2025 VFL season

2025 VFL season
Richmond and Coburg playing in round 1
Date	21 March – 21 September 2025
Teams	21
Minor premiers	Footscray reserves 2nd minor premiership
J. J. Liston Trophy	Jacob Dawson (Southport – 28 votes)
Frosty Miller Medallist	Brodie McLaughlin (Williamstown – 67 goals)
Matches played	189 (H&A)
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The 2025 VFL season is the 143rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. ^{[1] [2]} The season began on 21 March and is scheduled to conclude on 21 September with the grand final. ^{[3] [4]}

Background

Death of Dale Tapping

On 4 February 2025, Essendon coach Dale Tapping died, two years after he was diagnosed with myeloma, an aggressive form of blood cancer. ^{[5] [6]} Essendon had appointed Tapping as its VFL coach for the 2025 season only several months prior on 11 October 2024. ^[7] He had previously served as Collingwood's VFL coach from 2013 until the end of the 2016 season, and was named VFL Coach of the Year in 2016. ^{[8] [9]}

Cameron Joyce, who coached Gold Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW) from 2022 season 6 until he was dismissed at the end of the 2024 season, was announced as Essendon's new VFL coach on 24 February 2025. ^{[10] [11]}

Practice matches

Clubs held practice matches beginning on 15 February 2025. ^{[12] [13]} A carnival featuring the six Victorian-based standaline clubs was held at Mars Stadium in Ballarat on 1 March 2025. ^{[14] [15]}

There was speculation that the Tasmania Football Club would enter the VFL in 2025. ^{[16] [17]} Instead, AFL Tasmania introduced a Senior Talent Academy, which included representative games against Frankston and Sandringham on 22 March 2025 and 4 May 2025 respectively. ^{[18] [19]} On 5 September 2025, Tasmania was granted a licence to compete in the VFL, starting in 2026. ^{[20] [21]}

Broadcast rights

In September 2022, the Australian Football League (AFL) announced a seven-year, $4.5 billion broadcast rights deal with the Seven Network, Foxtel and Telstra, effective from the 2025 season. ^[22] This included Saturday matches (outside of marquee matches) becoming exclusive to Foxtel and Kayo for the first eight rounds of the season, while all Saturday night matches in the last eight rounds of the season would be exclusive to Seven. ^[23]

As a result, Seven moved its VFL coverage from Sunday afternoon to 7pm on Saturdays, airing in Victoria on 7mate. ^{[24] [25]} On 17 March 2025, the VFL announced that one game per round would be broadcast on Saturday nights, with fixture changes implemented accordingly. ^{[26] [27]}

Clubs

Venues and affiliations

Club	State	Home venue(s)	Capacity	AFL affiliation
Box Hill	VIC	Box Hill City Oval	10,000	Hawthorn
Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve	10,000
Brisbane	QLD	Brighton Homes Arena	8,000	Brisbane
Carlton	VIC	Ikon Park	13,000	Carlton
Casey	VIC	Casey Fields	9,000	Melbourne
Coburg	VIC	Barry Plant Park	15,000	—
Collingwood	VIC	AIA Vitality Centre	3,500	Collingwood
Victoria Park	10,000
Essendon	VIC	NEC Hangar	3,500	Essendon
Windy Hill	10,000
Footscray	VIC	Mission Whitten Oval	10,000	Western Bulldogs
Marvel Stadium	53,343
Frankston	VIC	Kinetic Stadium	5,000	—
Geelong	VIC	GMHBA Stadium	40,000	Geelong
Gold Coast	QLD	People First Stadium	25,000	Gold Coast
Greater Western Sydney	NSW	Blacktown ISP Oval	10,000	Greater Western Sydney
ENGIE Stadium	23,500
Albury Sports Ground	8,000
North Melbourne	VIC	Arden Street Oval	4,000	North Melbourne
Northern Bullants	VIC	Genis Steel Oval	5,000	—
Port Melbourne	VIC	ETU Stadium	6,000	—
Richmond	VIC	Holm Park	7,000	Richmond
Swinburne Centre	2,800
Sandringham	VIC	RSEA Park	8,000	St Kilda
WS Trevor Barker Beach Oval	6,000
Southport	QLD	Fankhauser Reserve	8,000	—
Sydney	NSW	Tramway Oval	1,000	Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground	48,000
Werribee	VIC	Avalon Airport Oval	8,000	—
Williamstown	VIC	DSV Stadium	6,000	—

