Fixtures for the Victorian Football League and VFLW seasons have been released.
A full schedule has been released for the first 13 rounds of the VFL season and the first six of the VFLW season.
Match ups for all remaining rounds have also been announced with dates and times confirmed once the rest of the AFL fixture is confirmed.
The VFL season will commence on 20 March, while the VFLW competition will be played in a new season window, with the opening round locked in for 16 May.
The opening round of the VFL fixture had previously been released.
Werribee will travel to face the Gold Coast Suns, Williamstown will play Frankston and the Footscray Bulldogs will start their title defence against the Casey Demons.
Werribee and Williamstown will again play each other on Anzac Day, this time underlights.
The updated VFLW season window will see the final three rounds of the home and away season crossover with the opening three rounds of the AFLW competition.
North Melbourne Werribee will face Port Melbourne in the opening round, while Williamstown is on the road to Geelong and the Western Bulldogs have a bye in round one.
Tasmania will compete in both the VFL and VFLW competitions in 2026 as the club continues preparations for entry into the AFL and AFLW.
St Kilda returns to the VFL as its own entity for the first time since 2000 after its VFL alignment with Sandringham ceased at the end of the 2025 season.
The Zebras and Saints will continue their alliance in the VFLW, where they will remain competing as Sandringham.
Both the VFL and VFLW grand finals will be played on the weekend of 19 September.
The men’s competition will remain a top six and a wildcard round forseventh through to 10th and the VFL will remain a six.
There are 17 VFL and VFLW double headers across the opening six rounds of the VFLW season with more to come once fixtures are confirmed.
