2025 AFL season

2025 AFL season

The 2025 AFL season was the 129th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest-level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 18 clubs and ran from 7 March to 27 September, comprising a 23-match home-and-away season over 25 rounds, followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

The Brisbane Lions won the premiership, defeating Geelong by 47 points in the 2025 AFL Grand Final; it was their second consecutive premiership and fifth AFL premiership overall. Adelaide won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with an 18–5 win–loss record, but lost both of its finals. Gold Coast's Matt Rowell won the Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player, and Geelong's Jeremy Cameron won his second Coleman Medal as the league's leading goalkicker.

Background

2025 AFL season

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. 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 rounds of the home-and-away season featuring Thursday night matches. • Foxtel and its streaming service Kayo would broadcast every match of the season outside of the grand final, and would utilise its own commentary teams and graphics for all matches for the first time; another Foxtel streaming service, Binge, would also simulcast some matches and include other Foxtel football programs. • 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. • Seven would broadcast matches involving non-Victorian clubs live into their local markets, outside of select matches on delay.

Ahead of the season's fixture release in November, the AFL further elaborated that the home-and-away 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 scheduled on Thursday nights. 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. In the same month, Adelaide and St Kilda unveiled new club logos, while Gold Coast unveiled a new logo and playing guernseys as part of a rebrand of the club. A match between the Indigenous All-Stars and Fremantle took place at Optus Stadium in February 2025, marking the first Indigenous All-Stars match since 2015.

Coach appointments

2025 AFL season

New coach	Club	Date of appointment	Previous coach	Ref.
Andrew McQualter	West Coast	30 September 2024	Adam Simpson
Dean Cox	Sydney	26 November 2024	John Longmire

Club leadership

2025 AFL season

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Coach</th><th>Leadership group</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Captain(s)</td><td>Vice-captain(s)</td><td>Other leader(s)</td></tr><tr><td>Adelaide</td><td>Matthew Nicks</td><td>Jordan Dawson</td><td>Darcy Fogarty, Ben Keays, Alex Neal-Bullen, Reilly O'Brien</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>Chris Fagan</td><td>Harris Andrews, Lachie Neale</td><td>Josh Dunkley, Hugh McCluggage</td><td>Jarrod Berry, Charlie Cameron, Oscar McInerney, Cameron Rayner, Brandon Starcevich</td></tr><tr><td>Carlton</td><td>Michael Voss</td><td>Patrick Cripps</td><td>Charlie Curnow, Sam Walsh, Jacob Weitering</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Collingwood</td><td>Craig McRae</td><td>Darcy Moore</td><td>Nick Daicos, Brayden Maynard</td><td>Darcy Cameron, Jamie Elliott, Daniel McStay, Isaac Quaynor</td></tr><tr><td>Essendon</td><td>Brad Scott</td><td>Zach Merrett</td><td>Andrew McGrath</td><td>Kyle Langford, Nic Martin, Mason Redman</td></tr><tr><td>Fremantle</td><td>Justin Longmuir</td><td>Alex Pearce</td><td>Andrew Brayshaw, Caleb Serong</td><td>Jaeger O'Meara, Sam Switkowski, Josh Treacy, Hayden Young</td></tr><tr><td>Geelong</td><td>Chris Scott</td><td>Patrick Dangerfield</td><td>Tom Stewart</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Damien Hardwick</td><td>Noah Anderson</td><td>Sam Collins, Touk Miller</td><td>Ben King, Wil Powell, Matt Rowell</td></tr><tr><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Adam Kingsley</td><td>Toby Greene</td><td>Stephen Coniglio, Josh Kelly</td><td>Jack Buckley, Brent Daniels, Tom Green, Connor Idun, Sam Taylor</td></tr><tr><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Sam Mitchell</td><td>James Sicily</td><td>Dylan Moore</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Melbourne</td><td>Simon Goodwin</td><td>Max Gawn</td><td>Jack Viney</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>North Melbourne</td><td>Alastair Clarkson</td><td>Jy Simpkin</td><td>Nick Larkey, Harry Sheezel</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>Ken Hinkley</td><td>Connor Rozee</td><td>Zak Butters</td><td>Willem Drew, Sam Powell-Pepper</td></tr><tr><td>Richmond</td><td>Adem Yze</td><td>Toby Nankervis</td><td></td><td>Nathan Broad, Tom Lynch, Jayden Short, Tim Taranto</td></tr><tr><td>St Kilda</td><td>Ross Lyon</td><td>Jack Steele</td><td>Jack Sinclair, Callum Wilkie</td><td>Dan Butler, Mason Wood</td></tr><tr><td>Sydney</td><td>Dean Cox</td><td>Callum Mills</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>West Coast</td><td>Andrew McQualter</td><td>Oscar Allen, Liam Duggan</td><td>Jeremy McGovern</td><td>Liam Baker, Jack Graham, Jake Waterman</td></tr><tr><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Luke Beveridge</td><td>Marcus Bontempelli</td><td>Tom Liberatore (vc), Aaron Naughton (dvc)</td><td>Bailey Dale, Taylor Duryea, Liam Jones, Ed Richards, Cody Weightman</td></tr></tbody></table>

Pre-season

Indigenous All-Stars match

Starting time is local time. Source: afl.com.au

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Indigenous All-Stars match</th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Saturday, 15 February (4:30 pm)</td><td>Indigenous All-Stars 16.12 (108)</td><td>def.</td><td>Fremantle 9.11 (65)</td><td>Optus Stadium (crowd: 37,865)</td><td>Report</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>5.2 (32) 7.5 (47) 12.8 (80) 16.12 (108)</td><td>Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4</td><td>2.3 (15) 5.5 (35) 7.8 (50) 9.11 (65)</td><td>Polly Farmer Medal: Jy Simpkin</td></tr><tr><td>Bobby Hill 4, Horne-Francis 3, Cameron, Kelly, Motlop, Pickett, W. Rioli, Ryan, Simpkin, Stengle, Walters</td><td>Goals</td><td>Frederick 3, Amiss 2, Jackson 2, Sharp 2</td></tr><tr><td>Bobby Hill, Horne-Francis, Simpkin, Humphries, Ah Chee, Burgoyne</td><td>Best</td><td>Frederick, Serong, Sharp, O'Driscoll, Draper</td></tr></tbody></table>

Practice matches

All starting times are local time. Sources: afl.com.au (results); Austadiums (crowds)

	Official practice matches
Tuesday, 25 February (7:20 pm)	Geelong 12.11 (83)	def. by	Essendon 17.2 (104)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 11,626)	Report
Wednesday, 26 February (7:10 pm)	Richmond 6.13 (49)	def. by	Collingwood 21.6 (132)	Ikon Park (crowd: 7,911)	Report
Thursday, 27 February (5:20 pm)	Hawthorn 9.12 (66)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77)	University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 3,516)	Report
Thursday, 27 February (7:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions 13.16 (94)	def. by	Adelaide 14.13 (97)	Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 4,959)	Report
Friday, 28 February (5:20 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 9.12 (66)	def. by	Carlton 18.16 (124)	Corroboree Group Oval (crowd: 8,021)	Report
Friday, 28 February (7:10 pm)	Gold Coast 8.15 (63)	def. by	Sydney 12.12 (84)	People First Stadium (crowd: 3,168)	Report
Saturday, 1 March (3:10 pm)	St Kilda 7.7 (49)	def. by	Port Adelaide 14.9 (93)	RSEA Park (crowd: 6,217)	Report
Saturday, 1 March (3:10 pm)	West Coast 11.5 (71)	def.	North Melbourne 9.15 (69)	Hands Oval (crowd: 7,032)	Report
Sunday, 2 March (3:10 pm)	Fremantle 16.13 (109)	def.	Melbourne 11.24 (90)	Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 7,458)	Report

Overview

2025 AFL season

A view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the Dreamtime at the 'G pre-match ceremony

The season began with Opening Round, an initiative introduced in 2024, in which the New South Wales and Queensland clubs (Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney and Sydney) contest matches against four Victorian clubs (Geelong, Essendon, Collingwood and Hawthorn, respectively, in 2025) to open the season; the eight clubs involved would then have a bye before round 5 so that all clubs would have played the same number of matches leading into Gather Round. In the two Queensland matches, the Brisbane Lions were to host Geelong and unfurl their 2024 premiership flag on 6 March to open the season, and Gold Coast was to host Essendon on 8 March; however, on 4 March the decision was made to postpone both matches due to the projected impact of Cyclone Alfred, which was forecast to make landfall in Brisbane later that week. The matches were rescheduled for rounds 3 and 24, respectively.

