Season analysis · 2027 draft of 18 Sept 2026
Who plays whom twice?
With 23 games against 17 opponents, every club meets six of them twice. Each arc joins a pair that plays twice.
How to read this
One club's arcs are lifted at a time: your highlighted club, or else the club listed first. Hover or focus another club to lift its six arcs, and hover an arc for the two rounds and who hosts each.
Why these six? The double-up rule starts from the previous season's final ladder and splits it into ladder thirds The three groups of six the weighted rule makes from last season's ladder.: the top six, the middle six and the bottom six. A club plays a few clubs from its own third twice and one or two from each of the other thirds, so no club gets all its repeat games against the strongest or the weakest teams. In the rule's words: Last season’s ladder divides clubs into three groups of six. Each club normally has two or three double-ups within its group and one or two in each other group. From 2026, up to four within its own group are allowed, with a preference for no more than three.
Clubs below run in the order they finished in 2026. The coloured strip beside each club shows where its six repeat opponents finished: dark for the top six, mid for the middle six, light for the bottom six.
Which ladder. This version used the home-and-away ladder: the order after the last home-and-away round, before the finals were played. The basis changed between releases: “B012 modelled 2027 fixture” used the finals-reseeded ladder instead. Read from this release’s season settings.
Double Match Ups
| Ladder | Club | Plays twice (rounds of both meetings) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | Sydney8 & 21 | Adelaide5 & 17 | Collingwood4 & 16 | Carlton7 & 19 | Gold Coast2 & 24 | West Coast3 & 18 |
| 2 | Sydney | Fremantle8 & 21 | Brisbane11 & 23 | Hawthorn3 & 16 | GWS4 & 18 | North Melbourne1 & 17 | Essendon12 & 24 |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney11 & 23 | Hawthorn9 & 21 | Geelong5 & 17 | GWS7 & 19 | Gold Coast8 & 20 | West Coast12 & 24 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | Sydney3 & 16 | Brisbane9 & 21 | Geelong2 & 20 | St Kilda5 & 17 | North Melbourne6 & 19 | Richmond1 & 24 |
| 5 | Geelong | Brisbane5 & 17 | Hawthorn2 & 20 | Adelaide6 & 18 | Melbourne1 & 23 | Port Adelaide11 & 24 | Essendon3 & 15 |
| 6 | Adelaide | Fremantle5 & 17 | Geelong6 & 18 | Melbourne9 & 21 | Bulldogs12 & 24 | Port Adelaide10 & 22 | Richmond11 & 23 |
| 7 | Melbourne | Geelong1 & 23 | Adelaide9 & 21 | Bulldogs4 & 17 | Collingwood13 & 24 | Port Adelaide3 & 20 | West Coast5 & 19 |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | Adelaide12 & 24 | Melbourne4 & 17 | Collingwood9 & 21 | Carlton11 & 23 | St Kilda1 & 13 | Richmond3 & 16 |
| 9 | Collingwood | Fremantle4 & 16 | Melbourne13 & 24 | Bulldogs9 & 21 | Carlton1 & 14 | Richmond8 & 20 | Essendon6 & 18 |
| 10 | Carlton | Fremantle7 & 19 | Bulldogs11 & 23 | Collingwood1 & 14 | St Kilda12 & 24 | GWS9 & 21 | Essendon5 & 17 |
| 11 | St Kilda | Hawthorn5 & 17 | Bulldogs1 & 13 | Carlton12 & 24 | GWS2 & 20 | Gold Coast3 & 16 | North Melbourne9 & 21 |
| 12 | Greater Western Sydney | Sydney4 & 18 | Brisbane7 & 19 | Carlton9 & 21 | St Kilda2 & 20 | Gold Coast1 & 15 | North Melbourne3 & 24 |
| 13 | Gold Coast | Fremantle2 & 24 | Brisbane8 & 20 | St Kilda3 & 16 | GWS1 & 15 | North Melbourne11 & 23 | Port Adelaide4 & 21 |
| 14 | North Melbourne | Sydney1 & 17 | Hawthorn6 & 19 | St Kilda9 & 21 | GWS3 & 24 | Gold Coast11 & 23 | Port Adelaide5 & 18 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | Geelong11 & 24 | Adelaide10 & 22 | Melbourne3 & 20 | Gold Coast4 & 21 | North Melbourne5 & 18 | West Coast1 & 15 |
| 16 | West Coast | Fremantle3 & 18 | Brisbane12 & 24 | Melbourne5 & 19 | Port Adelaide1 & 15 | Richmond2 & 14 | Essendon8 & 21 |
| 17 | Richmond | Hawthorn1 & 24 | Adelaide11 & 23 | Bulldogs3 & 16 | Collingwood8 & 20 | West Coast2 & 14 | Essendon10 & 22 |
| 18 | Essendon | Sydney12 & 24 | Geelong3 & 15 | Collingwood6 & 18 | Carlton5 & 17 | West Coast8 & 21 | Richmond10 & 22 |
- plays twice
- highlighted club
- opponent from the top 6
- opponent from the middle 6
- opponent from the bottom 6
Top 6 finished 1st–6th in 2026
- Fremantle, finished 1st in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R8 · R21Sydney, top 6, rounds 8 and 21
- ADE R5 · R17Adelaide, top 6, rounds 5 and 17
- COL R4 · R16Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 4 and 16
- CAR R7 · R19Carlton, middle 6, rounds 7 and 19
- GCS R2 · R24Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 2 and 24
- WCE R3 · R18West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 18
- Sydney, finished 2nd in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 1 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- FRE R8 · R21Fremantle, top 6, rounds 8 and 21
- BRL R11 · R23Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 11 and 23
- HAW R3 · R16Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 3 and 16
- GWS R4 · R18Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 4 and 18
- NTH R1 · R17North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 17
- ESS R12 · R24Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 12 and 24
- Brisbane Lions, finished 3rd in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 1 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R11 · R23Sydney, top 6, rounds 11 and 23
- HAW R9 · R21Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 9 and 21
- GEE R5 · R17Geelong, top 6, rounds 5 and 17
- GWS R7 · R19Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 7 and 19
- GCS R8 · R20Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 20
- WCE R12 · R24West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 12 and 24
- Hawthorn, finished 4th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 1 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R3 · R16Sydney, top 6, rounds 3 and 16
- BRL R9 · R21Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 9 and 21
- GEE R2 · R20Geelong, top 6, rounds 2 and 20
- STK R5 · R17St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 5 and 17
- NTH R6 · R19North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 6 and 19
- RIC R1 · R24Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 24
