With Opening Round just weeks away, it's time to look into how the early weeks might pan out and set up the 2025 AFL season.
The first five weeks will see all clubs play four games each, with byes scheduled for the eight clubs partaking in the Opening Round draw this year.
Those five rounds will take us up until Gather Round, with all 18 clubs having two home and two away games up until that mark of the season.
The first four games for some clubs should work favourably, while others have tougher tasks to start their new campaigns.
We've predicted results for the first five rounds of the season ahead, with the outcome having three clubs undefeated after the opening month while as many clubs remain without a victory.
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Below we've broken down each club's four-game summary, listed each result and presented our predicted ladder at the cessation of Round 4.
Round-By-Round Results
Opening Round
Brisbane defeat Geelong
Sydney defeat Hawthorn
Gold Coast defeat Essendon
GWS defeat Collingwood
BYES: Adelaide, Carlton, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Fremantle, Richmond, Melbourne, West Coast
Round 1
Richmond defeated by Carlton
Hawthorn defeat Essendon
Geelong defeat Fremantle
Sydney defeated by Brisbane
Western Bulldogs defeat North Melbourne
Collingwood defeated by Port Adelaide
Adelaide defeat St Kilda
Melbourne defeated by GWS
West Coast defeated by Gold Coast
Round 2
Carlton defeated by Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs defeated by Collingwood
Essendon defeat Adelaide
Port Adelaide defeat Richmond
St Kilda defeated by Geelong
Brisbane defeat West Coast
North Melbourne defeated by Melbourne
Fremantle defeat Sydney
BYES: Gold Coast, GWS
Round 3
Essendon defeated by Port Adelaide
Carlton defeat Western Bulldogs
Melbourne defeated by Gold Coast
St Kilda defeat Richmond
Hawthorn defeated by GWS
Adelaide defeat North Melbourne
West Coast defeated by Fremantle
BYES: Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, Geelong
Round 4
Collingwood defeat Carlton
Geelong defeat Melbourne
Gold Coast defeated by Adelaide
Richmond defeated by Brisbane
North Melbourne defeated by Sydney
GWS defeat West Coast
Port Adelaide defeat St Kilda
Fremantle defeat Western Bulldogs
BYES: Hawthorn, Essendon
