2015: Fixture

[Erich1036]

Green light reflects bottom-tier teams: St Kilda, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, GWS and Carlton
Orange light reflects mid-tier teams: Adelaide, Brisbane, Collingwood, Essendon, Gold Coast, Richmond and West Coast
Red light reflects top-tier teams: Hawthorn, Sydney, Port Adelaide, North Melbourne, Fremantle and Geelong

ROUND 1

Thursday, April 2nd
Carlton vs. Richmond (MCG) (N)

Saturday, April 4th
Melbourne vs. Gold Coast SUNS (MCG)
Sydney Swans vs. Essendon (ANZ) (T)
Brisbane Lions vs. Collingwood (G) (N)
Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast Eagles (ES) (N)

Sunday, April 5
St Kilda vs. GWS GIANTS (ES)
Adelaide Crows vs. North Melbourne (AO)
Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide (PS) (T)

Monday, April 6
Hawthorn vs. Geelong Cats (MCG)
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ROUND 2

Friday, April 10th
West Coast Eagles vs. Carlton (PS) (N)

Saturday, April 11
Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs (MCG)
GWS GIANTS vs. Melbourne (SO)
Collingwood vs. Adelaide Crows (ES) (T)
Port Adelaide vs. Sydney Swans (AO) (N)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. St Kilda (MS) (N)

Sunday, April 12
Geelong Cats vs. Fremantle (SS)
Essendon vs. Hawthorn (MCG)
North Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions (ES) (T)
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ROUND 3

Friday, April 17
Collingwood vs. St Kilda (MCG) (N)

Saturday, April 18
Carlton vs. Essendon (MCG)
Adelaide Crows vs. Melbourne (AO)
Sydney Swans vs. GWS GIANTS (SCG) (T)
North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (ES) (N)
Brisbane Lions vs. Richmond (G) (N)

Sunday, April 19
Hawthorn vs. Western Bulldogs (AU)
Geelong Cats vs. Gold Coast SUNS (SS)
West Coast Eagles vs. Fremantle (PS) (T)
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ROUND 4

Friday, April 24
Richmond vs. Melbourne (MCG) (N)

Saturday, April 25
St Kilda vs. Carlton (WS)
Essendon vs. Collingwood (MCG)
GWS GIANTS vs. Gold Coast SUNS (SO) (T)
Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn (AO) (N)
Fremantle vs. Sydney Swans (PS) (N)

Sunday, April 26
Brisbane Lions vs. West Coast Eagles (G)
Geelong Cats vs. North Melbourne (SS)
Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide Crows (ES) (T)
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ROUND 5
Friday, May 1
Carlton vs. Collingwood (MCG) (N)

Saturday, May 2
Richmond vs. Geelong Cats (MCG)
Sydney Swans vs. Western Bulldogs (SCG)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. Brisbane Lions (MS) (T)
North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (ES) (N)
West Coast Eagles vs. GWS GIANTS (PS) (N)

Sunday, May 3
Melbourne vs. Fremantle (MCG)
St Kilda vs. Essendon (ES)
Adelaide Crows vs. Port Adelaide (AO) (T)
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ROUND 6

Friday, May 8
Collingwood vs. Geelong Cats (MCG) (N)

Saturday, May 9
North Melbourne vs. Richmond (BA)
Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda (ES)
GWS GIANTS vs. Hawthorn (SP) (T)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. Adelaide Crows (MS) (T)
Melbourne vs. Sydney Swans (MCG) (N)
Fremantle vs. Essendon (PS) (N)

Sunday, May 10
Carlton vs. Brisbane Lions (ES)
Port Adelaide vs. West Coast Eagles (AO) (T)
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ROUND 7

Friday, May 15
Essendon vs. North Melbourne (ES) (N)

Saturday, May 16
Adelaide Crows vs. St Kilda (AO)
Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (MCG)
Carlton vs. GWS GIANTS (ES) (T)
Sydney Swans vs. Geelong Cats (ANZ) (N)
West Coast Eagles vs. Gold Coast SUNS (PS) (N)

