AFL Draw & Fixtures 2020

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The Tigers and Blues always open the AFL season. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Find the 2020 AFL season draw & fixtures listed below.

The season will begin with the traditional opener between defending premiers Richmond and the Carlton Blues on Thursday, March 19 at the MCG, while finals will begin in the first weekend of September, the first fixture likely to fall on September 3.

The grand final will once again be played on its traditional afternoon timeslot on the final Saturday of September, which falls on the 26th in 2020.

You can find the full fixtures for the 2020 season below.

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AFL Fixtures 2020

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Round 1
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEDT)	TV
Thu, Mar 19
Richmond vs Carlton	MCG	7.25pm	Seven
Fri, Mar 20
Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood	Marvel Stadium	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Mar 21
Essendon vs Fremantle	Marvel Stadium	1.45pm	Foxtel
Adelaide vs Sydney	Adelaide Oval	4.35pm	Foxtel
GWS vs Geelong	Giants Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide	Metricon Stadium	7.25pm	Foxtel
Sun, Mar 22
North Melbourne vs St Kilda	Marvel Stadium	1.10pm	Foxtel
Hawthorn vs Brisbane	MCG	3.20pm	Seven
West Coast vs Melbourne	Optus Stadium	6.20pm	Foxtel
Round 2
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEDT)	TV
Thu, Mar 26
Collingwood vs Richmond	MCG	7.25pm	Seven
Fri, Mar 27
Sydney vs Essendon	SCG	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Mar 28
Melbourne vs GWS	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Carlton vs Western Bulldogs	Marvel Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Brisbane vs North Melbourne	The Gabba	7.25pm	Foxtel
Port Adelaide vs Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	7.40pm	Seven
Sun, Mar 29
Geelong vs Gold Coast	GMHBA Stadium	1.10pm	Foxtel
St Kilda vs West Coast	Marvel Stadium	3.20pm	Seven
Fremantle vs Hawthorn	Optus Stadium	6.20pm	Foxtel
Round 3
Fixture	Venue	Time (AED/ST)	TV
Thu, Apr 2
Carlton vs Essendon	MCG	7.25pm	Seven
Fri, Apr 3
GWS vs Western Bulldogs	UNSW Canberra Oval	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Apr 4
Hawthorn vs Collingwood	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Adelaide vs Brisbane	Adelaide Oval	4.35pm	Foxtel
North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Foxtel
West Coast vs Geelong	Optus Stadium	8.10pm	Seven
Sun, Apr 5
Melbourne vs Fremantle	MCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
St Kilda vs Richmond	Marvel Stadium	3.20pm	Seven
Gold Coast vs Sydney	Metricon Stadium	4.40pm	Foxtel
Round 4
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Thu, Apr 9
Brisbane vs Collingwood	The Gabba	7.35pm	Seven
Fri, Apr 10
North Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs	Marvel Stadium	4.20pm	Seven
Port Adelaide vs West Coast	Adelaide Oval	7.50pm	Foxtel
Sat, Apr 11
Richmond vs Adelaide	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Fremantle vs Gold Coast	Optus Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Essendon vs GWS	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Sun, Apr 12
Sydney vs Carlton	SCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
St Kilda vs Melbourne	Marvel Stadium	4.40pm	Foxtel
Mon, Apr 13
Geelong vs Hawthorn	MCG	3.20pm	Seven
Round 5
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Thu, Apr 16
Adelaide vs Essendon	Adelaide Oval	7.40pm	Seven
Fri, Apr 17
West Coast vs Richmond	Optus Stadium	8.10pm	Seven
Sat, Apr 18
Collingwood vs Port Adelaide	MCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
Gold Coast vs Melbourne	Metricon Stadium	1.10pm	Foxtel
Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Sydney vs GWS	SCG	7.10pm	Foxtel
Sun, Apr 19
North Melbourne vs Fremantle	Blundstone Arena	1.10pm	Foxtel
