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2025 AFL Women's season
Melbourne and Essendon players contest the football in round 8
Date14 August – 29 November 2025
Teams18
Attendance
Matches played81
Total attendance204,460 (2,524 per match)
Highest8,042 (round 1, Carlton v Collingwood)
Updated to the end of round 9.
← 2024

The 2025 AFL Women's season is the tenth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season features 18 clubs and will run from 14 August to 29 November, comprising a twelve-round home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top eight clubs.[1]

Background

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Players contest the football
Greater Western Sydney and Essendon players contest the football in round 1

In September 2024, Australian Football League (AFL) chief executive officer Andrew Dillon announced that the 2025 season would have an earlier start date than previous seasons to accommodate an extra home-and-away match,[2] and in November, AFL executive general manager Laura Kane announced that a twelve-match home-and-away season would be played over twelve weeks in 2025, abandoning the strategy of a compressed fixture trialled in 2024 where eleven matches were played over ten weeks.[3]

Coach appointments

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New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Ref.
Rhyce Shaw Gold Coast 21 January 2025 Cameron Joyce [4]

Club leadership

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Club Coach Leadership group
Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Other leader(s)
Adelaide Matthew Clarke[5] Sarah Allan, Ebony Marinoff Jessica Allan, Chelsea Biddell, Anne Hatchard, Eloise Jones[6]
Brisbane Craig Starcevich[7] Breanna Koenen Belle Dawes, Nat Grider Ally Anderson, Sophie Conway, Jade Ellenger, Cathy Svarc, Ruby Svarc[8]
Carlton Mathew Buck[9] Abbie McKay Mimi Hill Tara Bohanna, Harriet Cordner[10]
Collingwood Sam Wright[11] Ruby Schleicher Jordyn Allen Lauren Butler, Mikala Cann[12]
Essendon Natalie Wood[13] Steph Cain, Bonnie Toogood Maddi Gay Bess Keaney, Steph Wales[14]
Fremantle Lisa Webb[15] Ange Stannett Ashleigh Brazill Hayley Miller, Gabby Newton, Emma O'Driscoll, Áine Tighe[16]
Geelong Daniel Lowther[17] Meg McDonald Amy McDonald, Nina Morrison[18]
Gold Coast Rhyce Shaw[19] Niamh McLaughlin, Lucy Single Georgia Clayden, Meara Girvan, Lily Mithen, Charlie Rowbottom, Jamie Stanton[20]
Greater Western Sydney Cameron Bernasconi[21] Rebecca Beeson Tarni Evans, Alyce Parker, Katherine Smith[22]
Hawthorn Daniel Webster[23] Emily Bates Eliza West Jasmine Fleming, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Áine McDonagh, Jenna Richardson[24]
Melbourne Mick Stinear[25] Kate Hore Tyla Hanks Sarah Lampard, Paxy Paxman[26]
North Melbourne Darren Crocker[27] Jasmine Garner Ash Riddell Libby Birch, Nicole Bresnehan, Bella Eddey, Jasmine Ferguson[28]
Port Adelaide Lauren Arnell[29] Justine Mules-Robinson Amelie Borg, Julia Teakle Kirsty Lamb[30]
Richmond Ryan Ferguson[31] Katie Brennan Tessa Lavey, Gabby Seymour Monique Conti, Beth Lynch, Ellie McKenzie[32]
St Kilda Nick Dal Santo[33] Hannah Priest Serene Watson Nicola Barr, Molly McDonald, Georgia Patrikios, Tyanna Smith[34]
Sydney Scott Gowans[35] Lucy McEvoy, Chloe Molloy[36]
West Coast Daisy Pearce[37] Bella Lewis, Charlie Thomas Mikayla Western Alison Drennan, Dana Hooker[38]
Western Bulldogs Tamara Hyett[39] Deanna Berry Ellie Blackburn Elle Bennetts, Jess Fitzgerald, Elisabeth Georgostathis, Isabella Grant, Isabelle Pritchard, Louise Stephenson[40]

