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AFL Schedule 2025 - Full fixture list & draw for 2025 AFL season

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AFL 2025 schedule and draw - updated
Full fixture list for each round in the upcoming season
Gather Round takes place in Adelaide in R5

Geelong & Collingwood clash (Photo by Getty Images)

The 2025 AFL season is underway and we've outlined the full schedule, draw and fixture list for every round.

Opening Round was a dud but Round 1 gave footy lovers what they have been craving all summer. Now we are in full footy swing, check back here often for updates on the schedule and links to individual game previews.

The 2025 AFL Grand Final will be played at the MCG on Saturday September 27.

Check out the entire schedule for the 2025 AFL season below (note, the timings for Round 16-24 will be released later in the year).

Opening Round

Date & Time (AEDT)	Game	Stadium
Saturday March 29 7:35pm	Brisbane vs. Geelong	Gabba
Friday March 7 7:40pm	Sydney vs. Hawthorn	SCG
Postponed to rd24	Gold Coast vs. Essendon	People First Stadium
Sunday March 10 3:20pm	GWS vs. Collingwood	ENGIE Stadium

Round 1

Date & Time (AEDT)	Game	Stadium
Thursday March 13 7:30pm	Richmond vs. Carlton	MCG
Friday March 14 7.40pm	Hawthorn vs. Essendon	MCG
Saturday March 15 1:20pm	Geelong vs. Fremantle	GMHBA Stadium
Saturday March 15 4:15pm	Sydney vs. Brisbane	SCG
Saturday March 15 7:35pm	Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne	Marvel Stadium
Saturday March 15 7:35pm	Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide	MCG
Sunday March 16 12:35pm	Adelaide vs. St Kilda	Adelaide Oval
Sunday March 16 3:20pm	Melbourne vs. GWS	MCG
Sunday March 16 6:10pm	West Coast vs. Gold Coast	Optus Stadium

Round 2 [Bye - Gold Coast & GWS]

Date & Time (AEDT)	Game	Stadium
Thursday March 20 7:30pm	Carlton vs. Hawthorn	MCG
Friday March 21 7:40pm	Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood	MCG
Saturday March 22 1:20pm	Essendon vs. Adelaide	MCG
Saturday March 22 4:15pm	Port Adelaide vs. Richmond	Adelaide Oval
Saturday March 22 7:35pm	St Kilda vs. Geelong	Marvel Stadium
Sunday March 23 1.10pm	Brisbane vs. West Coast	The Gabba
Sunday March 23 3:20pm	North Melbourne vs. Melbourne	Marvel Stadium
Sunday March 23 6:10pm	Fremantle vs. Sydney	Optus Stadium

Round 3 [Bye - Brisbane, Geelong, Sydney, Collingwood]

Date & Time (AEDT)	Game	Stadium
Thursday March 27 7:30pm	Essendon vs. Port Adelaide	Marvel Stadium
Friday March 28 7:30pm	Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs	Marvel Stadium
Saturday March 29 1:20pm	Melbourne vs. Gold Coast	MCG
Saturday March 29 4:15pm	St Kilda vs. Richmond	Marvel Stadium
Saturday March 29 7:35pm	Hawthorn vs. GWS	University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday March 29 7:35pm	Brisbane vs. Geelong	The Gabba (Postponed from OR)
Sunday March 30 3:20pm	Adelaide vs. North Melbourne	Adelaide Oval
Sunday March 30 6:10pm	West Coast vs. Fremantle	Optus Stadium

Round 4 [Bye - Essendon & Hawthorn]

Date & Time (AEDT)	Game	Stadium
Thursday April 3 7:30pm	Collingwood vs. Carlton	MCG
Friday April 4 7:40pm	Geelong vs. Melbourne	GMHBA Stadium
Saturday April 5 1:20pm	Gold Coast vs. Adelaide	People First Stadium
Saturday April 5 4:15pm	Richmond vs. Brisbane	MCG
Saturday April 5 7:35pm	North Melbourne vs. Sydney	Marvel Stadium
Sunday April 6 1:10pm	GWS vs. West Coast	ENGIE Stadium
Sunday April 6 3:20pm	Port Adelaide vs. St Kilda	Adelaide Oval
Sunday April 6 5:10pm	Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs	Optus Stadium

