The Bendigo Pioneers NAB League Girls team will play two extra games in the 2022 season.
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The home and away season has been extended to 10 rounds, with the Pioneers to play nine games, starting this Saturday in Yarrawonga against the Murray Bushrangers.
"The 2022 NAB League Girls competition is commencing earlier this year to more closely align to the NAB AFLW season,'' the AFL said in a statement.
"This means the season will conclude prior to the NAB AFLW National Championships for under-18 girls in April.
"In further changes this year, there will be two additional home-and-away matches per team and longer quarters (increase from 17 minutes to 20 minutes), providing players with more experience at the elite talent pathway level and exposure to AFLW recruiters."
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The Pioneers don't have a favourable fixture, with just two of their nine matches on home soil.
One of the highlights of the season for the Pioneers will be playing a VFLW curtain-raiser against Calder Cannons on February 26.
Bendigo Pioneers' NAB League Girls fixture:
Round one - January 22
v Murray Bushrangers at Yarrawonga, 1pm
Round two - January 29
v GWV Rebels at Epsom, 12pm
Round three - February 6
v Dandenong at Highgate, 11am
Round four - February 12
v Western Jets at Highgate, 12pm
Round five - February 19
v Gippsland Power at Churchill, 11.30am
Round six - February 26
v Calder Cannons, venue TBC (VFLW curtain-raiser)
Round seven - March 6
v Murray Bushrangers at Epsom, 12pm
Round eight - bye
Round nine - March 20
v Tasmania at North Hobart, 11am
Round 10 - March 27v Geelong Falcons at Deakin University, 11am
Semi-finals - April 2-3
Grand final - April 9-10
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