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When does the new season of the AFL kick off?

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Im a brit but I find watching English fotball boring more often then not especialy the predictable saga of the premier ship where the same teams finsih at the top of table.

Just interested to know when a real comeptition like the AFL starts back I engoyed watching some of the games on cable last year and am begining to prefer the sport

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  1. Not soon enough, sometime in March (mid).


  2. The pre-season (NAB cup) starts on 9 February

    The premiership season starts on 20 March

    Interesting to note that the first NAB cup game is played in Dubai

  3. NAB Pre-Season Cup:

    WEEK 1

    Saturday, February 9

    Match 1: Collingwood v Adelaide (Dubai) Time TBA

    Friday, February 15

    Match 2: St Kilda v Richmond (Telstra Dome, 7.40pm)

    Match 3: Western Bulldogs v Essendon (Darwin, 9.10pm)

    Saturday, February 16

    Match 4: Geelong v Melbourne (Skilled Stadium, 3.40pm)

    Match 5: Port Adelaide v Carlton (AAMI Stadium, 6.10pm)

    Match 6: Kangaroos v Brisbane Lions (Gold Coast, 8.40pm)

    Sunday, February 17

    Match 7: Hawthorn v Sydney (Aurora Stadium, 3.40pm)

    Match 8: Fremantle v West Coast (Subiaco, 8.40pm)

    WEEK 2

    Friday, February 22

    Match 9: Winner 3 v Winner 6 (Telstra Dome 7.40pm)

    Saturday, February 23

    Match 10: Winner 2 v Winner 4 (Manuka Oval, 3.40pm)

    Match 11: Winner 5 v Winner 7 (Telstra Dome, Time TBA)

    Sunday, February 24

    Match 12: Winner 1 v Winner 8 (Telstra Dome, Time TBA)

    WEEK 3

    Friday, February 29

    Match 13: Winner 9 v Winner 10 (Venue and time TBA)

    Saturday, March 1

    Match 14: Winner 11 v Winner 12 (TBA, TBA)

    GRAND FINAL

    Saturday, March 8: Winner 13 v Winner 14 (TBA, TBA).

    Round by Round:

    ROUND 1

    Thursday, March 20

    Carlton v Richmond (MCG) 6.10 pm

    Port Adelaide v Geelong (AAMI Stadium) 8.45 pm

    Saturday, March 22

    Collingwood v Fremantle (MCG) 2.10pm

    St Kilda v Sydney (Telstra Dome) 7.10 pm

    West Coast v Brisbane Lions (Subiaco) 7.40pm

    Sunday, March 23

    Western Bulldogs v Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 1.10pm

    Hawthorn v Melbourne (MCG) 4.40 pm

    Monday, March 24

    Kangaroos v Essendon (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    ROUND 2

    Friday, March 28

    Brisbane Lions v Collingwood (Gabba) 8.40pm

    Saturday, March 29

    Melbourne v Western Bulldogs (MCG) 2.10pm

    Adelaide v West Coast (AAMI Stadium) 3.10pm

    St Kilda v Carlton (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Fremantle v Hawthorn (Subiaco) 7.40pm

    Sunday, March 30

    Sydney v Port Adelaide ((SCG)) 1.10 pm

    Geelong v Essendon (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Richmond v Kangaroos (MCG) 4.40pm

    ROUND 3

    Friday, April 4

    Western Bulldogs v St Kilda (Telstra Dome) 7.40pm

    Saturday, April 5

    Kangaroos v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    West Coast v Fremantle (Subiaco) 4.10pm

    Brisbane Lions v Sydney (Gabba) 7.10pm

    Essendon v Carlton (MCG) 7.10pm

    Sunday, April 6

    Geelong v Melbourne (Skilled Stadium) 1.10pm

    Richmond v Collingwood (MCG) 2.10pm

    Adelaide v Port Adelaide (AAMI Stadium) 4.40pm

    ROUND 4

    Friday, April 11

    Essendon v Western Bulldogs (Telstra Dome) 7.40pm

    Saturday, April 12

    St Kilda v Geelong (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Kangaroos v Melbourne (Gold Coast) 4.10pm

    Sydney v West Coast (Telstra Stadium) 7.10pm

    Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions (AAMI Stadium) 7.40pm

    Sunday, April 13

    Hawthorn v Adelaide (Aurora Stadium) 1.10pm

    Carlton v Collingwood (MCG) 2.10pm

    Fremantle v Richmond (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 5

    Friday, April 18

    St Kilda v Essendon (Telstra Dome) 7.40pm

    Saturday, April 19

    Geelong v. Sydney (Skilled Stadium) 2.10pm

    Adelaide v Fremantle (AAMI Stadium) 3.10pm

    Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn (Gabba) 7.10pm

    Collingwood v Kangaroos (MCG) 7.10pm

    Sunday, April 20

    Melbourne v Carlton (MCG) 1.10pm

    Western Bulldogs v Richmond (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    West Coast v Port Adelaide (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 6

