AFL 2025

[Jim05]

Just saw this.... I'm a big fan of Thursday Night Footy, maybe not now if I have to watch Essendon the most now

Essendon will play the most with four, while Carlton, Hawthorn, Geelong, Western Bulldogs and Brisbane Lions will each play three Thursday night games in the first 16 weeks.

Excellent, I can get my disappointment sorted before the weekend even starts.

Jim is excited because he can carry some hate for longer.

Nope. I love the Thursday games. When we lose in the round I don’t watch a single second of other games for that round so after we lose on Thursday night I have the weekend free.

[Jim05]

Gifting Essendon these prime Thursday night games smells the same as when the AFL gifted Carlton all those Friday night games a few years ago when they were supposed to be the “next big thing”.
They’ll never learn…

Got nothing to do with our form and I can assure you many fans don’t want it. Commercially it might be a good deal but our members overwhelmingly have stated they hate Thursday night games so will be interesting to see if they turn up
With our Marvel deal ending I know the club was trying to leverage a better deal and have been given an extra MCG home game this year but perhaps Thursday night was also a bargaining chip

[amber_fluid]

Gifting Essendon these prime Thursday night games smells the same as when the AFL gifted Carlton all those Friday night games a few years ago when they were supposed to be the “next big thing”.
They’ll never learn…

#Carltonpremiers2025

Get on board!

[amber_fluid]

Thursday night games are the best to watch on TV.

Looking forward to the Blues games on Thursdays

[Jim05]

Essendon v North on a Thursday night.
Has blockbuster written all over it

[Lightning McQueen]

Essendon v North on a Thursday night.
Has blockbuster written all over it

Does that mean people will go to Blockbuster to rent a movie that night?

[PatowalongaPirate]

Thursday night games for 2025
All times local

Opening Round - March 6 - Brisbane v Geelong (Gabba) - 7:50pm
Round 1 - March 13 - Richmond v Carlton (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 2 - March 20 - Carlton v Hawthorn (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 3 - March 27 - Essendon v Port Adelaide (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 4 - April 3 - Collingwood v Carlton (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 5 - April 10 - Adelaide v Geelong (Adelaide Oval) - 7:40pm
Round 6 - April 17 - Brisbane v Collingwood (Gabba) - 7:30pm
Round 7 - April 24 - Melbourne v Richmond (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 8 - May 1 - Essendon v North Melbourne (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 9 - May 8 - Fremantle v Collingwood (Optus) - 8:10pm
Round 10 - May 15 - Gold Coast v Hawthorn (TIO Darwin) - 7:30pm
Round 11 - May 22 - Geelong v Western Bulldogs (GMHBA) - 7:30pm
Round 12 - May 29 - Brisbane v Essendon (Gabba) - 7:30pm
Round 13 - June 5 - Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 14 - June 12 - St Kilda v Western Bulldogs (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 15 - June 19 - Fremantle v Essendon (Optus) - 8:10pm

[Lightning McQueen]

Thursday night games for 2025
All times local

Opening Round - March 6 - Brisbane v Geelong (Gabba) - 7:50pm
Round 1 - March 13 - Richmond v Carlton (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 2 - March 20 - Carlton v Hawthorn (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 3 - March 27 - Essendon v Port Adelaide (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 4 - April 3 - Collingwood v Carlton (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 5 - April 10 - Adelaide v Geelong (Adelaide Oval) - 7:40pm
Round 6 - April 17 - Brisbane v Collingwood (Gabba) - 7:30pm
Round 7 - April 24 - Melbourne v Richmond (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 8 - May 1 - Essendon v North Melbourne (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 9 - May 8 - Fremantle v Collingwood (Optus) - 8:10pm
Round 10 - May 15 - Gold Coast v Hawthorn (TIO Darwin) - 7:30pm
Round 11 - May 22 - Geelong v Western Bulldogs (GMHBA) - 7:30pm
Round 12 - May 29 - Brisbane v Essendon (Gabba) - 7:30pm
Round 13 - June 5 - Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 14 - June 12 - St Kilda v Western Bulldogs (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 15 - June 19 - Fremantle v Essendon (Optus) - 8:10pm

Round 0.1: Can't see myself being late for work Friday

[mighty_tiger_79]

Gold Coast/ hawks looks the best of those

[Lightning McQueen]

Gold Coast/ hawks looks the best of those

Round 7, eek. I think Melbourne will nose dive next season, not that I'm much of an expert.

