2025 AFL Women's season

2025 AFL Women's season
North Melbourne players celebrate after winning the 2025 AFL Women's Grand Final
Overview
Date	14 August – 29 November 2025
Teams	18
Premiers	North Melbourne 2nd premiership
Runners-up	Brisbane 5th runners-up result
Minor premiers	North Melbourne 2nd minor premiership
Best and fairest	Ash Riddell (North Melbourne) 23 votes
Leading goalkicker	Indy Tahau (Port Adelaide) 25 goals
Attendance
Matches played	117
Total attendance	317,422 (2,713 per match)
Highest (H&A)	8,042 (round 1, Carlton v Collingwood)
Highest (finals)	12,741 (grand final, North Melbourne v Brisbane)
←  2024

The 2025 AFL Women's season was the tenth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 18 clubs and ran 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.

North Melbourne won the premiership, defeating Brisbane by 40 points in the 2025 AFL Women's Grand Final; it was North Melbourne's second (consecutive and overall) AFL Women's premiership. North Melbourne won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a perfect 12–0 win–loss record and won all three of its finals, completing a perfect season. North Melbourne's Ash Riddell won the AFL Women's best and fairest award as the league's best and fairest player, while Port Adelaide's Indy Tahau won the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award as the league's leading goalkicker.

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, ^[1] 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. ^[2]

Coach appointments

New coach	Club	Date of appointment	Previous coach	Ref.
Rhyce Shaw	Gold Coast	21 January 2025	Cameron Joyce	[3]

Club leadership

Club	Coach	Leadership group
		Captain(s)	Vice-captain(s)	Other leader(s)
Adelaide	Matthew Clarke [4]	Sarah Allan, Ebony Marinoff		Jessica Allan, Chelsea Biddell, Anne Hatchard, Eloise Jones [5]
Brisbane	Craig Starcevich [6]	Breanna Koenen	Belle Dawes, Nat Grider	Ally Anderson, Sophie Conway, Jade Ellenger, Cathy Svarc, Ruby Svarc [7]
Carlton	Mathew Buck [8]	Abbie McKay	Mimi Hill	Tara Bohanna, Harriet Cordner [9]
Collingwood	Sam Wright [10]	Ruby Schleicher	Jordyn Allen	Lauren Butler, Mikala Cann [11]
Essendon	Natalie Wood [12]	Steph Cain, Bonnie Toogood	Maddi Gay	Bess Keaney, Steph Wales [13]
Fremantle	Lisa Webb [14]	Ange Stannett	Ashleigh Brazill	Hayley Miller, Gabby Newton, Emma O'Driscoll, Áine Tighe [15]
Geelong	Daniel Lowther [16]	Meg McDonald	Amy McDonald, Nina Morrison [17]
Gold Coast	Rhyce Shaw [18]	Niamh McLaughlin, Lucy Single		Georgia Clayden, Meara Girvan, Lily Mithen, Charlie Rowbottom, Jamie Stanton [19]
Greater Western Sydney	Cameron Bernasconi [20]	Rebecca Beeson	Tarni Evans, Alyce Parker, Katherine Smith [21]
Hawthorn	Daniel Webster [22]	Emily Bates	Eliza West	Jasmine Fleming, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Áine McDonagh, Jenna Richardson [23]
Melbourne	Mick Stinear [24]	Kate Hore	Tyla Hanks	Sarah Lampard, Paxy Paxman [25]
North Melbourne	Darren Crocker [26]	Jasmine Garner	Ash Riddell	Libby Birch, Nicole Bresnehan, Bella Eddey, Jasmine Ferguson [27]
Port Adelaide	Lauren Arnell [28]	Justine Mules-Robinson	Amelie Borg, Julia Teakle	Kirsty Lamb [29]
Richmond	Ryan Ferguson [30]	Katie Brennan	Tessa Lavey, Gabby Seymour	Monique Conti, Beth Lynch, Ellie McKenzie [31]
St Kilda	Nick Dal Santo [32]	Hannah Priest	Serene Watson	Nicola Barr, Molly McDonald, Georgia Patrikios, Tyanna Smith [33]
Sydney	Scott Gowans [34]	Lucy McEvoy, Chloe Molloy [35]
West Coast	Daisy Pearce [36]	Bella Lewis, Charlie Thomas	Mikayla Western	Alison Drennan, Dana Hooker [37]
Western Bulldogs	Tamara Hyett [38]	Deanna Berry	Ellie Blackburn	Elle Bennetts, Jess Fitzgerald, Elisabeth Georgostathis, Isabella Grant, Isabelle Pritchard, Louise Stephenson [39]

