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Big winner emerges as one club completely snubbed in AFL fixture

The Swans lead the league with nine prime-time games, while St Kilda is the only club left off Thursday and Friday night entirely.

  • The 2027 Australian Football League fixture removes Opening Round and includes no byes during the first 10 rounds.
  • Hawthorn is described as having the hardest draw, including twice-yearly games against Fremantle, Geelong, Sydney, and the Western Bulldogs.
  • Gold Coast could play at 13 venues in 2027, while the Suns are scheduled to visit the Melbourne Cricket Ground only once.
  • Melbourne has a favorable draw, facing only Sydney twice among last season’s preliminary finalists.
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The AFL fixture is like a lottery. Here are the biggest winners (and losers)

The fixture arrives like lottery tickets: It might be good, but probably won’t be, and we won’t really know until later. We’ve ranked every club’s 2027 task, in order of difficulty.

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Fox Sports Australia broke the news in Australia on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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