AFL fixture 2025 by round: Full schedule, games, venues, times, TV schedule, every team’s bye week, stadiums.
The AFL Fixtures for 2025 season have been officially released, that'll begin on Thursday, March 6.
The 2024 AFL Premier Brisbane Lions will face the Geelong Cats in the begining of the season at the Gabba on the Thursday night of Opening Round.
The Hawks, who start their campaign in "Opening Round" for the first time, also feature in a blockbuster Sunday night fixture against Port Adelaide to end Gather Round and the traditional standalone Easter Monday clash with Geelong.
Carlton and Collingwood also have seven matches in Thursday and Friday slots, while Essendon (eight) are the only club with more.
The AFL will play the match again on THURSDAY that opened the season from 2015 to 2021 when the Tigers and Carlton square off on Thursday, March 16.
The season in 2022 began on Wednesday with a rematch of the grand final between Melbourne and the Bulldogs.
When does the AFL 2025 season start?
- "The first bounce of the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season will take place on March 16 when Brisbane Lions will face the Geelong Cats in the begining of the season at the Gabba on the Thursday night of Opening Round.
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The opening rounds of the season will see big match-ups and the Only Matchup will be played daily through Thursday night to Sunday night, as the AFL Season kicking off the first five rounds of the 18 clubs will feature in marquee Saturday, Sunday timeslots along with the Thursday & Friday nights across the 10 weeks.
. The 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season fixture for the first 15 Rounds, and then rounds, match ups and venues for the remaining home and away matches will be released later this week.
AFL 2025 Premiership Season: Full Fixtures of All Rounds, schedule dates by weeks, start-times, venues, where to watch live.
All AFL 2025 Match Fixtures will be Online Live Broadcast by the Seven Network, and also on Fox Footy, via Foxtel and Kayo Sports as well you can also watch live streaming of Specific matches on Fox Sports .
Fox Footy, will show every home and away game below live – and be home of Super Saturday LIVE, as part of the network’s enhanced coverage under the new AFL broadcast rights deal.
*All matches across Round ------- are listed in alphabetical order with timeslots to be determined at a later date
All times AEDT until Saturday April 5, then AEST from Sunday April 6 onwards
2025 AFL Fixtures Opening Round, times:
Thursday, March 6:
Brisbane vs. Geelong, The Gabba, 6:50pm - POSTPONED
Friday, March 7:
Sydney 11.40 - 14.12 Hawthorn, SCG, 7:40pm
Saturday, March 8:
Gold Coast vs. Essendon, People First Stadium, 4:15pm - POSTPONED
Sunday, March 9:
GWS Giants 15.14 vs. 6.16 Collingwood, Engie Stadium, 3:20pm
Bye: Adelaide Crows, Carlton, Fremantle, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, St Kilda, West Coast Eagles, Western Bulldogs
2025 AFL Round 1 fixtures, times.
Thursday March 13
Richmond v Carlton, MCG (7.30pm)
Friday March 14
Hawthorn v Essendon, MCG (7.40pm)
Saturday March 15
Geelong Cats v Fremantle, GMHBA Stadium (1.20pm)
Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions, SCG (4.15pm)
Collingwood v Port Adelaide, MCG (7.35pm)
Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday March 16
Adelaide Crows v St Kilda, Adelaide Oval (12.35pm)
Melbourne v GWS Giants, MCG (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)
2025 AFL fixtures, Round 2, times.
Thursday March 20
Carlton v Hawthorn, MCG (7.30pm)
Friday March 21
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood, MCG (7.40pm)
Saturday March 22
Essendon v Adelaide Crows, MCG (1.20pm)
Port Adelaide v Richmond, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)
St Kilda v Geelong Cats, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday March 23
Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles, The Gabba (1.10pm)
North Melbourne v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Sydney Swans, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)
Bye: Gold Coast Suns, GWS Giants
2025 AFL fixtures - Round 3, times.
Thursday March 27
Essendon v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)
Friday March 28
Carlton v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (7.40pm)
Saturday March 29
Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, MCG (1.20pm)
St Kilda v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)
Hawthorn v GWS Giants, UTAS Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday March 30
Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Fremantle, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)
Bye: Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Geelong Cats, Sydney Swans
2025 AFL fixtures Round 4, times.
TThursday April 3
Collingwood v Carlton, MCG (7.30pm)
Friday April 4
Geelong Cats v Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium (7.40pm)
Saturday April 5
Gold Coast Suns v Adelaide Crows, People First Stadium (1.20pm)
Richmond v Brisbane Lions, MCG (4.15pm)
North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday April 6
GWS Giants v West Coast Eagles, ENGIE Stadium (1.10pm)
Port Adelaide v St Kilda, Adelaide Oval (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium (5.10pm)
