MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 27: Shane Edwards of the Tigers (left) celebrates with Jack Riewoldt of the Tigers during the 2017 AFL round 10 Dreamtime at the G match between the Richmond Tigers and the Essendon Bombers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on May 27, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)

The AFL's highly-celebrated Dreamtime clash will be played outside of Melbourne for the second-straight season, with the league confirming the traditional fixture will be played at Optus Stadium in Round 12.

Following the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria, the clash between Essendon and Richmond will take place in Perth next Saturday night, per AFL.com.

Due to the current restrictions in place by the Victoria Government, the AFL is set to move all three scheduled Melbourne games interstate for next weekend to ensure the safety of the league and the wider community.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 02: Kamdyn McIntosh of the Tigers handpasses the ball ahead of David Zaharakis of the Bombers during the 2018 AFL round 11 Dreamtime at the G match between the Essendon Bombers and the Richmond Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on June 02, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Melbourne's clash with Brisbane, originally scheduled for Alice Springs, is now set to take place in Sydney, while next weekend's clash between the Saints and Swans will be moved to either the Harbour City or Cairns.

Carlton's clash with West Coast is also set to be moved to the SCG, while Adelaide will host Collingwood at Adelaide Oval as originally scheduled.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 21: Harry McKay of the Blues celebrates during the 2018 AFL round five match between the Carlton Blues and the West Coast Eagles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 21, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

The Bulldogs are set to fly to Sydney before heading out west to face the Docker son Sunday.

Geelong, Gold Coast, North Melbourne, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney are all fixtured to have byes in Round 12.

The AFL is set to an offical fixture on Monday in regards to the Round 12 schedule.