Fixture AFL 2025 Fixture

[Chief]

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

 

[Billy ray]

If you love footy its totally worth the $25PM

yeh i was a long time subscriber for 20 + years - i took last season off as i straddle the nsw -qld border and so get all lions, suns, swans and giants games each weekend + whatever else 7 had free ot air like friday nights and sat nights. in some weeks i got 5 or 6 games free. at worst it was 3-4. so didnt need it
but with new deal i have to see how this changes, and i wont stand for delayed (away) games for the suns

 

[Rhysswans13]

They've been deliberately obscure with the wording of this I reckon. I reckon we'll end up finding some of the games won't be shown at all, or will be "shown" at some overnight timeslot just so 7 can say they've aired it or something. Like Round 1, Collingwood v Port on a Saturday Night - when is Channel 7 in SA playing that? 10pm on delay?

I think they're keeping it vague and it'll screw people over more than you're expecting.

Yeah I agree with you. The specific details about the new deal are all over the place.

I hope we don’t end up like some sports such as Cricket for example where you now have to subscribe to Amazon for World Cups and Kayo for One Days and T20s.

 

[HongKongRoo]

Looks like they are keeping the floating fixture. As an overseas based Aussie, it makes it very difficult to plan trips back to Aus. Anyone else hate it as much as I do?

 

[From The Pocket]

They've been deliberately obscure with the wording of this I reckon. I reckon we'll end up finding some of the games won't be shown at all, or will be "shown" at some overnight timeslot just so 7 can say they've aired it or something. Like Round 1, Collingwood v Port on a Saturday Night - when is Channel 7 in SA playing that? 10pm on delay?

I think they're keeping it vague and it'll screw people over more than you're expecting.

Under the deal, announced in September 2022, delayed games, or hold-back games, will be broadcast on free-to-air two hours after they start on Foxtel or no later than 8.40pm local time. That means a 4.30pm game would start on free-to-air at 6.30pm; however a 7.30pm match would be shown on free-to-air at 8.40pm.

How Fox Footy’s ‘Super Saturday’ deal will shape the AFL fixture

The new deal, starting in 2025, gives Fox Footy exclusive broadcast rights on Saturdays for the first eight rounds and will result in delayed coverage on free-to-air.

www.theage.com.au

Not sure why it took until a couple weeks ago for that to come out

 

[jdeezy]

How Fox Footy’s ‘Super Saturday’ deal will shape the AFL fixture

The new deal, starting in 2025, gives Fox Footy exclusive broadcast rights on Saturdays for the first eight rounds and will result in delayed coverage on free-to-air.

www.theage.com.au

Not sure why it took until a couple weeks ago for that to come out

Good to finally have some clarity on this.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Yeah I agree with you. The specific details about the new deal are all over the place.

I hope we don’t end up like some sports such as Cricket for example where you now have to subscribe to Amazon for World Cups and Kayo for One Days and T20s.

This, I have no issue with one subscription for footy, but I would simply never pay for two simultaneous subscriptions to watch the one sport. That's insane. NFL in America is like this too. I think you need up to 3 or 4 to have every single game.

 

[hawkman]

 

[Spirit Level]

I'm hearing Collingwood to play in Geelong in Round 9. Locking out maybe 70k fans to sit in a rural dump at pork barrell stadium. Bring it on.

It's their home game, they can play it wherever they ****en want.

Get your head out of your arse

 

[parano1a]

Nope, as part of the new Foxtel deal Saturdays for the first 8 rounds are locked to Fox Footy, even in their home markets. So the only way to see the Grand Final rematch anywhere is behind a paywall.

Interstate markets still get their home team games on FTA however on Super Saturday this will be on delay with live coverage exclusive to Fox.
NSW and QLD will get the game on 7mate on a 2 hour delay.

 

[parano1a]

It's their home game, they can play it wherever they ****en want.

The AFL doesn't work this way. Collingwood are contracted to play 5 away games per year at the MCG and 1 at Marvel so the fixture has to work around this.

 

[Spirit Level]

The AFL doesn't work this way. Collingwood are contracted to play 5 away games per year at the MCG and 1 at Marvel so the fixture has to work around this.

Contracted to play 5 away games at their home ground?

What sort of corrupt bullshit is that

 

[McOrist]

So hot right now.

The Hansel Hawks

 

[dondolla]

Hoping someone might have an idea because I can’t wrap my head around the below:

Dreamtime in 2025 is an Essendon home game. It will be in either R10 or R11.

NM v Collingwood is in the Marvel Stadium double header in R11, that feels like a 7 game given the double header factor. Would this mean Dreamtime is in R10? Because I’d think (even though neither team are fantastic) Dreamtime is a popular fixture for 7. I think it unlikely they’d put both on at the same time.

This would be an issue for Essendon given I don’t think you can play at home in both indigenous rounds. R12 is confirmed Brisbane @ The Gabba, R13 is Kings Birthday Eve v Carlton (away game), R15 is Fremantle @ Optus (meaning R14 bye). If Dreamtime was R10 then Essendon would get four away games in a row, six weeks without a home game. Also, playing R12 on Thursday night and then R13 on a Sunday night is average scheduling. Also unlikely it’ll be a R16 bye as last time was during 2020.

 

[parano1a]

NM v Collingwood is in the Marvel Stadium double header in R11, that feels like a 7 game given the double header factor.

