▁fi xture ▁for ▁this ▁season ▁was ▁officially ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁fi xture ▁included : ▁ ▁Each ▁team ▁played ▁twenty - two ▁matches ▁over ▁twenty - three ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁Each ▁team ▁had ▁one ▁by e , ▁located ▁between ▁r ounds ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 3 . ▁This ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁practice ▁to ▁the ▁split ▁round ▁concept , ▁which ▁( p rior ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁saw ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁mid - season ▁r ounds ▁played ▁over ▁two ▁weeks , ▁giving ▁each ▁team ▁one ▁week ▁off . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁concern ▁over ▁one - s ided ▁matches ▁featuring ▁the ▁two ▁new est ▁teams ▁( ▁and ▁), ▁their ▁fi xt ures ▁were ▁adjust ed ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁played ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁teams ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁only ▁once . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁each ▁Victor ian ▁team ▁travel led ▁inter state ▁at ▁least ▁five ▁times , ▁and ▁each ▁team ▁travel led ▁to ▁Per th ▁at ▁least ▁once . ▁ ▁Bl und stone ▁Arena , ▁Black town ▁International ▁Sports park ▁and ▁Š k oda ▁Stadium ▁hosted ▁home ▁and ▁away ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁As ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁case ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁of ▁matches ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁floating ▁fi xture . ▁Ex act ▁dates ▁were ▁determined ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to