Round 1 | AFL Premiership 2016

Arch-rivals Richmond and Carlton will play in the 2016 season-opener at the MCG on March 24. The traditional Thursday night contest on Good Friday eve will kick off an enticing opening round fixture as rookie senior coach Brendon Bolton takes charge of the rebuilding Blues for the first time. Round one will finish with a bang on Easter Monday with the annual blockbuster between Geelong and three-time reigning premier Hawthorn. Round one Thursday 24 March 2016 Richmond v Carlton, MCG Saturday 26 March 2016 Melbourne v Greater Western Sydney, MCG Gold Coast Suns v Essendon, Metricon Stadium Sydney Swans v Collingwood, ANZ Stadium North Melbourne v Adelaide, Etihad Stadium Sunday 27 March 2016 Western Bulldogs v Fremantle, Etihad Stadium Port Adelaide v St Kilda, Adelaide Oval West Coast v Brisbane Lions, Domain Stadium Monday 28 March 2016 Geelong v Hawthorn, MCG The Cats will be out for revenge after suffering a 62-point humbling from the Hawks in the opening round of 2015, this time with superstar recruit Patrick Dangerfield alongside Joel Selwood in midfield. The AFL has once again baulked at scheduling a clash on Good Friday, despite a strong push by North Melbourne to play in a feature match. Instead, the Kangaroos will have the chance to make amends for their dismal 77-point defeat at Adelaide Oval against the Crows on Saturday. This time North will host the Crows at Etihad Stadium in new coach Don Pyke's first game at the helm for Adelaide. All eyes will be trained on a new-look Collingwood when the Magpies go head-to-head with the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night in a marquee meeting. Earlier in the day, Melbourne will play host to Greater Western Sydney at the MCG and Essendon will hope to get off on the right foot under new coach John Worsfold when the Bombers travel to Gold Coast to take on the Suns. On Easter Sunday, Fremantle will have its hands full replicating its fast start to 2015 with a first-up clash at the Western Bulldogs' home ground pressure-cooker Etihad Stadium. Beaten grand finalist West Coast looks set for an appealing home match at Domain Stadium against the Brisbane Lions, when Eagles recruit Jack Redden will face his old club after requesting a surprise move west. Meanwhile, Port will host St Kilda at Adelaide Oval, with big-name recruits Charlie Dixon and Jake Carlisle potentially squaring-off after high-priced moves during the recent NAB AFL Trade Period. 2016 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON ROUND 1 Thursday March 24 Richmond v Carlton at MCG (7.20pm) Saturday March 26 Melbourne v GWS Giants at MCG (1.40pm) Gold Coast Suns v Essendon at Metricon Stadium (4.35pm) Sydney Swans v Collingwood at ANZ Stadium (7.25pm) North Melbourne v Adelaide at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Sunday March 27 Western Bulldogs v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium (1.10pm) Port Adelaide v St Kilda at Adelaide Oval (3.20pm) West Coast Eagles v Brisbane Lions at Subiaco Oval (7.40pm) Monday March 28 Geelong v Hawthorn at MCG (3.20pm) ROUND 2 Friday April 1 Collingwood v Richmond at MCG (7.50pm) Saturday April 2 Adelaide v Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval (1.45pm) Essendon v Melbourne at MCG (2.10pm) Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne at Gabba (4.35pm) St Kilda v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Fremantle v Gold Coast Suns at Subiaco Oval at (7.40pm) Sunday April 3 GWS Giants v Geelong at StarTrack Oval (1.10pm) Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles at MCG (3.20pm) Carlton v Sydney Swans at Etihad Stadium (4.40pm) ROUND 3 Friday April 8 Port Adelaide v Essendon at Adelaide Oval (7.50pm) Saturday April 9 St Kilda v Collingwood at MCG (1.45pm) Richmond v Adelaide at Etihad Stadium (2.10pm) Sydney Swans v GWS Giants at SCG (4.35pm) Gold Coast Suns v Carlton at Metricon Stadium (7.25pm) West Coast Eagles v Fremantle at Subiaco Oval (7.40pm) Sunday April 10 North Melbourne v Melbourne at Blundstone Arena (1.10pm) Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium (3.20pm) Geelong v Brisbane Lions at Simonds Stadium (4.40pm) ROUND 4 Friday April 15 West Coast Eagles v Richmond at Subiaco Oval (8.10pm) Saturday April 16 Essendon v Geelong at MCG (1.45pm) Hawthorn v St Kilda at Aurora Stadium (2.10pm) Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns at Gabba (4.35pm) Carlton v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Adelaide v Sydney Swans at Adelaide Oval (7.40pm) Sunday April 17 GWS Giants v Port Adelaide at StarTrack Oval (1.10pm) Collingwood v Melbourne at MCG (3.20pm) North Melbourne v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium (4.40pm) ROUND 5 Friday April 22 Hawthorn v Adelaide at MCG (7.50pm) Saturday April 23 Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles at SCG (1.40pm) Gold Coast Suns v North Melbourne at Metricon Stadium (4.35pm) Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Port Adelaide v Geelong at Adelaide Oval (7.40pm) Sunday April 24 St Kilda v GWS Giants at Etihad Stadium (1.10pm) Fremantle v Carlton at Subiaco Oval (4.10pm) Melbourne v Richmond at MCG (7.10pm) Monday April 25 Collingwood v Essendon at MCG (3.20pm) ROUND 6 Friday April 29 North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium (7.50pm) Saturday April 30 Melbourne v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium (1.45pm) Adelaide v Fremantle at Adelaide Oval (2.10pm) GWS Giants v Hawthorn at Spotless Stadium (4.35pm) Richmond v Port Adelaide at MCG (7.25pm) Geelong v Gold Coast Suns at Simonds Stadium (7.25pm) Sunday May 1 Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans at Gabba (1.10pm) Carlton v Essendon at MCG (3.20pm) West Coast Eagles v Collingwood at Subiaco Oval (4.40pm) ROUND 7 Friday May 6 Richmond v Hawthorn at MCG (7.50pm) Saturday May 7 Collingwood v Carlton at MCG (1.45pm) Geelong v West Coast Eagles at Simonds Stadium (2.10pm) Sydney Swans v Essendon at ANZ Stadium (4.35pm) Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne at Metricon Stadium (5.10pm) Western Bulldogs v Adelaide at Etihad Stadium (7.40pm) Fremantle v GWS Giants at Subiaco Oval (8.10pm) Sunday May 8 St Kilda v North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium (3.20pm) Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions at Adelaide Oval (4.40pm) ROUND 8 Friday May 13 Adelaide v Geelong at Adelaide Oval (7.50pm) Saturday May 14 Essendon v North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium (1.45pm) Hawthorn v Fremantle at Aurora Stadium (2.10pm) GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns at Spotless Stadium (4.35pm) Brisbane Lions v Collingwood at Gabba (7.25pm) Richmond v Sydney Swans at MCG (7.25pm) Sunday May 15 Carlton v Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium (1.10pm) Melbourne v Western Bulldogs at MCG (3.20pm) West Coast Eagles v St Kilda at Subiaco Oval (4.40pm) ROUND 9 Friday May 20 Hawthorn v Sydney Swans at MCG (7.50pm) Saturday May 21 Collingwood v Geelong at MCG (1.45pm) Gold Coast Suns v Adelaide at Metricon Stadium (2.10pm) Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles at Adelaide Oval (4.35pm) North Melbourne v Carlton at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Fremantle v Richmond at Subiaco Oval (7.40pm) Sunday May 22 Melbourne v Brisbane Lions at MCG (1.10pm) GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs at Spotless Stadium (3.20pm) St Kilda v Essendon at Etihad Stadium (4.40pm) ROUND 10 Friday May 27 Sydney Swans v North Melbourne at SCG (7.50pm) Saturday May 28 Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn at Gabba (1.45pm) Melbourne v Port Adelaide at TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs (2.10pm) St Kilda v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium (4.35pm) Essendon v Richmond at MCG (7.25pm) Adelaide v GWS Giants at Adelaide Oval (7.40pm) Sunday May 29 Carlton v Geelong at Etihad Stadium (1.10pm) Collingwood v Western Bulldogs at MCG (3.20pm) West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns at Subiaco Oval (4.40pm) ROUND 11 Friday June 3 North Melbourne v Richmond at