Melbourne Demons 2026 Fixtures: Every Game, Every Round, Date, Start-Times, Full Schedule, venues

GOOD: The Dees have one of the most balanced fixtures in the competition, which means we should get a pretty decent understanding of where the Dees are at as they begin a new era under Steven King. Double-ups against Richmond and Essendon are enticing and King’s troops play 15 matches in Melbourne next year. They will also play at Tasmania’s UTAS Stadium for the first time in club history.

BAD: Melbourne will spend a fair bit of time in Adelaide next year, with three trips to South Australia over the course of the season. After losing the likes of Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver during the trade period, the AFL has snubbed the Dees from prime time footy, with just one Friday night match during the first 15 rounds. In terms of double-ups, the Dees take on Hawthorn, Gold Coast, Fremantle and the Western Bulldogs twice and all sides could pose problems. Overall you probably would’ve expected an easier draw for a bottom-six team that should be taking a step backwards given its aggressive trade strategy.

Fixture difficulty (based on double-ups): 9th-easiest

Melbourne Demons 2026 Fixtures List: Every Round, Every Game timetable, schedule, venue

Opening Round: BYE

Round 1: Melbourne v St Kilda at MCG (Sunday March 15, 3.15pm)

Round 2: Fremantle v Melbourne at Optus Stadium (Saturday March 21, 7.35pm)

Round 3: Carlton v Melbourne at MCG (Sunday March 29, 3.15pm)

Round 4: Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns at MCG (Sunday April 5, 3.15pm)

Round 5: Essendon v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval (Saturday April 11, 1.15pm)

Round 6: Melbourne v Brisbane Lions at MCG (Sunday April 19, 3.15pm)

Round 7: Richmond v Melbourne at MCG (Friday April 24, 7.40pm)

Round 8: Sydney Swans v Melbourne at SCG (Sunday May 3, 3.15pm)

Round 9: Melbourne v West Coast Eagles at Marvel Stadium (Sunday May 10, 1.10pm)

Round 10: Melbourne v Hawthorn at MCG (Saturday May 16, 4.15pm)

Round 11: Western Bulldogs v Melbourne at Marvel Stadium (Sunday May 24, 3.15pm)

Round 12: Melbourne v GWS Giants at TIO Traeger Park Oval (Sunday May 31, 3.15pm)

Round 13: Collingwood v Melbourne at MCG (Monday June 8, 3.15pm)

Round 14: Melbourne v Essendon at MCG (Saturday June 13, 1.15pm)

Round 15: Adelaide Crows v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval (Saturday June 20, 1.15pm)

Round 16: BYE

Round 17: Hawthorn v Melbourne at UTAS Stadium

Round 18: Melbourne v Richmond at MCG

Round 19: North Melbourne v Melbourne at Marvel Stadium

Round 20: Melbourne v Geelong Cats at MCG

Round 21: Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne at People First Stadium

Round 22: Melbourne v Fremantle at MCG

Round 23: Port Adelaide v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval

Round 24: Melbourne v Western Bulldogs at MCG

AFL 2026 Club by Club schedule: Every Team fixture.

Adelaide Crows Fixtures — Brisbane Lions Fixtures —

Carlton Blues Fixtures —  Collingwood Magpies Fixtures —

Essendon Bombers Fixtures — Fremantle Dockers Fixtures —

Geelong Cats Fixtures —  Gold Coast Suns Fixtures —

GWS Giants Fixtures —  Hawthorn Hawks Fixtures —

Melbourne Demons Fixtures —  North Melbourne Kangaroos Fixtures — Port Adelaide Power Fixtures —

Richmond Tigers Fixtures  —  St Kilda Saints Fixtures  — Sydney Swans Fixtures —

West Coast Eagles Fixtures — Western Bulldogs Fixtures —

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