AFL Round #5 - Gather Round: 2026 Toyota Premiership Season

Welcome to Gather Round - Round #5 of the 2026 AFL Toyota Premiership Season.

All Gather Round games are played in South Australia. All tickets sold on ticketek.com.au

AFL Round 5 (Gather Round)

Thursday, April 9
Adelaide Crows vs Carlton - Adelaide Oval - 7:40pm -

Friday, April 10
Collingwood vs Fremantle - Adelaide Oval - 7:40pm -

Saturday, April 11
North Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions - Barossa Park - 12:35pm -
Essendon vs Melbourne - Adelaide Oval - 1:15pm -
Sydney Swans vs Gold Coast Suns - Norwood Oval - 4:15pm -
Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs - Adelaide Oval - 7:35pm -

Sunday, April 12
Geelong Cats vs West Coast Eagles - Norwood Oval - 12:30pm -
GWS Giants vs Richmond - Barossa Park - 3:15pm -
Port Adelaide vs St Kilda - Adelaide Oval - 7:15pm -

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Television

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2026 AFL Season

The AFL will begin its season with 'Opening Round' (no number - zero), featuring five games.
Round 16-24 - floating fixture for the second half of the season.
The 2026 AFL Grand Final is on Saturday 26th September 2026.

Bye Teams: North Melbourne, Adelaide Crows, Melbourne, Richmond, Fremantle, Port Adelaide, Essendon, West Coast Eagles (did not play round zero).

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ROUND DATE MATCH TICKETS
Round 8 Saturday May 2nd, 7:35pm Carlton v St Kilda
Round 10 Saturday May 16th, 7:35pm Carlton v Western Bulldogs
Round 11 Sunday May 24th, 3:15pm Western Bulldogs v Melbourne
Round 12 Thursday May 28th, 7:30pm St Kilda v Hawthorn
Round 12 Saturday May 30th, 7:35pm Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood

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Toyota AFL Premiership Season Fixture

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2026 AFL Rounds

Fixture - Venue - Time - TV

Opening Round - Strong rumours 2026 will be the last year to have an Opening Round with 2027 returning to the traditional Round 1. hallelujah!

Thursday, March 5
Sydney Swans vs Carlton - SCG - 7:30pm -
Friday, March 6
Gold Coast Suns vs Geelong Cats - People First Stadium - 8:05pm -
Saturday, March 7
GWS Giants vs Hawthorn - ENGIE Stadium - 4:15pm -
Brisbane Lions vs Western Bulldogs - Gabba - 7:35pm -
Sunday, March 8
St Kilda vs Collingwood - MCG - 7:20pm -

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Round 1

Thursday, March 12
Carlton vs Richmond - MCG - 7:30pm -
Friday, March 13
Essendon vs Hawthorn - MCG - 7:40pm -
Saturday, March 14
Western Bulldogs vs GWS Giants - Marvel Stadium - 1:15pm -
Geelong Cats vs Fremantle - GMHBA Stadium - 4:15pm -
Sydney Swans vs Brisbane Lions - SCG - 7:10pm -
Collingwood vs Adelaide Crows - MCG - 7:35pm -
Sunday, March 15
North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide - Marvel Stadium - 1:10pm -
Melbourne vs St Kilda - MCG - 3:15pm -
Gold Coast Suns vs West Coast Eagles - People First Stadium - 6:10pm -

Round 2

Thursday, March 19
Hawthorn vs Sydney Swans - MCG - 7:30pm -
Friday, March 20
Adelaide Crows vs Western Bulldogs - Adelaide Oval - 7:40pm -
Saturday, March 21
Richmond vs Gold Coast Suns - MCG - 1:15pm -
GWS Giants vs St Kilda - ENGIE Stadium - 4:15pm -
Fremantle vs Melbourne - Optus Stadium - 7:35pm -
Sunday, March 22
Port Adelaide vs Essendon - Adelaide Oval - 3:15pm -
West Coast Eagles vs North Melbourne - Optus Stadium - 6:10pm -

