2025 Essendon Bombers Fixtures List: Every Club Game, Date Time

Essendon Bombers 2025 Fixtures: Every Round Game, Every Opponent Date, Start-Times, Full Schedule

ESSENDON

Games against top eight: 12

Top four: 6

Bottom four: 5

Play twice: Carlton, Geelong, Gold Coast, Richmond, Sydney, Western Bulldogs

Byes: Rounds 4, 16

Games at the MCG: 8

Thursday night games: 4

Friday night games: 4

What’s good: Two games against the rebuilding Tigers is a win, while Essendon will have at least eight 

appearances in the Thursday and Friday night timeslots.

What’s bad: The Bombers will hope this year’s best teams do not all repeat their form because if they 

do, this is a difficult fixture. They follow Gather Round with a trip to Perth.

Essendon Bombers 2025 Fixture List: Every Round Game, Date Kick off times

OPENING ROUND

Saturday March 8

Gold Coast Suns v Essendon, People First Stadium (5.15pm)

ROUND 1

Friday March 14

Hawthorn v Essendon, MCG (7.40pm)

ROUND 2

Saturday March 22

Essendon v Adelaide Crows, MCG (1.20pm)

ROUND 3

Thursday March 27

Essendon v Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)

ROUND 4

Bye

ROUND 5 (Gather Round)

Saturday April 12

Melbourne v Essendon, Adelaide Oval (7.35pm)

ROUND 6

Friday April 18 (Good Friday)

West Coast Eagles v Essendon, Optus Stadium (6.10pm)

ROUND 7

Friday April 25 (Anzac Day)

Collingwood v Essendon, MCG (3.20pm)

ROUND 8

Thursday May 1

Essendon v North Melbourne, Marvel Stadium (7.30pm)

ROUND 9

Saturday May 10

Essendon v Sydney Swans, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)

ROUND 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round)

Saturday May 17

Western Bulldogs v Essendon, Marvel Stadium (4.15pm)

ROUND 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round)

Friday May 23

Essendon v Richmond, MCG (7.40pm)

ROUND 12

Thursday May 29

Brisbane Lions v Essendon, The Gabba (7.30pm)

ROUND 13

Sunday June 8

Carlton v Essendon, MCG (7.15pm)

ROUND 14

Saturday June 14

Essendon v Geelong Cats, MCG (4.15pm)

ROUND 15

Thursday June 19

Fremantle v Essendon, Optus Stadium (8.10pm)

ROUND 16

Bye

Round 16: Bye

Round 17: Sat, Jul 5 vs Gold Coast (Marvel Stadium, 12:35pm)

Round 18: Sat, Jul 12 vs Richmond (MCG, 7:35pm)

Round 19: Thu, Jul 17 vs GWS (Marvel Stadium, 7:30pm)

Round 20: Fri, Jul 25 vs Western Bulldogs (Marvel Stadium, 7:20pm)

Round 21: Sat, Aug 2 vs Sydney (SCG, 4:15pm)

Round 22: Fri, Aug 8 vs Geelong (GMHBA Stadium, 7:40pm)

Round 23: Fri, Aug 15 vs St Kilda (Marvel Stadium, 7:20pm) 

ROUND 24 (days and times TBC)

Friday August 22 – Sunday August 24

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