Fixture 2023 AFL Fixture

[cats_09]

WTF, so we’re selling a home game to SA ?

The AFL is a joke

It's a free game - doesn't cost us a home match

 

[winty]

Fans will be able to park around the boundary and honk for the goals!!!

Or if everyone kept their car lights on, they could have a night game!

 

[fpm84]

Apparently The Age accidentally published the fixture early earlier and deleted it quickly. Image via @GeelongInsider on Twitter.

If this is true, double ups v Collingwood, Fremantle, Bulldogs, Essendon, Port Adelaide and Sydney.

Essendon and Melbourne at GHMBA in the back half of the season.

 

[patience]

I haven't seen a lot of non Geelong media lately. What exactly is the point of the everyone plays in SA round? I'm mystified.

 

[winty]

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Apparently The Age accidentally published the fixture early earlier and deleted it quickly. Image via @GeelongInsider on Twitter.

If this is true, double ups v Collingwood, Fremantle, Bulldogs, Essendon, Port Adelaide and Sydney.

Essendon and Melbourne at GHMBA in the back half of the season.

If that's the true fixture, looks like we'll be unfurling the flag against the Swans at GMHBA in Round 6.

Also, when is the last time we've had a home game straight after the bye?

 

[winty]

Essendon fans are happy they're playing us on a 5 day break from the ANZAC Day game too.

 

[winty]

6 of our last 10 games at GMHBA. Cue the salt from opposition supporters...

 

[Gunf]

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Apparently The Age accidentally published the fixture early earlier and deleted it quickly. Image via @GeelongInsider on Twitter.

If this is true, double ups v Collingwood, Fremantle, Bulldogs, Essendon, Port Adelaide and Sydney.

Essendon and Melbourne at GHMBA in the back half of the season.

If true having ESS at Home for the first time in forever is good.

Would be even better if the second game against Coll was at home to but maybe next year.

 

[goyoucatters]

Also, when is the last time we've had a home game straight after the bye?

In the 11 seasons since the AFL incorporated the in-season bye, we've had two home games following our week off (2016 and 2020).

Seems legit...

 

[Sky]

Should swap round 4&19 around and make hawks at gmhba

 

[goyoucatters]

If true having ESS at Home for the first time in forever is good.

We played Essendon at GMHBA in 2021.

 

[fpm84]

If true having ESS at Home for the first time in forever is good.

Would be even better if the second game against Coll was at home to but maybe next year.

We played Essendon at GHMBA last year, but that was our first home game against them for 15+ years.

Thought we’d get Richmond or Carlton down the highway, happy to play the Dees there though.

 

[Gunf]

We played Essendon at GMHBA in 2021.

God covid has messed my brain up it seems

 

[fpm84]

Fixture is official

AFL Fixture 2025 | AFL Draw | The Age

View the latest AFL fixtures by round, team and venue throughout the 2025 AFL premiership season.

www.theage.com.au

 

[Gunf]

2023 FIXTURE: Primetime Lion kings, blockbusters galore, bye tweak

Two of last season's big drawcards will feature heavily on Thursday and Friday nights in 2023 after the AFL released the full fixture

www.afl.com.au

 

[Pure_Ownage]

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Apparently The Age accidentally published the fixture early earlier and deleted it quickly. Image via @GeelongInsider on Twitter.

If this is true, double ups v Collingwood, Fremantle, Bulldogs, Essendon, Port Adelaide and Sydney.

Essendon and Melbourne at GHMBA in the back half of the season.

Tough first 3 games but if we can nail them its pretty friendly from then until the bye, everything from round 4 onwards is very winnable besides the sydney and freo trips.

Having a lot of likely non top 4 sides at home after the bye will allow us to heavily rest the older players and keep them fresh for finals.

 

[bombersboy]

From round 14, 8 of the 11 games would be against sides I would expect to be in contention for the 8 and I would expect 7 of them to make it.

 

[Pal22]

Tough fixture but what you would expect being the reigning premier

Looking at the GMHBA games - it would appear the first game with the new stand open will be either Round 11 vs Giants or Round 15 vs Melbourne - if I had to guess I would say most likely the Thursday night game vs Melbourne, but if things don't get delayed any further, they might get the stand completed for round 11 at the end of May

15/23 games at our two home grounds is a good result (was expecting with the extra game, we would have got a 7th interstate trip so surprised we still have just the 6 interstate games)

 

[Kitcat]

In the 11 seasons since the AFL incorporated the in-season bye, we've had two home games following our week off (2016 and 2020).

Seems legit...

And 2020 was a distorted season.

 

[Kitcat]

Why do Carlton who didn’t make the finals again get the most Thursday/Friday games (7)?

 

[The_Todd07]

Sydney, Collingwood, Freo, Bulldogs and Port as double ups

So teams that lost in each week of the finals and one that was in contention until the last few games.

I look forward to 3 or 4 of them falling over and our 2023 fixture to be regarded as a gimme by finals next year

 

[GeelongFTW]

Sydney, Collingwood, Freo, Bulldogs and Port as double ups

So teams that lost in each week of the finals and one that was in contention until the last few games.

I look forward to 3 or 4 of them falling over and our 2023 fixture to be regarded as a gimme by finals next year

Paer and bullfrogs are the ones to watch. I guess if Sydney go full port 119 as well.

 

[The_Todd07]

Genuine shot at getting to 8-0 and breaking our own record.
Anything could happen against Collingwood and Sydney after what we did to them will have them fired up. Other 6 games should see us reasonable favourites

 

[STPer18]

So we don't play a single team that finished above us all season? Take it and run.

 

[CatRiot]

When will GMHBA stadium be completed? Round 6? Or later?