The WRFL released the fixtures for its new look men’s division 1 and division 2 competitions on Wednesday.
Braybrook will host Laverton in a Good Friday fixture on March 29, opening the 2024 Western Region Football League season.
Sunshine face Albion on April 6 as a stand-alone game on the Saturday before all other teams in division 1 and 2 kick their seasons off the next Saturday.
The opening round of division 1 will see Werribee Districts unfurl its premiership flag against Point Cook Centrals while newly promoted Parkside battle it out against last year’s runners up, Point Cook.
Newcomers Western Rams will kick off their WRFL campaign against the Suns during round one, while returning team Glen Orden will start with a home match against Albanvale.
Hoppers Crossing and Werribee Districts will renew their rivalry on Anzac Day, with new traditions formed in Division 2 with Braybrook hosting Albion and Sunshine playing North Footscray.
Parkside will unfurl its division 2 premiership flag in round two, when they go head-to-head with Spotswood at Merv Hughes Oval.
Suns will unfurl its division 3 premiership flag in round one, when they battle it out against the newly joined Western Rams.
Another marquee match in 2024 will be between Point Cook and the Yarraville Seddon Eagles as they continue their King’s Birthday weekend tradition. The two teams are scheduled to play on Saturday 8 June at Saltwater Reserve.
As division 1 becomes a nine-team competition, the finals system will revert back to a top-five finals system from a top-four finals system in 2023 with the grand final scheduled for Saturday, September 21.
The division 2 competition will see a top six-finals system played over four weeks with the grand final scheduled for Saturday, September 14.
Fixtures for the women’s competitions are set to be released once team numbers have been finalised.
