Penola has been allocated a home match against Millicent in its first game of the second season of the Limestone Coast Football Netball League.
The Eagles and the Saints will meet at McCorquindale Park on March 29 in the first meeting of the clubs in 37 years.
Penola announced last April it would join the re-badged Western Border Football League in 2025 citing several reasons.
McCorquindale Park is no stranger to blockbuster sporting events as it hosted a Crows trial game in 1998 and the Olympic Torch Relay in 2000.
A crackerjack contest is assured with Penola active on the recruitment front over summer.
Millicent has lost several players to the Mid South East Football League but welcomed the return of past premiership player Dylan Bromley as well as Kalangadoo skipper Sam McManus as its new assistant coach.
The LCFNL season will be spread over seven months culminating in the grand final on September 20.
This date is a week before the AFL grand final is played in Melbourne.
However, the LCFNL season decider will clash directly with the two grand finals of the two neighbouring leagues: the MSEFL and the Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara.
To accommodate the seven clubs, the LCFNL home and away season will consist of 19 rounds with a number of byes.
As is customary, no games have been scheduled during the annual SE Zone Carnival on June 7 nor for the yearly South Australian Country Football Championships at Port Pirie on July 12.
There is only one game over the Easter weekend and that is set down for the sacred day of Good Friday.
Reigning premiers West Gambier will host South Gambier at Malseed Park on April 18.
Anzac Day follows a week later on April 25 and the Demons will welcome North Gambier to Blue Lake Sports Park for their traditional meeting.
The two other round three matches will be played the following day.
Following a request from the SANFL hierachy, the LCFNL will not play games on April 12 at the same time as the third annual AFL Gather Round.
All 18 AFL clubs will play in Adelaide and the Barossa Valley around this time with most of the nine games certain to sell out.
The timing of the various byes will impact on the fortunes of reigning wooden spooners East Gambier.
The Bulldogs play in the opening round on March 29 but will have almost a month to wait for their second match.
The red and blacks will be cooling their heels until April 26 owing to a scheduled bye, AFL Gather Round and Easter.
