2025 AFL season
| 2025 AFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 March—27 September 2025 |
| Teams | 18 |
The 2025 AFL season is the upcoming 129th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest-level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season will feature 18 clubs and run from 6 March to 27 September.[1]
Background
[edit]In September 2022, the AFL announced a seven-year, $4.5 billion broadcast rights deal with the Seven Network, Foxtel and Telstra, the biggest sports broadcast rights deal in Australian history, effective from the 2025 season.[2] Key points of the deal included:
- Seven and its streaming service 7plus would broadcast Thursday night, Friday night, Sunday afternoon and all marquee matches, with the first 16[a] rounds of the home-and-away season featuring Thursday night matches.[3]
- Foxtel and its streaming service Kayo would broadcast every match of the season outside of the grand final,[3] and would utilise its own commentary teams and graphics for all matches for the first time;[5] another Foxtel streaming service, Binge, would also simulcast some matches and include other Foxtel football programs.[6]
- All Saturday matches outside of marquee matches would be exclusive to Foxtel and Kayo for the first eight rounds of the season, while all Saturday night matches in the last eight rounds of the season would be exclusive to Seven.[3]
- Seven would broadcast matches involving non-Victorian clubs live into their local markets, outside of select matches on delay.[3]
In October 2024, the AFL announced that a match between the Indigenous All-Stars and Fremantle would take place at Optus Stadium in February 2025, marking the first Indigenous All-Stars match since 2015.[7] Ahead of the season's fixture release in November, the AFL further elaborated that the season would feature Thursday night matches in 23 of the 25 rounds, with each of the first 16 rounds plus seven other rounds, as part of a floating fixture to be determined later in the season, having matches on Thursday nights.[4] The following day, the AFL announced the addition on Sunday night matches as a semi-regular fixture in 2025, with nine of the first 16 rounds featuring a Sunday night match.[8] North Melbourne also announced that it would play two of its home matches each season in Western Australia from 2025 to 2027,[b] as part of a deal with the AFL, Tourism Western Australia and the Western Australian government to provide financial security to the club, as well as its strategy to exit its existing deal to play home matches in Tasmania, where it had played at least two per season since 2012; in 2025, the club will play its Western Australia home matches consecutively, in rounds 13 and 14, and two matches in Tasmania as part of the final year of the club's deal with the state.[9] In the same month, Adelaide[10] and St Kilda unveiled new club logos,[11] while Gold Coast unveiled a new logo and playing guernseys as part of a complete rebrand of the club.[12]
The season will begin on 6 March with a match between reigning premiers the Brisbane Lions and Geelong, during which the Lions will unfurl their 2024 premiership flag.[13] The match will be one of four played in Opening Round, an initiative introduced in 2024, where the New South Wales and Queensland clubs (Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney and Sydney) would contest matches against four Victorian clubs (Geelong, Essendon, Collingwood and Hawthorn, respectively in 2025) to open the season; all eight clubs would then have a bye before round 5 so that all clubs would have played the same number of matches leading into Gather Round.[14] The Western Bulldogs will host a match against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 2, its first home match at the venue since 2009, to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of its entry into the VFL/AFL.[15] In round 5, Gather Round, which will be played in South Australia for the third consecutive year, will feature matches in the Barossa Valley region for the first time, with two matches to be played at Barossa Park, a new $40 million recreational facility in Lyndoch, along with two matches at Norwood Oval and the other five at Adelaide Oval, including two separately ticketed matches on the Saturday.[16] Hawthorn will also host a match to celebrate its 100-year anniversary in the VFL/AFL, against Richmond in round 8.[17]
In round 11, during Sir Doug Nicholls Round, the Dreamtime at the 'G match between Essendon and Richmond was moved to the Friday night primetime slot for the first time, having traditionally been held on a Saturday night during the round;[18] a double-header will be held the following day at Marvel Stadium, featuring several Sir Doug Nicholls Round activations in the Docklands precinct throughout the day.[8]
Coach appointments
[edit]| New coach | Club | Date of appointment | Previous coach | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McQualter | West Coast | 30 September 2024 | Adam Simpson | [19] |
| Dean Cox | Sydney | 26 November 2024 | John Longmire | [20] |
Pre-season
[edit]Indigenous All-Stars match
[edit]| Indigenous All-Stars match | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 February (time TBC) | Indigenous All-Stars | v | Fremantle | Optus Stadium | |
| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 |
Polly Farmer Medal: | ||||
Practice matches
[edit]All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au
| Official practice matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 25 February (7:10 pm) | Geelong | v | Essendon | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Wednesday, 26 February (7:10 pm) | Richmond | v | Collingwood | Ikon Park | |
