Season analysis · 2027 draft of 18 Sept 2026
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 2026. 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 the home-and-away ladder: the order after the last home-and-away round, before the finals were played. The basis changed between releases: “B012 modelled 2027 fixture” used the finals-reseeded ladder instead. Read from this release’s season settings.
Double Match Ups
| Ladder | Club | Plays twice (rounds of both meetings) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | Sydney8 & 20 | Geelong9 & 21 | Melbourne3 & 18 | St Kilda11 & 23 | North Melbourne10 & 22 | West Coast12 & 24 |
| 2 | Sydney | Fremantle8 & 20 | Brisbane12 & 24 | Carlton11 & 23 | GWS6 & 19 | Gold Coast4 & 21 | West Coast3 & 16 |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney12 & 24 | Hawthorn9 & 21 | Bulldogs11 & 23 | Carlton4 & 16 | Gold Coast8 & 20 | Essendon2 & 14 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | Brisbane9 & 21 | Geelong2 & 22 | Adelaide8 & 20 | Collingwood11 & 23 | North Melbourne4 & 24 | Essendon7 & 19 |
| 5 | Geelong | Fremantle9 & 21 | Hawthorn2 & 22 | Adelaide6 & 18 | GWS11 & 24 | Port Adelaide1 & 23 | Richmond4 & 16 |
| 6 | Adelaide | Hawthorn8 & 20 | Geelong6 & 18 | Melbourne9 & 21 | Bulldogs12 & 24 | Port Adelaide10 & 22 | Richmond11 & 23 |
| 7 | Melbourne | Fremantle3 & 18 | Adelaide9 & 21 | Bulldogs2 & 17 | Collingwood13 & 24 | Port Adelaide4 & 16 | Richmond6 & 22 |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | Brisbane11 & 23 | Adelaide12 & 24 | Melbourne2 & 17 | Collingwood9 & 21 | West Coast1 & 13 | Essendon8 & 20 |
| 9 | Collingwood | Hawthorn11 & 23 | Melbourne13 & 24 | Bulldogs9 & 21 | Carlton1 & 14 | St Kilda10 & 22 | Richmond8 & 20 |
| 10 | Carlton | Sydney11 & 23 | Brisbane4 & 16 | Collingwood1 & 14 | St Kilda12 & 24 | GWS9 & 21 | Essendon5 & 17 |
| 11 | St Kilda | Fremantle11 & 23 | Collingwood10 & 22 | Carlton12 & 24 | GWS5 & 17 | Gold Coast1 & 13 | North Melbourne6 & 21 |
| 12 | Greater Western Sydney | Sydney6 & 19 | Geelong11 & 24 | Carlton9 & 21 | St Kilda5 & 17 | Gold Coast10 & 22 | North Melbourne1 & 23 |
| 13 | Gold Coast | Sydney4 & 21 | Brisbane8 & 20 | St Kilda1 & 13 | GWS10 & 22 | North Melbourne3 & 19 | Port Adelaide11 & 24 |
| 14 | North Melbourne | Fremantle10 & 22 | Hawthorn4 & 24 | St Kilda6 & 21 | GWS1 & 23 | Gold Coast3 & 19 | Port Adelaide8 & 20 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | Geelong1 & 23 | Adelaide10 & 22 | Melbourne4 & 16 | Gold Coast11 & 24 | North Melbourne8 & 20 | West Coast2 & 14 |
| 16 | West Coast | Fremantle12 & 24 | Sydney3 & 16 | Bulldogs1 & 13 | Port Adelaide2 & 14 | Richmond9 & 21 | Essendon11 & 23 |
| 17 | Richmond | Geelong4 & 16 | Adelaide11 & 23 | Melbourne6 & 22 | Collingwood8 & 20 | West Coast9 & 21 | Essendon10 & 24 |
| 18 | Essendon | Brisbane2 & 14 | Hawthorn7 & 19 | Bulldogs8 & 20 | Carlton5 & 17 | West Coast11 & 23 | Richmond10 & 24 |
- plays twice
- highlighted club
- opponent from the top 6
- opponent from the middle 6
- opponent from the bottom 6
Top 6 finished 1st–6th in 2026
- Fremantle, finished 1st in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R8 · R20Sydney, top 6, rounds 8 and 20
- GEE R9 · R21Geelong, top 6, rounds 9 and 21
- MEL R3 · R18Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 3 and 18
- STK R11 · R23St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 11 and 23
- NTH R10 · R22North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 22
- WCE R12 · R24West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 12 and 24
- Sydney, finished 2nd in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- FRE R8 · R20Fremantle, top 6, rounds 8 and 20
- BRL R12 · R24Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 12 and 24
- CAR R11 · R23Carlton, middle 6, rounds 11 and 23
- GWS R6 · R19Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 6 and 19
- GCS R4 · R21Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 21
- WCE R3 · R16West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 16
- Brisbane Lions, finished 3rd in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R12 · R24Sydney, top 6, rounds 12 and 24
- HAW R9 · R21Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 9 and 21
- WBD R11 · R23Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 11 and 23
- CAR R4 · R16Carlton, middle 6, rounds 4 and 16
- GCS R8 · R20Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 20
- ESS R2 · R14Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 2 and 14
- Hawthorn, finished 4th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 1 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- BRL R9 · R21Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 9 and 21
- GEE R2 · R22Geelong, top 6, rounds 2 and 22
- ADE R8 · R20Adelaide, top 6, rounds 8 and 20
- COL R11 · R23Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 11 and 23
- NTH R4 · R24North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 24
- ESS R7 · R19Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 7 and 19
- Geelong, finished 5th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 3 top 6, 1 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- FRE R9 · R21Fremantle, top 6, rounds 9 and 21
- HAW R2 · R22Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 2 and 22
- ADE R6 · R18Adelaide, top 6, rounds 6 and 18
- GWS R11 · R24Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 11 and 24
