No rested club against an unrested one
BY-02Catalogue name: No two-bye club meets a no-bye club
What it means
In seasons where some clubs get two byeA round in which a club does not play.Read more in the glossary, a club that has already had both does not play a club still waiting for its first. In 2027 every club has exactly one bye, so there is nothing for this rule to ACTAustralian Capital Territory.Read more in the glossary on.
Why it exists
Avoids one side arriving fresh from a rest against a side that has had no break.
For example
Imagine a season with Opening RoundA short extra round before Round 1, played by some clubs only. The 2027 model has none.Read more in the glossary and extra byes. A club that has used both byes cannot meet one still waiting for its first.
How strictly it applies
Must-follow The fixture must obey this rule. A separate checker tests the finished fixture afterwards.
Must-follow in seasons where it applies. For 2027 it has nothing to act on, so it is shown at analyst level only. The catalogue notes that no AFLAustralian Football League.Read more in the glossary source states it as a written rule.
Where to see it
Round by round, including byes shows how this plays out across the season.
How it played out across versions
One cell per release, oldest first. Each shows the verdict that release recorded for this rule; a release with no row for the rule says so.
- Preview 13 September2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- Corrected (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- B009 nominal (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Off, switched off by these settings
no checker yet
- B010 nominal (weight 0.10)2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B011 nominal2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B012 Wednesday opening2027 · Generated
Met, met
- 20252025 season as played2025 · As played
Off, switched off by these settings
rule source not recorded
First checked independently in TV slots added, 18 Sep 2026.
Related
For analysts: catalogue text and codes
- Rule id
BY-02- Catalogue text
- No team with two byes can face a team that hasn't had its bye during the bye window.
- Catalogue type
- Hard
- Catalogue family
- Opening Round and Bye Constraints
- Class
hard· The fixture must never break it.- Step
S2· Step 2: rounds- Recorded status
met· source rowevaluated