Adelaide Oval will host two Friday night matches in an AFL fixture that’s heavy on Saturday afternoon games at the redeveloped venue.
Fans, however, will have to wait until the second half of the season to see Friday night football – the first is Adelaide’s game against Hawthorn on July 11.
The other Friday night match belongs to Port in late August.
The redeveloped venue will see its first AFL match on Saturday afternoon March 29 – a Showdown hosted by Port Adelaide.
The next two matches are also scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
A Sunday twilight match between Adelaide and GWS in round five is the first shift away from Saturdays and the atmosphere is sure to be ramped up when Port plays Geelong on Sunday evening April 27.
Thursday night football will be a first in South Australia when Adelaide plays Collingwood on May 15.
Here’s the full fixture for Adelaide Oval’s debut AFL season:
Round 2 Saturday, March 29
PORT v ADEL
Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows AO 4:10PM
Round 3 Saturday, April 05
ADEL v SYD
Adelaide Crows v Sydney Swans AO 1:40PM
Round 4 Saturday, April 12
PORT v BL
Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AO 1:40PM
Round 5 Sunday, April 20
ADEL v GWS
Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants AO 6:40PM
Round 6 Sunday, April 27
PORT v GEEL
Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats AO 4:10PM
Round 7 Saturday, May 03
ADEL v MELB
Adelaide Crows v Melbourne AO 4:10PM
Round 8 Saturday, May 10
PORT v FRE
Port Adelaide v Fremantle AO 1:10PM
Round 9 Thursday, May 15
ADEL v COLL
Adelaide Crows v Collingwood AO 7:20PM
Round 10 Saturday, May 24
PORT v HAW
Port Adelaide v Hawthorn AO 7:10PM
Round 11 Sunday, June 01
ADEL v GCFC
Adelaide Crows v Gold Coast Suns AO 6:40PM
Round 12 Saturday, June 07
PORT v STK
Port Adelaide v St Kilda AO 4:10PM
Round 13 Saturday, June 14
ADEL v NMFC
Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne AO 7:10PM
Round 14 Saturday, June 21
PORT v WB
Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AO 1:15PM
Round 15 Sunday, June 29
ADEL v PORT
Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide AO 3:40PM
Round 16 Saturday, July 05
PORT v ESS
Port Adelaide v Essendon AO 7:10PM
Round 17 Friday, July 11
ADEL v HAW
Adelaide Crows v Hawthorn AO 7:20PM
Round 18 Sunday, July 20
PORT v MELB
Port Adelaide v Melbourne AO 6:40PM
Round 19 Saturday, August 02
ADEL v WCE
Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles AO 1:10PM
Round 20 Saturday, August 09
PORT v SYD
Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans AO 7:10PM
Round 21 Saturday, August 16
ADEL v RICH
Adelaide Crows v Richmond AO 7:10PM
Round 22 Friday, August 22
PORT v CARL
Port Adelaide v Carlton AO 7:20PM
Round 23 (begins Friday, August 29 – exact days and times not set)
ADEL v STK
Adelaide Crows v St Kilda AO
The regular season starts on March 14 with Collingwood hosting Fremantle on Friday night at the MCG.
The AFL has introduced a weighting system, with the teams separated into three groups of six according to last year’s ladder positions.
The full fixture can be seen here.
ROUND 1 (SA times)
Friday, March 14
Collingwood v Fremantle, Etihad Stadium, 7.20pm
Saturday, March 15
Greater Western Sydney v Sydney Swans, Giants Stadium, 4.10pm
Gold Coast v Richmond, Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm
Sunday, March 16
Carlton v Port Adelaide, Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm
Thursday, March 20
Geelong Cats v Adelaide Crows, Simonds Stadium, 6.40pm
Friday, March 21
North Melbourne v Essendon, Etihad Stadium, 7.20pm
Saturday, March 22
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, Aurora Stadium, 4.10pm
St Kilda v Melbourne, Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm
Sunday, March 23
West Coast v Western Bulldogs, Patersons Stadium, 7.10pm
ROUND 2
Thursday, March 27
Richmond v Carlton, MCG, 7.15pm
Friday, March 28
Essendon vs. Hawthorn, Etihad Stadium, 7.20pm
Saturday, March 29
St Kilda vs. GWS, Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
Port Adelaide v. Adelaide, Adelaide Oval, 4.10pm
Sydney v Collingwood, ANZ Stadium, 7.10pm
Fremantle vs. Gold Coast, Patersons Stadium, 7.10pm
Sunday, March 30
Brisbane Lions vs. Geelong, The Gabba, 12.40pm
Melbourne vs. West Coast, MCG, 2.50pm
Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne, Etihad Stadium, 4.50pm
