2025 Geelong Football Club season

The 2025 Geelong Football Club season is the club's 161st season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 126th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong continued to field a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, and men's and women's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.

Club news

Grant McCabe was officially appointed as president of the club at the annual general meeting held in December 2024. Lyndsay Sharpe was elected as vice president. ^{[1] [2]}

Tyson Stengle and Lawson Humphries were selected in the Indigenous All-Stars squad for the preseason exhibition match against Fremantle. ^[3] Stengle kicked a goal, while Humphries was named among the All-Stars best players in their 43-point win. ^{[4] [5]}

At the launch of the 2025 AFL season, the league announced that three Geelong greats will be recognised with life membership of the AFL. The late Michael Turner, recently retired player Zach Tuohy and current player Mitch Duncan were among the honourees. ^[6]

AFL team

Geelong Football Club

2025 AFL season
President	Grant McCabe
Coach	Chris Scott (15th season)
Captain(s)	Patrick Dangerfield (3rd season)
Home ground	GMHBA Stadium
AFL season	17 wins, 6 losses (2nd)
Leading goalkicker	Jeremy Cameron (83)
Highest home attendance	88,746 vs. Hawthorn (Round 6)
Lowest home attendance	25,372 vs. Fremantle (Round 1)
Average home attendance	35,439
Club membership	91,000
←  2024 2026  →

Season summary

The club celebrated the 100th year of the sponsorship partnership with Ford Australia by wearing a one-off guernsey featuring the Ford blue and a modified club logo. The guernsey (seen here on Ollie Henry) was worn against Melbourne in round 4.

It was the club's 15th AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Patrick Dangerfield continuing as club captain. ^{[7] [8]}

The club was due to play in the season opening match at The Gabba against reigning premiers Brisbane Lions, but the match was postponed on 4 March due to the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred on the South East Queensland region. ^{[9] [10] [11]} On 7 March, the AFL announced that the match would be played during round 3 of the season. ^{[12] [13]}

In March it was reported that Geelong and other clubs were being audited regarding third-party player payments. The audit coming after the club was investigated over the arrangement Chris Scott had with sponsor Morris Finance. ^{[14] [15]}

View of the MCG during the round 6 match against Hawthorn. The attendance of 88,746 set a new record as the highest attended home-and-away season match involving the club.

In the round 6 match against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the club's record for largest attendance at a home and away match was broken. 88,746 attended the match won by seven points by Geelong, eclipsing the previous mark set in 2010 against Collingwood. ^[16]

In round 20 against North Melbourne, forward Jeremy Cameron kicked a career high 11 goals to become the first Geelong player since Gary Ablett Sr. in 1994 to score more than 10 goals in a match. ^[17]

Pre-season

Geelong started the season with a match simulation game against Hawthorn at GMHBA Stadium on 17 February, winning 15.16 (106) to 13.8 (86), with Ollie Henry kicking four goals. ^{[18] [19]}

Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series against Essendon at GMHBA Stadium on 25 February. After a tight first three quarters, Essendon kicked clear in the final quarter to win 17.2 (104) to Geelong 12.11 (83) in front of a crowd of 11,626.

Coaching staff

Chris Scott continued as the club's men's senior coach for a 15th season, having signed a contract extension until the end of the 2026 season. ^[20] Scott coached his 350th match against Richmond in round 18.

2025 Geelong coaching staff

Role	Name
Senior coach	Chris Scott
Assistant coach	James Kelly
Assistant coach	Steven King
Assistant coach	James Rahilly
Head of player development	Nigel Lappin
Ruck coach	Brad Ottens
Development coach	Aaron Black
Development coach	Shaun Higgins

Playing list

Changes

Deletions from playing list Player Reason Ref. Tom Hawkins Retired [21] Zach Tuohy [22] Gary Rohan Delisted [23] [24] Brandan Parfitt Emerson Jeka Phoenix Foster Oscar Murdoch James Willis Mitch Hardie Joe Furphy [25]

Additions to playing list Player Acquired Ref. Jack Martin Delisted free agent [26] Bailey Smith Traded from Western Bulldogs [27] Jay Polkinghorne No. 44, 2024 national draft [28] [29] Jacob Molier No. 52, 2024 national draft Lennox Hofmann No. 66, 2024 national draft Keighton Matofai-Forbes No. 69, 2024 national draft Xavier Ivisic No. 12, 2025 rookie draft Patrick Retschko No. 23, 2025 rookie draft Joe Pike No. 31, 2025 rookie draft Cillian Burke Category B rookie [30]

Statistics

Updated to end of round 24

Key

^	Denotes player who was on the club's standard rookie list, and therefore eligible for senior selection.
#	Denotes Category B rookie where player needed to be elevated to club's senior list during this season to be eligible for senior selection.

