Essendon will head West this week to take on Port Adelaide, as the eighth and ninth placed teams fight for position on the AFL ladder.
The home side will be looking to avoid back-to-back losses, after they were dealt with by last week's visitors Melbourne, losing by 10.
But on the other side is an Essendon squad attempting to win their second consecutive game, as they look to push further up the standings.
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What time is the AFL tonight? Port Adelaide vs. Essendon start time
Friday night's game between Port Adelaide and Essendon is scheduled to start at 7:40 pm local time (8:10 pm AEDT) on April 5.
The game will be played at Adelaide Oval.
| Timezone | AEDT | ACDT | AEST | ACST | AWST |
| Start time | 8:10 pm | 7:40 pm | 7:10 pm | 6:40 pm | 5:10 pm |
How to watch or live stream Port Adelaide vs. Essendon
| Region | Melbourne | Sydney | Adelaide | Brisbane | Perth | Tasmania | Darwin |
| Channel | Fox Footy | Fox Footy | Fox Footy | Fox Footy | Fox Footy | Fox Footy | Fox Footy |
| Broadcast time | 8:00 pm | 8:00 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:00 pm | 5:00 pm | 8:00 pm | 6:30 pm |
This match, and every match across the home-and-away season, will be available for live streaming and replay on Kayo Sports.
Port Adelaide vs. Essendon betting odds
Per bookmaker TAB, Port Adelaide is the $1.28 favourite to win this match, while Essendon are the underdogs at $3.70.
Port Adelaide vs. Essendon Round 4 team lists and substitute
Port Adelaide:
Ins: J.Horne-Francis, M.Georgiades
Outs: O.Wines (hamstring), F.Evans (omitted)
Last Week's Substitute: Jase Burgoyne
Essendon:
Ins: W.Setterfield
Outs: S.Durham (concussion)
Last Week's Substitute: Nick Hind