AFL fixtures for the 2001 season:

ROUND 1: Friday, March 30: Kangaroos v Essendon, MCG (N). Saturday, March 31: Hawthorn v Collingwood, MCG; Fremantle v Carlton, Subiaco (N); Western Bulldogs v St Kilda, Colonial Stadium (N); Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions, Football Park (N). Sunday, April 1: Geelong v West Coast, Shell Stadium; Melbourne v Richmond, MCG; Sydney v Adelaide, SCG.

ROUND 2: Friday, April 6: Essendon v Port Adelaide, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, April 7: Carlton v Hawthorn, Optus Oval; Richmond v Western Bulldogs, MCG; Collingwood v Fremantle, Colonial Stadium (N); Adelaide v Melbourne, Football Park (N). Sunday, April 8: Brisbane Lions v Kangaroos, Gabba; St Kilda v Geelong, Colonial Stadium; West Coast v Sydney, Subiaco.

ROUND 3: (Easter) Thursday, April 12: Carlton v Essendon, MCG (N). Saturday, April 14: Richmond v Brisbane Lions, MCG; Western Bulldogs v Collingwood, Colonial Stadium (N); Kangaroos v Sydney, SCG (N). Sunday, April 15: Adelaide v Port Adelaide, Football Park; St Kilda v West Coast, Colonial Stadium; Fremantle v Hawthorn, Subiaco. Monday, April 16: Melbourne v Geelong, MCG.

ROUND 4: Friday, April 20: Collingwood v Richmond, MCG (N); Sydney v Essendon, SCG (N). Saturday, April 21: Carlton v Adelaide, Optus Oval; Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions, Colonial Stadium; Fremantle v West Coast, Subiaco (N); Port Adelaide v St Kilda, Football Park (N). Sunday, April 22: Geelong v Kangaroos, Shell Stadium; Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG.

ROUND 5: (Anzac Day) Wednesday, April 25: Essendon v Collingwood, MCG. Friday, April 27: West Coast v Richmond, Subiaco (N) Saturday, April 28 Carlton v St Kilda, Optus Oval Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, Colonial Stadium Adelaide v Kangaroos, Football Park (N) Sunday, April 29 Brisbane Lions v Fremantle, Gabba Geelong v Port Adelaide, Shell Stadium Melbourne v Sydney, MCG

ROUND 6: Friday, May 4: Kangaroos v Richmond, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, May 5: St Kilda v Sydney, Colonial Stadium; Fremantle v Melbourne, Subiaco (N); Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, Football Park (N); Brisbane Lions v Geelong, Gabba (N). Sunday, May 6: Collingwood v Carlton, MCG; Essendon v West Coast, Colonial Stadium; Hawthorn v Adelaide, York Park, Launceston.

ROUND 7: Friday, May 11: Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, MCG (N). Saturday, May 12: Richmond v Essendon, MCG; Adelaide v Fremantle, Football Park (N); St Kilda v Hawthorn, Colonial Stadium (N). Sunday, May 13: Collingwood v Kangaroos, Colonial Stadium; Geelong v Carlton, MCG; Sydney v Brisbane Lions, SCG; West Coast v Port Adelaide, Subiaco.

ROUND 8: Friday, May 18: Richmond v Adelaide, MCG (N). Saturday, May 19: Carlton v Brisbane Lions, Optus Oval; Hawthorn v West Coast, MCG; Kangaroos v St Kilda, Manuka Oval, Canberra; Port Adelaide v Collingwood, Football Park (N). Sunday, May 20: Melbourne v Essendon, MCG; Western Bulldogs v Sydney, SCG; Fremantle v Geelong, Subiaco.

ROUND 9: Friday, May 25: Kangaroos v Carlton, MCG (N). Saturday, May 26: Collingwood v St Kilda, MCG; West Coast v Western Bulldogs, Subiaco (N); Brisbane Lions v Adelaide, Gabba (N); Essendon v Hawthorn, Colonial Stadium (N). Sunday, May 27: Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Football Park; Geelong v Richmond, Shell Stadium; Sydney v Fremantle, SCG.

ROUND 10: Friday, June 1: Western Bulldogs v Kangaroos, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, June 2: Carlton v West Coast, Optus Oval Hawthorn v Port Adelaide, MCG St Kilda v Melbourne, Colonial Stadium (N) Brisbane Lions v Essendon, Gabba (N) Sunday, June 3 Adelaide v Geelong, Football Park Collingwood v Sydney, Colonial Stadium Fremantle v Richmond, Subiaco.

ROUND 11 (Queen's Birthday): Friday, June 8: St Kilda v Essendon, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, June 9: Geelong v Hawthorn, Colonial Stadium; West Coast v Brisbane Lions, Subiaco (N); Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, Football Park (N). Sunday, June 10: Kangaroos v Fremantle, Colonial Stadium; Richmond v Carlton, MCG; Sydney v Port Adelaide, SCG. Sunday, June 10: Kangaroos v Fremantle, Colonial Stadium; Richmond v Carlton, MCG; Sydney v Port Adelaide, SCG. Monday June 11: Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG.

