Season analysis · 2025 draft
Who plays whom twice?
With 23 games against 17 opponents, every club meets six of them twice. Each arc joins a pair that plays twice.
How to read this
One club's arcs are lifted at a time: your highlighted club, or else the club listed first. Hover or focus another club to lift its six arcs, and hover an arc for the two rounds and who hosts each.
Why these six? The double-up rule starts from the previous season's final ladder and splits it into ladder thirds The three groups of six the weighted rule makes from last season's ladder.: the top six, the middle six and the bottom six. A club plays a few clubs from its own third twice and one or two from each of the other thirds, so no club gets all its repeat games against the strongest or the weakest teams. In the rule's words: Last season’s ladder divides clubs into three groups of six. Each club normally has two or three double-ups within its group and one or two in each other group. From 2026, up to four within its own group are allowed, with a preference for no more than three.
Clubs below run in the order they finished in 2024. The coloured strip beside each club shows where its six repeat opponents finished: dark for the top six, mid for the middle six, light for the bottom six.
Which ladder. This version used a ladder whose basis is not recorded. Whether this ladder was taken before or after the finals is not recorded. Read from the generator’s season settings, which match this version’s record.
Double Match Ups
| Ladder | Club | Plays twice (rounds of both meetings) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney1 & 22 | Geelong3 & 15 | Hawthorn11 & 24 | Bulldogs5 & 19 | Collingwood6 & 21 | Gold Coast8 & 20 |
| 2 | Sydney | Brisbane1 & 22 | Port Adelaide6 & 15 | GWS8 & 20 | Fremantle2 & 17 | Essendon9 & 21 | North Melbourne4 & 19 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | Sydney6 & 15 | Geelong10 & 21 | Hawthorn5 & 19 | Carlton16 & 23 | Fremantle11 & 22 | Adelaide9 & 20 |
| 4 | Geelong | Brisbane3 & 15 | Port Adelaide10 & 21 | GWS9 & 18 | Essendon14 & 22 | St Kilda2 & 19 | Richmond17 & 24 |
| 5 | Greater Western Sydney | Sydney8 & 20 | Geelong9 & 18 | Bulldogs7 & 21 | St Kilda5 & 24 | Gold Coast15 & 23 | West Coast4 & 17 |
| 6 | Hawthorn | Brisbane11 & 24 | Port Adelaide5 & 19 | Carlton2 & 20 | Collingwood12 & 22 | Melbourne9 & 23 | Adelaide14 & 21 |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | Brisbane5 & 19 | GWS7 & 21 | Fremantle4 & 24 | Essendon10 & 20 | St Kilda6 & 14 | North Melbourne1 & 17 |
| 8 | Carlton | Port Adelaide16 & 23 | Hawthorn2 & 20 | Collingwood4 & 17 | Essendon13 & 24 | West Coast5 & 14 | North Melbourne6 & 15 |
| 9 | Collingwood | Brisbane6 & 21 | Hawthorn12 & 22 | Carlton4 & 17 | Fremantle9 & 19 | Melbourne13 & 24 | Adelaide10 & 23 |
| 10 | Fremantle | Sydney2 & 17 | Port Adelaide11 & 22 | Bulldogs4 & 24 | Collingwood9 & 19 | St Kilda8 & 16 | West Coast3 & 20 |
| 11 | Essendon | Sydney9 & 21 | Geelong14 & 22 | Bulldogs10 & 20 | Carlton13 & 24 | Gold Coast17 & 24 | Richmond11 & 18 |
| 12 | St Kilda | Geelong2 & 19 | GWS5 & 24 | Bulldogs6 & 14 | Fremantle8 & 16 | Melbourne12 & 20 | Richmond3 & 22 |
| 13 | Gold Coast | Brisbane8 & 20 | GWS15 & 23 | Essendon17 & 24 | Melbourne3 & 16 | Adelaide4 & 19 | Richmond6 & 21 |
| 14 | Melbourne | Hawthorn9 & 23 | Collingwood13 & 24 | St Kilda12 & 20 | Gold Coast3 & 16 | West Coast8 & 21 | North Melbourne2 & 18 |
| 15 | Adelaide | Port Adelaide9 & 20 | Hawthorn14 & 21 | Collingwood10 & 23 | Gold Coast4 & 19 | West Coast11 & 22 | North Melbourne3 & 24 |
| 16 | West Coast | GWS4 & 17 | Carlton5 & 14 | Fremantle3 & 20 | Melbourne8 & 21 | Adelaide11 & 22 | Richmond9 & 19 |
| 17 | North Melbourne | Sydney4 & 19 | Bulldogs1 & 17 | Carlton6 & 15 | Melbourne2 & 18 | Adelaide3 & 24 | Richmond10 & 23 |
| 18 | Richmond | Geelong17 & 24 | Essendon11 & 18 | St Kilda3 & 22 | Gold Coast6 & 21 | West Coast9 & 19 | North Melbourne10 & 23 |
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- opponent from the top 6
- opponent from the middle 6
- opponent from the bottom 6
Top 6 finished 1st–6th in 2024
- Brisbane Lions, finished 1st in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 2 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- SYD R1 · R22Sydney, top 6, rounds 1 and 22
- GEE R3 · R15Geelong, top 6, rounds 3 and 15
- HAW R11 · R24Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 11 and 24
- WBD R5 · R19Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 5 and 19
- COL R6 · R21Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 6 and 21
- GCS R8 · R20Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 20
- Sydney, finished 2nd in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 2 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- BRL R1 · R22Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 1 and 22