[Lightning McQueen]

So am I getting this right?

They start by scheduling gather round (approx round 5)

They then schedule Opening round and all Thursday night fixtures.

They will then work around them games to sort the rest of the draw?

[bertiebeatle1]

So am I getting this right?

They start by scheduling gather round (approx round 5)

They then schedule Opening round and all Thursday night fixtures.

They will then work around them games to sort the rest of the draw?

They are just leaking bits and pieces. R1 will get leaked tonight or tomorrow i presume. Full Fixture was rumoured to be dropped tomorrow

[dedja]

So do we use decimals or fractions to denote the first few rounds?

[Jim05]

So am I getting this right?

They start by scheduling gather round (approx round 5)

They then schedule Opening round and all Thursday night fixtures.

They will then work around them games to sort the rest of the draw?

No, the draw was completed a while back. They officially release the draw tomorrow but selectively release bits of the draw early as to get media and clicks in the offseason. It’s all stage managed to keep the AFL front and centre

[Corona Man]

Thursday night games for 2025
All times local

Opening Round - March 6 - Brisbane v Geelong (Gabba) - 7:50pm
Round 1 - March 13 - Richmond v Carlton (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 2 - March 20 - Carlton v Hawthorn (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 3 - March 27 - Essendon v Port Adelaide (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 4 - April 3 - Collingwood v Carlton (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 5 - April 10 - Adelaide v Geelong (Adelaide Oval) - 7:40pm
Round 6 - April 17 - Brisbane v Collingwood (Gabba) - 7:30pm
Round 7 - April 24 - Melbourne v Richmond (MCG) - 7:30pm
Round 8 - May 1 - Essendon v North Melbourne (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 9 - May 8 - Fremantle v Collingwood (Optus) - 8:10pm
Round 10 - May 15 - Gold Coast v Hawthorn (TIO Darwin) - 7:30pm
Round 11 - May 22 - Geelong v Western Bulldogs (GMHBA) - 7:30pm
Round 12 - May 29 - Brisbane v Essendon (Gabba) - 7:30pm
Round 13 - June 5 - Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 14 - June 12 - St Kilda v Western Bulldogs (Marvel) - 7:30pm
Round 15 - June 19 - Fremantle v Essendon (Optus) - 8:10pm

Sorry, not sorry. Not a fan of Thursday Night footy.

At least the Hawks 3 games are all "away" games, although I will get 2 of them as "replacement" games I guess. Get fudged, I am not going.

[Jim05]

9 Sunday night games next year and AFL keen to make that a permanent fixture in years to come. 7:20pm on a Sunday night is Terri for those that actually go to games but will be huge for TV. Trialling a double header at Marvel next season too

[Dutchy]

I assume the two Adelaide Oval matches on Saturday are separate sessions? I.e. the crowd has to 'clear out' after the conclusion of the first one? Will presumably boost attendance from 2024 if that's the case.

Yep and the AFL get an easy $3.5m hit in revenue

[Booney]

I've heard the first 8 weeks all Saturday games are Fox only, that right?

[mighty_tiger_79]

I've heard the first 8 weeks all Saturday games are Fox only, that right?

I thought it was every Saturday are Fox only

[am Bays]

I've heard the first 8 weeks all Saturday games are Fox only, that right?

I thought it was for the first 24 weeks of the regular season, Super Saturday a la League on 502