Essendon will begin its 2019 VFL campaign with a trip to Skybus Stadium to face Frankston on Sunday, April 7.

Renamed the 2019 Hard Yakka/Totally Workwear VFL, the newly revealed fixture will see the Bombers play at least seven games at Windy Hill as they look to build on an impressive 2018 campaign which saw them reach a preliminary final.

In a win for Essendon fans, just one VFL game (round 18 against Sandringham) will clash with an AFL match (round 20 against Port Adelaide), while there will be a total of seven double-headers featuring the Bombers' VFL and VFLW sides.

Click here to view the 2019 VFLW fixture

A potential curtain-raiser to Essendon's annual Country Match against Geelong at the MCG is also in discussions. While a VFL match between the two sides is locked in a few hours before the blockbuster AFL clash on Sunday, May 5, the venue is yet to be confirmed.

A total of four Essendon VFL games will be broadcast live on Channel 7, including the matches against Geelong (round five), Northern Blues (round nine), Port Melbourne (round 12) and Werribee (round 13).

Essendon's 2019 VFL fixture:

RoundDateOpponentVenueHome/AwayLocal Time
1Sunday, April 7FrankstonSkybus StadiumAway2:00pm
2Bye
3Saturday, April 20North MelbourneAvalon Airport OvalAway11:00am
4Saturday, April 27CollingwoodWindy HillHome2:00pm
5Sunday, May 5GeelongMCG/Windy Hill (TBC)Home11:40am*
6Saturday, May 11Casey DemonsWindy HillHome2:00pm
7Sunday, May 19SandringhamTrevor Barker Beach OvalAway2:10pm
8Saturday, May 25RichmondSwinburne CentreAway2:30pm
9Sunday, June 2Northern BluesWindy HillHome11:40am*
10Bye
11Saturday, June 15Box HillWindy HillHome2:00pm
12Sunday, June 23Port MelbourneAdcon StadiumAway2:10pm*
13Sunday, June 30WerribeeAvalon Airport OvalAway11:40am*
14Sunday, July 7CoburgPiranha ParkAway12:30pm
15Saturday, July 13North MelbourneWindy HillHome12:00pm
16Bye
17Saturday, July 27WilliamstownPoint GellibrandAway2:00pm
18Saturday, August 3SandringhamWindy HillHome2:00pm
19Saturday, August 10FootscrayVictoria University Whitten OvalAway1:00pm
20Saturday, August 17RichmondWindy HillHome2:00pm
21Date TBCGeelongGMHBA StadiumAwayTime TBC

*Channel 7 broadcast game