Hawthorn vs Carlton	Marvel Stadium	3.20pm	Seven
Geelong vs St Kilda	GMHBA Stadium	4.40pm	Foxtel
Round 6
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, Apr 24
Melbourne vs Richmond	MCG	7.55pm	Seven
Sat, Apr 25
Hawthorn vs West Coast	UTAS Stadium	1.10pm	Foxtel
Collingwood vs Essendon	MCG	4.20pm	Seven
Brisbane vs Sydney	The Gabba	7.25pm	Foxtel
Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs	Adelaide Oval	7.50pm	Seven
Sun, Apr 26
GWS vs Gold Coast	UNSW Canberra Oval	1.10pm	Foxtel
Carlton vs North Melbourne	MCG	3.20pm	Seven
St Kilda vs Adelaide	Marvel Stadium	4.40pm	Foxtel
Fremantle vs Geelong	Optus Stadium	7.50pm	Foxtel
Round 7
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, May 1
Collingwood vs St Kilda	Marvel Stadium	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, May 2
Gold Coast vs Adelaide	Metricon Stadium	1.45pm	Foxtel
Richmond vs GWS	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Port Adelaide vs Carlton	Adelaide Oval	4.35pm	Foxtel
Geelong vs Brisbane	GMHBA Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Foxtel
Sun, May 3
Sydney vs North Melbourne	SCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
Essendon vs Melbourne	MCG	3.20pm	Seven
West Coast vs Fremantle	Optus Stadium	5.20pm	Foxtel
Round 8
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, May 8
Brisbane vs Richmond	The Gabba	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, May 9
Adelaide vs Fremantle	Adelaide Oval	1.45pm	Foxtel
Western Bulldogs vs Gold Coast	Mars Stadium	1.45pm	Foxtel
Geelong vs Essendon	MCG	4.35pm	Foxtel
West Coast vs Sydney	Optus Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
GWS vs Collingwood	Giants Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
St Kilda vs Carlton	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Foxtel
Sun, May 10
Melbourne vs Port Adelaide	MCG	3.20pm	Seven
North Melbourne vs Hawthorn	Marvel Stadium	4.40pm	Foxtel
Round 9
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, May 15
Richmond vs Geelong	MCG	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, May 16
North Melbourne vs Essendon	Marvel Stadium	1.45pm	Foxtel
Gold Coast vs West Coast	Metricon Stadium	2.10pm	Foxtel
GWS vs St Kilda	Giants Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Hawthorn vs Sydney	MCG	7.25pm	Seven
Port Adelaide vs Brisbane	Adelaide Oval	7.40pm	Foxtel
Sun, May 17
Carlton vs Collingwood	MCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
Melbourne vs Adelaide	Tio Traeger Park	3.20pm	Seven
Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs	Optus Stadium	5.20pm	Foxtel
Round 10
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, May 22
Sydney vs Geelong	SCG	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, May 23
St Kilda vs Fremantle	Marvel Stadium	1.45pm	Foxtel
Hawthorn vs Port Adelaide	UTAS Stadium	1.45pm	Foxtel
Adelaide vs Carlton	Adelaide Oval	4.35pm	Foxtel
Essendon vs Richmond	MCG	7.25pm	Seven
Brisbane vs Gold Coast	The Gabba	7.25pm	Foxtel
Sun, May 24
Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs	MCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
Collingwood vs North Melbourne	Marvel Stadium	3.20pm	Seven
West Coast vs GWS	Optus Stadium	5.20pm	Foxtel
Round 11
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, May 29
Hawthorn vs Melbourne	MCG	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, May 30
Geelong vs North Melbourne	GMHBA Stadium	1.45pm	Foxtel
Richmond vs Sydney	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
GWS vs Adelaide	Giants Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Western Bulldogs vs Carlton	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Fremantle vs Brisbane	Optus Stadium	8.10pm	Foxtel
Sun, May 31
Essendon vs Gold Coast	Marvel Stadium	1.10pm	Foxtel
Collingwood vs West Coast	MCG	3.20pm	Seven
St Kilda vs Port Adelaide	Jiangwan Stadium	4.20pm	Foxtel
Round 12
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, Jun 5
Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs	Adelaide Oval	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Jun 6
Sydney vs Fremantle	SCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Gold Coast vs Hawthorn	Metricon Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Carlton vs GWS	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Sun, Jun 7
Richmond vs North Melbourne	MCG	2.10pm	Foxtel
Mon, Jun 8
Melbourne vs Collingwood	MCG	3.20pm	Seven
Byes: Brisbane, Essendon, Geelong, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, West Coast
Round 13
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Thu, Jun 11
West Coast vs Essendon	Optus Stadium	8.10pm	Seven
Fri, Jun 12
Hawthorn vs Geelong	MCG	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Jun 13
North Melbourne vs Brisbane	Blundstone Arena	1.45pm	Foxtel
Gold Coast vs St Kilda	TIO Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Western Bulldogs vs GWS	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Sun, Jun 14
Adelaide vs Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval	3.50pm	Foxtel
Byes: Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney
Round 14
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Thu, Jun 18
Sydney vs Collingwood	SCG	7.20pm	Seven
Fri, Jun 19
Brisbane vs Melbourne	The Gabba	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Jun 20
Essendon vs St Kilda	Marvel Stadium	1.45pm	Foxtel
Fremantle vs Carlton	Optus Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Port Adelaide vs Geelong	Adelaide Oval	7.40pm	Seven
Sun, Jun 21
Richmond vs West Coast	MCG	2.10pm	Foxtel
Byes: Adelaide, Gold Coast, GWS, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Western Bulldogs
Round 15
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Thu, Jun 25
Brisbane vs Hawthorn	The Gabba	7.20pm	Seven
Fri, Jun 26
Western Bulldogs vs Essendon	Marvel Stadium	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Jun 27
Melbourne vs Gold Coast	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Carlton vs Geelong	Marvel Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
GWS vs Richmond	Giants Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
West Coast vs North Melbourne	Optus Stadium	8.10pm	Foxtel
Sun, Jun 28
Collingwood vs Adelaide	MCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
St Kilda vs Sydney	Marvel Stadium	3.20pm	Seven
Port Adelaide vs Fremantle	Adelaide Oval	4.40pm	Foxtel
Round 16
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Thu, Jul 2
Essendon vs Hawthorn	Marvel Stadium	7.20pm	Seven
Fri, Jul 3
Geelong vs West Coast	GMHBA Stadium	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Jul 4
Collingwood vs Brisbane	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Richmond vs Port Adelaide	Marvel Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Sydney vs Western Bulldogs	SCG	7.25pm	Seven
Adelaide vs St Kilda	Adelaide Oval	7.40pm	Foxtel
Sun, Jul 5
Gold Coast vs Carlton	Metricon Stadium	1.10pm	Foxtel
North Melbourne vs GWS	Marvel Stadium	3.20pm	Seven
Fremantle vs Melbourne	Optus Stadium	5.20pm	Foxtel
Round 17
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, Jul 10
Richmond vs Collingwood	MCG	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Jul 11
Melbourne vs St Kilda	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Hawthorn vs North Melbourne	UTAS Stadium	2.10pm	Foxtel
GWS vs Essendon	Giants Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Foxtel
Brisbane vs Geelong	The Gabba	7.25pm	Seven
Sun, Jul 12
Port Adelaide vs Gold Coast	Adelaide Oval	1.10pm	Foxtel
Carlton vs Sydney	Marvel Stadium	3.20pm	Seven
West Coast vs Adelaide	Optus Stadium	5.20pm	Foxtel
Round 18
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, Jul 17
Collingwood vs Geelong	MCG	7.50pm	Seven
Sat, Jul 18
Hawthorn vs GWS	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Gold Coast vs Richmond	Metricon Stadium	2.10pm	Foxtel
