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AFLW reshuffles early rounds of 2021 season amid border restrictions
The AFLW has made several changes to the opening two rounds of its fixtures amid state border restrictions.
Key points:
- West Coast will host Adelaide in Perth and Melbourne will travel to the Gold Coast to play the Suns in round one
- The Giants will face West Coast in Adelaide in round two
- AFLW head Nicole Livingstone says the league is trying to be as “adaptable as possible” with is fixturing
Two matches in round one have been changed, with West Coast to host Adelaide in Perth — due to the open Western Australia-South Australia border — and Melbourne to travel to the Gold Coast to take on the Suns.
The Eagles were originally set to travel to the Gold Coast, while the Crows were fixtured to play the Demons at Casey Fields.
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