The AFL 2024 pre-season is in full swing.
Collingwood and Richmond were the first cabs off the rank in the AFL Community Series on Thursday, February 27 at IKON Park.
Every team will be playing across six days until St Kilda vs. North Melbourne wraps up the exhibition games on Sunday, March 3.
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Five matches will be staged outside of Victoria including Hawthorn's contest against Western Bulldogs at the University of Tasmania.
The South Australian clubs Adelaide and Port Adelaide will host West Coast and Fremantle respectively in South Australia, while Sydney will welcome Brisbane south.
GWS' second home at Manuka Oval in Canberra will be the venue to host Gold Coast Suns.
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AFL Match Simulation games
Feb 18-Feb 24
| Date | Match | Local Time (AEDT) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Feb 18 | Melbourne 14.10 (94) def. by Richmond 18.9 (117) | 10:00am | Casey Fields |
| Wed Feb 21 | North Melbourne 15.12 (102) def. Collingwood 10.8 (68) | 10:00am | AIA Centre |
| Thu Feb 22 | Sydney 16.16 (112) def. GWS 13.8 (86) | 10:00am | Tramway Oval |
| Thu Feb 22 | Carlton 8.8 (56) def. by Geelong 10.13 (73) | 11:00am | Ikon Park |
| Thu Feb 22 | Brisbane 15.12 (102) def. Gold Coast 8.7 (55) | 5:00pm (6:00pm) | Brighton Homes Arena |
| Fri Feb 23 | Western Bulldogs 16.12 (108) def. Hawthorn 12.11 (83) | 11:00am | Whitten Oval |
| Fri Feb 23 | St Kilda 16.10 (106) def. Essendon 5.10 (40) | 2:00pm | RSEA Park |
| Fri Feb 23 | Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) draw with Adelaide 14.9 (93) | 5:00pm (5:30pm) | Alberton Oval |
| Sat Feb 24 | West Coast 5.16 (46) def. by Fremantle 14.14 (98) | 4:45pm (7:45pm) | Mineral Resources Park |
AFL Community Series pre-season fixture
Feb 27-Mar 3 (Official practice matches)
| Date | Match | Local Time (AEDT) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tues Feb 27 | Collingwood 10.16 (76) def. Richmond 5.16 (46) | 6:40pm | IKON Park |
| Wed Feb 28 | Carlton 10.3 (63) def. by Melbourne 15.11 (101) | 6:40pm | IKON Park |
| Thu Feb 29 | Sydney 8.8 (56) def. by Brisbane Lions 12.9 (81) | 7:10pm | Blacktown International Sportspark |
| Thu Feb 29 | GWS 15.15 (105) def. Gold Coast Suns 9.7 (61) | 7:10pm | Manuka Oval |
| Fri Mar 1 | Geelong 11.17 (83) def. Essendon 10.11 (71) | 5:10pm | GMHBA Stadium |
| Fri Mar 1 | Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) def. Fremantle 8.5 (53) | 7:30pm (8:00pm) | Alberton Oval |
| Sat Mar 2 | Adelaide Crows 17.15 (115) def. West Coast Eagles 7.8 (50) | 2:40pm (3:10pm) | Hisense Stadium |
| Sat Mar 2 | Hawthorn 9.8 (62) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.17 (119) | 6:10pm | University of Tasmania Stadium |
| Sun Mar 3 | St Kilda 11.18 (84) def. North Melbourne 10.5 (65) | 2:10pm | RSEA Park |
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The full fixture for the 2024 AFL season has dropped and, as confirmed earlier, the year will kick off with an "opening round" ahead of round one, seeing four matches played across Sydney and Queensland, one week before the traditional season start.
A full nine-match round will then follow a week later, with each of the eight clubs playing in the "opening round" having a bye between rounds two and six.
Sydney and Melbourne will kick off the season at the SCG on Thursday, March 7, while the traditional MCG blockbuster between Carlton and Richmond will be played a week later.
Reigning premiers Collingwood will face GWS in Sydney on Saturday, March 9, while they will face grand final opponents Brisbane for the first time at the Gabba in Round 3, on Thursday March 28 at 7:30pm.
Click here to see the full AFL fixture for the 2024 season.