| Thursday, 27 February (5:20 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Western Bulldogs | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
| Thursday, 27 February (7:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Adelaide | Brighton Homes Arena | |
| Friday, 28 February (5:20 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Carlton | Manuka Oval | |
| Friday, 28 February (7:10 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Sydney | People First Stadium | |
| Saturday, 1 March (3:10 pm) | St Kilda | v | Port Adelaide | RSEA Park | |
| Saturday, 1 March (3:10 pm) | West Coast | v | North Melbourne | Hands Oval | |
| Sunday, 2 March (3:10 pm) | Fremantle | v | Melbourne | Lane Group Stadium | |
Home-and-away season
[edit]All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au
Opening Round
[edit]| Opening Round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 6 March (6:50 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Geelong | The Gabba | |
| Friday, 7 March (7:40 pm) | Sydney | v | Hawthorn | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 8 March (4:15 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Essendon | People First Stadium | |
| Sunday, 9 March (3:20 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Collingwood | Engie Stadium | |
| Bye |
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Round 1
[edit]| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 13 March (7:30 pm) | Richmond | v | Carlton | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Friday, 14 March (7:40 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Essendon | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 15 March (1:20 pm) | Geelong | v | Fremantle | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Saturday, 15 March (4:15 pm) | Sydney | v | Brisbane Lions | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 15 March (7:35 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | North Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | |
| Saturday, 15 March (7:35 pm) | Collingwood | v | Port Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 16 March (12:05 pm) | Adelaide | v | St Kilda | Adelaide Oval | |
| Sunday, 16 March (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | Greater Western Sydney | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 16 March (3:10 pm) | West Coast | v | Gold Coast | Optus Stadium | |
Round 2
[edit]| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 20 March (7:30 pm) | Carlton | v | Hawthorn | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Friday, 21 March (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Collingwood | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 22 March (1:20 pm) | Essendon | v | Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 22 March (3:45 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Richmond | Adelaide Oval | |
| Saturday, 22 March (7:35 pm) | St Kilda | v | Geelong | Marvel Stadium | |
| Sunday, 23 March (12:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | West Coast | The Gabba | |
| Sunday, 23 March (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | |
| Sunday, 23 March (3:10 pm) | Fremantle | v | Sydney | Optus Stadium | |
| Bye |
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Round 3
[edit]| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 27 March (7:30 pm) | Essendon | v | Port Adelaide | Marvel Stadium | |
| Friday, 28 March (7:40 pm) | Carlton | v | Western Bulldogs | Marvel Stadium | |
| Saturday, 29 March (1:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | Gold Coast | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 29 March (4:15 pm) | St Kilda | v | Richmond | Marvel Stadium | |
| Saturday, 29 March (7:35 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Greater Western Sydney | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
| Sunday, 30 March (2:50 pm) | Adelaide | v | North Melbourne | Adelaide Oval | |
| Sunday, 30 March (3:10 pm) | West Coast | v | Fremantle | Optus Stadium | |
| Bye |
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Round 4
[edit]| Round 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 3 April (7:30 pm) | Collingwood | v | Carlton | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Friday, 4 April (7:40 pm) | Geelong | v | Melbourne | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Saturday, 5 April (12:20 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Adelaide | People First Stadium | |
| Saturday, 5 April (4:15 pm) | Richmond | v | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 5 April (7:35 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Sydney | Marvel Stadium | |
| Sunday, 6 April (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | West Coast | Engie Stadium | |
| Sunday, 6 April (2:50 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | St Kilda | Adelaide Oval | |
| Sunday, 6 April (3:10 pm) | Fremantle | v | Western Bulldogs | Optus Stadium | |
| Bye |
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Round 5
[edit]| Round 5 (Gather Round) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 10 April (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | v | Geelong | Adelaide Oval | |
| Friday, 11 April (7:10 pm) | Collingwood | v | Sydney | Adelaide Oval | |
| Saturday, 12 April (12:05 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Gold Coast | Barossa Park | |
| Saturday, 12 April (12:50 pm) | Carlton | v | West Coast | Adelaide Oval | |
| Saturday, 12 April (3:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Brisbane Lions | Norwood Oval | |
| Saturday, 12 April (7:05 pm) | Melbourne | v | Essendon | Adelaide Oval | |
