The fixtures gods have not handed any favours to either WA club with both Fremantle and West Coast handed tough draws to open their 2025 campaigns.

The Dockers will travel to the Cattery to face Geelong in round one in what will be a tough first-up test of their September credentials against last year’s preliminary finalists.

It doesn’t get any easier with last year’s grand finalists Sydney heading west in round two before their draw opens up with the derby and winnable games against the Western Bulldogs (home) and Richmond (away) to follow.

Fremantle will also take part in an Anzac Day double-header hosting Adelaide on April 25 which will follow the traditional Collingwood and Essendon blockbuster.

It will be the first time the Dockers have played the Len Hall tribute game on the historic date since 2015.

The Dockers then have a brutal run home taking on five finalists in their last seven rounds plus Collingwood and the derby.

The reading does not get much better for the Eagles after their opening game against Gold Coast, who will immediately travel to face reigning premiers Brisbane in round two.

The derby will follow before more tough away trips facing GWS and Carlton with their no respite coming until Essendon at home in round 6.

West Coast will face their former champion Tom Barrass away from home taking on Hawthorn at Marvel in round 7 and will only have one game at the home of football when they face Richmond at the MCG in round 9.

Given how poor they’ve been in recent seasons it’s not surprise the Eagles have been banished form prime-time with no Thursday night games and only one Friday night game, two Saturday games playing the most Sunday football of any side.

As has been tradition in recent years the AFL will be wasting no time in putting on a grand final rematch with Sydney hosting Brisbane in round 1 as they look to avenge their horror grand final thrashing.

FULL FREMANTLE & WEST COAST FIXTURES (all times WA)

ROUND 1

Geelong v Fremantle (GMHBA Stadium), Sat Mar 15 , 10:20am

West Coast v Gold Coast (Optus Stadium), Sun Mar 16, 3:10pm

ROUND 2

Brisbane v West Coast (Gabba), Sun Mar 23, 10:10am

Fremantle v Sydney (Optus Stadium), Sun Mar 23, 3:10pm

ROUND 3 - Derby 60

West Coast v Fremantle (Optus Stadium), Sun Mar 30, 3:10pm

ROUND 4

GWS v West Coast (ENGIE Stadium), Sun Apr 6, 11:10am

Fremantle v Western Bulldogs (Optus Stadium), Sun Apr 6, 3:10pm

ROUND 5 - Gather Round

Carlton v West Coast (Adelaide Oval), Sat Apr 12, 11:20am

Richmond v Fremantle (Barossa Park), Sun Apr 13, 10:35am

ROUND 6

West Coast v Essendon (Optus Stadium), Fri Apr 18, 4:10pm

Melbourne v Fremantle (MCG), Sat Apr 19, 11:20am

ROUND 7

Fremantle v Adelaide (Optus Stadium), Fri Apr 25, 6:10pm

Hawthorn v West Coast (Marvel Stadium), Apr 27, 2:40pm

ROUND 8

St Kilda v Fremantle (Marvel), Fri May 2, 5:40pm

West Coasst v Melbourne (Optus Stadium), Sat May 3, 5;35pm

ROUND 9

Fremantle v Collingwood (Optus Stadium), Thu May 8, 6:10pm

Richmond v West Coast (MCG), Sun May 11, 11:10am

ROUND 10

GWS v Fremantle (ENGIE Stadium), Sat May 17, 2:15pm

West Coast v St Kilda (Optus Stadium), Sun May 18, 2:40pm

ROUND 11

Fremantle v Port Adelaide (Optus Stadium), Sat May 24, 6:10pm

Adelaide v West Coast (Adelaide Oval), Sun May 25, 11:10am

ROUND 12

Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle (People First Stadium), Sat May 31, 11:20am

West Coast v Geelong (Optus Stadium), Sun Jun 1, 5:20pm

ROUND 13

North Melbourne v West Coast, (Hands Oval Bunbury), Sun Jun 8, 1:20pm

ROUND 14

North Melbourne v Fremantle (Optus Stadium), Sat Jun 14, 5;35pm

West Coast v Carlton (Optus Stadium), Sun Jun 15, 4:10pm

ROUND 15

Fremantle v Essendon (Optus Stadium), Thu Jun 19, 6:10pm

ROUND 16

Collingwood v West Coast (Marvel), TBC

Fremantle v St Kilda (Optus Stadium), TBC

ROUND 17

Sydney v Fremantle (SCG), TBC

West Coast v GWS (Optus Stadium), TBC

ROUND 18

Port Adelaide v West Coast (Adelaide Oval), TBC

Fremantle v Hawthorn (Optus Stadium), TBC

ROUND 19

Collingwood v Fremantle (MCG), TBC

West Coast v Richmond (Optus Stadium), TBC

ROUND 20 - Derby 61

Fremantle v West Coast (Optus Stadium), TBC

ROUND 21

Melbourne v West Coast (Marvel), TBC

Fremantle v Carlton (Optus Stadium), TBC

ROUND 22

Port Adelaide v Fremantle (Adelaide Oval), TBC

West Coast v Adelaide (Optus Stadium), TBC

ROUND 23

Western Bulldogs v West Coast (Marvel), TBC

Fremantle v Brisbane (Optus Staidum), TBC

ROUND 24

Western Bulldogs v Fremantle (Marvel), TBC

West Coast v Sydney (Optus Stadium), TBC