The AFL fixture for the 2019 home and away season.
The MCG will host 45 matches, commencing with Carlton v Richmond on Thursday March 21 as part of a triple header in the opening round.After a hugely successful 2018 that saw the highest home and away season attendance at the MCG since 2011, there are many positives in next year’s draw.
Some notable elements include:
• There are four rounds of tripleheaders (rounds 1, 3, 16 and 22).
• Seven Friday night matches at the MCG (up from five in 2018), plus Thursday nights in each of the opening two rounds.
• All 18 clubs will play at least one home and away match at the MCG.
• Four MCG games in six days across the Easter/Anzac Day week (April 20-25).
• A grand final rematch between Collingwood and West Coast Eagles on a Saturday night in Round 3.
• Round 23 remains a “floating fixture”, with dates and times to be confirmed in season.
Several established marquee matches have been retained, including:
• Essendon playing Collingwood on Anzac Day
• Hawthorn v Geelong Cats three days earlier on Easter Monday
• Richmond v Melbourne on Anzac Day Eve
• Dreamtime at the 'G (May 25)
• Collingwood hosting Melbourne on Queen's Birthday Monday, June 10.
Ticket on-sale dates
Tickets for Rounds 1-22 on-sale dates:Club member pre-sale - Monday March 4 at 10.00am - Tuesday March 5 at 5.00pm.
General public - Wednesday March 6 at 9.00am here.
View a list of 2019 AFL home and away matches at the MCG
The full round-by-round fixture can be seen on the AFL website here.
