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The AFL’s full fixture for season 2024 is out, and whereas West Coast is probably not blessed with many blockbusters this season, there are nonetheless loads of video games to mark down within the dairy.
Here are eight of the very best from the primary 16 rounds revealed at present.
Plus, get your full fixture and Eagles and Dockers schedule posters in tomorrow’s The West Australian.
Opening spherical – Brisbane v Carlton (Gabba), 4.40pm
Say what you’ll in regards to the league’s new opening spherical, the slate of video games are critically good. The vanquished grand finalists return on their dwelling deck towards the aspect they ran down in final yr’s prelim. And you may get used to watching the Blues on the large stage — eight of their first 15 video games are mid-week.
Round 1 – Collingwood v Sydney (MCG), 4.40pm
Brodie Grundy towards his previous (previous) aspect on a Friday evening on the ‘G. Plus, the reigning premiers against a fun and fast finals fancy. Errol Gulden, Chad Warner and the Daicos boys. There’s so much to love.
Reigning premiers Collingwood are a headline act subsequent season. Credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Round 3 – Brisbane v Collingwood (Gabba), 4.30pm
You might have pencilled this one in earlier than the fixture because the Lions’ special-request Easter Thursday match. It additionally occurs to be a grand ultimate rematch. The Pies haven’t crushed the Lions on the Gabba-toir since 2019.
Round 6 – West Coast v Fremantle (Optus Stadium), 6.10pm
A derby. It speaks for itself.
It would be the first time West Coast’s new high-end draft decide will get a style of Optus Stadium underneath lights, and a conflict with their cross-town rivals. It’s additionally an enormous recreation for Fremantle, coming off back-to-back video games on the highway.
Round 8 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide (Adelaide Oval), 5.30pm
The scheduling of Showdowns are a long-held frustration for footy followers. Saturday nights behind a paywall has been their dwelling for a while. Now it’s a prime-time occasion — and if final yr’s was something to go by, we’re in for a deal with.
Round 8 – Carlton v Collingwood (MCG), 5.40pm
The league is all in on Carlton being good th is yr, and this may very well be one of many centrepieces of their season. It’s Melbourne’s favorite rivalry, in entrance of 90,000 and alter on the ‘G. And all issues level to those sides each being excellent.
Carlton are the prime-time kings subsequent season. Credit: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos
Round 11 – Fremantle v Collingwood (Optus Stadium), 6.10pm
It was considerably of a shock to see the Dockers handed any Friday video games — not to mention three of them. This one is the largest. A major-time dwelling blockbuster towards the reigning premiers and a reunion with Lachie Schultz, whose shock commerce request formed their low season.
Round 14 – Adelaide v Sydney (Adelaide Oval), 5.30pm
Adelaide and Sydney on a Saturday evening in Adelaide. Ring any bells? Back to the positioning of the objective assessment debacle that value the Crows one final crack at a finals push. If each of those sides proceed on the up, their may very well be much more on the road this yr.
