The Victorian Football League and VFLW fixtures have been released.
The fixture release includes the full schedule for rounds 1-13 of the VFL and rounds 1-9 of the VFLW.
Matchups for the remaining rounds of both competitions have also been announced with dates and venues to be confirmed later in the year.
The VFL season will commence the weekend of March 22-23.
The same 21 teams which competed across the past two seasons will again feature this year.
The VFL home-and-away season will consist of 21 rounds, with every team to play 18 matches.
The top-ten teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season will qualify for the finals.
Among the highlights include 30 matches between standalone sides. Werribee, Williamstown and Southport will play each other twice.
The two grand final rematches between Werribee and the Southport Sharks will occur in round one and round 20.
Local western suburbs Werribee and Williamstown on Anzac Day during round five.
The grand final to be played on the weekend of September 20-21
The VFLW competition will be played in a new season window, with the 2025 campaign to be played from April to August.
The opening round of the season will begin the weekend of April 18-20, while the final round of the home and away season will be played the weekend of August 2-3.
The competition will consist of a 14-round home and away season, which will be played across 16 weeks and feature two competition byes.
The finals format will remain unchanged, with the top-six teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season to qualify for finals.
The grand final will be played on the weekend of August 30-31.
The competition will consist of the same 12 full-time clubs who have featured in the competition for the past four seasons.
From the 2025 season, the Southern Saints will compete as the Sandringham Zebras.
Meanwhile, Port Melbourne will compete as a standalone side.
The Western Bulldogs will kick off their season at home against Williamstown on April 20.
The Seagulls will play reigning premiers North Melbourne in round two on Anzac Day.
The 2024 grand finalists North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs will meet twice, in round five and round 11.
