HOW TO WATCH AFL 2023: LIVE STREAM FREE, COMPLETE FIXTURES AND MORE

 

Finally, the return of football in AFL 2023 is imminent. AFL broadcasts resume on Thursday night with Richmond and Carlton starting off the new campaign. Make sure you’re prepared and aware of where and how to capture everything so you don’t miss a second of the action. Almost every weekend will feature nine games; don’t be the only one to skip out. As 18 teams begin a fresh season with visions of premiership success, the 2022 season is in the past. According to the AFL, the schedule for 2023 will be slightly different. The home-and-away season will be spread out over 24 weeks, beginning on Thursday, March 16 with a matchup between longtime foes Richmond and Carlton at the MCG. Below are all of the games from each round. How to watch AFL 2023 Season Live: Viewers around the world can watch the action live on the following channels and here for free: Live Broadcast: Watch AFL 2023 Season Live CLICK HERE TO WATCH AFL 2023 LIVE How many rounds will be played in the 2023 AFL season? Each squad will only have one bye during the extended season thanks to the bye rounds being spread out from round 12 to round 15 in the 2023 schedule. The times and days of games through round 15 have been set, and later in the season, the remaining fixtures will be announced. Round 24, the final round of the home and away season, will stay speculative, according to AFL executive Travis Auld. “We will confirm the dates and times for the rounds 16 – 23 around four to six weeks out,” he said. Teams will compete in a 24-round season with 23 contests for the first time in history. Due to the new Gather Round (where all teams play their game in one state), which will be contested in South Australia, there is an additional round this season. Every squad will get a bye. Round 12 is the first bye-round. Only two teams will have a bye in Round 13, but six teams will not be participating in Round 14. Round 15 is the final round that is “locked in,” after which the games have been confirmed but their times and dates have not yet been set. The end of August will mark the start of Round 24. Who are the 7AFL commentators? The best commentary crew in football is primed and prepared to give fans a thrilling race to September during the 2023 AFL season. There is no other spot football fans will want to be than on Seven, your home of football, with some new and well-known faces delivering all the action live and free. In a bonus for fans, much-loved Collingwood and Carlton cult hero, Dale Thomas, will join Seven’s AFL broadcast in a field commentary role across the 2023 season, while current Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield will step behind the Seven mic, kicking off with a Saturday night appearance in Round 1. Where to buy AFL tickets for the 2023 season Ticketek sells tickets for events at the MCG, SCG, and Adelaide Oval. Tickets for events at Marvel Stadium, GIANTS Stadium, GMHBA Stadium, and Optus Stadium are available from Ticketmaster. For comprehensive information on tickets, visit the AFL website. Key dates in the 2023 AFL premiership season On March 16, the annual season kickoff between Carlton and Richmond will begin at the MCG. The following night, in another highly anticipated blockbuster, current premier Geelong will play Collingwood, who narrowly missed qualifying for the grand final last year. The first five rounds of the season will feature Thursday night matches, and Round 4 will be huge with a doubleheader on Good Friday (April 7), a Thursday night matchup at the Gabba between Brisbane and Collingwood, and the customary Easter Monday matchup between Geelong and Hawthorn. The Anzac contests are once again scheduled for Round 6, with the Melbourne-Richmond matchup on Anzac Eve (April 24) at the MCG expected to draw huge crowds. On Tuesday afternoon, Collingwood and Essendon will once more dominate