| Sunday, 13 April (12:05 pm) | Richmond | v | Fremantle | Barossa Park | |
| Sunday, 13 April (2:50 pm) | St Kilda | v | Greater Western Sydney | Norwood Oval | |
| Sunday, 13 April (6:50 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Hawthorn | Adelaide Oval | |
Round 6
[edit]| Round 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 17 April (7:30 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Collingwood | The Gabba | |
| Friday, 18 April (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Carlton | Marvel Stadium | |
| Friday, 18 April (4:10 pm) | West Coast | v | Essendon | Optus Stadium | |
| Saturday, 19 April (1:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | Fremantle | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 19 April (3:45 pm) | Adelaide | v | Greater Western Sydney | Adelaide Oval | |
| Saturday, 19 April (7:35 pm) | Richmond | v | Gold Coast | Marvel Stadium | |
| Sunday, 20 April (3:20 pm) | Sydney | v | Port Adelaide | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 20 April (7:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | St Kilda | Marvel Stadium | |
| Monday, 21 April (3:20 pm) | Geelong | v | Hawthorn | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Round 7
[edit]| Round 7 (Anzac Appeal Round) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 24 April (7:30 pm) | Melbourne | v | Richmond | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Friday, 25 April (3:20 pm) | Collingwood | v | Essendon | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Friday, 25 April (6:10 pm) | Fremantle | v | Adelaide | Optus Stadium | |
| Saturday, 26 April (1:20 pm) | St Kilda | v | Brisbane Lions | Marvel Stadium | |
| Saturday, 26 April (3:45 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | North Melbourne | Adelaide Oval | |
| Saturday, 26 April (7:35 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Western Bulldogs | Manuka Oval | |
| Sunday, 27 April (1:10 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Sydney | People First Stadium | |
| Sunday, 27 April (3:20 pm) | Carlton | v | Geelong | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 27 April (4:40 pm) | Hawthorn | v | West Coast | Marvel Stadium | |
Round 8
[edit]| Round 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 1 May (7:30 pm) | Essendon | v | North Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | |
| Friday, 2 May (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | v | Fremantle | Marvel Stadium | |
| Saturday, 3 May (1:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Port Adelaide | Mars Stadium | |
| Saturday, 3 May (3:45 pm) | Adelaide | v | Carlton | Adelaide Oval | |
| Saturday, 3 May (7:35 pm) | Collingwood | v | Geelong | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 3 May (5:35 pm) | West Coast | v | Melbourne | Optus Stadium | |
| Sunday, 4 May (1:10 pm) | Sydney | v | Greater Western Sydney | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 4 May (3:20 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Richmond | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 4 May (7:20 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Gold Coast | The Gabba | |
Round 9
[edit]| Round 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 8 May (6:10 pm) | Fremantle | v | Collingwood | Optus Stadium | |
| Friday, 9 May (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | v | Carlton | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 10 May (1:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | Hawthorn | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 10 May (4:15 pm) | Essendon | v | Sydney | Marvel Stadium | |
| Saturday, 10 May (7:35 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Western Bulldogs | TIO Stadium | |
| Saturday, 10 May (7:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | |
| Sunday, 11 May (1:10 pm) | Richmond | v | West Coast | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 11 May (3:20 pm) | Geelong | v | Greater Western Sydney | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Sunday, 11 May (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Brisbane Lions | Ninja Stadium | |
Round 10
[edit]| Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 15 May (7:30 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Hawthorn | TIO Stadium | |
| Friday, 16 May (7:40 pm) | Sydney | v | Carlton | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 17 May (1:20 pm) | Collingwood | v | Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 17 May (3:45 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Geelong | Adelaide Oval | |
| Saturday, 17 May (4:15 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Fremantle | Engie Stadium | |
| Saturday, 17 May (7:35 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Essendon | Marvel Stadium | |
| Sunday, 18 May (1:10 pm) | Richmond | v | North Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 18 May (3:20 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Melbourne | The Gabba | |
| Sunday, 18 May (2:40 pm) | West Coast | v | St Kilda | Optus Stadium | |
Round 11
[edit]| Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 22 May (7:30 pm) | Geelong | v | Western Bulldogs | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Friday, 23 May (7:40 pm) | Essendon | v | Richmond | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 24 May (12:35 pm) | Carlton | v | Greater Western Sydney | Marvel Stadium | |
| Saturday, 24 May (4:15 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 24 May (7:35 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Collingwood | Marvel Stadium | |
| Saturday, 24 May (6:10 pm) | Fremantle | v | Port Adelaide | Optus Stadium | |