Sunday, May 17
Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle (ES)
Richmond vs. Collingwood (MCG)
Brisbane Lions vs. Port Adelaide (G) (T)
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ROUND 8

Friday, May 22
Geelong Cats vs. Carlton (ES) (N)

Saturday, May 23
St Kilda vs. West Coast Eagles (ES)
GWS GIANTS vs. Adelaide Crows (SP)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. Collingwood (MS) (T)
Hawthorn vs. Sydney Swans (MCG) (N)
Fremantle vs. North Melbourne (PS) (N)

Sunday, May 24
Essendon vs. Brisbane Lions (ES)
Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (MCG)
Port Adelaide vs. Richmond (AO) (T)
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ROUND 9

Friday, May 29
Sydney Swans vs. Carlton (SCG) (N)

Saturday, May 30
Hawthorn vs. Gold Coast SUNS (AU)
Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (TP)
Western Bulldogs vs. GWS GIANTS (ES) (T)
Richmond vs. Essendon (MCG) (N)
Adelaide Crows vs. Fremantle (AO) (N)

Sunday, May 31
Brisbane Lions vs. St Kilda (G)
Collingwood vs. North Melbourne (MCG)
West Coast Eagles vs. Geelong Cats (PS) (T)
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ROUND 10

Friday, June 5
Fremantle vs. Richmond (PS) (N)

Saturday, June 6
Carlton vs. Adelaide Crows (MCG)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. Sydney Swans (MS) (T)
Essendon vs. Geelong Cats (ES) (N)
Port Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs (AO) (N)

Sunday, June 7
GWS GIANTS vs. Brisbane Lions (SP)
North Melbourne vs. West Coast Eagles (BA)
St Kilda vs. Hawthorn (ES) (T)

Monday, June 8
Melbourne vs. Collingwood (MCG)
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ROUND 11

Friday, June 12
Port Adelaide vs. Geelong Cats (AO) (N)

Saturday, June 13
Gold Coast SUNS vs. Fremantle (MS)
West Coast Eagles vs. Essendon (PS) (T)
North Melbourne vs. Sydney Swans (ES) (N)

Sunday, June 14
Collingwood vs. GWS GIANTS (MCG)
St Kilda vs. Melbourne (ES) (T)

BYES: Adelaide Crows, Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Hawthorn, Richmond, Western Bulldogs.
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ROUND 12

Thursday, June 18
Adelaide Crows vs. Hawthorn (AO) (N)

Friday, June 19
Richmond vs. West Coast Eagles (MCG) (N)

Saturday, June 20
Carlton vs. Port Adelaide (MCG)
GWS GIANTS vs. North Melbourne (SP) (T)
Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane Lions (ES) (N)

Sunday, June 21
Geelong Cats vs. Melbourne (SS)

BYES: Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Gold Coast SUNS, St Kilda, Sydney Swans.
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ROUND 13

Thursday, June 25
Fremantle vs. Collingwood (PS) (N)

Friday, June 26
Sydney Swans vs. Richmond (SCG) (N)

Saturday, June 27
Hawthorn vs. Essendon (MCG)
Brisbane Lions vs. Adelaide Crows (G) (T)
St Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs (ES) (N)

Sunday, June 28
Carlton vs. Gold Coast SUNS (ES)

BYES: Geelong Cats, GWS GIANTS, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, West Coast Eagles.
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ROUND 14
Thursday, July 2
Sydney Swans vs. Port Adelaide (SCG) (N)

Friday, July 3
Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (MCG) (N)

Saturday, July 4
Richmond vs. GWS GIANTS (MCG)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. North Melbourne (MS) (T)
Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton (ES) (N)
Melbourne vs. West Coast Eagles (TIO) (N)

Sunday, July 5
Essendon vs. St Kilda (ES)
Adelaide Crows vs. Geelong Cats (AO)
Fremantle vs. Brisbane Lions (PS) (T)
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ROUND 15

