2025 AFL Women's season

2025 AFL Women's season
Melbourne and Essendon players contest the football in round 8
Date	14 August – 29 November 2025
Teams	18
Attendance
Matches played	81
Total attendance	204,460 (2,524 per match)
Highest	8,042 (round 1, Carlton v Collingwood)
Updated to the end of round 9.
←  2024

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

Background

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

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

Coach appointments

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

Club leadership

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

Pre-season

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

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

Home-and-away season

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

Round 1

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

Round 2

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

Round 3

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

Round 4

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

Round 5

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

Round 6

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

Round 7

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

Round 8

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

Round 9

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

Round 10

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

Round 11

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

Round 12

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

Ladder

Updated to the end of round 9.

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

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for finals

Progression by round

Updated to the end of round 9.

4	Finished the round in first place	0	Finished the round in last place
4	Finished the round inside the top eight
41	Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round

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

Source: Australian Football

Home match attendance

Updated to the end of round 9.

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

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

Source: Australian Football

Win–loss table

Updated to the end of round 9.

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

+	Win		Qualified for finals
−	Loss	X	Bye
	Draw		Eliminated

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

Source: Australian Football

Season notes

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

Coach departures

Dual Adelaide premiership coach Matthew Clarke announced leading into the season that 2025 would be his final season as coach.

Outgoing coach	Club	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Caretaker coach	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Matthew Clarke	Adelaide	Stepping down at end of season [58]		—

Leading goalkickers

Updated to the end of round 9.

1	Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
11	Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
–	Did not play during that round

#	Player	Team	Home-and-away season (AFL Women's leading goalkicker)												Finals series				Total	Games	Average
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	F1	F2	F3	GF
1	Chloe Molloy	Sydney	44	711	112	214	115	015	217	017	219								19	9	2.11
2	Jasmine Garner	North Melbourne	11	67	18	–8	19	211	112	416	218								18	8	2.25
3	Blaithin Bogue	North Melbourne	22	13	47	18	311	112	214	115	217								17	9	1.89
4	Tahlia Randall	North Melbourne	00	11	34	26	28	210	111	314	216								16	9	1.78
	Indy Tahau	Port Adelaide	00	00	33	25	38	210	111	415	116								16	9	1.78
6	Kate Hore	Melbourne	22	13	25	27	310	212	214	014	115								15	9	1.67
	Aishling Moloney	Geelong	00	22	35	27	18	19	211	213	215								15	9	1.67
8	Gemma Houghton	Port Adelaide	00	22	46	17	18	19	211	112	214								14	9	1.56
	Áine McDonagh	Hawthorn	22	13	03	25	16	28	210	111	314								14	9	1.56
10	Taylor Smith	Brisbane	11	23	14	26	06	28	19	312	113								13	9	1.44

Source: Australian Football

See also

• 2025 AFL season

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