Playing list and statistics ^{[31] [32]}

Player	No.	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Handballs	Disposals	Tackles	Marks	Hitouts	Milestone(s)
Tom Atkins	30	23	4	4	191	258	449	205	49	0	150th match (round 24)
Jed Bews	24	4	0	0	38	18	56	7	24	0
Mark Blicavs	46	22	8	9	137	175	312	63	87	258
Jack Bowes	12	18	14	4	155	99	254	53	47	0
Tanner Bruhn	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cillian Burke #	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jeremy Cameron	5	23	83	36	257	58	315	38	132	4	700th goal (round 17) [33] 100th club match (round 18)
Jhye Clark	13	7	1	2	37	25	62	16	10	0
Ted Clohesy ^	40	9	2	3	48	23	71	22	16	0
Brad Close	45	23	17	13	164	118	282	50	64	0
Toby Conway	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Patrick Dangerfield	35	20	27	22	151	139	290	48	64	3	350th match (round 15) 200th club match (round 20)
Sam De Koning	16	20	2	0	154	118	272	17	101	64
Oliver Dempsey	28	23	28	17	214	169	383	65	89	0	50th match (round 19)
Mitch Duncan	22	9	1	1	76	40	116	13	38	0	300th match (round 11)
Mitchell Edwards	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cameron Guthrie	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Zach Guthrie	39	23	1	2	292	111	403	49	157	0
Jack Henry	38	18	0	1	189	41	230	17	123	0
Oliver Henry	36	15	14	6	80	37	117	27	36	0
Lennox Hofmann	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max Holmes	9	23	11	9	384	234	618	74	125	0
Lawson Humphries	17	22	4	2	274	86	360	45	119	0
Xavier Ivisic	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mitch Knevitt	10	7	1	3	37	44	81	26	17	0
Jake Kolodjashnij	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shaun Mannagh	7	20	28	19	271	104	375	96	71	0
Jack Martin	19	10	10	5	92	57	149	21	70	0	Club debut (round 13)
Keighton Matofai-Forbes	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gryan Miers	32	21	13	12	315	157	472	64	122	0	150th match (round 22)
Jacob Molier	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oisín Mullin ^	34	22	0	5	126	100	226	68	71	0
Shannon Neale	33	22	41	17	123	72	195	60	97	99
Mark O'Connor	42	22	1	4	206	110	316	65	119	0
Connor O'Sullivan	14	22	0	0	161	124	285	38	135	1
Joe Pike	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jay Polkinghorne	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Patrick Retschko	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bailey Smith	3	20	6	6	401	232	633	100	99	0	Club debut (round 1)
Rhys Stanley	1	18	6	5	102	78	180	33	39	460
Tyson Stengle	18	21	31	29	163	95	258	65	60	0	100th match (round 15)
George Stevens	15	2	1	2	16	12	28	3	4	0	AFL debut (round 18)
Tom Stewart	44	18	0	0	273	69	342	26	139	0
Oliver Wiltshire	21	2	1	1	10	3	13	3	4	0	AFL debut (round 7)

Results

Key

H	Home game
A	Away game
N	Neutral venue game
QF	Qualifying final

Table of 2025 AFL season results ^[34]

