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The 2023 AFL season fixtures have been announced for Week 1 of the finals series.

The AFL locked in its fixture for Round 1 in early December 2022, while they revealed the fixture for the new ‘Gather Round’ a few days later.

‘Gather Round’ sees all 18 teams congregate in South Australia for the first time, with matches played at the Adelaide Oval as well as select suburban venues. The event has been slated for Round 5.

Round 1 through to Round 16 were locked in when the fixture was first announced; while the remaining rounds except for Round 24 were finalised on May 18, with the final round announced on August 7. Finals Week 1 was then rubber-stamped on the morning of August 28, with Collingwood and Melbourne to begin September action.

The season starts on Thursday, March 16 with the traditional clash between Richmond and Carlton. The Tigers and Blues had been the first match of every season from 2015 to 2021, before being replaced by the grand final rematch between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs – albeit on a Wednesday night – last season.

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Geelong were crowned premiers of the 2022 season after defeating the Sydney Swans by 81 points in a one-sided grand final.

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AFL Fixtures 2023

All times AEST/AEDT (Sydney/Melbourne time)
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Finals Week 1 | Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final

 
Round 1
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Mar 16
Richmond vs. Carlton MCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Mar 17
Geelong vs. Collingwood MCG 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Mar 18
North Melbourne vs. West Coast Eagles Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox Footy
Port Adelaide vs. Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox Footy
Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Gold Coast Suns vs. Sydney Swans Metricon Stadium 8pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Mar 19
GWS Giants vs. Adelaide Crows Giants Stadium 1:10pm Fox Footy
Hawthorn vs. Essendon MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
St Kilda vs. Fremantle Marvel Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 2
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Mar 23
Carlton vs. Geelong Cats MCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Mar 24
Brisbane Lions vs. Melbourne The Gabba 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Mar 25
Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide MCG 1:45pm Fox Footy
Adelaide Crows vs. Richmond Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox Footy
Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs. North Melbourne Optus Stadium 7:30pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Mar 26
Sydney Swans vs. Hawthorn SCG 1:10pm Fox Footy
Essendon vs. Gold Coast Suns Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs. GWS Giants Optus Stadium 6:20pm Fox Footy
Round 3
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Mar 30
Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Mar 31
Collingwood vs. Richmond MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Apr 1
Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne UTAS Stadium 1:45pm Fox Footy
GWS GIANTS vs. Carlton GIANTS Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
St Kilda vs. Essendon MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide Crows Adelaide Oval 7:30pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Apr 2
Gold Coast Suns vs. Geelong Cats Metricon Stadium 2:10pm Fox Footy
Melbourne vs. Sydney Swans MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs. West Coast Eagles Optus Stadium 5:20pm Fox Footy
Round 4 (Easter Round)
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Apr 6
Brisbane Lions vs. Collingwood The Gabba 7:35pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Apr 7
North Melbourne vs. Carlton Marvel Stadium 4:20pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Apr 8
Adelaide Crows vs. Fremantle Adelaide Oval 1:45pm Fox Footy
Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs MCG 4:35pm Fox Footy
St Kilda vs. Gold Coast Suns Marvel Stadium 7:30pm Fox Footy
Sydney Swans vs. Port Adelaide SCG 7:30pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, Apr 9
Essendon vs. GWS Giants Marvel Stadium 2:10pm Fox Footy
West Coast Eagles vs. North Melbourne Optus Stadium 5:20pm Fox Footy
Monday, Apr 10
Geelong Cats vs. Hawthorn MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Round 5 (Gather Round)
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Apr 13
Adelaide Crows vs. Carlton Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Apr 14
Fremantle vs. Gold Coast Suns Norwood Oval 5:10pm Fox Footy
Richmond vs. Sydney Swans Adelaide Oval 8:10pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Apr 15
Brisbane Lions vs. North Melbourne Summit Sports and Recreation Park 1:10pm Fox Footy
Essendon vs. Melbourne Adelaide Oval 4:10pm Fox Footy
Port Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, Apr 16
Geelong Cats vs. West Coast Eagles Adelaide Oval 1:10pm Fox Footy
GWS Giants vs. Hawthorn Norwood Oval 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Collingwood vs. St Kilda Adelaide Oval 4:50pm Fox Footy
Round 6
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, Apr 21
Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium 8:10pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Apr 22
Port Adelaide vs. West Coast Eagles Adelaide Oval 1:45pm Fox Footy
GWS Giants vs. Brisbane Lions Manuka Oval 4:35pm Fox Footy
Geelong Cats vs. Sydney Swans GMHBA Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, Apr 23
Hawthorn vs. Adelaide Crows UTAS Stadium 1:10pm Fox Footy
Carlton vs. St Kilda Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Gold Coast Suns vs. North Melbourne Metricon Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Monday, Apr 24
Melbourne vs. Richmond MCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Tuesday, Apr 25
Collingwood vs. Essendon MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Round 7
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, Apr 28
St Kilda vs. Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Apr 29