Round 3

Thursday, March 26
Geelong Cats vs Adelaide Crows - GMHBA Stadium - 7:30pm -
Friday, March 27
Collingwood vs GWS Giants - Marvel Stadium - 7:40pm -
Saturday, March 28
St Kilda vs Brisbane Lions - Marvel Stadium - 12:35pm -
Fremantle vs Richmond - Optus Stadium - 4:15pm -
Essendon vs North Melbourne - Marvel Stadium - 7:35pm -
Sunday, March 29
Port Adelaide vs West Coast Eagles - Adelaide Oval - 12:30pm -
Carlton vs Melbourne - MCG - 3:15pm -

BYE: Gold Coast SUNS, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Sydney Swans

Round 4

Thursday, April 2
Brisbane Lions vs Collingwood - Gabba - 7:30pm -
Friday, April 3
North Melbourne vs Carlton - Marvel Stadium - 3:15pm -
Adelaide Crows vs Fremantle - Adelaide Oval - 7:15pm -
Saturday, April 4
Richmond vs Port Adelaide - MCG - 4:15pm -
West Coast Eagles vs Sydney Swans - OptusStadium - 7:35pm -
Sunday, April 5
Melbourne vs Gold Coast Suns - MCG - 3:15pm -
Western Bulldogs vs Essendon - Marvel Stadium - 7:20pm -
Monday, April 6
Hawthorn vs Geelong Cats - MCG - 3:15pm -

BYE: St Kilda and GWS GIANTS

Round 5 (Gather Round)

Thursday, April 9
Adelaide Crows vs Carlton - Adelaide Oval - 7:40pm -
Friday, April 10
Collingwood vs Fremantle - Adelaide Oval - 7:40pm -
Saturday, April 11
North Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions - Barossa Park - 12:35pm -
Essendon vs Melbourne - Adelaide Oval - 1:15pm -
Sydney Swans vs Gold Coast Suns - Norwood Oval - 4:15pm -
Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs - Adelaide Oval - 7:35pm -
Sunday, April 12
Geelong Cats vs West Coast Eagles - Norwood Oval - 12:30pm -
GWS Giants vs Richmond - Barossa Park - 3:15pm -
Port Adelaide vs St Kilda - Adelaide Oval - 7:15pm -

Round 6

Thursday, April 16
Carlton vs Collingwood - MCG - 7:30pm -
Friday, April 17
Geelong Cats vs Western Bulldogs - GMHBA Stadium - 7:20pm -
Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants - SCG - 7:50pm -
Saturday, April 18
Gold Coast Suns vs Essendon - People First Stadium - 1:15pm -
Hawthorn vs Port Adelaide - Marvel Stadium - 4:15pm -
Adelaide Crows vs St Kilda - Adelaide Oval - 7:35pm -
Sunday, April 19
North Melbourne vs Richmond - Marvel Stadium - 1:10pm -
Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions - MCG - 3:15pm -
West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle - Optus Stadium - 5:10pm -

Round 7 (Anzac Round)

Thursday, April 23
Western Bulldogs vs Sydney Swans - Marvel Stadium - 7:30pm -
Friday, April 24
Richmond vs Melbourne - MCG - 7:40pm -
Saturday, April 25
Hawthorn vs Gold Coast Suns - UTAS Stadium - 12:15pm -
Essendon vs Collingwood - MCG - 3:15pm -
Port Adelaide vs Geelong Cats - Adelaide Oval - 6:35pm -
Fremantle vs Carlton - Optus Stadium - 8:15pm -
Sunday, April 26
St Kilda vs West Coast Eagles - Marvel Stadium - 1:10pm -
Brisbane Lions vs Adelaide Crows - Gabba - 3:15pm -
GWS Giants vs North Melbourne - Manuka Oval - 4:40pm -

