When is afl round 1

After the pandemic turned the 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. First semi-final: Brisbane v Western Bulldogs at the Gabba, 7. First preliminary final: Melbourne v Geelong at Optus Stadium, 7. As always, with 22 games in an team competition, there are some teams whose draw looks more favourable than others.

St Kilda. North Melbourne. Western Bulldogs. West Coast Eagles. Sydney Swans. Brisbane Lions. The Dogs-Pies clash will be the second match of the new season, with Carlton and Richmond to play their traditional season-opening clash on Thursday March New Bulldog Adam Treloar will face his old club, Collingwood, in round one.

Credit: Getty Images. Treloar was traded to the Bulldogs in controversial circumstances this year , at the end of a turbulent trade period for the Magpies. Collingwood have agreed to pay part of Treloar's salary for the next five years — an agreement that came well after the end of trade period. Wooden spooners Adelaide will come up against grand finalists the Cats on the Saturday, while Joe Daniher could make his Brisbane debut against the Swans, the team he had tried to be traded to a year earlier, if he is selected for their match on Saturday night at the Gabba.

Most of the AFL season was played outside Victoria, in hubs, due to the coronavirus outbreak in the state that sparked a months-long lockdown during winter and into spring.