Brisbane Lions vs. Fremantle The Gabba 1:45pm Fox Footy
Sydney Swans vs. GWS GIANTS SCG 2:10pm Fox Footy
Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
Melbourne vs. North Melbourne MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs. Carlton Optus Stadium 7:30pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Apr 30
Essendon vs. Geelong Cats MCG 1:10pm Fox Footy
Richmond vs. Gold Coast Suns Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Adelaide Crows vs. Collingwood Adelaide Oval 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 8
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, May 5
Carlton vs. Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, May 6
Richmond vs. West Coast Eagles MCG 1:45pm Fox Footy
Geelong Cats vs. Adelaide Crows GMHBA Stadium 2:10pm Fox Footy
Gold Coast Suns vs. Melbourne Metricon Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
GWS Giants vs. Western Bulldogs Manuka Oval 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs. Hawthorn Optus Stadium 7:30pm Fox Footy
Sunday, May 7
Port Adelaide vs. Essendon Adelaide Oval 1:10pm Fox Footy
Collingwood vs. Sydney Swans MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
North Melbourne vs. St Kilda Marvel Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 9
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, May 12
Richmond vs. Geelong Cats MCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs. Gold Coast Suns Optus Stadium 8:40pm Fox Footy
Saturday, May 13
Sydney Swans vs. Fremantle SCG 1:45pm Fox Footy
North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide Blundstone Arena 2:10pm Fox Footy
Hawthorn vs. Melbourne MCG 4:35pm Fox Footy
Brisbane Lions vs. Essendon The Gabba 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium 7:30pm Fox Footy
Sunday, May 14
Adelaide Crows vs. St Kilda Adelaide Oval 1:10pm Fox Footy
Collingwood vs. GWS Giants MCG 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 10
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, May 19
Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne Adelaide Oval 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, May 20
North Melbourne vs. Sydney Swans Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox Footy
Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide Crows Mars Stadium 2:10pm Fox Footy
Fremantle vs. Geelong Cats Optus Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
Brisbane Lions vs. Gold Coast Suns The Gabba 7:30pm Fox Footy
Essendon vs. Richmond MCG 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, May 21
Hawthorn vs. West Coast Eagles UTAS Stadium 1:10pm Fox Footy
Carlton vs. Collingwood MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
GWS Giants vs. St Kilda GIANTS Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 11
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, May 26
Sydney Swans vs. Carlton SCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, May 27
St Kilda vs. Hawthorn Marvel Stadum 1:45pm Fox Footy
Melbourne vs. Fremantle MCG 2:10pm Fox Footy
Geelong Cats vs. GWS Giants GMHBA Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
Gold Coast Suns vs. Western Bulldogs TIO Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs. Essendon Optus Stadium 7:30pm Fox Footy
Sunday, May 28
Richmond vs. Port Adelaide MCG 1:10pm Fox Footy
Collingwood vs. North Melbourne Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Adelaide Crows vs. Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 12
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, Jun 2
Melbourne vs. Carlton MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Jun 3
Port Adelaide vs. Hawthon Adelaide Oval 1:45pm Fox Footy
West Coast Eagles vs. Collingwood Optus Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong Cats Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, Jun 4
GWS Giants vs. Richmond GIANTS Stadium 1:10pm Fox Footy
Essendon vs. North Melbourne Marvel Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 13
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Jun 8
Sydney Swans vs. St Kilda SCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Jun 9
Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Jun 10
Hawthorn vs. Brisbane Lions MCG 1:45pm Fox Footy
Adelaide Crows vs. West Coast Eagles Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox Footy
Fremantle vs. Richmond Optus Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, Jun 11
North Melbourne vs. GWS Giants Blundstone Arena 3:20pm Fox Footy
Carlton vs. Essendon MCG 7:15pm Seven/Fox
Monday, Jun 12
Melbourne vs. Collingwood MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Round 14
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Jun 15
Port Adelaide vs. Geelong Cats Adelaide Oval 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Jun 16
Brisbane Lions vs. Sydney Swans The Gabba 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Jun 17
GWS Giants vs. Fremantle Giants Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
Richmond vs. St Kilda MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, Jun 18
Carlton vs. Gold Coast Suns MCG 1:10pm Fox Footy
North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 15
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Jun 22
Geelong Cats vs. Melbourne GMHBA Stadium 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Jun 23
St Kilda vs. Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Jun 24
Sydney Swans vs. West Coast Eagles SCG 4:35pm Fox Footy
Fremantle vs. Essendon Optus Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, Jun 25
Collingwood vs. Adelaide Crows MCG 1:10pm Fox Footy
Gold Coast Suns vs. Hawthorn Metricon Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 16
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Jun 29
Brisbane Lions vs. Richmond The Gabba 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Jun 30
Sydney Swans vs. Geelong Cats SCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Jul 1
Adelaide Crows vs. North Melbourne Adelaide Oval 1:45pm Fox Footy
Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox Footy
Gold Coast Suns vs. Collingwood Heritage Bank Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
Essendon vs. Port Adelaide MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, Jul 2
Hawthorn vs. Carlton MCG 1:10pm Fox Footy
