The draw, which was released on Wednesday, features an Easter break, an interleague bye in May and a final bye in July.

The season will start on April 6 – two weeks before Easter.

AFL Western District operations manager Jason Moloney said the Hampden league only had three breaks “when Easter falls late".

Round three matches will be split over two weekends.

South Warrnambool and Koroit will play on Good Friday with Hamilton Kangaroos and Portland to feature in their traditional Anzac Day spot the following Thursday.

Three games on Saturday, April 27 will complete the round.

Moloney said the Good Friday match would be played as either a twilight or night fixture at Friendly Societies’ Park, allowing fans to watch the Warrnambool and District league match between Old Collegians and Merrivale too.

Other highlights include the grand final rematch between Koroit and Camperdown in round two and two former coaches facing their old sides.

Hamilton Kangaroos recruit Levi Dare will play Cobden on the Bombers’ home turf in round four and three-time Koroit premiership coach Adam Dowie will lead North Warrnambool Eagles against the Saints at Bushfield in round six.

The grand final is scheduled for September 21.

THE DRAW:

ROUND ONE

Saturday, April 6

Hamilton Kangaroos v Koroit

Port Fairy v South Warrnambool

North Warrnambool Eagles v Portland

Warrnambool v Cobden

Camperdown v Terang Mortlake

ROUND TWO

Saturday, April 13

South Warrnambool v Hamilton Kangaroos

Portland v Port Fairy

Cobden v North Warrnambool Eagles

Terang Mortlake v Warrnambool

Koroit v Camperdown

ROUND THREE*

Friday, April 19

South Warrnambool v Koroit (GF)

Thursday, April 25

Hamilton Kangaroos v Portland (AD)

Saturday, April 27

Port Fairy v Cobden

North Warrnambool Eagles v Terang Mortlake

Warrnambool v Camperdown

* Please note there are no games on Easter Saturday, April 20

ROUND FOUR

Saturday, May 4

Cobden v Hamilton Kangaroos

Terang Mortlake v Port Fairy

Camperdown v North Warrnambool Eagles

Koroit v Warrnambool

Portland v South Warrnambool

ROUND FIVE

Saturday, May 11

Hamilton Kangaroos v Terang Mortlake

Port Fairy v Camperdown

North Warrnambool Eagles v Warrnambool

South Warrnambool v Cobden

Koroit v Portland

INTERLEAGUE BYE

Saturday, May 18

ROUND SIX

Saturday, May 25

Camperdown v Hamilton Kangaroos

Warrnambool v Port Fairy

North Warrnambool Eagles v Koroit

Terang Mortlake v South Warrnambool

Cobden v Portland

ROUND SEVEN

Saturday, June 1

Hamilton Kangaroos v Warrnambool

Port Fairy v North Warrnambool Eagles

South Warrnambool v Camperdown

Portland v Terang Mortlake

Koroit v Cobden

ROUND EIGHT

Saturday, June 8

North Warrnambool Eagles v Hamilton Kangaroos

Port Fairy v Koroit

Warrnambool v South Warrnambool

Camperdown v Portland

Terang Mortlake v Cobden

ROUND NINE

Saturday, June 15

Hamilton Kangaroos v Port Fairy

South Warrnambool v North Warrnambool Eagles

Portland v Warrnambool

Cobden v Camperdown

Koroit v Terang Mortlake

ROUND 10

Saturday, June 22

Koroit v Hamilton Kangaroos

South Warrnambool v Port Fairy

Portland v North Warrnambool Eagles

Cobden v Warrnambool

Terang Mortlake v Camperdown

ROUND 11

Saturday, June 29

Hamilton Kangaroos v South Warrnambool

Port Fairy v Portland

North Warrnambool Eagles v Cobden

Warrnambool v Terang Mortlake

Camperdown v Koroit

BYE Saturday, July 7

ROUND 12

Saturday, July 13

Portland v Hamilton Kangaroos

Cobden v Port Fairy

Terang Mortlake v North Warrnambool Eagles

Camperdown v Warrnambool

Koroit v South Warrnambool

ROUND 13

Saturday, July 20

Hamilton Kangaroos v Cobden

Port Fairy v Terang Mortlake

North Warrnambool Eagles v Camperdown

Warrnambool v Koroit

South Warrnambool v Portland

ROUND 14

Saturday, July 27

Terang Mortlake v Hamilton Kangaroos

Camperdown v Port Fairy

Warrnambool v North Warrnambool Eagles

Cobden v South Warrnambool

Portland v Koroit

ROUND 15

Saturday, August 3

Hamilton Kangaroos v Camperdown

Port Fairy v Warrnambool

Koroit v North Warrnambool Eagles

South Warrnambool v Terang Mortlake

Portland v Cobden

ROUND 16

Saturday, August 10

Warrnambool v Hamilton Kangaroos

North Warrnambool Eagles v Port Fairy

Camperdown v South Warrnambool

Terang Mortlake v Portland

Cobden v Koroit

ROUND 17

Saturday, August 17

Hamilton Kangaroos v North Warrnambool Eagles

Koroit v Port Fairy

South Warrnambool v Warrnambool

Portland v Camperdown

Cobden v Terang Mortlake

ROUND 18

Saturday, August 24

Port Fairy v Hamilton Kangaroos

North Warrnambool Eagles v South Warrnambool

Warrnambool v Portland

Camperdown v Cobden

Terang Mortlake v Koroit

FINALS

QUALIFYING FINAL

Saturday, August 31

ELIMINATION FINAL

Sunday, September 1

SECOND SEMI-FINAL

Saturday, September 7

FIRST SEMI-FINAL

Sunday, September 8

PRELIMINARY FINAL

Saturday, September 14

GRAND FINAL

Saturday, September 21