The AFL has revealed the complete fixture for the first 16 rounds and released the match-ups and venues for the entire home and away season.
According to the AFL:
The timeslots for games from round 16-23 will be announced later in the season, while the schedule for round 24 won’t be finalised until much closer to the final round as the AFL seeks to fixture the biggest games in the most valuable timeslots.
Key details from the 2025 fixture:
- Thursday night footy will feature in 23 of the 25 home and away rounds, including every week for the first 16 rounds of the season;
- There will be nine Sunday night games in the first 16 rounds, including Easter Sunday and King’s Birthday Eve;
- Gather Round returns for a third year, and will feature two matches at a new venue in the Barossa Valley;
- The season will again begin with Opening Round held in NSW and Queensland, with reigning premier Brisbane to start the season against Geelong on Thursday, March 6.
