The AFL Fixture for 2018 has been released
The AFL Fixture for 2018 has been released.
Gary Ablett will return to the Gold Coast as a Cat in Round 11, while Collingwood takes on traditional rivals Richmond, Essendon, and Carlton twice.
North Melbourne and St Kilda will play on Good Friday.
With Anzac Day falling on a Wednesday, Melbourne and Richmond will play on Tuesday in Round 5 so Collingwood and Essendon are not overly disadvantaged the following Sunday.
The bye rounds are Round 12-14 (excluding Port and Gold Coast, who have a bye in Round 10 after their match in China).
There will be seven Thursday night games.
Some other key moments include:
- Jack Watts v Melbourne: Round 14
- Jake Stringer v Western Bulldogs: Round 3
- Steven Motlop v Geelong: Round 5
- Adelaide v Richmond: Rounds 2 & 16
- Anzac Day: Round 5
THE FIXTURE IN FULL
ROUND 1
Thursday March 22
Richmond v Carlton, MCG (7.25pm)
Friday March 23
Essendon v Adelaide, Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday March 24
St Kilda v Brisbane Lions, Etihad Stadium (3.35pm)
Port Adelaide v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
Gold Coast Suns v North Melbourne, Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns (7.25pm)
Hawthorn v Collingwood at MCG (7.25pm)
Sunday, March 25
GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs, UNSW Canberra Oval (1.10pm)
Melbourne v Geelong, MCG (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans, Perth Stadium (7.20pm)
ROUND 2
Thursday March 29
Adelaide v Richmond, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Friday March 30
North Melbourne v St Kilda, Etihad Stadium (4.20pm)
Saturday March 31
Carlton v Gold Coast Suns, Etihad Stadium (1.45pm)
Collingwood v GWS Giants, MCG (4.35pm)
Brisbane Lions v Melbourne, Gabba (7.25pm)
Fremantle v Essendon, Perth Stadium (7.40pm)
Sunday April 1
Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles, Etihad Stadium (3.20pm)
Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide, SCG (4.40pm)
Monday April 2
Geelong v Hawthorn, MCG (3.20pm)
ROUND 3
Friday April 6
Carlton v Collingwood, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday April 7
Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions, Adelaide Oval (1.45pm)
Melbourne v North Melbourne, MCG (2.10pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle, Perth Stadium (4.35pm)
Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, SCG (7.25pm)
St Kilda v Adelaide, Etihad Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday April 8
Richmond v Hawthorn, MCG (1.10pm)
Western Bulldogs v Essendon, Etihad Stadium (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Geelong, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 4
Friday April 13
Adelaide v Collingwood, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Saturday April 14
GWS Giants v Fremantle, UNSW Canberra Oval (1.45pm)
Richmond v Brisbane Lions, MCG (2.10pm)
Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans, Etihad Stadium (4.35pm)
North Melbourne v Carlton, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (7.25pm)
West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns, Perth Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday April 15
Essendon v Port Adelaide, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG (3.20pm)
Geelong v St Kilda, GMHBA Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 5
Friday April 20
Sydney Swans v Adelaide, SCG (7.50pm)
Saturday April 21
St Kilda v GWS Giants, Etihad Stadium (1.45pm)
Carlton v West Coast Eagles, MCG (4.35pm)
Port Adelaide v Geelong, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Perth Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday April 22
North Melbourne v Hawthorn, Etihad Stadium (3.20pm)
Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns, Gabba (4.40pm)
Tuesday April 24
Melbourne v Richmond, MCG (7.25pm)
Wednesday April 25
Collingwood v Essendon, MCG (3.20pm)
ROUND 6
Friday April 27
Western Bulldogs v Carlton, Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday April 28
Geelong v Sydney Swans, GMHBA Stadium (1.45pm)
North Melbourne v Port Adelaide, Etihad Stadium (2.10pm)
GWS Giants v Brisbane Lions, Spotless Stadium (4.35pm)
Hawthorn v St Kilda, UTAS Stadium, Launceston (7.25pm)
Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Sunday April 29
Essendon v Melbourne, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
Collingwood v Richmond, MCG (3.20pm)
Fremantle v West Coast Eagles, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 7
Friday May 4
Geelong v GWS Giants, GMHBA Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday May 5
Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast Suns, Mars Stadium, Ballarat (1.45pm)
Essendon v Hawthorn, MCG (2.10pm)
West Coast Eagles v Port Adelaide, Perth Stadium (4.35pm)
Sydney Swans v North Melbourne, SCG (7.25pm)
