Every round, every match! AFL releases 2019 fixture
The AFL have released their 2019, headlined five early-season Thursday night matches and a Good Friday double header.
Richmond and Carlton will open the season on March 21, before Collingwood and Geelong go battle on the first Friday night blockbuster of the new season.
Collingwood, Richmond, Adelaide, Geelong, Sydney and Melbourne all feature on Thursday night’s in the first five rounds of 2019, while Essendon will face North Melbourne and West Coast host Port Adelaide in a Good Friday double.
FULL FIXTURE
ROUND 1
Thursday, March 21
Carlton v Richmond, MCG (7.20pm)
Friday, March 22
Collingwood v Geelong, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, March 23
Melbourne v Port Adelaide, MCG (1.45pm)
Adelaide Crows v Hawthorn, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles, Gabba (8.20pm)
Sunday, March 24
St Kilda v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)
GWS Giants v Essendon, Spotless Stadium (3.20pm)
Fremantle v North Melbourne, Optus Stadium (6.20pm)
ROUND 2
Thursday, March 28
Richmond v Collingwood, MCG (7.20pm)
Friday, March 29
Sydney Swans v Adelaide Crows, SCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, March 30
Essendon v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (4.35pm)
Port Adelaide v Carlton, Adelaide Oval (5.10pm)
Geelong Cats v Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (7.25pm)
West Coast Eagles v GWS Giants, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday, March 31
North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs, MCG (3.20pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle, Metricon Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 3
Thursday, April 4
Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Friday, April 5
Melbourne v Essendon, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, April 6
Carlton v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (1.45pm)
GWS Giants v Richmond, Sydney Showground Stadium (4.35pm)
Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide, Gabba (7.25pm)
Collingwood v West Coast Eagles, MCG (7.25pm)
Sunday, April 7
Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (2.20pm)
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, MCG (3.20pm)
Fremantle v St Kilda, Optus Stadium (5.20pm)
ROUND 4
Thursday, April 11
Sydney Swans v Melbourne, SCG (7.20pm)
Friday, April 12
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, April 13
Geelong Cats v GWS Giants, GMHBA Stadium (1.45pm)
Essendon v Brisbane Lions, MCG (2.10pm)
Port Adelaide v Richmond, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
North Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
West Coast Eagles v Fremantle, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday, April 14
Gold Coast Suns v Carlton, Metricon Stadium (2.40pm)
St Kilda v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)
ROUND 5
Thursday, April 18
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood, Gabba (7.35pm)
Friday, April 19 (Good Friday)
North Melbourne v Essendon, Marvel Stadium (4.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Saturday, April 20
GWS Giants v Fremantle, UNSW Canberra Oval (1.45pm)
Melbourne v St Kilda, MCG (4.35pm)
Richmond v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday, April 21
Western Bulldogs v Carlton, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)
Adelaide Crows v Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide Oval (4.40pm)
Monday, April 22 (Easter Monday)
Hawthorn v Geelong Cats, MCG (3.20pm)
ROUND 6
Wednesday, April 24
Richmond v Melbourne, MCG (7.35pm)
Thursday, April 25 (Anzac Day)
Essendon v Collingwood, MCG (3.20pm)
Friday, April 26
Port Adelaide v North Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Saturday, April 27
Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions, Metricon Stadium (1.45pm)
St Kilda v Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium (4.35pm)
Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, SCG (7.25pm)
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday, April 28
Hawthorn v Carlton, UTAS Stadium — Launceston (3.20pm)
Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles, GMHBA Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 7
Friday, May 3
Collingwood v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday, May 4
Melbourne v Hawthorn, MCG (1.45pm)
GWS Giants v St Kilda, UNSW Canberra Oval (1.45pm)
Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans, Gabba (4.35pm)
Western Bulldogs v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday, May 5
Carlton v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)
Geelong Cats v Essendon, MCG (3.20pm)
Adelaide Crows v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval (4.40pm)
ROUND 8
Friday, May 10
Sydney Swans v Essendon, SCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, May 11
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions, Mars Stadium, Ballarat (1.45pm)
Carlton v Collingwood, MCG (1.45pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne, Metricon Stadium (4.35pm)
St Kilda v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Sunday, May 12
North Melbourne v Geelong Cats, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)
Hawthorn v GWS Giants, MCG (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Richmond, Optus Stadium (5.20pm)
ROUND 9
Friday, May 17
West Coast Eagles v Melbourne, Optus Stadium, 8.10pm
Saturday May 18
Collingwood v St Kilda, MCG (1.45pm)
Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows, Gabba (2.10pm)
Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs, GMHBA Stadium (4.35pm)
Essendon v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)***
North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, Blundstone Arena — Hobart (7.25pm)
Sunday May 19
Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide Oval (1.10pm)***
Richmond v Hawthorn, MCG (3.20pm)
GWS Giants v Carlton, Sydney Showground Stadium (4.40pm)
***Date and time of these matches subject to swap pending availability of Marvel Stadium for the A-League Grand Final should Melbourne Victory qualify to host that game.
