Five home games for Cats

Mikayla Bowen and Chloe Sheer will be key players for Geelong this season. (Ivan Kemp) 337411_09

Geelong will host five AFLW matches at GMHBA Stadium including a round one home game to kick start the season.

The AFLW fixture was released this week and the Cats will also play two games in Melbourne, one in Warrnambool and will venture outside the state twice to take on GWS and Port Adelaide.

The Cats will open the season in front of the local fans at GMHBA Stadium against Western Bulldogs before hitting the road to North Sydney Oval in round two to take on the Swans.

The Cats will take on North Melbourne in round three under lights on a Friday night at home.

The AFLW will celebrate and recognise the contribution of past and current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players in rounds seven and eight in AFLW Indigenous Round, with the club facing Fremantle at GMHBA Stadium in round seven and Collingwood in round eight at Victoria Park.

Rounding out the home and away season, Geelong will travel up the highway to Ikon Park to play Richmond in round nine before finishing the season at home in round 10 against Hawthorn in the AFLW Pride Round.

Geelong CEO Steve Hocking said the club was eagerly anticipating the season and was looking forward to building on from the club’s finals appearance last season.

“Our fixture has provided us a host of thrilling matchups, family-friendly timeslots, and exciting opportunities, and the Club is poised to continue our impressive journey in the AFLW so far in the 2023 season,” he said.

“We love playing at home and we can’t wait to play at GMHBA Stadium throughout the season, however our fixture also presents exciting opportunities for fans based outside of Geelong including heading to Alberton Oval in Adelaide and North Sydney Oval for the first time, games in Melbourne against Richmond and Collingwood, and once again in Warrnambool where both our women’s and men’s playing groups have enjoyed spending time in the community.

“We look forward to the season ahead and seeing coach Dan Lowther, captain Meg McDonald and the team build on last season.”

Geelong Fixture

*All times are local

Round 1

Saturday 2 September, 5.05pm

Geelong Cats vs Western Bulldogs, GMHBA Stadium

Round 2

Saturday 9 September, 1:05pm

Sydney Swans vs Geelong Cats, North Sydney Oval

Round 3

Friday 15 September, 5:05pm

Geelong Cats vs North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos, GMHBA Stadium

Round 4

Saturday 23 September, 12:35pm

Port Adelaide vs Geelong Cats, Alberton Oval

Round 5

Thursday 28 September, 6:15pm

Geelong Cats vs Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium

Round 6 – Country Game

Sunday 8 October, 1:05pm

Essendon vs Geelong Cats, Reid Oval Warrnambool

Round 7 – AFLW Indigenous Round

Saturday 14 October, 3:05pm

Geelong Cats vs Fremantle, GMHBA Stadium

Round 8 – AFLW Indigenous Round

Sunday 22 October, 1:05pm

Collingwood vs Geelong Cats, Victoria Park

Round 9

Saturday 28 October, 7:15pm

Richmond vs Geelong Cats, Ikon Park

Round 10 – AFLW Pride Round

Friday 3 November – Sunday 5 November TBC

Geelong Cats vs Hawthorn, GMHBA Stadium