Essendon's fixtures for the 2025 Smithy's VFL and rebel VFLW seasons have been revealed.
The VFL Dons will open their account against Williamstown at the NEC Hangar on Saturday, March 22, whereas the VFLW season kicks off on April 18 via the Good Friday clash with rivals Port Melbourne at ETU Stadium.
Notable fixtures for Essendon VFL also include a Good Friday encounter in Port Melbourne, as well as a Dreamtime clash against Richmond at Windy Hill, a feature on King's Birthday Eve with the Blues and two interstate trips in the form of Sydney and Brisbane in the second half of the campaign.
Check out the full 2025 fixtures below, also available via the VFL Match Centre and VFLW Match Centre.
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2025 Essendon VFL fixture
| ROUND | DATE | TIME | OPPONENT | VENUE | HOME/AWAY |
| 1 | Saturday, March 22 | 3:05pm | Williamstown | NEC Hangar | H |
| 2 | Saturday, March 29 | 11:05am | Werribee | NEC Hangar | H |
| 3 | Saturday, April 4 | BYE | |||
| Saturday, April 12 | GATHER ROUND BYE | ||||
| 4 | Friday, April 18 | 12:35pm | Port Melbourne | ETU Stadium | A |
| 5 | Saturday, April 26 | 2:05pm | Collingwood | Windy Hill | H |
| 6 | Friday, May 2 | 2:05pm | North Melbourne | Windy Hill | H |
| 7 | Saturday, May 10 | 11:05am | Sydney | Windy Hill | H |
| 8 | Saturday, May 17 | BYE | |||
| 9 | Friday, May 23 | 11:05am | Richmond | Windy Hill | A |
| 10 | Friday, May 30 | 12:05pm | Brisbane | Brighton Homes | A |
| 11 | Sunday, June 8 | 2:05pm | Carlton | Windy Hill | H |
| 12 | Saturday, June 14 | 2:05pm | Casey Demons | Casey Fields | A |
| 13 | Saturday, June 21 | 2:05pm | Frankston | Kinetic Stadium | A |
| 14 | Saturday, June 28 | BYE | |||
| 15 | Saturday, July 5 | TBC | Gold Coast | TBC | H |
| 16 | Saturday, July 12 | TBC | Box Hill | TBC | A |
| 17 | Saturday, July 19 | TBC | GWS | TBC | H |
| 18 | Saturday, July 26 | TBC | Footscray | TBC | H |
| 19 | Saturday, August 2 | TBC | Sydney | TBC | A |
| 20 | Saturday, August 9 | TBC | Geelong | TBC | A |
| 21 | Saturday, August 16 | TBC | Sandringham | TBC | A |
2025 Essendon VFLW fixture
| ROUND | DATE | TIME | OPPONENT | VENUE | HOME/AWAY |
| 1 | Friday, April 18 | 4:05pm | Port Melbourne | ETU Stadium | A |
| 2 | Saturday, April 26 | 11:05am | Collingwood | Windy Hill | H |
| 3 | Saturday, May 3 | 11:05am | North Melbourne | Windy Hill | H |
| 4 | Saturday, May 10 | 2:35pm | Carlton | Windy Hill | H |
| 5 | Saturday, May 17 | 2:35pm | Casey Demons | Casey Fields | A |
| 6 | Saturday, May 24 | 1:05pm | Geelong | Deakin Uni | A |
| 7 | Saturday, May 31 | 11:05am | Box Hill | Windy Hill | H |
| Saturday, June 7 | BYE | ||||
| 8 | Saturday, June 14 | 10:05am | Collingwood | Victoria Park | H |
| 9 | Saturday, June 21 | 10:05am | Williamstown | DSV Stadium | A |
| 10 | Saturday, June 28 | TBC | Casey | TBC | H |
| 11 | Saturday, July 5 | TBC | Darebin | TBC | H |
| 12 | Saturday, July 12 | TBC | Box Hill | TBC | A |
| 13 | Saturday, July 19 | TBC | Sandringham | TBC | H |
| Saturday, July 26 | BYE | ||||
| 14 | Saturday, August 2 | TBC | Bulldogs | TBC | H |
