2018 AFL season

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The 2018 Australian Football League season will be the 122nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition. There are 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous six seasons. The first game is scheduled to start on Thursday, 22 March, and the season is scheduled to conclude with the 2018 AFL Grand Final on Saturday, 29 September.[1]

Pre-season

JLT Community Series

Main article: 2018 JLT Community Series

The pre-season series of games returns in 2018 JLT Community Series. The number of games will be reduced compared to the previous season, with teams playing two games each. The games are to be stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. Each team plays two games, many at suburban or regional venues, while all games are televised on Fox Footy.

AFLX

On 17 November 2017, the AFL confirmed that the pre-season would feature an AFLX competition. The game is played on a soccer-sized pitch over two ten minute halves. Each team features seven players on the field, and it features several rules designed to speed up the game. Teams will be split into three groups of six with a grand final to be held for each group. The matches will be played over the weekend of 15–17 February 2018.[2]

Premiership season

Map of the grounds to be used during the 2018 AFL season (excluding Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai)

Round 1

Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 22 March (7:25 pm) Richmond v Carlton MCG
Friday, 23 March (7:50 pm) Essendon v Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 24 March (3:35 pm) St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 24 March (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide v Fremantle Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 24 March (6:25 pm) Gold Coast v North Melbourne Cazaly's Stadium
Saturday, 24 March (7:25 pm) Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG
Sunday, 25 March (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Western Bulldogs UNSW Canberra Oval
Sunday, 25 March (3:20 pm) Melbourne v Geelong MCG
Sunday, 25 March (4:20 pm) West Coast v Sydney Optus Stadium

Round 2

Round 2 (Easter)
Thursday, 29 March (7:20 pm) Adelaide v Richmond Adelaide Oval
Friday, 30 March (4:20 pm) North Melbourne v St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 31 March (1:45 pm) Carlton v Gold Coast Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 31 March (4:35 pm) Collingwood v Greater Western Sydney MCG
Saturday, 31 March (6:25 pm) Brisbane Lions v Melbourne Gabba
Saturday, 31 March (5:10 pm) Fremantle v Essendon Optus Stadium
Sunday, 1 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 1 April (4:40 pm) Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG
Monday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Geelong v Hawthorn MCG

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 6 April (7:50 pm) Carlton v Collingwood MCG
Saturday, 7 April (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG
Saturday, 7 April (2:35 pm) Gold Coast v Fremantle Optus Stadium
Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) Sydney v Greater Western Sydney SCG
Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) St Kilda v Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 8 April (1:10 pm) Richmond v Hawthorn MCG
Sunday, 8 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs v Essendon Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 8 April (2:40 pm) West Coast v Geelong Optus Stadium

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 13 April (7:20 pm) Adelaide v Collingwood Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 14 April (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Fremantle UNSW Canberra Oval
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Richmond v Brisbane Lions MCG
Saturday, 14 April (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 14 April (7:25 pm) North Melbourne v Carlton Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 14 April (6:10 pm) West Coast v Gold Coast Optus Stadium
Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) Essendon v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 15 April (3:20 pm) Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG
Sunday, 15 April (4:40 pm) Geelong v St Kilda GMHBA Stadium

Round 5

Round 5 (Anzac Round)
Friday, 20 April (7:50 pm) Sydney v Adelaide SCG
Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm) St Kilda v Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 21 April (4:35 pm) Carlton v West Coast MCG
Saturday, 21 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Geelong Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 21 April (6:10 pm) Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium
Sunday, 22 April (3:20 pm) North Melbourne v Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 22 April (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Gabba
Tuesday, 24 April (7:25 pm) Melbourne v Richmond MCG
Wednesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood v Essendon MCG

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 27 April (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs v Carlton Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 28 April (1:45 pm) Geelong v Sydney GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 28 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Brisbane Lions Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 28 April (7:25 pm) Hawthorn v St Kilda University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide v Gold Coast Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm) Essendon v Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 29 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood v Richmond MCG
Sunday, 29 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle v West Coast Optus Stadium

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 4 May (7:50 pm) Geelong v Greater Western Sydney GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 5 May (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast Mars Stadium
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Essendon v Hawthorn MCG
Saturday, 5 May (2:35 pm) West Coast v Port Adelaide Optus Stadium
Saturday, 5 May (7:25 pm) Sydney v North Melbourne SCG
Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide v Carlton Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Richmond v Fremantle MCG
Sunday, 6 May (3:20 pm) St Kilda v Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 6 May (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions v Collingwood Gabba

