Now the 2015 Peter Jackson VFL fixture has been released, it is time to analyse some of the highlight matches and look at how tough the fixture is for each team.
See below for a club by club look at the 2015 Peter Jackson VFL fixture:
BOX HILL HAWKS
Box Hill Hawks will open the season and try and extract revenge against 2014 Grand Final opponent Footscray in Round 1.
The Hawks will meet former assistant coach Patrick Hill and a number of former players like Kalem Post and Brandon Wood in Round 12 as they host Frankston.
The Hawks have nine games against 2014 finalists
Box Hill Hawks will have its byes in Round 3 & 9
CASEY SCORPIONS
Casey Scorpions will start the season at home against Frankston in Round 1
Round 6 will see the Scorpions host a night game against Richmond at Casey Fields.
New coach Justin Plapp will not have to coach against his old club Williamstown till Round 18.
They will play 11 games against 2014 finalists
Casey Scorpions will have its byes in Round 7 & 11
COBURG
Coburg will open the season against former aligned partner Richmond
The Lions will play three of its first four games at home for the season and only play one 2014 finalist during that period (Box Hill Hawks away).
One of the fixture highlights will be the first VFL Queen’s Birthday matches since 2008, up against the Northern Blues.
They will play nine games against 2014 finalists, including a tough midseason run from Rounds 12-16 facing five of those sides in a row
Coburg will have its byes in Round 5 & 11
COLLINGWOOD
Collingwood heads to North Ballarat to open its 2015 season.
The Magpies will play only one home game in the first eight rounds – Round 3 – but will finish the season with five of the last six at home, including the last four games of the home and away season.
Collingwood will head to Bendigo in Round 4 for a night game versus Geelong
Collingwood will have its byes in Round 6 & 10
ESSENDON
Essendon will play its first game for the season away to Sandringham
The Bombers will return to Bendigo in Round 19 and face Footscray in a Friday night game.
Essendon will play eight home games at Windy Hill in 2015, five of those in the first half of the season.
Essendon will again face Richmond at Punt Road as part of Indigenous Round at VFL level.
They will play only three 2014 finalists in the first half of the season, and nine in total.
Essendon will have its byes in Round 10 & 13
FRANKSTON
Frankston will open the season away to Casey Scorpions.
New coach Patrick Hill will need to wait till Round 12 to face his old side Box Hill Hawks.
Frankston will head to Etihad Stadium in Round 11 as part of an AFL curtain raiser match
Frankston will either finish the season a week early or have a week to refresh before the finals with the bye in Round 20.
They do not face a 2014 finalist in the opening four rounds, and play eight games in total against top eight teams from last year.
Frankston will have its byes in Round 8 & 20
FOOTSCRAY
Footscray will unfurl its premiership flag in Round one at home against Box Hill Hawks in the Grand Final replay.
The Bulldogs will play all nine home games at VU Whitten Oval in 2015 – with four of its first five games on home turf.
Footscray will play one night game in Round 19 against Essendon in Bendigo.
They have nine games against 2014 finalists
Footscray will have its byes in Round 4 & 9
GEELONG
Geelong will open the VFL season against Werribee under lights at Avalon Airport Oval for one of two encounters next year for the K-Rock Cup
Geelong will play two night games in Round 1 and 4.
The Round 4 match will be played against Collingwood in Bendigo.
The Cats have 11 games against 2014 finalists
Geelong will have its byes in Round 2 & 11
NORTH BALLARAT
North Ballarat will host Collingwood in the season opener at Eureka Stadium in Round 1
The Roosters will play three finalists to open the 2015 season in Collingwood, Werribee and Williamstown.
North Ballarat will return to Etihad Stadium to face 2010 Grand Final opponent Northern Blues in an AFL curtain raiser game in Round 5.
North Ballarat will have eight games against top eight teams from 2014.
North Ballarat will have its byes in Round 11 & 19
NORTHERN BLUES
Northern Blues will host Williamstown in Round 1 at Visy Park.
The Blues will play four games at Visy Park, three at Preston City Oval and two at Etihad Stadium.
The two games at Etihad Stadium in Round 5 (vs North Ballarat) and Round 11 (vs Frankston) will be curtain raiser games to AFL aligned partner Carlton’s matches against GWS Giants and Gold Coast Suns.
Northern Blues will start the season against three 2014 finalists, playing 11 games against finalists in total.
Northern Blues will have its byes in Round 9 & 15
PORT MELBOURNE
Borough fans will have an extra week of preseason with Port Melbourne having the bye in Round 1. They will open season 2015 in Round 2 at home to Northern Blues.
Port will play two games against traditional rival Williamstown during the season in Round 4 and 15
Round 10 will be a homecoming for a number of former Dolphin players in Khan Haretuku, Dylan Van Unen and Leigh Osborne as Port Melbourne heads to Frankston.
Port Melbourne will have its byes in Round 1 & 12
RICHMOND
Richmond will player former aligned partner Coburg in Round 1 away.
The Tigers will play an ANZAC Day game against Frankston away.
Five of their home games will be played as a ‘curtain raiser’ at ME Banks Centre to their MCG AFL games.
Richmond does not face a 2014 finalist till Round 4, and plays 10 games against top eight teams from last year.
Richmond will have its byes in Round 9 & 17
SANDRINGHAM
Sandringham will host Essendon in Round 1 to open the season with new coach Paul Hudson at the helm.
The Zebras only play one 2014 finalist in the first five rounds, but then play six in a row from Round 6-12 and play nine in total.
New recruit Mitch Brown will not have to play his former club till Round 19.
Sandringham will have its byes in Round 10 & 16
WERRIBEE
The Tigers will kick off the 2015 VFL season under lights against Geelong for the K-Rock Cup, one of two clashes between the sides for the season.
Werribee will face four of the 2014 VFL finalists in the opening five rounds and 10 games in total against finals’ teams.
For the first time in number of years, Werribee and Williamstown will play two western derbies, in Round 5 and 19
Werribee will have its byes in Round 11 & 18
WILLIAMSTOWN
Williamstown will start its season against Northern Blues away.
The Seagulls will play four of its first five games against top eight teams from 2014.
They will play 11 games against 2014 top eight teams.
It will be a year for rivalries playing Werribee, Port Melbourne and Footscray all twice during the year.
Williamstown will have its byes in Round 9 & 14
Last Modified on 18/12/2014 15:42