The Sydney Swans have today relocated from the Gold Coast to Melbourne following the Queensland Government’s announcement this morning of a three-day lockdown for 11 Local Government Areas in Queensland, including the Gold Coast and Brisbane.

The Swans were scheduled to play Essendon tonight at the Gabba but this fixture will now take place at the MCG tomorrow, Sunday, August 1 at 3.10pm AEST.

It will be the Swans second appearance at the MCG this season, last playing there in a memorable Round 3 victory against Richmond.

The game against the Bombers will be played without a crowd and will be live on Channel 7.

The club continue to thank all Sydney Swans members and fans for their support in season 2021 as the team continue the season on the road.

All three Round 20 games originally scheduled to be played in Queensland, will now take place in Victoria, with details as follows:
 
- Gold Coast SUNS vs. Melbourne will take place at Marvel Stadium at 12:10pm AEST on Sunday, August 1.
 
- Essendon vs. Sydney Swans will take place at the MCG at 3:10pm AEST on Sunday, August 1.
 
- GWS GIANTS vs. Port Adelaide will take place at Marvel Stadium at 6:10pm AEST on Sunday, August 1.

AFL EGM Clubs and Broadcasting Travis Auld said he was pleased his team was able to reschedule the three games impacted by the three-day lockdown for the 11 Local Government Areas in Queensland which included Gold Coast and Brisbane.
 
“We thank each of the six clubs, players, venues, broadcasters, umpires, officials and ticketing agents for their agility and collaboration this morning as we worked through rescheduling the three games and we thank respective State Governments for their ongoing support,” Mr Auld said.

“While the pandemic will continue to challenge us, the health and safety of those in our game and the wider community remains paramount and we again thank everyone associated with the game for their continued support of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.”