2021 AAMI Community Series

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2021 AAMI Community Series
Season2021
Teams18
Matches played9
Attendance69,514 (average 7,724 per match)
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The 2021 AAMI Community Series was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition played before the 2021 home and away season. The competition did not have a grand final or overall winner. All matches were televised live on Fox Footy as well as on the Kayo Sports app. [1] [2]

The series was originally set to feature 18 matches across three weekends, with each team playing twice. However in light of changing domestic border restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was reduced to one weekend in March 2021. Victorian clubs played each other, while non-Victorian clubs were originally scheduled to play opponents from neighbouring states. Clubs were free to schedule practice matches with other clubs from their own state beforehand, albeit with AFL approval. [3]

The schedule was revised for a third time on February 25, 2021. All teams played pre-season games within their home state, to minimise travel before the season starts. [4]

Results

2021 AAMI Community Series
Thursday, 4 March (7:10 pm) Carlton 15.9 (99)def. by St Kilda 19.11 (125) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 10,228) Report
Friday, 5 March (7:10 pm) Collingwood 11.8 (74)def. by Richmond 11.14 (80) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 10,308) Report
Saturday, 6 March (4:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.9 (81)def. by Hawthorn 17.18 (120) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,656) Report
Saturday, 6 March (7:10 pm) Geelong 12.7 (79)def. Essendon 9.18 (72) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 11,121) Report
Sunday, 7 March (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 18.6 (114)def. Sydney 12.14 (86) Giants Stadium (crowd: 3,164) Report
Sunday, 7 March (3:40 pm) Adelaide 6.9 (45)def. by Port Adelaide 17.14 (116) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 3,028 [5] ) Report
Sunday, 7 March (4:10 pm) West Coast 9.13 (67)def. Fremantle 8.9 (57) Optus Stadium (crowd: 20,116) Report
Monday, 8 March (3:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.16 (106)def. Melbourne 10.7 (67) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 7,931) Report
Monday, 8 March (6:10 pm) Gold Coast 13.11 (89)def. by Brisbane Lions 18.9 (117) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,962) Report

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Community Series 2021 fixture | AFL pre season matches, competition, Community Series games". Fox Sports. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "2021 AFL Community Series Fixture Released". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Blues, Saints to open updated AAMI Community Series fixture". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "No travel: AFL shuffles fixture, venues for pre-season comp". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "AFL Pre-Season: Port Adelaide d Adelaide Crows". Austadiums. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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