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. [40] Essendon's score of 13.7 (85) against Greater Western Sydney was its highest ever. [41]

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. [42] St Kilda's 74-point loss to Melbourne was the biggest in its history. [43] Chloe Molloy (Sydney) kicked seven goals against Gold Coast, an equal AFLW record. [44] 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. [43] Brisbane's score of 17.3 (105) against Fremantle was its highest ever. [43]

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 [45] ), and its 68-point win was the equal-highest in the club's history. [46] Grace Campbell (Collingwood) had a shot at goal after the final siren to win the match against Melbourne, but kicked a behind. [47] 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. [45] North Melbourne's win over Fremantle was its 15th consecutive win, breaking the AFLW record set by Melbourne in 2023. [45]

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. [48]

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. [49] Ally Anderson (Brisbane) and Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) played their 100th AFLW matches in round 7, becoming the first players to do so. [50] West Coast's score of 11.9 (75) against Greater Western Sydney was its highest ever. [51]

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. [52] Brisbane's 17 behinds in the match against Gold Coast were the most in an AFLW match. [53] West Coast's 45-point win over Collingwood was the biggest in its history. [54]

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 15.4 (94)	def.	Hawthorn 8.11 (59)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,039)	Report Stats
Friday, 17 October (6:15 pm)	West Coast 7.8 (50)	def.	Geelong 2.7 (19)	Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 2,428)	Report Stats
Saturday, 18 October (1:05 pm)	Melbourne 9.11 (65)	def.	Sydney 3.3 (21)	Casey Fields (crowd: 2,277)	Report Stats
Saturday, 18 October (3:05 pm)	North Melbourne 10.11 (71)	def.	Adelaide 5.1 (31)	Arden Street Oval (crowd: 3,282)	Report Stats
Saturday, 18 October (3:05 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 6.4 (40)	def. by	Fremantle 6.11 (47)	Henson Park (crowd: 1,105)	Report Stats
Saturday, 18 October (7:15 pm)	Carlton 5.6 (36)	def. by	St Kilda 7.7 (49)	Ikon Park (crowd: 2,480)	Report Stats
Sunday, 19 October (1:05 pm)	Essendon 2.4 (16)	def. by	Brisbane 7.12 (54)	Windy Hill (crowd: 1,801)	Report Stats
Sunday, 19 October (3:05 pm)	Collingwood 5.3 (33)	def. by	Richmond 7.4 (46)	Victoria Park (crowd: 4,057)	Report Stats
Sunday, 19 October (4:05 pm)	Gold Coast 0.6 (6)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 10.12 (72)	Great Barrier Reef Arena (crowd: 905)	Report Stats
The aggregate score of 23.15 (153) in the Port Adelaide v Hawthorn match was the highest in AFLW history. [55] The crowd of 3,282 for the North Melbourne v Adelaide match is the largest crowd for an AFLW match at Arden Street Oval. [56]

