AFLW 2022 fixture: See who your club plays in the first nine rounds of the season
The AFLW fixture is here and all the big questions have been answered. See who your club plays and when the marquee matches will take place.
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The AFL released its 2022 AFLW fixture on Thursday and has kept the tantalising Tayla Harris-Carlton grudge match up its sleeve as a possible Round 10 draw card.
The AFL announced rounds 1-9 of the upcoming competition, which kicks off on January 7, but has not revealed any Round 10 matches.
The league will keep tight-lipped on the structure of its final round until later in the season.
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The Dogs and the Demons don’t meet in any of the first nine games which will leave fans anxiously waiting to see Harris, who departed the Blues at the end of last season after reportedly asking for a contract as high as $150,000.
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St Kilda and Richmond will get the new year underway in Frankston for the first game with traditional seasonal opening clubs Carlton and Collingwood to play on Sunday, January 9 at 4.10pm as a part of a bumper opening-round bonanza.
There were some delays to the fixture release due to ongoing border issues with Western Australia. Both WA teams are set to play the first three rounds in their home state before spending at least three weeks on the road.
The season will see for the first time 10 rounds with the top six teams to participate in a three-week finals series.
AFL general manager Women’s Football Nicole Livingstone said the pandemic had thrown up ongoing challenges.
“We acknowledge the ongoing pandemic has been a challenging period for so many in our game and the wider community and we thank all players, clubs and supporters for their patience,” Livingstone said.
“It shapes up to be the best season yet with so much to look forward to from that opening round right through to the NAB AFLW Grand Final.”
The Saturday night of the opening round will see the rivalry between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs grow further with a Round 1 blockbuster.
Pride Round will also be back in 2022 and be held in Round 3 next season.
Indigenous Round has been scheduled for Round 8.
It will be a 10-round season in 2022 for the first time, plus a three-week finals series.
Last season was nine rounds.
Originally published as AFLW 2022 fixture: See who your club plays in the first nine rounds of the season
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