Football: It took the Suns 10 weeks to play a true home game in 2011 but they get straight down to business in 2012 with Adelaide visiting for a Saturday twilight clash in round 1. The Suns play fellow expansion club Greater Western Sydney on two occasions, but only play Port Adelaide once. The only 2011 finalist they play a return game against is St Kilda and have seven six-day breaks over the course of the season.

Business: The Suns play 10 home games at Metricon Stadium and among the big clubs to pay a visit will be Essendon, St Kilda, Geelong and Carlton. The home game against the Brisbane Lions, the second QClash for the season will be at the Gabba in round 17. Following a request to the AFL, the Suns will also feature heavily in the new Saturday twilight timeslots, with 4.40pm starts in nine games including five at home. The Suns will visit Darwin for the first time to meet the Western Bulldogs in round 8 and will again play away to Richmond in Cairns in round 16.

Big game: Wins in season two will still be few and far between for the Suns, so they'll be anxious to ensure they don't slip up against the Giants in Canberra in round 7.

To download a pdf version of the 2012 fixture, click here.
RDDATEOPPONENTVENUEH/A LOCAL TIME
1Saturday, March 31 Adelaide CrowsMetricon StadiumHome3:40pm
2Sunday, April 8 St. KildaEtihad StadiumAway4:40pm
3Saturday, April 14 EssendonMetricon StadiumHome7:40pm
4Saturday, April 21 Brisbane LionsGabbaAway7:40pm
5Saturday, April 28 North MelbourneEtihad StadiumAway4:40pm
6Saturday, May 5 FremantleMetricon StadiumHome4:40pm
7Saturday, May 12 GWS GIANTSManuka OvalAway1:40pm
8Saturday, May 19 Western BulldogsTIO StadiumAway7:10pm
9Saturday, May 26 Port AdelaideMetricon StadiumHome2:10pm
10Sunday, June 3 CollingwoodMCGAway4:40pm
11Saturday, June 9 St. KildaMetricon StadiumHome4:40pm
12Saturday, June 16 North MelbourneMetricon StadiumHome7:40pm
13Bye    
14Saturday, June 30 West Coast EaglesPatersons StadiumAway2:40pm
15Sunday, July 8 Geelong CatsMetricon StadiumHome3:15pm
16Saturday, July 14 RichmondCazaly's StadiumAway4:40pm
17Saturday, July 21 Brisbane LionsGabbaHome4:40pm
18Saturday, July 28 Sydney SwansMetricon StadiumHome7:40pm
19Sunday, August 5 MelbourneMCGAway1:10pm
20Saturday, August 11 GWS GIANTSMetricon StadiumHome4:40pm
21Sunday, August 19 HawthornMCGAway4:40pm
22Saturday, August 25 CarltonMetricon StadiumHome7:40pm
23TBCAdelaide CrowsAAMI StadiumAwayTBC


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