Round 8

Thursday, April 30
Collingwood vs Hawthorn - MCG - 7:30pm -
Friday, May 1
Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle - Marvel Stadium - 7:30pm -
Adelaide Crows vs Port Adelaide - Adelaide Oval - 8:10pm -
Saturday, May 2
Essendon vs Brisbane Lions - Marvel Stadium - 12:35pm -
West Coast Eagles vs Richmond - Optus Stadium - 4:15pm -
Geelong Cats vs North Melbourne - GMHBA Stadium - 4:35pm -
Carlton vs St Kilda - Marvel Stadium - 7:35pm - + The Pulse by Coca-Cola
Sunday, May 3
Sydney Swans vs Melbourne - SCG - 3:15pm -
Gold Coast Suns vs GWS Giants - People First Stadium - 7:20pm -

Round 9

Thursday, May 7
Fremantle vs Hawthorn - Optus Stadium - 8:10pm -
Friday, May 8
Brisbane Lions vs Carlton - Gabba - 7:30pm -
Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs - Adelaide Oval - 8:10pm -
Saturday, May 9
North Melbourne vs Sydney Swans - Marvel Stadium - 12:35pm -
GWS Giants vs Essendon - ENGIE Stadium - 4:15pm -
Gold Coast Suns vs St Kilda - TIO Stadium - 7:10pm -
Geelong Cats vs Collingwood - MCG - 7:35pm -
Sunday, May 10
Melbourne vs West Coast Eagles - MCG - 1:10pm -
Richmond vs Adelaide Crows - MCG - 3:15pm -

Round 10

Thursday, May 15
Gold Coast Suns vs Hawthorn - TIO Stadium - 7:30pm -
Friday, May 15
Sydney Swans vs Collingwood - SCG - 7:30pm -
Gold Coast SUNS v Port Adelaide - TIO Stadium - 8:10pm -
Saturday, May 16
Adelaide Crows vs North Melbourne - Adelaide Oval - 1:15pm -
Melbourne vs Hawthorn - MCG - 4:15pm -
Carlton vs Western Bulldogs - Marvel Stadium - 7:35pm - + The Pulse by Coca-Cola
Sunday, May 17
Essendon vs Fremantle - MCG - 1:10pm -
St Kilda vs Richmond - Marvel Stadium - 3:15pm -
West Coast Eagles vs GWS Giants - Optus Stadium - 6:15pm -

Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round)

Thursday, May 21
Hawthorn vs Adelaide Crows - UTAS Stadium - 7:30pm -
Friday, May 22
Richmond vs Essendon - MCG - 7:40pm -
Fremantle vs St Kilda - Optus Stadium - 8:30pm -
Saturday, May 23
North Melbourne vs Gold Coast Suns - Marvel Stadium - 1:15pm -
Geelong Cats vs Sydney Swans - GMHBA Stadium - 4:15pm -
Collingwood vs West Coast Eagles - MCG - 4:35pm -
Port Adelaide vs Carlton - Adelaide Oval - 7:35pm -
Sunday, May 24
GWS Giants vs Brisbane Lions - ENGIE Stadium - 12:30pm -
Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne - Marvel Stadium - 3:20pm - + The Pulse by Coca-Cola

Round 12

Thursday, May 28
St Kilda vs Hawthorn - Marvel Stadium - 7:30pm - + The Pulse by Coca-Cola
Friday, May 29
Carlton vs Geelong Cats - MCG - 7:40pm -
Saturday, May 30
Sydney Swans vs Richmond - SCG - 1:15pm -
Brisbane Lions vs Fremantle - Gabba - 4:15pm -
Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood - Marvel Stadium - 7:35pm - + The Pulse by Coca-Cola
Sunday, May 31
Melbourne vs GWS Giants - TIO Traeger Park - 3:15pm -
West Coast Eagles vs Essendon - Optus Stadium - 7:20pm -

Round 13

Thursday, June 4
Adelaide Crows vs Geelong Cats - Adelaide Oval - 7:30pm -
Friday, June 5
Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs - MCG - 7:40pm -
Saturday, June 6
North Melbourne vs Fremantle - Hands Oval, Bunbury - 2:15pm -
Gold Coast Suns vs Brisbane Lions - People First Stadium - 5:15pm -
West Coast Eagles vs Port Adelaide - Optus Stadium - 8:15pm -
Sunday, June 7
Sydney Swans vs St Kilda - SCG - 3:15pm -
Essendon vs Carlton - MCG - 7:20pm -
Monday, June 8
Collingwood vs Melbourne - MCG - 3:15pm -

