At least 45 games at the MCG
VT-04Catalogue name: A minimum number of MCG matches
What it means
At least 45 games are played at the MCGMelbourne Cricket Ground.Read more in the glossary across the season, counting every game there, not just the tenants' home games.
Why it exists
The ground's contract with the AFLAustralian Football League.Read more in the glossary requires a minimum number of games each season.
For example
Richmond, Melbourne, Collingwood and Hawthorn home games plus big away games and marquee occasions add up to at least 45.
How strictly it applies
Must-follow The fixture must obey this rule. A separate checker tests the finished fixture afterwards.
Must-follow. The figure of 45 is from a 2013 description; the threshold in force for 2027 is not stated in the public release text.
The catalogue's figure (45) is from the 2013 source. The releases check this rule as met, but the threshold in force for 2027 is not stated in public text.
Where to see it
Who plays where 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.
- Preview 13 September2027 · Generated
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no checker yet
- Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated
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no checker yet
- Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated
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no checker yet
- Corrected (seed 43)2027 · Generated
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no checker yet
- Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated
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no checker yet
- B009 nominal (seed 43)2027 · Generated
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no checker yet
- B010 nominal (weight 0.10)2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B011 nominal2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B012 Wednesday opening2027 · Generated
Met, met
- 20252025 season as played2025 · As played
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rule source not recorded
First checked independently in TV slots added, 18 Sep 2026.
Related
For analysts: catalogue text and codes
- Rule id
VT-04- Catalogue text
- At least 45 matches at the MCG.
- Catalogue type
- Hard / contract
- Catalogue family
- Venue and Time-Slot Assignment
- Class
hard· The fixture must never break it.- Step
S3· Step 4: home ground and venue- Recorded status
met· source rowevaluated- Catalogue reason
- The ground's contract with the AFL requires a minimum number of matches each season.