Coach appointments

Jake Batchelor (left) and Brendon Goddard (right)

New coach	Club	Date of appointment	Previous coach	Ref
Matthew Primus	Southport	7 August 2024	Steve Daniel	[28]
Andy Otten	Collingwood	19 August 2024	Josh Fraser	[29]
Brendan McCartney	Port Melbourne	19 August 2024	Adam Skrobalak	[30]
Jake Batchelor	Richmond	23 September 2024	Steven Morris	[31]
Dale Tapping	Essendon	11 October 2024	Blake Caracella	[32]
Brendon Goddard	Sandringham	11 October 2024	Jake Batchelor	[33]
Jarrad McVeigh	Sydney	21 October 2024	Damian Truslove	[34]
Cameron Joyce	Essendon	24 February 2025	Dale Tapping	[35]

Club leadership

Club	Coach	Leadership group			Ref
		Captain(s)	Vice-captain(s)	Other leader(s)
Box Hill	Zane Littlejohn [36]	Callum Porter	Stu Horner	Seb Amoroso, Jake Arundell, Trent Bianco, Kye Declase, Corey Preston	[37]
Brisbane	Ben Hudson				[38]
Carlton	Luke Power	Heath Ramshaw			[39]
Liam McMahon (R1–R9) [a]
Casey	Taylor Whitford	Deakyn Smith	Riley Baldi, Paddy Cross	Charlie Peters, Tom Freeman, Max Gregory, Kai Windsor	[41]
Coburg	Jamie Cassidy-McNamara	Jesse Corigliano	Flynn Gentile, Lachlan Walker, Mitch Podhajski	Ryan Sturgess, Braedyn Gillard, Daniel Johnson, Joel Trudgeon, Jack Bytel	[42]
Collingwood	Andy Otten [43]	Sam Glover		Brady Grey, Harrison Kennedy, Chad Mulvogue, Angus Seivers, Curtis Taylor, Tom Wilson	[44]
Essendon	Cameron Joyce	Xavier O'Neill	Jackson Hately		[45]
Footscray	Stewart Edge	Dan Orgill	Cooper Craig-Peters	David Cuningham, Josh Kellett, Jarrod Gilbee	[46]
Frankston	Jackson Kornberg	Trent Mynott			[47]
Geelong	Mark Corrigan [48]	Dan Capiron	Marcus Herbert		[49]
Gold Coast	Tate Kaeslar	James Tsitas			[50]
Greater Western Sydney	Wayne Cripps	Ryan Hebron			[51]
North Melbourne	Tom Lynch	Darcy Macpherson [52]	Louis Butler, Connor Downie		[53]
Northern Bullants	Rohan Welsh [54]	Liam Mackie	Patrick Fairlie, Jean-Luc Velissaris	Josh Hamilton	[55]
Rocky Iannello (R1) [b]	Jackson Weidemann [c]
Port Melbourne	Brendan McCartney	Harvey Hooper		Tom Hird, Matt Signorello, Jimmy Miller, Fraser Rosman, Tom Highmore	[58]
Richmond	Jake Batchelor	Lachlan Street	Mutaz El Nour, Joel Garner	Liam George, Nick 'Bob' Girolami	[59]
Sandringham	Brendon Goddard	Blake Watson	Misilifi Faimalo	Andrew Mathieson, Liam Purcell, Mitch Ryan, Ethan Williams	[60]
Southport	Matthew Primus	Brayden Crossley, Jacob Dawson	Zac Foot		[61]
Sydney	Jarrad McVeigh	Nick Shipley			[62]
Werribee	James Allan	Jesse Clark	Dom Brew (vc), Louis Pinnuck (dvc)	Angus Hicks, Jay Dahlhaus	[63]
Williamstown	Justin Plapp	Finn O'Dwyer, Cameron Polson [64]	Jack Toner	Toby Triffett, Brodie McLaughlin	[65]

