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AFL confirms nine-game Gather Round schedule for 2027
The AFL has set nine games for Gather Round 2027 in South Australia from April 8 to 11.
Gather Round is a weekend of AFL matches played at venues across the state.
Zak Butters will face former club Port Adelaide when the Western Bulldogs play the Power at Adelaide Oval on Sunday night.
The schedule also pairs Geelong with St Kilda after Rowan Marshall moved from the Saints to the Cats.
Three games will replay match-ups from the 2026 finals, including Adelaide against Brisbane and Carlton against Melbourne.
Essendon will meet North Melbourne at Norwood Oval, the clubs' first Gather Round match against each other.
Tickets go on sale December 9 and 10, while the AFL says it will confirm the rest of the 2027 home-and-away fixture over the coming week.
The AFL has confirmed a nine-game schedule for Gather Round 2027 in South Australia.
The event will run from April 9 to 12, with Adelaide Oval hosting several high-profile matches.
Port Adelaide will play the Western Bulldogs in the Sunday night match, where former Port player Zak Butters is expected to face his old club.
Three matches will bring together teams that met in the 2026 finals.
Tickets will go on sale on December 9 and 10.
- Who
- The AFL confirmed the schedule for nine games involving the league’s clubs.
- What
- Gather Round 2027 will feature nine matches across the weekend.
- When
- April 9-12, 2027.
- Where
- South Australia, including Adelaide Oval, Norwood Oval and Barossa Park.
- Why
- Not stated
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The AFL confirmed the nine-game Gather Round schedule.
Gather Round tickets are due to go on sale.
The AFL season is scheduled to start.
Adelaide is due to play Brisbane at Adelaide Oval in the opening Gather Round match.
Gather Round is scheduled to take place in South Australia.
- Number of games
- Nine
- Event dates
- April 9-12, 2027
- Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs
- Sunday night at Adelaide Oval
- Essendon vs North Melbourne
- Sunday, April 11, at Norwood Oval
- Tickets
- On sale December 9-10
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There was a number of factors that were in it ... Zak changing in the off-season was certainly part of it
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Our history against North Melbourne in the AFL era has been well documented and it’s great to be able to add a new chapter to it in a big weekend for the competition