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HARD YAKKA / TOTALLY WORKWEAR VFL 2020 FIXTURE RELEASED

AFL Victoria is pleased to announce the Hard Yakka / Totally Workwear VFL Fixture for season 2020.

A total of 135 matches played at 23 different venues across the state will showcase the VFL’s most talented players, with increased AFL curtain raisers and games once again telecast on Channel 7 featured.

In the lead up to AFL matches a total of 12 curtain raisers across the MCG, Marvel Stadium and GMHBA Stadium will feature, along with 17 games telecast on Channel 7 throughout the home and away season.

After the success of eight curtain raiser games in 2019, another four have been scheduled allowing fans to arrive early and see some of the stars of the future, as well as providing great value for money for those supporters, with a shorter time gap between VFL and AFL games.

AFL Head of Talent Pathways and State League Competitions Tristan Salter said the fixture finds the right balance between showcasing the talent and standard of the league while still keeping the community connection that makes the competition so unique.

“The VFL Competition has continued to go from strength to strength, the competitiveness of season 2019 showcased the developing football talent and further embedded the competition as a genuine talent pathway.” Mr Salter said

“In constructing the fixture, we wanted to ensure there was increased curtain raisers to AFL matches, providing great exposure for the players and experience for the fans, but equally important was to ensure we continued the connection that our clubs provide to their communities.

“The spread of regional and metropolitan venues gives fans great access, and there is nothing like walking out on the ground at a quarter time break to listen to the coach address his team.”

VFL matches to be played at 23 different venues in 2020 with the newly developed MacPherson Park in Melton to play host to Coburg and Williamstown in Round 13 and MARS Stadium (Ballarat) to host Coburg & Collingwood in Round 5.

Hard Yakka / Totally Workwear will continue their naming rights partnership for season 2020.

“Hard Yakka / Totally Workwear continue to be a great partner of the league. A brand engrained in local communities; we are so pleased to continue the partnership.” Mr Salter said.

The 2020 VFL fixture highlights include:

• The season will open Friday 3rd April at 6:00pm between Collingwood & Box Hill Hawks at . • In round 2 – Geelong v Box Hill at the MCG, in the first curtain raiser on Easter Monday. • In an exhibition match in round 2 Richmond play the AFL National Academy in a curtain raiser to Richmond v Adelaide at the MCG. • In a Grand Final re-match 2019 VFL premiers Richmond will play at Williamstown in Round 5. • – Richmond v Essendon at the Swinburne Centre in Round 8 • Themed Rounds will once again feature, raising valuable awareness to many causes close to the VFL Community - Love the Game Round – Round 5, Sock It 2 MND Round 12, TAC Towards Zero Round – Round 16 • Queen’s Birthday clash – Casey Demons vs Collingwood in Round 10 • Frankston’s first game under lights at SKYBUS Stadium in Round 11 against Essendon • being redeveloped in 2020 therefore Coburg playing their 10 home matches between Highgate Reserve, Preston City Oval, MARS Stadium, MacPherson Park (Melton) & Avalon Airport Oval • Richmond to play two games at Holm Park (Beaconsfield) in Round 6 against Port & Round 18 against Williamstown • Channel 7 to broadcast 17 matches in the H&A season as well as seven (7) finals, including the Grand Final. • 32 VFL games that form part of double-headers with VFL Women’s fixture. • The full VFL Women’s fixture will be announced early in the new year.

