The Sydney Swans 2026 VFL fixture has today been locked in by the AFL.
The Smithy’s VFL campaign will feature 21 home and away rounds, with every club to play 18 matches and have three byes.
The VFL will run out on the SCG in Round Four, with the side to play a curtain-raiser to the Sydney Derby at 3.35pm.
Tramway Oval will be home for the side on four occasions, in Rounds Six, Round Eight, Round Ten and Round Eleven.
As confirmed previously, the Swans will launch the Smithy's VFL season, when they meet the Box Hill Hawks on Friday, March 20 at the Kennedy Community Centre at 12:35pm.
Melbourne Members get double the action with the AFL in action at the MCG on Thursday night against the Hawks, before the VFL side run out the next day.
It will be the Swans season under new VFL coach Nick Malceski, the past Premiership player and Swans Hall of Famer returning to the club over the off-season.
Match ups for all remaining rounds have also been announced. Dates, times and venues for those rounds will be confirmed after the corresponding rounds of the AFL fixture are scheduled later in the year.
The top 10 teams on the Smithy’s VFL ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season will qualify for the finals series, which will commence with two Wildcard Finals on the weekend of August 22-23.
The finals series will again be played across five weeks and will conclude with the 2026 Smithy’s VFL Grand Final on the weekend of September 19-20.
All matches in the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season and 2026 VFLW season will be broadcast live and free via AFL.com.au, the AFL Live Official App and the VFL App.
