AFL Fixture: Every round of the 2021 premiership season

Tom Naghten

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The AFL has released the fixture for the 2021 season, with dates and times confirmed for the first six rounds.

After the pandemic turned the 2020 season on its head, the League is again looking to be agile in the upcoming campaign.

Fixtures are being released in two-week blocks, around a month ahead of time.

Check out the full fixtures below. All times Eastern.

2021 AFL Fixture

Finals week two

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

Second semi-final: Geelong v Greater Western Sydney at Optus Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

First semi-final: Brisbane v Western Bulldogs at the Gabba, 7.20pm (AEST)

Week three

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

First preliminary final: Melbourne v Geelong at Optus Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Second preliminary final: Port Adelaide v Brisbane at Adelaide Oval, 7.40pm (AEST)

Grand final

Saturday, September 25 at Optus Stadium, time TBC

Round 1 Round 7 Round 13 Round 19
Round 2 Round 8 Round 14 Round 20
Round 3 Round 9 Round 15 Round 21
Round 4 Round 10 Round 16 Round 22
Round 5 Round 11 Round 17 Round 23
Round 6 Round 12 Round 18  

Round 1

Thursday, March 18

Richmond vs. Carlton (MCG) 7.25pm

Friday, March 19

Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs (Marvel) 7.50pm

Saturday, March 20

Melbourne vs. Fremantle (MCG) 1.45pm

Adelaide Crows vs. Geelong Cats (AO) 4.35pm

Essendon vs. Hawthorn (Marvel) 7.25pm

Brisbane Lions vs. Sydney Swans (G) 7.45pm

Sunday, March 21

North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (Marvel) 1.10pm

GWS Giants vs. St Kilda (GS) 3.20pm

West Coast Eagles vs. Gold Coast Suns (OS) 6.10pm

Round 2

Thursday, March 25

Carlton vs. Collingwood (MCG) 7.20pm

Friday, March 26

Geelong Cats vs. Brisbane Lions (GMHBA) 7.50pm

Saturday, March 27

Sydney Swans vs. Adelaide Crows (SCG) 1.45pm

Port Adelaide vs. Essendon (AO) 4.35pm

St Kilda vs. Melbourne (Marvel) 7.25pm

Gold Coast Suns vs. North Melbourne (MS) 8.10pm

Sunday, March 28

Hawthorn vs. Richmond (MCG) 1.10pm

Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast Eagles (Marvel) 3.20pm

Fremantle vs. GWS Giants (OS) 6.10pm

Round 3

Thursday, April 1

Collingwood vs. Brisbane (Marvel) 7.40pm

Friday, April 2

North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (Marvel) 4.20pm

Adelaide Crows vs. Gold Coast Suns (AO) 7.50pm

Saturday, April 3

Richmond vs. Sydney Swans (MCG) 1.45pm

Essendon vs. St Kilda (Marvel) 4.35pm

West Coast Eagles vs. Port Adelaide (OS) 8.10pm

Sunday, April 4

Carlton vs. Fremantle (Marvel) 3.20pm

GWS Giants vs. Melbourne (MO) 6.10pm

Monday, April 5

Geelong Cats vs. Hawthorn (MCG) 3.20pm

Round 4

Thursday April 8

Sydney Swans v Essendon, SCG (7:20pm)

Friday April 9

Port Adelaide v Richmond, Adelaide Oval (7:50pm)

Saturday April 10

Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions, Mars Stadium (1:45pm)

St Kilda v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium (4:35pm)

Gold Coast Suns v Carlton, Metricon Stadium (7:25pm)

Collingwood v GWS Giants, MCG (7:25pm)

Sunday April 11

North Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium (1:10pm)

Melbourne v Geelong Cats, MCG (3:20pm)

Fremantle v Hawthorn, Optus Stadium (4:40pm)

Round 5

Thursday April 15

St Kilda v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (7:20pm)

Friday April 16

West Coast Eagles v Collingwood, Optus Stadium (8:10pm)

Saturday April 17

Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (4:35pm)

Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, SCG (4:35pm)

Carlton v Port Adelaide, MCG (7:25pm)

Brisbane Lions v Essendon, Gabba (7:25pm)

Sunday April 18

Adelaide Crows v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval (1:10pm)

Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG (3:20pm)

Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (4:40pm)

Round 6

Friday April 23

GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs, Manuka Oval (7:50pm)