- Geelong, finished 5th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 1 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- BRL R5 · R17Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 5 and 17
- HAW R2 · R20Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 2 and 20
- ADE R6 · R18Adelaide, top 6, rounds 6 and 18
- MEL R1 · R23Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 1 and 23
- PTA R11 · R24Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 24
- ESS R3 · R15Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 15
- Adelaide, finished 6th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- FRE R5 · R17Fremantle, top 6, rounds 5 and 17
- GEE R6 · R18Geelong, top 6, rounds 6 and 18
- MEL R9 · R21Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- WBD R12 · R24Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 12 and 24
- PTA R10 · R22Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 22
- RIC R11 · R23Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 23
Middle 6 finished 7th–12th in 2026
- Melbourne, finished 7th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- GEE R1 · R23Geelong, top 6, rounds 1 and 23
- ADE R9 · R21Adelaide, top 6, rounds 9 and 21
- WBD R4 · R17Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 4 and 17
- COL R13 · R24Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 13 and 24
- PTA R3 · R20Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 20
- WCE R5 · R19West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 5 and 19
- Western Bulldogs, finished 8th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 4 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- ADE R12 · R24Adelaide, top 6, rounds 12 and 24
- MEL R4 · R17Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 4 and 17
- COL R9 · R21Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- CAR R11 · R23Carlton, middle 6, rounds 11 and 23
- STK R1 · R13St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 1 and 13
- RIC R3 · R16Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 16
- Collingwood, finished 9th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 3 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- FRE R4 · R16Fremantle, top 6, rounds 4 and 16
- MEL R13 · R24Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 13 and 24
- WBD R9 · R21Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- CAR R1 · R14Carlton, middle 6, rounds 1 and 14
- RIC R8 · R20Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 20
- ESS R6 · R18Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 6 and 18
- Carlton, finished 10th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 4 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- FRE R7 · R19Fremantle, top 6, rounds 7 and 19
- WBD R11 · R23Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 11 and 23
- COL R1 · R14Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 1 and 14
- STK R12 · R24St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 12 and 24
- GWS R9 · R21Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- ESS R5 · R17Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 5 and 17
- St Kilda, finished 11th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 3 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- HAW R5 · R17Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 5 and 17
- WBD R1 · R13Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 1 and 13
- CAR R12 · R24Carlton, middle 6, rounds 12 and 24
- GWS R2 · R20Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 2 and 20
- GCS R3 · R16Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 16
- NTH R9 · R21North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 9 and 21
- Greater Western Sydney, finished 12th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R4 · R18Sydney, top 6, rounds 4 and 18
- BRL R7 · R19Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 7 and 19
- CAR R9 · R21Carlton, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- STK R2 · R20St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 2 and 20
- GCS R1 · R15Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 15
- NTH R3 · R24North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 24
Bottom 6 finished 13th–18th in 2026
- Gold Coast, finished 13th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- FRE R2 · R24Fremantle, top 6, rounds 2 and 24
- BRL R8 · R20Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 8 and 20
- STK R3 · R16St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 3 and 16
- GWS R1 · R15Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 1 and 15
- NTH R11 · R23North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 23
- PTA R4 · R21Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 21
- North Melbourne, finished 14th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R1 · R17Sydney, top 6, rounds 1 and 17
- HAW R6 · R19Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 6 and 19
- STK R9 · R21St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- GWS R3 · R24Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 3 and 24
- GCS R11 · R23Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 23
- PTA R5 · R18Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 5 and 18
- Port Adelaide, finished 15th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 1 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- GEE R11 · R24Geelong, top 6, rounds 11 and 24
- ADE R10 · R22Adelaide, top 6, rounds 10 and 22
- MEL R3 · R20Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 3 and 20
- GCS R4 · R21Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 21
- NTH R5 · R18North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 5 and 18
- WCE R1 · R15West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 15
- West Coast, finished 16th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 1 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- FRE R3 · R18Fremantle, top 6, rounds 3 and 18
- BRL R12 · R24Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 12 and 24
- MEL R5 · R19Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 5 and 19
- PTA R1 · R15Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 15
