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The 2021 AFL Fixture
also known as the "Draw" or schedule of matches:
Go directly to a specific round:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Finals
Dates and times are for the Australian venue. See table here for guide to times and conversion to North American time zones. For key to grounds and other abbreviations go here.
Round 1
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 03/18 |
7:25 PM |
Richmond |
Carlton |
MCG |
| 03/19 |
7:50 PM |
Collingwood |
Western Bulldogs |
MCG |
| 03/20 |
1:45 PM |
Melbourne |
Fremantle |
MCG |
| 03/20 |
4:05 PM |
Adelaide |
Geelong |
AO |
| 03/20 |
7:25 PM |
Essendon |
Hawthorn |
MVS |
| 03/20 |
6:45 PM |
Brisbane |
Sydney |
G |
| 03/21 |
1:10 PM |
North Melbourne |
Port Adelaide |
MVS |
| 03/21 |
3:20 PM |
GWS Giants |
Port Adelaide |
GS |
| 03/21 |
3:10 PM |
West Coast |
Gold Coast |
OS |
Round 2
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 03/25 |
7:20 PM |
Carlton |
Collingwood |
MCG |
| 03/26 |
7:50 PM |
Geelong |
Brisbane |
GMHBA |
| 03/27 |
1:45 PM |
Sydney |
Adelaide |
SCG |
| 03/27 |
4:35 PM |
Port Adelaide |
Essendon |
AO |
| 03/27 |
7:25 PM |
St Kilda |
Melbourne |
MVS |
| 03/27 |
8:10 PM |
Gold Coast |
North Melbourne |
MS |
| 03/28 |
1:10 PM |
Hawthorn |
Richmond |
MCG |
| 03/28 |
3:20 PM |
Western Bulldogs |
West Coast |
MVS |
| 03/28 |
6:10 PM |
Fremantle |
GWS Giants |
OS |
Round 3
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 04/01 |
7:40 PM |
Brisbane |
Collingwood |
G |
| 04/02 |
4:20 PM |
North Melbourne |
Western Bulldogs |
MVS |
| 04/02 |
7:50 PM |
Adelaide |
Gold Coast |
AO |
| 04/03 |
1:45 PM |
Richmond |
Sydney |
MCG |
| 04/03 |
4:35 PM |
Essendon |
St Kilda |
MVS |
| 04/03 |
8:10 PM |
West Coast |
Port Adelaide |
OS |
| 04/04 |
3:20 PM |
Carlton |
Fremantle |
MVS |
| 04/04 |
6:10 PM |
GWS Giants |
Melbourne |
MO |
| 04/05 |
3:20 PM |
Geelong Gats |
Hawthorn |
MCG |
Round 4
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 04/08 |
7:20 PM |
Sydney |
Essedon |
SCG |
| 04/09 |
7:50 PM |
Port Adelaide |
Richmond |
AO |
| 04/10 |
1:45 PM |
Western Bulldogs |
Brisbane |
ES |
| 04/10 |
4:35 PM |
St Kilda |
West Coast |
MVS |
| 04/10 |
7:25 PM |
Gold Coast |
Carlton |
MS |
| 04/10 |
7:25 PM |
Collingwood |
GWS Giants |
MCG |
| 04/10 |
1:10 PM |
North Melbourne |
Adelaide |
MVS |
| 04/11 |
3:20 PM |
Melbourne |
Geelong |
MCG |
| 04/11 |
7:25 PM |
Fremantle |
Hawthorn |
OS |
Round 5
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 04/15 |
7:20 PM |
St Kilda |
Richmond |
MVS |
| 04/16 |
8:10 PM |
West Coast |
Collingwood |
OS |
| 04/17 |
4:35 PM |
Western Bulldogs |
Gold Coast |
MVS |
| 04/17 |
4:35 PM |
Sydney |
GWS Giants |
SCG |
| 04/17 |
7:25 PM |
Carlton |
Port Adelaide |
MCG |
| 04/17 |
7:25 PM |
Brisbane |
Essendon |
G |
| 04/18 |
1:10 PM |
Adelaide |
Fremantle |
AO |
| 04/18 |
3:20 PM |
Hawthorn |
Melbourne |
MCG |
| 04/18 |
4:40 PM |
Geelong |
North Melbourne |
GMHBA |
Round 6
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 04/23 |
7:50 PM |
GWS Giants |
Western Bulldogs |
MO |
| 04/24 |
1:45 PM |
Geelong |
West Coast |
GMHBA |
| 04/24 |
1:45 PM |
Gold Coast |
Sydney |
MS |
| 04/24 |
4:35 PM |
Carlton |
Brisbane |
MVS |
| 04/24 |
7:25 PM |
Melbourne |
Richmond |
MCG |
| 04/24 |
8:10 PM |
Fremantle |
North Melbourne |
OS |
| 04/25 |
12:30 PM |
Hawthorn |
Adelaide |
AU |
| 04/25 |
3:20 PM |
Collingwood |
Essendon |
MCG |
| 04/25 |
6:40 PM |
Port Adelaide |
St Kilda |
AO |
Round 7
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 04/30 |
7:50 PM |
Richmond |
Western Bulldogs |
MCG |
| 05/01 |
1:45 PM |
Collingwood |
Gold Coast |
MCG |
| 05/01 |
2:10 PM |
Adelaide |
GWS Giants |
AO |
| 05/01 |
4:35 PM |
St Kilda |
Hawthorn |
MVS |
| 05/01 |
7:25 PM |
Sydney |
Geelong |
SCG |
| 05/01 |
7:25 PM |
Brisbane |
Port Adelaide |
G |
| 05/02 |
1:10 PM |
North Melbourne |
Melbourne |
BA |
| 05/02 |
3:20 PM |
Essendon |
Carlton |
MCG |
| 05/02 |
4:40 PM |
West Coast |
Fremantle |
OS |
Round 8
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 05/07 |
7:50 PM |
Richmond |
Geelong |
MCG |
| 05/08 |
1:45 PM |
GWS Giants |
Essendon |
GS |
| 05/08 |
2:10 PM |
God Coast |
St Kilda |
MS |
| 05/08 |
