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The AFL has announced that tickets for the 2022 NAB AFLW Season Seven will go on sale from 10am tomorrow, Wednesday 10 August.

The AFL continues its commitment to affordability by freezing all ticket prices nationally, across all games and venues.

Tickets will cost $10 for adults and free entry for patrons under the age of 18. Tickets will be able to be purchased at womens.afl/tickets.

The 2022 NAB AFLW Season Seven Competition will kick off on Thursday 25 August with Carlton and Collingwood at IKON Park, followed by the AFLW Season Six Grand Final rematch between reigning premiers the Adelaide Crows and Melbourne at Norwood Oval.

Port Adelaide and Sydney Swans will play their inaugural AFLW matches against the West Coast Eagles and St Kilda respectively on Saturday 27 August.

Historical rivals Essendon and Hawthorn will play their first AFLW game against one another on Saturday night.

View the full 2022 NAB AFLW Season Seven fixture here

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Tickets to the North Melbourne and Gold Coast SUNS games at Blundstone Arena will not be ticketed.

Due to the Royal Queensland Show public holiday, tickets to the Brisbane Lions and Fremantle game at the Gabba will go on sale on Thursday 11 August at 10am AEST for members and 2pm for the general public.

AFL General Manager of Women’s Football Nicole Livingstone OAM said fans should avoid the ‘fear-of-missing-out’ on what will be a historic weekend.

“The opening round will be a remarkable moment in women’s football history! All 18 clubs competing for the first time for premiership points,” Livingstone said.

“It will be another ‘where were you when’  moment, especially for fans of the four new expansions clubs: Port Adelaide, Sydney Swans, Hawthorn and Essendon

“Avoid FOMO – buy your tickets early and let’s smash the attendance record for an AFLW round.

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AFL Executive General Manager of Customer and Commercial, Kylie Rogers thanked NAB for their ongoing support for AFLW and women’s football.

“This is the seventh AFLW season NAB has committed to being our premier partner. I’d like to thank NAB for the continued support for the AFLW and women’s football across all levels,” Rogers said.

“With their support, the AFL can continue to invest in women and girls football, with our commitment to achieving our Women’s Football Vision 2030.

“This season will see a 94 per cent increase for players and our recently announced 2022 Women and Girls Action Plan – a $5 million investment to women and girls across all aspects of community football, from playing to coaching, umpiring and administering.”