FIXTURE 1997




ROUND 1

Thursday 27 March
North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG (night)
Saturday 29 March
Collingwood v Port Adelaide - Victoria Park
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle - Whitten Oval
St Kilda v Hawthorn - Waverley Park (night)
West Coast v Sydney - Subiaco (night)
Sunday 30 March
Richmond v Geelong - MCG
Adelaide v Brisbane - Football Park
Monday 31 March
Essendon v Carlton - MCG

ROUND 2

Friday 4 April
Melbourne v Collingwood - MCG (night)
Saturday 5 April
Richmond v Adelaide - MCG
Geelong v West Coast - Kardinia Park
Sydney v Western Bulldogs - SCG (night)
Sunday 6 April
Brisbane v St Kilda - Gabba
Port Adelaide v Essendon - Football Park
Fremantle v Hawthorn - Subiaco
Monday 7 April
North Melbourne v Carlton - MCG (night)

ROUND 3

Friday 11 April
Sydney v Melbourne - SCG (night)
Saturday 12 April
Western Bulldogs v Richmond - Optus Oval
St Kilda v Collingwood - Waverley Park
Port Adelaide v Geelong - Football Park (night)
Sunday 13 April
West Coast v Fremantle - Subiaco
Essendon v North Melbourne - MCG
Carlton v Adelaide - Optus Oval
Hawthorn v Brisbane - Waverley Park

ROUND 4

Friday 18 April
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs - MCG (night)
Saturday 19 April
Collingwood v Carlton - MCG
Richmond v Fremantle - Optus Oval
Geelong v Essendon - Kardinia Park
St Kilda v Sydney - Waverley Park (night)
West Coast v Hawthorn - Subiaco (night)
Sunday 20 April
Brisbane v North Melbourne - Gabba
Adelaide v Port Adelaide - Football Park

ROUND 5

Friday 25 April (Anzac Day)
Essendon v Collingwood - MCG
Fremantle v St Kilda - Subiaco (night)
Saturday 26 April
Melbourne v West Coast - MCG
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide - Optus Oval
Hawthorn v Sydney - Waverley Park (night)
Sunday 27 April
Port Adelaide v Brisbane - Football Park
North Melbourne v Richmond - MCG
Carlton v Geelong - Optus Oval

ROUND 6

Friday 2 May
West Coast v Western Bulldogs - WACA (night)
Saturday 3 May
Essendon v Brisbane - MCG
Collingwood v Adelaide - Victoria Park
Geelong v Fremantle - Kardinia Park
Hawthorn v North Melbourne - Waverley Park (night)
Sunday 4 May
Sydney v Carlton - SCG
St Kilda v Melbourne - Waverley Park
Port Adelaide v Richmond - Football Park

ROUND 7

Friday 9 May
North Melbourne v Collingwood MCG (night)
Saturday 10 May
Richmond v Carlton - MCG
Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn - Optus Oval
Geelong v Sydney - Kardinia Park
St Kilda v Port Adelaide - Waverley Park (night)
Fremantle v Melbourne - WACA Ground (night)
Sunday 11 May
Brisbane v West Coast - Gabba
Adelaide v Essendon - Football Park

ROUND 8

Friday 16 May
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs - MCG (night)
Saturday 17 May
Melbourne v Geelong - MCG
North Melbourne v Port Adelaide - Optus Oval
Adelaide v Sydney - Football Park (night)
Sunday 18 May
Essendon v St Kilda - MCG
Carlton v Hawthorn - Optus Oval
Fremantle v Brisbane - Subiaco
Monday 19 May
Richmond v West Coast - MCG (night)

ROUND 9

Friday 23 May
Port Adelaide v Melbourne - Football Park (night)
Saturday 24 May
Carlton v Fremantle - Optus Oval
Hawthorn v Adelaide - Waverley Park
Sydney v Collingwood - SCG (night)
Sunday 25 May
Brisbane v Geelong - Gabba
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne _ MCG
St Kilda v Richmond - Waverley Park
West Coast v Essendon - Subiaco

ROUND 10

Friday 30 May
Port Adelaide v Carlton - Football Park (night)
Saturday 31 May
North Melbourne v West Coast - Optus Oval
Hawthorn v Collingwood - Waverley Park
Geelong v St Kilda - Kardinia Park
Richmond v Melbourne - MCG (night)
Sunday 1 June
Essendon v Western Bulldogs - MCG
Brisbane v Sydney - Gabba
Monday 2 June
Fremantle v Adelaide - Subiaco (night)

ROUND 11

Friday 6 June
Collingwood v Richmond - MCG (night)
Saturday 7 June
Essendon v Hawthorn - MCG
Western Bulldogs v Geelong - Optus Oval
Port Adelaide v Sydney - Football Park (night)
Sunday 8 June
West Coast v St Kilda - Subiaco (early start)
Melbourne v Adelaide - MCG
Monday 9 June
North Melbourne v Fremantle - MCG
Carlton v Brisbane - Optus Oval

