The AFL received a tonne of criticism in 2018 for their fixturing decisions and the lack of marquee games on Friday night.
The likes of Garry Lyon, Gerard Whateley and Tim Watson called them out, describing it as “a hack job”, “diabolical” and “spectacularly wrong”, among other things.
It would appear a clear effort has been made to ensure Friday night footy returns to being the marquee slot of the weekend, after the backlash of 2018.
Carlton, who had five Thursday or Friday night games in 2018, will be taken out of the spotlight, with Essendon, Melbourne, Collingwood and Richmond to be featured prominently.
Here’s the list of Friday night games for 2019. Did they get them right?
Round 1: Collingwood versus Geelong (MCG)
Round 2: Sydney versus Adelaide (SCG)
Round 3: Melbourne versus Essendon (MCG)
Round 4: Collingwood versus Western Bulldogs (MCG)
Round 5: North Melbourne versus Essendon (Marvel Stadium)
Round 5: West Coast versus Port Adelaide (Optus Stadium)
Round 6: Port Adelaide versus North Melbourne (Adelaide Oval)
Round 7: Collingwood versus Port Adelaide (Marvel Stadium)
Round 8: Sydney versus Essendon (SCG)
Round 9: West Coast versus Melbourne (Optus Stadium)
Round 10: Sydney versus Collingwood (SCG)
Round 11: North Melbourne versus Richmond (Marvel Stadium)
Round 12: Richmond versus Geelong (MCG)
Round 13: Essendon vs Hawthorn (Marvel Stadium)
Round 14: Sydney versus Hawthorn (SCG)
Round 15: Geelong versus Adelaide (GMHBA Stadium)
Round 16: Hawthorn versus Collingwood (MCG)
Round 17: West Coast versus Collingwood (Optus Stadium)
Round 18: Adelaide versus Essendon (Adelaide Oval)
Round 19: Collingwood versus Richmond (MCG)
Round 20: North Melbourne versus Hawthorn (Marvel Stadium)
Round 21: GWS versus Hawthorn (UNSW Canberra Oval)
Round 22: Melbourne versus Sydney (MCG)
Round 23: TBD