Adelaide v Carlton, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Sunday May 6
Richmond v Fremantle, MCG (1.10pm)
St Kilda v Melbourne, Etihad Stadium (3.20pm)
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood, Gabba (4.40pm)
ROUND 8
Friday May 11
Hawthorn v Sydney Swans, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday May 12
GWS Giants v West Coast Eagles, Spotless Stadium (1.45pm)
Carlton v Essendon, MCG (2.10pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne, Gabba (4.35pm)
Port Adelaide v Adelaide, Adelaide Oval (5.10pm)
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions, Etihad Stadium (7.25pm)
Fremantle v St Kilda, Perth Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday May 13
North Melbourne v Richmond, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
Collingwood v Geelong, MCG (3.20pm)
ROUND 9
Friday May 18
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Saturday May 19
North Melbourne v GWS Giants, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (1.45pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide, Adelaide Arena, Shanghai (3.15pm)
Essendon v Geelong, MCG (4.35pm)
Sydney Swans v Fremantle, SCG (7.25pm)
St Kilda v Collingwood, Etihad Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday May 20
Carlton v Melbourne, MCG (1.10pm)
Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn, Gabba (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Richmond, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 10
Friday May 25
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs, Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday May 26
Richmond v St Kilda, MCG (1.45pm)
Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans, Gabba (4.35pm)
Geelong v Carlton, GMHBA Stadium (7.25pm)
GWS Giants v Essendon, Spotless Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday May 27
Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
Melbourne v Adelaide, TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs (3.20pm)
Fremantle v North Melbourne, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
Byes: Gold Coast Suns, Port Adelaide
ROUND 11
Friday June 1
Sydney Swans v Carlton, SCG (7.50pm)
Saturday June 2
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne, Etihad Stadium (1.45pm)
Hawthorn v Port Adelaide, UTAS Stadium, Launceston (2.10pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Geelong, Metricon Stadium (4.35pm)
Essendon v Richmond, MCG (7.25pm)
West Coast Eagles v St Kilda, Perth Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday June 3
North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
Collingwood v Fremantle, MCG (3.20pm)
Adelaide v GWS Giants, Adelaide Oval (4.40pm)
ROUND 12
Friday June 8
Port Adelaide v Richmond, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Saturday June 9
Geelong v North Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (1.45pm)
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, Spotless Stadium (4.35pm)
St Kilda v Sydney Swans, Etihad Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday June 10
Brisbane Lions v Essendon, Gabba (1.10pm)
Fremantle v Adelaide, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
Monday June 11
Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG (3.20pm)
Byes: Carlton, Hawthorn, West Coast Eagles, Western Bulldogs
ROUND 13
Thursday June 14
Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Friday June 15
Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles, SCG (7.50pm)
Saturday June 16
Carlton v Fremantle, Etihad Stadium (1.45pm)
Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda, Metricon Stadium (4.35pm)
Hawthorn v Adelaide, MCG (7.25pm)
Sunday June 17
Geelong v Richmond, MCG (3.20pm)
Byes: Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Essendon, GWS Giants, Melbourne, North Melbourne
ROUND 14
Thursday June 21
West Coast Eagles v Essendon, Perth Stadium (8.10pm)
Friday June 22
Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Saturday June 23
Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns, UTAS Stadium, Launceston (1.45pm)
Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants, Gabba (4.35pm)
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne, Etihad Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday June 24
Collingwood v Carlton, MCG (3.20pm)
Byes: Adelaide, Fremantle, Geelong, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney Swans
ROUND 15
Thursday June 28
Richmond v Sydney Swans, Etihad Stadium (7.20pm)
Friday June 29
Western Bulldogs v Geelong, Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday June 30
Carlton v Port Adelaide, MCG (1.45pm)
Adelaide v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood, Metricon Stadium (7.25pm)
GWS Giants v Hawthorn, Spotless Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday July 1
Melbourne v St Kilda, MCG (1.10pm)