    Friday, April 25

    Collingwood v Essendon (MCG) 2.40pm

    Fremantle v Geelong (Subiaco) 8.40pm

    Saturday, April 26

    Carlton v Adelaide (MCG) 2.10pm

    Western Bulldogs v West Coast (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Port Adelaide v St Kilda (AAMI Stadium) 7.40pm

    Sunday, April 27

    Brisbane Lions v Melbourne (Gabba) 1.10pm

    Kangaroos v Sydney (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Hawthorn v Richmond (MCG) 4.40pm

    ROUND 7

    Friday, May 2

    West Coast v Carlton (Subiaco) 8.40pm

    Saturday, May 3

    Geelong v Brisbane Lions (Skilled Stadium) 2.10pm

    Hawthorn v Collingwood (MCG) 2.10pm

    Richmond v St Kilda (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Adelaide v Kangaroos (AAMI Stadium) 7.40pm

    Sunday, May 4

    Sydney v Western Bulldogs ((SCG)) 1.10pm

    Melbourne v Fremantle (MCG) 2.10pm

    Essendon v Port Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 4.40pm

    ROUND 8

    Friday, May 16

    St Kilda v Collingwood (Telstra Dome) 7.40pm

    Saturday, May 17

    Hawthorn v Port Adelaide (Aurora Stadium) 2.10pm

    Richmond v Geelong (MCG) 2.10pm

    Carlton v Brisbane Lions (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Kangaroos v West Coast (Gold Coast) 7.10pm

    Sunday, May 18

    Adelaide v Melbourne (AAMI Stadium) 1.10pm

    Sydney v Essendon (Telstra Stadium) 2.10pm

    Fremantle v Western Bulldogs (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 9

    Friday, May 23

    Collingwood v Geelong (MCG) 7.40pm

    Saturday, May 24

    Carlton v Fremantle (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Port Adelaide v Sydney (AAMI Stadium) 3.10pm

    Essendon v Richmond (MCG) 7.10pm 7.10pm

    West Coast v Adelaide (Subiaco) 7.40pm

    Sunday, May 25

    Brisbane Lions v St Kilda (Gabba) 1.10pm

    Melbourne v Hawthorn (MCG) 2.10pm

    Western Bulldogs v Kangaroos (Telstra Dome) 4.40pm

    ROUND 10

    Friday, May 30

    Adelaide v Essendon (AAMI Stadium) 8.10pm

    Saturday, May 31

    Collingwood v West Coast (MCG) 2.10pm

    Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs (Aurora Stadium) 2.10pm

    Brisbane Lions v Kangaroos (Gabba) 7.10pm

    Geelong v Carlton (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Sunday, June 1

    Sydney v Richmond (SCG) 1.10pm

    St Kilda v Melbourne (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Fremantle v Port Adelaide (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 11

    Friday, June 6

    Kangaroos v Geelong (Telstra Dome) 7.40pm

    Saturday, June 7

    Richmond v Adelaide (MCG) 2.10pm

    Essendon v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    West Coast v Sydney (Subiaco) 7.40pm

    Sunday, June 8

    Brisbane Lions v Fremantle (Gabba) 1.10pm

    St Kilda v Western Bulldogs (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Port Adelaide v Carlton (AAMI Stadium) 4.40pm

    Monday, June 9

    Melbourne v Collingwood (MCG) 2.10pm

    ROUND 12

    Friday, June 13

    Essendon v West Coast (Telstra Dome) 7.40pm

    Saturday, June 14

    Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions (MCG) 2.10pm

    Fremantle v Kangaroos (Subiaco) 4.10pm

    Sydney v St Kilda (SCG) 7.10pm

    Adelaide v Hawthorn (AAMI Stadium) 7.40pm

    Sunday, June 15

    Geelong v Port Adelaide (Skilled Stadium) 1.10pm

    Collingwood v Carlton (MCG) 2.10pm

    Richmond v Melbourne (Telstra Dome) 4.40pm

    ROUND 13

    Friday, June 20

    St Kilda v Fremantle (Telstra Dome) 7.40pm

    Saturday, June 21

    Hawthorn v Kangaroos (MCG) 2.10pm

    Port Adelaide v Richmond (AAMI Stadium) 3.10pm

    Brisbane Lions v Adelaide (Gabba) 7.10pm

    West Coast v Geelong (Subiaco) 7.40pm

    Sunday, June 22

    Melbourne v Sydney (Manuka Oval) 1.10pm

    Carlton v Essendon (MCG) 2.10pm

    Collingwood v Western Bulldogs (Telstra Dome) 4.40pm

    ROUND 14

    Friday, June 27

    Hawthorn v West Coast (MCG) 7.40pm

    Saturday, June 28

    Richmond v Carlton (MCG) 2.10pm

    Kangaroos v St Kilda (Gold Coast) 7.10pm

    Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide (TIO Stadium) 7.40pm

    Sunday, June 29

    Melbourne v Brisbane Lions (MCG) 1.10pm

    Fremantle v Essendon (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    Friday, July 4