Round 11

	Round 11
Friday, 24 October (7:05 pm)	Adelaide 6.9 (45)	def. by	Port Adelaide 7.10 (52)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,434)	Report Stats
Saturday, 25 October (1:05 pm)	Sydney 6.7 (43)	def.	West Coast 3.8 (26)	Henson Park (crowd: 4,519)	Report Stats
Saturday, 25 October (3:05 pm)	Essendon 3.8 (26)	def. by	Hawthorn 7.14 (56)	Windy Hill (crowd: 2,652)	Report Stats
Saturday, 25 October (2:05 pm)	Fremantle 8.10 (58)	def.	Richmond 2.2 (14)	Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,406)	Report Stats
Saturday, 25 October (6:15 pm)	Brisbane 6.9 (45)	def.	Melbourne 5.6 (36)	Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 5,022)	Report Stats
Sunday, 26 October (1:05 pm)	Western Bulldogs 3.8 (26)	def. by	Geelong 6.1 (37)	Mars Stadium (crowd: 1,332)	Report Stats
Sunday, 26 October (1:05 pm)	North Melbourne 9.13 (67)	def.	St Kilda 3.3 (21)	North Hobart Oval (crowd: 1,377)	Report Stats
Sunday, 26 October (3:05 pm)	Carlton 12.9 (81)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 5.5 (35)	Ikon Park (crowd: 1,336)	Report Stats
Sunday, 26 October (3:05 pm)	Gold Coast 3.6 (24)	def. by	Collingwood 5.9 (39)	Bond University (crowd: 921)	Report Stats
Two matches were delayed due to nearby lightning under the AFL's lightning protocols: play was halted during the third quarter of the Carlton v Greater Western Sydney match, [57] while the three-quarter time break of the Gold Coast v Collingwood match was extended by 20 minutes. [58]

Round 12

	Round 12
Friday, 31 October (7:15 pm)	Hawthorn 2.6 (18)	def. by	North Melbourne 10.7 (67)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 2,508)	Report Stats
Friday, 31 October (6:15 pm)	West Coast 3.4 (22)	def. by	Carlton 6.6 (42)	Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 2,365)	Report Stats
Saturday, 1 November (1:05 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 3.6 (24)	def. by	Port Adelaide 11.15 (81)	Henson Park (crowd: 1,172)	Report Stats
Saturday, 1 November (3:05 pm)	Richmond 3.7 (25)	def. by	Gold Coast 5.9 (39)	Ikon Park (crowd: 1,318)	Report Stats
Saturday, 1 November (5:40 pm)	Sydney 1.5 (11)	def. by	Essendon 2.2 (14)	C.ex Coffs International Stadium (crowd: 1,563)	Report Stats
Saturday, 1 November (7:15 pm)	Geelong 6.9 (45)	def. by	Melbourne 9.5 (59)	GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,214)	Report Stats
Sunday, 2 November (1:05 pm)	Collingwood 5.2 (32)	def. by	Brisbane 6.16 (52)	Victoria Park (crowd: 2,032)	Report Stats
Sunday, 2 November (3:05 pm)	St Kilda 4.3 (27)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 10.12 (72)	RSEA Park (crowd: 2,863)	Report Stats
Sunday, 2 November (4:35 pm)	Adelaide 4.5 (29)	def.	Fremantle 2.5 (17)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 1,225)	Report Stats
Gemma Houghton (Port Adelaide) kicked her 100th AFLW goal after the final siren of the match against Greater Western Sydney, becoming the first AFLW player to kick 100 career goals. [59] The start of the Sydney v Essendon match was delayed by 35 minutes due to nearby lightning under the AFL's lightning protocols. [60] Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) recorded her 1,000th career tackle during the match against Fremantle, becoming the first AFLW player to do so. [61]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	North Melbourne (P)	12	12	0	0	868	270	321.5	48	Finals series
2	Melbourne	12	9	3	0	684	327	209.2	36
3	Brisbane	12	9	3	0	652	403	161.8	36
4	Hawthorn	12	9	3	0	451	433	104.2	36
5	Carlton	12	8	4	0	554	474	116.9	32
6	Adelaide	12	7	5	0	515	460	112.0	28
7	St Kilda	12	7	5	0	392	407	96.3	28
8	West Coast	12	6	6	0	472	423	111.6	24
9	Sydney	12	6	6	0	542	504	107.5	24
10	Port Adelaide	12	6	6	0	631	601	105.0	24
11	Fremantle	12	6	6	0	414	512	80.9	24
12	Western Bulldogs	12	5	7	0	415	358	115.9	20
13	Geelong	12	5	7	0	500	539	92.8	20
14	Essendon	12	4	8	0	331	552	60.0	16
15	Collingwood	12	3	9	0	314	505	62.2	12
16	Richmond	12	2	10	0	349	583	59.9	8
17	Greater Western Sydney	12	2	10	0	401	681	58.9	8
18	Gold Coast	12	2	10	0	319	772	41.3	8