Pre-season

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All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au (fixture; results/report)

Official practice matches
Saturday, 2 August (9:00 am) Fremantle 1.9 (15) def. by St Kilda 2.10 (22) Victor George Kailis Oval
Saturday, 2 August (12:00 pm) North Melbourne 15.5 (95) def. Essendon 2.2 (14) Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday, 2 August (12:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney 6.3 (39) def. by Carlton 8.12 (60) Blacktown ISP Oval
Saturday, 2 August (12:30 pm) Brisbane 7.7 (49) def. Sydney 5.6 (36) Brighton Homes Arena
Saturday, 2 August (8:00 pm) Gold Coast 1.3 (9) def. by Geelong 10.7 (67) People First Stadium
Saturday, 2 August (6:15 pm) West Coast 4.4 (28) drew with Western Bulldogs 4.4 (28) Mineral Resources Park
Sunday, 3 August (11:00 am) Adelaide 5.8 (38) def. by Melbourne 8.4 (52) Thomas Farms Oval
Sunday, 3 August (12:00 pm) Richmond 6.2 (38) def. by Hawthorn 10.15 (75) Ikon Park
Sunday, 3 August (1:30 pm) Port Adelaide 2.4 (16) def. by Collingwood 3.12 (30) Alberton Oval

Home-and-away season

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All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au

Round 1

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Round 1
Thursday, 14 August (7:15 pm) Carlton 6.9 (45) def. Collingwood 3.3 (21) Ikon Park (crowd: 8,042)
Thursday, 14 August (7:15 pm) West Coast 5.5 (35) def. Gold Coast 2.8 (20) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,453)
Friday, 15 August (6:15 pm) Sydney 8.10 (58) def. Richmond 5.8 (38) North Sydney Oval (crowd: 4,126)
Saturday, 16 August (3:35 pm) Geelong 3.3 (21) def. by North Melbourne 8.3 (51) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,764)
Saturday, 16 August (5:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 3.11 (29) def. by Essendon 13.7 (85) Corroboree Group Oval (crowd: 2,258)
Saturday, 16 August (7:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 1.8 (14) def. by Melbourne 9.8 (62) Mission Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,278)
Sunday, 17 August (12:40 pm) Brisbane 3.11 (29) def. by Hawthorn 4.9 (33) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 4,208)
Sunday, 17 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 6.5 (41) def. Adelaide 2.7 (19) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,670)
Sunday, 17 August (3:40 pm) Port Adelaide 3.6 (24) def. by Fremantle 7.4 (46) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,873)
  • The West Coast v Gold Coast match was originally scheduled to be played at Sullivan Logistics Stadium, but was moved to Mineral Resources Park due to safety concerns over the former's playing surface following frequent usage and persistent rainfall.[41]
  • Essendon's score of 13.7 (85) against Greater Western Sydney was its highest ever.[42]

Round 2

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Round 2
Saturday, 23 August (1:05 pm) Collingwood 4.9 (33) def. Greater Western Sydney 4.1 (25) Victoria Park (crowd: 1,542)
Saturday, 23 August (3:05 pm) Melbourne 13.11 (89) def. St Kilda 2.3 (15) Casey Fields (crowd: 2,152)
Saturday, 23 August (3:05 pm) Gold Coast 3.3 (21) def. by Sydney 15.13 (103) People First Stadium (crowd: 1,851)
Saturday, 23 August (3:05 pm) Fremantle 5.5 (35) def. by Brisbane 17.3 (105) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,103)
Saturday, 23 August (7:15 pm) Hawthorn 3.12 (30) def. Carlton 2.10 (22) Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 2,214)
Sunday, 24 August (12:35 pm) Richmond 3.3 (21) def. by Western Bulldogs 6.6 (42) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,760)
Sunday, 24 August (1:05 pm) North Melbourne 13.9 (87) def. Port Adelaide 2.3 (15) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 2,346)
Sunday, 24 August (2:35 pm) Essendon 4.7 (31) def. West Coast 4.2 (26) Windy Hill (crowd: 2,635)
Sunday, 24 August (2:35 pm) Adelaide 10.5 (65) def. Geelong 3.9 (27) Thomas Farms Oval (crowd: 3,088)
  • The Essendon v West Coast match was moved back from 1:05 pm to 2:35 pm and the Richmond v Western Bulldogs match was moved forward from 3:05 pm to 12:35 pm to allow Bulldogs fans to watch their AFLW and AFL teams play on the same day.[43]
  • St Kilda's 74-point loss to Melbourne was the biggest in its history.[44]
  • Chloe Molloy (Sydney) kicked seven goals against Gold Coast, an equal AFLW record.[45]
  • Sydney's score of 15.13 (103) against Gold Coast was its highest ever, and its 82-point win was the biggest in its history.[44]
  • Brisbane's score of 17.3 (105) against Fremantle was its highest ever.[44]
  • North Melbourne's 72-point win over Port Adelaide was the biggest in its history.[46]

