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Fixture explained

The 2025 modelled fixture, “2025 demo: season as played”, walked through in the order a new fixture is usually revealed. Every number here is counted from what this version records. Games are named by their slot band (“Friday night”, “Saturday twilight”); kick-off clocks are modelled and shown smaller.

About this version · Every round · The wall: every club, every round

1. Headline games

The season opens with slot not recorded: Sydney v Hawthorn at S.C.G., Fri 7 Mar.

Games per slot band

not recorded

this version records no slot bands

2. Round 1

Home side first, in blue; away side in red.

Round 0 · 2 games

slot not recordedSydney (home) v Hawthorn (away)S.C.G. · Fri 7 Mar
slot not recordedGreater Western Sydney (home) v Collingwood (away)Sydney Showground · Sun 9 Mar

Home side first, in blue; away side in red.

Round 1 · 9 games

slot not recordedRichmond (home) v Carlton (away)M.C.G. · Thu 13 Mar
slot not recordedHawthorn (home) v Essendon (away)M.C.G. · Fri 14 Mar
slot not recordedSydney (home) v Brisbane Lions (away)S.C.G. · Sat 15 Mar
slot not recordedCollingwood (home) v Port Adelaide (away)M.C.G. · Sat 15 Mar
slot not recordedGeelong (home) v Fremantle (away)Kardinia Park · Sat 15 Mar
slot not recordedWestern Bulldogs (home) v North Melbourne (away)Docklands · Sat 15 Mar
slot not recordedAdelaide (home) v St Kilda (away)Adelaide Oval · Sun 16 Mar
slot not recordedWest Coast (home) v Gold Coast (away)Perth Stadium · Sun 16 Mar
slot not recordedMelbourne (home) v Greater Western Sydney (away)M.C.G. · Sun 16 Mar

3. Prime time, club by club

Prime time here means Thursday night and Friday night games.

Slot bands not recorded for this version.

See every prime-time game

4. Who each club plays twice

Each club meets some opponents a second time. They are grouped by where those opponents finished on the 2024 ladder (basis not recorded): top 6, middle 6, bottom 6. Clubs are listed in ladder order.

Double Match Ups

Ladder	Club	Plays twice (rounds beneath)
1	Brisbane Lions	Sydney · Top 6R1, R22 Geelong · Top 6R3, R15 Hawthorn · Top 6R11, R24 Western Bulldogs · Middle 6R5, R19 Collingwood · Middle 6R6, R21 Gold Coast · Bottom 6R8, R20
2	Sydney	Brisbane Lions · Top 6R1, R22 Port Adelaide · Top 6R6, R15 Greater Western Sydney · Top 6R8, R20 Fremantle · Middle 6R2, R17 Essendon · Middle 6R9, R21 North Melbourne · Bottom 6R4, R19
3	Port Adelaide	Sydney · Top 6R6, R15 Geelong · Top 6R10, R21 Hawthorn · Top 6R5, R19 Carlton · Middle 6R16, R23 Fremantle · Middle 6R11, R22 Adelaide · Bottom 6R9, R20
4	Geelong	Brisbane Lions · Top 6R3, R15 Port Adelaide · Top 6R10, R21 Greater Western Sydney · Top 6R9, R18 Essendon · Middle 6R14, R22 St Kilda · Middle 6R2, R19 Richmond · Bottom 6R17, R24
5	Greater Western Sydney	Sydney · Top 6R8, R20 Geelong · Top 6R9, R18 Western Bulldogs · Middle 6R7, R21 St Kilda · Middle 6R5, R24 Gold Coast · Bottom 6R15, R23 West Coast · Bottom 6R4, R17
6	Hawthorn	Brisbane Lions · Top 6R11, R24 Port Adelaide · Top 6R5, R19 Carlton · Middle 6R2, R20 Collingwood · Middle 6R12, R22 Melbourne · Bottom 6R9, R23 Adelaide · Bottom 6R14, R21
7	Western Bulldogs	Brisbane Lions · Top 6R5, R19 Greater Western Sydney · Top 6R7, R21 Fremantle · Middle 6R4, R24 Essendon · Middle 6R10, R20 St Kilda · Middle 6R6, R14 North Melbourne · Bottom 6R1, R17
8	Carlton	Port Adelaide · Top 6R16, R23 Hawthorn · Top 6R2, R20 Collingwood · Middle 6R4, R17 Essendon · Middle 6R13, R24 West Coast · Bottom 6R5, R14 North Melbourne · Bottom 6R6, R15
9	Collingwood	Brisbane Lions · Top 6R6, R21 Hawthorn · Top 6R12, R22 Carlton · Middle 6R4, R17 Fremantle · Middle 6R9, R19 Melbourne · Bottom 6R13, R24 Adelaide · Bottom 6R10, R23
10	Fremantle	Sydney · Top 6R2, R17 Port Adelaide · Top 6R11, R22 Western Bulldogs · Middle 6R4, R24 Collingwood · Middle 6R9, R19 St Kilda · Middle 6R8, R16 West Coast · Bottom 6R3, R20
11	Essendon	Sydney · Top 6R9, R21 Geelong · Top 6R14, R22 Western Bulldogs · Middle 6R10, R20 Carlton · Middle 6R13, R24 Gold Coast · Bottom 6R17, R24 Richmond · Bottom 6R11, R18
12	St Kilda	Geelong · Top 6R2, R19 Greater Western Sydney · Top 6R5, R24 Western Bulldogs · Middle 6R6, R14 Fremantle · Middle 6R8, R16 Melbourne · Bottom 6R12, R20 Richmond · Bottom 6R3, R22
13	Gold Coast	Brisbane Lions · Top 6R8, R20 Greater Western Sydney · Top 6R15, R23 Essendon · Middle 6R17, R24 Melbourne · Bottom 6R3, R16 Adelaide · Bottom 6R4, R19 Richmond · Bottom 6R6, R21
14	Melbourne	Hawthorn · Top 6R9, R23 Collingwood · Middle 6R13, R24 St Kilda · Middle 6R12, R20 Gold Coast · Bottom 6R3, R16 West Coast · Bottom 6R8, R21 North Melbourne · Bottom 6R2, R18
15	Adelaide	Port Adelaide · Top 6R9, R20 Hawthorn · Top 6R14, R21 Collingwood · Middle 6R10, R23 Gold Coast · Bottom 6R4, R19 West Coast · Bottom 6R11, R22 North Melbourne · Bottom 6R3, R24
16	West Coast	Greater Western Sydney · Top 6R4, R17 Carlton · Middle 6R5, R14 Fremantle · Middle 6R3, R20 Melbourne · Bottom 6R8, R21 Adelaide · Bottom 6R11, R22 Richmond · Bottom 6R9, R19
17	North Melbourne	Sydney · Top 6R4, R19 Western Bulldogs · Middle 6R1, R17 Carlton · Middle 6R6, R15 Melbourne · Bottom 6R2, R18 Adelaide · Bottom 6R3, R24 Richmond · Bottom 6R10, R23
18	Richmond	Geelong · Top 6R17, R24 Essendon · Middle 6R11, R18 St Kilda · Middle 6R3, R22 Gold Coast · Bottom 6R6, R21 West Coast · Bottom 6R9, R19 North Melbourne · Bottom 6R10, R23

