The 2022 AFLW season will be the first time 10 home-and-away rounds will be played. The league is expected confirm round 10 details in the coming days.

The final two rounds will remain a floating fixture, with no round 10 opponent currently locked in to take on the Dogs.

As there are 14 teams and 10 rounds, the AFL has allocated a minimum of four and a maximum of six games against sides that finished in the top seven in 2021.

With round 10 yet to be announced, the Bulldogs are currently not scheduled to play Fremantle, Brisbane and St Kilda.

The Western Bulldogs will play one AFLW match at Mars Stadium for the next three years under a new partnership with the City of Ballarat.

The Dogs finished eight last season, narrowly missing finals.

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