- PTA R6 · R15Port Adelaide, top 6, rounds 6 and 15
- GWS R8 · R20Greater Western Sydney, top 6, rounds 8 and 20
- FRE R2 · R17Fremantle, middle 6, rounds 2 and 17
- ESS R9 · R21Essendon, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- NTH R4 · R19North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 19
- Port Adelaide, finished 3rd in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 2 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- SYD R6 · R15Sydney, top 6, rounds 6 and 15
- GEE R10 · R21Geelong, top 6, rounds 10 and 21
- HAW R5 · R19Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 5 and 19
- CAR R16 · R23Carlton, middle 6, rounds 16 and 23
- FRE R11 · R22Fremantle, middle 6, rounds 11 and 22
- ADE R9 · R20Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 9 and 20
- Geelong, finished 4th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 2 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- BRL R3 · R15Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 3 and 15
- PTA R10 · R21Port Adelaide, top 6, rounds 10 and 21
- GWS R9 · R18Greater Western Sydney, top 6, rounds 9 and 18
- ESS R14 · R22Essendon, middle 6, rounds 14 and 22
- STK R2 · R19St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 2 and 19
- RIC R17 · R24Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 17 and 24
- Greater Western Sydney, finished 5th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R8 · R20Sydney, top 6, rounds 8 and 20
- GEE R9 · R18Geelong, top 6, rounds 9 and 18
- WBD R7 · R21Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 7 and 21
- STK R5 · R24St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 5 and 24
- GCS R15 · R23Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 15 and 23
- WCE R4 · R17West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 17
- Hawthorn, finished 6th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- BRL R11 · R24Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 11 and 24
- PTA R5 · R19Port Adelaide, top 6, rounds 5 and 19
- CAR R2 · R20Carlton, middle 6, rounds 2 and 20
- COL R12 · R22Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 12 and 22
- MEL R9 · R23Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 9 and 23
- ADE R14 · R21Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 14 and 21
Middle 6 finished 7th–12th in 2024
- Western Bulldogs, finished 7th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 3 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- BRL R5 · R19Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 5 and 19
- GWS R7 · R21Greater Western Sydney, top 6, rounds 7 and 21
- FRE R4 · R24Fremantle, middle 6, rounds 4 and 24
- ESS R10 · R20Essendon, middle 6, rounds 10 and 20
- STK R6 · R14St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 6 and 14
- NTH R1 · R17North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 17
- Carlton, finished 8th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- PTA R16 · R23Port Adelaide, top 6, rounds 16 and 23
- HAW R2 · R20Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 2 and 20
- COL R4 · R17Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 4 and 17
- ESS R13 · R24Essendon, middle 6, rounds 13 and 24
- WCE R5 · R14West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 5 and 14
- NTH R6 · R15North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 6 and 15
- Collingwood, finished 9th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- BRL R6 · R21Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 6 and 21
- HAW R12 · R22Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 12 and 22
- CAR R4 · R17Carlton, middle 6, rounds 4 and 17
- FRE R9 · R19Fremantle, middle 6, rounds 9 and 19
- MEL R13 · R24Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 13 and 24
- ADE R10 · R23Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 23
- Fremantle, finished 10th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 3 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- SYD R2 · R17Sydney, top 6, rounds 2 and 17
- PTA R11 · R22Port Adelaide, top 6, rounds 11 and 22
- WBD R4 · R24Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 4 and 24
- COL R9 · R19Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 9 and 19
- STK R8 · R16St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 8 and 16
- WCE R3 · R20West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 20
- Essendon, finished 11th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R9 · R21Sydney, top 6, rounds 9 and 21
- GEE R14 · R22Geelong, top 6, rounds 14 and 22
- WBD R10 · R20Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 10 and 20
- CAR R13 · R24Carlton, middle 6, rounds 13 and 24
- GCS R17 · R24Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 17 and 24
- RIC R11 · R18Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 18