Thursday, July 9
Port Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AO) (N)

Friday, July 10
Richmond vs. Carlton (MCG) (N)

Saturday, July 11
Essendon vs. Melbourne (MCG)
Western Bulldogs vs. Gold Coast SUNS (CS) (T)
North Melbourne vs. Geelong Cats (ES) (N)
West Coast Eagles vs. Adelaide Crows (PS) (N)

Sunday, July 12
GWS GIANTS vs. St Kilda (SP)
Hawthorn vs. Fremantle (AU)
Brisbane Lions vs. Sydney Swans (G) (T)
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ROUND 16

Friday, July 17
North Melbourne vs. Essendon (ES) (N)

Saturday, July 18
Geelong Cats vs. Western Bulldogs (SS)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. GWS GIANTS (MS)
Collingwood vs. West Coast Eagles (ES) (T)
Sydney Swans vs. Hawthorn (ANZ) (N)
Fremantle vs. Carlton (PS) (N)

Sunday, July 19
Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions (MCG)
Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide Crows (AO)
St Kilda vs. Richmond (ES) (T)
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ROUND 17

Friday, July 24
Carlton vs. Hawthorn (ES) (N)

Saturday, July 25
GWS GIANTS vs. Geelong Cats (SO)
Adelaide Crows vs. Gold Coast SUNS (AO)
Richmond vs. Fremantle (MCG) (T)
Essendon vs. Port Adelaide (ES) (N)
Brisbane Lions vs. North Melbourne (G) (N)

Sunday, July 26
Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood (ES)
Melbourne vs. St Kilda (MCG)
West Coast Eagles vs. Sydney Swans (PS) (T)
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ROUND 18

Friday, July 31
Hawthorn vs. Richmond (MCG) (N)

Saturday, August 1
Geelong Cats vs. Brisbane Lions (SS)
Collingwood vs. Melbourne (MCG)
Sydney Swans vs. Adelaide Crows (SCG) (T)
Carlton vs. North Melbourne (ES) (N)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. West Coast Eagles (MS) (N)

Sunday, August 2
Port Adelaide vs. St Kilda (AO)
Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs (ES)
Fremantle vs. GWS GIANTS (PS) (T)
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ROUND 19

Friday, August 7
Adelaide Crows vs. Richmond (AO) (N)

Saturday, August 8
Collingwood vs. Carlton (MCG)
Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide (ES)
Brisbane Lions vs. Gold Coast SUNS (G) (T)
West Coast Eagles vs. Hawthorn (PS) (N)
Geelong Cats vs. Sydney Swans (SS) (N)

Sunday, August 9
Melbourne vs. North Melbourne (MCG)
GWS GIANTS vs. Essendon (SP)
St Kilda vs. Fremantle (ES) (T)
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ROUND 20

Friday, August 14
Sydney Swans vs. Collingwood (SCG) (N)

Saturday, August 15
Essendon vs. Adelaide Crows (ES)
North Melbourne vs. St Kilda (BA)
Port Adelaide vs. GWS GIANTS (AO) (T)
Geelong Cats vs. Hawthorn (MCG) (N)
Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton (G) (N)

Sunday, August 16
Richmond vs. Gold Coast SUNS (MCG)
Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne (ES)
Fremantle vs. West Coast Eagles (PS) (T)
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ROUND 21

Friday, August 21
Hawthorn vs. Port Adelaide (ES) (N)

Saturday, August 22
Collingwood vs. Richmond (MCG)
GWS GIANTS vs. Sydney Swans (SP)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. Essendon (MS) (T)
St Kilda vs. Geelong Cats (ES) (N)
Adelaide Crows vs. Brisbane Lions (AO) (N)

Sunday, August 23
North Melbourne vs. Fremantle (ES)
Carlton vs. Melbourne (MCG)
West Coast Eagles vs. Western Bulldogs (PS) (T)
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ROUND 22