Home-and-away season

Round 1

	Round 1
Friday, 21 March (7:05pm)	Carlton 12.4 (76)	def. by	Box Hill 11.14 (80)	Ikon Park	Report
Saturday, 22 March (12:05pm)	Brisbane 16.10 (106)	def.	Port Melbourne 11.15 (81)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report
Saturday, 22 March (12:05pm)	Collingwood 13.6 (84)	def.	Sydney 8.11 (59)	Victoria Park	Report
Saturday, 22 March (1:05pm)	Southport 13.11 (89)	def.	Werribee 10.11 (71)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 22 March (3:05pm)	Essendon 14.10 (94)	def.	Williamstown 12.11 (83)	NEC Hangar	Report
Saturday, 22 March (7:10pm)	Footscray 22.16 (148)	def.	Northern Bullants 3.4 (22)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Sunday, 23 March (11:05am)	Casey 10.16 (76)	drew with	North Melbourne 11.10 (76)	Casey Fields	Report
Sunday, 23 March (11:05am)	Richmond 13.10 (88)	def.	Coburg 11.9 (75)	Holm Park	Report
Sunday, 23 March (2:05pm)	Sandringham 8.12 (60)	def. by	Geelong 12.19 (91)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Report
	Bye Frankston, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney

Round 2

	Round 2
Saturday, 29 March (10:05am)	Casey 13.12 (90)	def.	Gold Coast 13.10 (88)	Casey Fields	Report
Saturday, 29 March (11:05am)	Greater Western Sydney 14.9 (93)	def.	Williamstown 8.16 (64)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Saturday, 29 March (11:05am)	Essendon 7.13 (55)	def. by	Werribee 11.12 (78)	NEC Hangar	Report
Saturday, 29 March (12:05pm)	Sandringham 11.8 (74)	def. by	Richmond 11.14 (80)	RSEA Park	Report
Saturday, 29 March (12:05pm)	Southport 9.8 (62)	def.	Coburg 8.11 (59)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 29 March (12:35pm)	Geelong 13.12 (90)	def.	Northern Bullants 9.6 (60)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Saturday, 29 March (2:05pm)	Box Hill 14.8 (92)	def.	North Melbourne 12.11 (83)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Saturday, 29 March (7:10pm)	Port Melbourne 4.10 (34)	def. by	Frankston 5.20 (50)	ETU Stadium	Report
	Bye Brisbane, Carlton, Collingwood, Footscray, Sydney
Richmond's Joel Garner kicked a goal after the final siren to defeat Sandringham. [66] The Geelong vs Northern Bullants match was moved from Friday, 28 March (7:35pm) to Saturday, 29 March (12:35pm). [67] [68]

Round 3

	Round 3
Friday, 4 April (3:50pm)	Geelong 16.13 (109)	def.	Casey 14.9 (93)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Friday, 4 April (7:35pm)	Williamstown 10.11 (71)	def.	Frankston 8.12 (60)	DSV Stadium	Report
Saturday, 5 April (11:05am)	Richmond 12.13 (85)	def.	Brisbane 8.15 (63)	Swinburne Centre	Report
Saturday, 5 April (1:05pm)	Werribee 11.8 (74)	def. by	Footscray 11.12 (78)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 5 April (4:40pm)	Gold Coast 25.14 (164)	def.	Northern Bullants 5.9 (39)	People First Stadium	Report
Saturday, 5 April (7:10pm)	Carlton 8.13 (61)	def. by	Southport 18.9 (117)	Ikon Park	Report
Sunday, 6 April (9:35am)	Greater Western Sydney 22.19 (151)	def.	Sandringham 6.7 (43)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Sunday, 6 April (12:05pm)	North Melbourne 17.8 (110)	def.	Sydney 9.7 (61)	Arden Street Oval	Report
Sunday, 6 April (1:05pm)	Coburg 15.13 (103)	def. by	Collingwood 20.7 (127)	Barry Plant Park	Report
	Bye Box Hill, Port Melbourne, Essendon