ROUND 10
Friday, May 24
Sydney Swans v Collingwood, SCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, May 25
Hawthorn v Port Adelaide, UTAS Stadium — Launceston (1.45pm)
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (2.10pm)
Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats, Metricon Stadium (7.25pm)
Richmond v Essendon, MCG (7.25pm)
Sunday, May 26
Melbourne v GWS Giants, MCG (1.10pm)
St Kilda v Carlton, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Brisbane Lions, Optus Stadium (5.20pm)
ROUND 11
Friday, May 31
North Melbourne v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday June 1
Collingwood v Fremantle, MCG (1.45pm)
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, Sydney Showground Stadium (1.45pm)
Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans, GMHBA Stadium (4.35pm)
Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn, Gabba (7.25pm)
Melbourne v Adelaide, TIO Stadium — Darwin (7.40pm)
Sunday, 2 June
St Kilda v Port Adelaide, Jiangwan Stadium — Shanghai (2.40pm)
Essendon v Carlton, MCG (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium (5.20pm)
ROUND 12
Friday, June 7
Richmond v Geelong Cats, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, June 8
Carlton v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium (1.45pm)
Gold Coast Suns v North Melbourne, Metricon Stadium (4.35pm)
Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Sunday, June 9
Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles, SCG (3.20pm)
Monday, June 10 (Queen’s Birthday)
Collingwood v Melbourne, MCG (3.20pm)
Byes: Essendon, Fremantle, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs
ROUND 13
Thursday, June 13
Adelaide Crows v Richmond, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Friday, June 14
Essendon v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday, June 15
Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda, Riverway Stadium — Townsville (1.45pm)
Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium (4.35pm)
Carlton v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday, June 16
North Melbourne v GWS Giants, Blundstone Arena — Hobart (3.20pm)
Byes: Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Geelong Cats, Melbourne, Sydney Swans, West Coast Eagles
ROUND 14
Thursday, June 20
West Coast Eagles v Essendon, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Friday, June 21
Sydney Swans v Hawthorn, SCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, June 22
Melbourne v Fremantle, MCG (1.45pm)
St Kilda v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium (4.35pm)
Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Sunday, June 23
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)
ROUND 15
Thursday, June 27
Essendon v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium (7.20pm)
Friday, June 28
Geelong Cats v Adelaide Crows, GMHBA Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday, June 29
Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles, MCG (1.45pm)
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns, SCG (4.35pm)
Collingwood v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Sunday, June 30
St Kilda v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)
Brisbane Lions v Melbourne, Gabba (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Carlton, Optus Stadium (5.20pm)
ROUND 16
Friday, July 5
Hawthorn v Collingwood, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, July 6
Essendon v Sydney Swans, MCG (1.45pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Richmond, Metricon Stadium (2.10pm)
Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
Western Bulldogs v Geelong Cats, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
Fremantle v West Coast Eagles, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday, July 7
Carlton v Melbourne, MCG (1.10pm)
North Melbourne v St Kilda, Blundstone Arena — Hobart (3.20pm)
GWS Giants v Brisbane Lions, Sydney Showground Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 17
Friday, July 12
West Coast Eagles v Collingwood, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Saturday, July 13
Sydney Swans v Carlton, SCG (1.45pm)
Hawthorn v Fremantle, UTAS Stadium — Launceston (2.10pm)
Essendon v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (4.35pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Adelaide Crows, Metricon Stadium (7.25pm)
Geelong Cats v St Kilda, GMHBA Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday, July 14
Richmond v GWS Giants, MCG (1.10pm)
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)
Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions, Adelaide Oval (4.40pm)
ROUND 18
Friday, July 19
Adelaide Crows v Essendon, Adelaide Oval (7.50pm)
Saturday, July 20
Richmond v Port Adelaide, MCG (1.45pm)
Carlton v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (2.10pm)
GWS Giants v Collingwood, Sydney Showground Stadium (4.35pm)
Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne, Gabba (7.25pm)
Fremantle v Sydney Swans, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday, July 21
Geelong Cats v Hawthorn, MCG (1.10pm)
Melbourne v West Coast Eagles, TIO Traeger Park — Alice Springs (3.20pm)
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 19
Friday, July 26
Collingwood v Richmond, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, July 27
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, UTAS Stadium — Launceston (1.45pm)
Carlton v Adelaide Crows, MCG (2.10pm)
West Coast Eagles v North Melbourne, Optus Stadium (4.35pm)
St Kilda v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
Port Adelaide v GWS Giants, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Sunday July 28
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)
Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats, SCG (3.20pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Essendon, Metricon Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 20
Friday, August 2
North Melbourne v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday, August 3
Essendon v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (1.45pm)
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans, Sydney Showground Stadium (2.10pm)
Fremantle v Geelong Cats, Optus Stadium (4.35pm)
Melbourne v Richmond, MCG (7.25pm)
Adelaide Crows v St Kilda, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Sunday, August 4
Collingwood v Gold Coast Suns, MCG (1.10pm)
Carlton v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs, Gabba (4.40pm)
ROUND 21
Friday, August 9
GWS Giants v Hawthorn, UNSW Canberra Oval (7.50pm)
Saturday, August 10
Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG (1.45pm)
Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans, Adelaide Oval (2.10pm)
Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns, Gabba (4.35pm)
Essendon v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (7.25pm)
Sunday, August 11
St Kilda v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)
Richmond v Carlton, MCG (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows, Optus Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 22
Friday, August 16
Melbourne v Sydney Swans, MCG (7.50pm)
Saturday, August 17
Carlton v St Kilda, MCG (1.45pm)
Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats, Gabba (2.10pm)
Adelaide Crows v Collingwood, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
North Melbourne v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)
Fremantle v Essendon, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday, August 18
Richmond v West Coast Eagles, MCG (1.10pm)
GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs, Sydney Showground Stadium (3.20pm)
Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (4.40pm)
ROUND 23 (Dates and times TBC)
Friday, August 23 — Sunday, August 25
Richmond v Brisbane Lions, MCG
West Coast Eagles v Hawthorn, Optus Stadium
North Melbourne v Melbourne, Blundstone Arena — Hobart
Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants, Metricon Stadium
Port Adelaide v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval
Geelong Cats v Carlton, GMHBA Stadium
Collingwood v Essendon, MCG
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide, Mars Stadium — Ballarat
Sydney Swans v St Kilda, SCG