A mouthwatering season opener, a Tuesday night home game, and three interstate trips highlight Geelong’s 2024 AFLW fixture.
Released today (Friday), the schedule features 11 home-and-away games for the first time, with matches crammed into ten weeks.
A beaten preliminary finalist last year, the Cats start their quest for a maiden premiership against semi-final opponent Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday, August 31.
It’s one of five home games for Geelong, with matches in Week 5 (Thursday, September 26 vs. Hawthorn), Week 6 (Tuesday, October 1 vs. Fremantle), Week 8 (Sunday, October 20 vs. Brisbane Lions) and Week 10 (TBC vs. Adelaide).
The Cats will make three interstate trips.
For the second time in as many seasons, Geelong will play the Swans in Sydney off the back of two five-day breaks as part of three games in ten days.
However, this year’s meeting – in Week 6 – will be at Henson Park after being fixtured at North Sydney Oval in 2023.
The Cats will also travel to Perth for the first time since late 2022 for a meeting with the West Coast Eagles.
They also take on the Suns on the Gold Coast, having not played at Carrara since early 2022.
From the 2023 home-and-away season, Geelong again clashes with Sydney, North Melbourne, Melbourne, Fremantle, Richmond and Hawthorn.
The six clubs they don’t play are Collingwood, Essendon, the GWS Giants Port Adelaide, St Kilda, and the Western Bulldogs.
2024 GEELONG AFLW FIXTURE
WEEK ONE
Saturday, August 31 vs. Melbourne @ GMHBA Stadium, 7:15pm
WEEK TWO
Sunday, September 8 vs. North Melbourne @ Arden Street, 3:05pm
WEEK THREE
Saturday, September 14 vs. Carlton @ IKON Park, 2:35pm
WEEK FOUR
Saturday, September 21 vs. Gold Coast @ People First Stadium – Gold Coast, 12:05pm
WEEK FIVE
Thursday, September 26 vs. Hawthorn @ GMHBA Stadium, 7:15pm
WEEK SIX
Tuesday, October 1 vs. Fremantle @ GMHBA Stadium, 7:15pm
Sunday, October 6 vs. Sydney @ Henson Park, 3:05pm
WEEK SEVEN
Saturday, October 12 vs. Richmond @ Swinburne Centre – Punt Road, 3:05pm
WEEK EIGHT
Sunday, October 20 vs. Brisbane Lions @ GMHBA Stadium, 1:05pm
WEEK NINE
Saturday, October 26 vs. West Coast @ Mineral Resources Park, 6:05pm
WEEK TEN
Thursday, October 31 – Sunday, November 3 vs. Adelaide @ GMHBA Stadium
*All times AEST/AEDT