Round 3

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Round 3 (Indigenous Round week 1)
Friday, 29 August (6:45 pm) Richmond 3.10 (28) def. by Essendon 6.7 (43) TIO Stadium (crowd: 5,892)
Saturday, 30 August (1:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney 2.10 (22) def. by Adelaide 7.12 (54) Henson Park (crowd: 1,556)
Saturday, 30 August (3:05 pm) St Kilda 4.4 (28) def. by West Coast 6.6 (42) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,438)
Saturday, 30 August (3:05 pm) Geelong 6.9 (45) def. by Sydney 7.8 (50) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,114)
Saturday, 30 August (4:35 pm) Port Adelaide 16.12 (108) def. Gold Coast 5.10 (40) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,162)
Saturday, 30 August (7:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 1.4 (10) def. by Hawthorn 2.2 (14) Mission Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,021)
Sunday, 31 August (1:05 pm) Collingwood 4.9 (33) def. by Melbourne 5.7 (37) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,794)
Sunday, 31 August (1:05 pm) Fremantle 2.2 (14) def. by North Melbourne 18.6 (114) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,708)
Sunday, 31 August (5:05 pm) Brisbane 6.8 (44) def. by Carlton 9.4 (58) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 2,805)
  • Port Adelaide's score of 16.12 (108) against Gold Coast was the highest in AFLW history (until it was surpassed by North Melbourne the following day[47]), and its 68-point win was the equal-highest in the club's history.[48]
  • Grace Campbell (Collingwood) had a shot at goal after the final siren to win the match against Melbourne, but kicked a behind.[49]
  • North Melbourne's score of 18.6 (114) against Fremantle was the highest in AFLW history, and its 100-point win was also a competition record.[47]
  • North Melbourne's win over Fremantle was its 15th consecutive win, breaking the AFLW record set by Melbourne in 2023.[47]

Round 4

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Round 4 (Indigenous Round week 2)
Saturday, 6 September (12:35 pm) Melbourne 8.9 (57) def. Richmond 2.8 (20) Casey Fields (crowd: 2,000)
Saturday, 6 September (1:05 pm) Gold Coast 7.10 (52) def. Greater Western Sydney 4.9 (33) People First Stadium (crowd: 839)
Saturday, 6 September (3:05 pm) Carlton 7.7 (49) def. Western Bulldogs 4.9 (33) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,826)
Saturday, 6 September (7:15 pm) Hawthorn 5.10 (40) def. St Kilda 2.5 (17) Cazalys Stadium (crowd: 2,017)
Sunday, 7 September (1:05 pm) Sydney 9.8 (62) def. Fremantle 5.7 (37) Henson Park (crowd: 4,564)
Sunday, 7 September (12:35 pm) Adelaide 6.2 (38) def. by Brisbane 6.5 (41) Norwood Oval (crowd: 1,517)
Sunday, 7 September (3:05 pm) North Melbourne 8.10 (58) def. Collingwood 2.1 (13) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,931)
Sunday, 7 September (3:05 pm) Essendon 4.3 (27) def. by Geelong 8.10 (58) Windy Hill (crowd: 2,359)
Sunday, 7 September (3:05 pm) West Coast 10.4 (64) def. Port Adelaide 7.3 (45) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,597)