Round 4

	Round 4
Friday, 18 April (12:05pm)	North Melbourne 12.12 (84)	def.	Carlton 12.10 (82)	Arden Street Oval	Report
Friday, 18 April (12:05pm)	Brisbane 16.11 (107)	def.	Collingwood 16.10 (106)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report
Friday, 18 April (1:05pm)	Williamstown 11.2 (68)	def. by	Coburg 18.11 (119)	DSV Stadium	Report
Friday, 18 April (7:35pm)	Frankston 15.8 (98)	def.	Richmond 11.7 (73)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 4,217 [69] )	Report
Saturday, 19 April (11:05am)	Casey 9.13 (67)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 19.6 (120)	Casey Fields	Report
Saturday, 19 April (12:05pm)	Sydney 11.9 (75)	def.	Werribee 11.7 (73)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Saturday, 19 April (12:05pm)	Southport 16.15 (111)	def.	Gold Coast 8.8 (56)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 19 April (7:10pm)	Port Melbourne 7.13 (55)	def. by	Essendon 9.17 (71)	ETU Stadium (crowd: 2,000 [70] )	Report
Sunday, 20 April (2:05pm)	Geelong 11.7 (73)	def. by	Box Hill 18.11 (113)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Sunday, 20 April (2:05pm)	Footscray 10.11 (71)	def. by	Sandringham 13.11 (89)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
	Bye Northern Bullants
Brisbane forward Fergus McFadyen kicked a behind after the final siren to defeat Collingwood. [71] [72] Coburg defeated Williamstown for the first time since round 15 of the 2008 season. [73] The Geelong vs Box Hill match was moved from 11.35am to 2:05pm. [68]

Round 5

	Round 5
Thursday, 24 April (11:05am)	Richmond 3.7 (25)	def. by	Casey 21.17 (143)	Casey Fields	Report
Thursday, 24 April (7:35pm)	Frankston 14.15 (99)	def.	Northern Bullants 8.7 (55)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 1,807 [69] )	Report
Friday, 25 April (1:05pm)	Werribee 12.7 (79)	def.	Williamstown 8.11 (59)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 26 April (11:05am)	Sandringham 5.14 (44)	def. by	Brisbane 13.15 (93)	RSEA Park	Report
Saturday, 26 April (7:10pm)	Essendon 12.16 (88)	def. by	Collingwood 18.11 (119)	ETU Stadium	Report
Sunday, 27 April (9:25am)	Gold Coast 14.9 (93)	def.	Sydney 6.10 (46)	People First Stadium	Report
Sunday, 27 April (11:05am)	Box Hill 19.9 (123)	def.	Port Melbourne 12.13 (85)	Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve	Report
Sunday, 27 April (11:05am)	Carlton 13.10 (88)	def.	Geelong 12.12 (84)	Ikon Park	Report
Sunday, 27 April (12:05pm)	Greater Western Sydney 17.18 (120)	def.	Footscray 6.11 (47)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
	Bye Coburg, Southport, North Melbourne
Richmond's 118-point loss to Casey was its biggest loss as a reserves team in the VFL, surpassing its previous record 117-point loss to Footscray in 2014. [74]