Bye: Essendon, Hawthorn
2025 AFL fixtures, Round 5, times.
Thursday April 10
Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Friday April 11
Collingwood v Sydney Swans, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Saturday April 12
North Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, Barossa (12.35pm)
Carlton v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval (1.20pm)
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions, Norwood Oval (4.15pm)
Melbourne v Essendon, Adelaide Oval (7.35pm)
Sunday April 13
Richmond v Fremantle, Barossa (12.35pm)
St Kilda v GWS Giants, Norwood Oval (3.20pm)
Port Adelaide v Hawthorn, Adelaide Oval (7.20pm)
2025 AFL fixtures - Easter Round 6, times.
Thursday April 17 (Easter Thursday)
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood, The Gabba (7.30pm)
Friday April 18 (Good Friday)
North Melbourne v Carlton, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Essendon, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)
Saturday April 19
Melbourne v Fremantle, MCG (1.20pm)
Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)
Richmond v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday April 20 (Easter Sunday)
Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide, SCG (3.20pm)
Western Bulldogs v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (7.20pm)
Monday April 21 (Easter Monday)
Geelong Cats v Hawthorn, MCG (3.20pm)
2025 AFL fixtures - Round 7, start-times.
Thursday April 24
Melbourne v Richmond, MCG (7.30pm)
Friday April 25 (Anzac Day)
Collingwood v Essendon, MCG (3.20pm)
Fremantle v Adelaide Crows, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Saturday April 26
St Kilda v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium (1.20pm)
Port Adelaide v North Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)
GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs, Manuka (7.35pm)
Sunday April 27
Gold Coast Suns v Sydney Swans, People First Stadium (1.10pm)
Carlton v Geelong Cats, MCG (3.20pm)
Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium (4.40pm)
2025 AFL fixtures - Round 8 start-times.
Thursday May 1
Essendon v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)
Friday May 2
St Kilda v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium (7.40pm)
Saturday May 3
Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide, Mars Stadium (1.20pm)
Adelaide Crows v Carlton, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)
West Coast Eagles v Melbourne, Optus Stadium (7.35pm)
Collingwood v Geelong Cats, MCG (7.35pm)
Sunday May 4
Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, SCG (1.10pm)
Hawthorn v Richmond, MCG (3.20pm)
Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns, The Gabba (7.20pm)
2025 AFL fixtures - Round 9, start-times.
Thursday May 8
Fremantle v Collingwood, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Friday May 9
St Kilda v Carlton, MCG (7.40pm)
Saturday May 10
Melbourne v Hawthorn, MCG (1.20pm)
Essendon v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)
Gold Coast Suns v Western Bulldogs, TIO Darwin (7.35pm)
Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows, Adelaide Oval (8.10pm)
Sunday May 11
Richmond v West Coast Eagles, MCG (1.10pm)
Geelong Cats v GWS Giants, GMHBA Stadium (3.20pm)
North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions, Ninja Stadium (4.40pm)
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 10, game times:
Thursday May 15
Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn, TIO Darwin (7.30pm)
Friday May 16
Sydney Swans v Carlton, SCG (7.40pm)
Saturday May 17
Collingwood v Adelaide Crows, MCG (1.20pm)
GWS Giants v Fremantle, ENGIE Stadium (4.15pm)
Western Bulldogs v Essendon, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)
Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats, Adelaide Oval (7.35pm)
Sunday May 18
Richmond v North Melbourne, MCG (1.10pm)
Brisbane Lions v Melbourne, The Gabba (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v St Kilda, Optus Stadium (4.40pm)
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 11, start-times:
Thursday May 22
Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs, GMHBA Stadium (7.30pm)
Friday May 23
Essendon v Richmond, MCG (7.40pm)
Saturday May 24
Carlton v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium (1.20pm)
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, MCG (4.15pm)
North Melbourne v Collingwood, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Fremantle v Port Adelaide, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Sunday May 25
Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval (1.10pm)
Melbourne v Sydney Swans, MCG (3.20pm)
St Kilda v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium (4.40pm)
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 12, start-times:
Thursday May 29
Brisbane Lions v Essendon, The Gabba (7.30pm)
Friday May 30
Collingwood v Hawthorn, MCG (7.40pm)
Saturday May 31
Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle, People First Stadium (1.20pm)
GWS Giants v Richmond, ENGIE Stadium (4.15pm)
Sydney Swans v Adelaide Crows, SCG (7.35pm)
Sunday June 1
Melbourne v St Kilda, TIO Traeger (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Geelong Cats, Optus Stadium (7.20pm)
Bye: Carlton, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 13, game times:
Thursday June 5
Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)
Friday June 6
Adelaide Crows v Brisbane Lions, Adelaide Oval (7.40pm)
Saturday June 7
Richmond v Sydney Swans, MCG (1.20pm)
Geelong Cats v Gold Coast Suns, GMHBA Stadium (4.15pm)
GWS Giants v Port Adelaide, Manuka (7.35pm)
Sunday June 8
North Melbourne v West Coast Eagles, Hands Oval – South Bunbury (3.20pm)
Carlton v Essendon, MCG (7.15pm)
Monday June 9 (King’s Birthday)
Melbourne v Collingwood, MCG (3.20pm)
Bye: Fremantle, St Kilda
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 14, start-times:
Thursday June 12
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)