Round 5

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Round 5
Saturday, 13 September (1:05 pm) Collingwood 6.7 (43) def. Sydney 2.5 (17) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,685)
Saturday, 13 September (2:35 pm) Carlton 10.11 (71) def. Gold Coast 4.1 (25) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,016)
Saturday, 13 September (2:35 pm) Port Adelaide 6.7 (43) def. Melbourne 5.11 (41) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,736)
Saturday, 13 September (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.2 (50) def. Western Bulldogs 3.11 (29) Corroboree Group Oval (crowd: 2,135)
Sunday, 14 September (1:05 pm) Essendon 1.2 (8) def. by St Kilda 9.6 (60) Windy Hill (crowd: 2,640)
Sunday, 14 September (1:05 pm) Richmond 4.5 (29) def. by Geelong 8.11 (59) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,351)
Sunday, 14 September (3:05 pm) Hawthorn 4.3 (27) def. by Adelaide 7.6 (48) Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 2,401)
Sunday, 14 September (3:05 pm) Brisbane 5.6 (36) def. by North Melbourne 10.5 (65) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 3,117)
Sunday, 14 September (3:05 pm) Fremantle 3.5 (23) def. West Coast 2.4 (16) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,502)
  • Greater Western Sydney's win over the Western Bulldogs ended a 14-match winless streak.[50]

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday, 20 September (12:35 pm) Collingwood 3.12 (30) def. by Hawthorn 5.9 (39) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,067)
Saturday, 20 September (12:35 pm) Port Adelaide 6.4 (40) def. by Geelong 6.9 (45) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,255)
Saturday, 20 September (2:35 pm) North Melbourne 12.7 (79) def. Carlton 4.2 (26) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 2,633)
Saturday, 20 September (1:05 pm) Fremantle 9.2 (56) def. Essendon 1.2 (8) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,580)
Sunday, 21 September (1:05 pm) Sydney 6.6 (42) def. by Greater Western Sydney 7.7 (49) Henson Park (crowd: 7,171)
Sunday, 21 September (1:05 pm) Melbourne 10.14 (74) def. West Coast 3.5 (23) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,557)
Sunday, 21 September (3:05 pm) Western Bulldogs 3.4 (22) def. by Brisbane 6.11 (47) Mission Whitten Oval (crowd: 1,521)
Sunday, 21 September (3:05 pm) St Kilda 6.7 (43) def. Richmond 5.6 (36) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,970)
Sunday, 21 September (5:05 pm) Gold Coast 5.4 (34) def. by Adelaide 7.8 (50) People First Stadium (crowd: 1,252)

Round 7

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Round 7
Thursday, 25 September (7:15 pm) Geelong 5.5 (35) def. by Hawthorn 6.6 (42) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 3,146)
Friday, 26 September (1:05 pm) Melbourne 13.15 (93) def. Gold Coast 0.6 (6) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,557)
Friday, 26 September (3:05 pm) Essendon 6.5 (41) def. by North Melbourne 10.11 (71) Windy Hill (crowd: 3,184)
Friday, 26 September (5:05 pm) Carlton 5.2 (32) def. Fremantle 3.5 (23) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,165)
Friday, 26 September (7:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.5 (65) def. Collingwood 1.2 (8) Mission Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,016)
Sunday, 28 September (1:05 pm) St Kilda 8.5 (53) def. Port Adelaide 6.6 (42) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,776)
Sunday, 28 September (2:35 pm) Adelaide 6.5 (41) def. Sydney 6.3 (39) Thomas Farms Oval (crowd: 2,829)
Sunday, 28 September (3:05 pm) Brisbane 7.12 (54) def. Richmond 3.2 (20) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 3,937)
Sunday, 28 September (3:05 pm) West Coast 11.9 (75) def. Greater Western Sydney 5.3 (33) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,457)
  • St Kilda trailed Port Adelaide by 27 points at three-quarter time and went on to win, recording the biggest comeback from a three-quarter time deficit in AFLW history.[51]
  • Ally Anderson (Brisbane) and Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) played their 100th AFLW matches in round 7, becoming the first players to do so.[52]
  • West Coast's score of 11.9 (75) against Greater Western Sydney was its highest ever.[53]

