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2027 · Realism: prime time spread fairly

30 Sep 2026 · from vb02a02c

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vfc379bf
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Kind
generated
Recorded
30 Sep 2026
Status
Rests on some assumptions (every 2027 draft does)
Changes
comparison with earlier version: not recorded

Earlier versions

  1. First previewvf05ccb9 · generated
  2. Audited re-runv4485ed8 · generated
  3. Repeat meetings checkedv1bb0dd9 · generated
  4. Corrected: Geelong goes homev1b0e1fc · generated
  5. New rules in forcev5516b49 · generated
  6. Two opening datesvb224bbd · generated
  7. TV slots and 54 rules checkedv5a68694 · generated
  8. Victorian games and ground minimumsvddd7469 · generated
  9. Victorian games and ground minimums · Wednesday-start calendarvb02a02c · variant
  10. Realism: prime time spread fairlyvfc379bf · generated

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How this fixture was made

“In this version” below is this version's recorded verdict.

Rules · Season shape · Must-follow

Grand Final rematch is a double-up

WR-04

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What it means

Last season's Grand Final pair always meet twice. For 2027 that is Fremantle and Brisbane Lions.

Why it exists

The AFLAustralian Football League.Read more in the glossary has said it always puts the Grand Final rematchLast season's Grand Final pair, who always meet twice. For 2027: Fremantle and Brisbane Lions.Read more in the glossary in as a double-up.

For example

Fremantle and Brisbane Lions meet twice in 2027, once in each city.

How strictly it applies

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

Must-follow. The pair is taken from the captured 2026 Grand Final result; if that fact were missing the rule would be switched offNo checker could test this rule in this version. Not a verdict on the fixture.Read more in the glossary rather than guessed.

Where to see it

Teams played twice 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.

  1. Preview 13 September2027 · Generated

    This version has no recorded result for this rule.

  2. Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated

    This version has no recorded result for this rule.

  3. Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated

    This version has no recorded result for this rule.

  4. Corrected (seed 43)2027 · Generated

    This version has no recorded result for this rule.

  5. Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated

    This version has no recorded result for this rule.

  6. B009 nominal (seed 43)2027 · Generated

    This version has no recorded result for this rule.

  7. B010 nominal (weight 0.10)2027 · Generated

    This version has no recorded result for this rule.

  8. B011 nominal2027 · Generated

    This version has no recorded result for this rule.

  9. B012 Wednesday opening2027 · Generated

    Met

  10. 20252025 season as played2025 · As played

    Off

    rule source not recorded

First checked independently in Realism rules added, 30 Sep 2026.

Related

Aims this rule works beside

Other season shape rules

For analysts: catalogue text and codes
Rule id
WR-04
Catalogue text
The previous season's Grand Final pair is always one of the double-ups.
Catalogue type
Hard
Catalogue family
Weighted Rule Constraints
Class
hard · The fixture must never break it.
Step
S1 · Step 1: opponents
Recorded status
met · source row evaluated
Catalogue reason
The AFL has said it always puts the Grand Final rematch in as a double-up.

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