Carlton and Collingwood will kickstart the season at Princes Park, but there are still just 10 rounds despite all 18 clubs joining the competition. AFLW games will also be played before men's finals for the first time.
AFLW season seven will kick off with the traditional clash between Carlton and Collingwood at Princes Park on Thursday night, August 25.Essendon and Hawthorn will meet in round one, but Port fans will have to wait until round two for a home gameThe season remains at 10 rounds despite the introduction of four new teams, with four weeks of finals
Round one will also boast a blockbuster clash between two of the competition's four new clubs, Essendon and Hawthorn, to take place at Port Melbourne on Saturday night.Sydney fans will be able to see their side in action for the first time at North Sydney Oval, against St Kilda, in the Saturday twilight slot.
Instead, the finals series has been extended to four weeks, to take place between the top eight teams. "How long that is, I don't know … what's worked for us, so far, with AFLW, is to take each step at a time and then make decisions based on what we're learning, so we'll continue to do that. This sees the first five rounds take place during the men's finals series, with the AFL signalling that Saturday AFLW games during September will have "floating" timeslots so they can be moved to best align with men's finals fixtures.
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