Friday, August 28
Geelong Cats vs. Collingwood (MCG) (N)

Saturday, August 29
GWS GIANTS vs. Carlton (SP)
Hawthorn vs. Brisbane Lions (AU)
North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (ES) (T)
Essendon vs. Richmond (MCG) (N)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. Port Adelaide (MS) (N)

Sunday, August 30
Adelaide Crows vs. West Coast Eagles (AO)
St Kilda vs. Sydney Swans (ES)
Fremantle vs. Melbourne (PS) (T)
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ROUND 23

Friday, September 4 to Sunday, September 6
Hawthorn vs. Carlton (MCG)
Geelong Cats vs. Adelaide Crows (SS)
Richmond vs. North Melbourne (ES)
Port Adelaide vs. Fremantle (AO)
Collingwood vs. Essendon (MCG)
Sydney Swans vs. Gold Coast SUNS (SCG)
Melbourne vs. GWS GIANTS (ES)
West Coast Eagles vs. St Kilda (PS)
Brisbane Lions vs. Western Bulldogs (G)

 

[Erich1036]

Even though I don't support either of Carlton or Richmond, I think it's great that the first game of the season is Carlton v Richmond again. Gave a real blockbuster feel to start of the season. Terrific move by the AFL.

 

[freowho]

Richmond 40pts
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
West Coast
GWS
Adelaide
Fremantle
Hawthorn

 

[Philzsay]

VC Ablett C Pendles or VC Pendles C Fyfe.

Going to be a long summer! I was thinking only earlier today that it must soon be time for some fixture leaks.

I wonder how the byes will play out with only one bye per team. Will they spread it over three or two weeks? Footy wise I'd prefer it over quick in two weeks but SC wise three weeks and multi bye rounds make the game more challenging (and frustrating!) I think.

 

[IDIG]

No split round for the first round, great news!

Niceeeee...Gee there's nothing more excruciating than having a crap start to the sc year, then having to wait an extra week for the misery to pass.

Not a bad opening round of games actually. Every game will probably be sc relevant with the exception of maybe WB v WC???

 

[Philzsay]

Niceeeee...Gee there's nothing more excruciating than having a crap start to the sc year, then having to wait an extra week for the misery to pass.

Not a bad opening round of games actually. Every game will probably be sc relevant with the exception of maybe WB v WC???

Passing on Libba I take it! Hard to say at the moment which teams are SC relevant or not until we at least know which rookies are at which club and then which ones have a chance of playing early games.

Gold Coast playing second game scares me! I'm nervously looking forward to the annual Ablett or No Ablett thread this year! I am generally 50/50 at this point in time. Interesting that he plays Melbourne first, his last three scores against them are: 161, 67 and 152. If you are in the No Ablett camp and he bangs out a 150+ your season could be over already!

 

[PC]

Gold Coast playing second game scares me! I'm nervously looking forward to the annual Ablett or No Ablett thread this year! I am generally 50/50 at this point in time. Interesting that he plays Melbourne first, his last three scores against them are: 161, 67 and 152. If you are in the No Ablett camp and he bangs out a 150+ your season could be over already!

Meh. Not starting him. There, I have said it...

 

[anfa18]

Gold Coast playing second game scares me! I'm nervously looking forward to the annual Ablett or No Ablett thread this year! I am generally 50/50 at this point in time. Interesting that he plays Melbourne first, his last three scores against them are: 161, 67 and 152. If you are in the No Ablett camp and he bangs out a 150+ your season could be over already!

Good thing we have a pre-season competition, so we can make some educated guesses on player fitness, injury, role, position and what not. I will be reserving judgement on Ablett until i see him run around a couple times. Also, waiting for Ablett to get more forward time in 2015

 

[Nk29]

Passing on Libba I take it! Hard to say at the moment which teams are SC relevant or not until we at least know which rookies are at which club and then which ones have a chance of playing early games.

