AFL Premiership Selected Team Schedule
Team Selection Schedule
For AFL Premiership Season matches, playing squads are available from the /matches/{matchId}/persons endpoint.
Availability of squads is subject to the AFL team selection timings. Please see below for indicative timings based on the day of the match:
First Team Submission
| Match Day | Official Team | Publish Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Team of 18 (on-field)/5 (interchange)/3 emergencies | Sunday 6:20pm public release |
| Tuesday | Team of 18/5/3 | Monday 6:20pm public release |
| Wednesday | Team of 18/5/3 | Tuesday 6:20pm public release |
| Thursday | Team of 18/5/3 | Wednesday 6:20pm public release |
| Friday | Team of 18/5/3 | Thursday 6:20pm public release |
| Saturday | Team of 18/5/3 | Thursday 6:20pm public release |
| Sunday extended bench | Team of 18 (on-field)/8 interchange | Thursday 6:20pm public release |
| Sunday | Team of 18/5/3 | Friday 6:20pm public release |
For the avoidance of doubt, only Thursday night matches are released on Wednesdays. Squads for Friday to Sunday are not released until the above Thursday public release as per AFL rules.
Final Team Submission
| Match Day | Official Team | Publish Time |
|---|---|---|
| All Matches | Team of 18 (on-field)/4 (interchange)/1 substitute/3 emergencies | Upon AFL Official approval (usually between 60 and 50 mins prior to match start) |
Teams have a submission deadline of 60 minutes prior to match start
Late Changes
In the event of an injury after final teams have been released, Clubs are permitted to make a Late Change to their side with AFL official approval.
Clubs can only replace a selected player with an emergency player, and only due to injury, illness or personal circumstance arising after the final official teamsheet was submitted.
Late Changes will be processed and available in the /v1/matches/{matchId}/persons endpoint after AFL approval processes are completed.
Clubs are not required to modify their side in between the official team submission (usually Thursdays) and matchday, even in the event of an injury.
If a Club does make changes to their side in between these times, these will be reflected in the /matches/{matchId}/persons endpoint shortly after AFL approval processes are completed.
These are considered Revised Teams, not Late Changes.