AFL locks in its 2022 pre-season schedule with each club getting two hit-outs against league opponents before the home-and-away season begins.
AFL premiers Melbourne will open the 2022 pre-season series against Carlton at Marvel Stadium, in coach Michael Voss's first official match in charge of the Blues.Hawthorn and Richmond will play a pre-season match in Tasmania to raise funds for victims of the Devonport tragedyHarsher penalties introduced by AFL tribunal for high contact as well as bumps on umpires
March 6 will feature a double-header at Giants Stadium, with GWS to host Collingwood and Sydney to take on North Melbourne. All clubs will play practice matches in their home states, except for the two SA clubs, who will travel to WA. The league released its men's and women's tribunal review findings on Monday, announcing long-time league advocate Jeff Gleeson QC to take over as the AFL tribunal chairman.