Charlton Athletic 0 0 12:30 Ipswich Town. Play twice: Carlton, Essendon, Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney. Today the AFL announced Richmond vs Carlton game will kick their season off on March 18, back to a normal 22 game season (probably 23 rounds). AFL 2021 ROUND 1 FIXTURE (All times AEDT) Thursday, March 18. 2021 AFL Fixture Round 1. Home 5/4 21/10 Away 11/5 2021 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON ROUND 19 Round Begins Friday, July 23* Carlton vs. North Melbourne (MRVL) Essendon vs. GWS GIANTS (MRVL) Geelong Cats vs. Richmond (MCG) Gold Coast SUNS vs. Melbourne (MS) Hawthorn vs. Brisbane Lions (MCG) Port Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AO) Sydney Swans vs. Fremantle (SCG) West Coast Eagles vs. St Kilda (OS) This will be the biggest test for David Teague’s men so far. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: News Corp Australia. >> DOWNLOAD A FULL PDF VERSION OF THE 2021 FIXTURE … THE 2021 VFL fixture has been announced, with Carlton's first standalone side in over 20 years to take part in this year's competition. ... What the club says: "Overall we’re really happy with the 2021 fixture, we made a number of key requests to the AFL for this season and the fixture has delivered on nearly all of them. Richmond vs. Carlton (MCG) 7.25pm. The new-look VFL competition - which includes standalone and AFL-aligned clubs from Queensland and New South Wales for the first time - will play 19 rounds this year, with 16 matches and three byes per club. Richmond v Carlton, MCG, 7.25pm. Friday, March 19. The AFL has scheduled 14 of the 18 clubs to play on Thursday or Friday nights in the opening six rounds. Thursday, March 18. This year’s fixture closely aligns with AFL programs given the VFL involvement of AFL-listed players from 14 AFL clubs and the shared resources across all 14 AFL clubs. Round 1: Richmond, Thursday March 18, 7:25pm at MCG [Away] ... There’s plenty of smile about in the 2021 fixture for the Power. CARLTON. A focus on rivalries, both traditional and new, will feature heavily across the first six rounds, with reigning Premiers Richmond unveiling their 2019 and 2020 Premiership flags at the MCG ahead of their customary clash with Carlton which will open the 2021 season. All times Eastern. Carlton will take on Port Adelaide in Saturday night’s blockbuster at the MCG. 2021 fixture released The Roos are set to take on Port Adelaide, the Western Bulldogs and Adelaide at Marvel Stadium, in rounds one, three and four respectively. The 2021 season will also launch with Richmond unfurling its 2019 and 2020 premiership flags against Carlton in the traditional season-opener at the MCG. April 2021 Saturday 17th April Sky Bet League One. Collingwood v Western Bulldogs, MCG, 7.50pm Check out the full fixtures below. Friday, March 19. The release of rounds one and two aligns with the current release of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season fixture and … >> Click here to download the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season fixture. Rest of round 1 to be released next week, VFL/ESSL and rest of AFL Fixture for 2021 unlikely to be released until the new year possibly as late as February. An exciting start to the season will see fans given the opportunity to watch their team in action in Melbourne, for the first time since 2019.