Saturday April 24

Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles, GMHBA Stadium (1:45pm)

Gold Coast Suns v Sydney Swans, Metricon Stadium (1:45pm)

Carlton v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium (4:35pm)

Melbourne v Richmond, MCG (7:25pm)

Fremantle v North Melbourne, Optus Stadium (8:15pm)

Sunday April 25

Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows, UTAS Stadium (12:30pm)

Collingwood v Essendon, MCG (3:20pm)

Port Adelaide v St Kilda, Adelaide Oval (6:40pm)

Round 7

Friday, April 30

Richmond v Western Bulldogs, MCG (7.50pm)

Saturday, May 1

Collingwood v Gold Coast, MCG (1.45pm)

Adelaide v GWS Giants, Adelaide Oval (2.10pm)

St Kilda v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium (4.35pm)

Sydney v Geelong, SCG (7.25pm)

Brisbane v Port Adelaide, Gabba (7.25pm)

Sunday, May 2

North Melbourne v Melbourne, Blundstone Arena (1.10pm)

Essendon v Carlton, MCG (3.20pm)

West Coast v Fremantle, Optus Stadium (4.40pm)

Round 8

Friday, May 7

Richmond v Geelong, MCG (7.50pm)

Saturday, May 8

Gold Coast v St Kilda, Metricon Stadium (1.45pm)

GWS Giants v Essendon, Giants Stadium (2.10pm)

North Melbourne v Collingwood, Marvel Stadium (4.35pm)

Melbourne v Sydney, MCG (7.25pm)

Port Adelaide v Adelaide, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)

Sunday, May 9

Hawthorn v West Coast, MCG (1.10pm)

Western Bulldogs v Carlton, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)

Fremantle v Brisbane, Gabba (4.40pm)

Round 9

Friday, May 14

St Kilda v Geelong, Marvel Stadium (7.50pm)

Saturday, May 15

Sydney v Collingwood, SCG (1.45pm)

Hawthorn v North Melbourne, University of Tasmania Stadium (2.10pm)

Gold Coast v Brisbane, Metricon Stadium (4.35pm)

Richmond v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)

Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)

Sunday, May 16

Essendon v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)

Melbourne v Carlton, MCG (3.20pm)

West Coast v Adelaide, Optus Stadium (4.40pm)

Round 10

Friday, May 21

Brisbane v Richmond, Gabba (7.50pm)

Saturday, May 22

Carlton v Hawthorn, MCG (1.45pm)

Geelong v Gold Coast, GMHBA Stadium (2.10pm)

Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)

Western Bulldogs v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (7.25pm)

Fremantle v Sydney, Optus Stadium (7.40pm)

Sunday, May 23

GWS Giants v West Coast, Giants Stadium (1.10pm)

Collingwood v Port Adelaide, MCG (3.20pm)

Essendon v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (4.40pm)

Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)

Friday, May 28

Western Bulldogs v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7:50pm)

Saturday, May 29

Collingwood v Geelong, MCG (1:45pm)

Brisbane v GWS, Gabba (2:10pm)

St Kilda v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (4:35pm)

Gold Coast v Hawthorn, SCG (7:40pm)

West Coast v Essendon, Optus Stadium (7:40pm)

Sunday, May 30

Richmond v Adelaide, GIANTS Stadium (2:10pm)

Sydney v Carlton, SCG (3:20pm)

Port Adelaide v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval (4:40pm)

Round 12 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)

Friday, June 4

Melbourne v Brisbane, Giants Stadium (7:50pm)

Saturday, June 5

St Kilda v Sydney, SCG (1:45pm)

Adelaide v Collingwood, Adelaide Oval (4:35pm)

Essendon v Richmond, Optus Stadium (7:25pm)

Sunday, June 6

Carlton v West Coast, SCG (3:20pm)

Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium (6.40pm)

Byes: Geelong, Gold Coast, GWS, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide

Round 13

Thursday, June 10

Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)

Friday, June 11

Sydney Swans v Hawthorn, SCG (7.50pm)

Saturday, June 12

Fremantle v Gold Coast Suns, Optus Stadium (4.15pm)

St Kilda v Adelaide Crows, Cazalys Stadium (7.25pm)

Sunday, June 13

North Melbourne v GWS Giants, Blundstone Arena (3.20pm)

