With the full 10-round fixture released today, the Cats will feature across Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday fixtures with five matches at home at GMHBA Stadium, a further two in Melbourne and one in regional Victoria. 

The Cats will open the season in front of the passionate local Geelong fans at GMHBA Stadium in a big game against the Western Bulldogs before hitting the road to North Sydney Oval in Round 2 to take on the Swans.

The Cats will take on North Melbourne in Round 3 in what will be a rematch of last season’s Elimination Final, which is set to be played under Friday night lights at GMHBA Stadium.

Port Adelaide will welcome the Cats to Alberton Oval in Round 4, which will be the first-ever meeting between the two sides after the Power joined the competition last season.

In what is set to be another memorable chapter in a rivalry between football’s two oldest clubs, Geelong takes on Melbourne for the first time ever in Round 5 in a Thursday night blockbuster at GMHBA Stadium, kicking off a round that coincides with AFL Grand Final Week.

The Cats will once again play in south-west Victoria in the traditional Country Game in Round 6, heading to Warrnambool to take on Essendon.

The AFLW will celebrate and recognise the contribution of past and current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players in Rounds 7 and 8 in AFLW Indigenous Round, with the Club facing Fremantle at GMHBA Stadium in Round 7 and Collingwood in Round 8 at Victoria Park.

Rounding out the home and away season, Geelong will travel up the highway to Ikon Park to play the Tigers in Round 9 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 2023 AFLW 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.

“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.”

All 2023 NAB AFLW matches will be broadcast live across the Seven Network, FOX FOOTY, Kayo, and streamed live via the Official AFL app and womens.afl and the Official AFLW App thanks to Telstra.

 Step Two is a six-part series following Geelong's rise to finals in season seven. The series features behind-the-scenes access, player interviews and stories of the staff and people that make the Cats who they are. Episodes are released publicly on geelongcats.com.au every Wednesday.

Step Two Series

  • Cats aim to pounce early

  • Hawkins prepares for Hawks

  • Fixture pros and cons

  • Couch memorial set for March 15

  • Cats off pace but thereabouts

  • Rd3: Individual match review

  • In The Mix: Round 22

  • Caddy comeback nears

  • Bombers best Cats with late blitz

  • Stevie J is "confident" he will play

  • Cats Camp rocks Colac and the Bellarine

  • Cats opt against challenging Hawkins ban

  • Cats feel good about finals

  • AFL Legends tonight

  • Rd9: How the Cats rated?

  • Numbers named for new Cats

  • Caddy is handed top votes

  • Selwood is again a Brownlow favourite

  • Pick 10: Cats take Nakia Cockatoo

  • Injury woes for Pies

Geelong Fixture

*All times are local

Round 1

Saturday 2 September, 5.05pm

Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs, GMHBA Stadium

Round 2

Saturday 9 September, 1:05pm

Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats, North Sydney Oval

Round 3

Friday 15 September, 5:05pm

Geelong Cats v North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos, GMHBA Stadium

Round 4

Saturday 23 September, 12:35pm

Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats, Alberton Oval

Round 5

Thursday 28 September, 6:15pm

Geelong Cats v Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium

Round 6 – Country Game

Sunday 8 October, 1:05pm

Essendon v Geelong Cats, Reid Oval Warrnambool

Round 7 – AFLW Indigenous Round

Saturday 14 October, 3:05pm

Geelong Cats v Fremantle, GMHBA Stadium

Round 8 – AFLW Indigenous Round

Sunday 22 October, 1:05pm

Collingwood v Geelong Cats, Victoria Park

Round 9

Saturday 28 October, 7:15pm

Richmond v Geelong Cats, Ikon Park

Round 10 – AFLW Pride Round

Friday 3 November – Sunday 5 November TBC

Geelong Cats v Hawthorn, GMHBA Stadium