ROUND 12 (Split round): Friday, June 15: Essendon v Adelaide, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, June 16: Geelong v Western Bulldogs, Shell Stadium; Fremantle v St Kilda Subiaco (N). Sunday, June 17: Melbourne v Brisbane Lions, Gabba. Friday, June 22: Collingwood v West Coast, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, June 23: Hawthorn v Kangaroos, MCG; Richmond v Sydney, Colonial Stadium (N). Sunday, June 24: Port Adelaide v Carlton, Football Park.

ROUND 13: Friday, June 29: Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn, Gabba (N). Saturday, June 30: Carlton v Western Bulldogs, Optus Oval; Essendon v Fremantle, Colonial Stadium; Kangaroos v Port Adelaide, Manuka Oval, Canberra; Adelaide v Collingwood, Football Park (N). Sunday, July 1: St Kilda v Richmond, Colonial Stadium; Sydney v Geelong, SCG; West Coast v Melbourne, Subiaco.

ROUND 14: Friday, July 6: Western Bulldogs v Essendon, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, July 7: Richmond v Hawthorn, MCG; Geelong v Collingwood, Colonial Stadium (N); Adelaide v West Coast, Football Park (N); Brisbane Lions v St Kilda, Gabba (N). Sunday, July 8: Melbourne v Kangaroos, MCG; Sydney v Carlton (SCG); Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Subiaco.

ROUND 15: Friday, July 13: St Kilda v Adelaide, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, July 14: Carlton v Melbourne, Optus Oval; Hawthorn v Sydney, MCG; Western Bulldogs v Fremantle, Colonial Stadium; Port Adelaide v Richmond, Football Park (N). Sunday, July 15: Collingwood v Brisbane Lions, MCG; Essendon v Geelong, Colonial Stadium; West Coast v Kangaroos, Subiaco.

ROUND 16: Friday, July 20: Richmond v Melbourne, MCG (N). Saturday, July 21: Carlton v Fremantle, Optus Oval; Collingwood v Hawthorn, MCG; St Kilda v Western Bulldogs, Colonial Stadium (N); Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide, Gabba (N). Sunday, July 22: Adelaide v Sydney, Football Park; Essendon v Kangaroos, MCG; West Coast v Geelong, Subiaco.

ROUND 17: Friday, July 27: Western Bulldogs v Richmond, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, July 28 Geelong v St Kilda, Shell Stadium; Melbourne v Adelaide, MCG; Fremantle v Collingwood, Subiaco (N); Kangaroos v Brisbane Lions, Colonial Stadium (N). Sunday, July 29: Port Adelaide v Essendon, Football Park; Hawthorn v Carlton, MCG; Sydney v West Coast, SCG.

ROUND 18: Friday August 3: Richmond v Collingwood, MCG (N). Saturday, August 4: Geelong v Melbourne, MCG; Hawthorn v Fremantle, Colonial Stadium; Sydney v Kangaroos, SCG (N). Sunday, August 5: Port Adelaide v Adelaide, Football Park; Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs, Gabba; Essendon v Carlton, MCG; West Coast v St Kilda, Subiaco.

ROUND 19: Friday, August 10: Kangaroos v Geelong, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, August 11: St Kilda v Port Adelaide, Colonial Stadium; Melbourne v Hawthorn, MCG (N); Adelaide v Carlton, Football Park (N). Sunday, August 12: Brisbane Lions v Richmond, Gabba; Collingwood v Western Bulldogs, MCG; Essendon v Sydney, Colonial Stadium; West Coast v Fremantle, Subiaco.

ROUND 20: Friday, August 17: Kangaroos v Adelaide, Colonial Stadium (N). Saturday, August 18: Richmond v West Coast, Colonial Stadium; Collingwood v Essendon, MCG (N); Port Adelaide v Geelong, Football Park (N). Sunday, August 19: Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs, MCG; St Kilda v Carlton, Colonial Stadium; Sydney v Melbourne, SCG; Fremantle v Brisbane Lions, Subiaco.

ROUND 21: Friday, August 24: Richmond v Kangaroos, MCG (N). Saturday, August 25: Carlton v Collingwood, MCG; Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide, Colonial Stadium; West Coast v Essendon, Subiaco (N). Sunday, August 26: Adelaide v Hawthorn, Football Park; Geelong v Brisbane Lions, Shell Stadium; Melbourne v Fremantle, Colonial Stadium; Sydney v St Kilda, SCG.

ROUND 22: Friday, August 31: Essendon v Richmond, MCG (N). Saturday, September 1: Carlton v Geelong, Optus Oval; Fremantle v Adelaide, Subiaco (N); Hawthorn v St Kilda, MCG (N). Sunday, September 2: Port Adelaide v West Coast, Football Park; Brisbane Lions v Sydney, Gabba; Kangaroos v Collingwood, SCG; Western Bulldogs v Melbourne, Colonial Stadium.

FINALS:
September 7,8,9: Qualifying finals. September 14,15,16: Semi-finals. September 22: Preliminary finals. September 29: Grand final.