AFL fixture 2025: Fremantle and West Coast handed brutal opening fixtures as Eagles banished from prime-time
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
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