All Saturday games in the first 15 rounds will be Foxtel games with the exception of the Dreamtime game.

 

[parano1a]

Contracted to play 5 away games at their home ground?

What sort of corrupt bullshit is that

Collingwood are a key tenant of the stadium and signed the deal with the AFL, MCC and Victorian State Government so if you don't like it complain to those parties. The deal was imperative to fund the MCG redevelopment.

 

[jdeezy]

Hoping someone might have an idea because I can’t wrap my head around the below:

Dreamtime in 2025 is an Essendon home game. It will be in either R10 or R11.

NM v Collingwood is in the Marvel Stadium double header in R11, that feels like a 7 game given the double header factor. Would this mean Dreamtime is in R10? Because I’d think (even though neither team are fantastic) Dreamtime is a popular fixture for 7. I think it unlikely they’d put both on at the same time.

This would be an issue for Essendon given I don’t think you can play at home in both indigenous rounds. R12 is confirmed Brisbane @ The Gabba, R13 is Kings Birthday Eve v Carlton (away game), R15 is Fremantle @ Optus (meaning R14 bye). If Dreamtime was R10 then Essendon would get four away games in a row, six weeks without a home game. Also, playing R12 on Thursday night and then R13 on a Sunday night is average scheduling. Also unlikely it’ll be a R16 bye as last time was during 2020.

Channel 7 aren't running with any Saturday games in Vic for the first 15 weeks apart from a few marquee ones (of which Dreamtime is listed as one), so I wouldn't think they'll be playing North v Collingwood. I don't think being a not-really-double-header is enough reason to broadcast it anyway.

Based on what you've said it sounds like you'll be Round 11 at the MCG broadcast onto 7, with Kangaroos Collingwood down the road at the same time broadcast on Fox.

 

[Greasyrhys]

Sigh, yet another away game against the pies, we’ll probably get north in hobart for a 4th straight year and yet another home game against the tigers (hosted them more than any other team apart from the crows). The fixturing is just so one-dimensional.

 

[LuckyBounce!]

AFLs drip feeding of the draw to try and stay relevant in the post season is deplorable

Just release the full fcker

Yeah agree it’s a pain in the arse!

 

[doppleganger]

Lions sold out the Gabba 8 out of 11 times last season do you really think opening round had anything to do with that?

Opening Rd and playing a big Vic club (Carlton) resulted in a big 33k GABBA crowd to kick off the season.

Only a couple of big games got above 33k - Pies (GF rematch) on Easter Thursday managed 34k, and the EF got 35k.

AFL would be very happy with the 33k GABBA crowd to kick off the season.

 

[blueiris]

Opening Rd and playing a big Vic club (Carlton) resulted in a big 33k GABBA crowd to kick off the season.

Only a couple of big games got above 33k - Pies (GF rematch) on Easter Thursday managed 34k, and the EF got 35k.

AFL would be very happy with the 33k GABBA crowd to kick off the season.

Somehow you made my post about Collingwood I'm not sure why? I love when Magpies fans think everything is about them get over yourselves

 

[doppleganger]

Somehow you made my post about Collingwood I'm not sure why? I love when Magpies fans think everything is about them get over yourselves

Herp derp.

I was posting about OR being a considered a commercial success and AFL and the NSW/QLD clubs loving it, using the big crowds as evidence.

Talk about jumping at shadows and missing the point.

 

[blueiris]

Herp derp.

I was posting about OR being a considered a commercial success and AFL and the NSW/QLD clubs loving it, using the big crowds as evidence.

Talk about jumping at shadows and missing the point.

My post was about the Lions not needing Opening Round

you Posted about Big Victorian clubs being the reason for this Collingwood had nothing to do with my post you somehow brought Magpies into my post I wasn't even talking about Collingwood

heaven forbid Lions actually selling out the Gabba

 

[TimothyJ23]

I don't think this will be an actual double header as the stadium will need to be cleared after the Carlton game.

Correct. CAR-GWS will be over around 4-4:15pm and the venue will be emptied and re-opened around 6 I imagine.

 

[errant bounce]

yeh i was a long time subscriber for 20 + years - i took last season off as i straddle the nsw -qld border and so get all lions, suns, swans and giants games each weekend + whatever else 7 had free ot air like friday nights and sat nights. in some weeks i got 5 or 6 games free. at worst it was 3-4. so didnt need it
but with new deal i have to see how this changes, and i wont stand for delayed (away) games for the suns

Wait, considering those sides rarely played Friday night games, are you saying you get (essentially) at least five games on free to air every round? sometimes six? and at minimum four?

 

[errant bounce]

Looks like they are keeping the floating fixture. As an overseas based Aussie, it makes it very difficult to plan trips back to Aus. Anyone else hate it as much as I do?

If you're flying from Hong Kong to Australia, surely a team playing on Thursday night or Sunday evening is mostly redundant, like you're not going to just come down for a day or two are you?

Floating fixture is good. planning your entire life over a football fixture in 10 months' time is a little bit over the top. if you want a footy trip piss up with your mates then the direct bounce down times are sort of irrelevant – you're going to be in the area for that weekend regardless.

It makes the most important part of the home and away season have the best fixturing. don't get the drama. that period ten years ago where Carlton were getting pumped every Friday night was shithouse.