Hawthorn VFLW will kick off its 2022 campaign against North Melbourne on the second weekend of February.
Given the weekly changes to the AFLW fixture caused by the impact of COVID-19, times and venues for the VFLW Round 1 fixture, and remaining rounds, are yet to be confirmed.
Hawthorn will either play its season opener on Saturday February 12 or Sunday 13, with the game set to mark new coach Cherie O’Neill’s first time at the helm.
The Hawks will be on the road for the first five weeks of season, including trips to Geelong and Collingwood.
Following a challenging 2021 campaign which saw the brown and gold finish 9th on the ladder, the squad will be determined to start its year off on the right foot.
Last year’s VFLW season was called off prematurely, with the Grand Final between Collingwood and Geelong still to be played.
The 2022 season will comprise of a 14-round home-and-away fixture, before six teams contest a four-week finals series.
In the event of fixture changes forcing teams to play a different number of games at any time during this season, a match ratio system will be used to determine ladder positions.
Meanwhile, the VFL season is set to commence on the weekend of March 26/27, with the fixture to be released closer to the start of the season.
Hawks VFLW fixture
*Venues and times TBC*
Round 1 – February 12/13
Hawthorn vs North Melbourne (Away)
Round 2 – February 19/20
Hawthorn vs Geelong (Away)
Round 3 – February 26/27
Hawthorn vs Darebin (Away)
Round 4 – March 5/6
Hawthorn vs Collingwood (Away)
Round 5 – March 12/13
Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs (Away)
BYE – March 19/20
Round 6 – March 26/27
Hawthorn vs North Melbourne (Home)
Round 7 – April 2/3
Hawthorn vs Carlton (Home)
Round 8 – April 9/10
Hawthorn vs Southern Saints (Home)
BYE – April 16/17
Round 9 – April 23/24
Hawthorn vs Williamstown (Away)
Round 10 – April 30/May 1
Hawthorn vs Casey Demons (Home)
Round 11 – May 7/8
Hawthorn vs Port Melbourne (Away)
Round 12 – May 14/15
Hawthorn vs Essendon (Home)
Round 13 – May 21/22
Hawthorn vs Darebin (Home)
Round 14 – May 2/29
Hawthorn vs Williamstown (Home)
