All the details including game related and activations across the weekend for our massive weekend in Adelaide for Gather Round!!
ROUND FIVE
Essendon v Melbourne
7:10pm ACST (7:35pm AEST), Saturday the 12th of April 2025
Gates open from 5:30pm
Adelaide Oval
BROADCAST
TV*: Fox Footy, Kayo (from 7:30pm)
*Based on Melbourne/VIC region. Click here to adjust your state.
GATHER ROUND ACTIVITIES
Whether you’re heading to the game or not, there are plenty of opportunities to catch the Bombers in Adelaide.
Friday the 11th of April
From 3:30-6:30pm you can join our fan team at the Macca's Footy Festival at Elder Park to test your paper plane making skills and be in the running to win great prizes.
Have the chance to see a selection of the players on stage from 4:30pm to 5:30pm at the Footy Festival.
Find more information on the Gather Round Footy Festival here.
Saturday the 12th of April
Tickets are still available to watch Essendon take on Melbourne at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.
Sunday the 13th of April
The players will be heading down to University Oval for the NAB AFL Superkick Clinic with AFL Play.
Registrations for the clinic are now closed; however, all fans are invited to come down and join the signing session after the clinic ends (from 11:45-12:05pm)
Head down from 10:30am for a chance to test your paper plane making skills and win prizes and purchase any last-minute merchandise before getting a signature from your favourite player. The canteen will be open and there will be face painting.
Location: Park 12, University Oval - War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide, SA 5006
Key Timings:
10:30am - 12:20pm: Paper plane making, merchandise and face painting
10:45am - 11:45am: Clinic activation on-ground
11:45am - 12:05pm: Player signings
12:05pm - 12:20pm: Q&A with Buddy Franklin
12:20pm: Conclusion
Coles Store Takeover:
Xavier Duursma, Mason Redman and Harry Jones will be at the Reynella Coles (Cnr Sherriffs & Hillier Rds - Morphett Vale SA 5162) from 11am – 12pm for photos and signatures. Come and enjoy with a free sausage sizzle, thanks to Coles.
TICKETING AND MEMBERSHIP INFO
Tickets for Melbourne v Essendon at Gather Round are currently available through Ticketek, with limited available.
Members will only be able to attend if they redeemed a ticket through Ticketek. Members will not have entry by using their membership cards.
You can find your unique Gather Round barcode to purchase tickets via your email, or you can contact our membership team, and they will provide it for you.
You can find further information on Gather Round through our frequently asked questions page, found here.
Need assistance? You can contact our friendly membership team from Monday-Friday between 9am and 5pm on 03 8340 2000 or email us at membership@essendonfc.com.au.
If you’re not a member, it’s not too late to sign up for 2025. Simply signup/renew online and then login to the Essendon FC app to access your ticket. Further information on mobile membership can be found here.
MERCHANDISE
Bombers fans can grab all the latest and greatest merchandise from the NAB AFL Superkick Clinic on Sunday the 13th of April, from 10:30am, located at Park 12, University Oval.
