The AFL has released the full fixtures, including the dates and times for the first 15 rounds of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.

As a result of hosting the AFC Asian Women’s Cup semi-final, Optus Stadium will open our footy season in Round 2 with a double header weekend – Fremantle will take on Melbourne on Saturday 21 March at 4.35pm followed by West Coast facing North Melbourne at 3.10pm on Sunday 22 March.

West Coast will host the season’s first Derby in Round 6 – the 62nd clash – on Sunday 19 April.

Meanwhile, North Melbourne will again turn the stadium blue and white for its home match against West Coast at 2.15pm on Saturday 13 June.

The AFL will release dates and timings for rounds 16 to 24 in the future.

For the full 2026 Premiership Fixture, please visit here.