Geelong will take on West Coast in the inaugural “Gather Round… a Festival of Footy” at 12:40pm local time on Sunday 16 April at Adelaide Oval, the AFL announced today.

The Round 5 clash will be one of nine matches held in the South Australian capital across four days, beginning on Thursday, April 13 through to Sunday the 16th, in what will be an additional match in the fixture.

Tickets go on-sale Monday 12th December via Ticketek

The Cats will open the season on Friday, 17 March at 7.40pm at the MCG against Collingwood.