Blundstone Arena (7.50pm) Saturday June 4 Hawthorn v Melbourne at MCG (1.45pm) Carlton v Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium (2.10pm) Geelong v GWS Giants at Simonds Stadium (4.35pm) Gold Coast Suns v Sydney Swans at Metricon Stadium (7.25pm) Fremantle v Essendon at Subiaco Oval (7.40pm) Sunday June 5 Collingwood v Port Adelaide at MCG (1.10pm) Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles at Etihad Stadium (3.20pm) Adelaide v St Kilda at Adelaide Oval (4.40pm) ROUND 12 Friday June 10 Essendon v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium (7.50pm) Saturday June 11 Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval (1.40pm) Brisbane Lions v Fremantle at Gabba (4.35pm) Geelong v North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Subiaco Oval (7.40pm) Sunday June 12 St Kilda v Carlton at Etihad Stadium (1.10pm) Richmond v Gold Coast Suns at MCG (3.20pm) GWS Giants v Sydney Swans at Spotless Stadium (4.40pm) Monday June 13 Melbourne v Collingwood at MCG (3.20pm) ROUND 13 Friday June 17 North Melbourne v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium (7.50pm) Saturday June 18 Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles at Gabba (1.40pm) Fremantle v Port Adelaide at Subiaco Oval (4.35pm) Western Bulldogs v Geelong at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Sunday June 19 Sydney Swans v Melbourne at SCG (1.10pm) Essendon v GWS Giants at Etihad Stadium (4.40pm) Byes: Adelaide, Carlton, Collingwood, Gold Coast Suns, Richmond and St Kilda ROUND 14 Thursday June 23 Adelaide v North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval (7.50pm) Friday June 24 Collingwood v Fremantle at MCG (7.50pm) Saturday June 25 Richmond v Brisbane Lions at MCG (1.40pm) GWS Giants v Carlton at Spotless Stadium (4.35pm) St Kilda v Geelong at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Sunday June 26 Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns at Aurora Stadium (3.20pm) Byes: Essendon, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Sydney Swans, West Coast Eagles and Western Bulldogs ROUND 15 Thursday June 30 West Coast Eagles v Essendon at Subiaco Oval (8.10pm) Friday July 1 Port Adelaide v Richmond at Adelaide Oval (7.50pm) Saturday July 2 Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda at Metricon Stadium (1.40pm) Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs at SCG (4.35pm) Carlton v Collingwood at MCG (7.25pm) Sunday July 3 Melbourne v Adelaide at MCG (3.20pm) Byes: Brisbane Lions, Fremantle, Geelong, GWS Giants, Hawthorn and North Melbourne ROUND 16 Thursday July 7 Port Adelaide v Hawthorn at Adelaide Oval (7.50pm) Friday July 8 Geelong v Sydney Swans at Simonds Stadium (7.50pm) Saturday July 9 GWS Giants v Collingwood at Spotless Stadium (1.40pm) Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium (4.35pm) Western Bulldogs v Richmond at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Melbourne v Fremantle at TIO Stadium, Darwin (7.40pm) Sunday July 10 Carlton v Adelaide at MCG (1.10pm) West Coast Eagles v North Melbourne at Subiaco Oval (3.20pm) Essendon v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium (4.40pm) ROUND 17 Thursday July 14 Sydney Swans v Hawthorn at SCG (7.20pm) Friday July 15 Fremantle v Geelong at Subiaco Oval (8.10pm) Saturday July 16 Richmond v Essendon at MCG (1.40pm) North Melbourne v Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium (4.35pm) Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast Suns at Cazalys Stadium, Cairns (7.25pm) Adelaide v Collingwood at Adelaide Oval (7.40pm) Sunday July 17 Carlton v West Coast Eagles at MCG (1.10pm) St Kilda v Melbourne at Etihad Stadium (3.20pm) Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants at Gabba (4.40pm) ROUND 18 Friday July 22 Collingwood v North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium (7.50pm) Saturday July 23 Sydney Swans v Carlton at ANZ Stadium (1.45pm) Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle at Metricon Stadium (2.10pm) West Coast Eagles v Melbourne at Subiaco Oval (4.35pm) Western Bulldogs