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JLT Community Series gets underway tonight
The AFL’s official preseason matches, the JLT Community Series, starts today.
The JLT Community Series will form the basis of all 18 AFL sides preseason practice matches for 2019 in the lead-up to the season proper.
Starting tomorrow, each side will have the chance to play two matches in the series as preparation for the 2019 Toyota AFL Premiership season. The Series will take footy to communities across Australia, visiting rural grounds that wouldn’t otherwise host AFL footy. It is the perfect chance for clubs to engage their supporters throughout the wider community.
For fans, it provides the first chance to see their club’s draftees and new recruits on display for the first time, after a grueling preseason. The first match of the Series will be held at the home of the AFLW, with Carlton to host arch-rivals Essendon at Ikon Park tonight, Thursday 28 February.
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The following day (1 March) sees West Coast host Geelong in Leederville, before North Melbourne head out to Avalon Airport to face St Kilda (2 March). The weekend will then be rounded out with Brisbane battling Hawthorn at the Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (3 March).
Fremantle will head to HBF Arena to host Collingwood on Monday 4 March. Geelong will then host Essendon at GMHBA Stadium (7 March), before Melbourne venture out to Casey Fields to take on Brisbane (9 March). On the same day, footy will return to Launceston as Hawthorn face Richmond at UTAS Stadium.
The following day (10 March) will see the Bulldogs battle St Kilda, before a Western Derby with West Coast versus Fremantle.
You can grab your tickets to see your team this JLT Community Series at Ticketmaster.com.au.
