2009 AFL Fixture

[FootyJunkie]

Adelaide and Port never play hame games on the same weekend. Apart from showdowns, its always one at home and one travelling. I think a strict home-away-home-away rotation applies for all non-Vic sides. Only Melbourne, North, Dogs and very rarely Geelong travel twice in a row; not counting finals. (Richmond may have done once.)

An SA club playing in Melbourne/Adelaide for two consecutive weeks does happen now and then. See Rounds 18 and 19 this year.

Round 18
Adelaide v. Carlton - AAMI Stadium
St.Kilda v Port Adelaide - Telstra Dome

Round 19
Adelaide v Richmond - AAMI Stadium
Carlton v Port Adelaide - Telstra Dome

It's the WA sides that stick to alternating home and away due to the distance.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

An SA club playing in Melbourne/Adelaide for two consecutive weeks does happen now and then. See Rounds 18 and 19 this year.

Round 18
Adelaide v. Carlton - AAMI Stadium
St.Kilda v Port Adelaide - Telstra Dome

Round 19
Adelaide v Richmond - AAMI Stadium
Carlton v Port Adelaide - Telstra Dome

It's the WA sides that stick to alternating home and away due to the distance.

I stand corrected, it does happen occasionally. But very, very rarely.
And never are both at home in the same week (except, of course, for Showdowns - and techincally one is away then, just not traveling).

 

[cfc4life]

Carlton playing 3 away games in 4 weeks no thanks
other than that a great fixture

 

[Meow]

7 Games at Skilled Stadium ain't gonna happen!
Back-to Back Games in Perth is a joke!
Why don't you shift our game against St. Kilda in Round 21 to Skilled Stadium?
We only play Hawthorn once!
Other than that, a great Fixture, not many people even finish one (I am doing one right now, I am only up to Round 16 and my mind is exhausted!)

 

[Meow]

Round 7:
Friday, 1st May
Carlton v Hawthorn MCG (n)
Saturday, 2nd May
St.Kilda v North Melbourne TD
Fremantle v Melbourne S
Sydney v Essendon ANZ (n)
West Coast v Collingwood S (n)
Sunday, 3rd May
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide TD (e)
Geelong v Brisbane Lions SS
Richmond v Port.Adelaide MCG (t)

What The?
Why would Brisbane play a 2:10pm Game on a Sunday?!
More likely Saturday Afternoon or Early Sunday!

 

[thephenom]

Look like Adelaide have a lot of home games, let me just count those

 

[damochandler]

i would love to see less monday games. geelong and hawthorng be the first round block buster and it should be hawthorns home game and in the afternoon at the g

 

[_RT_]

From a Richmond perspective I see the following issues:
5 Away games to start the season just wont happen.
Neither will 12 home games (as much as we would like them)

 

[Danog]

I'd be rapt to have the first game of the season as well as 3 others Fridays.

 

[FootyJunkie]

I stand corrected, it does happen occasionally. But very, very rarely.
And never are both at home in the same week (except, of course, for Showdowns - and techincally one is away then, just not traveling).

In Week 1 of the 2003 finals, they each hosted a final at AAMI Stadium in the same weekend.

Adelaide v West Coast
Port Adelaide v Sydney

 

[jacko_boy]

Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG (t)
Richmond v Geelong MCG (n) (7:40 Start)

how is that gonna work

 

[red+black]

Has there ever been a greater exercise in futility than this thread?

 

[CroftyV1]

With ANZAC day falling on a weekend for the first time in a while, it could open the possibily of a Monday game on the 27th if the current State VIC government make it the sub PH for Anzac Day. I know Bracksy took it away, but it was a PH for just about the rest of the country from memory

 

[The Punter]

I've done this a few times, you can search for my efforts. While I think this one was done by hand, I do mine with Excel, locking in who plays who where first (with the teams you play twice roughly based on previous years in an effort to even things up, with blockbusters [Ca v Co, Ca v Es, Co v Es, Ad v PA, Fr v WC] protected). Then I piece it together like a puzzle. I also ensure that Victorian teams only play four interstate away games a year each, to ensure parity.

