{"id":830803,"date":"2026-07-29T07:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830803\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T07:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:48:16","slug":"rounds-23-24-confirmed-aflw-fixture-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830803\/","title":{"rendered":"Rounds 23-24 confirmed, AFLW fixture updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__summary\">\n                The final two rounds of the 2026 season have been locked in.\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                            By Western Bulldogs Media\n                            <\/p>\n<p>The final two rounds of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season have been confirmed, with two potential ladder-shaping clashes to come for the Western Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs will first host Carlton at Marvel Stadium on Sunday 16 August at 3:15pm, before a Saturday twilight game against Melbourne at the MCG, starting at 4:15pm on 22 August.<\/p>\n<p>The Round 23 clash will be broadcast on Channel 7 and Fox Footy, while the Round 24 clash will be available on Foxtel platforms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tb.westernbulldogs.com.au\/tb_app\/535431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&gt; CLICK HERE<\/a> to sync our updated fixtures to your calendar<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Round 23 match at Marvel Stadium are scheduled to go on sale via Ticketmaster on Tuesday 4 August, with AFL Reserve from 10am, Club Members from 12pm and General Public from 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the MCG game are scheduled to go on sale via Ticketek on Tuesday 4 August, with the MCC Reserve from 10am, AFL Reserve from 11am, Club Members from 12pm and General Public from 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>Get access to our final home games of the 2026 season. <a href=\"https:\/\/membership.westernbulldogs.com.au\/?utm_source=wbcomau&amp;utm_medium=navmenu&amp;utm_campaign=mem-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to buy a membership today<\/p>\n<p>The AFL fixture confirmation has also affected the start times of the first two games of the Bulldogs AFLW team&#8217;s season.<\/p>\n<p>The AFLW Round 1 clash with Gold Coast will now be a 7:15pm start (previously 2:05pm) and will be broadcast live on Channel 7 while the Dogs\u2019 first home game in Round 2 will now begin at 2:05pm (previously 5:05pm) and will be available on Foxtel platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Round 23<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Western Bulldogs v Carlton<br \/>Sunday 16 August, 3:15pm AEST<br \/>Marvel Stadium (Wurundjeri)<br \/>Broadcast: Channel 7 \/ Fox Footy<\/p>\n<p>Round 24<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne v Western Bulldogs<br \/>Saturday 22 August, 4:15pm AEST<br \/>MCG (Wurundjeri)<br \/>Broadcast: Fox Footy<\/p>\n<p>2026 NAB AFLW Season<\/p>\n<p>Round 1<\/p>\n<p>Gold Coast SUNS v Western Bulldogs<br \/>Saturday 15 August, 7:15pm AEST<br \/>People First Stadium, QLD (Yugambeh)<br \/>Broadcast: Channel 7 \/ Fox Footy<\/p>\n<p>Round 2<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs v Richmond<br \/>Saturday 22 August, 2:05pm AEST<br \/>Mission Whitten Oval (Wurundjeri\/Boon Wurrung)<br \/>Broadcast: Fox Footy<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The final two rounds of the 2026 season have been locked in. 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