2016 AFL fixture

The AFL has released the fixture for the 2016 season.

Each club has one bye, across three rounds over the middle of the season.

Star Geelong recruit Patrick Dangerfield will face his old club in round eight at Adelaide Oval.

In a historic moment for the AFL, Tasmania will host its first ever Friday night game, with North Melbourne playing Richmond at Blundstone Arena in Round 11.

There will be a major change in next year's fixture, with the League planning a weekend off after round 23, before the first week of the finals. The Grand Final will therefore be played on October 1.

AFL General manager of scheduling Simon Lethlan also flagged the possibility of a final being played on a Thursday night.

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 (8.40pm)

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