2021 fixture

[kosifantutti]

https://www.saints.com.au/news/845566/

1 Sunday 21 March GWS Away GIANTS Stadium 3:20pm Seven
2 Saturday 27 March Melbourne Home Marvel Stadium 7:25pm Seven
3 Saturday 3 April Essendon Away Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox
4 Saturday 10 April West Coast Home Marvel Stadium 4:35pm Fox
5 Thursday 15 April Richmond Home Marvel Stadium 7:20pm Seven
6 Sunday 25 April Port Adelaide Away Adelaide Oval 6:10pm Fox
7 Friday 30 April - Sunday 2 May Hawthorn Home Marvel Stadium TBC TBC
8 Friday 7 May - Sunday 9 May Gold Coast Away Metricon Stadium TBC TBC
9 Friday 14 May - Sunday 16 May Geelong Home Marvel Stadium TBC TBC
10 Friday 21 May - Sunday 23 May Western Bulldogs Away Marvel Stadium TBC TBC
11 Friday 28 May - Sunday 30 May North Melbourne Home Marvel Stadium TBC TBC
12 Friday 4 June - Sunday 6 June Sydney Home Marvel Stadium TBC TBC
13 Thursday 10 June - Monday 14 June Adelaide Home Cazaly's Stadium TBC TBC
14 Thursday 17 June - Sunday 20 June BYE - - - -
15 Thursday 24 June - Sunday 27 June Richmond Away MCG TBC TBC
16 Thursday 1 July - Sunday 4 July Collingwood Away MCG TBC TBC
17 Friday 9 July - Sunday 11 July Brisbane Away The Gabba TBC TBC
18 Friday 16 July - Sunday 18 July Port Adelaide Home Marvel Stadium TBC TBC
19 Friday 23 July - Sunday 25 July West Coast Away Optus Stadium TBC TBC
20 Friday 30 July - Sunday 1 August Carlton Home Marvel Stadium TBC TBC
21 Friday 6 August - Sunday 8 August Sydney Away SCG TBC TBC
22 Friday 13 August - Sunday 15 August Geelong Away GMHBA Stadium TBC TBC
23 Friday 20 August - Sunday 22 August Fremantle Home Marvel Stadium TBC TBC

[skeptic]

Realistic chance to win 12 of our first 15 matches but a tougher end to the season.

Feel like that’s a pretty good draw for us

[George27]

Sadly only one game at our new favourite venue, the Adelaide Oval !

[saynta]

I see no one is suggesting we continue with that ridiculous decision to sell one of our home games to Port and play in f****** China.

[kosifantutti]

I wish we had a home game in Shanghai.

[saynta]

I wish we had a home game in Shanghai.

Why the f*** would you wish that?

[kosifantutti]

I wish we had a home game in Shanghai.

Why the f*** would you wish that?

Because I like visiting China.

[shanegrambeau]

Move round 11 to the Junction. St Kilda vs North Melbourne...

I think we might be 2-4 after 6 before we get our wheels spinning and then crush six in a row.

Reckon GWS, Port and Melbourne might get us early.

[saynta]

I wish we had a home game in Shanghai.

Why the f*** would you wish that?

Because I like visiting China.

You have to be f****** kidding.

Look I have been to China,Shanghai's in fact but I won't be going back. f*** the Chinese.

[saynta]

Saints get bent over by the AFL.....once again.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/ ... 6e7da265bd


"2021 AFL fixture: Winners and losers, who your club plays twice

One 2020 finalist will have to pull everything out to be back there next year while a recent premier couldn’t have asked for a better fixture. SEE WHO YOUR CLUB PLAYS TWICE
Al Paton
@al_superfooty
December 21, 2020 - 4:00PM


St Kilda’s hopes of improving on last year’s fairytale finals run have been dealt a blow with a savage 2021 fixture.

The Saints jumped from 14th to sixth last season, knocking out the Western Bulldogs in a thrilling elimination final before falling to eventual premier Richmond.