Round 14

Thursday, June 11
Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows - Marvel Stadium - 7:30pm -
Friday, June 12
Geelong Cats vs Gold Coast Suns - GMHBA Stadium - 7:40pm -
Saturday, June 13
Melbourne vs Essendon - MCG - 1:15pm -
North Melbourne vs West Coast Eagles - Optus Stadium - 4:15pm -
Port Adelaide vs Sydney Swans - Adelaide Oval - 7:35pm -
Sunday, June 14
Richmond vs Brisbane Lions - Ninja Stadium - 1:10pm -
St Kilda vs GWS Giants - Marvel Stadium - 3:15pm -

Round 15

Thursday, June 18
Fremantle vs Geelong Cats - Optus Stadium - 8:10pm -
Friday, June 19
Gold Coast Suns vs Hawthorn - People First Stadium - 7:40pm -
Saturday, June 20
Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne - Adelaide Oval - 1:15pm -
GWS Giants vs Carlton - ENGIE Stadium - 4:15pm -
Collingwood vs Port Adelaide - MCG - 7:35pm -
Sunday, June 21
Richmond vs North Melbourne - MCG - 1:10pm -
St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs - Marvel Stadium - 3:15pm -

Round 16

Thursday, June 25- Sunday, June 28
Brisbane Lions vs Sydney Swans - Gabba - TBD - TBD
Carlton vs West Coast Eagles - Marvel Stadium
Collingwood vs Richmond - MCG
Hawthorn vs GWS Giants - MCG
North Melbourne vs Essendon - Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide vs Adelaide Crows - Adelaide Oval
Fremantle vs Gold Coast Suns - Optus Stadium

Round 17

Thursday, July 2 - Sunday, July 5
Essendon vs St Kilda - Marvel Stadium - TBD - TBD
Geelong Cats vs Brisbane Lions - GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast Suns vs Collingwood - People First Stadium
GWS Giants vs Fremantle - Manuka Oval
Hawthorn vs Melbourne - UTAS Stadium
Richmond vs Carlton - MCG
Sydney Swans vs Western Bulldogs - SCG
Port Adelaide vs North Melbourne - Adelaide Oval
West Coast Eagles vs Adelaide Crows - Optus Stadium

Round 18

Thursday, July 9 - Sunday, July 12
Brisbane Lions vs Essendon - Gabba - TBD - TBD
Carlton vs Hawthorn - MCG
Collingwood vs North Melbourne - Marvel Stadium
GWS Giants vs Geelong Cats - ENGIE Stadium
Melbourne vs Richmond - MCG
St Kilda vs Port Adelaide - Marvel Stadium
Western Bulldogs vs West Coast Eagles - Marvel Stadium
Adelaide Crows vs Gold Coast Suns - Adelaide Oval
Fremantle vs Sydney Swans - Optus Stadium

Round 19

Thursday, July 16 - Sunday, July 19
Collingwood vs Carlton - MCG - TBD - TBD
Essendon vs GWS Giants - Marvel Stadium
Geelong Cats vs St Kilda - GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast Suns vs Western Bulldogs - People First Stadium
North Melbourne vs Melbourne - Marvel Stadium
Richmond vs Hawthorn - MCG
Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows - SCG
Port Adelaide vs Fremantle - Adelaide Oval
West Coast Eagles vs Brisbane Lions - Optus Stadium

Round 20

Thursday, July 23 - Sunday, July 26
Brisbane Lions vs Port Adelaide - Gabba - TBD - TBD
Carlton vs Gold Coast Suns - Marvel Stadium
GWS Giants vs Sydney Swans - ENGIE Stadium
Hawthorn vs Essendon - MCG
North Melbourne vs St Kilda - Marvel Stadium
Melbourne vs Geelong Cats - MCG
Western Bulldogs vs Richmond - Marvel Stadium
Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood - Adelaide Oval
Fremantle vs West Coast Eagles - Adelaide Oval

