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Short breaks only in the home-and-away season

CBA-03Catalogue name: Five-day breaks only in the home-and-away season

What it means

Five-day breaks are allowed only during the home-and-away season, never in finals.

Why it exists

Finals have their own rest rules. This model covers the home-and-away season only, so the rule has nothing to check here.

For example

A preliminary final could never be scheduled five days after a semi-final. Finals are not modelled on this site.

How strictly it applies

Must-follow The fixture must obey this rule. A separate checker tests the finished fixture afterwards.

Must-follow in the AFLAustralian Football League.Read more in the glossary's rules, but it does not apply to this model because finals are not included. Shown as "doesn't apply here", not as a pass.

Not applicable: finals are not modelled.

Where to see it

Breaks between games 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.

13 Sep13 Sep 2026Preview 13 September2027 · Generated
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here
13 Sep13 Sep 2026Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here
14 Sep14 Sep 2026Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here
14 Sep14 Sep 2026Corrected (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here
14 Sep14 Sep 2026Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here
15 Sep15 Sep 2026B009 nominal (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here
18 Sep18 Sep 2026B010 nominal (weight 0.10)2027 · Generated
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here
19 Sep19 Sep 2026B011 nominal2027 · Generated
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here
30 Sep30 Sep 2026B012 Wednesday opening2027 · Generated
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here
20252025 season as played2025 · As played
Doesn't apply, doesn't apply here

For analysts: catalogue text and codes

Rule id: CBA-03
Catalogue text: 5 Day Break Matches only during Premiership Season, not Finals.
Catalogue type: Hard
Catalogue family: CBA / Player Welfare Constraints (2023–2027 CBA)
Class: hard · The fixture must never break it.
Step: not recorded
Recorded status: not_recorded · reason phase_not_in_scope · source row not_applicable
Catalogue reason: Finals are a different regime, and the 2027 model does not include them, so this rule does not apply here.