The AFL has confirmed the fixture for Rounds Nine and 10 of the Smithy’s Victorian Football League (VFL) and Rounds 13 and 14 of the rebel Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) 2022 seasons.
Round Nine of the Smithy’s VFL season will commence on Saturday 21 May, with five matches scheduled across the afternoon.
Among the Saturday matches is a clash between Richmond and Essendon at the MCG, which will be played as a curtain-raiser to the Dreamtime at the ‘G blockbuster.
A second AFL curtain-raiser in Round Nine will take place on Sunday 22 May when the GWS Giants host Werribee at GIANTS Stadium. The match will be played ahead of the AFL match between the GWS Giants and West Coast Eagles.
Five teams will have a bye in Round Nine, including the Box Hill Hawks, Casey Demons, Collingwood, Frankston and North Melbourne.
Round 10 of the Smithy’s VFL season will feature ten matches played across three days, beginning with a clash between the Sydney Swans and Richmond on Friday 27 May.
The action on Saturday 28 May features two matches in Queensland, with Southport taking on the Brisbane Lions at Fankhauser Reserve, while the Gold Coast Suns will host the Box Hill Hawks.
Six matches are scheduled across an action-packed Sunday 29 May, which includes Carlton travelling to Preston City Oval to take on Northern Bullants, who the Blues formerly shared an alignment.
Port Melbourne has the bye in Round 10.
All matches in the 2022 Smithy’s VFL season will be live streamed via the AFL website (afl.com.au/stream-your-team) and AFL Live Official App. VFL broadcast partner the Seven Network will continue to show one weekly game plus every final, live and free on Channel Seven in Victoria and on 7Plus nationally.
The announcement of the fixture for Rounds 13 and 14 of the rebel VFLW season will take the competition through to the conclusion of the home-and-away campaign.
Round 13 will be played on Saturday 21 May and Sunday 22 May, with the penultimate round of the season featuring several matches between sides contending for places inside the top-six.
Round 14 will conclude the home-and-away season and features five matches on Saturday 28 May, including a much-anticipated clash between Essendon and Casey Demons at Windy Hill. Both sides are currently undefeated and occupy the top-two places on the ladder.
The final game of the rebel VFLW season will be played on Sunday 29 May, with the Southern Saints to host North Melbourne at Trevor Barker Beach Oval.
A competition bye has been scheduled for the week following the conclusion of the rebel VFLW home-and-away season, with the four-week finals series set to commence on the weekend of
Saturday 11 June and Sunday 12 June, culminating in the VFLW Grand Final on the weekend of 2/3 July.
One rebel VFLW feature match per week can be live streamed via the AFL website (afl.com.au/stream-your-team) and AFL Live Official App, presented by Telstra. All remaining games can be streamed live at vflw.tv.
Stats, ladders and results are available via the official VFL/W App, free on the Apple and Google app stores.
Smithy's VFL Round Nine
Saturday 21 May
Port Melbourne vs. Southport Sharks - ETU Stadium, 12.05pm
Footscray vs. Gold Coast SUNS - VU Whitten Oval, 12.05pm
Coburg vs. Sydney Swans - Piranha Park, 1.05pm
Brisbane Lions vs. Williamstown - Moreton Bay Sports Complex, 1.35pm
Richmond vs. Essendon - MCG, 3.05pm
Sunday 22 May
GWS GIANTS vs. Werribee - GIANTS Stadium, 10.05am
Carlton vs. Sandringham - IKON Park, 12.00pm
Northern Bullants vs. Geelong - Preston City Oval, 1.05pm
Byes: Box Hill Hawks, Casey Demons, Collingwood, Frankston, North Melbourne
Smithy's VFL Round 10
Friday 27 May
Sydney Swans vs. Richmond - TBC, TBC
Saturday 28 May
Southport Sharks vs. Brisbane Lions - Fankhauser Reserve, 12.05pm
Williamstown vs. Footscray - Williamstown Football Ground, 2.05pm
Gold Coast SUNS vs. Box Hill Hawks - Council Training Oval, Metricon Stadium, 3.05pm
Sunday 29 May
Essendon vs. Coburg - Windy Hill, 11.35am
Werribee vs. Collingwood - Avalon Airport Oval, 12.00pm
Geelong vs. GWS GIANTS - GMHBA Stadium, 12.05pm
Northern Bullants vs. Carlton - Preston City Oval, 1.05pm
Frankston vs. Casey Demons - Skybus Stadium, 2.05pm
Sandringham vs. North Melbourne - Trevor Barker Beach Oval, 2.15pm
Byes: Port Melbourne
The 2022 Smithy's VFL season fixture is available here.
rebel VFLW Round 13
Saturday 21 May
Southern Saints vs. Essendon - Trevor Barker Beach Oval, 10.15am
Hawthorn vs. Darebin - Box Hill City Oval, 11.00am
North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs - Arden Street Oval, 2.30pm
Port Melbourne vs. Collingwood - ETU Stadium, 3.35pm
Sunday 22 May
Williamstown vs. Geelong - Williamstown Football Ground, 11.00am
Carlton vs. Casey Demons - IKON Park, 12.00pm
rebel VFLW Round 14
Saturday 28 May
Hawthorn vs. Williamstown - Box Hill City Oval, 11.00am
Essendon vs. Casey Demons - Windy Hill, 11.05am
Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs - IKON Park, 1.30pm
Collingwood vs. Geelong - AIA Centre, 2.00pm
Port Melbourne vs. Darebin - ETU Stadium, 4.05pm
Sunday 29 May
Southern Saints vs. North Melbourne - Trevor Barker Beach Oval, 9.45am