Round 5

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday April 10 7:40pm	Adelaide vs. Geelong	Adelaide Oval
Friday April 11 7:40pm	Collingwood vs. Sydney	Adelaide Oval
Saturday April 12 12:35pm	North Melbourne vs. Gold Coast	Barossa Park
Saturday April 12 1:20pm	Carlton vs. West Coast	Adelaide Oval
Saturday April 12 4:15pm	Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane	Norwood Oval
Saturday April 12 7:35pm	Melbourne vs. Essendon	Adelaide Oval
Sunday April 13 12:35pm	Richmond vs. Fremantle	Barossa Park
Sunday April 13 3:20pm	St Kilda vs. GWS	Norwood Oval
Sunday April 13 7:20pm	Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn	Adelaide Oval

Round 6

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday April 17 7:30pm	Brisbane vs. Collingwood	Gabba
Friday April 18 3:20pm	North Melbourne vs. Carlton	Marvel Stadium
Friday April 18 6:10pm	West Coast vs. Essendon	Optus Stadium
Saturday April 19 1:20pm	Melbourne vs. Fremantle	MCG
Saturday April 19 4:15pm	Adelaide vs. GWS	Adelaide Oval
Saturday April 19 7:35pm	Richmond vs. Gold Coast	Marvel Stadium
Sunday April 20 3:20pm	Sydney vs. Port Adelaide	SCG
Sunday April 20 7:20pm	Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda	Marvel Stadium
Monday April 21 3:20pm	Geelong Cats vs. Hawthorn	MCG

Round 7

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday April 24 7:30pm	Melbourne vs. Richmond	MCG
Friday April 25 3:20pm	Collingwood vs. Essendon	MCG
Friday April 25 8:10pm	Fremantle vs. Adelaide	Optus Stadium
Saturday April 26 1:20pm	St Kilda vs. Brisbane	Marvel Stadium
Saturday April 26 4:15pm	Port Adelaide vs. North Melbourne	Adelaide Oval
Saturday April 26 7:35pm	GWS vs. Western Bulldogs	Manuka Oval
Sunday April 27 1:10pm	Gold Coast vs. Sydney	People First Stadium
Sunday April 27 3:20pm	Carlton vs. Geelong	MCG
Sunday April 27 4:40pm	Hawthorn vs. West Coast	Marvel Stadium

Round 8

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday May 1 7:30pm	Essendon vs. North Melbourne	Marvel Stadium
Friday May 2 7:40pm	St Kilda vs. Fremantle	Marvel Stadium
Saturday May 3 1:20pm	Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide	Mars Stadium
Saturday May 3 4:15pm	Adelaide vs. Carlton	Adelaide Oval
Saturday May 3 7:35pm	Collingwood vs. Geelong	MCG
Saturday May 3 7:35pm	West Coast vs. Melbourne	Optus Stadium
Sunday May 4 1:10pm	Sydney vs. GWS	SCG
Sunday May 4 3:20pm	Hawthorn vs. Richmond	MCG
Sunday May 4 7:20pm	Brisbane vs. Gold Coast	The Gabba

Round 9

Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs Fremantle vs. Collingwood

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday May 8 8:10pm	Optus Stadium
Friday May 9 7:40pm	St Kilda vs. Carlton	MCG
Saturday May 10 1:20pm	Melbourne vs. Hawthorn	MCG
Saturday May 10 4:15pm	Essendon vs. Sydney	Marvel Stadium
Saturday May 10 7:35pm	Gold Coast Suns vs Western Bulldogs	TIO Stadium
Saturday May 10 8:10pm	Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide	Adelaide Oval
Sunday May 11 1:10pm	Richmond vs. West Coast	MCG
Sunday May 11 3:20pm	Geelong vs. GWS	GMHBA Stadium
Sunday May 11 4:40pm	North Melbourne vs. Brisbane	Ninja Stadium

