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At most three rounds without a home game

internal:venue.HA-AWAY-RUN-CAPCatalogue name: No more than three rounds without a home game

What it means

No club goes more than three rounds in a row without a listed home game. byeA round in which a club does not play.Read more in the glossary and Gather RoundThe round in which every game is played in one host city. Every club appears once.Read more in the glossary are skipped and neither extend nor break a run.

Why it exists

Club memberships are built on listed home games, and no AFLAustralian Football League.Read more in the glossary fixture from 2023 to 2026 went past three.

For example

If North Melbourne is away in Rounds 7, 8 and 9, Round 10 must be a listed home game.

How strictly it applies

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

Must-follow. A modelled assumptionA value we chose because the AFL has not published the 2027 fact, or because a convention is only visible in past fixtures.Read more in the glossary set by the project owner. Checked from the 30 September release.

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.

13 Sep13 Sep 2026Preview 13 September2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
13 Sep13 Sep 2026Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
14 Sep14 Sep 2026Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
14 Sep14 Sep 2026Corrected (seed 43)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
14 Sep14 Sep 2026Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
15 Sep15 Sep 2026B009 nominal (seed 43)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
18 Sep18 Sep 2026B010 nominal (weight 0.10)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
19 Sep19 Sep 2026B011 nominal2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
30 Sep30 Sep 2026B012 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 Realism rules added, 30 Sep 2026.

For analysts: catalogue text and codes

Rule id: internal:venue.HA-AWAY-RUN-CAP
Catalogue text: No club plays more than three consecutive rounds without a listed home game. Byes and Gather Round are skipped and neither extend nor break a run.
Catalogue type: modelled rule (not a catalogue row)
Catalogue family: internal
Class: hard · The fixture must never break it.
Step: S3 · Step 4: home ground and venue
Recorded status: met · source row evaluated
Catalogue reason: Club memberships cover listed home games, and no AFL fixture from 2023 to 2026 went past three.