Round 8

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Round 8
Thursday, 2 October (7:15 pm) Hawthorn 5.3 (33) def. Fremantle 2.6 (18) Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 1,643)
Friday, 3 October (7:15 pm) Melbourne 5.6 (36) def. Essendon 3.4 (22) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,681)
Saturday, 4 October (1:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney 2.4 (16) def. by St Kilda 4.6 (30) Henson Park (crowd: 1,519)
Saturday, 4 October (3:05 pm) North Melbourne 13.10 (88) def. Sydney 3.2 (20) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 915)
Saturday, 4 October (5:05 pm) Gold Coast 2.3 (15) def. by Brisbane 11.17 (83) People First Stadium (crowd: 1,917)
Saturday, 4 October (6:45 pm) Port Adelaide 8.6 (54) def. Western Bulldogs 5.5 (35) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,444)
Sunday, 5 October (1:05 pm) Richmond 8.10 (58) def. Adelaide 6.11 (47) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,309)
Sunday, 5 October (3:05 pm) Geelong 5.7 (37) def. by Carlton 7.13 (55) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,907)
Sunday, 5 October (2:05 pm) West Coast 8.14 (62) def. Collingwood 2.5 (17) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 2,216)
  • Craig Starcevich (Brisbane) coached his 100th AFLW match against Gold Coast, becoming the first coach to do so.[54]
  • West Coast's 45-point win over Collingwood was the biggest in its history.[55]

Round 9

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Round 9 (Pride Round week 1)
Friday, 10 October (7:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67) def. Essendon 1.4 (10) Mission Whitten Oval (crowd: 4,234)
Saturday, 11 October (12:35 pm) Adelaide 7.6 (48) def. West Coast 4.7 (31) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,738)
Saturday, 11 October (3:05 pm) Geelong 11.6 (72) def. Greater Western Sydney 6.9 (45) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,509)
Saturday, 11 October (3:05 pm) Hawthorn 8.12 (60) def. Gold Coast 6.1 (37) Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 2,195)
Saturday, 11 October (4:05 pm) Brisbane 9.8 (62) def. Port Adelaide 4.9 (33) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 2,685)
Saturday, 11 October (7:15 pm) Richmond 2.2 (14) def. by North Melbourne 7.8 (50) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,321)
Sunday, 12 October (1:05 pm) Sydney 11.10 (76) def. Carlton 5.7 (37) Henson Park (crowd: 5,043)
Sunday, 12 October (3:05 pm) St Kilda 5.5 (35) def. Collingwood 1.6 (12) RSEA Park (crowd: 2,898)
Sunday, 12 October (2:05 pm) Fremantle 6.4 (40) def. Melbourne 5.5 (35) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,137)

Round 10

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Round 10 (Pride Round week 2)
Friday, 17 October (6:45 pm) Port Adelaide v Hawthorn Alberton Oval
Friday, 17 October (6:15 pm) West Coast v Geelong Sullivan Logistics Stadium
Saturday, 18 October (1:05 pm) Melbourne v Sydney Casey Fields
Saturday, 18 October (3:05 pm) North Melbourne v Adelaide Arden Street Oval
Saturday, 18 October (3:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Fremantle Henson Park
Saturday, 18 October (7:15 pm) Carlton v St Kilda Ikon Park
Sunday, 19 October (1:05 pm) Essendon v Brisbane Windy Hill
Sunday, 19 October (3:05 pm) Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park
Sunday, 19 October (4:05 pm) Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs Great Barrier Reef Arena

