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THURSDAY MARCH 17

Richmond vs Carlton at Punt Road 4pm

Footscray vs Casey Demons at Whitten Oval 6pm

FRIDAY MARCH 18

Collingwood vs Sandringham at AIA Centre 4pm

Coburg vs Werribee at Highgate Reserve, Craigieburn 7pm

SATURDAY MARCH 19

Essendon vs Geelong at The Hangar, Tullamarine 11am

GWS Giants vs Sydney at Tom Wills Oval, Sydney Olympic Park 1pm

Brisbane vs Southport at Moreton Bay Sports Complex 1pm

SUNDAY MARCH 20

North Melbourne vs Box Hill Hawks at Arden Street Time TBA

FRIDAY MARCH 11

Werribee vs Williamstown at Deakin Uni, Waurn Ponds 6pm

Casey Demons vs Richmond at Casey Fields 6pm

Essendon vs Coburg at The Hangar, Tullamarine 7pm

Frankston vs Box Hill Hawks at Linen House, Seaford 7pm

SATURDAY MARCH 12

Northern Bullants vs Port Melbourne at Parade College, Bundoora 11am

GWS Giants vs North Shore Bombers at Tom Wills Oval 2pm

*Will update if any other matches announced*

From Queensland Times

Reported by Jason Otto

https://www.qt.com.au/news/afl-sucker-punch-as-entire-league-axed/4085212/

The AFL has pulled the rug out from under the nine NEAFL clubs on the day the entire second-tier competition was scrapped.

As the AFL endured a dark day where approximately 20 per cent of its staff found out they no longer have jobs, the news that the NEAFL will not return in 2021 was largely overlooked.

For the Canberra Demons, though, it was a sucker punch.

According to The Canberra Times, the club wasn't even told about the killing off of the league before the AFL sent out a press release informing them the decision had already been made.

Demons officials found out at the same time as reporters around the country did.

From the Frankston Standard Leader - www.localfooty.com

The Dolphins have done it!

Frankston on Sunday claimed its first win in the VFL in more than a year and its first under coach Danny Ryan when, sparked by small forwards Corey Rich and Yilber “Bella’’ Zijai, it defeated North Melbourne at SkyBus Stadium.

And the Dolphins did it in style, savouring a 16.14 (110) to 8.12 (60) victory in front of chuffed supporters.

From The Courier - Reported by David Brehaut

Full article - Click here

From The Age

By Paul Sakkal & Daniel Cherny

The AFL is set to announce a marked increase in the amount of VFL curtain-raisers to be held before AFL matches in season 2019.

It's understood while curtain-raisers will definitely be played at Marvel Stadium, negotiations are still underway for curtain-raisers to also be played at the MCG.

The move represents a significant increase on the handful of curtain-raisers held in 2018, three of which took place at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong.