<p style='line-height: 18px; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;]The fixture is a big part of early salary movements. It also has a big part in determining teams, and thus players, that will break out this year.
<p style='line-height: 18px; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;]Should be released today, so let's discuss it here.
<p style='line-height: 18px; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;]Full fixture is&#160;here&#160;I'll get some analysis up this arvo. Anyone, feel free to post stuff in the comments though!


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FRIDAY MARCH 14<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
Collingwood v Fremantle, Etihad Stadium (night)<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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SATURDAY MARCH 15<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
Gold Coast v Richmond, Metricon Stadium (day)<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
GWS Giants v Sydney, Skoda Stadium (twilight)<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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SUNDAY MARCH 16<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
Carlton v Port Adelaide, Etihad Stadium (night)<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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THURSDAY MARCH 20<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
Geelong v Adelaide, Simonds Stadium (night)<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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FRIDAY MARCH 21<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
North Melbourne v Essendon, Etihad Stadium (night)<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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SATURDAY MARCH 22<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
Hawthorn v Brisbane, Launceston (twilight)<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
Melbourne v St Kilda, Etihad Stadium (night)<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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SUNDAY MARCH 23<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
West Coast v Western Bulldogs, Patersons Stadium (afternoon)

<strong style='line-height: 18px; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;]FIXTURE HIGHLIGHTS[/b]<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- First round split over two weekends - March 14-16 and March 20-23<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- A home-and-away season of 25 weeks, including the split round and two byes for each club<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- Nicky Winmar tribute game between St Kilda and Collingwood on the first night of Indigenous Round<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- A trial of Sunday night football, with at least five games to be shown at 7.40pm in a time-slot to be shunned by families<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- A pre-season of just two NAB Cup practice matches and no NAB Cup final, with a representative game on March 7 or 8<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- Carlton being hit with a tough draw given its unlikely finals win, playing twice against Collingwood, Geelong and Essendon<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- James Podsiadly taking on his former side in Round 1 as Adelaide and Geelong face off at Simonds Stadium<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- An AFL Grand Final expected to be 2.30pm on Saturday September 27<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- Carlton and Collingwood facing off twice, but the Blues play Richmond only once<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- Richmond and Carlton’s traditional season opener pushed back to Round 2 given the MCG is unavailable in Round 1<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- Port Adelaide hosting Adelaide in the Adelaide Oval grand opening in Round 2<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- Melbourne playing two home-and-away matches in the Northern Territory, one in Darwin and one in Alice Springs<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- Hawthorn unfurling its premiership flag twice - the first against Brisbane in Launceston in Round 1<br style='line-height: 18px;[/img]
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- St Kilda to play against Brisbane in Wellington on Anzac Day after the traditional Essendon v Collingwood game