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| ROUND 0 |
| Thursday March 7 |
| Sydney Swans v Melbourne, SCG (7.30pm) |
| Friday March 8 |
| Brisbane Lions v Carlton, Gabba (7.40pm) |
| Saturday March 9 |
| Gold Coast Suns v Richmond, Heritage Bank Stadium (4.20pm) |
| GWS Giants v Collingwood, Giants Stadium (7.30pm) |
Potential milestones
100 games – Orazio Fantasia (Carlton)
100 games – Sam Walsh (Carlton)
100 club games – Jarryd Lyons (Brisbane Lions)
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) is set to play his 384th game, passing Robert Harvey in outright sixth on the VFL/AFL games played list.
Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood) are set to play their 287th game together, equalling Scott West and Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs) in seventh on the list of VFL/AFL games together as teammates.
Team Announcement Times
Teams will be announced at the following times throughout the season (EDT/EST listed below).
| Day of match | Announcement |
| Monday matches | Sunday 6:20pm – Final teams released |
| Tuesday matches | Monday 6:20pm – Final teams released |
| Wednesday matches | Tuesday 6:20pm – Final teams released |
| Thursday matches | Wednesday 6:20pm – Final teams released |
| Friday matches | Thursday 6:20pm – Final teams released |
| Saturday matches | Thursday 6:20pm – Final teams released |
| Sunday matches | Thursday 6:20pm – Extended squads released Friday 5:00pm – Final teams released |