    Adelaide v Geelong (AAMI Stadium) 7.40pm

    Saturday, July 5

    Sydney v Collingwood (Telstra Stadium) 7.10pm

    ROUND 15

    Friday, July 11

    Carlton v St Kilda (MCG) 7.40pm

    Saturday, July 12

    Collingwood v Adelaide (MCG) 2.10pm

    Geelong v Fremantle (Skilled Stadium) 2.10pm

    Essendon v Brisbane Lions (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Port Adelaide v Kangaroos (AAMI Stadium) 7.40pm

    Sunday, July 13

    Hawthorn v Sydney (MCG) 1.10pm

    Western Bulldogs v Melbourne (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    West Coast v Richmond (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 16

    Friday, July 18

    Kangaroos v Collingwood (Telstra Dome) 7.40pm

    Saturday, July 19

    Geelong v Western Bulldogs (Skilled Stadium) 2.10pm

    Richmond v Essendon (MCG) 2.10pm

    Brisbane Lions v West Coast (Gabba) 7.10pm

    St Kilda v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Sunday, July 20

    Carlton v Sydney (Telstra Dome) 1.10pm

    Port Adelaide v Adelaide (AAMI Stadium) 3.10pm

    Fremantle v Melbourne (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 17

    Friday, July 25

    Hawthorn v Geelong (MCG) 7.40pm

    Saturday, July 26

    Essendon v Collingwood (MCG) 2.10pm

    West Coast v St Kilda (Subiaco) 4.10pm

    Richmond v Brisbane Lions (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Sydney v Adelaide (SCG) 7.10pm

    Sunday, July 27

    Port Adelaide v Fremantle (AAMI Stadium) 1.10pm

    Melbourne v Kangaroos (MCG) 2.10pm

    Western Bulldogs v Carlton (Telstra Dome) 4.40pm

    ROUND 18

    Friday, August 1

    Collingwood v Hawthorn (MCG) 7.40pm

    Saturday, August 2

    Essendon v Melbourne (MCG) 2.10pm

    Adelaide v Carlton (AAMI Stadium) 3.10pm

    Geelong v Richmond (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Kangaroos v Brisbane Lions (Gold Coast) 7.10pm

    Sunday, August 3

    Western Bulldogs v Sydney (Manuka Oval) 1.10pm

    St Kilda v Port Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Fremantle v West Coast (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 19

    Friday, August 8

    Melbourne v Geelong (MCG) 7.10pm

    Saturday, August 9

    Carlton v Port Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions (Aurora Stadium) 2.10pm

    Collingwood v St Kilda (MCG) 7.10pm

    Sydney v Fremantle (SCG) 7.10pm

    Sunday, August 10

    Kangaroos v Western Bulldogs (Telstra Dome) 1.10pm

    Adelaide v Richmond (AAMI Stadium) 3.10pm 2.40pm

    West Coast v Essendon (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 20

    Friday, August 15

    Port Adelaide v Collingwood (AAMI Stadium) 8.10pm

    Saturday, August 16

    Essendon v Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Melbourne v West Coast (MCG) 2.10pm

    Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs (Gabba) 7.10pm

    Sydney v Geelong Telstra Stadium 7.10pm

    Sunday, August 17

    Richmond v Hawthorn (MCG) 1.10pm

    Carlton v Kangaroos (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    Fremantle v St Kilda (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 21

    Friday, August 22

    Western Bulldogs v Essendon (Telstra Dome) 7.40pm

    Saturday, August 23

    Richmond v Fremantle (MCG) 2.10pm

    Port Adelaide v Melbourne (AAMI Stadium) 3.10pm

    Brisbane Lions v Carlton (Gabba) 7.10pm

    Collingwood v Sydney (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Sunday, August 24

    Geelong v Kangaroos (Skilled Stadium) 1.10pm

    St Kilda v Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    West Coast v Hawthorn (Subiaco) 4.40pm

    ROUND 22

    Friday, August 29

    Fremantle v Collingwood (Subiaco) 8.40pm

    Saturday, August 30

    Kangaroos v Port Adelaide (MCG) 1.10pm

    Geelong v West Coast (Skilled Stadium) 2.10pm

    Adelaide v Western Bulldogs (AAMI Stadium) 4.10pm

    Carlton v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) 7.10pm

    Sydney v Brisbane Lions (SCG) 7.10pm

    Sunday, August 31

    Melbourne v Richmond (MCG) 2.10pm

    Essendon v St Kilda (Telstra Dome) 4.40pm

  4. Here is the first round. The MCG is in Melbourne, AAMI Stadium is in Adelaide, Telstra Dome is in Melbourne and Subiaco is in Perth.

    Thursday, March 20

    Carlton v Richmond (MCG) 6.10 pm

    Port Adelaide v Geelong (AAMI Stadium) 8.45 pm

    Saturday, March 22

    Collingwood v Fremantle (MCG) 2.10pm

    St Kilda v Sydney (Telstra Dome) 7.10 pm

    West Coast v Brisbane Lions (Subiaco) 7.40pm

    Sunday, March 23

    Western Bulldogs v Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 1.10pm

    Hawthorn v Melbourne (MCG) 4.40 pm

    Monday, March24

    Kangaroos v Essendon (Telstra Dome) 2.10pm

    See the entire fixture for 2008 at the Melbourne Herald Sun website,

    http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/r...

  5. March

  6. Easter week

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