Round 11

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Round 11
Friday, 24 October (6:45 pm) Adelaide v Port Adelaide Norwood Oval
Saturday, 25 October (1:05 pm) Sydney v West Coast Henson Park
Saturday, 25 October (3:05 pm) Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill
Saturday, 25 October (2:05 pm) Fremantle v Richmond Fremantle Community Bank Oval
Saturday, 25 October (6:15 pm) Brisbane v Melbourne Brighton Homes Arena
Sunday, 26 October (1:05 pm) Western Bulldogs v Geelong Mars Stadium
Sunday, 26 October (1:05 pm) North Melbourne v St Kilda North Hobart Oval
Sunday, 26 October (3:05 pm) Carlton v Greater Western Sydney Ikon Park
Sunday, 26 October (3:05 pm) Gold Coast v Collingwood Bond University

Round 12

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Round 12
Friday, 31 October (7:15 pm) Hawthorn v North Melbourne Kinetic Stadium
Friday, 31 October (6:15 pm) West Coast v Carlton Sullivan Logistics Stadium
Saturday, 1 November (1:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Port Adelaide Henson Park
Saturday, 1 November (3:05 pm) Richmond v Gold Coast Ikon Park
Saturday, 1 November (5:05 pm) Sydney v Essendon C.ex Coffs International Stadium
Saturday, 1 November (7:15 pm) Geelong v Melbourne GMHBA Stadium
Sunday, 2 November (1:05 pm) Collingwood v Brisbane Victoria Park
Sunday, 2 November (3:05 pm) St Kilda v Western Bulldogs RSEA Park
Sunday, 2 November (4:35 pm) Adelaide v Fremantle Norwood Oval

Ladder

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Updated to the end of round 9.

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 North Melbourne (Q) 9 9 0 0 663 200 331.5 36 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (Q) 9 8 1 0 318 246 129.3 32
3 Melbourne 9 7 2 0 524 216 242.6 28
4 Brisbane 9 6 3 0 501 319 157.1 24
5 Adelaide 9 6 3 0 410 320 128.1 24
6 Carlton 9 6 3 0 395 368 107.3 24
7 St Kilda 9 6 3 0 322 304 105.9 24
8 West Coast 9 5 4 0 374 319 117.2 20
9 Sydney 9 5 4 0 467 399 117.0 20
10 Geelong 9 4 5 0 399 404 98.8 16
11 Fremantle 9 4 5 0 292 429 68.1 16
12 Western Bulldogs 9 3 6 0 317 315 100.6 12
13 Port Adelaide 9 3 6 0 404 473 85.4 12
14 Essendon 9 3 6 0 275 431 63.8 12
15 Greater Western Sydney 9 2 7 0 302 472 64.0 8
16 Collingwood 9 2 7 0 210 383 54.8 8
17 Richmond (E) 9 1 8 0 264 453 58.3 4
18 Gold Coast (E) 9 1 8 0 250 636 39.3 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for finals

Progression by round

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Updated to the end of round 9.

4 Finished the round in first place 0 Finished the round in last place
4 Finished the round inside the top eight
41 Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
North Melbourne 43 82 121 161 201 241 281 321 361
Hawthorn 49 85 125 164 165 203 243 283 322
Melbourne 41 81 122 162 162 202 242 282 283
Brisbane 010 46 49 89 89 127 167 205 244
Adelaide 015 48 86 88 126 164 204 207 245
Carlton 45 47 87 125 163 166 205 244 246
St Kilda 44 413 413 414 812 1210 169 208 247
West Coast 47 49 88 126 127 129 168 206 208
Sydney 48 83 123 163 164 165 166 169 209
Geelong 016 016 016 411 810 128 1210 1210 1610
Fremantle 46 412 414 416 814 1212 1212 1213 1611
Western Bulldogs 018 411 412 412 415 416 813 814 1212
Port Adelaide 013 018 410 410 811 813 814 1211 1213
Essendon 42 84 124 127 128 1211 1211 1212 1214
Greater Western Sydney 017 015 017 018 416 815 815 815 815
Collingwood 014 410 411 413 813 814 816 816 816
Richmond 011 014 015 017 018 018 018 417 417
Gold Coast 012 017 018 415 417 417 417 418 418

Source: Australian Football

Home match attendance

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Updated to the end of round 9.

