The fixture for 2026 Gather Round has been locked in, with the two South Australian sides to once again host the bookending matches of the round.
Adelaide will host Carlton at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, April 9, to open Gather Round for the second successive year, having taken on Geelong in the first game of the 2024 edition.
Port Adelaide will host St Kilda in the Sunday evening fixture to round out the weekend's events, with that clash being the fifth game at Adelaide Oval.
Collingwood and Fremantle clash at the venue on the Friday night, with Essendon playing Melbourne and Hawthorn hosting the Western Bulldogs on the Saturday.
Norwood will host two games, with Sydney and Gold Coast clashing on the Saturday before Geelong and West Coast go head-to-head the day after.
The Barossa Valley will play host to North Melbourne and Brisbane on the Saturday, with GWS and Richmond to head north for their Gather Round clash at the venue on the Sunday.
2026 AFL Gather Round Fixture
Thursday April 9
Adelaide Carlton, Adelaide Oval, 7:10pm
Friday April 10
Collingwood v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval, 7:10pm
Saturday April 11
Essendon v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval, 12:05pm
North Melbourne v Brisbane, Barossa Valley, 12:45pm
Sydney v Gold Coast, Norwood Oval, 3:45pm
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Oval, 7:05pm
Sunday April 12
Geelong vs West Coast, Norwood Oval, 12:00pm
GWS v Richmond, Barossa Valley, 2:45pm
Port Adelaide vs St Kilda, Adelaide Oval, 6:35pm
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