Round	Date	Result	Score			Opponent	Score			Ground		Attendance	Ladder
			G	B	T		G	B	T
OR						Brisbane Lions				The Gabba	A		—
1	15 March	Won	23	9	147	Fremantle	10	9	69	GMHBA Stadium	H	25,372 [35]	4th
2	22 March	Lost	13	13	91	St Kilda	15	8	98	Marvel Stadium	A	36,663 [36]	7th
3	29 March	Lost	9	7	61	Brisbane Lions	10	10	70	The Gabba	A	27,966 [37]	9th
4	4 April	Won	12	13	85	Melbourne	6	10	46	GMHBA Stadium	H	30,397 [38]	8th
5	10 April	Won	18	11	119	Adelaide	15	10	100	Adelaide Oval	A	50,073 [39]	6th
6	21 April	Won	12	14	86	Hawthorn	11	13	79	Melbourne Cricket Ground	H	88,746 [40]	6th
7	27 April	Lost	12	4	76	Carlton	14	10	94	Melbourne Cricket Ground	A	67,658 [41]	7th
8	3 May	Won	13	12	90	Collingwood	12	15	87	Melbourne Cricket Ground	A	82,514 [42]	7th
9	11 May	Lost	14	17	101	Greater Western Sydney	16	9	105	GMHBA Stadium	H	28,407 [43]	7th
10	17 May	Won	17	13	115	Port Adelaide	5	9	39	Adelaide Oval	A	35,509 [44]	7th
11	22 May	Won	20	7	127	Western Bulldogs	16	17	113	GMHBA Stadium	H	32,641 [45]	5th
12	1 June	Won	17	14	116	West Coast	11	7	73	Optus Stadium	A	42,501 [46]	5th
13	7 June	Won	9	7	61	Gold Coast	5	7	37	GMHBA Stadium	H	29,502 [47]	4th
14	14 June	Won	23	13	151	Essendon	8	8	56	Melbourne Cricket Ground	A	61,643 [48]	2nd
15	20 June	Lost	6	15	51	Brisbane Lions	14	8	92	GMHBA Stadium	H	35,367 [49]	3rd
16	Bye												4th
17	5 July	Won	18	16	124	Richmond	7	10	52	GMHBA Stadium	H	31,060 [50]	4th
18	12 July	Lost	13	7	85	Greater Western Sydney	17	9	111	Engie Stadium	A	13,349 [51]	4th
19	20 July	Won	17	11	113	St Kilda	12	10	82	GMHBA Stadium	H	29,985 [52]	4th
20	26 July	Won	22	18	150	North Melbourne	7	7	49	Marvel Stadium	A	25,445 [17]	4th
21	3 August	Won	23	15	153	Port Adelaide	9	11	65	GMHBA Stadium	H	28,064 [53]	4th
22	8 August	Won	15	19	109	Essendon	10	5	65	GMHBA Stadium	H	30,289 [54]	2nd
23	17 August	Won	16	15	111	Sydney	10	8	68	Sydney Cricket Ground	A	37,656	2nd
24	23 August	Won	14	19	103	Richmond	9	10	64	Melbourne Cricket Ground	A	46,109 [55]	2nd
QF	5 September					Brisbane Lions				Melbourne Cricket Ground	N		—

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	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	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

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

Awards

League awards

Jeremy Cameron won his second Coleman Medal after kicking a career high 83 goals during the home and away season.

• Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron (83 goals) ^[56]
• All-Australian:
  • Jeremy Cameron (Forward — captain) ^[57]
  • Bailey Smith (Midfield) ^{[a] [58] [59]}
• AFL Coaches Association — Champion Player: Bailey Smith (103 votes) ^{[b] [60] [61]}
• AFL Coaches Association — Best Young Player Award: Shaun Mannagh ^{[60] [62]}
• 2025 AFL Rising Star: Connor O'Sullivan (Nominee – Round 2) ^[63]
• AFLPA 22 Under 22 team: Oliver Dempsey (Interchange) ^{[64] [65]}

VFL team

Geelong Football Club

2025 VFL season
President	Grant McCabe
Coach	Mark Corrigan (3rd season)
Captain(s)	Dan Capiron (2nd season)
Home ground	GMHBA Stadium
VFL season	9 wins, 9 losses (12th)
Leading goalkicker	Jay Polkinghorne (31)

Season summary

Mark Corrigan continued as coach of the club's VFL program for a third season, with Dan Capiron continuing as captain. Marcus Herbert was appointed as vice-captain. ^[66]

In March, after returning to the club for the 2025 season, Nathan Kreuger was selected in the initial 43-player squad for the VFL State Team to play the SANFL State Team in April. ^[67] He would be named at centre-halfback in the VFL's 11-point victory. ^{[68] [69]}

Capiron played his 100th VFL match for the club in the round 2 match against Northern Bullants.

The team's campaign was bookended by three-match winning streaks, but a six-match losing streak through the middle of the season proved costly. Geelong missed the VFL finals series by one win and percentage.