The really tough thing is trying to ensure teams don't travel in back-to-back weeks, or play three non-home games in a row. Once you ensure this for interstate teams, it becomes difficult. For Hawthorn with 8 interstate games, it's almost impossible. Then you have to make sure you only have 5 games a week at MCG/TD, no two games in Adelaide/Perth/SEQueensland.

And then you have to spread Friday nights around, Easter, Rivalry, and so on.

 

[Meow]

We've only got 6 Home Games at Skilled Stadium!
We've got 3 Home Games at the MCG!
Why?
Which means we've only got 9 Home Games!
Why?
Other than that, Nice Effort!

 

[PAFC66]

LOL


Have a look how many away games we play...

 

[Cuzz09]

Hurry up and come out fixture you smelly poo.

 

[big_e]

Unless Geelong want to do some sort of mini-camp in Perth.

It was tried maybe ten years ago, can't remember exactly when and who, but the club in question hated it, losing both games, and it's never been done since. And considering clubs fly home from Perth after a night game, then it's unlikely it will ever happen again.

And if Channel Seven asked for no North games on Friday nights then that is an absolute disgrace.

 

[ams4crows]

LOL


Have a look how many away games we play...

and then add in the fact that we both play at AS day after each other.

 

[BenF]

Great effort

Good:
A break after the trip to Darwin
v Collingwood Round 1

Bad:
v Collingwood Round 1, at the Telstra Dome?
Geelong at SS

And how many St Kilda games do you have on Friday night?
We only have 2. And seriously, the last team I want to watch on a Friday night is St Kilda.

 

[SaintsPremiers08]

GAnd seriously, the last team I want to watch on a Friday night is St Kilda.

Don't watch it then. It's called "going out".

 

[Meow]

Round 15:
Friday, 10th July
Western Bulldogs v Essendon TD (n)
Saturday, 11th July
Geelong v Adelaide SS
Fremantle v Hawthorn S
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood G (n)
West Coast v North Melbourne S (n)
Sunday, 12th July
Richmond v Melbourne MCG (e)
St.Kilda v Sydney TD
Port.Adelaide v Carlton AS

You've got a double-header on the Saturday at Subiaco.
How is that going to work?

 

[Lionfan17]

only one adelaide game??? jesus this year will suck worse then vosses coaching

 

[EchucaRoogirl]

Round 1:
Thursday, 19th March
Carlton v Richmond MCG (n)
Adelaide v St.Kilda AS (n)
Saturday, 21st March
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood TD
Geelong v Hawthorn MCG (n)
Brisbane Lions v West Coast G (n)
Sunday, 22nd March
Port.Adelaide v North Melbourne AS
Fremantle v Sydney S
Monday, 23rd March
Melbourne v Essendon TD

Round 2:
Friday, 27th March
Carlton v Geelong MCG (n)
Saturday, 28th March
Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG
West Coast v Richmond S
St.Kilda v Fremantle TD (t)
Port.Adelaide v Hawthorn AS (n)
Sunday, 29th March
North Melbourne v Sydney C
Essendon v Adelaide TD
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne MCG (t)

Round 3: (Rivalry Round)
Friday, 3rd April
Collingwood v Richmond MCG (n)
Saturday, 4th April
St.Kilda v Western Bulldogs TD
West Coast v Fremantle S
Adelaide v Port.Adelaide AS (n)
Essendon v Carlton MCG (n)
Sunday, 5th April
Sydney v Brisbane Lions ANZ
Melbourne v Geelong MCG
Hawthorn v North Melbourne TD (t)

Round 4:
Friday, 10th April
St.Kilda v Essendon TD (n)
Saturday, 12th April
Collingwood v Port.Adelaide MCG
West Coast v Melbourne S
Western Bulldogs v Richmond TD (n)
Sydney v Carlton SCG (n)
Sunday, 13th April
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions MCG (e)
Geelong v North Melbourne SS
Adelaide v Fremantle AS

Round 5:
Friday, 17th April
Collingwood v St.Kilda MCG (n)
Saturday, 18th April
Carlton v West Coast TD
Essendon v Hawthorn MCG
Brisbane Lions v Richmond G (n)
Adelaide v Geelong AS (n)
Sunday, 19th April
Melbourne v Sydney MO
North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs TD
Fremantle v Port.Adelaide S