Sydney vs Port Adelaide	SCG	4.35pm	Foxtel
St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Fremantle vs West Coast	Optus Stadium	8.10pm	Foxtel
Sun, Jul 19
Essendon vs North Melbourne	MCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
Carlton vs Brisbane	Marvel Stadium	3.20pm	Seven
Adelaide vs Melbourne	Adelaide Oval	4.40pm	Foxtel
Round 19
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, Jul 24
Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn	Adelaide Oval	7.20pm	Seven
Sat, Jul 25
Carlton vs West Coast	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
North Melbourne vs Gold Coast	Blundstone Arena	2.10pm	Foxtel
Geelong vs Melbourne	GMHBA Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
GWS vs Sydney	Giants Stadium	5.10pm	Foxtel
Essendon vs Adelaide	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Sun, Jul 26
Richmond vs Western Bulldogs	MCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
Brisbane vs St Kilda	The Gabba	3.20pm	Seven
Fremantle vs Collingwood	Optus Stadium	5.20pm	Foxtel
Round 20
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, Jul 31
Adelaide vs Richmond	Adelaide Oval	7.20pm	Seven
Sat, Aug 1
Essendon vs Collingwood	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
GWS vs Brisbane	UNSW Canberra Oval	2.10pm	Foxtel
Geelong vs Western Bulldogs	GMHBA Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
St Kilda vs Hawthorn	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
West Coast vs Port Adelaide	Optus Stadium	8.10pm	Foxtel
Sun, Aug 2
North Melbourne vs Carlton	Marvel Stadium	1.10pm	Foxtel
Melbourne vs Sydney	MCG	3.20pm	Seven
Gold Coast vs Fremantle	Metricon Stadium	4.40pm	Foxtel
Round 21
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, Aug 7
Geelong vs GWS	GMHBA Stadium	7.20pm	Seven
Sat, Aug 8
Collingwood vs Melbourne	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
Brisbane vs West Coast	The Gabba	2.10pm	Foxtel
Hawthorn vs Adelaide	UTAS Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Sydney vs Gold Coast	SCG	7.25pm	Foxtel
Fremantle vs St Kilda	Optus Stadium	8.10pm	Seven
Sun, Aug 9
Carlton vs Richmond	MCG	1.10pm	Foxtel
Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne	Marvel Stadium	3.20pm	Seven
Port Adelaide vs Essendon	Adelaide Oval	4.40pm	Foxtel
Round 22
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
Fri, Aug 14
West Coast vs Collingwood	Optus Stadium	8.10pm	Seven
Sat, Aug 15
Western Bulldogs vs Port Adelaide	Mars Stadium	1.45pm	Foxtel
Melbourne vs Carlton	MCG	1.45pm	Foxtel
GWS vs Fremantle	Giants Stadium	4.35pm	Foxtel
Essendon vs Sydney	Marvel Stadium	7.25pm	Seven
Gold Coast vs Brisbane	Metricon Stadium	7.25pm	Foxtel
Sun, Aug 16
St Kilda vs Geelong	Marvel Stadium	1.10pm	Foxtel
Richmond vs Hawthorn	MCG	3.20pm	Seven
Adelaide vs North Melbourne	Adelaide Oval	4.40pm	Foxtel
Round 23
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
August 21-23
Port Adelaide vs GWS	Adelaide Oval	TBC	TBC
North Melbourne vs Melbourne	Blundstone Arena	TBC	TBC
Geelong vs Adelaide	GMHBA Stadium	TBC	TBC
Western Bulldogs vs West Coast	Marvel Stadium	TBC	TBC
Carlton vs St Kilda	Marvel Stadium	TBC	TBC
Collingwood vs Gold Coast	MCG	TBC	TBC
Fremantle vs Richmond	Optus Stadium	TBC	TBC
Sydney vs Hawthorn	SCG	TBC	TBC
Brisbane vs Essendon	The Gabba	TBC	TBC
Finals Week 1
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
September 3-6
First elimination final	TBC	TBC	TBC
Second elimination final	TBC	TBC	TBC
First qualifying final	TBC	TBC	TBC
Second qualifying final	TBC	TBC	TBC
Semi-finals
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
September 11-12
First semi-final	TBC	TBC	TBC
Second semi-final	TBC	TBC	TBC
Preliminary finals
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
September 18-19
First preliminary final	TBC	TBC	TBC
Second preliminary final	TBC	TBC	TBC
Grand final
Fixture	Venue	Time (AEST)	TV
September 26
Grand final	MCG	2:30pm	Seven

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