- PTA R1 · R23Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 23
- RIC R4 · R16Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 16
- Adelaide, finished 6th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- HAW R8 · R20Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 8 and 20
- GEE R6 · R18Geelong, top 6, rounds 6 and 18
- MEL R9 · R21Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- WBD R12 · R24Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 12 and 24
- PTA R10 · R22Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 22
- RIC R11 · R23Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 23
Middle 6 finished 7th–12th in 2026
- Melbourne, finished 7th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- FRE R3 · R18Fremantle, top 6, rounds 3 and 18
- ADE R9 · R21Adelaide, top 6, rounds 9 and 21
- WBD R2 · R17Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 2 and 17
- COL R13 · R24Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 13 and 24
- PTA R4 · R16Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 4 and 16
- RIC R6 · R22Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 6 and 22
- Western Bulldogs, finished 8th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- BRL R11 · R23Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 11 and 23
- ADE R12 · R24Adelaide, top 6, rounds 12 and 24
- MEL R2 · R17Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 2 and 17
- COL R9 · R21Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- WCE R1 · R13West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 13
- ESS R8 · R20Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 20
- Collingwood, finished 9th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 4 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- HAW R11 · R23Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 11 and 23
- MEL R13 · R24Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 13 and 24
- WBD R9 · R21Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- CAR R1 · R14Carlton, middle 6, rounds 1 and 14
- STK R10 · R22St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 10 and 22
- RIC R8 · R20Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 20
- Carlton, finished 10th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 3 middle 6, 1 bottom 6.
- SYD R11 · R23Sydney, top 6, rounds 11 and 23
- BRL R4 · R16Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 4 and 16
- COL R1 · R14Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 1 and 14
- STK R12 · R24St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 12 and 24
- GWS R9 · R21Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- ESS R5 · R17Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 5 and 17
- St Kilda, finished 11th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 1 top 6, 3 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- FRE R11 · R23Fremantle, top 6, rounds 11 and 23
- COL R10 · R22Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 10 and 22
- CAR R12 · R24Carlton, middle 6, rounds 12 and 24
- GWS R5 · R17Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 5 and 17
- GCS R1 · R13Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 13
- NTH R6 · R21North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 6 and 21
- Greater Western Sydney, finished 12th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R6 · R19Sydney, top 6, rounds 6 and 19
- GEE R11 · R24Geelong, top 6, rounds 11 and 24
- CAR R9 · R21Carlton, middle 6, rounds 9 and 21
- STK R5 · R17St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 5 and 17
- GCS R10 · R22Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 22
- NTH R1 · R23North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 1 and 23
Bottom 6 finished 13th–18th in 2026
- Gold Coast, finished 13th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- SYD R4 · R21Sydney, top 6, rounds 4 and 21
- BRL R8 · R20Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 8 and 20
- STK R1 · R13St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 1 and 13
- GWS R10 · R22Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 10 and 22
- NTH R3 · R19North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 19
- PTA R11 · R24Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 24
- North Melbourne, finished 14th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- FRE R10 · R22Fremantle, top 6, rounds 10 and 22
- HAW R4 · R24Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 4 and 24
- STK R6 · R21St Kilda, middle 6, rounds 6 and 21
- GWS R1 · R23Greater Western Sydney, middle 6, rounds 1 and 23
- GCS R3 · R19Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 3 and 19
- PTA R8 · R20Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 20
- Port Adelaide, finished 15th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 1 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- GEE R1 · R23Geelong, top 6, rounds 1 and 23
- ADE R10 · R22Adelaide, top 6, rounds 10 and 22
- MEL R4 · R16Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 4 and 16
- GCS R11 · R24Gold Coast, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 24
- NTH R8 · R20North Melbourne, bottom 6, rounds 8 and 20
- WCE R2 · R14West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 2 and 14
- West Coast, finished 16th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 1 middle 6, 3 bottom 6.