VFL Men’s Channel 7 broadcast matches for 2020

• R1 – Sandy v Rich – Sun 05/04 @ 12pm – Marvel Stadium • R2 – Willy vs Coll – Sun 12/04 @ 2.10pm – Downer Oval • R3 – Box Hill v Nth Blues – Sun 19/04 @ 12pm – Marvel Stadium • R4 – Coburg v Sandy – Sunday 26/04 @ 11.45am – Highgate Reserve • R5 – Ess v Casey – Sun 03/05 @ 12pm – MCG • R6 – Sandy v Werr – Sun 10/05 @ 11.45am – Trevor Barker • R8 – Coll v NMFC – Sun 24/05 @ 12pm – Marvel Stadium • R9 – Coll v Sandy - Sun 31/05 @ 11.45AM – Holden Centre • R10 – Casey v Coll – Sun 07/06 @ 2.10pm – • R11 – PMFC v Will – Sun 14/06 @ 2.10pm – ETU Stadium • R12 – PMFC v Coll – Sun 21/06 @ 2.10pm – ETU Stadium • R13 – Rich v Geel – Sun 28/06 @ 11.45AM – Swinburne Centre • R14 – Werr vs Casey – Sun 05/07 @ 11.45am – Avalon Airport Oval • R15 – Foots vs Willy – Sun 12/04 @ 11.45am – VU • R16 – Frankston v Werr – Sun 19/07 @ 11.45am – Skybus Stadium • R20 – Rich v Box Hill – Sun 16/08 @ 12pm – MCG • R21 – Floating fixture – Ch 7 Broadcast match TBC

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2020 HARD YAKKA / TOTALLY WORKWEAR VFL FIXTURE