The following table includes all home match attendance figures from the home-and-away season.

Team Hosted Total Highest Lowest Average
2024[56] 2025[57] Change
Adelaide 4 10,172 3,088 1,517 2,862 2,543
Brisbane 5 16,752 4,208 2,685 3,439 3,350
Carlton 4 15,049 8,042 2,016 1,974 3,762
Collingwood 4 9,088 2,794 1,542 2,196 2,272
Essendon 4 10,818 3,184 2,359 3,226 2,705
Fremantle 5 11,030 2,708 1,580 2,226 2,206
Geelong 5 13,440 3,146 2,114 2,733 2,688
Gold Coast 4 5,859 1,917 839 1,634 1,465
Greater Western Sydney 4 7,468 2,258 1,519 1,369 1,867
Hawthorn 5 10,470 2,401 1,643 2,430 2,094
Melbourne 5 9,947 2,681 1,557 1,740 1,989
North Melbourne 4 7,825 2,633 915 1,821 1,956
Port Adelaide 5 12,470 2,873 2,162 3,013 2,494
Richmond 5 13,633 5,892 1,309 1,772 2,727
St Kilda 5 9,742 2,898 1,428 1,724 1,948
Sydney 4 20,904 7,171 4,126 3,613 5,226
West Coast 4 6,723 2,216 1,453 2,757 1,681
Western Bulldogs 5 13,070 4,234 1,521 6,683 2,614
Total/overall 81 204,460 8,042 839 2,658 2,524

Source: Australian Football

Win–loss table

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Updated to the end of round 9.

The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Home matches are in bold, and opponents are listed above the margins.

