2018 AFL season
The 2018 AFL season was the 122nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eighteen clubs, ran from 22 March until 29 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the West Coast Eagles for the fourth time, after it defeated by five points in the AFL Grand Final. Pre-season. AFLX. On 17 November  2017, the AFL confirmed that the pre-season would feature an AFLX competition. The game is played on a soccer-sized pitch over two ten minute halves. Each team features seven players on the field and three interchange players. Teams were split into three groups of six, with a grand final to be held for each group. The matches were played from 15–17 February 2018. The winners of the competition were Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane. JLT Community Series. The pre-season series of games returned as the 2018 JLT Community Series. The number of games was reduced compared to the  previous season, with teams playing two games each. The games were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. Each team played two games, many at suburban or regional venues, while all games were televised on Fox Footy. Win/loss table. Bold – Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin Ladder. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>