{"id":71051,"date":"2021-05-14T05:31:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T05:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=71051"},"modified":"2021-05-14T09:03:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T09:03:46","slug":"afl-repays-fans-with-wanted-fixture-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=71051","title":{"rendered":"AFL repays fans with wanted fixture addition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wishes of thousands of AFL fans have come true with the governing body locking in a return to Thursday night footy.<\/p>\n<p>The AFL has today released the fixture for Rounds 13, 14 and 15, as part of its &#x27;rolling fixture&#x27; model in place for the 2021 season in its combat of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE AFL NEWS:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/richmond-tigers-shai-bolton-snubbed-mark-of-the-year-voting-brody-mihocek\/2b1ec867-523f-4844-8986-92640c6c2b33\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"&#x27;Moronic system&#x27;: Richmond&#x27;s Shai Bolton misses out on AFL Mark of the Year nomination\">&#x27;Moronic system&#x27;: Richmond&#x27;s Shai Bolton misses out on AFL Mark of the Year nomination<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A blockbuster clash between Port Adelaide and Geelong at Adelaide Oval will kick-start at least a three-week block of Thursday night games.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"f0a1f570-14d9-45a4-b7d6-ca79bf803d8b\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f0a1f570-14d9-45a4-b7d6-ca79bf803d8b\" alt=\"AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE AFL NEWS:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/kangaroos-coach-david-noble-urges-afl-to-help-winless-north-melbourne\/516660f8-7a07-4c3c-b78b-6d3a1b610bf6\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Kangaroos coach David Noble urges AFL to help winless North Melbourne\">Kangaroos coach David Noble urges AFL to help winless North Melbourne<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>That will be followed by a mouthwatering duel pitting the West Coast Eagles against Richmond at Optus Stadium to get Round 14 underway, before a rematch of last year&#x27;s preliminary final between Brisbane and Geelong at The Gabba opens Round 15.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other highlights of the three-week fixture reveal is the traditional Queen&#x27;s Birthday match between Collingwood and Melbourne at the MCG in Round 13, which is held in conjunction with Neale Daniher&#x27;s Big Freeze event in the fight against motor neuron disease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIXTURES RELEASED BY AFL TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ROUND 13:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, June 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Port Adelaide v Geelong, Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm ACST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, June 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sydney v Hawthorn, SCG, 7.50pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, June 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fremantle v Gold Coast, Optus Stadium, 2.15pm AWSTSt Kilda v Adelaide, Cazalys Stadium, 7.25pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, June 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>North Melbourne v Greater Western Sydney, Blundstone Arena, 3.20pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, June 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG, 3.20pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Byes:<\/strong> Brisbane, Carlton, Essendon, Richmond, West Coast, Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROUND 14:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, June 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>West Coast v Richmond, Optus Stadium, 6.10pm AWST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, June 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Geelong v Western Bulldogs, GMHBA Stadium, 7.50pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, June 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold Coast v Port Adelaide, Metricon Stadium, 1.45pm AESTNorth Melbourne v Brisbane, Marvel Stadium, 4.35pm AESTGreater Western Sydney v Carlton, Giants Stadium, 7.25pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, June 20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn v Essendon, MCG, 3.20pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Byes:<\/strong> Adelaide, Collingwood, Fremantle, Melbourne, St Kilda, Sydney<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROUND 15:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, June 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brisbane v Geelong, Gabba, 7.20pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, June 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Richmond v St Kilda, MCG, 7.50pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, June 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>North Melbourne v Gold Coast, Blundstone Arena, 1.45pm AESTCollingwood v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium, 4.35pm AESTEssendon v Melbourne, MCG, 7.25pm AESTPort Adelaide v Sydney, Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm ACST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, June 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn, Giants Stadium, 1.10pm AESTWest Coast v Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium, 1.20pm AWSTCarlton v Adelaide, Marvel Stadium, 4.40pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"\" title=\"clicking here!\" rel=\"noopener 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