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 11 May (7:50 pm) Hawthorn v Sydney MCG
Saturday, 12 May (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney v West Coast Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Carlton v Essendon MCG
Saturday, 12 May (4:35 pm) Gold Coast v Melbourne Gabba
Saturday, 12 May (4:40 pm) Port Adelaide v Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 12 May (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 12 May (6:10 pm) Fremantle v St Kilda Optus Stadium
Sunday, 13 May (1:10 pm) North Melbourne v Richmond Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 13 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood v Geelong MCG

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 18 May (7:20 pm) Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 19 May (1:45 pm) North Melbourne v Greater Western Sydney Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 19 May (1:15 pm) Gold Coast v Port Adelaide Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai
Saturday, 19 May (4:35 pm) Essendon v Geelong MCG
Saturday, 19 May (7:25 pm) Sydney v Fremantle SCG
Saturday, 19 May (7:25 pm) St Kilda v Collingwood Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm) Carlton v Melbourne MCG
Sunday, 20 May (3:20 pm) Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Gabba
Sunday, 20 May (2:40 pm) West Coast v Richmond Optus Stadium

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 25 May (7:50 pm) Collingwood v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm) Richmond v St Kilda MCG
Saturday, 26 May (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba
Saturday, 26 May (7:25 pm) Geelong v Carlton GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 26 May (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Essendon Spotless Stadium
Sunday, 27 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 27 May (2:50 pm) Melbourne v Adelaide TIO Traeger Park
Sunday, 27 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle v North Melbourne Optus Stadium
Bye
Gold Coast, Port Adelaide

Round 11

Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Friday, 1 June (7:50 pm) Sydney v Carlton SCG
Saturday, 2 June (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn v Port Adelaide University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 2 June (4:35 pm) Gold Coast v Geelong Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 2 June (7:25 pm) Essendon v Richmond MCG
Saturday, 2 June (6:10 pm) West Coast v St Kilda Optus Stadium
Sunday, 3 June (1:10 pm) North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 3 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood v Fremantle MCG
Sunday, 3 June (4:10 pm) Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval

Round 12

Round 12
Friday, 8 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide v Richmond Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 9 June (1:45 pm) Geelong v North Melbourne GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 9 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 9 June (7:25 pm) St Kilda v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 10 June (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions v Essendon Gabba
Sunday, 10 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Adelaide Optus Stadium
Monday, 11 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne v Collingwood MCG
Bye
Carlton, Hawthorn, West Coast, Western Bulldogs

Round 13

Round 13
Thursday, 14 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval
Friday, 15 June (7:50 pm) Sydney v West Coast SCG
Saturday, 16 June (1:45 pm) Carlton v Fremantle Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 16 June (4:35 pm) Gold Coast v St Kilda Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 16 June (7:25 pm) Hawthorn v Adelaide MCG
Sunday, 17 June (3:20 pm) Geelong v Richmond MCG
Bye
Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Essendon, Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne, North Melbourne

Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 21 June (6:10 pm) West Coast v Essendon Optus Stadium
Friday, 22 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide v Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 23 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v Gold Coast University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 23 June (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions v Greater Western Sydney Gabba
Saturday, 23 June (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 24 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood v Carlton MCG
Bye
Adelaide, Fremantle, Geelong, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney

Round 15

Round 15
Thursday, 28 June (7:20 pm) Richmond v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Friday, 29 June (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs v Geelong Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 30 June (1:45 pm) Carlton v Port Adelaide MCG
Saturday, 30 June (4:05 pm) Adelaide v West Coast Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 30 June (7:25 pm) Gold Coast v Collingwood Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 30 June (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn Spotless Stadium
Sunday, 1 July (1:10 pm) Melbourne v St Kilda MCG
Sunday, 1 July (3:20 pm) Essendon v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 1 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Optus Stadium

Round 16

Round 16
Thursday, 5 July (7:20 pm) Sydney v Geelong SCG
Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) Richmond v Adelaide MCG
Saturday, 7 July (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions v Carlton Gabba
Saturday, 7 July (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide v St Kilda Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 7 July (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne v Fremantle TIO Stadium
Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne v Gold Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 8 July (3:20 pm) Essendon v Collingwood MCG
Sunday, 8 July (2:40 pm) West Coast v Greater Western Sydney Optus Stadium