Round 21

Thursday, July 30 - Sunday, Aug 2
Carlton vs Brisbane Lions - Marvel Stadium - TBD - TBD
Collingwood vs Geelong Cats - MCG
Essendon vs Adelaide Crows - Marvel Stadium
Gold Coast Suns vs Melbourne - People First Stadium
Hawthorn vs North Melbourne - UTAS Stadium
Richmond vs West Coast Eagles - MCG
St Kilda vs Sydney Swans - Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide vs GWS Giants - Adelaide Oval
Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs - Optus Stadium

Round 22

Thursday, August 6 - Sunday, August 9
Brisbane Lions vs Hawthorn - Gabba - TBD - TBD
Geelong Cats vs Essendon - GMHBA Stadium
GWS Giants vs Gold Coast Suns - Manuka Oval
Melbourne vs Fremantle - MCG
St Kilda vs Carlton - Marvel Stadium
Sydney Swans vs Port Adelaide - SCG
Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne - Marvel Stadium
Adelaide Crows vs Richmond - Adelaide Oval
West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood - Optus Stadium

Round 23

Thursday, August 13 - Sunday, August 16
Brisbane Lions vs Gold Coast Suns - Gabba - TBD - TBD
Essendon vs Sydney Swans - MCG
GWS Giants vs West Coast Eagles - ENGIE Stadium
Hawthorn vs Collingwood - MCG
North Melbourne vs Geelong Cats - Marvel Stadium
Richmond vs St Kilda - MCG
Western Bulldogs vs Carlton - Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide vs Melbourne - Adelaide Oval
Fremantle vs Adelaide Crows - Optus Stadium

Round 24

Thursday, August 20 - Sunday, August 23
Collingwood vs Brisbane Lions - MCG - TBD - TBD
Carlton vs Fremantle - Marvel Stadium
Essendon vs Port Adelaide - Marvel Stadium
Geelong Cats vs Richmond - GMHBA Stadium
Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs - MCG
St Kilda vs Gold Coast Suns - Marvel Stadium
Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne - SCG
Adelaide Crows vs GWS Giants - Adelaide Oval
West Coast Eagles vs Hawthorn - Optus Stadium -

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Grounds

Adelaide; (AO) Adelaide Oval (Kaurna), Adelaide; (BP) Barossa Park (Ngadjuri), Lyndoch; (CGOM) Corroboree Group Oval Manuk (Ngunnawal), Canberra; (ES) ENGIE Stadium (Wangal), Sydney; (G) The Gabba (Yuggera-Turrbal), Brisbane; (GMHBA) GMHBA Stadium (Wadawurrung), Geelong; (HO) Hands Oval (Wardandi), Bunbury, Perth; (MARS) Mars Stadium (Wadawurrung), Ballarat; (MRVL) Marvel Stadium (Wurundjeri), Melbourne; (MCG) Melbourne Cricket Ground (Wurundjeri), Melbourne; (PFS) People First Stadium (Yugambeh), Gold Coast; (NS) Ninja Stadium (Palawa), Hobart; (NO) Norwood Oval, (Kaurna), Adelaide; (OS) Optus Stadium (Whadjuk), Perth; (SCG) Sydney Cricket Ground (Bidjigal & Gadigal), Sydney; (TIO) TIO Stadium (Larrakia), Darwin; (TP) TIO Traeger Park (Arrernte), Alice Springs; (UTAS) University of Tasmania Stadium (Palawa), Launceston

Adelaide Oval


Accor Stadium


Blundstone Arena


Cazaly's Stadium


GIANTS Stadium


GMHBA Stadium


Heritage Bank Stadium (was Metricon)


Manuka Oval - Canberra


Mars Stadium - Ballarat


Marvel Stadium


Melbourne Cricket Ground


Coopers Stadium - Coopers Stadium


Optus Stadium


Summit Sport and Recreation Park


Sydney Cricket Ground


The Gabba


TIO Stadium - Darwin


TIO Traeger Park - Alice Aprings


UTAS - University of Tasmania Stadium

Coverage

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