Four double-headers with AFLW matches will complete the final two rounds of the AFL home-and-away season.
Just three weeks out from Round 23, the AFL on Wednesday confirmed the dates and times that will help shape the inaugural wildcard round.
The women's season will start with a standalone Thursday match between Hawthorn and Melbourne on August 13, before Fremantle host Adelaide in a blockbuster opening to Round 23 the following night.
It will be the first and only AFL round this season not to feature a Thursday night game.
There will be four double-headers with men's and women's matches, starting with North Melbourne and Geelong playing each other in the AFLW and AFL at Marvel Stadium on August 15.
The Kangaroos will also feature in a double-header the following week, the AFL team facing Sydney at the SCG after the Swans' AFLW match against Essendon.
In a first for the AFL era, two men's matches will be played at the MCG on the same day.
In Round 23, Richmond and St Kilda will play an early match at the MCG on August 14, before Hawthorn and Collingwood gear up for finals action when they face off at the same venue later that night.
ROUND 23:
Friday, August 14
Fremantle vs. Adelaide, Optus Stadium, 6.10pm
Saturday, August 15
Richmond vs. St Kilda, MCG, 12.35pm
North Melbourne vs. Geelong, Marvel Stadium, 3.45pm
Brisbane Lions vs. Gold Coast, Gabba, 4.15pm
Hawthorn vs. Collingwood, MCG, 7.40pm
Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne, Adelaide Oval, 7.40pm
Sunday, August 16
GWS vs. West Coast, Engie Stadium, 1.40pm
Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton, Marvel Stadium, 3.15pm
Essendon vs. Sydney, MCG, 4.40pm
ROUND 24:
Thursday, August 20
St Kilda vs. Gold Coast, Marvel Stadium, 7.30pm
Friday, August 21
Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions, MCG, 7.40pm
Saturday, August 22
Carlton vs. Fremantle, Marvel Stadium, 1.15pm
Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs, MCG, 4.15pm
Geelong vs. Richmond, GMHBA Stadium, 7.45pm
Adelaide vs. GWS, Adelaide Oval, 7.40pm
Sunday, August 23
Essendon vs. Port Adelaide, Marvel Stadium, 12.20pm
Sydney vs. North Melbourne, SCG, 3.20pm
West Coast vs. Hawthorn, Optus Stadium, 5.20pm