ROUND 1 ROUND 9 ROUND 17 FRIDAY APRIL 3 SATURDAY MAY 30 SATURDAY JULY 25 COLLINGWOOD vs BOX HILL HAWKS (OPO) 6.00PM GEELONG vs NORTH MELBOURNE (GS) 10.25AM GEELONG vs CASEY DEMONS (GS) 1.15PM SATURDAY APRIL 4 RICHMOND vs COBURG (SC) 10.30AM PORT MELBOURNE vs SANDRINGHAM (ETU) 2.00PM CASEY DEMONS vs FRANKSTON (CF) 1.00PM BOX HILL HAWKS vs CASEY DEMONS (BHCO) 2.00PM WERRIBEE vs COLLINGWOOD (AAO) 2.00PM NORTHERN BLUES vs ESSENDON (PCO) 1.00PM FOOTSCRAY vs NORTHERN BLUES (MS) 4.05PM SUNDAY JULY 26 NORTH MELBOURNE vs FOOTSCRAY (ARD) 2.00PM SUNDAY MAY 31 RICHMOND vs FOOTSCRAY (SC) 10.00AM GEELONG vs COBURG (GS) 4.00PM ESSENDON vs PORT MELBOURNE (WH) 11.30AM WILLIAMSTOWN vs ESSENDON (DO) 2.00PM WILLIAMSTOWN vs PORT MELBOURNE (DO) 7.15PM COLLINGWOOD vs SANDRINGHAM (VP) 11.45AM* FRANKSTON vs NORTHERN BLUES (SS) 2.00PM SUNDAY APRIL 5 WERRIBEE vs WILLIAMSTOWN (AAO) 2.00PM BYE: BOX HILL HAWKS, COBURG, NORTH MELBOURNE SANDRINGHAM vs RICHMOND (MS) 12.00PM* BYE: FRANKSTON BYE: WERRIBEE ROUND 18 ROUND 10 SATURDAY AUGUST 1 ROUND 2 SATURDAY JUNE 6 RICHMOND vs WILLIAMSTOWN (HP) 12.00PM FRIDAY APRIL 10 WERRIBEE vs BOX HILL HAWKS (AAO) 2.00PM GEELONG vs FOOTSCRAY (GS) 1.15PM FOOTSCRAY vs ESSENDON (VUWO) 12.00PM PORT MELBOURNE vs NORTHERN BLUES (ETU) 2.00PM CASEY DEMONS vs BOX HILL HAWKS (CF) 2.00PM NORTH MELBOURNE vs COBURG (ARD) 12.00PM SUNDAY JUNE 7 SUNDAY AUGUST 2 WERRIBEE vs NORTHERN BLUES (AAO) 7.00PM RICHMOND vs NORTH MELBOURNE (SC) 11.00AM NORTH MELBOURNE vs FRANKSTON (ARD) 11.00AM SATURDAY APRIL 11 FRANKSTON vs FOOTSCRAY (SS) 11.00AM COBURG vs PORT MELBOURNE (PCO) 2.00PM PORT MELBOURNE vs FRANKSTON (ETU) 2.00PM CASEY DEMONS vs COLLINGWOOD (CF) 2.10PM* WERRIBEE vs ESSENDON (AAO) 2.00PM SANDRINGHAM vs CASEY DEMONS (TBBO) 2.10PM BYE: COB, ESS, GEEL, SAND, WILL SANDRINGHAM vs COLLINGWOOD (TBBO) 2.10PM SUNDAY APRIL 12 BYE: NORTHERN BLUES WILLIAMSTOWN vs COLLINGWOOD (DO) 2.10PM* ROUND 11 MONDAY APRIL 13 SATURDAY JUNE 13 ROUND 19 GEELONG vs BOX HILL HAWKS (MCG) 12.00PM BOX HILL HAWKS vs GEELONG (BHCO) 2.00PM SATURDAY AUGUST 8 BYE: RICHMOND FOOTSCRAY vs COBURG (VUWO) 2.00PM COBURG vs NORTH MELBOURNE (AAO) 1.00PM NORTH MELBOURNE vs SANDRINGHAM (ARD) 2.00PM NORTHERN BLUES vs RICHMOND (PCO) 1.00PM ROUND 3 FRANKSTON vs ESSENDON (SS) 7.00PM PORT MELBOURNE vs ESSENDON (ETU) 2.00PM SATURDAY APRIL 18 SUNDAY JUNE 14 SUNDAY AUGUST 9 ESSENDON vs WILLIAMSTOWN (WH) 12.00PM PORT MELBOURNE vs WILLIAMSTOWN (ETU) 2.10PM* FOOTSCRAY vs CASEY DEMONS (VUWO) 11.00AM CASEY DEMONS vs WERRIBEE (CF) 1.00PM BYE: CASEY, COLL, NTH BLUES, RICH, WERR BOX HILL HAWKS vs WERRIBEE (BHCO) 2.00PM FOOTSCRAY vs RICHMOND (VUWO) 2.00PM FRANKSTON vs SANDRINGHAM (SS) 2.00PM SUNDAY APRIL 19 ROUND 12 (SOCKIT2MND ROUND) BYE: COLLINGWOOD, GEELONG, WILLIAMSTOWN BOX HILL HAWKS vs NORTHERN BLUES (MS) 12.00PM* SATURDAY JUNE 20 NORTH MELBOURNE vs PORT MELBOURNE (ARD) 12.00PM COBURG vs NORTHERN BLUES (HR) 2.00PM ROUND 20 GEELONG vs SANDRINGHAM (GS) 1.20PM GEELONG vs WERRIBEE (GS) 2.00PM SATURDAY AUGUST 15 FRANKSTON vs COLLINGWOOD (SS) 2.00PM FRANKSTON vs RICHMOND (SS) 7.00PM COLLINGWOOD vs COBURG (VP) 1.00PM BYE: COBURG SUNDAY JUNE 21 SUNDAY AUGUST 16 WILLIAMSTOWN vs CASEY DEMONS (DO) 12.00PM RICHMOND vs BOX HILL HAWKS (MCG) 12.00PM* ROUND 4 SANDRINGHAM vs ESSENDON (TBBO) 2.10PM CASEY DEMONS vs NORTHERN BLUES (CF) 2.00PM SATURDAY APRIL 25 PORT MELBOURNE vs COLLINGWOOD (ETU) 2.10PM* WILLIAMSTOWN vs GEELONG (DO) 2.00PM RICHMOND vs CASEY DEMONS (SC) 11.30AM BYE: BOX HILL HAWKS, FOOTSCRAY, NORTH MELBOURNE SANDRINGHAM vs NORTH MELBOURNE 2.30PM COLLINGWOOD vs ESSENDON (OPO) 12.00PM BYE: ESS, FOOTS, PORT MELB, WERR, FRANK PORT MELBOURNE vs GEELONG (ETU) 1.00PM ROUND 13 NORTHERN BLUES vs NORTH MELBOURNE (IKON) 2.00PM SATURDAY JUNE 27 ROUND 21 WERRIBEE vs FOOTSCRAY (AAO) 2.00PM ESSENDON vs FOOTSCRAY (WH) 12.00PM SATURDAY AUGUST 22