The Western Bulldogs hosted a match against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 2, their first home match at the venue since 2009, to celebrate the centenary of their entry into the VFL/AFL; to celebrate the occasion, the club reverted to its former name, Footscray, for the round. In round 5, Gather Round, which was played in South Australia for the third consecutive year, featured matches in the Barossa Valley region for the first time, with two matches 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. Hawthorn also hosted a match to celebrate its 100-year anniversary in the VFL/AFL, against Richmond in round 8.

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; two separately ticketed matches were held back-to-back the following day at Marvel Stadium, featuring several Sir Doug Nicholls Round activities in the Docklands precinct throughout the day. North Melbourne commenced a new arrangement to play two of its home matches each season in Western Australia from 2025 to 2027 – each against one of the two Western Australian clubs, Fremantle and West Coast, with one match played at Hands Oval, Bunbury, and the other at Optus Stadium – as part of a deal with the AFL, Tourism Western Australia and the Western Australian government to provide financial security to the club, and as part of its strategy to exit its existing deal to play home matches in Hobart, where it had played at least two per season since 2012; in 2025, the club played its Western Australian home matches consecutively, in rounds 13 and 14, and two matches in Hobart as part of the final year of the club's deal with the state.

From round 16 onwards, the start times for Sunday afternoon matches televised by the Seven Network were moved forward by five minutes to avoid prolonged matches stretching past 6:00 pm AEST and delaying the network's flagship Melbourne news bulletin which follows immediately after.

Home-and-away season

2025 AFL season

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

Opening Round

	Opening Round
Thursday, 6 March (postponed)	Brisbane Lions	v	Geelong	The Gabba
Friday, 7 March (7:40 pm)	Sydney 11.10 (76)	def. by	Hawthorn 14.12 (96)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 40,310)
Saturday, 8 March (postponed)	Gold Coast	v	Essendon	People First Stadium
Sunday, 9 March (3:20 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 15.14 (104)	def.	Collingwood 6.16 (52)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 19,248)
	Bye

Round 1

	Round 1
Thursday, 13 March (7:30 pm)	Richmond 13.4 (82)	def.	Carlton 9.15 (69)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 80,009)
Friday, 14 March (7:40 pm)	Hawthorn 17.9 (111)	def.	Essendon 12.13 (85)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 80,735)
Saturday, 15 March (1:20 pm)	Geelong 23.9 (147)	def.	Fremantle 10.9 (69)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 25,372)
Saturday, 15 March (4:15 pm)	Sydney 12.10 (82)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 12.14 (86)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 34,906)
Saturday, 15 March (7:35 pm)	Western Bulldogs 17.11 (113)	def.	North Melbourne 14.13 (97)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 34,406)
Saturday, 15 March (7:35 pm)	Collingwood 21.10 (136)	def.	Port Adelaide 6.9 (45)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 63,282)
Sunday, 16 March (12:05 pm)	Adelaide 21.9 (135)	def.	St Kilda 10.12 (72)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,985)
Sunday, 16 March (3:20 pm)	Melbourne 11.8 (74)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 11.11 (77)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 23,278)
Sunday, 16 March (3:10 pm)	West Coast 7.7 (49)	def. by	Gold Coast 20.16 (136)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 46,532)

Round 2

	Round 2
Thursday, 20 March (7:30 pm)	Carlton 8.12 (60)	def. by	Hawthorn 12.8 (80)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 62,735)
Friday, 21 March (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70)	def. by	Collingwood 10.16 (76)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 78,027)
Saturday, 22 March (1:20 pm)	Essendon 15.10 (100)	def. by	Adelaide 25.11 (161)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 46,688)
Saturday, 22 March (3:45 pm)	Port Adelaide 21.14 (140)	def.	Richmond 9.14 (68)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,342)
Saturday, 22 March (7:35 pm)	St Kilda 15.8 (98)	def.	Geelong 13.13 (91)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 36,663)
Sunday, 23 March (12:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94)	def.	West Coast 11.9 (75)	The Gabba (crowd: 30,012)
Sunday, 23 March (3:20 pm)	North Melbourne 19.11 (125)	def.	Melbourne 9.12 (66)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 28,768)
Sunday, 23 March (3:10 pm)	Fremantle 9.11 (65)	def. by	Sydney 9.14 (68)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 43,882)
	Bye

Round 3

	Round 3
Thursday, 27 March (7:30 pm)	Essendon 9.18 (72)	def.	Port Adelaide 8.12 (60)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,114)
Friday, 28 March (7:40 pm)	Carlton 11.9 (75)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 44,894)
Saturday, 29 March (1:20 pm)	Melbourne 8.14 (62)	def. by	Gold Coast 18.12 (120)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 24,506)
Saturday, 29 March (4:15 pm)	St Kilda 20.15 (135)	def.	Richmond 7.11 (53)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 41,147)
Saturday, 29 March (7:35 pm)	Hawthorn 10.16 (76)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 9.10 (64)	University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 14,021)
Saturday, 29 March (6:35 pm)	Brisbane Lions 10.10 (70)	def.	Geelong 9.7 (61)	The Gabba (crowd: 27,966)
Sunday, 30 March (2:50 pm)	Adelaide 17.12 (114)	def.	North Melbourne 12.6 (78)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,511)
Sunday, 30 March (3:10 pm)	West Coast 10.8 (68)	def. by	Fremantle 15.16 (106)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 53,289)
	Bye

Round 4

	Round 4
Thursday, 3 April (7:30 pm)	Collingwood 8.15 (63)	def.	Carlton 6.10 (46)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 82,058)
Friday, 4 April (7:40 pm)	Geelong 12.13 (85)	def.	Melbourne 6.10 (46)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 30,397)
Saturday, 5 April (12:20 pm)	Gold Coast 13.13 (91)	def.	Adelaide 14.6 (90)	People First Stadium (crowd: 16,211)
Saturday, 5 April (4:15 pm)	Richmond 13.12 (90)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 18.10 (118)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 42,578)
Saturday, 5 April (7:35 pm)	North Melbourne 8.4 (52)	def. by	Sydney 18.9 (117)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 31,955)
Sunday, 6 April (1:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 20.12 (132)	def.	West Coast 7.9 (51)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 9,231)
Sunday, 6 April (2:50 pm)	Port Adelaide 10.12 (72)	def. by	St Kilda 13.11 (89)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,201)
Sunday, 6 April (3:10 pm)	Fremantle 15.7 (97)	def.	Western Bulldogs 12.9 (81)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,491)
	Bye

Round 5

	Round 5 (Gather Round)
Thursday, 10 April (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 15.10 (100)	def. by	Geelong 18.11 (119)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,073)
Friday, 11 April (7:10 pm)	Collingwood 16.13 (109)	def.	Sydney 12.6 (78)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,649)
Saturday, 12 April (12:05 pm)	North Melbourne 13.11 (89)	def. by	Gold Coast 21.15 (141)	Barossa Park (crowd: 9,317)
Saturday, 12 April (12:50 pm)	Carlton 17.19 (121)	def.	West Coast 6.14 (50)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,252)
Saturday, 12 April (3:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs 14.13 (97)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 18.10 (118)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 9,242)
Saturday, 12 April (7:05 pm)	Melbourne 8.9 (57)	def. by	Essendon 15.6 (96)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,039)
Sunday, 13 April (12:05 pm)	Richmond 7.5 (47)	def. by	Fremantle 16.12 (108)	Barossa Park (crowd: 10,028)
Sunday, 13 April (2:50 pm)	St Kilda 12.10 (82)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 16.14 (110)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 9,235)
Sunday, 13 April (6:50 pm)	Port Adelaide 18.13 (121)	def.	Hawthorn 14.7 (91)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,671)