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Progression by round

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
North Melbourne	43	82	121	161	201	241	281	321	361	401	441	481
Melbourne	41	81	122	162	162	202	242	282	283	322	323	362
Brisbane	010	46	49	89	89	127	167	205	244	284	324	363
Hawthorn	49	85	125	164	165	203	243	283	322	323	362	364
Carlton	45	47	87	125	163	166	205	244	246	248	285	325
Adelaide	015	48	86	88	126	164	204	207	245	247	248	286
St Kilda	44	413	413	414	812	1210	169	208	247	285	286	287
West Coast	47	49	88	126	127	129	168	206	208	246	247	248
Sydney	48	83	123	163	164	165	166	169	209	209	249	249
Port Adelaide	013	018	410	410	811	813	814	1211	1213	1612	2011	2410
Fremantle	46	412	414	416	814	1212	1212	1213	1611	2010	2410	2411
Western Bulldogs	018	411	412	412	415	416	813	814	1212	1611	1613	2012
Geelong	016	016	016	411	810	128	1210	1210	1610	1613	2012	2013
Essendon	42	84	124	127	128	1211	1211	1212	1214	1214	1215	1614
Collingwood	014	410	411	413	813	814	816	816	816	817	1214	1215
Richmond	011	014	015	017	018	018	018	417	417	816	817	816
Greater Western Sydney	017	015	017	018	416	815	815	815	815	815	816	817
Gold Coast	012	017	018	415	417	417	417	418	418	418	418	818

Source: Australian Football

Home match attendance

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

Team	Hosted	Total	Highest	Lowest	Average
					2024 [62]	2025 [63]	Change
Adelaide	6	16,831	5,434	1,225	2,862	2,805	57
Brisbane	6	21,774	5,022	2,685	3,439	3,629	190
Carlton	6	18,865	8,042	1,336	1,974	3,144	1,170
Collingwood	6	15,177	4,057	1,542	2,196	2,530	334
Essendon	6	15,271	3,184	1,801	3,226	2,545	681
Fremantle	6	13,436	2,708	1,580	2,226	2,239	13
Geelong	6	15,654	3,146	2,114	2,733	2,609	124
Gold Coast	6	7,685	1,917	839	1,634	1,281	353
Greater Western Sydney	6	9,745	2,258	1,105	1,369	1,624	255
Hawthorn	6	12,978	2,508	1,643	2,430	2,163	267
Melbourne	6	12,224	2,681	1,557	1,740	2,037	297
North Melbourne	6	12,484	3,282	915	1,821	2,081	260
Port Adelaide	6	15,509	3,039	2,162	3,013	2,584	429
Richmond	6	14,951	5,892	1,309	1,772	2,492	720
St Kilda	6	12,605	2,898	1,428	1,724	2,101	377
Sydney	6	26,986	7,171	1,563	3,613	4,498	885
West Coast	6	11,516	2,428	1,453	2,757	1,919	838
Western Bulldogs	6	14,402	4,234	1,521	6,683	2,400	4,283
Total/overall	108	268,093	8,042	839	2,658	2,482	176

Source: Australian Football

Finals series

	Qualifying and elimination finals					Semi-finals						Preliminary finals					Grand final
	7 November, Ikon Park
	1	North Melbourne	5.12 (42)
	4	Hawthorn	0.3 (3)			15 November, Ikon Park
						Hawthorn		4.9 (33)
	8 November, Ikon Park					Carlton		11.13 (79)				22 November, Ikon Park
	5	Carlton	9.6 (60)									North Melbourne		6.10 (46)
	8	West Coast	2.7 (19)									Melbourne		5.6 (36)			29 November, Ikon Park
																	North Melbourne		9.2 (56)
	9 November, Norwood Oval											22 November, Brighton Homes Arena					Brisbane		2.4 (16)
	6	Adelaide	8.12 (60)									Brisbane		10.7 (67)
	7	St Kilda	2.4 (16)			15 November, Ikon Park						Carlton		5.2 (32)
						Melbourne		9.6 (60)
	9 November, Ikon Park					Adelaide		7.7 (49)
	2	Melbourne	6.7 (43)
	3	Brisbane	9.2 (56)