West Coast v Richmond, Optus Stadium (7:20pm)

Monday, June 14

Melbourne v Collingwood, SCG (3.20pm)

Byes: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Essendon, Western Bulldogs

Round 14

Friday, June 18

Geelong v Western Bulldogs, GMHBA Stadium (7:50pm)

Saturday, June 19

Gold Coast v Port Adelaide, Metricon Stadium (1:45pm)

North Melbourne v Brisbane, Blundstone Arena (4:35pm)

GWS v Carlton, Giants Stadium (7:25pm)

Sunday, June 20

Hawthorn v Essendon, UTAS Stadium (3:20pm)

Byes: Adelaide, Collingwood, Fremantle, Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney and West Coast.

Round 15

Thursday, June 24

Brisbane Lions vs. Geelong Cats, GABBA (7.30pm)

Friday, June 25

Richmond vs. St Kilda, MCG (7.50pm)

Saturday, June 26

North Melbourne vs. Gold Coast Suns, Blundstone Arena (1.45pm)

Collingwood vs. Fremantle, Marvel Stadium (1.45pm)

Port Adelaide vs. Sydney Swans, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)

Essendon vs. Melbourne, MCG (7.25pm)

Sunday, June 27

GWS Giants vs. Hawthorn, MCG (1.10pm)

West Coast Eagles vs. Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium (3.20pm)

Carlton vs. Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium (4.10pm)

Round 16

Thursday, July 1

Gold Coast Suns vs. Richmond, Marvel Stadium (7.20pm)

Friday, July 2

Geelong Cats vs. Essendon, GMHBA Stadium (7.50pm)

Saturday, July 3

Melbourne vs. GWS Giants, MCG (1:45pm)

Adelaide Crows vs. Brisbane Lions, Adelaide Oval (4:35pm)

Hawthorn vs. Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (7:40pm)

Fremantle vs. Carlton, MCG (7:40pm)

Sunday, July 4

Sydney Swans vs. West Coast Eagles, GMHBA Stadium (1:10pm)

Collingwood vs. St Kilda, MCG (3:20pm)

Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (4:40pm)

Round 17

Thursday, July 8

Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (7:40pm)

Friday, July 9

Essendon v Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (7:50pm)

Saturday, July 10

Hawthorn v Fremantle, UTAS Stadium (1:45pm)

Carlton v Geelong, MCG (4:35pm)

Brisbane v St Kilda, Metricon Stadium (7:25pm)

Sunday, July 11

GWS v Gold Coast, Mars Stadium (12:40pm)

Western Bulldogs v Sydney, Marvel Stadium (3:20pm)

Richmond v Collingwood, MCG (4:10pm)

Monday, July 12,

West Coast v North Melbourne, Optus Stadium (7:40pm)

Round 18

Thursday, July 15

Fremantle v Geelong, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)

Friday, July 16

Richmond v Brisbane, Metricon Stadium (7.50pm)

Saturday, July 17

St Kilda v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (1.45pm)

Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs, Metricon Stadium (4.35pm)

Melbourne v Hawthorn, MCG (7.25pm)

Sunday, July 18

North Melbourne v Essendon, Metricon Stadium (1.10pm)

Collingwood v Carlton, MCG (3.20pm)

Adelaide v West Coast, Adelaide Oval (4.40pm)

GWS v Sydney, Metricon Stadium (6.10pm)

Round 19

 

Friday July 23

Port Adelaide v Collingwood, Marvel Stadium (7.10pm)

Saturday July 24

Carlton v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (1.45pm)

Brisbane v Gold Coast, Gabba (3.10pm)

West Coast v St Kilda, Optus Stadium (4.35pm)

Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, MCG (7.25pm)

Adelaide v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium (7.40pm)

Sunday July 25

Sydney v Fremantle, Metricon Stadium (12.30pm)

Geelong v Richmond, MCG (3.20pm)

Essendon v GWS, Metricon Stadium (6:10pm)

Round 20

 

Friday July 30

St Kilda vs. Carlton, Marvel Stadium (7:50pm)

Saturday July 31

Western Bulldogs v Adelaide, MARS Stadium (12:20pm)

North Melbourne v Geelong, Blundstone Arena (1:15pm)

Collingwood v West Coast Eagles, MCG (4:15pm)

Sunday August 1

Gold Coast v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (12:10pm)