4:35 PM |
North Melbourne |
Collingwood |
MVS |
| 05/08 |
7:25 PM |
Melbourne |
Sydney |
MCG |
| 05/08 |
7:40 PM |
Port Adelaide |
Adelaide |
AO |
| 05/09 |
1:10 PM |
Hawthorn |
West Coast |
MCG |
| 05/09 |
3:20 PM |
Western Bulldogs |
Carlton |
MVS |
| 05/09 |
4:40 PM |
Fremantle |
Brisbane |
OS |
Round 9
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 05/14 |
7:50 PM |
St Kilda |
Geelong |
MVS |
| 05/15 |
1:45 PM |
Sydney |
Collingwood |
SCG |
| 05/15 |
2:10 PM |
Hawthorn |
North Melbourne |
AU |
| 05/15 |
4:35 PM |
Gold Coast |
Brisbane |
MS |
| 05/15 |
7:25 PM |
Richmond |
GWS Giants |
MVS |
| 05/15 |
7:10 PM |
Port Adelaide |
Western Bulldogs |
AO |
| 05/16 |
1:10 PM |
Essendon |
Fremantle |
MVS |
| 05/16 |
3:20 PM |
Melbourne |
Carlton |
MCG |
| 05/16 |
2:40 PM |
West Coast |
Adelaide |
OS |
Round 10
| Date |
Time |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
| 05/21 |
7:50 PM |
Brisbane |
Richmond |
G |
| 05/22 |
1:45 PM |
Carlton |
Hawthorn |
MCG |
| 05/22 |
2:10 PM |
Geelong |
Gold Coast |
GMHBA |
| 05/22 |
4:05 PM |
Adelaide |
Melbourne |
AO |
| 05/22 |
7:25 PM |
Western Bulldogs |
St Kilda |
MVS |
| 05/22 |
5:40 PM |
Fremantle |
Sydney |
OS |
| 05/23 |
1:10 PM |
GWS Giants |
West Coast |
GS |
| 05/23 |
3:20 PM |
Collingwood |
Port Adelaide |
MCG |
| 05/23 |
4:40 PM |
Essendon |
North Melbourne |
MVS |
Round 11
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
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Round 17
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Round 18
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Round 19
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Round 20
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Round 21
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Round 22
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Round 23
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FINALS
Week 1 - Qualifying and Elimination Finals
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Week 2 - Semi Finals
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Week 3 - Preliminary Finals
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Week 4 - Grand Final
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VENUES:
- ANZ: ANZ Stadium (Stadium Australia, formerly Telstra Stadium, Olympic Stadium)
- AO: Adelaide Oval
- AU: Aurora Stadium (University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston)
- BA: Blundstone Arena (Hobart)
- CS: Cazaly's Stadium (Cairns)
- DS: Domain Stadium (formerly Patersons Stadium)
- EU: Eureka Stadium (Mars Stadium, Ballarat)
- G: The Gabba (Brisbane Cricket Ground / Woolongabba)
- GM: GMHBA Stadium (formerly Simonds Stadium and Kardinia Park)
- GS: Giants Stadium (Sydney Showgrounds Stadium)
- JS: Jiangwan Stadium (Adelaide Oval, Shanghai, China)
- MCG: Melbourne Cricket Ground
- MO: Manuka Oval (Canberra) see UNSW, formerly StarTrack Oval)
- MVS: Marvel Stadium (formerly Etihad Stadium and Docklands Stadium)
- MS: Metricon Stadium (Carrara Oval, Queensland)
- OS: Optus Stadium (Perth)
- RS: Riverway Stadium (Townsville)
- SCG: Sydney Cricket Ground
- TIO: TIO Stadium (Darwin)
- TP: TIO Traeger Park (Alice Springs)
- UNSW: (University of NSW Canberra Oval)
- WS: Westpac Stadium (Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, NZ)
GAME TIMES:
The time differentials for AFL games to US EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) (adjust accordingly for other North American time zones -DST begins in the US on 8 March and ends in Australia on 5 April) are:
| Match Time of Day |
Australian City and Time
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America (EDT)
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| Afternoon |
Melbourne 2:10 pm |
12:10 am same day |
| Night |
Melbourne 7:40 pm |
5:40 am same day |
| Afternoon |
Adelaide 1:40 pm |
12:10 am same day |
| Night |
Adelaide 7:10 pm |
5:40 am same day |
| Afternoon |
Perth 2:10 pm |
2:10 am same day |
| Night |
Perth 5:40 pm |
5:40 am same day |
| Afternoon |
Sydney 2:10 pm |
12:10 am same day |
| Night |
Sydney 7:40 pm |
5:40 am same day |
| Afternoon |
Brisbane 2:10 pm |
12:10 am same day |
| Night |
Brisbane 7:40 pm |
5:40 am same day |
