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The 2021 AFL season draw and fixtures have been completed.

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AFL Fixtures 2021

All times AEST/AEDT (Sydney/Melbourne time)
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Finals Week 1 | Semi Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final

Round 1
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, March 18
Richmond vs Carlton MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Friday, March 19
Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, March 20
Melbourne vs Fremantle MCG 1:45pm Fox
Adelaide Crows vs Geelong Cats Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox
Essendon vs Hawthorn Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Brisbane Lions vs Sydney Swans The Gabba 7:45pm Fox
Sunday, March 21
North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium 1:10pm Fox
GWS Giants vs St Kilda Giants Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs Gold Coast Suns Optus Stadium 6:10pm Fox
Round 2
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, March 25
Carlton vs Collingwood MCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, March 26
Geelong Cats vs Brisbane Lions GMHBA Stadium 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, March 27
Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows SCG 1:45pm Fox
Port Adelaide vs Essendon Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox
St Kilda vs Melbourne Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Gold Coast Suns vs North Melbourne Metricon Stadium 8:10pm Fox
Sunday, March 28
Hawthorn vs Richmond MCG 1:10pm Fox
Western Bulldogs vs West Coast Eagles Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs GWS Giants Optus Stadium 6:10pm Fox
Round 3
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, April 1
Collingwood vs Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Friday, April 2
North Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium 4:20pm Seven/Fox
Adelaide Crows vs Gold Coast Suns Adelaide Oval 7:50pm Fox
Saturday, April 3
Richmond vs Sydney Swans MCG 1:45pm Fox
Essendon vs St Kilda Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox
West Coast Eagle vs Port Adelaide Optus Stadium 8:10pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, April 4
Carlton vs Fremantle Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Fox
GWS Giants vs Melbourne Manuka Oval 6:10pm Fox
Monday, April 5
Geelong Cats vs Hawthorn MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Round 4
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, April 8
Sydney Swans vs Essendon SCG 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, April 9
Port Adelaide vs Richmond Adelaide Oval 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, April 10
Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane Lions Mars Stadium 1:35pm Fox
St Kilda vs West Coast Eagles Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Collingwood vs GWS Giants MCG 7:25pm Fox
Gold Coast Suns vs Carlton Metricon Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, April 11
North Melbourne vs Adelaide Crows Marvel Stadium 1:10pm Fox
Melbourne vs Geelong Cats MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs Hawthorn Optus Stadium 5:40pm Fox
Round 5
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, April 15
St Kilda vs Richmond Marvel Stadium 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, April 16
West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood Optus Stadium 8:10pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, April 17
Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants SCG 4:35pm Fox
Western Bulldogs vs Gold Coast Suns Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Brisbane Lions vs Essendon The Gabba 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Carlton vs Port Adelaide MCG 7:25pm Fox
Sunday, April 18
Adelaide Crows vs Fremantle Adelaide Oval 1:10pm Fox
Hawthorn vs Melbourne MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Geelong Cats vs North Melbourne GMHBA Stadium 4:40pm Fox
Round 6
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, April 23
GWS Giants vs Western Bulldogs Manuka Oval 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, April 24
Geelong Cats vs West Coast Eagles GMHBA Stadium 1:45pm Fox
Gold Coast Suns vs Sydney Swans Metricon Stadium 1:45pm Fox
Carlton vs Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Melbourne vs Richmond MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs North Melbourne Optus Stadium 8:15pm Fox
Sunday, April 25
Hawthorn vs Adelaide Crows UTAS Stadium 12:30pm Fox
Collingwood vs Essendon MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Port Adelaide vs St Kilda Adelaide Oval 6:40pm Fox
Round 7
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, April 30
Richmond vs Western Bulldogs MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, May 1
Collingwood vs Gold Coast Suns MCG 1:45pm Fox
Adelaide Crows vs GWS Giants Adelaide Oval 2:10pm Fox
St Kilda vs Hawthorn Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Sydney Swans vs Geelong Cats SCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Brisbane Lions vs Port Adelaide The Gabba 7:25pm Fox
Sunday, May 2
North Melbourne vs Melbourne Blundstone Arena 1:10pm Fox
Essendon vs Carlton MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle Optus Stadium 4:40pm Fox
Round 8
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, May 7
Richmond vs Geelong Cats MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, May 8
Gold Coast Suns vs St Kilda Metricon Stadium 1:45pm Fox
GWS Giants vs Essendon Giants Stadium 2:10pm Fox
