A host of Gabba Saturday evening and twilight games, along with six games in Victoria are the highlights of the Brisbane Lions’ 2017 AFL Fixture which was released today.  

The Lions will play eight Saturday evening games at the Gabba (5 twilight and 3 night) - while also playing another two Saturday evening games away (one twilight, one night matches).  

Visitors to the Gabba will include 2016 premiers the Western Bulldogs and preliminary finalists the GWS Giants as well as Adelaide, Geelong, Carlton, North Melbourne, Essendon, Richmond, Port Adelaide, Fremantle and the Gold Coast SUNS.  

And in good news for the Club’s Melbourne-based supporters, the Lions will play six matches in Melbourne.  

Two of those games are at the MCG against Collingwood and Melbourne, with four at Etihad Stadium against St Kilda, Richmond, Essendon and the Western Bulldogs.  

The Lions will also play Sydney at the SCG for the first time since 2013 and will play Hawthorn in Tasmania.  

Brisbane Lions CEO Greg Swann said the Club was pleased with the fixture.  

"The fixture gives us really good consistency in the timing of our home games on Saturday evenings which is great for fans and our corporate partners ," said Swann.  

"We want to become relevant again as a Club and owning a regular timeslot at the Gabba is a big part of that.  

"There are also six games in Melbourne - including two in the opening five rounds - which rewards our loyal Victorian fans.  

"From a footy perspective, we have a good spread of games and only single trips to Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Tasmania, so there is plenty of opportunity for our team to excel."  

2017 Membership is on sale early November, stay tuned!

RoundDateOpponentVenueHome/AwayLocal Time
1Saturday, March 25Gold Coast SUNSMetricon Stadium
Away6.25pm
2Saturday, April 1Essendon 
The GabbaHome6.25pm
3Sunday, April 9St KildaEtihad StadiumAway1.10pm
4Sunday, April 16RichmondThe GabbaHome4.40pm
5Saturday, April 22Western BulldogsEtihad StadiumAway1.45pm
6
Saturday, April 29Port AdelaideThe GabbaHome4.35pm
7Sunday, May 7Sydney SwansSCGAway1.10pm
8Saturday, May 13HawthornUniversity of TasmaniaAway1.45pm
9 Saturday, May 20Adelaide CrowsThe GabbaHome7.25pm
10Sunday, May 28CollingwoodMCGAway1.10pm

11

Bye    
12Saturday, June 10FremantleThe GabbaHome4.35pm
13Saturday, June 17Port AdelaideAdelaide OvalAway 4.05pm
14Saturday, June 24GWS GIANTSThe GabbaHome4.35pm
15Sunday, July 2 EssendonEtihad Stadium  Away 1.10pm
16Saturday, July 8Geelong CatsThe GabbaHome7.25pm
17Sunday, July 16RichmondEtihad StadiumAway1.10pm
18Sunday, July 23CarltonThe GabbaHome4.40pm
19Sunday, July 30West Coast EaglesDomain StadiumAway2.40pm
20Saturday, August 5Western BulldogsThe GabbaHome4.35pm
21 Saturday, August 12Gold Coast SUNSThe GabbaHome4.35pm
22Sunday, August 20MelbourneMCGAway1.10pm
23TBCNorth MelbourneThe Gabba HomeTBC

Download a PDF version of the 2016 AFL fixture here.