The Wimmera Football League has released its fixture for the 2020 season.

Round one will kick off on April 18 with reigning premier Minyip-Murtoa taking on Horsham in a twilight blockbuster at either Minyip or Murtoa.

Runners-up Southern Mallee Giants will travel to play Stawell, Nhill will host Dimboola and Horsham Saints will welcome Warrack Eagles to Coughlin Park, while Ararat has a first-up bye.

Horsham and Horsham Saints will play their traditional Anzac Day clash in round two, but with the holiday falling on Saturday the league's other teams will also play Anzac clashes.

AFL Wimmera Mallee general manager Steve McQueen said Anzac Day arrangements and venues would be finalised in the new year.

As in previous seasons, the fixture is 18 rounds long, with two byes per team.

The home-and-away season will conclude on August 22, with finals dates and venues to be announced next year.

 

Wimmera Football League 2020 home-and-away fixture:

 

Round one, April 18

Nhill v Dimboola

Stawell v Southern Mallee Giants

Horsham Saints v Warrack Eagles

Minyip-Murtoa v Horsham, twilight

Ararat bye

 

Round two, April 25

Dimboola v Minyip-Murtoa

Ararat v Nhill

Warrack Eagles v Stawell

Horsham v Horsham Saints

Southern Mallee Giants bye

 

Round three, May 2

Minyip-Murtoa v Ararat

Nhill v Southern Mallee Giants

Stawell v Horsham Saints

Dimboola v Horsham

Warrack Eagles bye

 

Round four, May 9

Southern Mallee Giants v Minyip-Murtoa

Warrack Eagles v Nhill

Horsham v Stawell, night

Ararat v Dimboola

Horsham Saints bye

 

Round 5, May 16

Minyip-Murtoa v Warrack Eagles

Nhill v Horsham Saints

Dimboola v Southern Mallee Giants

Horsham v Ararat

Stawell bye

 

Interleague, May 23

 

Round six, May 30

Horsham Saints v Minyip-Murtoa

Stawell v Nhill

Warrack Eagles v Dimboola

Southern Mallee Giants v Ararat

Horsham bye

 

Round seven, June 6

Nhill v Horsham

Dimboola v Stawell

Ararat v Horsham Saints

Warrack Eagles v Southern Mallee Giants at Brim

Minyip-Murtoa bye

 

Round eight, June 13

Stawell v Minyip-Murtoa

Horsham Saints v Dimboola

Warrack Eagles v Ararat

Southern Mallee Giants v Horsham

Nhill bye

 

Round nine, June 20

Minyip-Murtoa v Nhill

Southern Mallee Giants v Horsham Saints

Horsham v Warrack Eagles

Ararat v Stawell

Dimboola bye

 

Round 10, June 27

Horsham v Minyip-Murtoa

Dimboola v Nhill

Southern Mallee Giants v Stawell

Warrack Eagles v Horsham Saints

Ararat bye

 

Round 11, July 4 and 5

Saturday

Minyip-Murtoa v Dimboola

Nhill v Ararat

Stawell v Warrack Eagles

Sunday

Horsham Saints v Horsham

Southern Mallee Giants bye

 

Round 12, July 11

Ararat v Minyip-Murtoa

Southern Mallee Giants v Nhill

Horsham Saints v Stawell

Horsham v Dimboola

Warrack Eagles bye

 

Round 13, July 18

Minyip-Murtoa v Southern Mallee Giants

Nhill v Warrack Eagles

Stawell v Horsham

Dimboola v Ararat

Horsham Saints bye

 

Round 14, July 25

Warrack Eagles v Minyip-Murtoa

Horsham Saints v Nhill

Southern Mallee Giants v Dimboola

Ararat v Horsham

Stawell bye

 

Round 15, August 1

Minyip-Murtoa v Horsham Saints

Nhill v Stawell

Dimboola v Warrack Eagles

Ararat v Southern Mallee Giants

Horsham bye

 

Round 16, August 8

Horsham v Nhill

Stawell v Dimboola

Horsham Saints v Ararat

Southern Mallee Giants v Warrack Eagles

Minyip-Murtoa bye

 

Round 17, August 15

Minyip-Murtoa v Stawell

Dimboola v Horsham Saints

Ararat v Warrack Eagles

Horsham v Southern Mallee Giants

Nhill bye

 

Round 18, August 22

Nhill v Minyip-Murtoa

Stawell v Ararat

Horsham Saints v Southern Mallee Giants

Warrack Eagles v Horsham

Dimboola bye