The AFL has unveiled its full fixture for the 2026 season.

Marquee prime time matches and Friday night double headers are all on the agenda, with the season to begin on March 5 as Charlie Curnow’s Sydney host Carlton at the SCG.

“This is littered with spicy encounters early on,” 3AW news reporter Jordan Tunbridge told Tony Moclair on 3AW Afternoons.

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The match on the 2026 AFL fixture which is ‘raising a few eyebrows’

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