the Anzac Day spotlight. (April 25). The grand final repeat will take place at GMHBA Stadium on the Saturday night of that round, pitting Sydney against Geelong. The two-week Sir Doug Nicholls Round, during which teams will wear Indigenous guernseys, begins with Round 10. On Saturday night, the Dreamtime at the ‘G competition will be the main event. (on May 20). On June 12, the King’s Birthday match between Melbourne and Collingwood will take place in Round 13. In the closing week of August, round 24 will mark the conclusion of the home-and-away campaign. How to watch the AFL live and for free Throughout 2023, Channel 7 and 7mate will broadcast live AFL games. Along with Saturday evenings and the majority of Sunday afternoons, Thursday and Friday night events take centre stage on the schedule. Blockbuster games on Seven on Mondays include Melbourne vs. Richmond on April 24 and Geelong vs. Hawthorn on Easter Monday. Also live and free on Seven on Tuesday, April 25, is the Anzac Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon. Fans can follow their local teams on 7mate in South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland as well. Details can be found in neighbourhood guides. Additionally, Foxtel, a pay-TV provider, broadcasts the AFL. When is the 2023 AFL grand final? The MCG is scheduled to host the 2023 AFL championship game on September 30. Following the night and twilight experiments in Brisbane and Perth, respectively, in the COVID years of 2020 and 2021, it is expected to take place at a 2.30 pm AEST timeslot. The grand final from the previous year was held at the MCG during the day. Dates for the finals series have not yet been announced. There will still be a pre-finals bye, which allows teams a week off before the finals. AFL 2023 Season Fixture/Draw Round 1 Date Fixture Time (AEDT) Venue Thu Mar 16 Richmond vs. Carlton 7:20pm MCG Fri Mar 17 Geelong vs. Collingwood 7:40pm MCG Sat Mar 18 North Melbourne vs. West Coast 1:45pm Marvel Stadium Sat Mar 18 Port Adelaide vs. Brisbane 4:35pm Adelaide Oval Sat Mar 18 Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs 7:25pm MCG Sat Mar 18 Gold Coast vs. Sydney 8pm Metricon Stadium Sun Mar 19 GWS vs. Adelaide 1:10pm Giants Stadium Sun Mar 19 Hawthorn vs. Essendon 3:20pm MCG Sun Mar 19 St Kilda vs. Fremantle 4:40pm Marvel Stadium Round 2 Date Fixture Time (AEDT) Venue Thu Mar 23 Carlton vs. Geelong 7:20pm MCG Fri Mar 24 Brisbane vs. Melbourne 7:50pm Gabba Sat Mar 25 Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide 1:45pm MCG Sat Mar 25 Adelaide vs. Richmond 4:35pm Adelaide Oval Sat Mar 25 Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda 7:25pm Marvel Stadium Sat Mar 25 Fremantle vs. North Melbourne 7:30pm Optus Stadium Sun Mar 26 Sydney vs. Hawthorn 1:10pm SCG Sun Mar 26 Essendon vs. Gold Coast 3:20pm Marvel Stadium Sun Mar 26 West Coast vs. GWS 6:20pm Optus Stadium Round 3 Date Fixture Time (AEDT) Venue Thu Mar 30 Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane 7:20pm Marvel Stadium Fri Mar 31 Collingwood vs. Richmond 7:50pm MCG Sat Apr 1 Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne 1:45pm UTas Stadium Sat Apr 1 GWS vs. Carlton 4:35pm Giants Stadium Sat Apr 1 St Kilda vs. Essendon 7:25pm MCG Sat Apr 1 Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide 7:30pm Adelaide Oval Sun Apr 2 Gold Coast vs. Geelong 2:10pm Metricon Stadium Sun Apr 2 Melbourne vs. Sydney 3:20pm MCG Sun Apr 2 Fremantle vs. West Coast 5:20pm Optus Stadium Round 4 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Thu Apr 6 Brisbane vs. Collingwood 7:35pm Gabba Fri Apr 7 North Melbourne vs. Carlton 4:20pm Marvel Stadium Sat Apr 8 Adelaide vs. Fremantle 1:45pm Adelaide Oval Sat Apr 8 Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs 4:35pm MCG Sat Apr 8 St Kilda vs. Gold Coast 7:30pm Marvel Stadium Sat Apr 8 Sydney vs. Port Adelaide 7:30pm SCG Sun Apr 9 Essendon vs. GWS 2:10pm Marvel