Round 17

Round 17
Thursday, 12 July (7:20 pm) Adelaide v Geelong Adelaide Oval
Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda v Carlton Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 14 July (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 14 July (4:35 pm) Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG
Saturday, 14 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast v Essendon Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 14 July (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Richmond Spotless Stadium
Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm) Collingwood v West Coast MCG
Sunday, 15 July (3:20 pm) North Melbourne v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 15 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Port Adelaide Optus Stadium

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 20 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda v Richmond Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Sydney v Gold Coast SCG
Saturday, 21 July (4:35 pm) Essendon v Fremantle Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba
Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) Geelong v Melbourne GMHBA Stadium
Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) Carlton v Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 22 July (3:20 pm) West Coast v Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium
Sunday, 22 July (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm) Essendon v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 28 July (1:45 pm) Richmond v Collingwood MCG
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Geelong v Brisbane Lions GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 28 July (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 28 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast v Carlton Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide v Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 29 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne v West Coast Blundstone Arena
Sunday, 29 July (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Mars Stadium
Sunday, 29 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Hawthorn Optus Stadium

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 3 August (7:50 pm) Richmond v Geelong MCG
Saturday, 4 August (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v Essendon MCG
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Gabba
Saturday, 4 August (4:05 pm) Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 4 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 4 August (7:25 pm) Sydney v Collingwood SCG
Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm) Carlton v Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 5 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne v Gold Coast MCG
Sunday, 5 August (2:40 pm) West Coast v Fremantle Optus Stadium

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 10 August (7:50 pm) Essendon v St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 11 August (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v Geelong MCG
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Gold Coast v Richmond Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 11 August (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide v West Coast Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) Collingwood v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Adelaide Manuka Oval
Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm) North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 12 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne v Sydney MCG
Sunday, 12 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Carlton Optus Stadium

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 17 August (7:50 pm) Richmond v Essendon MCG
Saturday, 18 August (1:45 pm) Collingwood v Port Adelaide MCG
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Geelong v Fremantle GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 18 August (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Sydney Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) Gold Coast v Brisbane Lions Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda v Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 19 August (1:10 pm) Carlton v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 19 August (1:20 pm) West Coast v Melbourne Optus Stadium
Sunday, 19 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide v North Melbourne Adelaide Oval

Round 23

Round 23
24–26 August Carlton v Adelaide Etihad Stadium
24–26 August Geelong v Gold Coast GMHBA Stadium
24–26 August Richmond v Western Bulldogs MCG
24–26 August Sydney v Hawthorn SCG
24–26 August Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba
24–26 August St Kilda v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
24–26 August Melbourne v Greater Western Sydney MCG
24–26 August Port Adelaide v Essendon Adelaide Oval
24–26 August Fremantle v Collingwood Optus Stadium

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group Ref
Adelaide Don Pyke Taylor Walker TBD TBD
Brisbane Lions Chris Fagan Dayne Beams TBD TBD
Carlton Brendon Bolton Marc Murphy TBD TBD
Collingwood Nathan Buckley Scott Pendlebury TBD TBD
Essendon John Worsfold Dyson Heppell TBD TBD
Fremantle Ross Lyon Nathan Fyfe TBD TBD
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood TBD TBD
Gold Coast Stuart Dew Tom Lynch
Steven May 		TBD TBD
Greater Western Sydney Leon Cameron Phil Davis
Callan Ward 		TBD TBD
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Jarryd Roughead TBD TBD
Melbourne Simon Goodwin Nathan Jones
Jack Viney 		TBD TBD
North Melbourne Brad Scott Jack Ziebell Robbie Tarrant Shaun Higgins, Jamie Macmillan [4]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Travis Boak TBD TBD
Richmond Damien Hardwick Trent Cotchin TBD TBD
St Kilda Alan Richardson Jarryn Geary TBD TBD
Sydney John Longmire Josh Kennedy TBD TBD
West Coast Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn TBD TBD
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Easton Wood Marcus Bontempelli Lachie Hunter, Jason Johannisen, Jack Redpath, Jordan Roughead [5]

References

  1. ^ Schmook, Nathan (3 August 2017). "Put it in your diary: AFL reveals 2018 blast off". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "AFLX revealed: Who your club plays and when". AFL.com.au. 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ Collins, Ben (22 October 2017). "Suns to open its season against North in Cairns". afl.com.au. Telstra Media.
  4. ^ Clark, Jay (15 January 2018). "Jack Ziebell retains captaincy as North Melbourne looks to blood more youth in 2018". Herald. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ Waterworth, Ben (20 November 2017). "Western Bulldogs leadership group 2018: Easton Wood headlines new-look group of leaders". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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