The opening match of Gather Round - Adelaide versus Melbourne - will be played at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night.
The Demons will be confident after earning a sterling win against Port Adelaide at the same venue.
While the Crows have started the season 0-3 and desperately need a win.
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What time is the AFL tonight? Adelaide vs. Melbourne start time
Thursday night's game between the Crows and Demons is scheduled to start at 7:40pm AEDT on Thursday, April 4.
The game will be played at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
| Timezone | AEDT | ACDT | AEST | ACST | AWST |
| Start time | 7:40pm | 7:10pm | 6:40pm | 6:10pm | 4:40pm |
How to watch or live stream Adelaide vs. Melbourne
| Region | Melbourne | Sydney | Adelaide | Brisbane | Perth | Tasmania |
| Channel | Channel 7/Fox Footy | 7mate/Fox Footy | Channel 7/Fox Footy | 7mate/Fox Footy | 7mate/Fox Footy | Channel 7/Fox Footy |
| Broadcast time | 7:00pm/7:30pm | 7:00pm/7:30pm | 6:30pm7:00pm | 6:00pm/6:30pm | 4:00pm/4:30pm | 7:00pm/7:30pm |
This match, and every match across the home-and-away season, will be available for live streaming and replay on Kayo Sports.
Adelaide vs. Melbourne betting odds
Per bookmaker TAB, Melbourne is the $1.62 favourite to win this match, while Adelaide is the underdog at $2.30.
Adelaide vs. Melbourne Round 3 team lists
Adelaide
IN: J.Butts, P.Parnell, B.Cook, S.Berry, L.Nankervis
OUT: J.Borlase (omitted), L.Sholl (omitted), L.Murphy (knee), L.Pedlar (omitted), W.Milera (knee)
Melbourne
IN: S.May
OUT: M.Hore (thumb)