Stadium Sun Apr 9 West Coast vs. Melbourne 5:20pm Optus Stadium Mon Apr 10 Geelong vs. Hawthorn 3:20pm MCG Round 5 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Thu Apr 13 Adelaide vs. Carlton 7:40pm Adelaide Oval Fri Apr 14 Fremantle vs. Gold Coast 5:10pm Norwood Oval Fri Apr 14 Sydney vs. Richmond 8:10pm Adelaide Oval Sat Apr 15 North Melbourne vs. Brisbane 1:10pm Adelaide Hills Sat Apr 15 Essendon vs. Melbourne 4:10pm Adelaide Oval Sat Apr 15 Port Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs 7:50pm Adelaide Oval Sun Apr 16 Geelong vs. West Coast 1:10pm Adelaide Oval Sun Apr 16 Hawthorn vs. GWS 3:20pm Norwood Oval Sun Apr 16 St Kilda vs. Collingwood 4:50pm Adelaide Oval Round 6 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Fri Apr 21 Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs 8:10pm Optus Stadium Sat Apr 22 Port Adelaide vs. West Coast 1:45pm Adelaide Oval Sat Apr 22 GWS vs. Brisbane 4:35pm Manuka Oval Sat Apr 22 Geelong vs. Sydney 7:25pm GMHBA Stadium Sun Apr 23 Hawthorn vs. Adelaide 1:10pm UTas Stadium Sun Apr 23 Carlton vs. St Kilda 3:20pm Marvel Stadium Sun Apr 23 Gold Coast vs. North Melbourne 4:40pm Metricon Stadium Mon Apr 24 Melbourne vs. Richmond 7:20pm MCG Tue Apr 25 Collingwood vs. Essendon 3:20pm MCG Round 7 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Fri Apr 28 St Kilda vs. Port Adelaide 7:50pm Marvel Stadium Sat Apr 29 Brisbane vs. Fremantle 1:45pm Gabba Sat Apr 29 Sydney vs. GWS 2:10pm SCG Sat Apr 29 Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn 4:35pm Marvel Stadium Sat Apr 29 Melbourne vs. North Melbourne 7:25pm MCG Sat Apr 29 West Coast vs. Carlton 7:30pm Optus Stadium Sun Apr 30 Essendon vs. Geelong 1:10pm MCG Sun Apr 30 Richmond vs. Gold Coast 3:20pm Marvel Stadium Sun Apr 30 Adelaide vs. Collingwood 4:40pm Adelaide Oval Round 8 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Fri May 5 Carlton vs. Brisbane 7:50pm Marvel Stadium Sat May 6 Richmond vs. West Coast 1:45pm MCG Sat May 6 Geelong vs. Adelaide 2:10pm GMHBA Stadium Sat May 6 Gold Coast vs. Melbourne 4:35pm Metricon Stadium Sat May 6 GWS vs. Western Bulldogs 7:25pm Manuka Oval Sat May 6 Fremantle vs. Hawthorn 7:30pm Optus Stadium Sun May 7 Port Adelaide vs. Essendon 1:10pm Adelaide Oval Sun May 7 Collingwood vs. Sydney 3:20pm MCG Sun Mat 7 North Melbourne vs. St Kilda 4:40pm Marvel Stadium Round 9 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Fri May 12 Richmond vs. Geelong 7:20pm MCG Fri May 12 West Coast vs. Gold Coast 8:40pm Optus Stadium Sat May 13 Sydney vs. Fremantle 1:45pm SCG Sat May 13 North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide 2:10pm Blundstone Arena Sat May 13 Hawthorn vs. Melbourne 4:35pm MCG Sat May 13 Brisbane vs. Essendon 7:25pm Gabba Sat May 13 Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs 7:30pm Marvel Stadium Sun May 14 Adelaide vs. St Kilda 1:10pm Adelaide Oval Sun May 14 Collingwood vs. GWS 4:40pm MCG Round 10 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Fri May 19 Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne 7:50pm Adelaide Oval Sat May 20 North Melbourne vs. Sydney 1:45pm Marvel Stadium Sat May 20 Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide 2:10pm Mars Stadium Sat May 20 Fremantle vs. Geelong 4:35pm Optus Stadium Sat May 20 Brisbane vs. Gold Coast 7:30pm Gabba Sat May 20 Essendon vs. Richdmon 7:40pm MCG Sun May 21 Hawthorn vs. West Coast 1:10pm UTas Stadium Sun May 21 Carlton vs. Collingwood 3:20pm MCG Sun May 21 GWS vs. St Kilda 4:40pm Giants Stadium Round 11 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Fri May 26 Sydney vs. Carlton 7:50pm SCG Sat May 27 St Kilda vs. Hawthorn 1:45pm Marvel Stadium Sat May 27 Melbourne vs. Fremantle 2:10pm MCG Sat May 27 Geelong vs. GWS 4:35pm GMHBA Stadium Sat May 27 Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs 7:25pm TIO Stadium Sat May 27 West Coast vs. Essendon 7:30pm Optus Stadium Sun