But Brett Ratten’s job just got harder. In the newly released 2021 fixture St Kilda plays the Tigers twice and also has double-ups against top-four sides Geelong and Port Adelaide. The Saints’ other return matches are against West Coast (fifth) and Sydney (16th).

The Eagles, meanwhile, have avoided double-ups against any of the top-four teams from this year, with return matches against the Saints, Bulldogs and Collingwood as well as the Dockers and 2020 wooden spooner Adelaide.

Richmond plays five of its last seven games at the MCG including blockbuster match-ups against Geelong, Brisbane and Collingwood, finishing with a home game against Hawthorn.
The Tigers’ two matches against beaten 2020 Grand Finalist Geelong are both scheduled for the MCG.

Scroll down to see who your club has to play twice in 2021 below, and bookmark this page for more expert analysis.

When do we see a rematch of the Grand Final sides?

Not until Round 8. The Tigers will unfurl their 2019 and 2020 premiership flags at the MCG for the season opener against Carlton. They will then host just two more home games across the opening six rounds at the MCG before taking on the Cats on their famous turf.



What early grudge matches can we sink our teeth into?

The league has tried to schedule at least one clash between arch enemies in the opening six rounds, including Essendon v Hawthorn (Round 1), Carlton v Collingwood (Round 2), Geelong v Hawthorn (Round 3), Sydney v GWS Giants (Round 5), GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs (Round 6) and Collingwood v Essendon (Round 7)

What are the key selling points of the draw?

Football is becoming a four-day weekend across March and April, with five Thursday night matches in the first five weeks. Stretching the weekend will equate to great exposure for clubs as 14 of the 18 teams will feature in marquee Thursday and/or Friday timeslots across the opening six weeks.

Are there any AFL-AFLW double headers on the program?

Two across the first two weeks. In Round 1, the Brisbane-Sydney clash at The Gabba on Saturday night (March 20) will follow Brisbane-Collingwood in the AFLW. In Round Two, it will be a true doubleheader — Gold Coast v North Melbourne at Metricon Stadium in the men’s and women’s competitions.

What is happening on Anzac Day?

Because it falls on a Sunday, the league has scheduled three matches: the Hawks will host the Crows at Launceston, Collingwood will tackle Essendon at the MCG in the traditional Anzac Day blockbuster, while Port Adelaide and St Kilda will round out the day at Adelaide Oval in a 6.20pm kick-off.

WHO DOES YOUR CLUB PLAY TWICE IN 2021?

ADELAIDE

Play twice: North Melbourne, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, West Coast, Melbourne

BRISBANE LIONS

Play twice: Collingwood, Fremantle, Geelong, Gold Coast, Richmond

CARLTON

Play twice: Collingwood, Fremantle, Gold Coast, GWS Giants, Port Adelaide

COLLINGWOOD

Play twice: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Essendon, Port Adelaide, West Coast

ESSENDON

Play twice: Collingwood, GWS Giants, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Sydney

FREMANTLE

Play twice: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Hawthorn, Sydney, West Coast

GEELONG

Play twice: Brisbane Lions, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda

GOLD COAST

Play twice: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, North Melbourne, Sydney, Western Bulldogs

GWS GIANTS

Play twice: Carlton, Essendon, Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney

HAWTHORN

Play twice: Adelaide, Essendon, Fremantle, Melbourne, Richmond

MELBOURNE

Play twice: Adelaide, Geelong, GWS Giants, Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs

NORTH MELBOURNE

Play twice: Adelaide, Essendon, Geelong, Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs

PORT ADELAIDE

Play twice: St Kilda, Collingwood, Western Bulldogs, Carlton and Adelaide

RICHMOND

Play twice: Hawthorn, St Kilda, Geelong, GWS, Brisbane

ST KILDA

Play twice: West Coast, Richmond, Port Adelaide, Geelong, Sydney

SYDNEY

Play twice: Essendon, GWS, Gold Coast, Fremantle, St Kilda

WEST COAST

Play twice: Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Collingwood, Fremantle, Adelaide
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WESTERN BULLDOGS

Play twice: North Melbourne, Melbourne, Gold Coast, West Coast, Port Adelaide

[saynta]

"In line with the current fixture arrangement, the Saints will travel interstate seven times, including to Cairns in Round 13 against Adelaide in place of the China game."

