Port Adelaide's Anzac tribute game

MQ-10Catalogue name: Port Adelaide's Anzac-round home game

What it means

Port Adelaide hosts a game at Adelaide Oval in the Anzac roundThe round containing Anzac Day. In the 2027 model it is Round 6.Read more in the glossary, in memory of Peter Badcoe VC. The opponent changes each year.

Why it exists

An annual tribute game the AFLAustralian Football League.Read more in the glossary has fixed every season since at least 2023.

For example

Round 6 of the 2027 model includes a Port Adelaide home game at Adelaide Oval.

How strictly it applies

Must-follow The fixture must obey this rule. A separate checker tests the finished fixture afterwards.

Must-follow. The round and venue are fixed; the opponent is left to the program.

Where to see it

How the fixture is made shows how this plays out across the season.

How it played out across versions

One cell per release, oldest first. Each shows the verdict that release recorded for this rule; a release with no row for the rule says so.

13 Sep13 Sep 2026Preview 13 September2027 · Generated
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13 Sep13 Sep 2026Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated
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14 Sep14 Sep 2026Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated
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14 Sep14 Sep 2026Corrected (seed 43)2027 · Generated
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14 Sep14 Sep 2026Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated
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15 Sep15 Sep 2026B009 nominal (seed 43)2027 · Generated
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18 Sep18 Sep 2026B010 nominal (weight 0.10)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
19 Sep19 Sep 2026B011 nominal2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
30 Sep30 Sep 2026B012 Wednesday opening2027 · Generated
Met, met
20252025 season as played2025 · As played
Off, switched off by these settings
rule source not recorded

First checked independently in Realism rules added, 30 Sep 2026.

For analysts: catalogue text and codes

Rule id: MQ-10
Catalogue text: Port Adelaide hosts its ANZAC match commemorating Peter Badcoe VC at Adelaide Oval in the ANZAC round; the opponent rotates.
Catalogue type: Hard
Catalogue family: Marquee Match Constraints
Class: hard · The fixture must never break it.
Step: S2 · Step 2: rounds
Recorded status: met · source row evaluated
Catalogue reason: An annual tribute match the AFL has fixed each season since at least 2023.