May 28 Richmond vs. Port Adelaide 1:10pm MCG Sun May 28 Collingwood vs. North Melbourne 3:20pm Marvel Stadium Sun May 28 Adelaide vs. Brisbane 4:40pm Adelaide Oval Round 12 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Fri Jun 2 Melbourne vs. Carlton 7:50pm MCG Sat Jun 3 Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn 1:45pm Adelaide Oval Sat Jun 3 West Coast vs. Collingwood 4:35pm Optus Stadium Sat Jun 3 Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong 7:25pm Marvel Stadium Sat Jun 3 Gold Coast vs. Adelaide 7:30pm TIO Stadium Sun Jun 4 GWS vs. Richmond 1:10pm Giants Stadium Sun Jun 4 Essendon vs. North Melbourne 4:40pm Marvel Stadium Byes: Brisbane, Fremantle, St Kilda, Sydney Round 13 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Thu Jun 8 Sydney vs. St Kilda 7:20pm SCG Fri Jun 9 Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide 7:50pm Marvel Stadium Sat Jun 10 Hawthorn vs. Brisbane 1:45pm MCG Sat Jun 10 Adelaide vs. West Coast 7:25pm Adelaide Oval Sat Jun 10 Fremantle vs. Richmond 7:25pm Optus Stadium Sun Jun 11 North Melbourne vs. GWS 3:20pm Blundstone Arena Sun Jun 11 Carlton vs. Essendon 7:15pm MCG Mon Jun 12 Melbourne vs. Collingwood 3:20pm MCG Byes: Geelong, Gold Coast Round 14 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Thu Jun 15 Port Adelaide vs. Geelong 7:40pm Adelaide Oval Fri Jun 16 Brisbane vs. Sydney 7:50pm Gabba Sat Jun 17 GWS vs. Fremantle 4:35pm Giants Stadium Sat Jun 17 Richmond vs. St Kilda 7:25pm MCG Sun Jun 18 Carlton vs. Gold Coast 1:10pm MCG Sun Jun 18 North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs 4:40pm Marvel Stadium Byes: Adelaide, Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn, Melbourne, West Coast Round 15 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue Thu Jun 22 Geelong vs. Melbourne 7:20pm GMHBA Stadium Fri Jun 23 St Kilda vs. Brisbane 7:50pm Marvel Stadium Sat Jun 24 Sydney vs. West Coast 4:35pm SCG Sat Jun 24 Fremantle vs. Essendon 7:25pm Optus Stadium Sun Jun 25 Collingwood vs. Adelaide 1:10pm MCG Sun Jun 25 Gold Coast vs. Hawthorn 4:40pm Metricon Stadium Byes: Carlton, GWS, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, Western Bulldogs Round 16 Thursday, June 29 – Sunday, July 2 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue TBA Adelaide vs. North Melbourne TBA Adelaide Oval TBA Brisbane vs. Richmond TBA Gabba TBA Essendon vs. Port Adelaide TBA MCG TBA Gold Coast vs. Collingwood TBA Metricon Stadium TBA Hawthorn vs. Carlton TBA MCG TBA Melbourne vs. GWS TBA TIO Stadium TBA Sydney vs. Geelong TBA SCG TBA West Coast vs. St Kilda TBA Optus Stadium TBA Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle TBA Marvel Stadium Round 17 Thursday, July 6 – Sunday, July 9 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue TBA Brisbane vs. West Coast TBA Gabba TBA Essendon vs. Adelaide TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Fremantle vs. Carlton TBA Optus Stadium TBA Geelong vs. North Melbourne TBA GMHBA Stadium TBA GWS vs. Hawthorn TBA Giants Stadium TBA Port Adelaide vs. Gold Coast TBA Adelaide Oval TBA Richmond vs. Sydney TBA MCG TBA St Kilda vs. Melbourne TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood TBA Marvel Stadium Round 18 Thursday, July 13 – Sunday, July 16 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue TBA Adelaide vs. GWS TBA Adelaide Oval TBA Carlton vs. Port Adelaide TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Collingwood vs. Fremantle TBA MCG TBA Geelong vs. Essendon TBA GMHBA Stadium TBA Gold Coast vs. St Kilda TBA Metricon Stadium TBA Melbourne vs. Brisbane TBA MCG TBA North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs TBA SCG TBA West Coast vs. Richmond TBA Optus Stadium Round 19 Friday, July 21 – Sunday, July 23 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue TBA Brisbane vs. Geelong TBA Gabba TBA Carlton vs. West Coast TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Fremantle