I don't see why the saints have to forgo a home match at Marvel to play an Adelaide side in f****** Cairns as there is nothing in it for us.

If the AFL really want to promote football in FNQ why not use the Gold Coast or the Lions FFS.

That would make far more sense.

[asiu]

thats good
doubling up against the best

good

opportunity to stamp our authority
hard and often

good

if we miss a too 4 spot because of it
good

win it from the bottom four

if we don’t win it
good

burn baby burn
we win it the year after

‘n that’ll be good.

[asiu]

2 games up here

edwoodeffinggoodwood to that

its win time.

[samuraisaint]

"In line with the current fixture arrangement, the Saints will travel interstate seven times, including to Cairns in Round 13 against Adelaide in place of the China game."

I don't see why the saints have to forgo a home match at Marvel to play an Adelaide side in f****** Cairns as there is nothing in it for us.

If the AFL really want to promote football in FNQ why not use the Gold Coast or the Lions FFS.

That would make far more sense.

And the last time we played in Cairns the game resembled water polo - and our match in Cairns wasn't the only one like that.

[samuraisaint]

we don't play in Geelong again do we? hope not.

[Enrico_Misso]

I wish we had a home game in Shanghai.

Why the f*** would you wish that?

Because I like visiting China.

If you wait a bit they will come to us.

[saintsRrising]

Realistic chance to win 12 of our first 15 matches but a tougher end to the season.

Feel like that’s a pretty good draw for us

Interesting. I have the opposite view. What do you like about it?

I reckon that we have a very poor draw, and less easier games amongst those teams looking to make the eight.

Of the teams we play twice the only low ranked team is Sydney, and the four that we play twice could easily finish in the Top 4. That is a stinker IMO.

ST KILDA

Play twice: West Coast, Richmond, Port Adelaide, Geelong, Sydney

[stkfc1]

Tough draw. If we're good enough to play finals with that draw, then we're a pretty good team. If we make Top 4, with that draw, then we're a bloody good team and could win the whole damn thing.

[SaintJohno]

Yeah fk it. Let's play the best twice. We're a chance to beat West Coast twice, Sydney twice and maybe the Tiges have had enough so we might get 1. Geelong may be tough but I feel like we match up against Port pretty well so maybe 1 or 2 out of 3. The rest will take care of itself. Glass half full.

[Joffa Burns]

Only two games in Queensland.
We played what 10 there in 2020?

[HardSaint]

Yeah fk it. Let's play the best twice. We're a chance to beat West Coast twice, Sydney twice and maybe the Tiges have had enough so we might get 1. Geelong may be tough but I feel like we match up against Port pretty well so maybe 1 or 2 out of 3. The rest will take care of itself. Glass half full.

If we're the side we reckon we might be, lets do this
A hard draw or a soft draw is only based on past history, last years form - I dont get using the draw as an excuse for failure - its a cop out

If we're any good we'll eat it up and personally I cant wait

[CQ SAINT]

Only two games in Queensland.
We played what 10 there in 2020?

Don't count your chickens...........can chickens get COVID?

[CQ SAINT]

I feel sorry for those poor suckers that have to play us twice. They'd have been a lot happier about it 2 seasons ago.
We broke a few hoodoos last year, it's time to start pointing the stick ourselves and bite like a big dog.
Bring them all on, one at a time.

[skeptic]

First 13 games... which ones are not winnable?

Toughest is Geelong or WCE at Marvel.
Or Port in Adelaide where we beat them last season.

[saintsRrising]

Only two games in Queensland.
We played what 10 there in 2020?

Three games in Qld in 2021 in H&A