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Melbourne's Alice Springs game

internal:venue.MEL-TRAEGER-GAME

What it means

Melbourne's home game at Traeger Park is dated between late May and mid-July, is a day game, and is not against a big Victorian club.

Why it exists

This matches every Alice Springs game from 2022 to 2026. It replaces the older "June" convention for 2027.

For example

Melbourne v Gold Coast at Traeger Park on a Sunday afternoon in June would fit; Melbourne v Collingwood there would not.

How strictly it applies

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

Must-follow. A modelled assumptionA value we chose because the AFL has not published the 2027 fact, or because a convention is only visible in past fixtures.Read more in the glossary set by the project owner. Checked from the 30 September release.

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.

13 Sep13 Sep 2026Preview 13 September2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
13 Sep13 Sep 2026Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
14 Sep14 Sep 2026Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
14 Sep14 Sep 2026Corrected (seed 43)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
14 Sep14 Sep 2026Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
15 Sep15 Sep 2026B009 nominal (seed 43)2027 · Generated
This version has no recorded result for this rule.
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: internal:venue.MEL-TRAEGER-GAME
Catalogue text: Melbourne's home game at Traeger Park is dated between late May and mid-July, is a day game, and is not against a big Victorian club.
Catalogue type: modelled rule (not a catalogue row)
Catalogue family: internal
Class: hard · The fixture must never break it.
Step: S3 · Step 4: home ground and venue
Recorded status: met · source row evaluated
Catalogue reason: A modelled assumption that every Traeger Park game from 2022 to 2026 satisfies; it replaces the June convention for 2027.