vs. Sydney TBA Optus Stadium TBA GWS vs. Gold Coast TBA Manuka Oval TBA Melbourne vs. Adelaide TBA MCG TBA Port Adelaide vs. Collingwood TBA Adelaide Oval TBA Richmond vs. Hawthorn TBA MCG TBA St Kilda vs. North Melbourne TBA Marvel Stadium Round 20 Friday, July 28 – Sunday, July 30 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue TBA Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide TBA Adelaide Oval TBA Collingwood vs. Carlton TBA MCG TBA Essendon vs. Sydney TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Geelong vs. Fremantle TBA GMHBA Stadium TBA Gold Coast vs. Brisbane TBA Metricon Stadium TBA Hawthorn vs. St Kilda TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Richmond vs. Melbourne TBA MCG TBA West Coast vs. North Melbourne TBA Optus Stadium TBA Western Bulldogs vs. GWS TBA Mars Stadium Round 21 Friday, August 4 – Sunday, August 6 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue TBA Adelaide vs. Gold Coast TBA Adelaide Oval TBA Essendon vs. West Coast TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Fremantle vs. Brisbane TBA Optus Stadium TBA Geelong vs. Port Adelaide TBA GMHBA Stadium TBA GWS vs. Sydney TBA Giants Stadium TBA Hawthorn vs. Collingwood TBA MCG TBA North Melbourne vs. Melbourne TBA Blundstone Arena TBA St Kilda vs. Carlton TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond TBA Marvel Stadium Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue TBA Carlton vs. Melbourne TBA MCG TBA Brisbane vs. Adelaide TBA Gabba TBA Collingwood vs. Geelong TBA MCG TBA Hawthorn vs. Western Bulldogs TBA UTas Stadium TBA North Melbourne vs. Essendon TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Port Adelaide vs. GWS TBA Adelaide Oval TBA St Kilda vs. Richmond TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Sydney vs. Gold Coast TBA SCG TBA West Coast vs. Fremantle TBA Optus Stadium Round 23 Friday, August 18 – Sunday, August 20 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue TBA Adelaide vs. Sydney TBA Adelaide Oval TBA Collingwood vs. Brisbane TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide TBA Optus Stadium TBA Gold Coast vs. Carlton TBA Metricon Stadium TBA GWS vs. Essendon TBA Giants Stadium TBA Melbourne vs. Hawthorn TBA MCG TBA Richmond vs. North Melbourne TBA MCG TBA St Kilda vs. Geelong TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast TBA Marvel Stadium Round 24 Friday, August 25 – Sunday, August 27 Date Fixture Time (AEST) Venue TBA Brisbane vs. St Kilda TBA Gabba TBA Carlton vs. GWS TBA Marvel Stadium TBA Essendon vs. Collingwood TBA MCG TBA Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs TBA GMHBA Stadium TBA Hawthorn vs. Fremantle TBA MCG TBA North Melbourne vs. Gold Coast TBA Blundstone Arena TBA Port Adelaide vs. Richmond TBA Adelaide Oval TBA Sydney vs. Melbourne TBA SCG TBA West Coast vs. Adelaide TBA Optus Stadium Week One – Feb 23-24 (Unofficial practice matches) Date Match Local Time Stadium Format Thu Feb 23 Geelong 21.12 (138) def. Hawthorn 7.11 (53) 4:00pm GMHBA Stadium 4x20mins (no time on) Thu Feb 23 Gold Coast 11.9 (75) lost to Essendon 11.14 (80) 4:00pm Austworld Centre Oval 6x25mins (no time on) Fri Feb 24 North Melbourne 10.13 (73) lost to Richmond 11.9 (75) 10:00am Arden Street Oval 4x25mins + 2x20mins (no time on) Fri Feb 24 Carlton 12.12 (84) def Collingwood 11.8 (74) 11:00am IKON Park 4x25mins (no time on) Fri Feb 24 Sydney 8.6 (54) lost to Brisbane 15.9 (99) 12:00pm Tramway Oval 4x25mins (no time on) Fri Feb 24 St Kilda 6.10 (46) lost to Melbourne 16.9 (105) 4:00pm RSEA Park 6x25mins (no time on) Fri Feb 24 Fremantle 10.6 (66) lost to Adelaide 12.5 (77) 3:30pm Victor George Kallis Oval 6x25mins (no time on) Fri Feb 24 West Coast 13.6 (84) def Port Adelaide 11.10 (76) 4:40pm Mineral Resources Park 4x28mins + 2x20mins (no time on) *Western Bulldogs and GWS will not be participating in the first week of practice matches.