The West Coast Eagles are set for a Gather Round clash against Geelong at Norwood Oval next season.

The AFL on Wednesday confirmed the fixture for the showpiece round, with the Eagles locked into a Sunday midday match.

West Coast will be the away team against the Cats in the 12.00pm local time (10.30am AWST) bounce down on Sunday April 12.

The Gather Round festival of footy, which takes place during school holidays, will be round five in the AFL fixture.

Tickets will go on sale to members from Wednesday, 3 December. General public on-sale will begin the following day, Thursday, 4 December.

The full 2026 AFL fixture will be released on Thursday.