Who each club plays twice

Club	Top 6	Middle 6	Bottom 6
Brisbane Lions	Sydney, Geelong, Hawthorn	Western Bulldogs, Collingwood	Gold Coast
Sydney	Brisbane Lions, Port Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney	Fremantle, Essendon	North Melbourne
Port Adelaide	Sydney, Geelong, Hawthorn	Carlton, Fremantle	Adelaide
Geelong	Brisbane Lions, Port Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney	Essendon, St Kilda	Richmond
Greater Western Sydney	Sydney, Geelong	Western Bulldogs, St Kilda	Gold Coast, West Coast
Hawthorn	Brisbane Lions, Port Adelaide	Carlton, Collingwood	Melbourne, Adelaide
Western Bulldogs	Brisbane Lions, Greater Western Sydney	Fremantle, Essendon, St Kilda	North Melbourne
Carlton	Port Adelaide, Hawthorn	Collingwood, Essendon	West Coast, North Melbourne
Collingwood	Brisbane Lions, Hawthorn	Carlton, Fremantle	Melbourne, Adelaide
Fremantle	Sydney, Port Adelaide	Western Bulldogs, Collingwood, St Kilda	West Coast
Essendon	Sydney, Geelong	Western Bulldogs, Carlton	Gold Coast, Richmond
St Kilda	Geelong, Greater Western Sydney	Western Bulldogs, Fremantle	Melbourne, Richmond
Gold Coast	Brisbane Lions, Greater Western Sydney	Essendon	Melbourne, Adelaide, Richmond
Melbourne	Hawthorn	Collingwood, St Kilda	Gold Coast, West Coast, North Melbourne
Adelaide	Port Adelaide, Hawthorn	Collingwood	Gold Coast, West Coast, North Melbourne
West Coast	Greater Western Sydney	Carlton, Fremantle	Melbourne, Adelaide, Richmond
North Melbourne	Sydney	Western Bulldogs, Carlton	Melbourne, Adelaide, Richmond
Richmond	Geelong	Essendon, St Kilda	Gold Coast, West Coast, North Melbourne

Who plays whom twice, drawn

5. Byes by round

Round 2 · Byes: Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney
Round 3 · Byes: Collingwood, Sydney
Round 4 · Byes: Essendon, Hawthorn
Round 12 · Byes: Carlton, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs
Round 13 · Byes: Fremantle, St Kilda
Round 14 · Byes: Collingwood, Gold Coast, Richmond, Sydney
Round 15 · Byes: Adelaide, Hawthorn, Melbourne, West Coast
Round 16 · Byes: Brisbane Lions, Essendon, Geelong, Greater Western Sydney

6. Breaks between games

Across the season there are 28 games a club plays after a break of five days or fewer. Most: Brisbane Lions, Carlton and Essendon (3).

