Only play last season's top six once each, and don't have to travel to play Fremantle or Sydney among those matches. Also play Melbourne and Gold Coast twice each. But no prime-time Friday night matches, and spend a lot of time in the 'twilight zone'. Just one match at the MCG, and one in Cairns.
Round 1 v West Coast at Patersons Stadium - Sunday March 23 4:40pm (Away)
Round 2 v North Melb at Etihad Stadium - Sunday March 30 4:40pm (Home)
Round 3 v Richmond at Etihad Stadium - Saturday April 5 1:45pm (Home)
Round 4 v GWS Giants at StarTrack Oval - Saturday April 12 4:40pm (Away)
Round 5 v Carlton at Etihad Stadium - Sunday April 20 4:40pm (Home)
Round 6 v Adelaide Crows at Etihad Stadium - Sunday April 27 1:10pm (Home)
Round 7 v Essendon at Etihad Stadium - Saturday May 3 7:40pm (Away)
Round 8 v Melbourne at MCG - Saturday May 10 7:40pm (Away)
Round 9 - Bye
Round 10 v Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium - Sunday May 25 3:20pm (Away)
Round 11 v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium - Sunday June 1 3:20pm (Home)
Round 12 v Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium - Saturday June 7 7:40pm (Home)
Round 13 v Collingwood at Etihad Stadium - Sunday June 15 3:20pm (Away)
Round 14 v Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval - Saturday June 21 1:15pm (Away)
Round 15 v Melbourne at Etihad Stadium - Sunday June 29 1:10pm (Home)
Round 16 v Geelong Cats at Simonds Stadium - Sunday July 6 4:40pm (Away)
Round 17 v Gold Coast at Cazalys Stadium - Saturday July 12 4:40pm (Home)
Round 18 v Essendon at Etihad Stadium - Sunday July 20 4:40pm (Home)
Round 19 v Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium - Sunday August 3 3:20pm (Away)
Round 20 v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium - Sunday August 10 3:20pm (Away)
Round 21 v North Melb at Etihad Stadium - Sunday August 17 1:10pm (Away)
Round 22 v Sydney at Etihad Stadium - Sunday August 24 3:20pm (Home)
Round 23 v GWS Giants at Etihad Stadium - TBC (Home)
All times are local.