Round 6: (Anzac Day Weekend)
Friday, 24th April
Richmond v Hawthorn TD (t)
Fremantle v Carlton S (n)
Saturday, 25th April
Essendon v Collingwood MCG
Port.Adelaide v Sydney AS (n)
St.Kilda v Geelong TD (n)
Sunday, 26th April
Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG (e)
Adelaide v North Melbourne AS
West Coast v Western Bulldogs S

Round 7:
Friday, 1st May
Carlton v Hawthorn MCG (n)
Saturday, 2nd May
St.Kilda v North Melbourne TD
Fremantle v Melbourne S
Sydney v Essendon ANZ (n)
West Coast v Collingwood S (n)
Sunday, 3rd May
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide TD (e)
Geelong v Brisbane Lions SS
Richmond v Port.Adelaide MCG (t)

Round 8: (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 15th May
Hawthorn v St.Kilda MCG (n)
Saturday, 16th May
Collingwood v Fremantle TD
Port.Adelaide v West Coast AS
Richmond v Essendon MCG (n)
Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne G (n)
Sunday, 17th May
Adelaide v Sydney AS
Melbourne v Carlton MCG
Western Bulldogs v Geelong TD

Round 9:
Friday, 22nd May
Carlton v Collingwood MCG (n)
Saturday, 23rd May
Geelong v Richmond TD
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs MCG
Port Adelaide v St.Kilda AS (n)
West Coast v Sydney S (n)
Sunday, 24th May
Brisbane Lions v Adelaide G
North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG
Fremantle v Essendon S

Round 10:
Friday, 29th May
Western Bulldogs v Carlton TD (n)
Saturday, 30th May
Adelaide v Collingwood AS
Fremantle v North Melbourne S
Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG (n)
Richmond v St.Kilda TD (n)
Sunday, 31st June
Port.Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AS
Geelong v Sydney SS
Essendon v West Coast TD (t)

Round 11:
Friday, 5th June
West Coast v St.Kilda S (n)
Saturday, 6th June
Richmond v Carlton MCG
Brisbane Lions v Fremantle G (n)
Sydney v Western Bulldogs SCG (n)
Sunday, 7th June
Hawthorn v Adelaide AU
North Melbourne v Port.Adelaide TD
Essendon v Geelong MCG (t)
Monday, 8th June
Collingwood v Melbourne MCG

Round 12;
Friday, 12th June
Carlton v North Melbourne TD (n)
Saturday, 13th June
Richmond v Sydney TD
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs S
Brisbane Lions v St.Kilda G (n)
Adelaide v Melbourne AS (n)
Sunday, 14th June
Hawthorn v West Coast TD (e)
Geelong v Collingwood MCG
Port.Adelaide v Essendon AS

Round 13:
Friday, 19th June
St.Kilda v Carlton MCG (n)
Saturday, 20th June
Melbourne v Port.Adelaide TD
Adelaide v Richmond AS
Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG (n)
West Coast v Geelong S (n)
Sunday, 21st June
Sydney v Fremantle SCG
Essendon v North Melbourne MCG
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions TD (t)

Round 14: (Split Round)
Friday, 26th June
Carlton v Adelaide TD (n)
Saturday, 27th June
Hawthorn v Port.Adelaide AU
Western Bulldogs v St.Kilda TIO (n)
Brisbane Lions v Essendon G (n)
Sunday, 28th June
Melbourne v West Coast MCG (e)
Fremantle v Geelong S
Friday, 3rd July
Richmond v North Melbourne MCG (n)
Saturday, 4th July
Sydney v Collingwood ANZ (n)

Round 15:
Friday, 10th July
Western Bulldogs v Essendon TD (n)
Saturday, 11th July
Geelong v Adelaide SS
Fremantle v Hawthorn S
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood G (n)
West Coast v North Melbourne S (n)
Sunday, 12th July
Richmond v Melbourne MCG (e)
St.Kilda v Sydney TD
Port.Adelaide v Carlton AS

