just get ridiculous fixturing.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Would it really matter though? When small clubs are winning, they get better prime time and slots. They have more people attend but these are likely existing fans who want to watch them win. When the cycle ends, the same fans disappear and the numbers drop. It doesn’t create more sustainable crowd numbers. We’ve seen this endlessly.

The Melbourne market is saturated, the only way to keep 10 teams is to pump up the most supported clubs to generate income and feed it back to the lesser supported clubs.

If you give the smaller clubs who are not winning the best time slots, significantly less money will be generated & there is less in distributions. They still need to reward success though as even the big clubs fluctuate on form. This mostly happens, except for Carlton who just get ridiculous fixturing.

Better, but still not what some the big clubs can get when in the lower half (only Richmond ever to even get hidden away among the "big 4"). A few years of average exposure while around the top, then forgotten again, doesn't help build sustained support.
It makes a difference, it would not have made St Kilda or North into Collingwood or even the Bulldogs; but a slightly stronger St Kilda and North off-field.
Significantly less income to the league would also have seen the cost of running a club not increase as much, as has been driven largely by trying to keep up the powerful who would not have been artificially boosted as much.

Its just another point where putting money over sport has had adverse impacts.

 

[Dazb86]

Two years in a row the AFL absolutely take the piss with Carlton's fixture. Could not possibly be trying any harder to get them a flag.

If the Dees don't make the finals with their fixture, wrap the joint up.

Bulldogs also have zero excuses. A very kind run.

Freo fans on the other hand should be burning AFL House to the ground. Reducing the travel inequity shouldn't be used as a smokescreen to screw them on difficulty.

Blame the big Vic clubs. They need to double up against each other every year.

 

[LuckyBounce!]

I can't wait for people to say the Dogs don't travel with 5 Melbourne games in a row to finish the season, ignoring they were crammed in earlier in the year.

Like St. Kilda last year. We play every other week interstate with barely a home game in the first half of the season then come home with a number of games in a row at marvel and the whinging starts!

 

[MisterMarcus]

I don't know why people get so worked up about the draw at this early stage. We have no idea how 2025 will play out.

This time last year, clubs would have been jumping for joy at doubling up against Hawthorn in 2024, and pencilled them in as wins. Whereas doubling up against Collingwood or Carlton would have been marked as probable losses.

It didn't work out that way at all.

 

[Grasshopper17]

This is true, even if things were always equitable the smaller clubs would stay smaller.

The divide has been made worse by decades of getting the crap timeslots behind a paywall, even when playing well. Without similar levels of exposure, the smaller clubs don't have the chance to grow their supporter base to the same extent. Its not the kids of existing followers (though that too) but the kids of families with no footy background, they end up following the clubs they actually get to see.

The media rights cycle grab for cash boosts the already powerful, and hides the smaller clubs. The unequal funding is largely compensation for the inequities of that year but not the cumulative effect.

You've literally contradicted yourself from your first paragraph to your 2nd.

I don't think it's a coincidence that within 2 decades of your club deciding you were going to own Friday nights, you won 2 premierships. And since being subsequently shafted from Friday nights (or any other form of prime time slot) you've achieved next to nothing.

 

[Grasshopper17]

If you give the smaller clubs who are not winning the best time slots, significantly less money will be generated & there is less in distributions.

I think this is a fair comment, but I also think at some stage there has to be some willingness from head office to accept this short term pain for the long term benefit of the competition as a whole.

The AFL is a not-for-profit organisation and it should operate accordingly.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

You could put North Melbourne, Western Bulldogs and St Kilda in prime time every week and they would never have the support of Collingwood, Carlton and Ess

The problem is not rewarding these clubs when playing well

The should also be punishing the big clubs when they play badly.

 

[L_W_P]

You do realise that low drawing clubs only sell their low drawing matches against low drawing clubs for a reason yeah?

It’s not to grow the game, it’s not about spreading the great game to different parts of the country.

It’s entirely putting dollars in the bank.

Now let’s say the Hawks play Collingwood in Launceston. That’s now a double kick in the guts to the hawks not only does it take a low drawing game away from Launceston that would make money it also loses them a shit load of money not playing at the mcg.

Make no mistakes clubs sell games to make money and for no other reason so why the hell would you sell a high drawing game.

I always find the "clubs sell low drawing games for $$" argument strange. Three reasons mostly:

1 - Don't you think the Tassie Govt would pay extra to get say Collingwood down to Launceston or Hobart?

2 - We also live in an era where the AFL eternally prop teams up. So the idea of having to sell games for revenue is flawed because the AFL cover the costs anyway.

3 - The clubs having to sell games are, generally, the clubs that get stuffed on the fixture. Give those teams a decent run on FTA and in better timeslots during the season for a few years and let them build a better foundation.

 

[Freomaniac]

So Carlton get handed yet another piss-easy draw, while we get another draw from hell, what a surprise.

Said no-one ever.

And I thought our start to this year was bad, and pretty much ensured that our season was going to be over before it started:

-5 of our first 9 games interstate or in Geelong
-Only 2 games at Marvel in the first 9, with both of them against co-tenants
-ZERO legitimate home ground advantage games in the first 9 rounds!
-At least one and possibly two 5 day breaks in the first 9 weeks

And our start to next year looks even worse!

Wait, Saints have to go to Geelong again?

My team goes to that death Pit every season.

If My team is gonna go face the cats in Geelong, might as well get it over an done with. Glad freo has the cats in their turf in round 1. Go there, take the loss and be done with it.

 

[Freomaniac]

I always find the "clubs sell low drawing games for $$" argument strange. Three reasons mostly:

1 - Don't you think the Tassie Govt would pay extra to get say Collingwood down to Launceston or Hobart?

