The AFL finals series will begin in nine days with a Thursday night blockbuster between Port Adelaide and Geelong at Adelaide Oval.
The league confirmed on Tuesday the Power's reward for finishing top of the ladder for the first time since 2004 would be a home qualifying final against the Cats.
The game, scheduled to start at 7:40pm AEST on October 1, will begin the finals series after a week's break.
A day later, the Brisbane Lions, who finished second on the ladder behind the Power for the third time in AFL history, will host Richmond at the Gabba.
The game will be a rematch of last year's qualifying final, in which the Tigers downed the Lions by 47 points at the same venue.
The loser of the match will face the winner of the elimination final between St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs.
That final will be a twilight game at the Gabba on Saturday, October 3.
AFL general manager of clubs and broadcasting, Travis Auld, said the scheduling for that game had been decided after consideration of St Kilda's request to play at the Gabba since the Saints had finished higher (sixth) on the ladder than the Bulldogs (seventh).
Because of border restrictions in Western Australia, Collingwood will have to quarantine in Perth for seven days before their elimination final against the West Coast Eagles on Saturday night, October 3.
