Everyone plays at the MCG
VT-03
What it means
Every club plays at least one game at the MCGMelbourne Cricket Ground.Read more in the glossary each season.
Why it exists
The MCG is the competition's main ground, and every club's supporters get at least one visit.
For example
Even Gold Coast, with no MCG tenant as a double-upA pair of clubs that meet twice in the season. Each club has six.Read more in the glossary, gets at least one MCG game.
How strictly it applies
Must-follow The fixture must obey this rule. A separate checker tests the finished fixture afterwards.
Must-follow. Checked from the 18 September release.
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
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no checker yet
- Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated
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no checker yet
- Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated
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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
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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
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rule source not recorded
First checked independently in TV slots added, 18 Sep 2026.
Related
For analysts: catalogue text and codes
- Rule id
VT-03- Catalogue text
- All clubs play at least one match at the MCG.
- Catalogue type
- Hard
- Catalogue family
- Venue and Time-Slot Assignment
- Class
hard· The fixture must never break it.- Step
S3· Step 4: home ground and venue- Recorded status
met· source rowevaluated- Catalogue reason
- The MCG is the competition's principal ground, and every club's supporters get at least one visit.