2 - We also live in an era where the AFL eternally prop teams up. So the idea of having to sell games for revenue is flawed because the AFL cover the costs anyway.

3 - The clubs having to sell games are, generally, the clubs that get stuffed on the fixture. Give those teams a decent run on FTA and in better timeslots during the season for a few years and let them build a better foundation.

Well.... The more I think about it, the more I think The cats never want a home game in Marvel.


Cats get and make more money getting 40,000 at Kardinia than getting 55,000 at the docklands.

 

[blueiris]

I don't know why people get so worked up about the draw at this early stage. We have no idea how 2025 will play out.

This time last year, clubs would have been jumping for joy at doubling up against Hawthorn in 2024, and pencilled them in as wins. Whereas doubling up against Collingwood or Carlton would have been marked as probable losses.

It didn't work out that way at all.

I'M not real fussed either way the GF rematch really should have been on the Friday night instead of hidden away though

 

[CarterS]

I'M not real fussed either way the GF rematch really should have been on the Friday night instead of hidden away though

Saturday twilight is considered the prime time fixture these days

 

[PhatBoy]

Wait, Saints have to go to Geelong again?

My team goes to that death Pit every season.

If My team is gonna go face the cats in Geelong, might as well get it over an done with. Glad freo has the cats in their turf in round 1. Go there, take the loss and be done with it.

You’ve played there six times in 12 seasons. Moreover, you’ve beaten us in 3 of your last 5 games there.

 

[Mat Mann]

Wait, Saints have to go to Geelong again?

My team goes to that death Pit every season.

If My team is gonna go face the cats in Geelong, might as well get it over a done with. Glad freo has the cats in their turf in round 1. Go there, take the loss and be done with it.

Problem for Melbourne teams is that somehow our home and away memberships don’t cover Geelong, just Marvel and the MCG. So not only is it a 1.5hr + drive both ways, the seats we get if we can get it is exorbitant in price and scarce in availability. The seating itself isn’t the best to boot.

Having to play there itself isn’t an issue

 

[blueiris]

Saturday twilight is considered the prime time fixture these days

I probably hate it because I have Children, I can't just say to the wife look the Lions are playing Swans I can't make church and Family Day today because the footy is too important it was the one game I was looking forward to in the fixture

 

[Outtatym]

Wait, Saints have to go to Geelong again?

My team goes to that death Pit every season.

If My team is gonna go face the cats in Geelong, might as well get it over an done with. Glad freo has the cats in their turf in round 1. Go there, take the loss and be done with it.

North have played 19 games there since 2000. Finally dodged a bullet this year.

 

[JohnZ]

Problem for Melbourne teams is that somehow our home and away memberships don’t cover Geelong, just Marvel and the MCG. So not only is it a 1.5hr + drive both ways, the seats we get if we can get it is exorbitant in price and scarce in availability. The seating itself isn’t the best to boot.

Having to play there itself isn’t an issue

Away memberships are a joke. Its not your home game so why should you be entitled to a seat?

It only exists because the Melbourne grounds are too big for the amount of people going to a game which means empty seats that need to be filled.

KP is a paper sellout every week, single seats only available week of. Like for marquee games at the G, the club struggles to get members to return their season seats back to the club, resulting in paid for but empty seats

 

[hawkman]

Interesting that the NRL responds to Opening Round by avoiding clashes of the AFL in each city but putting a game in Melbourne on the Sunday

 

[Dirty Bird]

North Melbourne - Only 3 true away game all year. Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Sydney.

All other games have equal access to tickets, at secondary neutral grounds, or in their home city.

I bet even Collingwood would jump at that.

 

[Hawkk]

North Melbourne - Only 3 true away game all year. Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Sydney.

All other games have equal access to tickets, at secondary neutral grounds, or in their home city.

I bet even Collingwood would jump at that.

Launceston?

 

[Freomaniac]

You’ve played there six times in 12 seasons. Moreover, you’ve beaten us in 3 of your last 5 games there.

you said freo has beaten your mob 3 times in the last 5 attempts.....

Those last 3 dockers wins came in 2023, 2022 and wait for it.... 2015.

2015 was the only time we belted your mob in Kardinia. The other 2 wins were very narrow wins.

 

[Freomaniac]

Problem for Melbourne teams is that somehow our home and away memberships don’t cover Geelong, just Marvel and the MCG. So not only is it a 1.5hr + drive both ways, the seats we get if we can get it is exorbitant in price and scarce in availability. The seating itself isn’t the best to boot.

Having to play there itself isn’t an issue

Cant you get public train or tram rides from Melbourne CBD to geelong?

 

[Freomaniac]

North have played 19 games there since 2000. Finally dodged a bullet this year.

Thats a Miracle worth Celebrating! lol

Never forget that game Geelong won there 9.15.69. to 1.8.14. Glad Todd Goldstein kicked that set shot goal in the 2nd quarter.

Still shocked North Melbourne kicked only one goal that night. Had it been 4.5.29 or 3.6.24 or even 2.7.19. you would say fair enough, we got beaten but at least kicked a couple of goals for the AFL highlights videos on youtube. lol

 

[Demonic Ascent]

I've only read through the last couple of pages but the many anomalies that posters have highlighted just show what a farce this competition really is.

Some clubs get favourable draws with better TV games whilst others get shunted to the nether regions and are clearly disadvantaged.

The only thing left is for the AFL to hire Vince McMahon to work out wins and when and the job will be complete.

Do the AFL still compensate teams that gets shafted with the fixture/stadium deals? I remember they released something about 2011-2016 compensation (Competitive Balance Fund?) but don't recall if they have updated that.