When does the new season of the AFL kick off?

Question

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

Cheers

Answer 1

Not soon enough, sometime in March (mid).

Answer 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

Answer 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

Answer 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...

Answer 5

March

Answer 6

Easter week