Round 16:
Friday, 17th July
Hawthorn v Geelong MCG (n)
Saturday, 18th July
Western Bulldogs v Port.Adelaide TD
Fremantle v Richmond S
Melbourne v St.Kilda MCG (n)
Brisbane Lions v Carlton G (n)
Sunday, 19th July
Adelaide v West Coast AS
Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG
Essendon v Sydney TD (t)

Round 17:
Friday, 24th July
Richmond v Collingwood MCG (n)
Saturday, 25th July
North Melbourne v Adelaide MCG
Port.Adelaide v Geelong AS
Essendon v St.Kilda TD (n)
Sydney v Hawthorn SCG (n)
Sunday, 26th July
Carlton v Fremantle MCG (e)
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs TD
West Coast v Brisbane Lions S

Round 18:
Friday, 31st July
Hawthorn v Essendon MCG (n)
Saturday, 1st August
Collingwood v Carlton MCG
Fremantle v St.Kilda S
North Melbourne v Geelong TD (n)
Brisbane Lions v Melbourne G (n)
Sunday, 2nd August
Sydney v Port.Adelaide SCG
Richmond v West Coast MCG
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AS

Round 19: (Tom Wills Round)
Friday, 7th August
Geelong v Melbourne MCG (n)
Saturday, 8th August
St.Kilda v Hawthorn TD
Port.Adelaide v Fremantle AS
Collingwood v Essendon MCG (n)
West Coast v Carlton S (n)
Sunday, 9th August
Sydney v Adelaide SCG
North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG
Richmond v Western Bulldogs TD (t)

Round 20:
Friday, 14th August
St.Kilda v Collingwood TD (n)
Saturday, 15th August
Carlton v Sydney MCG
Port.Adelaide v Richmond AS
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne TD (n)
Fremantle v West Coast S (n)
Sunday, 16th August
Brisbane Lions v Geelong G
Adelaide v Essendon AS
Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG (t)


Round 21:
Friday, 21st August
Collingwood v West Coast MCG (n)
Saturday, 22nd August
Hawthorn v Carlton MCG
St.Kilda v Richmond TD
Brisbane Lions v Sydney G (n)
Adelaide v Port.Adelaide AS (n)
Sunday, 23rd August
Melbourne v Fremante TD
Geelong v Western Bulldogs SS
North Melbourne v Essendon MCG (t)

Round 22:
Friday, 28th August
St.Kilda v Port.Adelaide TD (n)
Saturday, 29th August
Western Bulldogs v West Coast TD
Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG (t)
Sydney v North Melbourne SCG (n)
Richmond v Geelong MCG (n) (7:40 Start)
Sunday, 30th August
Carlton v Melbourne TD
Fremantle v Adelaide S
Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG


Games to Look Out for in 2009:

Season openers (Round 1):
Carlton v Richmond MCG (n)
Adelaide v St.Kilda AS (n)

Grand Final Replay (Round 1):
Geelong v Hawthorn MCG (n)

Classic Rivalry (Round 3):
Collingwood v Richmond MCG (n)
Essendon v Carlton MCG (n)

The Eagles to take on ex-skipper Judd, only this time in Melbourne (Round 5):
Carlton v West Coast TD

Big Anzac Day:
Essendon v Collingwood MCG
Port.Adelaide v Sydney AS (n)
St.Kilda v Geelong TD (n)

Indigenous Round (Round 8):
Richmond v Essendon MCG (n)

(Round 12):
Geelong v Collingwood MCG

Double Header at the MCG on Saturday Night (Round 22):
Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG (t) (4:40 Start)
Richmond v Geelong MCG (n) (7:40 Start)

What are peoples thoughts? Give me feedback if i need to change a few things around.

Hope it's not true look how many Sun games we have, I hate the sun games especially travelling from Echuca, My wishes are that North have maybe 2 games against Essendon, Collingwood, Carlton and Hawthorn who are good crowd pullers, more Sat/Sat night and Fri night games probably won't happen. The draw should look like where all the teams play each other once then play each other again not like this year where some of the teams played each other twice up until Round 12 or 14

 

[SM]

Heh thought this was serious... Swans could have been 8-2 after 10 rounds with that...