Melbourne vs. GWS Giants Traeger Park 3:20pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs. St Kilda Optus Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 17
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Jul 6
Richmond vs. Sydney Swans MCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Jul 7
Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Jul 8
Brisbane Lions vs. West Coast Eagles The Gabba 1:45pm Fox Footy
GWS Giants vs. Hawthorn Giants Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
St Kilda vs. Melbourne Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Port Adelaide vs. Gold Coast Suns Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Jul 9
Geelong Cats vs. North Melbourne GMHBA Stadium 1:10pm Fox Footy
Essendon vs. Adelaide Crows Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs. Carlton Optus Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 18
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, Jul 13
Sydney Swans vs. Western Bulldogs SCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, Jul 14
Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Jul 15
Collingwood vs. Fremantle MCG 1:45pm Fox Footy
Gold Coast Suns vs. St Kilda Heritage Bank Stadium 2:10pm Fox Footy
Carlton vs. Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
Geelong Cats vs. Essendon GMHBA Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Adelaide Crows vs. GWS Giants Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Jul 16
North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn Marvel Stadium 1:10pm Fox Footy
West Coast Eagles vs. Richmond Optus Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 19
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, Jul 21
Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Jul 22
Richmond vs. Hawthorn MCG 1:45pm Fox Footy
Carlton vs. West Coast Eagles Marvel Stadium 2:10pm Fox Footy
Brisbane Lions vs. Geelong The Gabba 4:35pm Fox Footy
Fremantle vs. Sydney Swans Optus Stadium 7:40pm Fox Footy
Port Adelaide vs. Collingwood Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, Jul 23
GWS Giants vs. Gold Coast Suns Manuka Oval 1:10pm Fox Footy
Melbourne vs. Adelaide Crows MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
St Kilda vs. North Melbourne Marvel Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 20
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, Jul 28
Collingwood vs. Carlton MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Jul 29
Geelong Cats vs. Fremantle GMHBA Stadium 1:45pm Fox Footy
Western Bulldogs vs. GWS Giants Mars Stadium 1:45pm Fox Footy
Gold Coast Suns vs. Brisbane Lions Heritage Bank Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
Essendon vs. Sydney Swans Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Adelaide Crows vs. Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Jul 30
Hawthorn vs. St Kilda Marvel Stadium 1:10pm Fox Footy
Richmond vs. Melbourne MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs. North Melbourne Optus Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 21
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, Aug 4
Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Aug 5
Essendon vs. West Coast Eagles Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox Footy
Adelaide Crows vs. Gold Coast Suns Adelaide Oval 1:45pm Fox Footy
Hawthorn vs. Collingwood MCG 4:35pm Fox Footy
Geelong Cats vs. Port Adelaide GMHBA Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
GWS Giants vs. Sydney Swans Giants Stadium 7:30pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Aug 6
North Melbourne vs. Melbourne Blundstone Arena 1:10pm Fox Footy
St Kilda vs. Carlton Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs. Brisbane Lions Optus Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 22
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, Aug 11
Collingwood vs. Geelong Cats MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Aug 12
North Melbourne vs. Essendon Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox Footy
Sydney Swans vs. Gold Coast Suns SCG 2:10pm Fox Footy
Brisbane Lions vs. Adelaide Crows The Gabba 4:35pm Fox Footy
Carlton vs. Melbourne MCG 7:30pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs. Fremantle Optus Stadium 8:10pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Aug 13
Hawthorn vs. Western Bulldogs UTAS Stadium 1:10pm Fox Footy
St Kilda vs. Richmond Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Port Adelaide vs. GWS Giants Adelaide Oval 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 23
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, Aug 18
Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Aug 19
Richmond vs. North Melbourne MCG 1:45pm Fox Footy
Gold Coast Suns vs. Carlton Heritage Bank Stadium 2:10pm Fox Footy
GWS Giants vs. Essendon Giants Stadium 4:35pm Fox Footy
St Kilda vs. Geelong Cats Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Adelaide Crows vs. Sydney Swans Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Aug 20
Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast Eagles Marvel Stadium 1:10pm Fox Footy
Melbourne vs. Hawthorn MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide Optus Stadium 4:40pm Fox Footy
Round 24
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, Aug 25
Essendon vs. Collingwood MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, Aug 26
Hawthorn vs. Fremantle MCG 1:45pm Fox Footy
North Melbourne vs. Gold Coast Suns Blundstone Arena 1:45pm Fox Footy
Brisbane Lions vs. St Kilda The Gabba 4:35pm Fox Footy
Geelong Cats vs. Western Bulldogs GMHBA Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs. Adelaide Crows Optus Stadium 8:10pm Fox Footy
Sunday, Aug 27
Port Adelaide vs. Richmond Adelaide Oval 12:30pm Fox Footy
Sydney Swans vs. Melbourne SCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Carlton vs. GWS Giants Marvel Stadium 6:10pm Fox Footy
Finals Week 1
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, September 7
Collingwood vs. Melbourne MCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, September 8
Carlton vs. Sydney Swans MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, September 9
St Kilda vs. GWS Giants MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Brisbane Lions vs. Port Adelaide The Gabba 7:25pm Seven/Fox
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