| Sunday, 25 May (1:10 pm) | Adelaide | v | West Coast | Adelaide Oval | |
| Sunday, 25 May (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | Sydney | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 25 May (4:40 pm) | St Kilda | v | Gold Coast | Marvel Stadium | |
Round 12
[edit]| Round 12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 29 May (7:30 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Essendon | The Gabba | |
| Friday, 30 May (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | v | Hawthorn | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 31 May (1:20 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Fremantle | People First Stadium | |
| Saturday, 31 May (4:15 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Richmond | Engie Stadium | |
| Saturday, 31 May (7:35 pm) | Sydney | v | Adelaide | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Sunday, 1 June (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | St Kilda | TIO Traeger Park | |
| Sunday, 1 June (5:20 pm) | West Coast | v | Geelong | Optus Stadium | |
| Bye |
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Round 13
[edit]| Round 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 5 June (7:30 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Hawthorn | Marvel Stadium | |
| Friday, 6 June (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | v | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide Oval | |
| Saturday, 7 June (1:20 pm) | Richmond | v | Sydney | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 7 June (4:15 pm) | Geelong | v | Gold Coast | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Saturday, 7 June (7:35 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Port Adelaide | Engie Stadium | |
| Sunday, 8 June (1:20 pm) | North Melbourne | v | West Coast | Hands Oval | |
| Sunday, 8 June (7:20 pm) | Carlton | v | Essendon | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Monday, 9 June (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | Collingwood | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Bye |
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Round 14
[edit]| Round 14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 12 June (7:30 pm) | St Kilda | v | Western Bulldogs | Marvel Stadium | |
| Friday, 13 June (7:40 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Adelaide | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
| Saturday, 14 June (1:20 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Greater Western Sydney | The Gabba | |
| Saturday, 14 June (4:15 pm) | Essendon | v | Geelong | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 14 June (5:35 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Fremantle | Optus Stadium | |
| Sunday, 15 June (2:50 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Melbourne | Adelaide Oval | |
| Sunday, 15 June (4:10 pm) | West Coast | v | Carlton | Optus Stadium | |
| Bye |
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Round 15
[edit]| Round 15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 19 June (6:10 pm) | Fremantle | v | Essendon | Optus Stadium | |
| Friday, 20 June (7:40 pm) | Geelong | v | Brisbane Lions | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Saturday, 21 June (1:20 pm) | Carlton | v | North Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Saturday, 21 June (3:45 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Sydney | Adelaide Oval | |
| Saturday, 21 June (7:35 pm) | Collingwood | v | St Kilda | Marvel Stadium | |
| Sunday, 22 June (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Gold Coast | Engie Stadium | |
| Sunday, 22 June (3:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Richmond | Marvel Stadium | |
| Bye |
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Round 16
[edit]Round 17
[edit]Round 18
[edit]Round 19
[edit]Round 20
[edit]Round 21
[edit]Round 22
[edit]Round 23
[edit]Round 24
[edit]Ladder
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 3 | Carlton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 4 | Collingwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 5 | Essendon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 6 | Fremantle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 7 | Geelong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 8 | Gold Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 9 | Greater Western Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 11 | Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 13 | Port Adelaide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 14 | Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 15 | St Kilda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 16 | Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 17 | West Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 18 | Western Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
Progression by round
[edit]| 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 | O | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collingwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Essendon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fremantle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geelong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greater Western Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawthorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Richmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| West Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Bulldogs |
Home matches and membership
[edit]The following table includes all home match attendance figures from the home-and-away season, excluding neutral matches (Gather Round).
