Saturday night football is making a return to Channel 7's screens, but with a twist.

Amid the new TV rights deal that saw Fox Footy claim rights to all nine AFL matches, including exclusivity to Saturday's contests, the popular broadcaster showcases its top-flight encounters on Thursday, Friday and Sundays.

The empty void left by Channel 7 on Saturday nights will now be filled by VFL contests, featuring in every round of the 2025 season. The match will be broadcast live and free by the Seven Network via 7mate in Victoria and 7plus Sport nationally from 7:00 pm.

"The introduction of weekly Saturday night football is a fantastic result for the Smithy's VFL, our clubs and supporters," said AFL Head of State League Competitions Jennie Loughnan.

"We are thrilled to be continuing our long-standing broadcast partnership with the Seven Network and look forward to showcasing the Smithy's VFL to more fans in prime-time.

"Twelve players who were VFL-listed during the 2024 season have been added to AFL lists and we are excited to watch more stars emerge this year.

"We are extremely grateful to our host venues for working with us to bring this concept to life and thank our clubs for their support."

Essendon's reserves will be on show the most, playing five Saturday night clashes in the first 13 rounds.

Rounds 14 onwards, despite the matchups being confirmed, have yet to have their times, venues and dates determined.

The Saturday night broadcast match will be played at multiple venues, including Port Melbourne's ETU Stadium, Carlton's IKON Park, Frankston's Kinetic Stadium and Footscray's Mission Whitten Oval.

VFL Saturday night fixtures R1-13

Round 1: Footscray Bulldogs vs Northern Bullants at Mission Whitten Oval
Round 2: Port Melbourne vs Frankston at ETU Stadium
Round 3: Carlton vs Southport Sharks at IKON Park
Round 4: Port Melbourne vs Essendon at ETU Stadium
Round 5: Essendon vs Collingwood at ETU Stadium
Round 6: Box Hill Hawks vs Richmond at Kinetic Stadium
Round 7: Carlton vs Sandringham at IKON Park
Round 8: Port Melbourne vs Geelong Cats at ETU Stadium
Round 9: Richmond vs Essendon at Kinetic Stadium
Round 10: Frankston vs Sandringham at Kinetic Stadium
Round 11: Collingwood vs Casey Demons at Mission Whitten Oval
Round 12: Casey Demons vs Essendon at ETU Stadium
Round 13: Frankston vs Essendon at Kinetic Stadium