Round 10

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday May 15 7:30pm	Gold Coast vs. Hawthorn	TIO Stadium
Friday May 16 7:40pm	Sydney vs. Carlton	SCG
Saturday May 17 1:20pm	Collingwood vs. Adelaide	MCG
Saturday May 17 4:15pm	Port Adelaide vs. Geelong	Adelaide Oval
Saturday May 17 4:15pm	GWS vs. Fremantle	ENGIE Stadium
Saturday May 17 7:35pm	Western Bulldogs vs. Essendon	Marvel Stadium
Sunday May 18 1:10pm	Richmond vs. North Melbourne	MCG
Sunday May 18 3:20pm	Brisbane vs. Melbourne	The Gabba
Sunday May 18 4:40pm	West Coast vs. St Kilda	Optus Stadium

Round 11

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday May 22 7:30pm	Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs	GMHBA Stadium
Friday May 23 7:40pm	Essendon vs. Richmond	MCG
Saturday May 24 12:35pm	Carlton vs. GWS	Marvel Stadium
Saturday May 24 4:15pm	Hawthorn vs. Brisbane	MCG
Saturday May 24 7:35pm	North Melbourne vs. Collingwood	Marvel Stadium
Saturday May 24 8:10pm	Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide	Optus Stadium
Sunday May 25 1:10pm	Adelaide vs. West Coast	Adelaide Oval
Sunday May 25 3:20pm	Melbourne vs. Sydney	MCG
Sunday May 25 4:40pm	St Kilda vs. Gold Coast	Marvel Stadium

Round 12 [Bye - Carlton, Western Bulldogs, Adelaide, North Melbourne]

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thurday May 29 7:30pm	Brisbane vs. Essendon	Gabba
Friday May 30 7:40pm	Collingwood vs. Hawthorn	MCG
Saturday May 31 1:20pm	Gold Coast vs. Fremantle	People First Stadium
Saturday May 31 4:15pm	GWS vs. Richmond	ENGIE Stadium
Saturday May 31 7:35pm	Sydney vs. Adelaide	SCG
Sunday June 1 3:20pm	Melbourne vs. St Kilda	TIO Traeger
Sunday June 1 7:20pm	West Coast vs. Geelong	Optus Stadium

Round 13 [Bye - Fremantle & St Kilda]

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday June 5 7:30pm	Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn	Marvel Stadium
Friday June 6 7:40pm	Adelaide vs. Brisbane	Adelaide Oval
Saturday June 7 1:20pm	Richmond vs. Sydney	MCG
Saturday June 7 4:15pm	Geelong vs. Gold Coast	GMHBA Stadium
Saturday June 7 7:35pm	GWS vs. Port Adelaide	Manuka Oval
Sunday June 8 3:20pm	North Melbourne vs. West Coast	Hands Oval
Sunday June 8 7:20pm	Carlton vs. Essendon	MCG
Monday June 9 3:20pm	Melbourne vs. Collingwood	MCG

Round 14 [Bye - Collingwood, Gold Coast, Richmond, Sydney]

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday June 12 7:30pm	St Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs	Marvel Stadium
Friday June 13 7:40pm	Hawthorn vs. Adelaide	University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday June 14 1:20pm	Brisbane vs. GWS	The Gabba
Saturday June 14 4:15pm	Essendon vs. Geelong	MCG
Saturday June 14 7:35pm	North Melbourne vs. Fremantle	Optus Stadium
Sunday June 15 3:20pm	Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne	Adelaide Oval
Sunday June 15 6:10pm	West Coast vs. Carlton	Optus Stadium

Round 15 [Bye - Adelaide, Hawthorn, Melbourne, West Coast]