Gold Coast playing second game scares me! I'm nervously looking forward to the annual Ablett or No Ablett thread this year! I am generally 50/50 at this point in time. Interesting that he plays Melbourne first, his last three scores against them are: 161, 67 and 152. If you are in the No Ablett camp and he bangs out a 150+ your season could be over already!

Some reports about him tearing the bicep off the shoulder makes him a very doubtful starter in my team.

 

[IDIG]

Who?!? Gaz or Libba lol

Yeah won't not be starting with either of Gaz/Pendles myself. It's M3/4 which have got me in a real bind. Looking at the round 1 fixture, Cal Ward's looking good and then to try and figure out who Caff will go to in round 1. Surely it's his old mate Beams??

 

[IDIG]

Gold Coast playing second game scares me! I'm nervously looking forward to the annual Ablett or No Ablett thread this year! I am generally 50/50 at this point in time. Interesting that he plays Melbourne first, his last three scores against them are: 161, 67 and 152. If you are in the No Ablett camp and he bangs out a 150+ your season could be over already!

Meh. Not starting him. There, I have said it...

I will be reserving judgement on Ablett until i see him run around a couple times. Also, waiting for Ablett to get more forward time in 2015

And so it begins!...lol

 

[Nk29]

Who?!? Gaz or Libba lol

Yeah won't not be starting with either of Gaz/Pendles myself. It's M3/4 which have got me in a real bind. Looking at the round 1 fixture, Cal Ward's looking good and then to try and figure out who Caff will go to in round 1. Surely it's his old mate Beams??

Gary. Not sure if true and I guess we'll see over the preseason if he is ok.

 

[Pearcey47]

Who?!? Gaz or Libba lol

Yeah won't not be starting with either of Gaz/Pendles myself. It's M3/4 which have got me in a real bind. Looking at the round 1 fixture, Cal Ward's looking good and then to try and figure out who Caff will go to in round 1. Surely it's his old mate Beams??

Macaffer wont play round 1 due to a knee injury he suffered late last year. Doubt he will play at all in 2015.

 

[Zim^zuM]

Niceeeee...Gee there's nothing more excruciating than having a crap start to the sc year, then having to wait an extra week for the misery to pass.

Not a bad opening round of games actually. Every game will probably be sc relevant with the exception of maybe WB v WC???

Nic nat for west coast could be very sc relevant. Fuller from the dogs lol.

 

[PC]

Fuller from the dogs lol.

Is he going to get a game Zim? He donut'ed for me all of this year but would have rather he played...

 

[DeliciousJedi]

Murphy, Biggs, Johannisen and Wood would be all ahead Fuller at this stage. Doesn't look good.

 

[Zim^zuM]

Murphy, Biggs, Johannisen and Wood would be all ahead Fuller at this stage. Doesn't look good.

On the surface no, but his chances could be better. Not being delisted is the first step. New coach etc. I think he was injured towards the end. Even though they are not DEF's we have lost quite a few best 22 players and only 2 have come in. (If Biggs is in the 22) so our depth will be tested.

 

[IDIG]

Nic nat for west coast could be very sc relevant. Fuller from the dogs lol.

Oh yes NicNat forgot about him. I'll find it very hard to see past his durability issues personally but i reckon alot will be on him.

 

[DeliciousJedi]

On the surface no, but his chances could be better. Not being delisted is the first step. New coach etc. I think he was injured towards the end. Even though they are not DEF's we have lost quite a few best 22 players and only 2 have come in. (If Biggs is in the 22) so our depth will be tested.

He and Pearce though could be considered lucky though, with Higgins leaving and Young, Goodes deslisted, Bulldogs had to keep a few defenders as back up. I don't think they have enough to last more than another year. Of course there's always that slight chance.

 

[IDIG]

Macaffer wont play round 1 due to a knee injury he suffered late last year. Doubt he will play at all in 2015.

Ahh forgot about that. Guess that makes Collingwood a less worrying opponent for captain options.