The 2018 AFLX competition was the inaugural

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series of matches, played under the laws of

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. The matches were played from 15–17 February 2018.

Fixtures

The AFL released the fixture and format for the three groups on 24 January 2018. Each of the groups were split into two pools of three teams, with the top team from each pool playing off in a

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Group A (Adelaide)

Pool A

Pool B

Grand final

Group B (Melbourne)

Pool A

Pool B

Grand final

Group C (Sydney)

Pool A

Pool B

Grand final

References

External links

Official website

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AFLX competition

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