The 2018 AFLX competition was the inaugural Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season series of matches, played under the laws of AFLX, a variation of Australian rules football. The matches were played from 15 to 17 February 2018. [1]
The AFL released the fixture and format for the three groups on 24 January 2018. Each of the groups were split into two pools of three teams, with the top team from each pool playing off in a grand final. [2]
Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Geelong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 100 | 29 | 8 |
Fremantle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 4 |
Port Adelaide | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 126 | -29 | 0 |
Pool A | |||||
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15 February (6:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 5.1.4 (60) | def. by | Geelong 3.6.6 (72) | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide | Report |
15 February (7:06 pm) | Geelong 4.2.5 (57) | def. | Fremantle 3.1.4 (40) | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide | Report |
15 February (8:02 pm) | Fremantle 1.6.8 (54) | def. | Port Adelaide 2.2.5 (37) | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide | Report |
Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Adelaide | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 83 | 35 | 8 |
Collingwood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 102 | -13 | 4 |
West Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 105 | -22 | 0 |
Pool B | |||||
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15 February (6:38 pm) | Adelaide 2.7.3 (65) | def. | Collingwood 1.3.9 (37) | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide | Report |
15 February (7:34 pm) | West Coast 0.7.4 (46) | def. by | Adelaide 3.3.5 (53) | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide | Report |
15 February (8:30 pm) | Collingwood 3.3.4 (52) | def. | West Coast 0.5.7 (37) | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide | Report |
Grand Final | |||||
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15 February (9:03 pm) | Geelong 2.4.3 (47) | def. by | Adelaide 3.3.7 (55) | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide (crowd: 10,253 [3] ) | Report |
Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 100 | 52 | 8 |
North Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 138 | -9 | 4 |
Carlton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 165 | -43 | 0 |
Pool A | |||||
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16 February (6:40 pm) | Carlton 2.5.4 (54) | def. by | Melbourne 7.1.6 (82) | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | Report |
16 February (7:36 pm) | North Melbourne 5.4.9 (83) | def. | Carlton 5.2.6 (68) | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | Report |
16 February (8:32 pm) | Melbourne 1.9.6 (70) | def. | North Melbourne 3.2.4 (46) | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | Report |
Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Hawthorn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 109 | 41 | 8 |
St Kilda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 114 | -7 | 4 |
Essendon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 125 | -34 | 0 |
Pool B | |||||
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16 February (7:08 pm) | Hawthorn 3.6.7 (73) | def. | Essendon 3.3.6 (54) | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | Report |
16 February (8:04 pm) | Essendon 2.2.5 (37) | def. by | St Kilda 2.5.2 (52) | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | Report |
16 February (9:00 pm) | St Kilda 2.5.5 (55) | def. by | Hawthorn 4.5.7 (77) | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | Report |
Grand Final | |||||
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16 February (9:33 pm) | Melbourne 3.3.8 (56) | def. | Hawthorn 1.5.6 (46) | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (crowd: 22,585 [4] ) | Report |
Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Brisbane Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 119 | 11 | 8 |
Richmond | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 100 | 10 | 4 |
Greater Western Sydney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 113 | -21 | 0 |
Pool A | |||||
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17 February (4:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 2.2.2 (34) | def. by | Richmond 3.2.7 (49) | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Report |
17 February (5:06 pm) | Richmond 4.3.3 (61) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 4.3.8 (66) | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Report |
17 February (6:02 pm) | Brisbane Lions 3.5.4 (64) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 2.6.2 (58) | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Report |
Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Sydney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 77 | 82 | 8 |
Gold Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 94 | 34 | 4 |
Western Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 174 | -116 | 0 |
Pool B | |||||
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17 February (4:38 pm) | Sydney 4.7.5 (87) | def. | Western Bulldogs 1.4.2 (36) | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Report |
17 February (5:34 pm) | Western Bulldogs 0.3.4 (22) | def. by | Gold Coast 2.10.7 (87) | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Report |
17 February (6:30 pm) | Gold Coast 1.4.7 (41) | def. by | Sydney 2.8.4 (72) | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Report |
Grand Final | |||||
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17 February (7:03 pm) | Brisbane Lions 5.2.5 (67) | def. | Sydney 2.3.3 (41) | Allianz Stadium, Sydney (crowd: 9,892 [5] ) | Report |
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