The AFL has today released the dates, times and locations for Round 16 matches of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.

Saturday sees the Adelaide Crows host the Brisbane Lions at Adelaide Oval at 4:35pm AEST.

AFL Executive General Manager Clubs and Broadcasting Travis Auld thanked supporters, players and the AFLPA, Club, venues, and broadcasters for their patience as the league finalised arrangements for the upcoming Round.

“The ongoing pandemic continues to provide challenges from a fixturing perspective and we thank everyone in the game for their understanding as we finalised the dates, times and locations for each match of Round 16,” Mr Auld said.

The AFL continues to work closely with respective State Governments, all AFL Clubs and other key stakeholders to best manage the relevant border restrictions currently in place, ensuring the health and safety of the community remains paramount.

ROUND 16 FIXTURE  (AEST)          

Thursday 1 July
Gold Coast SUNS vs. Richmond Metricon Stadium (SEVEN) 7.20pm 

Friday 2 July

Geelong Cats vs. Essendon GMHBA Stadium (SEVEN) 7.50pm 

Saturday 3 July

Melbourne vs. GWS GIANTS MCG (FOX) 1.45pm

Adelaide Crows vs. Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval (FOX) 4.35pm

Hawthorn vs. Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium (SEVEN) 7.40pm

Fremantle vs. Carlton Optus Stadium (FOX) 7.40pm

Sunday 4 July

Sydney Swans vs. West Coast Eagles GMHBA Stadium (FOX) 1:10pm 

Collingwood vs. St Kilda MCG (SEVEN) 3.20pm

Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne Marvel Stadium (FOX) 4.40pm