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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Fixture discussion
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Ben Waterworth, Will Faulkner and Dylan Bolch
Fox Sports
November 13th
RICHMOND
Fixture difficulty (based on double-ups): 3rd-easiest
Pros:
Overall, the Tigers have the third-easiest draw, with double-up matches against the likes of Melbourne, North Melbourne, St Kilda, West Coast Eagles. In the final 10 weeks of the season, the Tigers only have to travel interstate once. No home games at Marvel Stadium — a venue where they’ve won just one of their past 13 matches at because they’re now moving that fixture to Tassie.
Cons:
A tough start to the season, with games against Gold Coast, Fremantle (away) and the Giants (Gather Round) across their first five rounds. They also travel to Perth twice in Rounds 3 and 8. They’ll get a nice financial boost for their home game at Ninja Stadium, but they’ll have to take on back-to-back premiers Brisbane. Three prime time games, but they’re all the traditional occasions: Round 1 against Carlton, Anzac Day Eve against Melbourne and Dreamtime against Essendon. And finishing the home and away season with away trips to Adelaide and Geelong will be mightily tough, not that they’re likely to be in contention at that stage.
Grade: B+
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-clubbyclub-fixture-2026-every-teams-fixture-analysed-pros-and-cons-and-grades-for-every-club/news-story/a05d549013472b68b3a27047c3e737df
Ben Waterworth, Will Faulkner and Dylan Bolch
Fox Sports
November 13th
RICHMOND
Fixture difficulty (based on double-ups): 3rd-easiest
Pros:
Overall, the Tigers have the third-easiest draw, with double-up matches against the likes of Melbourne, North Melbourne, St Kilda, West Coast Eagles. In the final 10 weeks of the season, the Tigers only have to travel interstate once. No home games at Marvel Stadium — a venue where they’ve won just one of their past 13 matches at because they’re now moving that fixture to Tassie.
Cons:
A tough start to the season, with games against Gold Coast, Fremantle (away) and the Giants (Gather Round) across their first five rounds. They also travel to Perth twice in Rounds 3 and 8. They’ll get a nice financial boost for their home game at Ninja Stadium, but they’ll have to take on back-to-back premiers Brisbane. Three prime time games, but they’re all the traditional occasions: Round 1 against Carlton, Anzac Day Eve against Melbourne and Dreamtime against Essendon. And finishing the home and away season with away trips to Adelaide and Geelong will be mightily tough, not that they’re likely to be in contention at that stage.
Grade: B+
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-clubbyclub-fixture-2026-every-teams-fixture-analysed-pros-and-cons-and-grades-for-every-club/news-story/a05d549013472b68b3a27047c3e737df