| Team | Home match attendance | Membership | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted | Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | 2024[21] | 2025 | Change | |||
| 2024[22] | 2025 | Change | ||||||||
| Adelaide | 0 | 40,821 | 75,477 | |||||||
| Brisbane Lions | 0 | 30,864 | 63,268 | |||||||
| Carlton | 0 | 58,311 | 106,345 | |||||||
| Collingwood | 0 | 66,880 | 110,628 | |||||||
| Essendon | 0 | 50,478 | 83,664 | |||||||
| Fremantle | 0 | 46,891 | 62,237 | |||||||
| Geelong | 0 | 36,291 | 90,798 | |||||||
| Gold Coast | 0 | 15,584 | 26,157 | |||||||
| Greater Western Sydney | 0 | 12,275 | 36,629 | |||||||
| Hawthorn | 0 | 36,037 | 83,823 | |||||||
| Melbourne | 0 | 34,929 | 65,479 | |||||||
| North Melbourne | 0 | 21,954 | 50,628 | |||||||
| Port Adelaide | 0 | 36,922 | 66,015 | |||||||
| Richmond | 0 | 47,582 | 98,489 | |||||||
| St Kilda | 0 | 29,257 | 60,467 | |||||||
| Sydney | 0 | 38,202 | 73,757 | |||||||
| West Coast | 0 | 46,234 | 103,498 | |||||||
| Western Bulldogs | 0 | 28,523 | 62,328 | |||||||
| Total/overall | 0 | 37,815 | 1,319,687 | |||||||
Win–loss table
[edit]The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If multiple 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, neutral matches (Gather Round) are underlined and opponents are listed above the margins.
| + | Win | Qualified for finals | |
| - | Loss | X | Bye |
| Draw | Eliminated |
| Team | Home-and-away season | Ladder | Finals series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF | ||
| Adelaide | X | STK | ESS | NM | GC | GEE | GWS | FRE | CAR | PA | COL | WC | SYD | BL | HAW | X | RIC | MEL | WB | GC | PA | HAW | WC | COL | NM | 1 (0–0–0) |
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| Brisbane Lions | GEE | SYD | WC | X | RIC | WB | COL | STK | GC | NM | MEL | HAW | ESS | ADE | GWS | GEE | X | PA | CAR | WB | GC | COL | SYD | FRE | HAW | 2 (0–0–0) |
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| Carlton | X | RIC | HAW | WB | COL | WC | NM | GEE | ADE | STK | SYD | GWS | X | ESS | WC | NM | PA | COL | BL | MEL | HAW | FRE | GC | PA | ESS | 3 (0–0–0) |
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| Collingwood | GWS | PA | WB | X | CAR | SYD | BL | ESS | GEE | FRE | ADE | NM | HAW | MEL | X | STK | WC | CAR | GC | FRE | RIC | BL | HAW | ADE | MEL | 4 (0–0–0) |
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| Essendon | GC | HAW | ADE | PA | X | MEL | WC | COL | NM | SYD | WB | RIC | BL | CAR | GEE | FRE | X | GC | RIC | GWS | WB | SYD | GEE | STK | CAR | 5 (0–0–0) |
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| Fremantle | X | GEE | SYD | WC | WB | RIC | MEL | ADE | STK | COL | GWS | PA | GC | X | NM | ESS | STK | SYD | HAW | COL | WC | CAR | PA | BL | WB | 6 (0–0–0) |
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| Geelong | BL | FRE | STK | X | MEL | ADE | HAW | CAR | COL | GWS | PA | WB | WC | GC | ESS | BL | X | RIC | GWS | STK | NM | PA | ESS | SYD | RIC | 7 (0–0–0) |