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

Finals week 1

	First qualifying final
Friday, 7 November (7:15 pm)	North Melbourne 5.12 (42)	def.	Hawthorn 0.3 (3)	Ikon Park (crowd: 4,392)	Report Stats
	1.4 (10) 2.7 (19) 2.8 (20) 5.12 (42)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	0.0 (0) 0.1 (1) 0.2 (2) 0.3 (3)
Bogue, Eddey, O'Loughlin, Randall, Rennie		Goals	Nil
Garner, Riddell, O'Shea, Craven, Bruton		Best	West, Richardson, Everist, Lucas-Rodd
Hawthorn's score of 0.3 (3) against North Melbourne was the lowest in an AFLW final. [64]

	First elimination final
Saturday, 8 November (3:05 pm)	Carlton 9.6 (60)	def.	West Coast 2.7 (19)	Ikon Park (crowd: 3,420)	Report Stats
	2.3 (15) 2.4 (16) 8.6 (54) 9.6 (60)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	0.0 (0) 1.2 (8) 1.3 (9) 2.7 (19)
Finn 2, Fitzpatrick 2, S. McKay 2, Austin, Bohanna, Scholz		Goals	Painter, Roberts
Fitzpatrick, S. McKay, Harrington, Guerin, Finn		Best	Roberts, Britton, Thomas, Painter, Swanson

	Second qualifying final
Sunday, 9 November (1:05 pm)	Melbourne 6.7 (43)	def. by	Brisbane 9.2 (56)	Ikon Park (crowd: 3,711)	Report Stats
	2.3 (15) 2.4 (16) 3.6 (24) 6.7 (43)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	0.1 (1) 3.1 (19) 6.2 (38) 9.2 (56)
Bannan, Gall, Harris, Hore, Mahony, Wotherspoon		Goals	Anderson 2, Hampson 2, Davidson, Dooley, Hodder, Mullins, Postlethwaite
Hore, B. Mackin, Gillard, McNamara, Paxman		Best	Anderson, Koenen, Davidson, Hampson, Campbell, Mullins

	Second elimination final
Sunday, 9 November (2:35 pm)	Adelaide 8.12 (60)	def.	St Kilda 2.4 (16)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,228)	Report Stats
	1.3 (9) 4.5 (29) 6.6 (42) 8.12 (60)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	0.0 (0) 0.1 (1) 2.4 (16) 2.4 (16)
Gould 2, Rasheed 2, Charlton, Hatchard, Jones, Prowse		Goals	Patrikios, Wardlaw
Marinoff, N. Kelly, Hatchard, Goodwin, Rasheed, Newman		Best	Patrikios, Smith, Lambert, Watson, Gee, Stevens

Finals week 2

	Second semi-final
Saturday, 15 November (1:05 pm)	Melbourne 9.6 (60)	def.	Adelaide 7.7 (49)	Ikon Park (crowd: 2,624)	Report Stats
	3.2 (20) 4.3 (27) 6.5 (41) 9.6 (60)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	1.2 (8) 6.4 (40) 6.5 (41) 7.7 (49)
Hore 3, Mahony 2, Campbell, Fitzsimon, B. Mackin, Wotherspoon		Goals	J. Allan, Charlton, Gould, N. Kelly, Marinoff, Ponter, Prowse
Hore, Hanks, Mahony, Gillard, Heath, Harris		Best	Marinoff, Biddell, N. Kelly, Newman, Hatchard

