| 2021 AAMI Community Series | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Attendance | 69,514 (average 7,724 per match) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
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[edit]
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ "AFL Community Series 2021 fixture | AFL pre season matches, competition, Community Series games". Fox Sports. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "2021 AFL Community Series Fixture Released". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Blues, Saints to open updated AAMI Community Series fixture". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "No travel: AFL shuffles fixture, venues for pre-season comp". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "AFL Pre-Season: Port Adelaide d Adelaide Crows". Austadiums. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.