Round 6

	Round 6
Thursday, 17 April (7:30 pm)	Brisbane Lions 7.11 (53)	def. by	Collingwood 16.9 (105)	The Gabba (crowd: 34,802)
Friday, 18 April (3:20 pm)	North Melbourne 11.5 (71)	def. by	Carlton 24.9 (153)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 46,373)
Friday, 18 April (4:10 pm)	West Coast 11.9 (75)	def. by	Essendon 11.11 (77)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 46,080)
Saturday, 19 April (1:20 pm)	Melbourne 16.11 (107)	def.	Fremantle 14.13 (97)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 25,202)
Saturday, 19 April (3:45 pm)	Adelaide 7.10 (52)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 4.10 (34)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,062)
Saturday, 19 April (7:35 pm)	Richmond 12.8 (80)	def.	Gold Coast 9.15 (69)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 18,423)
Sunday, 20 April (3:20 pm)	Sydney 10.17 (77)	def. by	Port Adelaide 13.7 (85)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 36,636)
Sunday, 20 April (7:20 pm)	Western Bulldogs 18.19 (127)	def.	St Kilda 8.8 (56)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 35,511)
Monday, 21 April (3:20 pm)	Geelong 12.14 (86)	def.	Hawthorn 11.13 (79)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 88,746)

Round 7

	Round 7 (Anzac Appeal Round)
Thursday, 24 April (7:30 pm)	Melbourne 12.11 (83)	def.	Richmond 9.9 (63)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 71,635)
Friday, 25 April (3:20 pm)	Collingwood 16.11 (107)	def.	Essendon 10.6 (66)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 92,044)
Friday, 25 April (6:10 pm)	Fremantle 12.13 (85)	def.	Adelaide 9.13 (67)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 53,048)
Saturday, 26 April (1:20 pm)	St Kilda 11.7 (73)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 17.16 (118)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 29,901)
Saturday, 26 April (3:45 pm)	Port Adelaide 14.13 (97)	def.	North Melbourne 13.10 (88)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 35,004)
Saturday, 26 April (7:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 12.9 (81)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 17.11 (113)	Corroboree Group Oval (crowd: 12,234)
Sunday, 27 April (1:10 pm)	Gold Coast 17.15 (117)	def.	Sydney 12.7 (79)	People First Stadium (crowd: 18,034)
Sunday, 27 April (3:20 pm)	Carlton 14.10 (94)	def.	Geelong 12.4 (76)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 67,658)
Sunday, 27 April (4:40 pm)	Hawthorn 18.16 (124)	def.	West Coast 11.8 (74)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 26,425)

Round 8

	Round 8
Thursday, 1 May (7:30 pm)	Essendon 9.11 (65)	def.	North Melbourne 9.8 (62)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 35,439)
Friday, 2 May (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 14.10 (94)	def.	Fremantle 5.3 (33)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 20,522)
Saturday, 3 May (1:20 pm)	Western Bulldogs 20.11 (131)	def.	Port Adelaide 5.11 (41)	Mars Stadium (crowd: 4,814)
Saturday, 3 May (3:45 pm)	Adelaide 16.14 (110)	def.	Carlton 7.8 (50)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,057)
Saturday, 3 May (7:35 pm)	Collingwood 12.15 (87)	def. by	Geelong 13.12 (90)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 82,514)
Saturday, 3 May (5:35 pm)	West Coast 11.10 (76)	def. by	Melbourne 16.12 (108)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,991)
Sunday, 4 May (1:10 pm)	Sydney 12.15 (87)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 10.13 (73)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 39,260)
Sunday, 4 May (3:20 pm)	Hawthorn 16.13 (109)	def.	Richmond 6.8 (44)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 62,321)
Sunday, 4 May (7:20 pm)	Brisbane Lions 9.12 (66)	def.	Gold Coast 7.7 (49)	The Gabba (crowd: 33,612)

Round 9

	Round 9
Thursday, 8 May (6:10 pm)	Fremantle 12.11 (83)	def. by	Collingwood 15.7 (97)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 47,780)
Friday, 9 May (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 9.8 (62)	def. by	Carlton 11.11 (77)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 65,680)
Saturday, 10 May (1:20 pm)	Melbourne 7.14 (56)	def. by	Hawthorn 13.13 (91)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 50,351)
Saturday, 10 May (4:15 pm)	Essendon 11.5 (71)	def.	Sydney 8.15 (63)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 43,799)
Saturday, 10 May (7:35 pm)	Gold Coast 15.16 (106)	def.	Western Bulldogs 14.12 (96)	TIO Stadium (crowd: 9,816)
Saturday, 10 May (7:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.12 (84)	def. by	Adelaide 13.11 (89)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 53,117)
Sunday, 11 May (1:10 pm)	Richmond 11.15 (81)	def.	West Coast 11.13 (79)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 29,539)
Sunday, 11 May (3:20 pm)	Geelong 14.17 (101)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 16.9 (105)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 28,407)
Sunday, 11 May (4:40 pm)	North Melbourne 10.11 (71)	drew with	Brisbane Lions 10.11 (71)	Ninja Stadium (crowd: 7,395)

Round 10

	Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 1)
Thursday, 15 May (7:30 pm)	Gold Coast 16.8 (104)	def.	Hawthorn 15.6 (96)	TIO Stadium (crowd: 12,314)
Friday, 16 May (7:40 pm)	Sydney 11.12 (78)	def.	Carlton 9.8 (62)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 39,082)
Saturday, 17 May (1:20 pm)	Collingwood 11.12 (78)	def.	Adelaide 10.8 (68)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 67,697)
Saturday, 17 May (3:45 pm)	Port Adelaide 5.9 (39)	def. by	Geelong 17.13 (115)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 35,508)
Saturday, 17 May (4:15 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 8.13 (61)	def. by	Fremantle 13.17 (95)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 8,092)
Saturday, 17 May (7:35 pm)	Western Bulldogs 18.19 (127)	def.	Essendon 5.6 (36)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 47,266)
Sunday, 18 May (1:10 pm)	Richmond 11.8 (74)	def. by	North Melbourne 12.6 (78)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 50,406)
Sunday, 18 May (3:20 pm)	Brisbane Lions 13.10 (88)	def. by	Melbourne 14.15 (99)	The Gabba (crowd: 30,473)
Sunday, 18 May (2:40 pm)	West Coast 16.12 (108)	def.	St Kilda 12.8 (80)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 42,860)

Round 11

	Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 2)
Thursday, 22 May (7:30 pm)	Geelong 20.7 (127)	def.	Western Bulldogs 16.17 (113)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 32,641)
Friday, 23 May (7:40 pm)	Essendon 11.15 (81)	def.	Richmond 8.10 (58)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 76,051)
Saturday, 24 May (12:35 pm)	Carlton 12.10 (82)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 17.8 (110)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 36,468)
Saturday, 24 May (4:15 pm)	Hawthorn 8.12 (60)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 57,919)
Saturday, 24 May (7:35 pm)	North Melbourne 9.9 (63)	def. by	Collingwood 15.18 (108)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 40,479)
Saturday, 24 May (6:10 pm)	Fremantle 15.10 (100)	def.	Port Adelaide 7.9 (51)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 40,466)
Sunday, 25 May (1:10 pm)	Adelaide 19.14 (128)	def.	West Coast 8.14 (62)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,271)
Sunday, 25 May (3:20 pm)	Melbourne 19.17 (131)	def.	Sydney 12.6 (78)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 38,520)
Sunday, 25 May (4:40 pm)	St Kilda 8.13 (61)	def. by	Gold Coast 12.8 (80)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 13,486)

Round 12

	Round 12
Thursday, 29 May (7:30 pm)	Brisbane Lions 13.12 (90)	def.	Essendon 11.6 (72)	The Gabba (crowd: 26,441)
Friday, 30 May (7:40 pm)	Collingwood 16.11 (107)	def.	Hawthorn 8.8 (56)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 83,706)
Saturday, 31 May (1:20 pm)	Gold Coast 9.10 (64)	def. by	Fremantle 11.9 (75)	People First Stadium (crowd: 11,750)
Saturday, 31 May (4:15 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 12.8 (80)	def.	Richmond 10.17 (77)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 9,770)
Saturday, 31 May (7:35 pm)	Sydney 5.11 (41)	def. by	Adelaide 21.5 (131)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 35,229)
Sunday, 1 June (2:50 pm)	Melbourne 7.21 (63)	def. by	St Kilda 14.7 (91)	TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 6,721)
Sunday, 1 June (5:20 pm)	West Coast 11.7 (73)	def. by	Geelong 17.14 (116)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 42,501)
	Bye