Essendon v North Melbourne, Etihad Stadium (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Brisbane Lions, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 16
Thursday July 5
Sydney Swans v Geelong, SCG (7.20pm)
Friday July 6
Richmond v Adelaide, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday July 7
Brisbane Lions v Carlton, Gabba (1.45pm)
Port Adelaide v St Kilda, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, Etihad Stadium (7.25pm)
Melbourne v Fremantle, TIO Stadium, Darwin (7.40pm)
Sunday July 8
North Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
Essendon v Collingwood, MCG (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v GWS Giants, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 17
Thursday July 12
Adelaide v Geelong, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Friday July 13
St Kilda v Carlton, Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday July 14
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, UTAS Stadium, Launceston (1.45pm)
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, MCG (4.35pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Essendon, Metricon Stadium (7.25pm)
GWS Giants v Richmond, Spotless Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday July 15
Collingwood v West Coast Eagles, MCG (1.10pm)
North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, Etihad Stadium (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 18
Friday July 20
St Kilda v Richmond, Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday July 21
Collingwood v North Melbourne, MCG (1.45pm)
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns, SCG (2.10pm)
Essendon v Fremantle, Etihad Stadium (4.35pm)
Brisbane Lions v Adelaide, Gabba (7.25pm)
Geelong v Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday July 22
Carlton v Hawthorn, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs, Perth Stadium (3.20pm)
Port Adelaide v GWS Giants, Adelaide Oval (4.40pm)
ROUND 19
Friday July 27
Essendon v Sydney Swans, Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday July 28
Richmond v Collingwood, MCG (1.45pm)
Geelong v Brisbane Lions, GMHBA Stadium (2.10pm)
GWS Giants v St Kilda, Spotless Stadium (4.35pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Carlton, Metricon Stadium (7.25pm)
Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Sunday July 29
North Melbourne v West Coast Eagles, Blundstone Arena, Hobart (1.10pm)
Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide, Mars Stadium, Ballarat (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Hawthorn, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 20
Friday August 3
Richmond v Geelong, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday August 4
Hawthorn v Essendon, MCG (1.45pm)
Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne, Gabba (2.10pm)
Adelaide v Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs, Etihad Stadium (7.25pm)
Sydney Swans v Collingwood, SCG (7.25pm)
Sunday August 5
Carlton v GWS Giants, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, MCG (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Fremantle, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 21
Friday August 10
Essendon v St Kilda, Etihad Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday August 11
Hawthorn v Geelong, MCG (1.45pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Richmond, Metricon Stadium (2.10pm)
Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
Collingwood v Brisbane Lions, Etihad Stadium (7.25pm)
GWS Giants v Adelaide, UNSW Canberra Oval (7.25pm)
Sunday August 12
North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
Melbourne v Sydney Swans, MCG (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Carlton, Perth Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 22
Friday August 17
Richmond v Essendon, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday August 18
Collingwood v Port Adelaide, MCG (1.45pm)
Geelong v Fremantle, GMHBA Stadium (2.10pm)
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans, Spotless Stadium (4.35pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions, Metricon Stadium (7.25pm)
St Kilda v Hawthorn, Etihad Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday August 19
Carlton v Western Bulldogs, Etihad Stadium (1.10pm)
West Coast Eagles v Melbourne, Perth Stadium (3.20pm)
Adelaide v North Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (4.40pm)
ROUND 23 (Dates and times TBC)
Friday August 24 — Sunday August 26
Port Adelaide v Essendon, Adelaide Oval
Carlton v Adelaide, Etihad Stadium
Geelong v Gold Coast Suns, GMHBA Stadium
Richmond v Western Bulldogs, MCG
Sydney Swans v Hawthorn, SCG
Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles, Gabba
St Kilda v North Melbourne, Etihad Stadium
Melbourne v GWS Giants, MCG
Fremantle v Collingwood, Perth Stadium