North Melbourne vs Collingwood Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Melbourne vs Sydney Swans MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Port Adelaide vs Adelaide Crows Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Fox
Sunday, May 9
Hawthorn vs West Coast Eagles MCG 1:10pm Fox
Western Bulldogs vs Carlton Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Brisbane Lions vs Fremantle The Gabba 4:40pm Fox
Round 9
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, May 14
St Kilda vs Geelong Cats Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, May 15
Sydney Swans vs Collingwood SCG 1:45pm Fox
Hawthorn vs North Melbourne UTAS Stadium 2:10pm Fox
Gold Coast Suns vs Brisbane Lions Metricon Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Richmond vs GWS Giants Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Fox
Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, May 16
Essendon vs Fremantle Marvel Stadium 1:10pm Fox
Melbourne vs Carlton MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs Adelaide Crows Optus Stadium 4:40pm Fox
Round 10
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, May 21
Brisbane Lions vs Richmond The Gabba 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, May 22
Carlton vs Hawthorn MCG 1:45pm Fox
Geelong Cats vs Gold Coast Suns GMHBA Stadium 2:10pm Fox
Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox
Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs Sydney Swans Optus Stadium 7:40pm Fox
Sunday, May 23
GWS Giants vs West Coast Eagles Giants Stadium 1:10pm Fox
Collingwood vs Port Adelaide MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Essendon vs North Melbourne Marvel Stadium 4:40pm Fox
Round 11
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, May 28
Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, May 29
Collingwood vs Geelong Cats MCG 1:45pm Fox
Brisbane Lions vs GWS Giants The Gabba 2:10pm Fox
St Kilda vs North Melbourne Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Gold Coast Suns vs Hawthorn SCG 7:40pm Seven/Fox
West Coast Eagles vs Essendon Optus Stadium 7:40pm Fox
Sunday, May 30
Richmond vs Adelaide Crows Giants Stadium 2:10pm Fox
Sydney Swans vs Carlton SCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Port Adelaide vs Fremantle Adelaide Oval 5:20pm Fox
Round 12
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, June 4
Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions Giants Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, June 5
St Kilda vs Sydney Swans SCG 1:45pm Fox
Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox
Essendon vs Richmond Optus Stadium 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, June 6
Carlton vs West Coast Eagles SCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium 6:40pm Fox
Byes: Geelong Cats, Gold Coast Suns, GWS Giants, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide
Round 13
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, June 10
Port Adelaide vs Geelong Cats Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Friday, June 11
Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn SCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, June 12
Fremantle vs Gold Coast Suns Optus Stadium 4:15pm Fox
St Kilda vs Adelaide Crows Cazaly’s Stadium 7:25pm Fox
Sunday, June 13
North Melbourne vs GWS Giants Blundstone Arena 3:20pm Fox
West Coast Eagles vs Richmond Optus Stadium 7:20pm Fox
Monday, June 14
Melbourne vs Collingwood SCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Byes: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Essendon, Western Bulldogs
Round 14
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, June 18
Geelong Cats vs Western Bulldogs GMHBA Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, June 19
Gold Coast Suns vs Port Adelaide Metricon Stadium 1:45pm Fox
North Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions Blundstone Arena 4:35 Fox
GWS Giants vs Carlton Giants Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, June 20
Hawthorn vs Essendon UTAS Stadium 3:20pm Fox
Byes: Adelaide Crows, Collingwood, Fremantle, Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney Swans, West Coast Eagles
Round 15
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, June 24
Brisbane Lions vs Geelong Cats The Gabba 7:30pm Seven/Fox
Friday, June 25
Richmond vs St Kilda MCG 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, June 26
Collingwood vs Fremantle Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox
North Melbourne vs Gold Coast Suns Blundstone Arena 1:45pm Fox
Port Adelaide vs Sydney Swans Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox
Essendon vs Melbourne MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, June 27
GWS Giants vs Hawthorn MCG 1:10pm Fox
West Coast Eagles vs Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Carlton vs Adelaide Crows Marvel Stadium 4:10pm Fox
Round 16
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, July 1
Gold Coast Suns vs Richmond Marvel Stadium 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Friday, July 2
Geelong Cats vs Essendon GMHBA Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, July 3
Melbourne vs GWS Giants MCG 1:45pm Fox
Adelaide Crows vs Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox
Fremantle vs Carlton MCG 7:40pm Fox
Hawthorn vs Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, July 4
Sydney Swans vs West Coast Eagles GMHBA Stadium 1:10pm Fox
Collingwood vs St Kilda MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Marvel Stadium 4:40pm Fox
Round 17
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, July 8
Port Adelaide vs Melbourne Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Friday, July 9
Essendon vs Adelaide Crows Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, July 10
Hawthorn vs Fremantle UTAS Stadium 1:45pm Fox