Results

Key

H	Home game
A	Away game

Table of season results ^[70]

Round	Date	Result	Score			Opponent	Score			Ground
			G	B	T		G	B	T
1	23 March	Won	12	19	91	Sandringham	8	12	60	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	A
2	29 March	Won	13	12	90	Northern Bullants	9	6	60	GMHBA Stadium	H
3	4 April	Won	16	13	109	Casey	14	9	93	GMHBA Stadium	H
4	20 April	Lost	11	7	73	Box Hill	18	11	119	GMHBA Stadium	H
5	27 April	Lost	12	12	84	Carlton	13	10	88	Ikon Park	A
6	Bye
7	11 May	Lost	11	9	75	Greater Western Sydney	16	11	107	GMHBA Stadium	H
8	17 May	Lost	6	11	47	Port Melbourne	6	15	51	ETU Stadium	A
9	23 May	Lost	11	5	71	Footscray	14	10	94	Mission Whitten Oval	A
10	1 June	Lost	6	12	48	Williamstown	10	14	74	DSV Stadium	A
11	8 June	Won	10	12	72	Gold Coast	11	3	69	GMHBA Stadium	H
12	14 June	Won	11	15	81	Werribee	12	7	79	Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval	A
13	21 June	Lost	12	13	85	Brisbane	16	21	117	GMHBA Stadium	H
14	Bye
15	6 July	Lost	12	11	83	Richmond	14	4	88	GMHBA Stadium	H
16	12 July	Won	18	7	115	Greater Western Sydney	9	11	65	Engie Stadium	A
17	19 July	Lost	8	12	60	Collingwood	11	9	75	Mission Whitten Oval	N
18	27 July	Won	16	8	104	North Melbourne	15	12	102	Arden Street Oval	A
19	Bye
20	9 August	Won	10	13	73	Essendon	9	5	59	GMHBA Stadium	H
21	17 August	Won	16	15	111	Sydney	10	6	66	Tramway Oval	A

Ladder

Further information: 2025 VFL season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
10	Williamstown	18	10	8	0	1574	1504	104.7	40	Wildcard Round
11	Coburg	18	9	9	0	1525	1452	105.0	36
12	Geelong (R)	18	9	9	0	1472	1466	100.4	36
13	Carlton (R)	18	8	10	0	1387	1586	87.5	32
14	Gold Coast (R)	18	7	10	1	1466	1493	98.2	30

Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = Club is the reserves team of a senior club of the Australian Football League

AFL Women's team

Geelong Football Club

2025 AFL Women's season
President	Grant McCabe
Coach	Daniel Lowther (5th season)
Captain(s)	Meg McDonald (6th season)
Home ground	GMHBA Stadium

Season summary

In February the head of the club's AFLW program Brett Johnson departed the club, ^[71] with his replacement announced as Dominique Condo in April. Condo joined the club from Richmond having previously worked with Geelong from 2015–2021 in a number of roles. ^[72]

The team played two preseason fixtures in July and August, defeating St Kilda at RSEA Stadium in a match simulation 8.11 (59) to 4.5 (29) on 26 July. ^[73] Their official practice match was against Gold Coast at People First Stadium on 2 August, with the Cats tuning up for the season with a 10.7 (67) to 1.3 (9) victory. ^{[74] [75]}

Coaching staff

Daniel Lowther continues as head coach of the AFLW program for a fifth season.

Tennille Cuttiford was appointed as the program's High Performance Manager, while former player Renee Garing was appointed as Player Development Manager. ^[72]

Continuing as assistant coaches were Andrew Bruce (forwards) and Elise Coventry (defence). Joining the club in 2025 as midfield coach is Nathan Brown who after retiring from the AFL has been involved in coaching and the football pathways program at Geelong College.

