Full details of 'Gather Round' revealed

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The AFL has confirmed the details of its inaugural 'Gather Round' which volition take spot successful South Australia successful April.

Round 5 of the play volition beryllium officially known arsenic 'Gather Round for a Festival of Footy' with each 9 matches to beryllium played crossed 3 venues.

Six matches volition beryllium played astatine Adelaide Oval, including Thursday night, Friday night, and treble headers connected some Saturday and Sunday.

Norwood Oval volition big a twilight lucifer connected Friday arsenic good arsenic a Sunday day game, portion Mount Barker successful the Adelaide Hills volition beryllium the venue for a Saturday day match.

The circular volition commencement with Adelaide playing Carlton connected Thursday night.

"Gather Round and the festival of footy successful South Australia is an unbelievable accidental for our contention and our clubs, our players and coaches are excited to travel unneurotic and enactment connected a large amusement for everyone," the AFL's Travis Auld said.

"South Australians emotion their footy, and with nary SANFL oregon metropolitan assemblage matches that weekend, we are hoping they besides travel and acquisition what volition beryllium a large 4 days of celebration, amusive and a existent festival of footy.

"From a fixturing constituent of presumption adding an other circular adds a furniture of complexity to the clubs' matchups crossed the play and taking into information the days interruption from the week earlier and consequent days interruption for circular six, nevertheless we deliberation we person the close premix with large games everyplace you look."

Tickets spell connected merchantability connected Monday.

Full fixtures (all times Adelaide)

Adelaide v Carlton - Adelaide Oval - Thursday April 13, 7:10pm.

Fremantle v Gold Coast - Norwood Oval - Friday April 14, 4:40pm.

Richmond v Sydney - Adelaide Oval - Friday April 14, 7:40pm.

Brisbane v North Melbourne - Mount Barker - Saturday April 15, 12:40pm.

Essendon v Melbourne - Adelaide Oval - Saturday April 15, 3:40pm.

Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - Adelaide Oval - Saturday April 15, 7:20pm.

Geelong v West Coast - Adelaide Oval - Sunday April 16, 12:40pm.

GWS v Hawthorn - Norwood Oval - Sunday April 16, 2:50pm.

Collingwood v St Kilda - Adelaide Oval - Sunday April 16, 4:20pm.

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