Round 13

	Round 13
Thursday, 5 June (7:30 pm)	Western Bulldogs 8.11 (59)	def. by	Hawthorn 12.9 (81)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 35,725)
Friday, 6 June (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 10.8 (68)	def.	Brisbane Lions 8.15 (63)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,921)
Saturday, 7 June (1:20 pm)	Richmond 4.12 (36)	def. by	Sydney 11.14 (80)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 41,452)
Saturday, 7 June (4:15 pm)	Geelong 9.7 (61)	def.	Gold Coast 5.7 (37)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 29,502)
Saturday, 7 June (7:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 7.8 (50)	def. by	Port Adelaide 9.12 (66)	Corroboree Group Oval (crowd: 9,005)
Sunday, 8 June (1:20 pm)	North Melbourne 9.8 (62)	def.	West Coast 6.16 (52)	Hands Oval (crowd: 12,715)
Sunday, 8 June (7:20 pm)	Carlton 11.12 (78)	def.	Essendon 11.4 (70)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 74,280)
Monday, 9 June (3:20 pm)	Melbourne 10.11 (71)	def. by	Collingwood 11.6 (72)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 77,761)
	Bye

Round 14

	Round 14
Thursday, 12 June (7:30 pm)	St Kilda 8.12 (60)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 20.12 (132)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 20,508)
Friday, 13 June (7:40 pm)	Hawthorn 6.11 (47)	def.	Adelaide 5.14 (44)	University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 15,129)
Saturday, 14 June (1:20 pm)	Brisbane Lions 13.18 (96)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 17.5 (107)	The Gabba (crowd: 30,711)
Saturday, 14 June (4:15 pm)	Essendon 8.8 (56)	def. by	Geelong 23.13 (151)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 61,643)
Saturday, 14 June (5:35 pm)	North Melbourne 10.7 (67)	def. by	Fremantle 10.13 (73)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 31,408)
Sunday, 15 June (2:50 pm)	Port Adelaide 14.9 (93)	def.	Melbourne 9.14 (68)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,144)
Sunday, 15 June (4:10 pm)	West Coast 7.10 (52)	def. by	Carlton 12.14 (86)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 43,803)
	Bye

Round 15

	Round 15
Thursday, 19 June (6:10 pm)	Fremantle 16.8 (104)	def.	Essendon 9.9 (63)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 37,570)
Friday, 20 June (7:40 pm)	Geelong 6.15 (51)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 35,367)
Saturday, 21 June (1:20 pm)	Carlton 10.13 (73)	def. by	North Melbourne 13.6 (84)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 56,236)
Saturday, 21 June (3:45 pm)	Port Adelaide 7.10 (52)	def. by	Sydney 9.17 (71)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,576)
Saturday, 21 June (7:35 pm)	Collingwood 16.12 (108)	def.	St Kilda 11.8 (74)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 43,039)
Sunday, 22 June (1:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 16.10 (106)	def.	Gold Coast 14.15 (99)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 10,504)
Sunday, 22 June (3:20 pm)	Western Bulldogs 21.9 (135)	def.	Richmond 8.8 (56)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 38,280)
	Bye

Round 16

	Round 16
Thursday, 26 June (7:00 pm)	Port Adelaide 16.14 (110)	def.	Carlton 8.12 (60)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,381)
Friday, 27 June (7:40 pm)	Sydney 14.12 (96)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 16.9 (105)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 29,246)
Saturday, 28 June (1:20 pm)	Gold Coast 15.14 (104)	def.	Melbourne 12.13 (85)	People First Stadium (crowd: 13,064)
Saturday, 28 June (4:15 pm)	Hawthorn 23.12 (150)	def.	North Melbourne 9.11 (65)	University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 13,287)
Saturday, 28 June (7:35 pm)	Collingwood 13.10 (88)	def.	West Coast 8.11 (59)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 38,126)
Sunday, 29 June (3:15 pm)	Richmond 8.6 (54)	def. by	Adelaide 18.14 (122)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 23,231)
Sunday, 29 June (3:10 pm)	Fremantle 11.15 (81)	def.	St Kilda 9.15 (69)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,600)
	Bye

Round 17

	Round 17
Thursday, 3 July (7:30 pm)	North Melbourne 13.7 (85)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 20.14 (134)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,009)
Friday, 4 July (7:20 pm)	Carlton 8.11 (59)	def. by	Collingwood 17.13 (115)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 75,827)
Friday, 4 July (6:20 pm)	West Coast 8.4 (52)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 16.15 (111)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 38,152)
Saturday, 5 July (12:35 pm)	Essendon 11.8 (74)	def. by	Gold Coast 18.7 (115)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 29,672)
Saturday, 5 July (4:15 pm)	Geelong 18.16 (124)	def.	Richmond 7.10 (52)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,060)
Saturday, 5 July (7:35 pm)	Brisbane Lions 18.12 (120)	def.	Port Adelaide 14.8 (92)	The Gabba (crowd: 30,017)
Saturday, 5 July (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 10.14 (74)	def. by	Hawthorn 14.10 (94)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 36,035)
Sunday, 6 July (1:10 pm)	Sydney 14.10 (94)	def.	Fremantle 12.11 (83)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 32,007)
Sunday, 6 July (2:45 pm)	Adelaide 13.12 (90)	def.	Melbourne 11.11 (77)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,306)

Round 18

	Round 18
Thursday, 10 July (7:30 pm)	Carlton 9.12 (66)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 15.13 (103)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,898)
Friday, 11 July (7:40 pm)	Gold Coast 10.9 (69)	def.	Collingwood 8.15 (63)	People First Stadium (crowd: 22,831)
Saturday, 12 July (1:20 pm)	Western Bulldogs 15.8 (98)	def. by	Adelaide 16.13 (109)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 41,198)
Saturday, 12 July (4:15 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 17.9 (111)	def.	Geelong 13.7 (85)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 13,349)
Saturday, 12 July (7:35 pm)	Richmond 6.10 (46)	def.	Essendon 4.13 (37)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 52,125)
Saturday, 12 July (6:10 pm)	Fremantle 12.5 (77)	def.	Hawthorn 9.10 (64)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 49,460)
Sunday, 13 July (1:10 pm)	Melbourne 18.11 (119)	def.	North Melbourne 12.11 (83)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 35,844)
Sunday, 13 July (3:15 pm)	St Kilda 13.9 (87)	def. by	Sydney 14.8 (92)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 29,589)
Sunday, 13 July (4:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.15 (87)	def.	West Coast 9.7 (61)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,553)

Round 19

	Round 19
Thursday, 17 July (7:30 pm)	Essendon 7.14 (56)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 16.8 (104)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 20,347)
Friday, 18 July (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 12.14 (86)	def.	Western Bulldogs 12.4 (76)	The Gabba (crowd: 29,039)
Saturday, 19 July (1:20 pm)	Hawthorn 13.9 (87)	def.	Port Adelaide 7.7 (49)	University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 12,772)
Saturday, 19 July (4:15 pm)	Sydney 12.12 (84)	def.	North Melbourne 7.11 (53)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 31,909)
Saturday, 19 July (7:35 pm)	Carlton 12.6 (78)	def.	Melbourne 10.10 (70)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 40,869)
Saturday, 19 July (6:10 pm)	West Coast 8.8 (56)	def. by	Richmond 16.9 (105)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 44,252)
Sunday, 20 July (1:10 pm)	Geelong 17.11 (113)	def.	St Kilda 12.10 (82)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 29,985)
Sunday, 20 July (3:15 pm)	Collingwood 11.12 (78)	def. by	Fremantle 12.7 (79)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 62,198)
Sunday, 20 July (4:10 pm)	Adelaide 16.11 (107)	def.	Gold Coast 6.10 (46)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,249)

Round 20

	Round 20
Thursday, 24 July (7:30 pm)	Hawthorn 13.7 (85)	def.	Carlton 9.7 (61)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 51,271)
Friday, 25 July (7:20 pm)	Essendon 7.8 (50)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 22.11 (143)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 29,367)
Friday, 25 July (7:50 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 15.12 (102)	def.	Sydney 8.10 (58)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 18,536)
Saturday, 26 July (1:20 pm)	Gold Coast 20.10 (130)	def.	Brisbane Lions 9.10 (64)	People First Stadium (crowd: 20,833)
Saturday, 26 July (2:15 pm)	Fremantle 18.18 (126)	def.	West Coast 12.5 (77)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,384)
Saturday, 26 July (7:35 pm)	North Melbourne 7.7 (49)	def. by	Geelong 22.18 (150)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,445)
Saturday, 26 July (7:40 pm)	Adelaide 20.13 (133)	def.	Port Adelaide 5.5 (35)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,018)
Sunday, 27 July (2:10 pm)	Richmond 8.9 (57)	def. by	Collingwood 13.15 (93)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 59,454)
Sunday, 27 July (3:15 pm)	St Kilda 15.6 (96)	def.	Melbourne 13.12 (90)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 22,570)

