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The AFL announced that the 2025 Gather Round will run from Thursday April 10 to Sunday April 13, which will coincide with school holidays in South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.

The traditional Easter round of matches will follow over the long weekend of April 18 - 21.

The AFL will head to the Barossa Valley in 2025, with at least one game to be played in the famed South Australian wine region as part of the third edition of Gather Round.

2024 Gather Round Recap

  • Inside Gather Round: A Festival of Footy

    In 2023, the AFL's inaugural Gather Round showcased South Australia in a four-day Festival of Footy, where all 18 clubs played in nine matches across three venues in the one state. Join us for the return of Gather Round in 2024!

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  • 02:24

    The world’s his oyster: 'Trac' dives into Coffin Bay's finest

    Christian Petracca explores some of South Australia's best seafood at Coffin Bay Oyster Farm

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Gather Round News
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    AFL reveals dates, new venue for 2025 Gather Round

    Gather Round 2025 is locked in, with a new venue confirmed in the Barossa Valley

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  2. 'We need to get better': Pies to reset shaky season

    Craig McRae has no doubt his side needs to improve if it's to make a decent fist of flag defence

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  3. Aliens at Norwood? Lyon explains remarkable Saints turnaround

    Ross Lyon reveals what happened in the rooms at half-time for St Kilda to produce a 37-point turnaround against Richmond

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  4. Pies hang on in thriller against Ginnivan's surging Hawks

    A packed Adelaide Oval was entertained throughout as Collingwood downed Hawthorn and Jack Ginnivan

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Last time we met

  • 06:42

    Highlights: Collingwood v Hawthorn

    The Magpies and Hawks clash in round four

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  • 06:29

    Highlights: Richmond v St Kilda

    The Tigers and Saints clash in round four

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  • 06:25

    Highlights: Gold Coast v GWS

    The Suns and Giants clash in round four

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  • 06:33

    Highlights: Western Bulldogs v Geelong

    The Bulldogs and Cats clash in round four

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  • 06:39

    Highlights: Fremantle v Carlton

    The Dockers and Blues clash in round four

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  • 06:20

    Highlights: West Coast v Sydney

    The Eagles and Swans clash in round four

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  • 06:14

    Highlights: Port Adelaide v Essendon

    The Power and Bombers clash in round four

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  • 06:01

    Highlights: Brisbane v North Melbourne

    The Lions and Kangaroos clash in round four

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  • 06:28

    Highlights: Adelaide v Melbourne

    The Crows and Demons clash in round four

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The Major Events Act 2013 facilitates the holding and conducting of major events in South Australia.
Major Event Declaration for AFL Gather Round was published in the Government Gazette No. 19 on Thursday 21 March 2024 on pages 491 and 495.

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In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.