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday June 19 7:30pm	Fremantle vs. Essendon	Optus Stadium
Friday June 20 7:40pm	Geelong vs. Brisbane	GMHBA Stadium
Saturday June 21 1:20pm	Carlton vs. North Melbourne	MCG
Saturday June 21 4:15pm	Port Adelaide vs. Sydney	Adelaide Oval
Saturday June 21 7:35pm	Collingwood vs. St Kilda	Marvel Stadium
Sunday June 22 1:10pm	GWS vs. Gold Coast	ENGIE Stadium
Sunday June 22 3:20pm	Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond	Marvel Stadium

Round 16 [Bye - Brisbane, Essendon, Geelong, GWS]

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday June 26 7:30pm	Port Adelaide vs. Carlton	Adelaide Oval
Friday June 27 7:40pm	Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs	SCG
Saturday June 28 1:20pm	Gold Coast vs. Melbourne	People First Stadium
Saturday June 28 4:15pm	Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne	University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday June 28 7:35pm	Collingwood vs. West Coast	Marvel Stadium
Sunday June 29 3:20pm	Richmond vs. Adelaide	MCG
Sunday June 29 5:10pm	Fremantle vs. St Kilda	Optus Stadium

Round 17

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday July 3 7:30 PM	North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Western Bulldogs	Marvel Stadium
Friday July 4 7:20 PM	Carlton Blues vs Collingwood Magpies	MCG
Friday July 4 8:20 PM	West Coast Eagles vs GWS Giants	Optus Stadium
Saturday July 5 12:35 PM	Essendon Bombers vs Gold Coast Suns	Marvel Stadium
Saturday July 5 4:15 PM	Geelong Cats vs Richmond Tigers	GMHBA Stadium
Saturday July 5 7:35 PM	Brisbane Lions vs Port Adelaide Power	Gabba
Saturday July 5 7:40 PM	St Kilda Saints vs Hawthorn Hawks	Marvel Stadium
Sunday July 6 1:10 PM	Sydney Swans vs Fremantle Dockers	SCG
Sunday July 6 3:20 PM	Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons	Adelaide Oval

Round 18

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday July 10 7:30 PM	Carlton Blues vs Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium
Friday July 11 7:40 PM	Gold Coast Suns vs Collingwood Magpies	People First Stadium
Saturday July 12 1:20 PM	Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows	Marvel Stadium
Saturday July 12 4:15 PM	GWS Giants vs Geelong Cats	ENGIE Stadium
Saturday July 12 7:35 PM	Richmond Tigers vs Essendon Bombers	MCG
Saturday July 12 8:10 PM	Fremantle Dockers vs Hawthorn Hawks	Optus Stadium
Sunday July 13 1:10 PM	Melbourne Demons vs North Melbourne Kangaroos	MCG
Sunday July 13 3:20 PM	St Kilda Saints vs Sydney Swans	Marvel Stadium
Sunday July 13 4:40 PM	Port Adelaide Power vs West Coast Eagles	Adelaide Oval

Round 19

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday July 17 7:30 PM	Essendon Bombers vs GWS Giants	Marvel Stadium
Friday July 18 7:40 PM	Brisbane Lions vs Western Bulldogs	Gabba
Saturday July 19 1:20 PM	Hawthorn Hawks vs Port Adelaide Power	UTAS Stadium
Saturday July 19 4:15 PM	Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne Kangaroos	SCG
Saturday July 19 7:35 PM	Carlton Blues vs Melbourne Demons	MCG
Saturday July 19 8:10 PM	West Coast Eagles vs Richmond Tigers	Optus Stadium
Sunday July 20 1:10 PM	Geelong Cats vs St Kilda Saints	GMHBA Stadium
Sunday July 20 3:20 PM	Collingwood Magpies vs Fremantle Dockers	MCG
Sunday July 20 4:40 PM	Adelaide Crows vs Gold Coast Suns	Adelaide Oval