- St Kilda, finished 12th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- GEE R2 · R19Geelong, top 6, rounds 2 and 19
- GWS R5 · R24Greater Western Sydney, top 6, rounds 5 and 24
- WBD R6 · R14Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 6 and 14
- FRE R8 · R16Fremantle, middle 6, rounds 8 and 16
- MEL R12 · R20Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 12 and 20
- RIC R3 · R22Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 22
Bottom 6 finished 13th–18th in 2024
- Gold Coast, finished 13th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 1 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- BRL R8 · R20Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 8 and 20
- GWS R15 · R23Greater Western Sydney, top 6, rounds 15 and 23
- ESS R17 · R24Essendon, middle 6, rounds 17 and 24
- MEL R3 · R16Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 16
- ADE R4 · R19Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 19
- RIC R6 · R21Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 6 and 21
- Melbourne, finished 14th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 2 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- HAW R9 · R23Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 9 and 23
- COL R13 · R24Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 13 and 24
- STK R12 · R20St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 12 and 20
- GCS R3 · R16Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 16
- WCE R8 · R21West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 21
- NTH R2 · R18North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 2 and 18
- Adelaide, finished 15th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 1 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- PTA R9 · R20Port Adelaide, top 6, rounds 9 and 20
- HAW R14 · R21Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 14 and 21
- COL R10 · R23Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 10 and 23
- GCS R4 · R19Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 19
- WCE R11 · R22West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 22
- NTH R3 · R24North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 24
- West Coast, finished 16th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 2 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- GWS R4 · R17Greater Western Sydney, top 6, rounds 4 and 17
- CAR R5 · R14Carlton, middle 6, rounds 5 and 14
- FRE R3 · R20Fremantle, middle 6, rounds 3 and 20
- MEL R8 · R21Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 21
- ADE R11 · R22Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 22
- RIC R9 · R19Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 9 and 19
- North Melbourne, finished 17th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 2 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- SYD R4 · R19Sydney, top 6, rounds 4 and 19
- WBD R1 · R17Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 1 and 17
- CAR R6 · R15Carlton, middle 6, rounds 6 and 15
- MEL R2 · R18Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 2 and 18
- ADE R3 · R24Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 24
- RIC R10 · R23Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 23
- Richmond, finished 18th in 2024
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 2 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- GEE R17 · R24Geelong, top 6, rounds 17 and 24
- ESS R11 · R18Essendon, middle 6, rounds 11 and 18
- STK R3 · R22St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 3 and 22
- GCS R6 · R21Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 6 and 21
- WCE R9 · R19West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 9 and 19
- NTH R10 · R23North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 23
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| Club | Finished (2024) | Plays twice | Finished (2024) | First meeting | Host | Second meeting | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | R10 | Collingwood | R23 | Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | R4 | Gold Coast | R19 | Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | Hawthorn | 6th, top 6 | R14 | Hawthorn | R21 | Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | North Melbourne | 17th, bottom 6 | R3 | Adelaide | R24 | North Melbourne |
| Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | Port Adelaide | 3rd, top 6 | R9 | Port Adelaide | R20 | Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R11 | Adelaide | R22 | West Coast |
| Brisbane Lions | 1st, top 6 | Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | R6 | Brisbane Lions | R21 | Collingwood |
| Brisbane Lions | 1st, top 6 | Geelong | 4th, top 6 | R3 | Brisbane Lions | R15 | Geelong |
| Brisbane Lions | 1st, top 6 | Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | R8 | Brisbane Lions | R20 | Gold Coast |