Days break

▲ 5 or fewer days◆ 6 days7+ daysblank: bye or first game

Days since each club's previous game, by round. ▲ marks 5 days or fewer, ◆ marks 6 days.
Round	ADE	BRL	CAR	COL	ESS	FRE	GEE	GCS	GWS	HAW	MEL	NTH	PTA	RIC	STK	SYD	WCE	WBD
0	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	first game	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	first game	first game	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	not recorded	first game	not recorded	not recorded
1	first game	first game	first game	◆6	first game	first game	first game	first game	7	7	first game	first game	first game	first game	first game	8	first game	first game
2	◆6	8	7	◆6	8	8	7	bye	bye	◆6	7	8	7	9	◆6	8	7	◆6
3	8	◆6	8	bye	▲5	7	7	13	13	9	◆6	7	▲5	7	7	bye	7	7
4	◆6	7	◆6	13	bye	7	◆6	7	8	bye	◆6	◆6	10	7	8	13	7	9
5	▲5	7	9	8	16	7	◆6	7	7	15	8	7	7	8	7	◆6	◆6	◆6
6	9	▲5	◆6	◆6	◆6	◆6	11	7	◆6	8	7	◆6	7	◆6	7	9	◆6	8
7	◆6	9	9	8	7	◆6	◆6	8	7	◆6	▲5	8	◆6	▲5	◆6	7	9	◆6
8	8	8	◆6	8	◆6	7	◆6	7	8	7	9	▲5	7	10	◆6	7	◆6	7
9	7	7	◆6	▲5	9	◆6	8	◆6	7	◆6	7	10	7	7	7	◆6	8	7
10	7	7	7	9	7	9	◆6	▲5	◆6	▲5	8	7	7	7	9	◆6	7	7
11	8	◆6	8	7	◆6	7	▲5	10	7	9	7	◆6	7	▲5	7	9	7	▲5
12	◆6	▲5	bye	◆6	◆6	7	10	◆6	7	◆6	7	bye	bye	8	7	◆6	7	bye
13	◆6	8	15	10	10	bye	◆6	7	7	◆6	8	15	14	7	bye	7	7	14
14	7	8	7	bye	◆6	14	7	bye	7	8	◆6	◆6	8	bye	11	bye	7	7
15	bye	◆6	◆6	12	▲5	▲5	◆6	15	8	bye	bye	7	◆6	15	9	14	bye	10
16	16	bye	▲5	7	bye	10	bye	◆6	bye	15	13	7	▲5	7	8	◆6	13	▲5
17	7	15	8	◆6	16	7	15	7	12	7	8	▲5	9	◆6	◆6	9	◆6	◆6
18	◆6	▲5	◆6	7	7	◆6	7	◆6	8	7	7	10	8	7	8	7	9	9
19	8	8	9	9	▲5	8	8	9	▲5	7	◆6	◆6	◆6	7	7	◆6	◆6	◆6
20	◆6	8	▲5	7	8	◆6	◆6	◆6	8	▲5	8	7	7	8	7	◆6	7	7
21	◆6	7	10	◆6	8	8	8	7	◆6	8	◆6	8	8	◆6	7	8	7	◆6
22	9	7	◆6	▲5	◆6	◆6	▲5	7	10	◆6	8	7	◆6	7	◆6	7	8	10
23	◆6	◆6	7	9	7	◆6	9	7	◆6	9	◆6	7	7	8	◆6	8	7	7
24	7	9	▲5	◆6	12	9	◆6	11	8	8	◆6	◆6	◆6	◆6	9	◆6	◆6	7

Every club’s breaks, round by round

7. Travel

An interstate trip is a game at a venue outside the club’s home state. This version has 158 trips in all, and 20 times a club travels interstate two weeks in a row. Most trips: Greater Western Sydney (14).

Every trip on a timeline

8. Fair or not? The facts side by side

Fairness is hard to define, and a perfectly even fixture is not possible with 18 clubs and 23 games. So there is no overall score here: just the counts, one row per club, for you to weigh.

Club	Twice v top 6	Twice v middle 6	Twice v bottom 6	Prime time	Interstate trips	Trips two in a row	Breaks of ≤5 days
Brisbane Lions	3	2	1	not recorded	11	1	3
Sydney	3	2	1	not recorded	11	1	0
Port Adelaide	3	2	1	not recorded	10	0	2
Geelong	3	2	1	not recorded	6	0	2
Greater Western Sydney	2	2	2	not recorded	14	5	1
Hawthorn	2	2	2	not recorded	10	1	2
Western Bulldogs	2	3	1	not recorded	6	1	2
Carlton	2	2	2	not recorded	6	0	3
Collingwood	2	2	2	not recorded	6	1	2
Fremantle	2	3	1	not recorded	10	1	1
Essendon	2	2	2	not recorded	6	1	3
St Kilda	2	2	2	not recorded	7	1	0
Gold Coast	2	1	3	not recorded	12	3	1
Melbourne	1	2	3	not recorded	7	1	1
Adelaide	2	1	3	not recorded	10	0	1
West Coast	1	2	3	not recorded	10	1	0
North Melbourne	1	2	3	not recorded	10	2	2
Richmond	1	2	3	not recorded	6	0	2

Counts from this version’s recorded games, dates, slot bands and venues. Flag an issue