Two AFL fans are criss-crossing Australia this weekend in an attempt to see five matches, in five states, in the one round.

Collingwood supporter Michael Reddrop and North Melbourne fan Lincoln Wymer put their plans into place earlier this year, but the idea has been years in the making.

"Lincoln claims he has been looking at this for the last eight to 10 years," Mr Reddrop told 774 ABC Melbourne's Rafael Epstein.

He said Mr Wymer was inspired after meeting football fans at an MCG game who had been to a football match in Sydney the day before.

"He said, 'I'd love to do that', and since then he's been looking at the draw," Mr Reddrop said.

Logistics worked out on whiteboard

Michael Reddop and Lincoln Wymer at the Swans vs Hawks game in Sydney on Thursday. ( Twitter: Lincoln Wymer )

Mr Reddrop said he was out at dinner one evening in February when Mr Wymer sent him a text message, simply saying "Round 17".

"I saw him at work the next day and he started explaining it," Mr Reddrop said.

The friends work together in the grocery store industry and applied their logistical skills to planning the weekend.

"I'm the CEO of the company and Lincoln's the operations manager, so every day we're constantly solving problems," he said.

He said he and Mr Wymer spent a couple of hours planning out the logistics involved.

"We got on the internet and started looking up flight schedules in front of a whiteboard to see if it would all work," Mr Reddrop said.

Trains, planes and helicopters

The pair attended their first game in Sydney on Thursday night, watching Hawthorn's narrow win against the Swans at the SCG.

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They then flew to Perth to attend the clash between Fremantle and Geelong, and are taking a Friday night red-eye to Melbourne to see Richmond play Essendon on Saturday.

Their original plan was to leave that game at three-quarter time in order to make the Crows-Magpies match at Adelaide Oval on Saturday evening.

However, the publicity they have received in recent days prompted an offer that will speed their journey and allow them to watch the whole match.

"Someone has come to the party and wants to help us out by getting us in a helicopter from the city out to the airport," Mr Reddrop said.

Their final stop is Brisbane, where they will watch the Lions play the GWS Giants at the Gabba.

Footy feat never before possible, fan says

Mr Reddrop said the pair believed their footy marathon "is a feat that has never been performed before".

"We don't think the draw, or the fixture, has ever made this possible."

He said the addition of Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast teams to the competition meant there were now nine matches every round.

"On top of that the AFL started playing Thursday night games, and I think that's the thing that's been able to make it work for us."

He said he and Mr Wymer were just a couple of middle-aged men with supportive wives who "want to do some fun things in our life", and he hoped other footy fans would follow in their footsteps.

"We would love to see, maybe in the years ahead, that this becomes something that a lot of people want to do," he said.