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After the pandemic turned the 2020 season on its capitulum, the League is again looking to be agile in the approaching campaign .
Fixtures are being released in two-week blocks, around a calendar month ahead of time .
Check out the wide 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
inaugural semi-final : Brisbane v western Bulldogs at the Gabba, 7.20pm ( AEST )
Week three
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
foremost preliminary final examination : melbourne five 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
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 five. 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 five. 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 five Essendon, SCG ( 7:20pm )
Friday April 9
Port Adelaide volt Richmond, Adelaide Oval ( 7:50pm )
Saturday April 10
western Bulldogs volt Brisbane Lions, Mars Stadium ( 1:45pm )
St Kilda five West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium ( 4:35pm )
Gold Coast Suns v Carlton, Metricon Stadium ( 7:25pm )
Collingwood five GWS Giants, MCG ( 7:25pm )
Sunday April 11
North Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium ( 1:10pm )
Melbourne vanadium Geelong Cats, MCG ( 3:20pm )
Fremantle volt 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 five Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium ( 4:35pm )
Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, SCG ( 4:35pm )
Carlton volt Port Adelaide, MCG ( 7:25pm )
Brisbane Lions volt Essendon, Gabba ( 7:25pm )
Sunday April 18
Adelaide Crows five 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 volt Richmond, MCG ( 7:25pm )
Fremantle v North Melbourne, Optus Stadium ( 8:15pm )
Sunday April 25
Hawthorn five Adelaide Crows, UTAS Stadium ( 12:30pm )
Collingwood v Essendon, MCG ( 3:20pm )
Port Adelaide volt 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 five 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 five Carlton, MCG ( 3.20pm )
West Coast vanadium Fremantle, Optus Stadium ( 4.40pm )
Round 8
Friday, May 7
Richmond volt 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 vanadium Sydney, MCG ( 7.25pm )
Port Adelaide v Adelaide, Adelaide Oval ( 7.40pm )
Sunday, May 9
Hawthorn volt West Coast, MCG ( 1.10pm )
westerly Bulldogs vanadium Carlton, Marvel Stadium ( 3.20pm )
Fremantle five Brisbane, Gabba ( 4.40pm )
Round 9
Friday, May 14
St Kilda vanadium Geelong, Marvel Stadium ( 7.50pm )
Saturday, May 15
Sydney volt Collingwood, SCG ( 1.45pm )
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, University of Tasmania Stadium ( 2.10pm )
Gold Coast five Brisbane, Metricon Stadium ( 4.35pm )
Richmond volt 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 vanadium Carlton, MCG ( 3.20pm )
West Coast five Adelaide, Optus Stadium ( 4.40pm )
Round 10
Friday, May 21
Brisbane vanadium Richmond, Gabba ( 7.50pm )
Saturday, May 22
Carlton vanadium Hawthorn, MCG ( 1.45pm )
Geelong five Gold Coast, GMHBA Stadium ( 2.10pm )
Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval ( 4.35pm )
western Bulldogs volt St Kilda, Marvel Stadium ( 7.25pm )
Fremantle vanadium 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 volt North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium ( 4.40pm )
Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Friday, May 28
westerly Bulldogs v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium ( 7:50pm )
Saturday, May 29
Collingwood volt Geelong, MCG ( 1:45pm )
Brisbane volt GWS, Gabba ( 2:10pm )
St Kilda v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium ( 4:35pm )
Gold Coast five Hawthorn, SCG ( 7:40pm )
West Coast five Essendon, Optus Stadium ( 7:40pm )
Sunday, May 30
Richmond five Adelaide, GIANTS Stadium ( 2:10pm )
Sydney five Carlton, SCG ( 3:20pm )
Port Adelaide v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval ( 4:40pm )
Round 12 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Friday, June 4
Melbourne vanadium Brisbane, Giants Stadium ( 7:50pm )
Saturday, June 5
St Kilda v Sydney, SCG ( 1:45pm )
Adelaide vanadium Collingwood, Adelaide Oval ( 4:35pm )
Essendon v Richmond, Optus Stadium ( 7:25pm )
Sunday, June 6
Carlton five West Coast, SCG ( 3:20pm )
Fremantle five Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium ( 6.40pm )
Byes : Geelong, Gold Coast, GWS, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide
Round 13
Thursday, June 10
Port Adelaide volt 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 vanadium GWS Giants, Blundstone Arena ( 3.20pm )
West Coast v Richmond, Optus Stadium ( 7:20pm )
Monday, June 14
Melbourne vanadium Collingwood, SCG ( 3.20pm )
Byes : Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Essendon, Western Bulldogs
Round 14
Friday, June 18
Geelong volt Western Bulldogs, GMHBA Stadium ( 7:50pm )
Saturday, June 19
Gold Coast volt Port Adelaide, Metricon Stadium ( 1:45pm )
North Melbourne v Brisbane, Blundstone Arena ( 4:35pm )
GWS five 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 five. 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 vanadium Adelaide, Marvel Stadium ( 7:50pm )
Saturday, July 10
Hawthorn volt Fremantle, UTAS Stadium ( 1:45pm )
Carlton volt Geelong, MCG ( 4:35pm )
Brisbane vanadium St Kilda, Metricon Stadium ( 7:25pm )
Sunday, July 11
GWS v Gold Coast, Mars Stadium ( 12:40pm )
western Bulldogs volt Sydney, Marvel Stadium ( 3:20pm )
Richmond five Collingwood, MCG ( 4:10pm )
Monday, July 12 ,
West Coast volt North Melbourne, Optus Stadium ( 7:40pm )
Round 18
Thursday, July 15
Fremantle v Geelong, Optus Stadium ( 8.10pm )
Friday, July 16
Richmond five Brisbane, Metricon Stadium ( 7.50pm )
Saturday, July 17
St Kilda v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium ( 1.45pm )
Gold Coast volt Western Bulldogs, Metricon Stadium ( 4.35pm )
Melbourne five Hawthorn, MCG ( 7.25pm )
Sunday, July 18
North Melbourne volt Essendon, Metricon Stadium ( 1.10pm )
Collingwood vanadium Carlton, MCG ( 3.20pm )
Adelaide five West Coast, Adelaide Oval ( 4.40pm )
GWS volt Sydney, Metricon Stadium ( 6.10pm )
Round 19
Friday July 23
Port Adelaide vanadium 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 five St Kilda, Optus Stadium ( 4.35pm )
Melbourne vanadium Western Bulldogs, MCG ( 7.25pm )
Adelaide volt Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium ( 7.40pm )
Sunday July 25
Sydney five Fremantle, Metricon Stadium ( 12.30pm )
Geelong five 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 five Adelaide, MARS Stadium ( 12:20pm )
North Melbourne volt 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 vanadium Brisbane, UTAS ( 2:10pm )
Essendon five Sydney, MCG ( 3.10pm )
Fremantle five Richmond, Optus Stadium ( 5:10pm )
GWS five Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium ( 6:10pm )
Round 21
Friday, August 6
Geelong vanadium GWS, GMHBA ( 7:50pm )
Saturday, August 7
Carlton v Gold Coast, Marvel Stadium ( 1:45pm )
Richmond five North Melbourne, MCG ( 4:45pm )
St Kilda v Sydney, Marvel Stadium ( 7:40pm )
Adelaide five Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval ( 7:40pm )
Sunday, August 8
Hawthorn five 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 v. 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 contest, there are some teams whose draw looks more favorable than others .
here ‘s all the teams your club plays doubly 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