Hawthorn v Brisbane, UTAS (2:10pm)

Essendon v Sydney, MCG (3.10pm)

Fremantle v Richmond, Optus Stadium (5:10pm)

GWS v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (6:10pm) 

Round 21

Friday, August 6

Geelong v GWS, GMHBA (7:50pm)

Saturday, August 7

Carlton v Gold Coast, Marvel Stadium (1:45pm)

Richmond v North Melbourne, MCG (4:45pm)

St Kilda v Sydney, Marvel Stadium (7:40pm)

Adelaide v Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval (7:40pm)

Sunday, August 8

Hawthorn v Collingwood, MCG (2:10pm)

Western Bulldogs v Essendon, Marvel Stadium (3:20pm)

Fremantle v Brisbane Lions, Optus Stadium (5:10pm)

Monday, August 9

West Coast v Melbourne, Optus Stadium (8:10pm) 

Round 22

Friday, August 13

GWS vs. Richmond, Marvel Stadium (7.50pm)

Saturday August 14

Hawthorn vs. Western Bulldogs, UTAS Stadium (1.45pm)

Port Adelaide vs. Carlton, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)

Geelong vs. St Kilda, GMHBA Stadium (4.35pm)

Brisbane vs. Collingwood, Gabba (7.25pm)

North Melbourne vs. Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (7.40pm)

Sunday August 15

Melbourne vs. Adelaide, MCG (2.10pm)

Gold Coast vs. Essendon, GMHBA Stadium (3.20pm)

Fremantle vs. West Coast, Optus Stadium (5.10pm)

Round 23

Friday August 20

Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (7.50pm)

Saturday August 21

Richmond vs. Hawthorn, MCG (1.35pm)

Sydney Swans vs. Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (1.45pm)

Brisbane Lions vs. West Coast Eagles, GABBA (4.35pm)

Geelong Cats vs. Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (7.25pm)

Carlton vs. GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium (7.40pm)

Sunday August 22

St Kilda vs. Fremantle, Blundstone Arena (12.15pm)

Essendon vs. Collingwood, MCG (3.20pm)

Adelaide Crows vs. North Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (4.40pm)

Venue key

(AO) Adelaide Oval; (BA) Blundstone Arena, Hobart; (Cazaly) Cazaly Stadium, Cairns; (G) The Gabba, Brisbane; (GMHBA) GMHBA Stadium, Geelong; (GS) GIANTS Stadium, Sydney; (MO) Manuka Oval, Canberra; (MARS) Mars Stadium, Ballarat; (Marvel) Marvel Stadium, Melbourne; (MCG) Melbourne Cricket Ground; (MS) Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast; (OS) Optus Stadium, Perth; (SCG) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; (TIO) TIO Stadium, Darwin; (TP) TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs; (UTAS) University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston.

2021 AFL fixture snapshot

As always, with 22 games in an 18-team competition, there are some teams whose draw looks more favourable than others.

Here's all the teams your club plays twice in 2021.

Adelaide

North Melbourne, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, West Coast, Melbourne

Brisbane Lions

Collingwood, Fremantle, Geelong, Gold Coast, Richmond

Carlton

Collingwood, Fremantle, Gold Coast, GWS Giants, Port Adelaide

Collingwood

Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Essendon, Port Adelaide, West Coast

Essendon

Collingwood, GWS Giants, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Sydney

Fremantle

Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Hawthorn, Sydney, West Coast

Geelong

Brisbane Lions, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda

Gold Coast

Play twice: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, North Melbourne, Sydney, Western Bulldogs

GWS Giants

Carlton, Essendon, Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney

Hawthorn

Adelaide, Essendon, Fremantle, Melbourne, Richmond

Melbourne

Adelaide, Carlton, GWS Giants, Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs

North Melbourne

Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs, Adelaide, Essendon, Geelong

Port Adelaide

St Kilda, Collingwood, Western Bulldogs, Carlton and Adelaide

Richmond

Hawthorn, St Kilda, Geelong, GWS, Brisbane

St Kilda

West Coast, Richmond, Port Adelaide, Geelong, Sydney

Sydney

Essendon, GWS, Gold Coast, Fremantle, St Kilda

West Coast

Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Collingwood, Fremantle, Adelaide

Western Bulldogs

North Melbourne, Melbourne, Gold Coast, West Coast, Port Adelaide

Tom Naghten

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Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.