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| Gold Coast | ESS | WC | V | MEL | ADE | NM | RIC | SYD | BL | WB | HAW | STK | FRE | GEE | X | GWS | MEL | ESS | COL | ADE | BL | RIC | CAR | GWS | PA | 8 (0–0–0) |
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| Greater Western Sydney | COL | MEL | X | HAW | WC | STK | ADE | WB | SYD | GEE | FRE | CAR | RIC | PA | BL | GC | X | WC | GEE | ESS | SYD | WB | NM | GC | STK | 9 (0–0–0) |
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| Hawthorn | SYD | ESS | CAR | GWS | X | PA | GEE | WC | RIC | MEL | GC | BL | COL | WB | ADE | X | NM | STK | FRE | PA | CAR | ADE | COL | MEL | BL | 10 (0–0–0) |
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| Melbourne | X | GWS | NM | GC | GEE | ESS | FRE | RIC | WC | HAW | BL | SYD | STK | COL | PA | X | GC | ADE | NM | CAR | STK | WC | WB | HAW | COL | 11 (0–0–0) |
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| North Melbourne | X | WB | MEL | ADE | SYD | GC | CAR | PA | ESS | BL | RIC | COL | X | WC | FRE | CAR | HAW | WB | MEL | SYD | GEE | STK | GWS | RIC | ADE | 12 (0–0–0) |
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| Port Adelaide | X | COL | RIC | ESS | STK | HAW | SYD | NM | WB | ADE | GEE | FRE | X | GWS | MEL | SYD | CAR | BL | WC | HAW | ADE | GEE | FRE | CAR | GC | 13 (0–0–0) |
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| Richmond | X | CAR | PA | STK | BL | FRE | GC | MEL | HAW | WC | NM | ESS | GWS | SYD | X | WB | ADE | GEE | ESS | WC | COL | GC | STK | NM | GEE | 14 (0–0–0) |
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| St Kilda | X | ADE | GEE | RIC | PA | GWS | WB | BL | FRE | CAR | WC | GC | MEL | X | WB | COL | FRE | HAW | SYD | GEE | MEL | NM | RIC | ESS | GWS | 15 (0–0–0) |
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| Sydney | HAW | BL | FRE | X | NM | COL | PA | GC | GWS | ESS | CAR | MEL | ADE | RIC | X | PA | WB | FRE | STK | NM | GWS | ESS | BL | GEE | WC | 16 (0–0–0) |
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| West Coast | X | GC | BL | FRE | GWS | CAR | ESS | HAW | MEL | RIC | STK | ADE | GEE | NM | CAR | X | COL | GWS | PA | RIC | FRE | MEL | ADE | WB | SYD | 17 (0–0–0) |
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| Western Bulldogs | X | NM | COL | CAR | FRE | BL | STK | GWS | PA | GC | ESS | GEE | X | HAW | STK | RIC | SYD | NM | ADE | BL | ESS | GWS | MEL | WC | FRE | 18 (0–0–0) |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ The deal originally covered the first 15 rounds,[3] however with the addition of Opening Round, this was extended to 16 rounds ahead of the 2025 season.[4]
- ^ As part of the deal, North Melbourne will play home matches against the two Western Australian clubs, Fremantle and West Coast, with one of the matches played at Hands Oval and the other at Optus Stadium.[9]
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[edit]- 2025 AFL season at afl.com.au
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