The GWS Giants will kick-off their 10th AFLW season with their first-ever clash against Essendon down in Canberra.
The teams will meet for the first time in the expanded 12-round home-and-away season, having never been scheduled to clash since the Bombers joined the competition in 2022.
Canberra’s Manuka Oval and Marrickville’s Henson Park – both venues not situated in western Sydney – will play host to the Giants’ home games this season, with the orange and charcoal enjoying four matches at the Inner West venue and two in the nation’s capital.
The Giants hit the road in Round 2 for a match-up with last year’s wooden spooners Collingwood at Victoria Park, their first meeting since the COVID-interrupted 2022 season.
Round 3 sees the Giants’ first home game in Sydney, taking on perennial contenders the Adelaide Crows at Henson Park during the AFL pre-Finals bye round.
The AFLW rendition of the Expansion Cup takes place in Round 4, with the Giants travelling north to take on the Suns at People First Stadium, before returning to Canberra for a twilight encounter with old foes the Western Bulldogs in Round 5.
Sydney football fans will have Round 6 circled on their calendars, with the Giants taking on the Swans in the fourth AFLW Sydney Derby.
The Giants head west to take on the Eagles in Round 7, before coming home to Henson Park for an October long weekend clash with the Saints in Round 8.
Round 9 sees the Giants travelling again, heading down to Geelong for a stadium match-up at the Cattery.
The Dockers await in Round 10, as the Giants return home to host Fremantle at Henson Park before their final confirmed match, away against the Blues at Ikon Park in Round 11.
The final round of the season will once again be a floating fixture, with dates and times to be locked in ahead of a Henson Park home game against Port Adelaide who loom as a top four contender this year.
With the 2025 squad now locked in and aware of who stands between them and the Giants’ first Finals appearance since 2020, the squad will continue their pre-season preparations, looking to start the season with a win against the Bombers in August.
Tickets for the upcoming AFLW season will go on sale on July 15.
Nathan Taylor
Nathan Taylor is the Weekender's Deputy Editor and Senior Sports Writer. He also compiles the weekly Chatter on the Box TV column. Nathan is an award-winning journalist, who has worked at the Weekender for a decade.