2027 Fixture

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Caroline Wilson on the 2027 AFL season fixturing

?? Grand Final on October 2
?? Season will start one week later (due to the 150th Anniversary Test)
?? First MCG game on March 19
?? At least one NSW/QLD game on Thursday, March 18
?? Potentially another NSW/QLD game on Wednesday, March 17

https://x.com/7AFL/status/2094722990093324536

[one-eyed]

The AFL has released the dates for the 2027 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, which will begin on either Wednesday, March 17 or Thursday, March 18, and finish with the Grand Final on Saturday, October 2.

The Opening Round concept has been scrapped after three years, with all 18 teams to play in a traditional round one.

While the season is certain to begin in mid-March, the traditional season opener between Carlton and Richmond at the MCG is not locked in. The MCG will host the 150th anniversary cricket Test match between Australia and England on March 11-15, leaving potentially less than three days to complete the necessary ground renovations to prepare the venue for footy.

In 2015, the MCG had a four-day turnaround between the cricket World Cup final on March 29 and the Blues v Tigers season opener on April 2.

The home and away season will finish in round 24 on Sunday, August 30, while Gather Round will take place from Thursday, April 8 to Sunday, April 11 in South Australia.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1589266/dates-for-2027-afl-season-confirmed-afl-makes-call-on-opening-round-grand-final-to-be-played-on-october-3-in-2027

[Tiger Khosh]

    

Finally admitted their mistake. Let’s never speak of opening round again.

[WilliamPowell]

   

Finally admitted their mistake. Let’s never speak of opening round again.

I think the 150th Anniversary Test Match helped with Opening round being assigned to the bin

[Tiger Khosh]

   

Finally admitted their mistake. Let’s never speak of opening round again.

I think the 150th Anniversary Test Match helped with Opening round being assigned to the bin

Whatever it takes

[WilliamPowell]

   

Finally admitted their mistake. Let’s never speak of opening round again.

I think the 150th Anniversary Test Match helped with Opening round being assigned to the bin

Whatever it takes

Absolutely

[one-eyed]

A historic Test match at the MCG may force a round one re-shuffle.


https://x.com/codeaflau/status/2112461331395977596


https://x.com/rfcswallace/status/2112409644341837896

[Andyy]

I couldn't think of anything worse than hosting Adelaide and boasting about a flag we won a decade ago when we were competitively relevant. I also imagine this is a bollocks story.

Carlton at the G on Friday night would be fine.

So glad they F'd off OR and hopefully they do the same with some other silly themes and ideas.

[TigerLand]

I couldn't think of anything worse than hosting Adelaide and boasting about a flag we won a decade ago when we were competitively relevant. I also imagine this is a bollocks story.

Carlton at the G on Friday night would be fine.

So glad they F'd off OR and hopefully they do the same with some other silly themes and ideas.

I thought the exact same thing. What a way to absolutely fire Adelaide up who will probably be top 4 and we will be bottom 4 and get absolutely thumped. Awful.

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Predicted Round 1 Fixture
All times AEDT.

Thursday, March 18
Sydney vs Western Bulldogs, SCG, 7:30pm

Friday, March 19
Carlton vs Richmond, MCG, 7:40pm

Saturday, March 20
GWS vs Brisbane, Accor Stadium, 1:40pm
Gold Coast vs Geelong, People First, 4:35pm
Hawthorn vs Essendon, MCG, 7:40pm
Adelaide vs Fremantle, Adelaide Oval, 8:10pm

Sunday, March 21
Melbourne vs St Kilda, MCG, 1:10pm
North Melbourne vs Collingwood, Marvel Stadium, 3:20pm
West Coast vs Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium, 4:40pm

https://www.zerohanger.com/predicting-the-round-1-fixture-for-the-2027-afl-season-184050

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"I don't know who gives those two clubs the right to open the season."

Kymbo believes it's time for Calrton & Richmond to handover the reigns to their traditional season opener.

https://x.com/1629senSA/status/2113100340648178094


A bit behind in SA. We and Carlton haven't had the season opener since 2023 thanks to the AFL taking it off us for their idiotic "opening round" idea that they've now scrapped.