Round 6

	Round 6
Friday, 2 May (2:05pm)	Essendon 10.13 (73)	def. by	North Melbourne 12.11 (83)	Windy Hill	Report
Saturday, 3 May (12:05pm)	Williamstown 16.12 (108)	def.	Southport 15.15 (105)	DSV Stadium	Report
Saturday, 3 May (1:05pm)	Werribee 19.15 (129)	def.	Frankston 14.6 (90)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 3 May (2:05pm)	Collingwood 6.6 (42)	def. by	Footscray 16.18 (114)	Victoria Park	Report
Saturday, 3 May (2:05pm)	Northern Bullants 8.8 (56)	def. by	Port Melbourne 23.17 (155)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
Saturday, 3 May (7:10pm)	Box Hill 9.12 (66)	def. by	Richmond 14.7 (91)	Kinetic Stadium	Report
Sunday, 4 May (12:05pm)	Brisbane 14.11 (95)	def.	Gold Coast 14.9 (93)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report
Sunday, 4 May (1:05pm)	Coburg 15.10 (100)	def.	Carlton 11.12 (78)	Barry Plant Park	Report
Sunday, 4 May (4:35pm)	Sydney 9.11 (65)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 13.13 (91)	Sydney Cricket Ground	Report
	Bye Casey, Sandringham, Geelong

Round 7

	Round 7
Saturday, 10 May (11:05am)	Essendon 16.11 (107)	def.	Sydney 5.12 (42)	Windy Hill	Report
Saturday, 10 May (11:05am)	Footscray 12.8 (80)	def.	Casey 9.8 (62)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Saturday, 10 May (12:05pm)	Werribee 11.11 (77)	def. by	Box Hill 14.9 (93)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 10 May (12:05pm)	Southport 10.12 (72)	drew with	Port Melbourne 10.12 (72)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 10 May (12:05pm)	North Melbourne 9.11 (65)	def. by	Brisbane 13.14 (92)	Arden Street Oval	Report
Saturday, 10 May (2:05pm)	Northern Bullants 12.4 (76)	def. by	Collingwood 23.13 (151)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
Saturday, 10 May (7:10pm)	Carlton 9.11 (65)	def.	Sandringham 6.11 (47)	Ikon Park	Report
Saturday, 10 May (7:35pm)	Frankston 12.13 (85)	def.	Coburg 13.6 (84)	Kinetic Stadium	Report
Sunday, 11 May (11:35qm)	Geelong 11.9 (75)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 16.11 (107)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
	Bye Gold Coast, Richmond, Williamstown
Frankston was awarded a holding the ball free kick in the final seconds of the match against Coburg, resulting in Blake O'Leary kicking a goal after the final siren to win. [75]

Round 8

	Round 8
Friday, 16 May (3:35pm)	Sydney 11.9 (75)	def. by	Carlton 15.15 (105)	Sydney Cricket Ground	Report
Saturday, 17 May (10:05am)	Collingwood 8.8 (56)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 5.15 (45)	Victoria Park	Report
Saturday, 17 May (11:05am)	Casey 6.17 (53)	def. by	Southport 14.10 (94)	Casey Fields	Report
Saturday, 17 May (11:05am)	Gold Coast 3.11 (29)	def. by	Box Hill 17.11 (113)	People First Stadium	Report
Saturday, 17 May (3:05pm)	Williamstown 12.12 (84)	def.	Footscray 7.14 (56)	DSV Stadium	Report
Saturday, 17 May (7:10pm)	Port Melbourne 6.15 (51)	def.	Geelong 6.11 (47)	ETU Stadium	Report
Sunday, 18 May (1:05pm)	Coburg 15.9 (99)	def.	Northern Bullants 10.9 (69)	Barry Plant Park	Report
Sunday, 18 May (2:05pm)	Sandringham 9.7 (61)	def. by	Werribee 17.10 (112)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Report
Sunday, 18 May (2:05pm)	North Melbourne 9.8 (62)	def.	Richmond 8.12 (60)	Arden Street Oval	Report
	Bye Brisbane, Essendon, Frankston
The Port Melbourne vs Geelong match was moved from 2.05pm to 7:10pm to allow for a television broadcast on 7mate. [68]

