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Every rule on one line, grouped by family. Status is what B012 Wednesday opening recorded. Read each rule in plain English.

A leading * marks a must-follow rule. CBA means the players’ collective bargaining agreement. Preference weights are not recorded, so none are shown.

CBA Rest · 9

*CBA: Six days between gamesCBA-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*CBA: At most three short breaks a seasonCBA-02Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*CBA: Short breaks only in the home-and-away seasonCBA-03Must-followIn force 2027Doesn't apply here, doesn't apply here
*CBA: Extra rest beside a short breakCBA-04Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*CBA: The opponent has at most six days’ restCBA-05Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*CBA: Three rounds between a club's short breaksCBA-06Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*CBA: Only one interstate trip around a short breakCBA-07Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*CBA: No short break after a Perth tripCBA-08Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*CBA: Perth clubs: no short break then travelCBA-09Must-followIn force 2027Met, met

VENUE Venues · 19

*VENUE: Sold home games: the exact countSM-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Darwin games are night games (venue deal)SM-03Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
VENUE: Darwin in May, Alice Springs in winterSM-04PreferenceIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Three Giants home games in CanberraSM-05Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: The ground must be free that dayVA-01Must-followIn force 2027No known conflict, met
*VENUE: Everyone plays at the MCGVT-03Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: At least 45 games at the MCGVT-04Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: At least 40 games at DocklandsVT-05Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Darwin games are night gamesVT-08Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: No afternoon games at the old Perth groundVT-09Must-followNot in force 2027Not recorded
*VENUE: No lights, no night gamesVT-12Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: One game per ground per dayVT-13Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Big Victorian games on separate daysDATE-BIG-CLUB-SAME-DATEMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Big Victorian games at the MCGBIG-CLUB-MCGMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Gold Coast's Darwin games back to backGC-DARWIN-BLOCKMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Ten Geelong home games at Kardinia ParkGEELONG-KARDINIA-COUNTMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Melbourne's Alice Springs gameMEL-TRAEGER-GAMEMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Venue caps for interstate visitorsSM-CLUB-INTERSTATE-VENUE-MAXMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*VENUE: Victorian venue capsSM-CLUB-VENUE-MAXMust-followIn force 2027Met, met

TV TV coverage · 10

*TV: At least 81 games on free TVBC-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TV: Three live free-TV games a roundBC-02Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TV: Every game live on pay TVBC-03Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TV: Early Thursday nights on free TVBC-04Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TV: Big occasions live on free TVBC-05Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TV: Pay-TV-only Saturdays early in the seasonBC-08Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TV: When local games return to live TVBC-09Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TV: Every local game on free TVBC-10Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TV: Same-state clubs never clash on TVBC-11Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TV: Same-state clubs in different slotsVT-02Must-followIn force 2027Met, met

BALANCE Balance · 9

*BALANCE: No rested club against an unrested oneBY-02Must-followNot in force 2027Met, met
*BALANCE: The weighted ruleWR-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*BALANCE: Thursday and Friday caps per clubDATE-PRIMETIME-CLUB-CAPMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*BALANCE: Thursdays spread across the seasonDATE-PRIMETIME-THIRD-SPREADMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*BALANCE: At least six Saturdays, three to twelve SundaysDATE-PRIMETIME-WEEKEND-BANDMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*BALANCE: Each club's own weekday rangeDATE-WEEKDAY-ENVELOPEMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*BALANCE: Double-ups: one home game eachHA-ALTERNATIONMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*BALANCE: At most three rounds without a home gameHA-AWAY-RUN-CAPMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*BALANCE: Eleven home, eleven awayHA-BALANCEMust-followIn force 2027Met, met

TRAVEL Travel · 6

*TRAVEL: Five games in Victoria for every clubOH-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TRAVEL: Victorian clubs travel at least five timesOH-02Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TRAVEL: Everyone visits Western AustraliaOH-04Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TRAVEL: Perth clubs never travel two weeks runningRA-10Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TRAVEL: No club travels three weeks runningRA-11Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*TRAVEL: Every state gets footy most weeksSTATE-ROUND-PRESENCEMust-followIn force 2027Met, met

EVENT Big occasions · 6

*EVENT: Gather Round in one cityGR-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*EVENT: Gather Round: four days, three groundsGR-02Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*EVENT: Everyone travels to Gather RoundGR-03Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*EVENT: King's Birthday EveMQ-09Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*EVENT: Port Adelaide's Anzac tribute gameMQ-10Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*EVENT: Fremantle's Len Hall TributeMQ-11Must-followIn force 2027Met, met

ROUND Season shape · 24

*ROUND: Bye rounds still have seven gamesBY-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Eighteen clubs in the competitionFS-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Everyone plays everyoneFS-02Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Six double-ups eachFS-03Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Twenty-three games eachFS-04Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Twenty-four rounds in the seasonFS-05Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: One bye each, mid-seasonFS-06Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Derbies are played twiceOH-07Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Opening Round involves only some clubsOR-01Must-followIn force 2027Doesn't apply here, doesn't apply here
*ROUND: Opening Round clubs get an extra byeOR-02Must-followIn force 2027Doesn't apply here, doesn't apply here
*ROUND: Opening Round runs Thursday to SundayOR-03Must-followIn force 2027Doesn't apply here, doesn't apply here
*ROUND: Games fixed in advance stay putRA-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Six rounds between the two meetingsRA-02Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: No return games before mid-seasonRA-05Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Final round is for return games onlyRA-06Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Derbies are always double-upsWR-02Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Grand Final rematch is a double-upWR-04Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Every game has one dateDATE-ASSIGN-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Games per dayDATE-DAY-CAPACITYMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Same-state derbies per dayDATE-MARKET-CAPACITYMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Every game has one roundASSIGN-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: One game per club per roundASSIGN-02Must-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Banned double-up pairsforbidden_pairsMust-followIn force 2027Met, met
*ROUND: Every game has one groundOPT-01Must-followIn force 2027Met, met