Friday June 13
Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows, UTAS Stadium (7.40pm)
Saturday June 14
Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants, The Gabba (1.20pm)
Essendon v Geelong Cats, MCG (4.15pm)
North Melbourne v Fremantle, Optus Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday June 15
Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval (3.20pm)
West Coast Eagles v Carlton, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)
Bye: Collingwood, Gold Coast Suns, Richmond, Sydney Swans
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 15, game times:
Thursday June 19
Fremantle v Essendon, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)
Friday June 20
Geelong Cats v Brisbane Lions, GMHBA Stadium (7.40pm)
Saturday June 21
Carlton v North Melbourne, MCG (1.20pm)
Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans, Adelaide Oval (4.15pm)
Collingwood v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium (7.35pm)
Sunday June 22
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, ENGIE Stadium (1.10pm)
Western Bulldogs v Richmond, Marvel Stadium (3.20pm)
Bye: Adelaide Crows, Hawthorn, Melbourne, West Coast Eagles
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 16:
Thursday June 26 – Sunday June 29
Collingwood v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v St Kilda, Optus Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne, People First Stadium
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, UTAS Stadium
Port Adelaide v Carlton, Adelaide Oval
Richmond v Adelaide Crows, MCG
Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs, SCG
Bye: Brisbane Lions, Essendon, Geelong Cats, GWS Giants
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 17:
Thursday July 3 – Sunday July 6
Adelaide Crows v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval
Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide, The Gabba
Carlton v Collingwood, MCG
Essendon v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium
Geelong Cats v Richmond, GMHBA Stadium
North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium
St Kilda v Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium
Sydney Swans v Fremantle, SCG
West Coast Eagles v GWS Giants, Optus Stadium
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 18:
Thursday July 10 – Sunday July 13
Carlton v Brisbane Lions, Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v Hawthorn, Optus Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood, People First Stadium
GWS Giants v Geelong Cats, ENGIE Stadium
Melbourne v North Melbourne, MCG
Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Oval
Richmond v Essendon, MCG
St Kilda v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows, Mars Stadium
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 19:
Thursday July 17 – Sunday July 20
Adelaide Crows v Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide Oval
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs, The Gabba
Carlton v Melbourne, MCG
Collingwood v Fremantle, MCG
Essendon v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium
Geelong Cats v St Kilda, GMHBA Stadium
Hawthorn v Port Adelaide, UTAS Stadium
Sydney Swans v North Melbourne, SCG
West Coast Eagles v Richmond, Optus Stadium
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 20:
Thursday July 24 – Sunday July 27
Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide, Adelaide Oval
Essendon v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v West Coast Eagles, Optus Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions, People First Stadium
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans, ENGIE Stadium
Hawthorn v Carlton, MCG
North Melbourne v Geelong Cats, Marvel Stadium
Richmond v Collingwood, MCG
St Kilda v Melbourne, Marvel Stadium
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 21:
Thursday July 31 – Sunday August 3
Adelaide Crows v Hawthorn, Adelaide Oval
Collingwood v Brisbane Lions, MCG
Fremantle v Carlton, Optus Stadium
Geelong Cats v Port Adelaide, GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v Richmond, People First Stadium
Melbourne v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium
St Kilda v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium
Sydney Swans v Essendon, SCG
Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants, Marvel Stadium
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 22:
Thursday August 7 – Sunday August 10
Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans, The Gabba
Carlton v Gold Coast Suns, Marvel Stadium
Geelong Cats v Essendon, GMHBA Stadium
GWS Giants v North Melbourne, ENGIE Stadium
Hawthorn v Collingwood, MCG
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, MCG
Port Adelaide v Fremantle, Adelaide Oval
Richmond v St Kilda, MCG
West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows, Optus Stadium
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 23:
Friday August 15 – Sunday August 17
Adelaide Crows v Collingwood, Adelaide Oval
Carlton v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium
Essendon v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v Brisbane Lions, Optus Stadium
Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants, People First Stadium
Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG
North Melbourne v Richmond, Ninja Stadium
Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats, SCG
Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles, Marvel Stadium
2025 AFL Fixtures Round 24 game times:
Friday August 22 – Sunday August 24
Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn, The Gabba
Collingwood v Melbourne, MCG
Essendon v Carlton, MCG
GWS Giants v St Kilda, ENGIE Stadium
North Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns, Adelaide Oval
Richmond v Geelong Cats, MCG
West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans, Optus Stadium
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium
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