AFL Fixture 2025

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[theiaofseed]

Peak brain rot.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

They’ve got the previous seasons wooden spooners in the last round at home back to back seasons now.
They get looked after by headquarters every year

Seriously, stop.

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Checks prices for accom in raddelade for gather round
.. shit

 

[A1fromDay1]

Was hoping the blues would've had a tougher fixture they've got the eagles & roos twice.

 

[Cleavy]

analysis per The Age:
Games against top eight: 10
Top four: 4
Bottom four: 5
Play twice: Carlton, Port Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Collingwood, Adelaide
Byes: Rounds 4, 15
Games at the MCG: 10
Thursday night games: 3
Friday night games: 4
What’s good: The night Hawks. Nine of the 16 games that have timeslots so far are night matches, and 10 of the 16 are on Channel Seven – free-to-air coverage is far more lucrative for sponsors. They won’t shudder at playing any of the teams they have drawn twice.
What’s bad: They play Adelaide twice as a bottom-four team, but they were the best of the bottom four. Sydney at the SCG, Essendon, Carlton, GWS (in Tasmania), Port (away) and Geelong at the ’G, with a bye thrown in, is a tough opening to the season.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Immediate views from spending a minute or two reading it - 3 MCG games from June onwards and no Port in Melbourne.

 

[hawkman]

analysis per The Age:
Games against top eight: 10
Top four: 4
Bottom four: 5
Play twice: Carlton, Port Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Collingwood, Adelaide
Byes: Rounds 4, 15
Games at the MCG: 10
Thursday night games: 3
Friday night games: 4
What’s good: The night Hawks. Nine of the 16 games that have timeslots so far are night matches, and 10 of the 16 are on Channel Seven – free-to-air coverage is far more lucrative for sponsors. They won’t shudder at playing any of the teams they have drawn twice.
What’s bad: They play Adelaide twice as a bottom-four team, but they were the best of the bottom four. Sydney at the SCG, Essendon, Carlton, GWS (in Tasmania), Port (away) and Geelong at the ’G, with a bye thrown in, is a tough opening to the season.

Given we play Port and Brisbane twice that would 6 games against the top 4

 

[RCAB]

Why?

Do you think the AFL's worried it might have been crowd violence at a Hawks v Port game at the MCG? I think many supporters would have liked to have rocked up to this game.

Brisbane Port Collingwood Carlton Melbourne and Adelaide are the double up matches

IMO, this is not as difficult fixture for Hawthorn as it looks.

Carlton I think could be bottom 6, they really didn't improve their team this year and this year they finished like a bottom 4 team.

Next season they have a even easier fixture, they'll be all softened up having to play these easier teams and then they'll get smashed by the better teams and they'll wonder why. I think Sam and the group will relish at the thought of having to play them twice so we can grab their early picks.

I feel like Port, Collingwood and Melbourne will be in the same boat next sesson. Mid-to-good teams that that will perform most weeks like most teams. Like this season, there won't be any easy gsmes unless it's Richmond, Eagles or North (but we might see some improvement finally in North, so hard to say even with them).

Adelaide is an interesting one. I can see them fall away again, I can see them be that one of those mid-good teams or I can see them explode again. So I suppose this could be the worst double up for us other Brisbane, if we're worried about points for the home and away season.

Ultimately a tougher fixture just toughens you come finals, so if we're good enough this is just as ideal, if we're not at least will know where will need to improve on with constant examinations.

 

[barbster]

Was hoping the blues would've had a tougher fixture they've got the eagles & roos twice.

Well that’s four losses for them, Richmond will be the only easybeats.

 

[vaughnie]

That's a cracking fixture. Pretty tough, but that's great.

If I could change one thing I would play the Dees at UTAS and Port at the G. But, overall, can't wait.

 

[hawkman]

Do you think the AFL's worried it might have been crowd violence at a Hawks v Port game at the MCG? I think many supporters would have liked to have rocked up to this game.

I do wonder if Port are a bit soft by requesting to avoid some Melbourne trips. JHF has yet to play North in Melbourne and now we play Port in Tassie

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

They’ve got the previous seasons wooden spooners in the last round at home back to back seasons now.
They get looked after by headquarters every year

Well belt them in the prelim ;

 

[MazHawk]

They’ve got the previous seasons wooden spooners in the last round at home back to back seasons now.
They get looked after by headquarters every year

Seriously, why the f&$% are we caring about Geelong? This is the Hawks fixture thread.

 

[Dinsdale]

Checks prices for accom in raddelade for gather round
.. shit

Always at least double from the week before and after

 

[Sturty]

Primetime HOK is back.

 

[StackedHunch]

Hopefully Ken has survived until then

Port game is in Launceston. On the plus side, Kern will be much easier to yell things at...

 

[Blackhawk42]

The Port return game being in Tassie is absolute bullshit.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Gifting Geelong another Prelim by the looks of it

 

[Ned Ryerson]

They’ve got the previous seasons wooden spooners in the last round at home back to back seasons now.
They get looked after by headquarters every year

Having a cream puff game before the finals bye isn’t a leg up.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Tough first 6 rounds alright! Then seems like every game is a Thu game second half of the year?? Wtf...

They'll give us some nice Friday nights to round the year out

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Do you think the AFL's worried it might have been crowd violence at a Hawks v Port game at the MCG? I think many supporters would have liked to have rocked up to this game

No, I think we request to play for home games at Launceston every year so we will almost always get a couple of interstate teams who don’t draw particularly well at the MCG down in Tassie.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

The Port return game being in Tassie is absolute bullshit.

AFL sticking the knife in

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Always at least double from the week before and after

I know right, anyone here have some relos we can all crash at. Its that or sell a kidney. Bonkers expensive

 

[Hodgey 15]

Have no problem with a tough draw.
If we want to be the best you want the best and toughest thrown at you.
Bring it on mofos!!

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Our crowds at the MCG versus interstate sides that aren't Sydney are generally unimpressive - is anyone really shocked that the Port game won't be at the MCG? Maybe if people turned up to milestone games (i.e. Burgoyne 400 at Marvel or Burgoyne's 350th versus the Crows) then they would schedule Port to play at the MCG. I am all for interstate clubs playing at UTAS because it means we get higher attendance games at the G and make more money.