The fixture has been released for the 2024 NAB AFLW season, confirming the first ever 11-game season for the competition and marquee games galore for the Bombers.
Windy Hill will host Essendon's round one clash against Fremantle on August 31 during the AFL's pre-finals bye, the first of four fixtures at the club's spiritual home this season.
Among those will be a massive AFL Grand Final Eve matchup with Melbourne, headlining the public holiday at 'the Hill'.
The Bombers play two games in round six this season as part of 'Midweek Footy's return league-wide from rounds 4-7 this season, beginning with a Wednesday night clash against Sydney at Whitten Oval - the first of three games in a nine-day stretch.
Seven of Essendon's games in 2024 will be nationally broadcast on Channel 7, including a string of five games in a row from rounds 6-9.
As confirmed earlier, the Bombers will take on Richmond in the AFLW's inaugural 'Dreamtime in Darwin' at TIO Stadium in round nine, a significant occasion for both clubs and the competition broadly.
See the Dons' full fixture below.
Essendon 2024 NAB AFLW season fixture
Round one
Essendon v Fremantle (H)
Windy Hill
Saturday August 31, 3:05pm (FOX)
Round two
West Coast v Essendon (A)
Mineral Resources Park
Saturday, September 7, 11:05am (FOX)
Round three
Essendon v St Kilda (H)
Windy Hill
Sunday, September 15, 3:05pm (SEVEN)
Round four
Adelaide v Essendon (A)
Unley Oval
Sunday, September 22, 12:35pm (SEVEN)
Round five
Essendon v Melbourne (H)
Windy Hill
Friday, September 27, 2:05pm (FOX)
Round six
Essendon v Sydney (H)
Whitten Oval
Wednesday, October 2, 7:15pm (SEVEN)
Gold Coast v Essendon (A)
People First Stadium
Sunday, October 6, 12:05pm (SEVEN)
Round seven
Western Bulldogs v Essendon (A)
Whitten Oval
Friday, October 11, 7:15pm (SEVEN)
Round eight
Essendon v North Melbourne (H)
Windy Hill
Sunday, October 20, 3:05pm (SEVEN)
Round nine
Essendon v Richmond (H)
TIO Stadium
Saturday, October 26, 6:45pm (SEVEN)
Round 10
Carlton v Essendon (A)
IKON Park
TBC, TBC
