AFL Fixture 2025

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Coburghawk]

When does the AFL release the fixture for 2025?

What do people hope for our fixture next year? I think we may play Brisbane in Brisbane in Round 0 and then Essendon at the G in Round 1. We will be in the top 6 grouping so it will be a harder fixture this year.

 

[Flukey!]

We can be stone motherless last and still not get the softest draw.
So I expect a tough fixture regardless of where we finished.

Now we are relevant again, I am just hoping for Thursday and Friday night games.
Prime time Hawks in 2025.

 

[DogDaySonny]

We can be stone motherless last and still not get the softest draw.
So I expect a tough fixture regardless of where we finished.

Now we are relevant again, I am just hoping for Thursday and Friday night games.
Prime time Hawks in 2025.

We are the tough draw for everyone else next year.

 

[Bugs1977]

We can be stone motherless last and still not get the softest draw.
So I expect a tough fixture regardless of where we finished.

Now we are relevant again, I am just hoping for Thursday and Friday night games.
Prime time Hawks in 2025.

Never a truer statement made. The funny thing is that by the AFL handing us a harder draw in the multiple years where we finished in the bottom 4 I actually think it expedited our rebuild. The HFC has never had anything just handed to it in it's entire existence but it has never stopped us before and it will never stop us in future.

 

[Gaston]

When does the AFL release the fixture for 2015?

What do people hope for our fixture next year? I think we may play Brisbane in Brisbane in Round 0 and then Essendon at the G in Round 1. We will be in the top 6 grouping so it will be a harder fixture this year.

Late November, early December.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Port Adelaide at the MCG on a Friday night.

An easy kill at Gather Round when I'll be there. Haven't seen a live victory since 2022.

 

[moginie]

What we did get this year was some consistency with days between games which I think helped us in the long run even if they were at dead times for viewing. The only really dodgy one we had was the two double ups on interstate travel with a six day break inbetween (rounds 4-5) and a seven day break (20-21). Hopefully next season we don't have many six day breaks and no five day breaks. Burge and his crew will be earning their money next year.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I’d expect us to get upwards of 6-8 night games next year, which is going to be a huge jump from zero.

 

[phlogiston]

Never a truer statement made. The funny thing is that by the AFL handing us a harder draw in the multiple years where we finished in the bottom 4 I actually think it expedited our rebuild. The HFC has never had anything just handed to it in it's entire existence but it has never stopped us before and it will never stop us in future.

The Mornington Peninsula zone?

 

[Brant]

When does the AFL release the fixture for 2025?

What do people hope for our fixture next year? I think we may play Brisbane in Brisbane in Round 0 and then Essendon at the G in Round 1. We will be in the top 6 grouping so it will be a harder fixture this year.

Only the AFL could invent something so stupid, then repeat it the following year...

 

[Sixpence]

What we did get this year was some consistency with days between games which I think helped us in the long run even if they were at dead times for viewing. The only really dodgy one we had was the two double ups on interstate travel with a six day break inbetween (rounds 4-5) and a seven day break (20-21). Hopefully next season we don't have many six day breaks and no five day breaks. Burge and his crew will be earning their money next year.

We did have a period where we played 6 games in 6 different cities. Not ideal.

 

[Argy]

Never a truer statement made. The funny thing is that by the AFL handing us a harder draw in the multiple years where we finished in the bottom 4 I actually think it expedited our rebuild. The HFC has never had anything just handed to it in it's entire existence but it has never stopped us before and it will never stop us in future.

Was just about to say the same thing. Difficult draws harden us for the finals.

 

[goldfinger]

I’d expect us to get upwards of 6-8 night games next year, which is going to be a huge jump from zero.

While I hated being relegated to the Sunday arvo wasteland, my liver probably benefitted from those few years in the wilderness. Time to plug the bar fridge back in again!

 

[Walshawk]

As someone with primary school aged kids, last year was ideal. Night games are a pain.

Also - with Gather Round added, the top/middle/bottom six degree of difficulty is less of a thing.

I am expecting Swans @ SCG Rnd 1.

 

[The hands of stone]

Think we will get Port Thursday night to open gather round .
* Round 1 but wouldn't surprise if this becomes Saturday twighlight/night at the G
Cats x 2 at the G . Easter Monday and a Friday night imo .
Expecting we will get Brisbane and Swans both away - Friday and or Saturday night

 

[bigmaxi]

While I hated being relegated to the Sunday arvo wasteland, my liver probably benefitted from those few years in the wilderness. Time to plug the bar fridge back in again!

I’ve already started collecting takeaway menus locally for those post game celebrations. Will hide the scales in March.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Just like Christmas decorations in the shops, the fixture whinging just gets earlier and earlier each year. Tis the season!

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Only the AFL could invent something so stupid, then repeat it the following year...

Pretty sure the AFL did it to capitalise on NRL sides who had an early bye due to playing games in Vegas - so as the Vegas experiment continues you can put good money on it happening again.

 

[Hodginator]

To not play Collingwood - or any other big Vic club - in Gather Round

Who the F*** was the peanut that came up with that idea?

 

[Manila_Hawk]

Just like Christmas decorations in the shops, the fixture whinging just gets earlier and earlier each year. Tis the season!

Haha.... just be glad that you don't live here.

Christmas time is celebrated during the -ber months.

Starts 1st of September

There are only so many halls that you can deck with boughs of holly.

 

[kenneje]

Will be a tough draw, but we'll get a shitload of night time games.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Hopefully released late November.

Season opener at the Gabba among early 2025 fixture options

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

I would expect 6-7 prime time games next season.
Double ups against: Geelong, Port, Essendon. Brisbane, GWS, Collingwood (1 more??)

The Tassie games will all be the usual suspects interstate teams or north.

Hopefully lots of Friday nights.

 

[cryptor]

Give us North first up. Soft kill to get the ball rolling on our season.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I would expect 6-7 prime time games next season.
Double ups against: Geelong, Port, Essendon. Brisbane, GWS, Collingwood (1 more??)

The Tassie games will all be the usual suspects interstate teams or north.

Hopefully lots of Friday nights.

Geelong: Easter Monday and back down at Kardinia Park.
Port: Gather Round (Home) and AO (Away)