The 2027 AFL fixture has landed, with three of the 2026 preliminary finalists to feature prominently in prime time and the Sunday night timeslot to become an integral feature of the draw.
AFL fans can start planning their 2027 schedules after the league released next year’s fixture on Thursday. See the round-by-round fixture below!
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After confirming times and dates for Gather Round and Round 1 earlier this week, the AFL on Thursday released full match details for the first 16 rounds, along with the match-ups for the final eight rounds. Dates and times for games in Rounds 17-24 will be announced progressively throughout the season.
All 207 home-and-away games will be broadcast live with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo Sports and Foxtel, with Kayo Footy commentary and graphics on every match. Kayo Footy will again be the home of Super Saturday LIVE in 2027 and the only place to watch every Saturday game live nationally until Round 8.
Collingwood will feature heavily on Super Saturday LIVE across the first 16 rounds, with games against St Kilda (Round 1), Richmond (Round 10), Port Adelaide (Round 11) and Gold Coast (Round 15). Ten of Richmond’s first 15 games will also be on Super Saturday LIVE.
Across the first 12 rounds, every team that competed in the 2026 finals series will feature in Saturday night games. A blockbuster Round 16 Super Saturday LIVE also looms, featuring Carlton, Collingwood, Geelong and Hawthorn, exclusively live in Victoria.
The Magpies will also face North Melbourne in a Sunday 6.10pm game at Marvel Stadium (Round 9), which will be exclusive to Kayo Sports and Foxtel. It’s one of seven 6.10pm (AEST) games scheduled across the first 11 rounds of the season, with North Melbourne and Gold Coast featuring in three games each. The Round 15 clash between the Suns and Magpies will also mark new Gold Coast player Scott Pendlebury’s first game against his former side.
The later 6.10pm start time is a huge win for fans on the couch, ensuring there is no overlap with the 3.15pm afternoon match.
While the AFL has scrapped the Opening Round concept for 2027, the season will still begin in Sydney, with the Swans to host Geelong on Wednesday night, March 17. The season starts later than usual due to the MCG hosting the 150th anniversary Test between Australia and England.
The top-four teams from the 2026 season feature prominently in prime time.
Including the Wednesday night season-opener, the Swans have been allocated nine prime time slots across the first 16 rounds, including two Thursday night and six Friday night games. Close behind are the three-time reigning premiers Brisbane (8).
Reigning runners-up Fremantle, preliminary finalists Hawthorn and Geelong and 2025 minor premiers Adelaide have also been handed plenty of prime time exposure, with each team to feature in a Thursday or Friday night game seven times across the first 16 rounds.
Collingwood has six games in those timeslots, in addition to its annual stand-alone Anzac Day clash with Essendon.
Friday night double-headers will feature across the first eight rounds, including the Sydney Derby in Round 3, the Western Derby in Round 5 and the Showdown in Round 8.
A host of intriguing grudge matches have also been locked in.
New Cat Toby Greene will face the Giants for the first time since his free agency move in Round 7, which will also mark GWS’ first home game in Sydney for the season.
All-Australian Nick Blakey – arguably the biggest move of the trade period – will return to the SCG a week later when his Kangaroos take on the Swans.
New Hawk Zach Merrett will face Essendon – the club where he won seven best-and-fairest awards before his trade to Hawthorn – on Saturday night in Round 3, in a game exclusive to Super Saturday LIVE.
As already announced, Zak Butters and his Western Bulldogs will take on Port Adelaide in the final match of Gather Round. And, as expected, new Pie Lachie Neale’s first game against Brisbane will be on Easter Thursday, which falls in Round 2 in 2027.
Games will also return to Canberra, Darwin, Alice Springs, Launceston and Bunbury. The latter will see North Melbourne ‘host’ West Coast at Hands Oval in Round 11, before the Kangaroos remain in Perth to face Fremantle at Optus Stadium six days later.
The bye rounds have been concentrated between Rounds 11 and 15, with every team playing each week during the first 10 rounds.
Every game of every round will be live on Kayo Sports and FOXTEL, with the fixture featuring a stronger flow of standalone matches across the weekend, giving footy fans more opportunity to watch live.
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Kayo Sports will also continue to deliver 40+ hours of fresh footy coverage each week across live games and magazine programming, including AFL 360, On The Couch, Midweek Tackle, First Crack, Bounce and AFL Tonight, led by one of the game’s most experienced, knowledgeable and passionate commentary and analysis teams.
