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Essendon have been rewarded for their surge up the ladder with three primetime Friday night games in the AFL ’s next batch of fixtures. The AFL officially finalised the dates and times for Rounds 16 to 23 on Tuesday with times for the final round to be updated at a later date. Click here to see all the R16-23 games The Bombers are the big winners with three prized spots, while reigning premiers Collingwood also have three games in the marquee slot.
The Bombers will face Collingwood, Adelaide and Sydney on Friday nights and the Pies will also play the Swans at the SCG on a Friday night in Round 22. Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton, Geelong, Gold Coast, Port Adelaide, West Coast, Western Bulldogs all have one game on Friday night, while Fremantle, GWS Giants, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda all miss out. One the features of the fixture is a Friday night double-header in Round 21.
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