Current men's team player Tom Atkins joined the coaching staff as a development coach. ^[76]

2025 Geelong coaching staff

Role	Name
Senior coach	Daniel Lowther
Assistant coach (forwards)	Andrew Bruce
Assistant coach (midfield)	Nathan Brown
Assistant coach (defence)	Elise Coventry
Development coach and bench coach	David Morgan
Development coach	Tom Atkins

Playing list

Changes

Deletions from playing list Player Reason Ref. Darcy Moloney Traded to Sydney [77] Abbey McDonald Delisted [78] Lilly Pearce Delisted Brooke Plummer Delisted Olivia Fuller Delisted [79]

Additions to playing list Player Acquired Ref. Caitie Tipping Recruited from Volleyball Australia [80] [81] Lexi Gregor No. 10, 2024 national draft Sienna Tallariti No. 18, 2024 national draft Piper Dunlop No. 37, 2024 national draft Emma Kilpatrick Replacement player signing from West Adelaide (SANFLW) [c] [82] Erica Fowler Replacement player signing from Sandringham (VFLW) [d] [83]

Statistics

Updated as at the end of Round 3

Key

#	Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list.
^	Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list.

Playing list and statistics

Player	No.	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Handballs	Disposals	Marks	Tackles	Hitouts	Milestone(s)
Mikayla Bowen	1	3	1	2	32	29	61	11	15	0	—
Bella Smith	2	2	0	0	5	10	15	3	2	0	—
Amy McDonald	3	3	0	1	21	28	49	2	12	0	—
Caitie Tipping	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jacqueline Parry	5	3	2	3	24	7	31	10	7	2	—
Julia Crockett-Grills	6	3	2	1	28	16	44	6	10	0	—
Kate Surman	7	3	0	2	10	17	27	3	11	0	—
Kate Darby	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Nina Morrison	9	3	1	0	40	21	61	4	17	0	—
Georgie Rankin	10	3	0	0	19	15	34	6	12	0	—
Meg McDonald	11	3	0	0	10	8	18	4	4	0	—
Kate Kenny #	12	3	1	0	17	10	27	9	7	0	—
Sienna Tallariti	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Chloe Scheer	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shelley Scott	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Chantel Emonson ^	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Erica Fowler	17	2	0	1	10	6	16	4	7	8	Club debut (round 2)
Anna-Rose Kennedy ^	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Zali Friswell	20	2	0	0	7	12	19	1	4	0	—
Rebecca Webster	21	3	0	0	30	27	57	13	5	0	—
Rachel Kearns	22	3	0	0	22	10	32	8	2	0	—
Bryde O'Rourke	23	2	0	0	5	4	9	2	3	0	—
Chantal Mason	24	2	0	4	14	3	17	2	2	0	—
Caitlin Thorne	25	1	0	1	6	3	9	3	9	0	—
Claudia Gunjaca	26	3	0	0	17	13	30	8	7	0	—
Emma Kilpatrick	27	3	0	0	22	2	24	7	9	0	AFLW debut (round 1)
Lexi Gregor	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gabbie Featherston	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Piper Dunlop	38	3	0	0	8	17	25	5	4	35	AFLW debut (round 1)
Georgie Prespakis	41	3	0	0	44	36	80	9	15	0	—
Melissa Bragg	44	3	0	0	4	9	13	2	3	13	—
Aishling Moloney #	45	3	5	3	34	8	42	7	9	2	—

Results

Key

H	Home game
A	Away game

Table of season results ^[84]

Round	Date	Result	Score			Opponent	Score			Ground		Attendance	Ladder
			G	B	T		G	B	T
1	16 August	Lost	3	3	21	North Melbourne	8	3	51	GMHBA Stadium	H	2,764 [85]	16th
2	24 August	Lost	3	9	27	Adelaide	10	5	65	Unley Oval	A	3,088 [86]	16th
3	30 August	Lost	6	9	45	Sydney	7	8	50	GMHBA Stadium	H	2,114 [87]	16th
4	7 September					Essendon				Windy Hill	A
5	14 September					Richmond				Ikon Park	A
6	20 September					Port Adelaide				Alberton Oval	A
7	25 September					Hawthorn				GMHBA Stadium	H
8	5 October					Carlton				GMHBA Stadium	H
9	11 October					Greater Western Sydney				GMHBA Stadium	H
10	17 October					West Coast				Sullivan Logistics Stadium	A
11	26 October					Western Bulldogs				Mars Stadium	A
12	TBC					Melbourne				GMHBA Stadium	H

