AFLW 2025 Fixture

[Teen Wolf]

CONFIRMED DETAILS SO FAR

Start
Week beginning August 11 (leading into/coinciding with Round 23 of the men's season)

Grand Final
Saturday 29 November (time TBC)

H&A Length
12 rounds played over 12 weeks


RUMOUR & SPECULATION

Midweek games
Pretty much confirmed to be a feature again but the extent/execution remains to be seen, though we know teams won't be forced to play off consecutive 4-day breaks etc. If they want to have midweek games during school holidays again, that would mean R7 & R8 for Vic and Qld, and R8 & R9 for NSW, WA & SA.

AFLW Gather Round
Reports from 6+ months ago that the AFL was considering doing this in NT. There's also been murmurings about other places wanting to get involved, like Cairns and Geelong, without indication of the AFL's interest.


THINGS THAT SHOULD HAPPEN

Fixture fairness
Every team plays 6 home and 6 away games.
Every team plays 4 games against the top 6 from 2024.
Every team plays 4 games against the middle 6 from 2024.
Every team plays 4 games against the bottom 6 from 2024.

Matchups yet to occur
Essendon vs GWS Giants
Hawthorn vs North Melb.
Melbourne vs Port Adelaide
Melbourne vs Sydney

Matchups that haven't occurred since 2022 S6
Adelaide vs Carlton
Geelong vs GWS Giants
North Melb. vs West Coast
Richmond vs St Kilda
Richmond vs W. Bulldogs
St Kilda vs West Coast

Alleviate H&A matchups with disproportionate home team designation
Melbourne vs North Melb.: last 7 @ Melb
Carlton vs GWS Giants: last 6 in NSW/ACT
Collingwood vs W. Bulldogs: last 5 @ Coll
GWS Giants vs West Coast: last 5 in NSW
Adelaide vs North Melb: last 4 in SA
Brisbane vs Collingwood: last 4 in QLD
Collingwood vs GWS Giants: last 4 in VIC
Geelong vs Gold Coast: last 4 in QLD

Alleviate more H&A matchups with disproportionate home team designation
Adelaide vs Brisbane: last 3 in QLD
Brisbane vs St Kilda: last 3 in VIC
Carlton vs Fremantle: last 3 in WA
Fremantle vs Hawthorn: last 3 in WA
Gold Coast vs North Melb.: last 3 in VIC/TAS
GWS Giants vs North Melb.: last 3 in VIC/TAS
GWS Giants vs Sydney: last 3 @ Syd
Port Adelaide vs West Coast: last 3 in WA
Richmond vs West Coast: last 3 in WA
St Kilda vs W. Bulldogs: last 3 @ WB


100-GAME MILESTONES

Currently on 93 games
Ally Anderson (BL)
Ebony Marinoff (Adel)

Currently on 91 games
Libby Birch (NM)
Breanna Koenen (BL)

Currently on 90 games
Tahlia Randall (NM)

Currently on 89 games
Jasmine Garner (NM)

Currently on 88 games
Emily Bates (Haw)
Shannon Campbell (BL)
Anne Hatchard (Adel)
Emma King (NM)
Stevie-Lee Thompson (Adel)

Currently on 84-87 games
Nobody

 

[Teen Wolf]

Midweek games
Pretty much confirmed to be a feature again but the extent/execution remains to be seen, though we know teams won't be forced to play off consecutive 4-day breaks etc. If they want to have midweek games during school holidays again, that would mean R7 & R8 for Vic and Qld, and R8 & R9 for NSW, WA & SA.

I'm also expecting they will have midweek games to start the season, rather than squeezing in all 18 men's and women's matches into a 48-hour period on the weekend.

R1 could be something like:


Pretty dire from an attendance perspective, but it means never more than 2 games on at the same time, which is probably a non-negotiable.