AFL releases revised fixture for shortened pre-season competition By The AFL has announced the revised fixture for this yearâs shortened pre-season competition. Each club will now play one match in this yearâs AAMI Community Series to reduce travel ahead of the 2021 premiership season. The pre-season matches will be played across five days with the first game scheduled for Thursday March 4. See the full fixture below (all times are AEDT): Thursday March 4 Friday March 5 Saturday March 6 Fremantle v Adelaide Crows, Fremantle Oval (4:10pm) Geelong Cats v Essendon, GMHBA Stadium (7:10pm) Sunday March 7 GWS Giants v Brisbane Lions, Manuka Oval (4:10pm)