| Brisbane Lions | 1st, top 6 | Hawthorn | 6th, top 6 | R11 | Hawthorn | R24 | Brisbane Lions |
| Brisbane Lions | 1st, top 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R1 | Sydney | R22 | Brisbane Lions |
| Brisbane Lions | 1st, top 6 | Western Bulldogs | 7th, middle 6 | R5 | Western Bulldogs | R19 | Brisbane Lions |
| Carlton | 8th, middle 6 | Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | R4 | Collingwood | R17 | Carlton |
| Carlton | 8th, middle 6 | Essendon | 11th, middle 6 | R13 | Carlton | R24 | Essendon |
| Carlton | 8th, middle 6 | Hawthorn | 6th, top 6 | R2 | Carlton | R20 | Hawthorn |
| Carlton | 8th, middle 6 | North Melbourne | 17th, bottom 6 | R6 | North Melbourne | R15 | Carlton |
| Carlton | 8th, middle 6 | Port Adelaide | 3rd, top 6 | R16 | Port Adelaide | R23 | Carlton |
| Carlton | 8th, middle 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R5 | Carlton | R14 | West Coast |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Fremantle | 10th, middle 6 | R9 | Fremantle | R19 | Collingwood |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Hawthorn | 6th, top 6 | R12 | Collingwood | R22 | Hawthorn |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R13 | Melbourne | R24 | Collingwood |
| Essendon | 11th, middle 6 | Geelong | 4th, top 6 | R14 | Essendon | R22 | Geelong |
| Essendon | 11th, middle 6 | Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | R17 | Essendon | R24 | Gold Coast |
| Essendon | 11th, middle 6 | Richmond | 18th, bottom 6 | R11 | Essendon | R18 | Richmond |
| Essendon | 11th, middle 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R9 | Essendon | R21 | Sydney |
| Essendon | 11th, middle 6 | Western Bulldogs | 7th, middle 6 | R10 | Western Bulldogs | R20 | Essendon |
| Fremantle | 10th, middle 6 | Port Adelaide | 3rd, top 6 | R11 | Fremantle | R22 | Port Adelaide |
| Fremantle | 10th, middle 6 | St Kilda | 12th, middle 6 | R8 | St Kilda | R16 | Fremantle |
| Fremantle | 10th, middle 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R2 | Fremantle | R17 | Sydney |
| Fremantle | 10th, middle 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R3 | West Coast | R20 | Fremantle |
| Fremantle | 10th, middle 6 | Western Bulldogs | 7th, middle 6 | R4 | Fremantle | R24 | Western Bulldogs |
| Geelong | 4th, top 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 5th, top 6 | R9 | Geelong | R18 | Greater Western Sydney |
| Geelong | 4th, top 6 | Port Adelaide | 3rd, top 6 | R10 | Port Adelaide | R21 | Geelong |
| Geelong | 4th, top 6 | Richmond | 18th, bottom 6 | R17 | Geelong | R24 | Richmond |
| Geelong | 4th, top 6 | St Kilda | 12th, middle 6 | R2 | St Kilda | R19 | Geelong |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 5th, top 6 | R15 | Greater Western Sydney | R23 | Gold Coast |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R3 | Melbourne | R16 | Gold Coast |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | Richmond | 18th, bottom 6 | R6 | Richmond | R21 | Gold Coast |
| Greater Western Sydney | 5th, top 6 | St Kilda | 12th, middle 6 | R5 | St Kilda | R24 | Greater Western Sydney |
| Greater Western Sydney | 5th, top 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R8 | Sydney | R20 | Greater Western Sydney |
| Greater Western Sydney | 5th, top 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R4 | Greater Western Sydney | R17 | West Coast |
| Greater Western Sydney | 5th, top 6 | Western Bulldogs | 7th, middle 6 | R7 | Greater Western Sydney | R21 | Western Bulldogs |
| Hawthorn | 6th, top 6 | Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R9 | Melbourne | R23 | Hawthorn |
| Hawthorn | 6th, top 6 | Port Adelaide | 3rd, top 6 | R5 | Port Adelaide | R19 | Hawthorn |
| Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | North Melbourne | 17th, bottom 6 | R2 | North Melbourne | R18 | Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | St Kilda | 12th, middle 6 | R12 | Melbourne | R20 | St Kilda |
| Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R8 | West Coast | R21 | Melbourne |
| North Melbourne | 17th, bottom 6 | Richmond | 18th, bottom 6 | R10 | Richmond | R23 | North Melbourne |
| North Melbourne | 17th, bottom 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R4 | North Melbourne | R19 | Sydney |
| North Melbourne | 17th, bottom 6 | Western Bulldogs | 7th, middle 6 | R1 | Western Bulldogs | R17 | North Melbourne |
| Port Adelaide | 3rd, top 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R6 | Sydney | R15 | Port Adelaide |
| Richmond | 18th, bottom 6 | St Kilda | 12th, middle 6 | R3 | St Kilda | R22 | Richmond |
| Richmond | 18th, bottom 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R9 | Richmond | R19 | West Coast |
| St Kilda | 12th, middle 6 | Western Bulldogs | 7th, middle 6 | R6 | Western Bulldogs | R14 | St Kilda |
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