Round 9

	Round 9
Friday, 23 May (5:05pm)	Footscray 14.10 (94)	def.	Geelong 11.5 (71)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Saturday, 24 May (11:05am)	Box Hill 14.7 (91)	def.	Brisbane 10.12 (72)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Saturday, 24 May (12:05pm)	Southport 22.10 (142)	def.	Frankston 16.6 (102)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 24 May (1:05pm)	Coburg 11.23 (89)	def.	Sydney 8.9 (57)	Barry Plant Park	Report
Saturday, 24 May (2:05pm)	Northern Bullants 7.8 (50)	def. by	Casey 17.19 (121)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
Saturday, 24 May (4:05pm)	Carlton	def. by	Williamstown 12.7 (79)	Ikon Park	Report
Saturday, 24 May (7:10pm)	Richmond 10.14 (74)	def.	Essendon 7.10 (52)	Kinetic Stadium	Report
Sunday, 25 May (11:00am)	Greater Western Sydney 12.12 (84)	def. by	Port Melbourne 16.14 (110)	Albury Sports Ground	Report
Sunday, 25 May (11:05am)	Sandringham 11.6 (72)	drew with	Gold Coast 10.12 (72)	RSEA Park	Report
Sunday, 25 May (2:05pm)	Collingwood 7.9 (51)	def. by	North Melbourne 19.9 (123)	Victoria Park	Report
	Bye Werribee
Sandringham's Jack Carroll kicked a goal after the final siren to draw the match against Gold Coast. [76] [77]

Round 10

	Round 10
Friday, 30 May (12:05pm)	Brisbane 18.11 (119)	def.	Essendon 15.9 (99)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report
Saturday, 31 May (9:35am)	Gold Coast 7.5 (47)	def. by	Coburg 21.9 (135)	People First Stadium	Report
Saturday, 31 May (11:35am)	Northern Bullants 10.7 (67)	def. by	Southport 27.14 (176)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
Saturday, 31 May (12:30pm)	Greater Western Sydney 12.8 (80)	def. by	Richmond 13.14 (92)	ENGIE Stadium	Report
Saturday, 31 May (1:35pm)	Sydney 9.7 (61)	def. by	Casey 24.11 (155)	Tramway Oval	Report
Saturday, 31 May (2:05pm)	Box Hill 9.7 (61)	def. by	Collingwood 11.12 (78)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Saturday, 31 May (7:10pm)	Frankston 15.10 (100)	def.	Sandringham 9.10 (64)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 1,358 [69] )	Report
Sunday, 1 June (2:05pm)	Port Melbourne 5.11 (41)	def. by	Werribee 7.7 (49)	ETU Stadium	Report
Sunday, 1 June (2:05pm)	Williamstown 10.14 (74)	def.	Geelong 6.12 (48)	DSV Stadium	Report
	Bye Carlton, Footscray, North Melbourne
The Northern Bullants vs Southport match, which was scheduled to be played at RMIT Oval in Bundoora, was moved to Genis Steel Oval. [78] [79] Southport's Hugh Dixon kicked 13 goals against the Bullants. [80] [81] This was the most goals from a player in the VFL since Werribee's Jack Aziz kicked 15 goals against Coburg in round 15 of the 1997 season. [82] [83] Gold Coast's 88-point loss to Coburg set a new record as its biggest-ever loss as a reserves team in the VFL, surpassing the 84-point loss to Box Hill two weeks earlier in round 8. [84]