ROUND 12

Friday 13 June
Sydney v Richmond - SCG (night)
Saturday 14 June
Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide - Optus Oval
Collingwood v West Coast - Victoria Park
Geelong v Hawthorn - Kardinia Park
Sunday 15 June
Fremantle v Essendon - Subiaco
St Kilda v Carlton - Waverley Park
Adelaide v North Melbourne - Football Park
Monday 16 June
Melbourne v Brisbane - MCG (night)

STATE OF ORIGIN

Saturday 21 June
South Australia v Victoria - Football Park (night)
Saturday 21 June or Sunday 22 June
Allies v Western Australia - venue to be decided

ROUND 13

Friday 27 June
West Coast v Carlton - Subiaco (night)
Saturday 28 June
Richmond v Essendon - MCG
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs - Waverley Park
Geelong v Adelaide - Kardinia Park
Port Adelaide v Fremantle - Football Park (night)
Sunday 29 June
Hawthorn v Melbourne - Waverley Park
Sydney v North Melbourne - SCG
Brisbane v Collingwood - Gabba (night)

ROUND 14

Friday 4 July
Adelaide v West Coast - Football Park (night)
Saturday 5 July
Geelong v Collingwood - MCG
Carlton v Western Bulldogs - Optus Oval
St Kilda v North Melbourne - Waverley Park
Fremantle v Sydney - WACA (night)
Sunday 6 July
Essendon v Melbourne - MCG
Hawthorn v Port Adelaide - Waverley Park
Brisbane v Richmond - Gabba

ROUND 15

Friday 11 July
North Melbourne v Geelong - MCG (night)
Saturday 12 July
Melbourne v Carlton - MCG
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane - Optus Oval
Collingwood v Fremantle - Victoria Park
Adelaide v St Kilda - Football Park (night)
Sunday 13 July
Sydney v Essendon - SCG
Richmond v Hawthorn - MCG
West Coast v Port Adelaide - Subiaco

ROUND 16

Friday 18 July
Brisbane v Adelaide - Gabba (night)
Saturday 19 July
Carlton v Essendon - MCG
Hawthorn v St Kilda - Waverley Park
Geelong v Richmond - Kardinia Park
Sydney v West Coast - SCG (night)
Port Adelaide v Collingwood - Football Park (night)
Sunday 20 July
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs - Subiaco
Melbourne v North Melbourne - MCG

ROUND 17

Friday 25 July
Essendon v Port Adelaide - MCG (night)
Saturday 26 July
Carlton v North Melbourne - Optus Oval
Hawthorn v Fremantle - Waverley Park
Collingwood v Melbourne - Victoria Park
Adelaide v Richmond - Football Park (night)
Sunday 27 July
West Coast v Geelong - Subiaco (early start)
Western Bulldogs v Sydney - Optus oval
St Kilda v Brisbane - Waverley Park

ROUND 18

Friday 1 August
North Melbourne v Essendon - MCG (night)
Saturday 2 August
Melbourne v Sydney - MCG
Richmond v Western Bulldogs - Optus Oval
Geelong v Port Adelaide - Kardinia Park
Brisbane v Hawthorn - Gabba (night)
Sunday 3 August
Adelaide v Carlton - Football Park
Collingwood v St Kilda - MCG
Fremantle v West Coast - Subiaco

ROUND 19

Friday 8 August
North Melbourne v Brisbane - MCG (night)
Saturday 9 August
Carlton v Collingwood - MCG
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne - Optus Oval
Hawthorn v West Coast - Waverley Park
Fremantle v Richmond - WACA (night)
Sunday 10 August
Sydney v St Kilda - SCG
Essendon v Geelong - MCG
Port Adelaide v Adelaide - Football Park

ROUND 20

Friday 15 August
West Coast v Melbourne - WACA (night)
Saturday 16 August
Collingwood v Essendon - MCG
St Kilda v Fremantle - Waverley Park
Geelong v Carlton - Kardinia Park
Brisbane v Port Adelaide - Gabba (night)
Sunday 17 August
Sydney v Hawthorn - SCG
Richmond v North Melbourne - MCG
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - Football Park

ROUND 21

Friday 22 August
Melbourne v St Kilda - MCG (night)
Saturday 23 August
North Melbourne v Hawthorn - MCG
Carlton v Sydney - Optus Oval
Western Bulldogs v West Coast - Whitten Oval
Brisbane v Essendon - Gabba (night)
Sunday 24 August
Fremantle v Geelong - Subiaco
Richmond v Port Adelaide - MCG
Monday 25 August
Adelaide v Collingwood - Football Park (night)

ROUND 22

Friday 29 August
West Coast v Brisbane - WACA (night)
Saturday 30 August
Melbourne v Fremantle - MCG
Carlton v Richmond - Optus Oval
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs - Waverley Park
Sydney v Geelong - SCG (night)
Sunday 31 August
Port Adelaide v St Kilda - Football Park
Collingwood v North Melbourne - MCG
Essendon v Adelaide - Optus Oval

FINALS

Qualifying Finals
September 5, 6, 7
Semi Finals
September 13 & 14
Preliminary Finals
Saturday September 20
Grand Final
Saturday September 27




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