- FRE R12 · R24Fremantle, top 6, rounds 12 and 24
- SYD R3 · R16Sydney, top 6, rounds 3 and 16
- WBD R1 · R13Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 1 and 13
- PTA R2 · R14Port Adelaide, bottom 6, rounds 2 and 14
- RIC R9 · R21Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 9 and 21
- ESS R11 · R23Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 23
- Richmond, finished 17th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- GEE R4 · R16Geelong, top 6, rounds 4 and 16
- ADE R11 · R23Adelaide, top 6, rounds 11 and 23
- MEL R6 · R22Melbourne, middle 6, rounds 6 and 22
- COL R8 · R20Collingwood, middle 6, rounds 8 and 20
- WCE R9 · R21West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 9 and 21
- ESS R10 · R24Essendon, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 24
- Essendon, finished 18th in 2026
Repeat opponents by third: 2 top 6, 2 middle 6, 2 bottom 6.
- BRL R2 · R14Brisbane Lions, top 6, rounds 2 and 14
- HAW R7 · R19Hawthorn, top 6, rounds 7 and 19
- WBD R8 · R20Western Bulldogs, middle 6, rounds 8 and 20
- CAR R5 · R17Carlton, middle 6, rounds 5 and 17
- WCE R11 · R23West Coast, bottom 6, rounds 11 and 23
- RIC R10 · R24Richmond, bottom 6, rounds 10 and 24
View as table
| Club | Finished (2026) | Plays twice | Finished (2026) | First meeting | Host | Second meeting | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Geelong | 5th, top 6 | R6 | Adelaide | R18 | Geelong |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | R8 | Hawthorn | R20 | Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | R9 | Adelaide | R21 | Melbourne |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R10 | Adelaide | R22 | Port Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | R11 | Richmond | R23 | Adelaide |
| Adelaide | 6th, top 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R12 | Western Bulldogs | R24 | Adelaide |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | R4 | Brisbane Lions | R16 | Carlton |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | R2 | Brisbane Lions | R14 | Essendon |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | R8 | Brisbane Lions | R20 | Gold Coast |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | R9 | Hawthorn | R21 | Brisbane Lions |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R12 | Sydney | R24 | Brisbane Lions |
| Brisbane Lions | 3rd, top 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R11 | Brisbane Lions | R23 | Western Bulldogs |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | R1 | Carlton | R14 | Collingwood |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | R5 | Carlton | R17 | Essendon |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | R9 | Greater Western Sydney | R21 | Carlton |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R12 | St Kilda | R24 | Carlton |
| Carlton | 10th, middle 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R11 | Carlton | R23 | Sydney |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | R11 | Collingwood | R23 | Hawthorn |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | R13 | Melbourne | R24 | Collingwood |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | R8 | Collingwood | R20 | Richmond |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R10 | St Kilda | R22 | Collingwood |
| Collingwood | 9th, middle 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R9 | Western Bulldogs | R21 | Collingwood |
| Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | R7 | Essendon | R19 | Hawthorn |
| Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | R10 | Essendon | R24 | Richmond |
| Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R11 | West Coast | R23 | Essendon |
| Essendon | 18th, bottom 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R8 | Western Bulldogs | R20 | Essendon |
| Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | Geelong | 5th, top 6 | R9 | Geelong | R21 | Fremantle |
| Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | R3 | Melbourne | R18 | Fremantle |
| Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R10 | North Melbourne | R22 | Fremantle |
| Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R11 | Fremantle | R23 | St Kilda |
| Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R8 | Fremantle | R20 | Sydney |
| Fremantle | 1st, top 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R12 | Fremantle | R24 | West Coast |
| Geelong | 5th, top 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | R11 | Greater Western Sydney | R24 | Geelong |
| Geelong | 5th, top 6 | Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | R2 | Geelong | R22 | Hawthorn |
| Geelong | 5th, top 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R1 | Port Adelaide | R23 | Geelong |
| Geelong | 5th, top 6 | Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | R4 | Geelong | R16 | Richmond |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | R10 | Gold Coast | R22 | Greater Western Sydney |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R3 | Gold Coast | R19 | North Melbourne |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R11 | Port Adelaide | R24 | Gold Coast |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R1 | St Kilda | R13 | Gold Coast |
| Gold Coast | 13th, bottom 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R4 | Sydney | R21 | Gold Coast |
| Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R1 | Greater Western Sydney | R23 | North Melbourne |
| Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R5 | St Kilda | R17 | Greater Western Sydney |
| Greater Western Sydney | 12th, middle 6 | Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | R6 | Greater Western Sydney | R19 | Sydney |
| Hawthorn | 4th, top 6 | North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | R4 | Hawthorn | R24 | North Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R4 | Port Adelaide | R16 | Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | R6 | Melbourne | R22 | Richmond |
| Melbourne | 7th, middle 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R2 | Western Bulldogs | R17 | Melbourne |
| North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | R8 | Port Adelaide | R20 | North Melbourne |
| North Melbourne | 14th, bottom 6 | St Kilda | 11th, middle 6 | R6 | North Melbourne | R21 | St Kilda |
| Port Adelaide | 15th, bottom 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R2 | Port Adelaide | R14 | West Coast |
| Richmond | 17th, bottom 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R9 | Richmond | R21 | West Coast |
| Sydney | 2nd, top 6 | West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | R3 | West Coast | R16 | Sydney |
| West Coast | 16th, bottom 6 | Western Bulldogs | 8th, middle 6 | R1 | West Coast | R13 | Western Bulldogs |
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