As announced in September, 2027 will also mark the first season of the Fox Footy rebrand to Kayo Footy, remaining the destination for live AFL, expert analysis, breaking news and the stories that matter to footy fans, presented by footy fans and trusted voices, all season long.
“Each year, we work closely with the AFL to bring fans more of what they want, and 2027 delivers exactly that: more opportunity to watch live, fewer clashes between games and a stronger flow of blockbuster match-ups across the rounds,” Kayo Sports General Manager – Fox Footy, Michael Neill said.
“Every game, every round live on Kayo Sports remains an incredibly valuable offering for footy fans, and our priority is always to give subscribers the best possible access to the game throughout the season.
“The Wednesday night opening to Round 1, combined with more standalone viewing opportunities and the return of Super Saturday, gives the 2027 season every chance to start with enormous energy in stadiums and on screens around the country.
“The new earlier start times for Sunday afternoon games and the increased number of Sunday night games across the first 13 rounds means a substantial reduction in overlapping games and fans will get to enjoy more moments LIVE.”
FULL AFL FIXTURE 2027: ROUND-BY-ROUND
Note: All times AEDT until Saturday April 3, then AEST from Sunday April 4 onwards
ROUND 1
Wednesday March 17
Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats, SCG (7.30pm)
Thursday March 18
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Friday March 19
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, MCG (7.40pm)
Saturday March 20
Richmond v Carlton, MCG (12.35pm)
Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)
St Kilda v Collingwood, MCG (7.40pm)
Sunday March 21
North Melbourne v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (1.10pm)
Melbourne v Essendon, MCG (3.15pm)
West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)
ROUND 2
Thursday March 25
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood, The Gabba (7.40pm)
Friday March 26
North Melbourne v Carlton, Marvel Stadium (3.15pm)
Fremantle v Adelaide Crows, Optus Stadium (7.15pm)
Saturday March 27
GWS Giants v West Coast Eagles, Corroboree Group Oval Manuka (2.10pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Richmond, People First Stadium (5.10pm)
Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (8.10pm)
Sunday March 28
Essendon v Sydney Swans, MCG (3.15pm)
Western Bulldogs v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (7.20pm)
Monday March 29
Geelong Cats v Hawthorn, MCG (3.15pm)
ROUND 3
Thursday April 1
Collingwood v Fremantle, MCG (7.30pm)
Friday April 2
Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, SCG (7.15pm)
Carlton v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium (7.50pm)
Saturday April 3
St Kilda v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (1.35pm)
Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval (4.35pm)
Hawthorn v Essendon, MCG (7.45pm)
Sunday April 4
Geelong Cats v Richmond, GMHBA Stadium (12.30pm)
Gold Coast Suns v North Melbourne, People First Stadium (3.15pm)
West Coast Eagles v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)
ROUND 4
Thursday April 8
Adelaide Crows v Brisbane Lions, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Friday April 9
Collingwood v Sydney Swans, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Saturday April 10
Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants, Barossa Park (12.35pm)
Melbourne v Carlton, Adelaide Oval (1.35pm)
West Coast Eagles v Richmond, Norwood Oval (4.35pm)
Fremantle v Hawthorn, Adelaide Oval (7.45pm)
Sunday April 11
North Melbourne v Essendon, Norwood Oval (12.30pm)
Geelong Cats v St Kilda, Barossa Park (3.15pm)
Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval (7.15pm)
ROUND 5
Thursday April 15
Carlton v Collingwood, MCG (7.30pm)
Friday April 16
Melbourne v Sydney Swans, MCG (7.40pm)
Fremantle v West Coast Eagles, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Saturday April 17
Adelaide Crows v Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide Oval (1.15pm)
Richmond v North Melbourne, MCG (4.15pm)
Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday April 18
Essendon v Geelong Cats, MCG (12.30pm)
St Kilda v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (3.15pm)
Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants, The Gabba (6.10pm)
ROUND 6
Thursday April 22
Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn, People First Stadium (7.30pm)
Friday April 23
Sydney Swans v Adelaide Crows, SCG (7.40pm)
Saturday April 24
Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles, The Gabba (1.15pm)
Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (4.15pm)
Melbourne v Richmond, MCG (7.35pm)
Port Adelaide v Carlton, Adelaide Oval (8.10pm)
Sunday April 25
GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs, Corroboree Group Oval Manuka (12.15pm)