SUNDAY APRIL 26 COBURG vs WILLIAMSTOWN (MAC) 1.00PM FOOTSCRAY vs PORT MELBOURNE (VUWO) 12.00PM COBURG vs SANDRINGHAM (HR) 11.45AM* BOX HILL HAWKS vs SANDRINGHAM (BHCO) 2.00PM ESSENDON vs RICHMOND (WH) 1.00PM

BOX HILL HAWKS vs FRANKSTON (BHCO) 2.00PM NORTHERN BLUES vs WERRIBEE (IKON) 2.00PM NORTHERN BLUES vs SANDRINGHAM (IKON) 1.00PM BYE: WILLIAMSTOWN SUNDAY JUNE 28 WILLIAMSTOWN vs FRANKSTON (DO) 1.00PM COLLINGWOOD vs FRANKSTON (VP) 10.10AM COBURG vs BOX HILL HAWKS (HR) 2.00PM ROUND 5 (LOVE THE GAME ROUND) RICHMOND vs GEELONG (SC) 11.45AM* NORTH MELBOURNE vs COLLINGWOOD (ARD) 2.00PM

SATURDAY MAY 2 CASEY DEMONS vs NORTH MELBOURNE (CF) 2.00PM WERRIBEE vs GEELONG (AAO) 2.00PM COBURG vs COLLINGWOOD (MARS) 1.00PM BYE: PORT MELBOURNE BYE: CASEY DEMONS PORT MELBOURNE vs WERRIBEE (ETU) 2.00PM SUNDAY MAY 3 ROUND 14 ESSENDON vs CASEY DEMONS (MCG) 12.00PM* SATURDAY JULY 4 *CHANNEL 7 BROADCAST GAME GEELONG vs NORTHERN BLUES (GS) 1.00PM PORT MELBOURNE vs RICHMOND (ETU) 1.00PM FRANKSTON vs NORTH MELBOURNE (SS) 2.00PM ESSENDON vs BOX HILL HAWKS (WH) 2.00PM WILLIAMSTOWN vs RICHMOND (DO) 2.00PM FOOTSCRAY vs COLLINGWOOD (VUWO) 2.00PM FIXTURE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CHECK VFL.COM.AU BYE: BOX HILL HAWKS, FOOTSCRAY, SANDRINGHAM NORTHERN BLUES vs GEELONG (IKON) 2.00PM FIXTURE SECTION FOR LATEST UPDATES