Ladder

Updated to the end of round 3.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	North Melbourne	3	3	0	0	252	50	504.0	12	Finals series
2	Melbourne	3	3	0	0	188	62	303.2	12
3	Sydney	3	3	0	0	211	104	202.9	12
4	Essendon	3	3	0	0	159	83	191.6	12
5	Hawthorn	3	3	0	0	77	61	126.2	12
6	Adelaide	3	2	1	0	138	90	153.3	8
7	Carlton	3	2	1	0	125	95	131.6	8
8	West Coast	3	2	1	0	103	79	130.4	8
9	Brisbane	3	1	2	0	178	126	141.3	4
10	Port Adelaide	3	1	2	0	147	173	85.0	4
11	Collingwood	3	1	2	0	87	107	81.3	4
12	Western Bulldogs	3	1	2	0	66	97	68.0	4
13	St Kilda	3	1	2	0	84	150	56.0	4
14	Fremantle	3	1	2	0	95	243	39.1	4
15	Richmond	3	0	3	0	87	143	60.8	0
16	Geelong	3	0	3	0	93	166	56.0	0
17	Greater Western Sydney	3	0	3	0	76	172	44.2	0
18	Gold Coast	3	0	3	0	81	246	32.9	0

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

VFLW team

Geelong Football Club

2025 VFL Women's season
President	Grant McCabe
Coach	Taylah Hassett (1st season)
Captain(s)	Mel Staunton (1st season)
Home ground	GMHBA Stadium Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct
VFLW season	3 wins, 11 losses (11th)
Best and Fairest	Hayley Peck
Leading goalkicker	Stephanie O'Kane (8)

Season summary

Following an unsuccessful 2024 season, the club appointed Taylah Hassett as the new head coach of the VFL Women's team. Hassett (aged 22 when hired) was previously an AFL Barwon Female Football premiership winning playing-coach with the Grovedale Football Club. ^[88]

Melanie Staunton was appointed captain of the squad, with Abby Favell as vice-captain. ^[89]

In March, Poppy Schaap was selected in the 50-player squad for the VFL Women's representative match against the SANFL Women's competition, ^[90] but was not selected in the final team.

The team improved in the second half of the season to win three of their final six matches to avoid a second successive wooden spoon.

Results

Key

H	Home game
A	Away game

Table of season results ^[91]

Round	Date	Result	Score			Opponent	Score			Ground
			G	B	T		G	B	T
1	19 April	Lost	4	6	30	Box Hill	14	4	88	Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct	H
2	26 April	Lost	4	5	29	Carlton	7	6	48	Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct	H
3	3 May	Lost	2	5	17	Williamstown	10	4	64	DSV Stadium	A
4	10 May	Lost	2	5	17	Sandringham	10	6	66	Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct	H
5	17 May	Lost	0	4	4	Port Melbourne	9	7	61	ETU Stadium	A
6	24 May	Lost	3	6	24	Essendon	9	10	64	Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct	H
7	31 May	Lost	3	3	21	Darebin	7	4	46	RMIT University, Bundoora	A
8	14 June	Lost	3	4	22	North Melbourne	17	8	110	Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval	A
9	22 June	Won	8	8	56	Carlton	2	2	14	Ikon Park	A
10	28 June	Won	8	9	57	Western Bulldogs	5	4	34	Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct	H
11	6 July	Lost	4	5	29	Casey	8	7	55	Casey Fields	A
12	12 July	Lost	5	2	32	Sandringham	6	3	39	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	A
13	19 July	Lost	3	3	21	Collingwood	9	2	56	Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct	H
12	3 August	Won	3	10	28	Darebin	3	8	26	KFC Oval, Highton [e]	H

Ladder

Further information: 2025 VFL Women's season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
8	Darebin	14	7	7	0	388	431	90.0	28
9	Western Bulldogs	14	5	9	0	386	541	71.3	20
10	Carlton	14	4	10	0	398	549	72.5	16
11	Geelong Cats	14	3	11	0	387	771	50.2	12
12	Casey	14	2	12	0	384	720	53.3	8

Source: ^[92]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Awards

Club Awards

• Best and Fairest: Hayley Peck ^[93]

Notes

1. Max Holmes was also selected in the initial squad.
2. Joint winner with Gold Coast's Noah Anderson.
3. Replacement player for Chantel Emonson following her pregnancy announcement.
4. Replacement player for Anna-Rose Kennedy who was inactive for the 2025 season.
5. Match played at Queens Park, Highton the home of Geelong Amateur Football & Netball Club

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External links

• Official website of the Geelong Football Club