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Round 2 - 2026

Postby Booney » Wed Mar 18, 2026 8:20 am

Thursday
Hawthorn v Sydney - MCG

Friday
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - AO

Saturday
Richmond v Gold Coast - MCG
GWS v St Kilda - Engie
Fremantle v Melbourne - Optus

Sunday
Port Adelaide v Essendon - AO
West Coast v North Melbourne - Optus

Bye ( Yes, that's right, in round 2 )

Brisbane, Collingwood, Carlton, Geelong
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby wenchbarwer » Wed Mar 18, 2026 8:43 am

Only in the AFL.

Manufacture unrealised hype over Opening Round, then start fixturing teams to have a bye 2 rounds in.

Game is gone.
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby Armchair expert » Wed Mar 18, 2026 9:50 am

The mid season byes will start soon after gather rort too
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:26 am

wenchbarwer wrote:Only in the AFL.

Manufacture unrealised hype over Opening Round, then start fixturing teams to have a bye 2 rounds in.

Game is gone.


Coaches don't like it, players don't like it, supporters don't like it.....................it's here to stay.
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:28 am

Booney wrote:Thursday
Hawthorn v Sydney - MCG

Friday
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - AO

Saturday
Richmond v Gold Coast - MCG
GWS v St Kilda - Engie
Fremantle v Melbourne - Optus

Sunday
Port Adelaide v Essendon - AO
West Coast v North Melbourne - Optus

Bye ( Yes, that's right, in round 2 )

Brisbane, Collingwood, Carlton, Geelong


Strap yourself in for a spectacular Sunday of footy.
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby locky801 » Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:32 am

Hawthorn v Sydney
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs
Richmond v Gold Coast
GWS v St Kilda
Fremantle v Melbourne
Port Adelaide v Essendon
West Coast v North Melbourne (not overly confident re this one)
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby DOC » Wed Mar 18, 2026 1:14 pm

Thursday
Hawthorn v Sydney - MCG

Friday
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - AO

Saturday
Richmond v Gold Coast - MCG
GWS v St Kilda - Engie
Fremantle v Melbourne - Optus

Sunday
Port Adelaide v Essendon - AO
West Coast v North Melbourne - Optus
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby wenchbarwer » Wed Mar 18, 2026 1:45 pm

Hawthorn v Sydney
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs
Richmond v Gold Coast
GWS v St Kilda
Fremantle v Melbourne
Port Adelaide v Essendon
West Coast v North Melbourne
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby Armchair expert » Wed Mar 18, 2026 3:09 pm

Hawthorn v Sydney
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs
Richmond v Gold Coast
GWS v St Kilda
Fremantle v Melbourne
Port Adelaide v Essendon
West Coast v North Melbourne
dammit pantera this beer is warm
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby Jim05 » Wed Mar 18, 2026 4:06 pm

I was going to throw a cheeky pineapple on us until I saw that Army has tipped us ;)
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby Armchair expert » Wed Mar 18, 2026 4:08 pm

Jim05 wrote:I was going to throw a cheeky pineapple on us until I saw that Army has tipped us ;)


I tipped them just for you :lol:
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby wenchbarwer » Wed Mar 18, 2026 4:13 pm

Armchair expert wrote:
Jim05 wrote:I was going to throw a cheeky pineapple on us until I saw that Army has tipped us ;)


I tipped them just for you :lol:


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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby carey » Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:02 am

I heard last night there are 8 Bye rounds this season, f@#king 8!

Get rightly Farrrrked.

What a joke.
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby The Bedge » Thu Mar 19, 2026 9:11 am

carey wrote:I heard last night there are 8 Bye rounds this season, f@#king 8!

Get rightly Farrrrked.

What a joke.

That's how many I need in AdFL just to get through a full season of playing these days :D
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby wenchbarwer » Thu Mar 19, 2026 2:12 pm

carey wrote:I heard last night there are 8 Bye rounds this season, f@#king 8!

Get rightly Farrrrked.

What a joke.


Counting Opening round, it's nine rounds out of twenty five that have byes.

Opening Round, rounds 2 to 4, and rounds 12 to 16.

36% of the season won't feature a full round :lol:

Then we get a pre-finals bye...
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby woodublieve12 » Thu Mar 19, 2026 2:15 pm

wenchbarwer wrote:
carey wrote:I heard last night there are 8 Bye rounds this season, f@#king 8!

Get rightly Farrrrked.

What a joke.


Counting Opening round, it's nine rounds out of twenty five that have byes.

Opening Round, rounds 2 to 4, and rounds 12 to 16.

36% of the season won't feature a full round :lol:

Then we get a pre-finals bye...


the worst bye of them all
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby Booney » Thu Mar 19, 2026 2:19 pm

Hawks $1.38 v Syd $3.06

I know Heeney and Gulden but....
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby woodublieve12 » Thu Mar 19, 2026 2:25 pm

Booney wrote:Hawks $1.38 v Syd $3.06

I know Heeney and Gulden but....


:shock:

Hawks easy favourites but we are in a much better position this year to handle this.
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby Lightning McQueen » Thu Mar 19, 2026 3:04 pm

woodublieve12 wrote:
wenchbarwer wrote:
carey wrote:I heard last night there are 8 Bye rounds this season, f@#king 8!

Get rightly Farrrrked.

What a joke.


Counting Opening round, it's nine rounds out of twenty five that have byes.

Opening Round, rounds 2 to 4, and rounds 12 to 16.

36% of the season won't feature a full round :lol:

Then we get a pre-finals bye...


the worst bye of them all

The Ross Lyon bye.
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Re: Round 2 - 2026

Postby Armchair expert » Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:25 pm

This is basketball not football.
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