SUNDAY JULY 5 ROUND 6 WERRIBEE vs CASEY DEMONS (AAO) 11.45AM* SATURDAY MAY 9 NORTH MELBOURNE vs WILLIAMSTOWN (ARD) 12.00PM 2020 VFL ‘LOVE THE GAME’ FINALS SERIES RICHMOND vs PORT MELBOURNE (HP) 11.30AM SANDRINGHAM vs COBURG (RSEA) 2.10PM AUGUST 29/30 ESSENDON vs GEELONG (WH) 12.00PM BYE: FRANKSTON QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS WILLIAMSTOWN vs FOOTSCRAY (DO) 7.15PM SEPTEMBER 5-6 SUNDAY MAY 10 ROUND 15 SEMI FINALS SANDRINGHAM vs WERRIBEE (TBBO) 11.45AM* FRIDAY JULY 10 SEPTEMBER 12-13 NORTH MELBOURNE vs BOX HILL HAWKS (MS) 1.20PM COLLINGWOOD vs RICHMOND (OPO) 4.30PM PRELIMINARY FINALS FRANKSTON vs COBURG (SS) 2.00PM SATURDAY JULY 11 SEPTEMBER 20 BYE: CASEY DEMONS, COLLINGWOOD, NTH BLUES NORTHERN BLUES vs BOX HILL HAWKS (IKON) 2.00PM 2020 VFL GRAND FINAL WERRIBEE vs NORTH MELBOURNE (AAO) 2.00PM ROUND 7 SUNDAY JULY 12 VFL ONLINE SATURDAY MAY 16 FOOTSCRAY vs WILLIAMSTOWN (VUWO) 11.45AM* WEB: vfl.com.au NORTHERN BLUES vs COLLINGWOOD (PCO) 1.00PM CASEY DEMONS vs PORT MELBOURNE (CF) 1.00PM TWITTER: @VFL / #VFLHardYakkaTWW BOX HILL HAWKS vs WILLIAMSTOWN (BHCO) 2.00PM COBURG vs FRANKSTON (HR) 2.00PM FACEBOOK: facebook.com/vflfooty CASEY DEMONS vs GEELONG (CF) 2.00PM BYE: ESSENDON, GEELONG, SANDRINGHAM INSTAGRAM: @aflvictoria WERRIBEE vs RICHMOND (AAO) 2.00PM SUNDAY MAY 17 ROUND 16 (TAC TOWARDS ZERO ROUND) SANDRINGHAM vs FRANKSTON (TBBO) 1.40PM FRIDAY JULY 17 PORT MELBOURNE vs FOOTSCRAY (ETU) 2.00PM COLLINGWOOD vs GEELONG (OPO) 4.30PM COBURG vs ESSENDON (HR) 2.00PM SATURDAY JULY 18 BYE: NORTH MELBOURNE BOX HILL HAWKS vs PORT MELBOURNE (BHCO) 2.00PM CASEY DEMONS vs COBURG (CF) 2.00PM ROUND 8 SUNDAY JULY 19 SATURDAY MAY 23 ESSENDON vs NORTH MELBOURNE (WH) 11.00AM BOX HILL HAWKS vs FOOTSCRAY (BHCO) 2.00PM FRANKSTON vs WERRIBEE (SS) 11.45AM* NORTHERN BLUES vs CASEY DEMONS (IKON) 2.00PM WILLIAMSTOWN vs NORTHERN BLUES (DO) 1.00PM WERRIBEE vs COBURG (AAO) 2.00PM SANDRINGHAM vs FOOTSCRAY (TBBO) 2.10PM WILLIAMSTOWN vs SANDRINGHAM (DO) 2.00PM BYE: RICHMOND RICHMOND vs ESSENDON (SC) 2.10PM SUNDAY MAY 24 COLLINGWOOD vs NORTH MELBOURNE (MS) 12.00PM* FRANKSTON vs GEELONG (SS) 2.00PM BYE: PORT MELBOURNE VENUE KEY: (AAO) AVALON AIRPORT OVAL - WERRIBEE, (ARD) ARDEN STREET - NORTH MELBOURNE, (BHCO) , (CF) CASEY FIELDS - CRANBOURNE EAST, (ETU) ETU STADIUM - PORT MELBOURNE,

(GS) GMHBA STADIUM - GEELONG, (HR) HIGHGATE RESERVE – CRAIGIEBURN, (HP) HOLM PARK - BEACONSFIELD, (IKON) IKON PARK - CARLTON, (MARS) MARS STADIUM – BALLARAT, (MAC) MACPHERSON PARK – MELTON, (MCG) , (MS) MARVEL STADIUM, (OPO) OLYMPIC PARK OVAL, (PCO) PRESTON CITY OVAL, (DO) DOWNER OVAL - WILLIAMSTOWN, (RSEA) RSEA PARK - MOORABBIN, (SC) SWINBURNE CENTRE - RICHMOND, (SS) SKYBUS STADIUM – FRANKSTON, (TBBO) WILSON STORAGE TREVOR BARKER BEACH OVAL - SANDRINGHAM, (VP) VICTORIA PARK - ABBOTSFORD, (VUWO) VU WHITTEN OVAL - FOOTSCRAY, (WH) WINDY HILL - ESSENDON