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AFL 2020: Metricon Stadium will host seven games in the first four weeks of the restarted AFL season

The national AFL spotlight will land on the Gold Coast next month with seven games to be played at Metricon Stadium during the first four weeks of the restarted 2020 AFL season.

THE national AFL spotlight will land on the Gold Coast next month with seven games to be played at Metricon Stadium during the first four weeks of the restarted 2020 AFL season.

General view of Metricon Stadium on May 18, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
General view of Metricon Stadium on May 18, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

The Gold Coast Suns will feature in three of those seven games, including the club’s first clash since the season was paused in March when they play the West Coast Eagles in Round 2 on Saturday June 13.

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The Eagles, Fremantle Dockers, Port Adelaide and the Adelaide Crows have all been forced to relocate to the Coast for at least the first month of revised fixtures due to border restrictions.

Jarrod Witts handballs during a Gold Coast Suns AFL training session at Metricon Stadium on May 22, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
Jarrod Witts handballs during a Gold Coast Suns AFL training session at Metricon Stadium on May 22, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Having played Port Adelaide in Round 1, the Suns will face West Coast, Adelaide and Fremantle at home before travelling to Victoria to face Geelong in Round 5.

The next month of AFL fixtures will be released in coming weeks.

ROUND 2

Saturday, June 13

Gold Coast vs. West Coast, Metricon Stadium, 7:40pm,

ROUND 3

Sunday, June 21

Gold Coast vs. Adelaide, Metricon Stadium, 1:05pm AEST

Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide, Metricon Stadium, 6:05pm AEST

ROUND 4

Saturday, June 27

Port Adelaide vs. West Coast, Metricon Stadium, 1:45pm AEST

Gold Coast vs. Fremantle, Metricon Stadium, 7:40pm AEST

ROUND 5

Thursday, July 2

West Coast vs. Richmond, Metricon Stadium, 7:40pm AEST

Saturday, July 4

Geelong vs. Gold Coast, GMHBA, 4:35pm AEST

Sunday, July 5

Adelaide vs. Fremantle, Metricon Stadium, 1:05pm AEST

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