Round 21

	Round 21
Thursday, 31 July (7:30 pm)	Western Bulldogs 19.18 (132)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 6.8 (44)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,898)
Friday, 1 August (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 15.11 (101)	def.	Hawthorn 13.9 (87)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,654)
Saturday, 2 August (1:20 pm)	Melbourne 21.13 (139)	def.	West Coast 8.8 (56)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 16,394)
Saturday, 2 August (4:10 pm)	Gold Coast 16.11 (107)	def.	Richmond 2.11 (23)	People First Stadium (crowd: 14,841)
Saturday, 2 August (4:15 pm)	Sydney 9.14 (68)	def.	Essendon 7.12 (54)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 20,805)
Saturday, 2 August (7:35 pm)	Collingwood 10.5 (65)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 82,326)
Sunday, 3 August (1:40 pm)	St Kilda 11.12 (78)	def.	North Melbourne 10.9 (69)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 31,978)
Sunday, 3 August (3:15 pm)	Geelong 23.15 (153)	def.	Port Adelaide 9.11 (65)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 28,064)
Sunday, 3 August (3:10 pm)	Fremantle 15.4 (94)	def.	Carlton 10.7 (67)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 39,358)

Round 22

	Round 22
Thursday, 7 August (7:30 pm)	Hawthorn 17.8 (110)	def.	Collingwood 6.10 (46)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 68,515)
Friday, 8 August (7:40 pm)	Geelong 15.19 (109)	def.	Essendon 10.5 (65)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 30,289)
Saturday, 9 August (1:20 pm)	Richmond 7.10 (52)	def. by	St Kilda 8.8 (56)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 41,395)
Saturday, 9 August (4:15 pm)	Brisbane Lions 13.12 (90)	def. by	Sydney 13.14 (92)	The Gabba (crowd: 31,424)
Saturday, 9 August (7:35 pm)	Carlton 11.8 (74)	def. by	Gold Coast 13.15 (93)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 24,120)
Saturday, 9 August (7:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 13.8 (86)	def. by	Fremantle 13.14 (92)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,390)
Sunday, 10 August (1:40 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 20.13 (133)	def.	North Melbourne 12.7 (79)	Corroboree Group Oval (crowd: 11,753)
Sunday, 10 August (3:15 pm)	Melbourne 15.9 (99)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 15.15 (105)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 34,733)
Sunday, 10 August (3:10 pm)	West Coast 12.6 (78)	def. by	Adelaide 13.9 (87)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 32,845)

Round 23

	Round 23
Friday, 15 August (7:20 pm)	Essendon 11.9 (75)	def. by	St Kilda 11.11 (77)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 31,107)
Friday, 15 August (6:20 pm)	Fremantle 5.14 (44)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 15.11 (101)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,302)
Saturday, 16 August (12:35 pm)	Gold Coast 11.10 (76)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 17.9 (111)	People First Stadium (crowd: 16,007)
Saturday, 16 August (1:20 pm)	Carlton 18.10 (118)	def.	Port Adelaide 9.10 (64)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,020)
Saturday, 16 August (4:15 pm)	Hawthorn 13.14 (92)	def.	Melbourne 8.8 (56)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 53,871)
Saturday, 16 August (7:05 pm)	Adelaide 9.5 (59)	def.	Collingwood 8.8 (56)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 54,283)
Sunday, 17 August (1:10 pm)	North Melbourne 20.15 (135)	def.	Richmond 13.9 (87)	Ninja Stadium (crowd: 11,176)
Sunday, 17 August (3:15 pm)	Sydney 10.8 (68)	def. by	Geelong 16.15 (111)	Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 37,656)
Sunday, 17 August (4:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 19.12 (126)	def.	West Coast 4.8 (32)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 21,207)

Round 24

	Round 24
Thursday, 21 August (7:30 pm)	Essendon 8.8 (56)	def. by	Carlton 13.12 (90)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 41,150)
Friday, 22 August (7:10 pm)	Collingwood 11.16 (82)	def.	Melbourne 11.10 (76)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 60,611)
Friday, 22 August (7:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 10.11 (71)	def.	Gold Coast 9.13 (67)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,897)
Saturday, 23 August (1:20 pm)	North Melbourne 15.10 (100)	def. by	Adelaide 17.11 (113)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 17,494)
Saturday, 23 August (4:15 pm)	Richmond 9.10 (64)	def. by	Geelong 14.19 (103)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 46,109)
Saturday, 23 August (5:35 pm)	West Coast 7.9 (51)	def. by	Sydney 18.10 (118)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 36,029)
Sunday, 24 August (12:20 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 15.14 (104)	def.	St Kilda 14.9 (93)	Engie Stadium (crowd: 10,563)
Sunday, 24 August (3:15 pm)	Western Bulldogs 14.13 (97)	def. by	Fremantle 17.10 (112)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 44,069)
Sunday, 24 August (7:20 pm)	Brisbane Lions 11.23 (89)	def.	Hawthorn 11.13 (79)	The Gabba (crowd: 32,086)
Wednesday, 27 August (7:20 pm)	Gold Coast 23.15 (153)	def.	Essendon 8.10 (58)	People First Stadium (crowd: 16,768)

Ladder

2025 AFL season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Adelaide	23	18	5	0	2278	1635	139.3	72	Finals series
2	Geelong	23	17	6	0	2425	1714	141.5	68
3	Brisbane Lions (P)	23	16	6	1	2061	1804	114.2	66
4	Collingwood	23	16	7	0	1991	1627	122.4	64
5	Greater Western Sydney	23	16	7	0	2114	1834	115.3	64
6	Fremantle	23	16	7	0	1978	1815	109.0	64
7	Gold Coast	23	15	8	0	2173	1740	124.9	60
8	Hawthorn	23	15	8	0	2045	1691	120.9	60
9	Western Bulldogs	23	14	9	0	2493	1820	137.0	56
10	Sydney	23	12	11	0	1845	1902	97.0	48
11	Carlton	23	9	14	0	1799	1861	96.7	36
12	St Kilda	23	9	14	0	1839	2077	88.5	36
13	Port Adelaide	23	9	14	0	1705	2136	79.8	36
14	Melbourne	23	7	16	0	1902	2038	93.3	28
15	Essendon	23	6	17	0	1535	2209	69.5	24
16	North Melbourne	23	5	17	1	1805	2365	76.3	22
17	Richmond	23	5	18	0	1449	2197	66.0	20
18	West Coast	23	1	22	0	1466	2438	60.1	4

Progression by round

2025 AFL season

4	Finished the round in first place	0	Finished the round in last place
4	Won the minor premiership	0	Finished the season in last place
4	Finished the round inside the top eight
41	Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round
41	Underlined points indicate the team had a bye that 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	0	45	82	122	125	127	165	165	205	245	246	284	323	363	364	364	403	443	483	523	562	601	641	681	721
Geelong	0	44	47	49	88	126	166	167	207	207	247	285	325	364	402	403	404	444	444	484	524	564	602	642	682
Brisbane Lions	0	49	85	123	162	201	202	242	281	301	302	342	382	382	383	422	422	462	502	542	543	583	585	623	663
Collingwood	04	46	84	86	126	164	201	241	242	282	321	361	401	441	441	481	521	561	561	561	601	602	603	604	644
Greater Western Sydney	41	81	83	85	124	163	164	166	168	208	208	248	287	287	327	367	369	408	447	486	526	528	568	606	645
Fremantle	0	016	017	413	811	128	129	169	169	1611	209	249	288	288	328	366	406	409	448	487	527	565	604	607	646
Gold Coast	0	43	46	84	123	162	163	203	204	244	283	323	324	325	326	329	368	407	445	448	488	526	566	569	56	607
Hawthorn	42	82	121	161	161	165	167	204	243	283	284	286	286	326	365	365	405	445	446	485	525	527	567	605	608
Western Bulldogs	0	48	49	88	810	812	128	168	206	206	245	247	249	249	289	328	367	406	409	409	449	489	529	568	569
Sydney	03	011	410	411	89	810	814	814	1214	1214	1612	1613	1614	2013	2013	2411	2412	2810	3210	3610	3610	4010	4410	4410	4810
Carlton	0	013	014	016	016	414	813	1211	1213	1610	1611	1612	1613	2011	2410	2410	2411	2412	2412	2812	2812	2813	2814	3212	3611
St Kilda	0	015	412	87	127	129	1212	1213	1610	1612	1613	1614	2011	2012	2014	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2414	2814	3211	3611	3612
Port Adelaide	0	018	411	412	412	811	1210	1610	1612	1613	1615	1615	1615	2015	2411	2412	2810	2811	3211	3211	3211	3211	3212	3213	3613
Melbourne	0	010	015	017	017	017	417	815	1215	1215	1614	2011	2012	2014	2015	2014	2014	2014	2413	2413	2413	2812	2813	2814	2814
Essendon	0	014	016	414	414	813	1211	1212	1611	209	2010	2410	2410	2410	2412	2413	2413	2413	2414	2414	2415	2415	2415	2415	24	2415
North Melbourne	0	012	48	410	413	415	416	417	417	617	1017	1017	1017	1416	1416	1816	1816	1816	1816	1817	1817	1817	1817	2216	2216
Richmond	0	47	413	415	415	416	815	816	816	1216	1216	1216	1216	1217	1217	1217	1217	1217	1617	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017
West Coast	0	017	018	018	018	018	018	018	018	018	418	418	418	418	418	418	418	418	418	418	418	418	418	418	418

Home matches and membership

2025 AFL season

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	2025	Change
2024	2025	Change
Adelaide	11	496,317	54,283	39,271	40,821	45,120	4,299	75,477	81,067	5,590
Brisbane Lions	11	336,583	34,802	26,441	30,864	30,598	266	63,268	75,115	11,847
Carlton	11	541,005	75,827	24,120	58,311	49,182	9,129	106,345	100,743	5,602
Collingwood	11	757,601	92,044	38,126	66,880	68,873	1,993	110,628	112,491	1,863
Essendon	11	440,377	76,051	20,347	50,478	40,034	10,444	83,664	85,568	1,904
Fremantle	11	503,341	54,384	37,570	46,891	45,758	1,133	62,237	66,179	3,942
Geelong	11	389,830	88,746	25,372	36,291	35,439	852	90,798	92,379	1,581
Gold Coast	11	172,469	22,831	9,816	15,584	15,679	95	26,157	30,107	3,950
Greater Western Sydney	11	132,285	19,248	8,092	12,275	12,026	249	36,629	37,705	1,076
Hawthorn	11	456,326	80,735	13,287	36,037	41,484	5,447	83,823	87,204	3,381
Melbourne	11	404,855	77,761	6,721	34,929	36,805	1,876	65,479	58,563	6,916
North Melbourne	11	277,921	46,373	7,395	21,954	25,266	3,312	50,628	56,283	5,655
Port Adelaide	11	391,113	53,117	30,390	36,922	35,556	1,366	66,015	72,656	6,641
Richmond	11	488,375	80,009	18,423	47,582	44,398	3,184	98,489	92,531	5,958
St Kilda	11	348,079	65,680	13,486	29,257	31,644	2,387	60,467	65,509	5,042
Sydney	11	377,046	40,310	20,805	38,202	34,277	3,925	73,757	76,674	2,917
West Coast	11	468,334	53,289	32,845	46,234	42,576	3,658	103,498	107,079	3,581
Western Bulldogs	11	404,401	78,027	4,814	28,523	36,764	8,241	62,328	65,584	3,256
Total/overall	198	7,386,584	92,044	4,814	37,815	37,306	509	1,319,687	1,363,437	43,750

Finals series

2025 AFL season

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

Finals week 1

	First qualifying final
Thursday, 4 September (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 8.7 (55)	def. by	Collingwood 11.13 (79)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,187)
	2.1 (13) 5.1 (31) 8.4 (52) 8.7 (55)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	2.3 (15) 5.7 (37) 10.11 (71) 11.13 (79)
Pedlar 3, Thilthorpe 2, Walker 2, Dawson	Goals	Elliott 4, Sidebottom 3, Cameron, N. Daicos, De Goey, Lipinski
Thilthorpe, Neal-Bullen, Pedlar, Walker, Worrell	Best	Moore, Elliott, N. Daicos, De Goey, Sidebottom, Cameron, Frampton

	Second qualifying final
Friday, 5 September (7:40 pm)	Geelong 16.16 (112)	def.	Brisbane Lions 11.8 (74)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 86,364)
	4.6 (30) 8.11 (59) 13.12 (90) 16.16 (112)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	3.0 (18) 7.2 (44) 9.5 (59) 11.8 (74)
Dempsey 3, J. Cameron 2, Atkins, Blicavs, Bowes, Close, De Koning, Holmes, Martin, Mullin, S. Neale, Smith, Stewart	Goals	Rayner 3, Lohmann 2, Bailey, Berry, C. Cameron, Dunkley, Fletcher, Morris
Dempsey, Holmes, Blicavs, J. Cameron, Stewart, Bowes, Miers	Best	Dunkley, W. Ashcroft, L. Neale, Zorko, Rayner

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>First elimination final</th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Saturday, 6 September (3:15 pm)</td><td>Greater Western Sydney 13.10 (88)</td><td>def. by</td><td>Hawthorn 16.11 (107)</td><td>Engie Stadium (crowd: 20,634)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>3.2 (20) 6.5 (41) 12.7 (79) 13.10 (88)</td><td>Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4</td><td>7.2 (44) 11.3 (69) 13.7 (85) 16.11 (107)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hogan 3, Bedford 2, Kelly 2, Briggs, Callaghan, Jones, O'Halloran, Riccardi, Thomas</td><td>Goals</td><td>Ginnivan 3, Gunston 3, C. Macdonald 3, Chol 2, Amon, Butler, Dear, Newcombe, Watson</td></tr><tr><td>Callaghan, Green, Kelly, Whitfield, Hogan, Briggs</td><td>Best</td><td>Newcombe, Impey, Meek, Weddle, Ginnivan, C. Macdonald, Barrass</td></tr></tbody></table>

	Second elimination final
Saturday, 6 September (5:35 pm)	Fremantle 12.7 (79)	def. by	Gold Coast 11.14 (80)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 57,507)
	1.2 (8) 5.2 (32) 8.4 (52) 12.7 (79)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	1.6 (12) 8.9 (57) 9.13 (67) 11.14 (80)
Voss 3, Dudley 2, Treacy 2, Amiss, Bolton, Erasmus, Jackson, Reid	Goals	Humphrey 3, Budarick 2, Long 2, Andrew, Davies, Farrar, Fiorini
Serong, Brayshaw, Ryan, Young, Pearce, Reid	Best	Anderson, Rowell, Witts, Andrew, Uwland, Humphrey

Finals week 2

	First semi-final
Friday, 12 September (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 10.7 (67)	def. by	Hawthorn 14.17 (101)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,005)
	3.2 (20) 3.6 (24) 7.7 (49) 10.7 (67)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	4.4 (28) 6.7 (43) 11.13 (79) 14.17 (101)
Thilthorpe 3, Rachele 2, Fogarty, Keays, Peatling, Pedlar, Soligo	Goals	Gunston 5, Butler 2, Watson 2, Amon, C. Macdonald, Moore, Newcombe, Weddle
Worrell, Dawson, Laird, Thilthorpe, Milera	Best	Newcombe, Gunston, Sicily, Ward, Worpel

	Second semi-final
Saturday, 13 September (7:35 pm)	Brisbane Lions 14.16 (100)	def.	Gold Coast 6.11 (47)	The Gabba (crowd: 36,628)
	3.5 (23) 9.6 (60) 12.10 (82) 14.16 (100)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	3.4 (22) 5.5 (35) 5.9 (39) 6.11 (47)
Bailey 3, Lohmann 3, W. Ashcroft 2, Morris 2, Ah Chee, Berry, Gallop, Rayner	Goals	King 2, Ainsworth, Anderson, Flanders, Rowell
W. Ashcroft, Dunkley, McCluggage, Rayner, Andrews, Bailey, Berry, Wilmot	Best	Collins, Rowell, Witts, Miller, Anderson

Finals week 3

	Second preliminary final
Friday, 19 September (7:40 pm)	Geelong 17.13 (115)	def.	Hawthorn 13.7 (85)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 99,567)
	1.3 (9) 6.7 (43) 13.11 (89) 17.13 (115)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	3.4 (22) 6.6 (42) 9.7 (61) 13.7 (85)
Cameron 3, Dangerfield 3, Stengle 3, Mannagh 2, Blicavs, Holmes, Martin, Miers, Neale, Smith	Goals	Gunston 3, Lewis 3, Chol, Ginnivan, Impey, C. Macdonald, Moore, Nash, Watson
Dangerfield, Smith, Atkins, Holmes, Miers, Z. Guthrie	Best	Amon, Gunston, Nash, Chol, Sicily

	First preliminary final
Saturday, 20 September (5:15 pm)	Collingwood 11.5 (71)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 96,023)
	1.1 (7) 7.1 (43) 9.4 (58) 11.5 (71)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	4.3 (27) 4.6 (30) 11.9 (75) 15.10 (100)
Elliott 4, Cox 2, Membrey 2, Houston, Lipinski, Schultz	Goals	Gallop 3, W. Ashcroft 2, Bailey 2, Rayner 2, C. Cameron, Dunkley, Lohmann, McCluggage, Morris, Zorko
N. Daicos, J. Daicos, Elliott, Sidebottom, Cox	Best	McCluggage, Bailey, Wilmot, W. Ashcroft, Zorko

Grand final

	Grand final
Saturday, 27 September (2:30 pm)	Geelong 11.9 (75)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 18.14 (122)	Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 100,022)
	2.3 (15) 5.6 (36) 6.8 (44) 11.9 (75)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	1.6 (12) 5.6 (36) 9.9 (63) 18.14 (122)	Norm Smith Medal: Will Ashcroft Field umpires: Simon Meredith, Hayden Meyer, Jacob Mollison, Andrew Stephens National anthem: Vera Blue
Dempsey 4, Blicavs, Bowes, Close, Holmes, Mannagh, Mullin, S. Neale	Goals	C. Cameron 4, McCluggage 4, Bailey 3, Lohmann 2, L. Ashcroft, W. Ashcroft, Morris, L. Neale, Rayner
Dempsey, Holmes, Humphries, Atkins, Smith	Best	McCluggage, Andrews, Bailey, C. Cameron, W. Ashcroft, Gardiner

Win–loss table

2025 AFL season

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, postponed matches are italicised and opponents are listed above the margins.

+	Win		Qualified for finals
−	Loss		Eliminated
	Draw	X	Bye

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 +63	ESS +61	NM +36	GC −1	GEE −19	GWS +18	FRE −18	CAR +60	PA +5	COL −10	WC +66	SYD +90	BL +5	HAW −3	X	RIC +68	MEL +13	WB +11	GC +61	PA +98	HAW +14	WC +9	COL +3	NM +13	1 (18–5–0)	COL −24	HAW −34
Brisbane Lions	GEE	SYD +4	WC +19	GEE +9	RIC +28	WB +21	COL −52	STK +45	GC +17	NM 0	MEL −11	HAW +33	ESS +18	ADE −5	GWS −11	GEE +41	X	PA +28	CAR +37	WB +10	GC −66	COL +27	SYD −2	FRE +57	HAW +10	3 (16–6–1)	GEE −38	GC +53	COL +29	GEE +47
Carlton	X	RIC −13	HAW −20	WB −8	COL −17	WC +71	NM +82	GEE +18	ADE −60	STK +15	SYD −16	GWS −28	X	ESS +8	WC +34	NM −11	PA −50	COL −56	BL −37	MEL +8	HAW −24	FRE −27	GC −19	PA +54	ESS +34	11 (9–14–0)
Collingwood	GWS −52	PA +91	WB +6	X	CAR +17	SYD +31	BL +52	ESS +41	GEE −3	FRE +14	ADE +10	NM +45	HAW +51	MEL +1	X	STK +34	WC +29	CAR +56	GC −6	FRE −1	RIC +36	BL −27	HAW −64	ADE −3	MEL +6	4 (16–7–0)	ADE +24	X	BL −29
Essendon	GC	HAW −26	ADE −61	PA +12	X	MEL +39	WC +2	COL −41	NM +3	SYD +8	WB −91	RIC +23	BL −18	CAR −8	GEE −95	FRE −41	X	GC −41	RIC −9	GWS −48	WB −93	SYD −14	GEE −44	STK −2	CAR −34	GC −95	15 (6–17–0)
Fremantle	X	GEE −78	SYD −3	WC +38	WB +16	RIC +61	MEL −10	ADE +18	STK −61	COL −14	GWS +34	PA +49	GC +11	X	NM +6	ESS +41	STK +12	SYD −11	HAW +13	COL +1	WC +49	CAR +27	PA +6	BL −57	WB +15	6 (16–7–0)	GC −1
Geelong	BL	FRE +78	STK −7	BL −9	MEL +39	ADE +19	HAW +7	CAR −18	COL +3	GWS −4	PA +76	WB +14	WC +43	GC +24	ESS +95	BL −41	X	RIC +72	GWS −26	STK +31	NM +101	PA +88	ESS +44	SYD +43	RIC +39	2 (17–6–0)	BL +38	X	HAW +30	BL −47
Gold Coast	ESS	WC +87	X	MEL +58	ADE +1	NM +52	RIC −11	SYD +38	BL −17	WB +10	HAW +8	STK +19	FRE −11	GEE −24	X	GWS −7	MEL +19	ESS +41	COL +6	ADE −61	BL +66	RIC +84	CAR +19	GWS −35	PA −4	ESS +95	7 (15–8–0)	FRE +1	BL −53
Greater Western Sydney	COL +52	MEL +3	X	HAW −12	WC +81	STK +28	ADE −18	WB −32	SYD −14	GEE +4	FRE −34	CAR +28	RIC +3	PA −16	BL +11	GC +7	X	WC +59	GEE +26	ESS +48	SYD +44	WB −88	NM +54	GC +35	STK +11	5 (16–7–0)	HAW −19
Hawthorn	SYD +20	ESS +26	CAR +20	GWS +12	X	PA −30	GEE −7	WC +50	RIC +65	MEL +35	GC −8	BL −33	COL −51	WB +22	ADE +3	X	NM +85	STK +20	FRE −13	PA +38	CAR +24	ADE −14	COL +64	MEL +36	BL −10	8 (15–8–0)	GWS +19	ADE +34	GEE −30
Melbourne	X	GWS −3	NM −59	GC −58	GEE −39	ESS −39	FRE +10	RIC +20	WC +32	HAW −35	BL +11	SYD +53	STK −28	COL −1	PA −25	X	GC −19	ADE −13	NM +36	CAR −8	STK −6	WC +83	WB −6	HAW −36	COL −6	14 (7–16–0)
North Melbourne	X	WB −16	MEL +59	ADE −36	SYD −65	GC −52	CAR −82	PA −9	ESS −3	BL 0	RIC +4	COL −45	X	WC +10	FRE −6	CAR +11	HAW −85	WB −49	MEL −36	SYD −31	GEE −101	STK −9	GWS −54	RIC +48	ADE −13	16 (5–17–1)
Port Adelaide	X	COL −91	RIC +72	ESS −12	STK −17	HAW +30	SYD +8	NM +9	WB −90	ADE −5	GEE −76	FRE −49	X	GWS +16	MEL +25	SYD −19	CAR +50	BL −28	WC +26	HAW −38	ADE −98	GEE −88	FRE −6	CAR −54	GC +4	13 (9–14–0)
Richmond	X	CAR +13	PA −72	STK −82	BL −28	FRE −61	GC +11	MEL −20	HAW −65	WC +2	NM −4	ESS −23	GWS −3	SYD −44	X	WB −79	ADE −68	GEE −72	ESS +9	WC +49	COL −36	GC −84	STK −4	NM −48	GEE −39	17 (5–18–0)
St Kilda	X	ADE −63	GEE +7	RIC +82	PA +17	GWS −28	WB −71	BL −45	FRE +61	CAR −15	WC −28	GC −19	MEL +28	X	WB −72	COL −34	FRE −12	HAW −20	SYD −5	GEE −31	MEL +6	NM +9	RIC +4	ESS +2	GWS −11	12 (9–14–0)
Sydney	HAW −20	BL −4	FRE +3	X	NM +65	COL −31	PA −8	GC −38	GWS +14	ESS −8	CAR +16	MEL −53	ADE −90	RIC +44	X	PA +19	WB −9	FRE +11	STK +5	NM +31	GWS −44	ESS +14	BL +2	GEE −43	WC +67	10 (12–11–0)
West Coast	X	GC −87	BL −19	FRE −38	GWS −81	CAR −71	ESS −2	HAW −50	MEL −32	RIC −2	STK +28	ADE −66	GEE −43	NM −10	CAR −34	X	COL −29	GWS −59	PA −26	RIC −49	FRE −49	MEL −83	ADE −9	WB −94	SYD −67	18 (1–22–0)
Western Bulldogs	X	NM +16	COL −6	CAR +8	FRE −16	BL −21	STK +71	GWS +32	PA +90	GC −10	ESS +91	GEE −14	X	HAW −22	STK +72	RIC +79	SYD +9	NM +49	ADE −11	BL −10	ESS +93	GWS +88	MEL +6	WC +94	FRE −15	9 (14–9–0)

Season notes

2025 AFL season

• The Brisbane Lions recorded their longest unbeaten start to a season, winning their first five matches. • Gold Coast recorded its longest unbeaten start to a season, winning its first four matches. • West Coast recorded its longest winless start to a season, losing its first nine matches, and only won one match for the season, the fewest in a season in the club's history and the fewest in a season by any club since Greater Western Sydney won one match in 2013. • Essendon fielded 15 debutants during the season, breaking the AFL era record (excluding expansion teams) of 13 set by Fitzroy in 1991. • Adelaide won 18 matches during the home-and-away season, the most in the club's history, to win the minor premiership; however, the club lost both of its finals, becoming the first minor premier in the AFL era to do so, and the first since North Melbourne in 1983. • Gold Coast won 15 matches during the home-and-away season, the most in the club's history, to finish seventh and qualify for finals for the first time, having never previously finished higher than twelfth since its first AFL season in 2011.

Milestones

2025 AFL season

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Player/official</th><th>Club</th><th>Milestone</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>OR</td><td>Jake Lloyd</td><td>Sydney</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Crisp</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Darcy Byrne-Jones</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Macrae</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Jarman Impey</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Darling</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>300th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Rory Laird</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Tim Membrey</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>300th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>Ben King</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>200th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>Adam Saad</td><td>Carlton</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Jamie Elliott</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Jamie Elliott</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>300th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>Luke Parker</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>300th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Caleb Daniel</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jason Johannisen</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Gunston</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>500th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Touk Miller</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Charlie Curnow</td><td>Carlton</td><td>300th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>Kamdyn McIntosh</td><td>Richmond</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Mitch Duncan</td><td>Geelong</td><td>300th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Toby Greene</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Chris Fagan</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>200th AFL game coached</td></tr><tr><td>Christian Petracca</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Steele Sidebottom</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>200th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Jack Sinclair</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Patrick Dangerfield</td><td>Geelong</td><td>350th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Marcus Bontempelli</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jake Melksham</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>200th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Tom Liberatore</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Toby Greene</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>400th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>Chris Scott</td><td>Geelong</td><td>350th AFL game coached</td></tr><tr><td>Jeremy Cameron</td><td>Geelong</td><td>700th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Lachie Whitfield</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Nick Vlastuin</td><td>Richmond</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Hugh McCluggage</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Clayton Oliver</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Daniel Rioli</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Jacob Weitering</td><td>Carlton</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Christian Petracca</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>200th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Steele Sidebottom</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>350th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Steele</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Higgins</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>200th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>Damien Hardwick</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>350th AFL game coached</td></tr><tr><td>George Hewett</td><td>Carlton</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jarrod Witts</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Ed Langdon</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Liam Duggan</td><td>West Coast</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Steven May</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Cameron Zurhaar</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>200th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>Tom Papley</td><td>Sydney</td><td>300th AFL goal</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Zach Merrett</td><td>Essendon</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Tim Membrey</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Himmelberg</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Charlie Cameron</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>250th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Dayne Zorko</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>300th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>F1</td><td>Alex Neal-Bullen</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Taylor Walker</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>300th AFL game</td></tr><tr><td>Jaeger O'Meara</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>200th AFL game</td></tr></tbody></table>

Source: AFL Tables (players); other milestones sourced individually

Coach departures

2025 AFL season

Outgoing coach	Club	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Caretaker coach	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Ken Hinkley	Port Adelaide	Stepped down at end of season as part of succession plan	12 February 2025	—	Josh Carr
Simon Goodwin	Melbourne	Dismissed mid-season	5 August 2025	Troy Chaplin	Steven King	12 September 2025

Awards

Major awards

• The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to the Brisbane Lions' Will Ashcroft, becoming the youngest and third player to do so in consecutive seasons. • The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gold Coast's Matt Rowell. • The Coleman Medal was awarded to Geelong's Jeremy Cameron; his tally of 83 goals was the most in a home-and-away season since 2009. • The Goal of the Year was awarded to Gold Coast's Noah Anderson. • The Mark of the Year was awarded to the Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy. • The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Fremantle's Murphy Reid.

Leading goalkickers

<table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>Led the goalkicking at the end of the round</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Led the goalkicking at the end of the home-and-away season</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season</td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>Did not play during that round</td></tr><tr><td>X</td><td>Had a bye during that round</td></tr></tbody></table>

#	Player	Club	Home-and-away season (Coleman Medal)	Finals series	Total	Games	Average
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
1	Jeremy Cameron	Geelong	X0	44	15	16	17	411	213	417	118	220	727	633	538	038	644	448	X48	452	153	558	1169	675	479	079	483	285	X85	388	088	88	26	3.38
2	Jack Gunston	Hawthorn	–0	–0	22	24	X4	610	313	417	320	323	–23	023	225	126	228	X28	735	338	139	342	345	449	453	760	262	365	570	373		73	23	3.17
3	Ben King	Gold Coast	X0	66	X6	410	212	517	118	523	124	327	229	231	132	133	X33	235	338	442	244	145	247	451	657	259	362	769	069	271		71	25	2.84
4	Jamie Elliott	Collingwood	22	24	15	X5	05	38	210	515	116	622	123	528	533	134	X34	236	137	441	344	246	147	148	048	250	252	456	X56	460		60	25	2.40
Aaron Naughton	Western Bulldogs	X0	33	03	14	15	38	311	112	315	015	116	319	X19	019	322	123	326	531	536	238	745	550	555	358	260		60	23	2.61
Riley Thilthorpe	Adelaide	X0	33	36	39	514	115	116	319	120	323	023	225	227	128	028	X28	533	033	639	241	344	448	351	152	355	257	360		60	25	2.40
7	Mitch Georgiades	Port Adelaide	X0	00	44	26	39	312	315	217	118	220	121	324	X24	125	732	133	538	442	345	247	148	351	253	154	458		58	23	2.52
8	Logan Morris	Brisbane Lions	X0	11	34	15	27	411	011	213	–13	013	316	218	220	020	525	530	X30	131	233	134	034	640	343	447	148	149	251	152	153	53	26	2.04
9	Sam Darcy	Western Bulldogs	X0	11	45	27	512	214	014	–14	–14	–14	–14	–14	X14	–14	317	522	325	429	231	132	638	543	245	348	048		48	17	2.82
10	Jack Higgins	St Kilda	X0	22	46	39	312	214	317	320	121	223	528	028	129	X29	130	030	131	233	033	235	439	241	243	346	046		46	23	2.00
Jesse Hogan	Greater Western Sydney	–0	–0	X0	44	913	215	–15	217	118	725	126	430	030	232	638	240	X40	–40	141	–41	243	043	–43	–43	–43	346		46	16	2.88
Other end-of-round leaders
	Nick Larkey	North Melbourne	X0	55	38	412	214	216	117	118	220	121	223	124	X24	024	327	128	533	538	–38	–38	–38	341	–41	–41	–41		41	17	2.41

Club best and fairest

<table><thead><tr><th>Player(s)</th><th>Club</th><th>Award</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Jordan Dawson</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>Malcolm Blight Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josh Dunkley</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>Merrett–Murray Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George Hewett</td><td>Carlton</td><td>John Nicholls Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Darcy Cameron</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>Copeland Trophy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zach Merrett</td><td>Essendon</td><td>Crichton Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Caleb Serong</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Doig Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Max Holmes</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Carji Greeves Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Matt Rowell</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Club Champion</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tom Green</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Kevin Sheedy Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Gunston</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Peter Crimmins Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Max Gawn</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Sheezel, Tristan Xerri</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>Syd Barker Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zak Butters</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>John Cahill Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tim Taranto</td><td>Richmond</td><td>Jack Dyer Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>Trevor Barker Award</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Isaac Heeney</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Bob Skilton Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Liam Baker</td><td>West Coast</td><td>John Worsfold Medal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ed Richards</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Charles Sutton Medal</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>