Darwin games are night games (venue deal)
SM-03Catalogue name: Night games only in Darwin (venue deal)
What it means
No day or twilightThe late-afternoon time band, between the day and night games.Read more in the glossary games at TIO Stadium in Darwin: night games only. This is the same rule as VT-08, stated from the Northern Territory games deal.
Why it exists
Darwin's heat makes daytime football unsafe.
For example
Gold Coast's two Darwin home games are both night games.
How strictly it applies
Must-follow The fixture must obey this rule. A separate checker tests the finished fixture afterwards.
Must-follow. Checked once under the Darwin night-games rule (VT-08).
Checked once under the Darwin night-games rule (VT-08).
Where to see it
Who plays where 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
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no checker yet
- Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated
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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
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
First checked independently in TV slots added, 18 Sep 2026.
Related
For analysts: catalogue text and codes
- Rule id
SM-03- Catalogue text
- No day or twilight matches at TIO Stadium, Darwin (night games only).
- Catalogue type
- Hard
- Catalogue family
- Sold/Relocated Match Constraints
- Class
hard· The fixture must never break it.- Step
S3· Step 4: home ground and venue- Recorded status
met· source rowevaluated- Catalogue reason
- Climate; see VT-08.