	First semi-final
Saturday, 15 November (7:15 pm)	Hawthorn 4.9 (33)	def. by	Carlton 11.13 (79)	Ikon Park (crowd: 5,645)	Report Stats
	0.0 (0) 2.4 (16) 2.6 (18) 4.9 (33)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	4.7 (31) 6.7 (43) 10.10 (70) 11.13 (79)
Fleming, Flockart, McDonagh, Stone		Goals	S. McKay 3, Austin 2, Finn 2, Goss, Hill, A. McKay, Scholz
Lucas-Rodd, Fleming, West, Elliott		Best	Hill, Scholz, A. McKay, Cordner, S. McKay, Goss

Finals week 3

	First preliminary final
Saturday, 22 November (3:05 pm)	North Melbourne 6.10 (46)	def.	Melbourne 5.6 (36)	Ikon Park (crowd: 7,057)	Report Stats
	3.1 (19) 4.6 (30) 4.6 (30) 6.10 (46)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	4.2 (26) 5.2 (32) 5.6 (36) 5.6 (36)
Bogue 3, Garner, Riddell, Sheerin		Goals	Hore 2, Harris, Paxman, Wotherspoon
Garner, Kearney, O'Shea, Riddell, Smith		Best	Gillard, Chaplin, Hore, Hanks, Goldrick

	Second preliminary final
Saturday, 22 November (6:35 pm)	Brisbane 10.7 (67)	def.	Carlton 5.2 (32)	Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 6,511)	Report Stats
	0.3 (3) 3.5 (23) 9.6 (60) 10.7 (67)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	1.0 (6) 3.0 (18) 4.0 (24) 5.2 (32)
R. Svarc 4, Davidson 2, Hampson 2, Hodder, Smith		Goals	Finn 2, Scholz 2, S. McKay
R. Svarc, Hodder, Ellenger, Dawes, Hickie, Hampson		Best	Cordner, Finn, Guerin, Hill

Grand final

Main article: 2025 AFL Women's Grand Final

	Grand final
Saturday, 29 November (7:45 pm)	North Melbourne 9.2 (56)	def.	Brisbane 2.4 (16)	Ikon Park (crowd: 12,741)	Report Stats
	2.0 (12) 5.0 (30) 6.0 (36) 9.2 (56)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4	1.1 (7) 1.2 (8) 2.2 (14) 2.4 (16)	Best on ground: Eilish Sheerin (North Melbourne) [65] Field umpires: Joshua Ball, Sam Nippress, Gabby Simmonds [66] National anthem: Bonnie Anderson [67]
Bruton 3, Sheerin 2, Eddey, Garner, Randall, Shierlaw		Goals	Mullins, R. Svarc
Sheerin, Riddell, Garner, Bruton, A. Smith		Best	Dawes, Conway, Anderson, Dunne
Ash Riddell (North Melbourne) recorded 39 disposals in the grand final against Brisbane, an AFLW grand final record. [65] Libby Birch (North Melbourne) became the first player to win four AFLW premierships. [68]