Carlton vs Geelong Cats MCG 4:35pm Fox
Brisbane Lions vs St Kilda Metricon Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, July 11
GWS Giants vs Gold Coast Suns Mars Stadium 12:40pm Fox
Western Bulldogs vs Sydney Swans Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Richmond vs Collingwood MCG 4:10pm Fox
Monday, July 12
West Coast Eagles vs North Melbourne Optus Stadium 7:40pm Fox
Round 18
Fixture Venue Time TV
Thursday, July 15
Fremantle vs Geelong Cats Optus Stadium 8:10pm Seven/Fox
Friday, July 16
Richmond vs Brisbane Lions Metricon Stadium 8:05pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, July 17
St Kilda vs Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox
Gold Coast Suns vs Western Bulldogs Metricon Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Melbourne vs Hawthorn MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Suday, July 18
North Melbourne vs Essendon Metricon Stadium 12:35pm Fox
Collingwood vs Carlton MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Adelaide Crows vs West Coast Eagles Adelaide Oval 4:40pm Fox
GWS Giants vs Sydney Swans Metricon Stadium 6:10pm Fox
Round 19
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, July 23
Port Adelaide vs Collingwood Marvel Stadium 7:10pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, July 24
Carlton vs North Melbourne Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox
Brisbane Lions vs Gold Coast Suns The Gabba 3:10pm Fox
West Coast Eagles vs St Kilda Optus Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs MCG 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Adelaide Crows vs Hawthorn Marvel Stadium 7:40pm Fox
Sunday, July 25
Sydney Swans vs Fremantle Metricon Stadium 12:30pm Fox
Geelong Cats vs Richmond MCG 3:20pm Fox
Essendon vs GWS Giants Metricon Stadium 6:10pm Fox
Round 20
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, July 30
St Kilda vs Carlton Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, July 31
Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows Mars Stadium 12:20pm Fox
North Melbourne vs Geelong Cats Blundstone Arena 1:15pm Fox
Collingwood vs West Coast Eagles MCG 4:15pm Fox
Sunday, August 1
Gold Coast Suns vs Melbourne Marvel Stadium 12:10pm Fox
Hawthorn vs Brisbane Lions UTAS Stadium 2:10pm Fox
Essendon vs Sydney Swans MCG 3:10pm Fox
Fremantle vs Richmond Optus Stadium 5:10pm Fox
GWS Giants vs Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium 6:10pm Fox
Round 21
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, August 6
Geelong Cats vs GWS Giants GMHBA Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, August 7
Carlton vs Gold Coast Suns Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox
Richmond vs North Melbourne MCG 4:35pm Fox
Adelaide Crows vs Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Fox
St Kilda vs Sydney Swans Marvel Stadium 7:40pm Fox
Sunday, August 8
Hawthorn vs Collingwood MCG 2:10pm Fox
Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Marvel Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs Brisbane Lions Optus Stadium 5:10pm Fox
Monday, August 9
West Coast Eagles vs Melbourne Optus Stadium 8:10pm Seven/Fox
Round 22
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, August 13
GWS Giants vs Richmond Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, August 14
Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs UTAS Stadium 1:45pm Fox
Geelong Cats vs St Kilda GMHBA Stadium 4:35pm Fox
Port Adelaide vs Carlton Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Fox
Brisbane Lions vs Collingwood The Gabba 7:25pm Seven/Fox
North Melbourne vs Sydney Swans Marvel Stadium 7:40pm Fox
Sunday, August 15
Melbourne vs Adelaide Crows MCG 2:10pm Fox
Gold Coast Suns vs Essendon GMHBA Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Fremantle vs West Coast Eagles Optus Stadium 5:10pm Fox
Round 23
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, August 20
Western Bulldogs vs Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, August 21
Richmond vs Hawthorn MCG 1:35pm Fox
Sydney Swans vs Gold Coast Suns Marvel Stadium 1:45pm Fox
Brisbane Lions vs West Coast Eagles The Gabba 4:35pm Fox
Geelong Cats vs Melbourne GMHBA Stadium 7:25pm Seven/Fox
Carlton vs GWS Giants Marvel Stadium 7:40pm Fox
Sunday, August 22
St Kilda vs Fremantle Blundstone Arena 12:15pm Fox
Essendon vs Collingwood MCG 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Adelaide Crows vs North Melbourne Adelaide Oval 4:40pm Fox
Finals Week 1
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, August 27
Second qualifying final
Port Adelaide vs Geelong Cats		 Adelaide Oval 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, August 28
Second eliminational final
Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants		 UTAS Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
First qualifying final
Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions		 Adelaide Oval 7:30pm Seven/Fox
Sunday, August 29
First elimination final
Western Bulldogs vs Essendon		 UTAS Stadium 3:20pm Seven/Fox
Semi-finals
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, September 3
Second semi-final
Geelong Cats vs GWS Giants		 Optus Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, September 4
First semi-final
Brisbane Lions vs Western Bulldogs		 The Gabba 7:20pm Seven/Fox
Preliminary finals
Fixture Venue Time TV
Friday, September 10
First preliminary final
Melbourne vs Geelong Cats		 Optus Stadium 7:50pm Seven/Fox
Saturday, September 11
Second preliminary final
Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs		 Adelaide Oval 7:40pm Seven/Fox
Grand final
Fixture Venue Time TV
Saturday, September 25
Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium 7:15pm Seven

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