v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Geelong v Adelaide at Simonds Stadium (7.25pm) Sunday July 24 Essendon v Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium (1.10pm) Hawthorn v Richmond at MCG (3.20pm) Port Adelaide v GWS Giants at Adelaide Oval (4.40pm) ROUND 19 Friday July 29 Geelong v Western Bulldogs at Simonds Stadium (7.50pm) Saturday July 30 GWS Giants v Richmond at StarTrack Oval (1.45pm) Hawthorn v Carlton at Aurora Stadium (2.10pm) Collingwood v West Coast Eagles at MCG (4.35pm) Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide at Gabba (7.25pm) North Melbourne v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Sunday July 31 Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns at MCG (1.10pm) Fremantle v Sydney Swans at Subiaco Oval (3.20pm) Adelaide v Essendon at Adelaide Oval (4.40pm) ROUND 20 Friday August 5 Richmond v Collingwood at MCG (7.50pm) Saturday August 6 Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide at SCG (1.45pm) Melbourne v Hawthorn at MCG (2.10pm) Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants at Metricon Stadium (4.35pm) Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Adelaide v Brisbane Lions at Adelaide Oval (7.40pm) Sunday August 7 Carlton v St Kilda at MCG (1.10pm) Geelong v Essendon at Etihad Stadium (3.20pm) Fremantle v West Coast Eagles at Subiaco Oval (4.40pm) ROUND 21 Friday August 12 Western Bulldogs v Collingwood at Etihad Stadium (7.50pm) Saturday August 13 Brisbane Lions v Carlton at Gabba (1.45pm) Hawthorn v North Melbourne at MCG (2.10pm) GWS Giants v West Coast Eagles at Spotless Stadium (4.35pm) St Kilda v Sydney Swans at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Port Adelaide v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval (7.40pm) Sunday August 14 Essendon v Gold Coast Suns at Etihad Stadium (1.10pm) Richmond v Geelong at MCG (3.20pm) Fremantle v Adelaide at Subiaco Oval (4.40pm) ROUND 22 Friday August 19 West Coast Eagles v Hawthorn at Subiaco Oval (8.10pm) Saturday August 20 North Melbourne v Sydney Swans at Blundstone Arena (1.45pm) Richmond v St Kilda at MCG (2.10pm) GWS Giants v Fremantle at Spotless Stadium (4.35pm) Collingwood v Gold Coast Suns at Etihad Stadium (7.25pm) Port Adelaide v Adelaide at Adelaide Oval (7.40pm) Sunday August 21 Carlton v Melbourne at MCG (1.10pm) Brisbane Lions v Geelong at Gabba (3.20pm) Essendon v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium (4.40pm) ROUND 23 Friday August 26 — Sunday August 28 (days and times TBC) Hawthorn v Collingwood at MCG Essendon v Carlton at MCG Adelaide v West Coast Eagles at Adelaide Oval St Kilda v Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium Sydney Swans v Richmond at SCG Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide at Metricon Stadium Geelong v Melbourne at Simonds Stadium North Melbourne v GWS Giants at Etihad Stadium Fremantle v Western Bulldogs at Subiaco Oval (T) Twilight match; (N) Night match; (ANZ) ANZ Stadium, Sydney; (AO) Adelaide Oval; (AU) Aurora Stadium, Launceston; (BA) Blundstone Arena, Hobart; (CS) Cazalys Stadium, Cairns; (ES) Etihad Stadium, Melbourne; (G) The Gabba, Brisbane; (MCG) Melbourne Cricket Ground; (MS) Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast; (PS) Patersons Stadium, Perth; (SCG) Sydney Cricket Ground; (SO) StarTrack Oval, Canberra; (SP) Spotless Stadium, Sydney; (SS) Simonds Stadium, Geelong; (TIO) TIO Stadium, Darwin; (TP) TIO Traeger Park, Alice Springs; (WS) Westpac Stadium, Wellington NZ. Victorian Venues M.C.G. - Melbourne Cricket Ground Brunton Avenue, Jolimont, Vic 3002 More about the MCG Etihad Stadium Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, Vic 3008 More about Etihad Stadium Simonds Stadium La Trobe Terrace, Geelong, Vic 3220 More about Simonds Stadium Web Links www.afl.com.au - AFL League Australian Rules Football AFL Clubs AFL Grand Final Week 2013 Grand Final | A.F.L. 2013 Footy On 7 Sport in Melbourne Games Date | Time From: Thursday 24th of March 2016  To  Monday 28th of March 2016

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