Win–loss table

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		Eliminated
X	Bye

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 −40	PA –7	FRE +12	6 (7–5–0)	STK +44	MEL –11
Brisbane	HAW −4	FRE +70	CAR −14	ADE +3	NM −29	WB +25	RIC +34	GC +68	PA +29	ESS +38	MEL +9	COL +20	3 (9–3–0)	MEL +13	X	CAR +35	NM −40
Carlton	COL +24	HAW −8	BRI +14	WB +16	GC +46	NM −53	FRE +9	GEE +18	SYD –39	STK –13	GWS +46	WC +20	5 (8–4–0)	WC +41	HAW +46	BRI −35
Collingwood	CAR −24	GWS +8	MEL −4	NM −45	SYD +26	HAW −9	WB −57	WC −45	STK –23	RIC –13	GC +15	BRI −20	15 (3–9–0)
Essendon	GWS +56	WC +5	RIC +15	GEE −31	STK −52	FRE −48	NM −30	MEL –14	WB –57	BRI −38	HAW −30	SYD +3	14 (4–8–0)
Fremantle	PA +22	BRI −70	NM −100	SYD −25	WC +7	ESS +48	CAR −9	HAW –15	MEL +5	GWS +7	RIC +44	ADE −12	11 (6–6–0)
Geelong	NM −30	ADE −38	SYD −5	ESS +31	RIC +30	PA +5	HAW −7	CAR –18	GWS +27	WC –31	WB +11	MEL −14	13 (5–7–0)
Gold Coast	WC −15	SYD −82	PA −68	GWS +19	CAR −46	ADE −16	MEL −87	BRI –68	HAW –23	WB –66	COL –15	RIC +14	18 (2–10–0)
Greater Western Sydney	ESS −56	COL −8	ADE −32	GC −19	WB +21	SYD +7	WC −42	STK −14	GEE –27	FRE –7	CAR −46	PA –57	17 (2–10–0)
Hawthorn	BRI +4	CAR +8	WB +4	STK +23	ADE −21	COL +9	GEE +7	FRE +15	GC +23	PA –35	ESS +30	NM –49	4 (9–3–0)	NM –39	CAR –46
Melbourne	WB +48	STK +74	COL +4	RIC +37	PA −2	WC +51	GC +87	ESS +14	FRE –5	SYD +44	BRI –9	GEE +14	2 (9–3–0)	BRI –13	ADE +11	NM −10
North Melbourne	GEE +30	PA +72	FRE +100	COL +45	BRI +29	CAR +53	ESS +30	SYD +68	RIC +36	ADE +40	STK +46	HAW +49	1 (12–0–0)	HAW +39	X	MEL +10	BRI +40
Port Adelaide	FRE −22	NM −72	GC +68	WC −19	MEL +2	GEE −5	STK −11	WB +19	BRI −29	HAW +35	ADE +7	GWS +57	10 (6–6–0)
Richmond	SYD −20	WB −21	ESS −15	MEL −37	GEE −30	STK −7	BRI −34	ADE +11	NM –36	COL +13	FRE −44	GC −14	16 (2–10–0)
St Kilda	ADE +22	MEL −74	WC −14	HAW −23	ESS +52	RIC +7	PA +11	GWS +14	COL +23	CAR +13	NM −46	WB −45	7 (7–5–0)	ADE −44
Sydney	RIC +20	GC +82	GEE +5	FRE +25	COL −26	GWS −7	ADE −2	NM –68	CAR +39	MEL –44	WC +17	ESS −3	9 (6–6–0)
West Coast	GC +15	ESS −5	STK +14	PA +19	FRE −7	MEL −51	GWS +42	COL +45	ADE −17	GEE +31	SYD −17	CAR −20	8 (6–6–0)	CAR −41
Western Bulldogs	MEL −48	RIC +21	HAW −4	CAR −16	GWS −21	BRI −25	COL +57	PA –19	ESS +57	GC +66	GEE –11	STK +45	12 (5–7–0)

Source: Australian Football

Season notes

• St Kilda and West Coast qualified for finals for the first time. ^[69]
• North Melbourne completed a perfect season, winning all 15 matches across the home-and-away season and finals series, and became the first club in the competition's history to win consecutive premierships. ^[65]

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	Stepped down at end of season	3 April 2025 [a]	—	Ryan Davis	2 December 2025 [71]
Scott Gowans	Sydney	Dismissed with two years remaining on contract	6 November 2025 [72]	—
Dan Lowther	Geelong	Stepped down at end of season	21 November 2025 [73]	—
Mick Stinear	Melbourne	Stepped down at end of season	24 November 2025 [74]	—
Ryan Ferguson	Richmond	Parted ways following club review	4 December 2025 [75]	—

Awards

Major awards

See also: 2025 AFL Women's best and fairest, 2025 AFL Women's All-Australian team, and 2025 AFL Women's Rising Star

