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THE AFL has today announced the fixture for the 2021 AAMI Community Series which will see all teams play one match from Thursday, March 4 to Monday March 8, 2021.

The opening game of the Series will see Carlton host St Kilda at Marvel Stadium with the first bounce at 7:10pm AEDT.

The Friday night game will see Collingwood host Richmond at Marvel Stadium at 7:10pm AEDT before Saturday's matches sees Hawthorn host North Melbourne at University of Tasmania Stadium at 1:10pm AEDT, Fremantle host the Adelaide Crows at Fremantle Oval at 4:10pm AEDT and the Geelong Cats host Essendon at GMHBA Stadium at 7:10pm AEDT.

Sunday games will see the Sydney Swans host the Gold Coast SUNS at GIANTS Stadium, GWS Giants host the Brisbane Lions at Manuka Oval and the West Coast Eagles host Port Adelaide at Leederville Oval.

The Western Bulldogs will host Melbourne at Marvel Stadium on Labour Day (Monday, March 8), with the first bounce at 3:10pm AEDT.

AFL Executive General Manager of Clubs and Broadcasting Travis Auld said the decision to revise the fixture was made by the league, together with clubs, to safeguard the health and safety of the competition and the community by reducing travel prior to the home-and-away season.

"The AAMI Community Series continues to play an important role for AFL clubs and supporters across the country and we thank everyone in the game for their understanding as we continue to work through the safest and most straightforward options for players, staff and supporters," Mr Auld said.
 
"The changes to the fixture are consistent with the league's approach to best managing the risks around COVID by minimising travel for teams where possible across both the men's and women's programs.
 
"As a result, we have had to make changes to some venues and we thank the people of Canberra (ACT), Fremantle (WA) and Launceston (TAS) for their understanding – each of those areas plays an extremely important role in our game. We hope to be able to return to Fremantle in the near future and we look forward to Canberra and Tasmania hosting AFL games as part of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.
 
"While we share the disappointment of these areas, we are also looking forward to supporters being able to safely attend AAMI Community Series matches, particularly in states where supporters have not been able to attend a men's game in over a year."

The revised fixture features reduced travel with most matches of the 2021 AAMI Community Series to be played at AFL and AFLW venues.

All 2021 AAMI Community Series matches will be broadcast live on FOX FOOTY and Kayo.

Ticketing arrangements for the 2021 AAMI Community Series will be advised in due course.  

Click here to download a graphic of the 2021 AAMI Community Series fixture.