- RIC R2 · R14Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 2 and 14
- ESS R8 · R21Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 21
- Richmond, finished 17th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- HAW R1 · R24Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 1 and 24
- ADE R11 · R23Adelaide, top 6, rounds 11 and 23
- WBD R3 · R16Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 3 and 16
- COL R8 · R20Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 8 and 20
- WCE R2 · R14West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 2 and 14
- ESS R10 · R22Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 22
- Essendon, finished 18th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R12 · R24Sydney, top 6, rounds 12 and 24
- GEE R3 · R15Geelong, top 6, rounds 3 and 15
- COL R6 · R18Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 6 and 18
- CAR R5 · R17Carlton, middle 6, rounds 5 and 17
- WCE R8 · R21West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 21
- RIC R10 · R22Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 22
View as table
| Club | Finished (2026) | Plays twice | Finished (2026) | First meeting | Host | Second meeting | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | R5 | Fremantle | R17 | Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Geelong | 5th, top 6 | R6 | Adelaide | R18 | Geelong |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | R9 | Melbourne | R21 | Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R10 | Adelaide | R22 | Port Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | R11 | Richmond | R23 | Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R12 | Adelaide | R24 | Western Bulldogs |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Geelong | 5th, top 6 | R5 | Brisbane Lions | R17 | Geelong |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | R8 | Brisbane Lions | R20 | Gold Coast |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | R7 | Greater Western Sydney | R19 | Brisbane Lions |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | R9 | Hawthorn | R21 | Brisbane Lions |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R11 | Brisbane Lions | R23 | Sydney |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R12 | West Coast | R24 | Brisbane Lions |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | R1 | Carlton | R14 | Collingwood |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | R5 | Essendon | R17 | Carlton |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | R7 | Carlton | R19 | Fremantle |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | R9 | Carlton | R21 | Greater Western Sydney |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R12 | Carlton | R24 | St Kilda |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R11 | Western Bulldogs | R23 | Carlton |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | R6 | Collingwood | R18 | Essendon |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | R4 | Collingwood | R16 | Fremantle |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | R13 | Melbourne | R24 | Collingwood |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | R8 | Richmond | R20 | Collingwood |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R9 | Collingwood | R21 | Western Bulldogs |
| Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | Geelong | 5th, top 6 | R3 | Essendon | R15 | Geelong |
| Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | R10 | Essendon | R22 | Richmond |
| Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R12 | Sydney | R24 | Essendon |
| Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R8 | Essendon | R21 | West Coast |
| Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | R2 | Fremantle | R24 | Gold Coast |
| Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R8 | Fremantle | R21 | Sydney |
| Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R3 | Fremantle | R18 | West Coast |
| Geelong | 5th, top 6 | Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | R2 | Geelong | R20 | Hawthorn |
| Geelong | 5th, top 6 | Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | R1 | Geelong | R23 | Melbourne |
| Geelong | 5th, top 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R11 | Port Adelaide | R24 | Geelong |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | R1 | Greater Western Sydney | R15 | Gold Coast |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R11 | Gold Coast | R23 | North Melbourne |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R4 | Port Adelaide | R21 | Gold Coast |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R3 | Gold Coast | R16 | St Kilda |
| Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R3 | North Melbourne | R24 | Greater Western Sydney |
| Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R2 | St Kilda | R20 | Greater Western Sydney |
| Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R4 | Greater Western Sydney | R18 | Sydney |
| Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R6 | North Melbourne | R19 | Hawthorn |
| Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | R1 | Hawthorn | R24 | Richmond |
| Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R5 | St Kilda | R17 | Hawthorn |
| Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R3 | Hawthorn | R16 | Sydney |
| Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R3 | Melbourne | R20 | Port Adelaide |
| Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R5 | West Coast | R19 | Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R4 | Melbourne | R17 | Western Bulldogs |
| North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R5 | Port Adelaide | R18 | North Melbourne |
| North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R9 | North Melbourne | R21 | St Kilda |
| North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R1 | Sydney | R17 | North Melbourne |
| Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R1 | West Coast | R15 | Port Adelaide |
| Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R2 | Richmond | R14 | West Coast |
| Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R3 | Western Bulldogs | R16 | Richmond |
| St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R1 | St Kilda | R13 | Western Bulldogs |
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