Former Giant Jackson Hately joined the Crows as the sole selection in the Pre-Season Draft, while 26 players won spots as rookies. - A total of 59 players were selected in the 2020 NAB AFL Draft, with Adelaide using the No.1 pick (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan) to place a bid for the first time. The rest of the season will be released in blocks throughout the year.Â. The season was suspended for more than two months. AFL Commission approval is all that stands in the way of medical substitutes being introduced for season 2021. Just two days from the start of the men’s season, the AFL… 7 days ago. The AFL's head of women's football Nicole Livingstone said the single ladder and earlier start had been brought in to ensure the best chance of completing the season in the case of a COVID-19 flare-up. 7 days ago. The Anzac Appeal Round (Round Six), completes the first block fixturing as GWS Giants return to Canberra to play the Western Bulldogs on Friday night, while Melbourne and Richmond compete in the now annual Anzac Day Eve match under lights at the MCG. AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has hinted the league will introduce a concussion substitute just two days out from the start of the 2021 season. There are a host of new rules for the season as well, including the 11th hour inclusion of what has been a controversial 23rd man medical substitution. After the pandemic turned the 2020 season … - Sydney sacked young forward Elijah Taylor in November after he pleaded guilty to an assault charge. Toyota AFL Premiership Season. - Jack Steele was elevated to co-captain at St Kilda alongside 2020 skipper Jarryn Geary.Â. “Scheduling the fixture in blocks provides an added level of flexibility to adjust where required, and as our recent season demonstrated, our clubs and industry have the resilience and open-mindness to adapt where needed to keep footy going for the fans.” “The storylines for season 2021 will be constructed across the course of the year, and we are excited to see how the players and clubs will shape the first six chapters of that story.” Other highlights in the fixture beyond Rounds 1-6 include Sir Doug Nicholls Round to occur over Rounds 11-12 and to feature matches in both Darwin and Alice Springs, as well as the Dreamtime Game and Sydney’s Marn Grook game. It is a big blow for the Cats ahead of their season opener against Adelaide on Saturday at Adelaide Oval. Nearly five months after Richmond won arguably the toughest premiership yet, 17 other teams will this weekend begin their mission to stop them from repeating as champions again in season 2021. This would mean a compressed fixture with games played in quick succession before a bye of some kind. THE AFL IS BACK!Here's something I made to get footy fans pumped for the start of the 2021 season. “Having so many different clubs feature in marquee timeslots is testament to the success of the AFL’s equalisation policies. St Kilda will begin its 2021 campaign without its … The season itself isn’t scheduled to begin until March 2021, but of course, this start date is dependent on obvious global disruption. A focus on rivalries, both traditional and new, will feature heavily across the first six rounds, with reigning Premiers Richmond unveiling their 2019 and 2020 Premiership flags at the MCG ahead of their customary clash with Carlton which will open the 2021 season. The competitiveness and the ability for any team to win on any day gave us great confidence in the spread of marquee timeslots to begin the season. - Team announcements will continue the day before each game at 6.20pm AEDTÂ, - The AFL has doubled the mandatory break for a concussion from six days to a minimum 12-day break. “We begin season 2021 with a renewed level of optimism, focusing on delivering fans a blockbuster schedule of matches to open the season.” Mr Auld said. 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Any infringement before 'play on' is called will result in a 50m penalty. - All venues will be subject to change depending on individual state rules. Â. Dustin Martin (right) sat down with Nick Riewoldt for a Fox Footy and Kayo exclusive before the start of the 2021 AFL season. - Football will return to Victoria with 50 per cent crowds at the MCG (50,000), Marvel Stadium (28,961) and GMHBA Stadium (18,546) from round one. Minimum list sizes now sit at 37. From 2019, fans will no longer be able to subscribe to AFL Live Pass through the AFL website. Gold Coast SUNS will play Carlton at Metricon on Saturday night. You can access more content with Watch AFL. In continuing the momentum and strong viewing numbers built in Queensland across the 2020 season, Channel 7 will broadcast all Saturday night games into Queensland on their primary channel in the first six rounds. - Maximum list sizes have dropped from 47 players in 2020 to 44 in 2021, inclusive of two Category B rookies (players from alternative backgrounds such as Next Generation Academies or non-football pathways). Round Four will see 2020 minor Premiers Port Adelaide face off against 2020 Premiers Richmond under Friday night lights at Adelaide Oval. Last year the defending player was required to be 10m back from the goalsquare, this year it's been extended to 15m.Â. The season then commenced on 19 March as originally scheduled; but as restrictions, followed for periods of formal quarantine, were introduced on interstate travel, the season was suspended after Round 1. Footy 2021-style (L-R): Joe Daniher, Matt Stevic, Jeremy Cameron and the MCG. It will be made up of eight standalone clubs without an alignment to an AFL team. - Each club will be allowed to make 75 interchanges per game in 2021, down from 90 permitted in 2020. Tasmania will host its first AFL Premiership Season match since season 2019, as Hawthorn hosts the Adelaide Crows at Launceston, followed by the traditional Anzac Day match between Collingwood and Essendon at the MCG. SEN Radio’s Sam Edmund reported this morning that league officials and MCG administrators will put a proposal to the Victorian government to increase capacity for the season opener between Carlton and Richmond on March 18 from 50,000 to 75,000. AFL.com.au takes you through how the new 'standing the mark' rule will be adjudicated, - After a 17-game home and away season in 2020, the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season returns to the traditional 22 matches for each club.Â, - The entire fixture of match-ups has been locked in with only the first six rounds of timeslots announced before the start of the season. Full AFL fixture reveal: Six rounds locked in, floating schedule unveiled, Click here to download the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season fixture, 22 matches across 23 rounds to resume in Season 2021, Five Thursday night matches in the first five rounds, 14 of the 18 Clubs play in marquee Thursday and / or Friday timeslots in the opening six weeks, Men’s footy returns to Victoria, NSW, ACT, Tasmania after a Covid-19 affected 2020 campaign, AFL / AFLW Double headers in Rounds One and Two, Rivalries aplenty across the first six weeks, ANZAC Appeal Round to conclude the first block of the fixture. The 2021 AFLW season will commence on February 1st. By Chris De Silva. AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has welcomed a 'return to normality' on the eve of the season start, but refused to confirm an increase in crowd capacity in weeks to come. - The Mid-Season Rookie Draft is currently scheduled for June.Â, The sensational TVC for the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season is here. - A new man on the mark rule has been introduced in order to speed up ball movement. - The SCG (36,000) and Giants Stadium (18,000) will also be able to operate at 75 per cent to start the season.Â. The AFL has released the fixture for the 2021 season, with dates and times confirmed for the first six rounds. The defending player won't be able to move laterally on the mark and will be forced to become a statue when the umpire calls him to 'stand'. AFL 2021: Alastair Clarkson defends controversial sub rule. 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