Round 20

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday July 24 7:30 PM	Hawthorn Hawks vs Carlton Blues	MCG
Friday July 25 7:20 PM	Essendon Bombers vs Western Bulldogs	Marvel Stadium
Friday July 25 7:50 PM	GWS Giants vs Sydney Swans	ENGIE Stadium
Saturday July 26 1:20 PM	Gold Coast Suns vs Brisbane Lions	People First Stadium
Saturday July 26 4:15 PM	Fremantle Dockers vs West Coast Eagles	Optus Stadium
Saturday July 26 7:35 PM	North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Geelong Cats	Marvel Stadium
Saturday July 26 8:10 PM	Adelaide Crows vs Port Adelaide Power	Adelaide Oval
Sunday July 27 2:10 PM	Richmond Tigers vs Collingwood Magpies	MCG
Sunday July 27 3:20 PM	St Kilda Saints vs Melbourne Demons	Marvel Stadium

Round 21

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday July 31 7:30 PM	Western Bulldogs vs GWS Giants	Marvel Stadium
Friday August 1 7:40 PM	Adelaide Crows vs Hawthorn Hawks	Adelaide Oval
Saturday August 2 1:20 PM	Melbourne Demons vs West Coast Eagles	Marvel Stadium
Saturday August 2 4:10 PM	Gold Coast Suns vs Richmond Tigers	People First Stadium
Saturday August 2 4:15 PM	Sydney Swans vs Essendon Bombers	SCG
Saturday August 2 7:35 PM	Collingwood Magpies vs Brisbane Lions	MCG
Sunday August 3 1:40 PM	St Kilda Saints vs North Melbourne Kangaroos	Marvel Stadium
Sunday August 3 3:20 PM	Geelong Cats vs Port Adelaide Power	GMHBA Stadium
Sunday August 3 5:10 PM	Fremantle Dockers vs Carlton Blues	Optus Stadium

Round 22

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Thursday August 7 7:30 PM	Hawthorn Hawks vs Collingwood Magpies	MCG
Friday August 8 7:40 PM	Geelong Cats vs Essendon Bombers	GMHBA Stadium
Saturday August 9 1:20 PM	Richmond Tigers vs St Kilda Saints	MCG
Saturday August 9 4:15 PM	Brisbane Lions vs Sydney Swans	Gabba
Saturday August 9 7:35 PM	Carlton Blues vs Gold Coast Suns	Marvel Stadium
Saturday August 9 8:10 PM	Port Adelaide Power vs Fremantle Dockers	Adelaide Oval
Sunday August 10 1:40 PM	GWS Giants vs North Melbourne Kangaroos	Manuka Oval
Sunday August 10 3:20 PM	Melbourne Demons vs Western Bulldogs	MCG
Sunday August 10 5:10 PM	West Coast Eagles vs Adelaide Crows	Optus Stadium

Round 23

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
Friday August 15 7:20 PM	Essendon Bombers vs St Kilda Saints	Marvel Stadium
Friday August 15 8:20 PM	Fremantle Dockers vs Brisbane Lions	Optus Stadium
Saturday August 16 12:35 PM	Gold Coast Suns vs GWS Giants	People First Stadium
Saturday August 16 1:20 PM	Carlton Blues vs Port Adelaide Power	Marvel Stadium
Saturday August 16 4:15 PM	Hawthorn Hawks vs Melbourne Demons	MCG
Saturday August 16 7:35 PM	Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood Magpies	Adelaide Oval
Sunday August 17 1:10 PM	North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Richmond Tigers	Ninja Stadium
Sunday August 17 3:20 PM	Sydney Swans vs Geelong Cats	SCG
Sunday August 17 4:40 PM	Western Bulldogs vs West Coast Eagles	Marvel Stadium

Round 24

Date & Time (AEST)	Game	Stadium
TBD	Brisbane vs. Hawthorn	The Gabba
TBD	Collingwood vs. Melbourne	MCG
TBD	Essendon vs. Carlton	MCG
TBD	GWS vs. St Kilda	ENGIE Stadium
TBD	North Melbourne vs. Adelaide	Marvel Stadium
TBD	Port Adelaide vs. Gold Coast	Adelaide Oval
TBD	Richmond vs. Geelong	MCG
TBD	West Coast vs. Sydney	Optus Stadium
TBD	Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle	Marvel Stadium