AFLX fixture release: Patrick Dangerfield’s Bolts to face Jack Riewoldt’s Rampage in AFLX opener
Patrick Dangerfield’s Bolts and Jack Riewoldt’s Rampage will be the first two teams to clash under the new AFLX structure after the AFL released the fixture and match times for the revamped competition.
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Patrick Dangerfield’s Bolts and Jack Riewoldt’s Rampage will be the first two teams to clash under the new AFLX structure.
The AFL has released the competition’s fixture, including times.
The four-team tournament features six matches on Friday, February 22, with the final to be played between the top two teams to be played at the completion.
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Dangerfield, aided by vice-captain and Hawthorn (and Brisbane) champion Luke Hodge, will front up at 7.10pm AEDT against Riewoldt, with Carlton young gun Patrick Cripps as his understudy.
The Grand Final is scheduled to start at 9.57pm AEDT.
The tournament is in a round robin format with each team consisting of 14 players — eight on the field and six on the interchange bench.
Matches feature two 10-minute halves, with two-minute halftime breaks.
The fast-paced games will include 10-point super goals and the game changer, which gives one nominated player the ability to score double points in the last five minutes of each match.
TEAMS
■ BOLTS: Patrick Dangerfield (captain), Luke Hodge (vice-captain), Tom Hawkins, Steele Sidebottom, Mark Blicavs, Andrew Gaff, Luke Parker, Jaidyn Stephenson, Andrew McGrath, Jack Billings, Daniel Rich, Robbie Tarrant, Jack Steele and Tom Rockliff.
■ DEADLY: Eddie Betts (captain), Shaun Burgoyne (vice-captain), Bradley Hill, Jarrod Harbrow, Tim Kelly, Travis Varcoe, Lewis Jetta, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Willie Rioli, Sam Powell-Pepper, Cameron Ellis-Yolmen, Jade Gresham, Jack Martin and Nathan Wilson.
■ FLYERS: Nat Fyfe (captain), Marcus Bontempelli (vice-captain), Scott Pendlebury, Alex Rance, Jeremy Cameron, Isaac Heeney, Stephen Coniglio, Rory Laird, Travis Boak, Lachie Hunter, Aliir Aliir, Michael Hurley, Josh P. Kennedy and Jack Higgins.
■ RAMPAGE: Jack Riewoldt (captain), Patrick Cripps (vice-captain), Lachie Whitfield, Rory Sloane, Phil Davis, Dayne Zorko, Isaac Smith, Luke Breust, Easton Wood, Tom McDonald, Dylan Shiel, Shaun Higgins, Tim Membrey and Zac Fisher.
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Originally published as AFLX fixture release: Patrick Dangerfield’s Bolts to face Jack Riewoldt’s Rampage in AFLX opener
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