The AFL wishes to advise the Round 12 fixture of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season has now been finalised.
The last remaining match to be locked in has now been confirmed by the AFL and the South Australian Government.
Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood will go ahead as fixtured, Saturday June 5 at Adelaide Oval commencing at 4:35pm AEST (4:05pm ACST), with Collingwood to fly in, fly out on same day as the match.
The match has been approved by the SA Government on the basis of a set of agreed protocols to be adopted by Collingwood and the Adelaide Crows.
Tickets for the match are already on-sale via Ticketek.
AFL Executive General Manager Clubs and Broadcasting Travis Auld thanked the South Australian Government for accommodating the match and reinforced the first priority of the AFL continues to be the safety and wellbeing of the community, and the league will continue to make the relevant changes to ensure that remains the priority.
“On behalf of the AFL I would like to thank all the State Governments, the clubs, the players, the AFLPA, the umpires, broadcast partners, venues and all the fans for their continued patience and understanding as we all continue to navigate through the pandemic,” Mr Auld said.
“We have six really strong games this weekend, and although some are taking place at unfamiliar home venues for a handful of clubs, we are encouraging as many fans as possible to come and see some great footy.”
Mr Auld also reinforced AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan’s message to players overnight.
“The reality of the current situation in the community means the fixture will become a week by week proposition for the short-term, as we navigate through an uncertain period.”
“While teams may find themselves on the road for a week or two, we are not envisaging a longer-term hub arrangement for any clubs,”
“We will continue to keep a close eye on the current situation in the community before making, if required, any further changes to upcoming rounds.”
Tickets for the three matches in Sydney go on sale today with AFL Clubs contacting their members directly on further communications regarding relocated home matches.
Sydney Swans vs St. Kilda: 10:00am Members, 1:00pm General Public, Ticketek
Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions: 2:00pm Members and General Public, Ticketmaster
Carlton vs West Coast Eagles: 2:00pm Members and General Public, Ticketmaster
Tickets for the relocated Dreamtime match at Optus Stadium have now sold out. Further tickets may become available as a result of unused allocations, if required a secondary release of tickets will occur on Friday at 11am WST.
Tickets will be strictly limited and subject to availability.
Round 12
Friday, June 4
Melbourne v Brisbane at Giants Stadium, 7.50pm AEST
Saturday, June 5
Sydney v St Kilda at the SCG, 1.45pm AEST
Adelaide v Collingwood at Adelaide Oval, 4.05pm ACST
Essendon v Richmond at Optus Stadium, 5.40pm AWST
Sunday, June 6
Carlton v West Coast at the SCG, 3.20pm AEST
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium 4.40pm AWST
Bye: Geelong, Gold Coast, GWS, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide
