| 2025 AFL Women's Grand Final | |||
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| Date | 29 November 2025 | ||
| Stadium | Ikon Park | ||
| Broadcast in Australia | |||
| Network | Seven Network | ||
The 2025 AFL Women's Grand Final is an upcoming Australian rules football match to be held on 29 November 2025 at Ikon Park to determine the premiers of the tenth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. The match will be contested by North Melbourne and Brisbane; the third successive grand final between the teams.
North Melbourne entered the 2025 season as the reigning premiers, having defeated Brisbane by 30 points in the 2024 grand final. The Kangaroos dominated throughout the 2025 season, going undefeated through the home-and-away season to finish with a 12–0 record and win the club's second minor premiership. The club became the first male or female VFL/AFL team to win 24 consecutive games following their 49-point over Hawthorn in round 12. [1] They then held the Hawks goalless in a 39-point win in the first qualifying final before overcoming a narrow three-quarter deficit to defeat Melbourne by 10 points in the first preliminary final. [2] This was North's third successive grand final, having lost to the Lions in 2023 and defeating them in 2024.
Brisbane came into 2025 off the back of a top-four finish the previous season, which culminated in defeat to the Kangaroos in the grand final. Despite losing three matches at home this season, the Lions again comfortably qualified for a top-four position, finishing third on the ladder with a 9–3 record at the end of the home-and-away season. The club faced Melbourne as the away side in the second qualifying final and defeated the Demons by 13 points, with back-to-back majors from Ally Anderson and Lily Postlethwaite in the final quarter sealing the victory. [3] This guaranteed them the McClelland Trophy as the best performed club across both the men's and women's competitions for the respective seasons. [4] They then hosted Carlton in the second preliminary final and won by 35 points, with a six-goal third quarter from the home team proving to be the difference between the sides. [5]
North Melbourne was aiming for its second AFLW premiership following its victory in 2024 and maiden grand final in 2023, while Brisbane, who was making its seventh appearance in a grand final, was seeking to equal Adelaide's league-leading three premierships following premierships in 2021 and 2023. The winner of the match will become the first side in league history to claim back-to-back premierships. The two sides met once during the home-and-away season, with North Melbourne recording a comfortable 29-point victory at Brighton Homes Arena. [6]
Bookmakers heavily favoured North Melbourne to win the grand final; on the Monday before the game the Kangaroos were $1.13 favorites compared to Brisbane who were distant $5.75 outsiders. [7]
The league determined the match would be played at 7.45pm local time, which replicated the nighttime timeslot first used in 2024. [8] General manager of women's football Emma Moore confirmed Ikon Park would be host all Victorian-based finals and the grand final following a rebuffed request from Melbourne to play their home qualifying final at Casey Fields. [9] As the highest-placed winners to reach the final, North Melbourne were the home team and thus the game was held at Ikon Park.
Pop band Peking Duk will perform prior to the game and will incorporate guest artists Ben Woolner, Kye and Lucy Lucy and Keli Holiday. [10] Women's football pioneer and Hall of Fame member Debbie Lee was appointed the premiership cup ambassador and will award the cup to the winning team. [11]
The two teams will be announced on the evening of 27 November 2025.
The umpiring panel comprised three field umpires, four boundary umpires, two goal umpires and an emergency in each position.
| Position | Emergency | |||||
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| Field | 1 Gabby Simmonds (2) | 7 Samuel Nippress (2) | 11 Joshua Ball (1) | 12 Gen Devenish | ||
| Boundary | Sam Beer (1) | Riley Guerin (1) | Madeleine Lum (1) | Cooper Ranie (1) | Mitchell O'Neill | |
| Goal | Michael Button (1) | Jack Stammers (1) | Brad Kellett |
Numbers in brackets represent the number of grand finals umpired, including 2025.
| Grand Final | |||||
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| Saturday, 29 November (7:45 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Brisbane | Ikon Park | |
| Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | Umpires: Gabby Simmonds, Sam Nippress, Joshua Ball Best on ground: TBC Television broadcast: Seven Network National anthem: TBC | ||||
Seven's coverage, simulcast on streaming service 7+, begins at 7 pm AEDT. Abbey Holmes hosts the broadcast from the ground, with analysis coming from Kate McCarthy and Erin Phillips. The match will be commentated by Alister Nicholson, Jo Wotton, Kate McCarthy, Erin Phillips and Abbey Holmes. [13]
Fox Footy's coverage, simulcast on streaming services Kayo Sports and BINGE, begins at 6:30 pm AEDT. Fox Footy will simulcast the Seven Network coverage of the match with Seven's commentators and graphics, being accompanied by their own out-of-play analysis.
| Station | Region | Callers | Special Comments | Boundary Riders |
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| Triple M | National | TBC | ||
| ABC Radio | National | Lauren Bordin, Joel Peterson | Chyloe Kurdas, Gemma Bastiani | Marnie Vinall |
| AFL Nation [i] | National | TBC | ||
| NIRS | National | Barry Denner, Ron Rogers | Chris Egan, Kaitlyn Ashmore | Megan Waters |
| 3AW [ii] | Melbourne, VIC | Matt Granland, Shane McInnes | Meg McDonald, Sarah Burt | Emilia Fuller |
| Country | Channel | FTA/Pay/Stream | Live/Delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific | ABC Australia | FTA | Live |
| East Asia | Premier Sports | Pay | Live |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport 2 | Pay | Live |
| Pacific Islands | PacificAus TV | FTA | Live |
| Africa | ESPN | Pay | Live |
| United Kingdom | TNT Sports 4 discovery+ | Pay Stream | Live |
| Ireland | TG4 | FTA | Live |
| United States | Fox Sports 2 Fox One | Pay Stream | Live |
| Canada | TSN2 | Pay | Live |