Collingwood v Essendon, MCG (3.15pm)
Fremantle v St Kilda, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
ROUND 7
Thursday April 29
Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans, The Gabba (7.30pm)
Friday April 30
Hawthorn v Carlton, MCG (7.40pm)
Saturday May 1
Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, TIO Traeger Park (1.45pm)
Essendon v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)
GWS Giants v Geelong Cats, ENGIE Stadium (4.35pm)
West Coast Eagles v Collingwood, Optus Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday May 2
Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast Suns, Mars Stadium (12.30pm)
Richmond v Port Adelaide, Ninja Stadium (3.15pm)
North Melbourne v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (6.10pm)
ROUND 8
Thursday May 6
Carlton v Geelong Cats, MCG (7.30pm)
Friday May 7
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (7.40pm)
Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows, Adelaide Oval (8.10pm)
Saturday May 8
Gold Coast Suns v Essendon, People First Stadium (1.15pm)
Hawthorn v GWS Giants, UTAS Stadium (4.15pm)
Sydney Swans v North Melbourne, SCG (7.35pm)
Sunday May 9
Melbourne v West Coast Eagles, MCG (12.30pm)
St Kilda v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (3.15pm)
Fremantle v Brisbane Lions, Optus Stadium (7.20pm)
ROUND 9
Thursday May 13
Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats, Adelaide Oval (7.30pm)
Friday May 14
Richmond v Essendon, MCG (7.45pm)
Saturday May 15
GWS Giants v Fremantle, ENGIE Stadium (1.15pm)
Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, MCG (1.45pm)
West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans, Optus Stadium (4.15pm)
Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday May 16
Brisbane Lions v St Kilda, The Gabba (12.30pm)
Carlton v Western Bulldogs, MCG (3.15pm)
North Melbourne v Collingwood, Marvel Stadium (6.10pm)
ROUND 10
Thursday May 20
Fremantle v Melbourne, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Friday May 21
Sydney Swans v Hawthorn, SCG (7.40pm)
Saturday May 22
Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions, Adelaide Oval (1.15pm)
Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles, GMHBA Stadium (4.15pm)
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (4.35pm)
Collingwood v Richmond, MCG (7.35pm)
Sunday May 23
St Kilda v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium (12.30pm)
Essendon v Adelaide Crows, MCG (3.15pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Carlton, TIO Stadium (6.10pm)
ROUND 11
Thursday May 27
Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)
Friday May 28
Geelong Cats v Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (7.40pm)
Saturday May 29
Hawthorn v St Kilda, UTAS Stadium (1.15pm)
GWS Giants v Essendon, ENGIE Stadium (4.15pm)
Port Adelaide v Collingwood, Adelaide Oval (7.35pm)
Sunday May 30
North Melbourne v West Coast Eagles, Hands Oval (3.15pm)
Carlton v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium (6.10pm)
Byes: Adelaide Crows, Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast Suns, Richmond
ROUND 12
Thursday June 3
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)
Friday June 4
Collingwood v Hawthorn, MCG (7.40pm)
Saturday June 5
Richmond v Adelaide Crows, MCG (1.35pm)
Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns, The Gabba (4.35pm)
North Melbourne v Fremantle, Optus Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday June 6
Essendon v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (3.15pm)
West Coast Eagles v Carlton, Optus Stadium (7.20pm)
Byes: Geelong Cats, GWS Giants, Port Adelaide, Sydney Swans
ROUND 13
Thursday June 10
Adelaide Crows v Hawthorn, Adelaide Oval (7.30pm)
Friday June 11
Geelong Cats v Brisbane Lions, GMHBA Stadium (7.40pm)
Saturday June 12
Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide, People First Stadium (1.15pm)
Richmond v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)
West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday June 13
Sydney Swans v St Kilda, SCG (3.15pm)
Carlton v Essendon, MCG (7.20pm)
Monday June 14
Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG (3.15pm)
Byes: Fremantle, North Melbourne
ROUND 14
Thursday June 17
Hawthorn v Fremantle, MCG (7.30pm)
Friday June 18
Western Bulldogs v Geelong Cats, Marvel Stadium (7.40pm)
Saturday June 19
Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans, Adelaide Oval (1.35pm)
Brisbane Lions v Richmond, The Gabba (4.35pm)
Essendon v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday June 20
Adelaide Crows v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (3.15pm)
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, ENGIE Stadium (5.10pm)
Byes: Carlton, Collingwood, St Kilda, West Coast Eagles
ROUND 15
Thursday June 24
Fremantle v Geelong Cats, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Friday June 25
Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions, SCG (7.40pm)
Saturday June 26
Richmond v West Coast Eagles, MCG (1.15pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood, People First Stadium (4.15pm)
Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (7.35pm)
Sunday June 27
St Kilda v Carlton, Marvel Stadium (3.15pm)
GWS Giants v Port Adelaide, Corroboree Group Oval Manuka (5.10pm)
Byes: Essendon, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs
ROUND 16
Thursday July 1
Brisbane Lions v Fremantle, The Gabba (7.30pm)
Friday July 2
Sydney Swans v Melbourne, SCG (7.40pm)
West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Saturday July 3
Port Adelaide v Hawthorn, Adelaide Oval (1.35pm)
Geelong Cats v Gold Coast Suns, GMHBA Stadium (4.15pm)
Collingwood v GWS Giants, MCG (4.35pm)
Carlton v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday July 4
Essendon v Richmond, Optus Stadium (3.15pm)
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (5.10pm)
ROUND 17
Thursday July 8 – Sunday July 11
Adelaide Crows v St Kilda, Adelaide Oval
Collingwood v Brisbane Lions, MCG
Fremantle v Richmond, Optus Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v Western Bulldogs, People First Stadium
GWS Giants v Carlton, ENGIE Stadium
Hawthorn v Geelong Cats, MCG
Melbourne v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium
North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium
West Coast Eagles v Essendon, Optus Stadium
ROUND 18
Thursday July 15 – Sunday July 18
Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne, The Gabba
Carlton v Melbourne, MCG
Collingwood v Geelong Cats, MCG
Essendon v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium
Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns, UTAS Stadium
Port Adelaide v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval
Richmond v St Kilda, MCG
Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles, SCG
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium
ROUND 19
Thursday July 22 – Sunday July 25
Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval
Essendon v Collingwood, MCG
Geelong Cats v Carlton, GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda, People First Stadium
GWS Giants v Melbourne, ENGIE Stadium
North Melbourne v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium
Richmond v Sydney Swans, MCG
West Coast Eagles v Fremantle, Optus Stadium
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium
ROUND 20
Thursday July 29 – Sunday August 1
Brisbane Lions v Essendon, The Gabba
Carlton v Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v Collingwood, Optus Stadium
Melbourne v Hawthorn, MCG
North Melbourne v Richmond, Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval
St Kilda v Geelong Cats, Marvel Stadium
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns, SCG
Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants, Mars Stadium
ROUND 21
Thursday August 5 – Sunday August 8
Adelaide Crows v Richmond, Adelaide Oval
Collingwood v Carlton, MCG
Essendon v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium
Geelong Cats v Port Adelaide, GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle, People First Stadium
GWS Giants v North Melbourne, ENGIE Stadium
Hawthorn v Sydney Swans, UTAS Stadium
St Kilda v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium
West Coast Eagles v Melbourne, Optus Stadium
ROUND 22
Thursday August 12 – Sunday August 15
Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats, The Gabba
Collingwood v Adelaide Crows, MCG
Fremantle v GWS Giants, Optus Stadium
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, MCG
North Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide v Essendon, Adelaide Oval
Richmond v Hawthorn, MCG
St Kilda v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium
Sydney Swans v Carlton, SCG
ROUND 23
Thursday August 19 – Sunday August 22
Adelaide Crows v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval
Carlton v Port Adelaide, MCG
Collingwood v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium
Geelong Cats v Essendon, GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions, People First Stadium
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans, ENGIE Stadium
North Melbourne v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium
West Coast Eagles v Hawthorn, Optus Stadium
Western Bulldogs v Richmond, Marvel Stadium
ROUND 24
Thursday August 26 – Sunday August 29
Carlton v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium
Essendon v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v Sydney Swans, Optus Stadium
Geelong Cats v Adelaide Crows, GMHBA Stadium
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs, MCG
Melbourne v Brisbane Lions, MCG
Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide Oval
Richmond v Collingwood, MCG
St Kilda v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium
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