+ Win Qualified for finals
− Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated
Team Home-and-away season Ladder Finals series
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 F1 F2 F3 GF
Adelaide STK
−22		 GEE
+38		 GWS
+32		 BRI
−3		 HAW
+21		 GC
+16		 SYD
+2		 RIC
–11		 WC
+17		 NM PA FRE 5
(6–3–0)
Brisbane HAW
−4		 FRE
+70		 CAR
−14		 ADE
+3		 NM
−29		 WB
+25		 RIC
+34		 GC
+68		 PA
+29		 ESS MEL COL 4
(6–3–0)
Carlton COL
+24		 HAW
−8		 BRI
+14		 WB
+16		 GC
+46		 NM
−53		 FRE
+9		 GEE
+18		 SYD
–39		 STK GWS WC 6
(6–3–0)
Collingwood CAR
−24		 GWS
+8		 MEL
−4		 NM
−45		 SYD
+26		 HAW
−9		 WB
−57		 WC
−45		 STK
–23		 RIC GC BRI 16
(2–7–0)
Essendon GWS
+56		 WC
+5		 RIC
+15		 GEE
−31		 STK
−52		 FRE
−48		 NM
−30		 MEL
–14		 WB
–57		 BRI HAW SYD 14
(3–6–0)
Fremantle PA
+22		 BRI
−70		 NM
−100		 SYD
−25		 WC
+7		 ESS
+48		 CAR
−9		 HAW
–15		 MEL
+5		 GWS RIC ADE 11
(4–5–0)
Geelong NM
−30		 ADE
−38		 SYD
−5		 ESS
+31		 RIC
+30		 PA
+5		 HAW
−7		 CAR
–18		 GWS
+27		 WC WB MEL 10
(4–5–0)
Gold Coast WC
−15		 SYD
−82		 PA
−68		 GWS
+19		 CAR
−46		 ADE
−16		 MEL
−87		 BRI
–68		 HAW
–23		 WB COL RIC 18
(1–8–0)
Greater Western Sydney ESS
−56		 COL
−8		 ADE
−32		 GC
−19		 WB
+21		 SYD
+7		 WC
−42		 STK
−14		 GEE
–27		 FRE CAR PA 15
(2–7–0)
Hawthorn BRI
+4		 CAR
+8		 WB
+4		 STK
+23		 ADE
−21		 COL
+9		 GEE
+7		 FRE
+15		 GC
+23		 PA ESS NM 2
(8–1–0)
Melbourne WB
+48		 STK
+74		 COL
+4		 RIC
+37		 PA
−2		 WC
+51		 GC
+87		 ESS
+14		 FRE
–5		 SYD BRI GEE 3
(7–2–0)
North Melbourne GEE
+30		 PA
+72		 FRE
+100		 COL
+45		 BRI
+29		 CAR
+53		 ESS
+30		 SYD
+68		 RIC
+36		 ADE STK HAW 1
(9–0–0)
Port Adelaide FRE
−22		 NM
−72		 GC
+68		 WC
−19		 MEL
+2		 GEE
−5		 STK
−11		 WB
+19		 BRI
−29		 HAW ADE GWS 13
(3–6–0)
Richmond SYD
−20		 WB
−21		 ESS
−15		 MEL
−37		 GEE
−30		 STK
−7		 BRI
−34		 ADE
+11		 NM
–36		 COL FRE GC 17
(1–8–0)
St Kilda ADE
+22		 MEL
−74		 WC
−14		 HAW
−23		 ESS
+52		 RIC
+7		 PA
+11		 GWS
+14		 COL
+23		 CAR NM WB 7
(6–3–0)
Sydney RIC
+20		 GC
+82		 GEE
+5		 FRE
+25		 COL
−26		 GWS
−7		 ADE
−2		 NM
–68		 CAR
+39		 MEL WC ESS 9
(5–4–0)
West Coast GC
+15		 ESS
−5		 STK
+14		 PA
+19		 FRE
−7		 MEL
−51		 GWS
+42		 COL
+45		 ADE
−17		 GEE SYD CAR 8
(5–4–0)
Western Bulldogs MEL
−48		 RIC
+21		 HAW
−4		 CAR
−16		 GWS
−21		 BRI
−25		 COL
+57		 PA
–19		 ESS
+57		 WB GEE WB 12
(3–6–0)

Source: Australian Football

Season notes

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  • West Coast won five home-and-away matches for the first time in its history.[55]

Coach departures

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Matthew Clarke sitting in the back of a vehicle
Dual Adelaide premiership coach Matthew Clarke announced leading into the season that 2025 would be his final season as coach.
Outgoing coach Club Manner of departure Date of departure Caretaker coach Incoming coach Date of appointment
Matthew Clarke Adelaide Stepping down at end of season[58] —

Leading goalkickers

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Updated to the end of round 9.

1 Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
11 Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
– Did not play during that round
# Player Team Home-and-away season
(AFL Women's leading goalkicker) 		Finals series Total Games Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 F1 F2 F3 GF
1 Chloe Molloy Sydney 44 711 112 214 115 015 217 017 219 19 9 2.11
2 Jasmine Garner North Melbourne 11 67 18 –8 19 211 112 416 218 18 8 2.25
3 Blaithin Bogue North Melbourne 22 13 47 18 311 112 214 115 217 17 9 1.89
4 Tahlia Randall North Melbourne 00 11 34 26 28 210 111 314 216 16 9 1.78
Indy Tahau Port Adelaide 00 00 33 25 38 210 111 415 116 16 9 1.78
6 Kate Hore Melbourne 22 13 25 27 310 212 214 014 115 15 9 1.67
Aishling Moloney Geelong 00 22 35 27 18 19 211 213 215 15 9 1.67
8 Gemma Houghton Port Adelaide 00 22 46 17 18 19 211 112 214 14 9 1.56
Áine McDonagh Hawthorn 22 13 03 25 16 28 210 111 314 14 9 1.56
10 Taylor Smith Brisbane 11 23 14 26 06 28 19 312 113 13 9 1.44

Source: Australian Football

See also

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