• The AFL Women's best and fairest was awarded to North Melbourne midfielder Ash Riddell. ^[76]
• The AFLPA AFLW most valuable player was awarded to North Melbourne's Jasmine Garner; the best captain award was also won by Garner, the most courageous player award was won by Kiara Bowers of Fremantle and best first-year player was won by Zippy Fish of Sydney. ^[77]
• The AFLCA AFLW champion player of the year was awarded to North Melbourne's Ash Riddell. ^[78]
• The AFL Women's All-Australian team was announced on 24 November; North Melbourne's Jasmine Garner was named captain and Melbourne forward Kate Hore was named vice-captain. ^[79] Garner's selection was the eighth of her career, tying the league record with teammate Emma Kearney.
• The AFL Women's leading goalkicker was awarded to Port Adelaide's Indy Tahau, who scored 25 goals in the home-and-away season. ^[80]
• The AFL Women's Rising Star was awarded to Sydney's Zippy Fish. ^[81]
• The Goal of the Year was awarded to Sydney's Montana Ham. ^[82]
• The Mark of the Year was awarded to Richmond's Sarah Hosking. ^[82]

Leading goalkickers

1	Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
1	Led the goalkicking at the end of the home-and-away season
11	Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
–	Did not play during that round
X	Had a bye 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	Blaithin Bogue	North Melbourne	22	13	47	18	311	112	214	115	217	118	220	121	122	X22	325	025	25	15	1.67
	Indy Tahau	Port Adelaide	00	00	33	25	38	210	111	415	116	521	223	225					25	12	2.08
3	Kate Hore	Melbourne	22	13	25	27	310	212	214	014	115	116	117	118	119	322	224		24	15	1.60
	Tahlia Randall	North Melbourne	00	11	34	26	28	210	111	314	216	117	118	422	123	X23	023	124	24	15	1.60
5	Gemma Houghton	Port Adelaide	00	22	46	17	18	19	211	112	214	317	219	423					23	12	1.92
6	Áine McDonagh	Hawthorn	22	13	03	25	16	28	210	111	314	317	320	121	021	122			22	14	1.57
	Eden Zanker	Melbourne	22	24	15	16	06	511	011	011	112	416	218	422	022	–22	022		22	14	1.57
8	Jasmine Garner	North Melbourne	11	67	18	–8	19	211	112	416	218	119	019	019	019	X19	120	120	21	14	1.50
9	Chloe Molloy	Sydney	44	711	112	214	115	015	217	017	219	–19	–19	–19					19	9	2.11
10	Sophie McKay	Carlton	00	00	11	23	36	17	18	08	08	210	212	012	214	317	118		18	15	1.20
	Taylor Smith	Brisbane	11	23	14	26	06	28	19	312	113	114	115	217	017	X17	118	018	18	15	1.20

Source: Australian Football

Club best and fairest

Player	Club	Award	Ref.
Ebony Marinoff	Adelaide	Club Champion	[83]
Belle Dawes	Brisbane	Best and fairest	[84]
Dayna Finn	Carlton	Best and fairest	[85]
Brittany Bonnici	Collingwood	Best and fairest	[86]
Georgia Nanscawen	Essendon	Best and fairest	[87]
Aisling McCarthy	Fremantle	Fairest and best	[88]
Georgie Prespakis	Geelong	Best and fairest	[89]
Charlie Rowbottom	Gold Coast	Club Champion	[90]
Zarlie Goldsworthy	Greater Western Sydney	Gabrielle Trainor Medal	[91]
Áine McDonagh	Hawthorn	Best and fairest	[92]
Kate Hore	Melbourne	Daisy Pearce Trophy	[93]
Ash Riddell	North Melbourne	Club Champion	[94]
Matilda Scholz	Port Adelaide	Best and fairest	[95]
Monique Conti	Richmond	Best and fairest	[96]
Tyanna Smith	St Kilda	Best and fairest	[97]
Laura Gardiner	Sydney	Club Champion	[98]
Ella Roberts	West Coast	Club Champion	[99]
Ellie Blackburn	Western Bulldogs	Best and fairest	[100]

Player movement and draft

Main articles: 2025–26 AFL Women's player movement period and 2025 AFL Women's draft

See also

• 2025 AFL season

Notes

1. Announcement of final season ^[70]

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