Round 11

	Round 11
Saturday, 7 June (11:00am)	Greater Western Sydney 23.12 (150)	def.	Northern Bullants 7.5 (47)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Saturday, 7 June (11:05am)	Richmond 8.16 (64)	def.	Sydney 9.5 (59)	Holm Park	Report
Saturday, 7 June (1:05pm)	Brisbane 12.8 (80)	def. by	Werribee 21.10 (136)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report
Saturday, 7 June (1:05pm)	Werribee 6.8 (44)	def. by	North Melbourne 13.7 (85)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 7 June (1:05pm)	Coburg 9.13 (67)	def. by	Footscray 17.9 (111)	Barry Plant Park	Report
Saturday, 7 June (2:05pm)	Box Hill 21.9 (135)	def.	Frankston 10.12 (72)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Saturday, 7 June (7:10pm)	Collingwood 7.6 (48)	def. by	Casey 7.15 (57)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Sunday, 8 June (11:05am)	Geelong 10.12 (72)	def.	Gold Coast 11.3 (69)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Sunday, 8 June (2:05pm)	Essendon 8.6 (54)	def. by	Carlton 10.12 (72)	Windy Hill	Report
	Bye Port Melbourne, Sandringham, Southport

Round 12

	Round 12
Friday, 13 June (7:35pm)	Frankston 12.13 (85)	def. by	Footscray 15.12 (102)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 1,235 [69] )	Report
Saturday, 14 June (11:35am)	Werribee 12.7 (79)	def. by	Geelong 11.15 (81)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 14 June (12:05pm)	Sandringham 6.9 (45)	def. by	Southport 16.14 (110)	RSEA Park	Report
Saturday, 14 June (2:05pm)	North Melbourne 11.7 (73)	def. by	Port Melbourne 14.12 (96)	Arden Street Oval	Report
Saturday, 14 June (2:05pm)	Coburg 7.8 (50)	def. by	Box Hill 12.16 (88)	Barry Plant Park	Report
Saturday, 14 June (7:10pm)	Casey 17.10 (112)	def.	Essendon 12.11 (83)	ETU Stadium	Report
Sunday, 15 June (12:05pm)	Brisbane 24.15 (159)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 11.8 (74)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report
Sunday, 15 June (2:05pm)	Northern Bullants 4.12 (36)	def. by	Carlton 18.14 (122)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
	Bye Collingwood, Gold Coast, Richmond, Sydney, Williamstown

Round 13

	Round 13
Saturday, 21 June (11:05am)	Geelong 12.13 (85)	def. by	Brisbane 16.21 (117)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Saturday, 21 June (12:05pm)	Southport 12.14 (86)	def. by	Sydney 12.20 (92)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 21 June (2:05pm)	Collingwood 14.9 (93)	def.	Sandringham 14.6 (90)	AIA Vitality Centre	Report
Saturday, 21 June (2:05pm)	Port Melbourne 8.19 (67)	def. by	Coburg 11.11 (77)	ETU Stadium	Report
Saturday, 21 June (3:05pm)	Williamstown 13.15 (93)	def.	Werribee 11.6 (72)	DSV Stadium	Report
Saturday, 21 June (4:05pm)	Carlton 10.13 (73)	def. by	North Melbourne 11.8 (74)	Ikon Park	Report
Saturday, 21 June (7:10pm)	Frankston 9.12 (66)	def.	Essendon 9.6 (60)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 1,442 [69] )	Report
Sunday, 22 June (9:15am)	Greater Western Sydney 15.3 (93)	def.	Gold Coast 12.8 (80)	ENGIE Stadium	Report
Sunday, 22 June (11:35am)	Footscray 13.12 (90)	def.	Richmond 6.9 (45)	Marvel Stadium	Report
	Bye Box Hill, Casey, Northern Bullants
The Collingwood vs Sandringham match was moved from 11:05am to 2:05pm. [85] Collingwood's Charlie West kicked a goal after the final siren to defeat Sandringham. [86] [87] Williamstown played its 2600th senior match in the VFA/VFL, becoming the first club in the competition to reach the milestone. [88] The Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast match, which was scheduled to be played at Blacktown ISP Oval at 9:30am, was moved to ENGIE Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the round 15 AFL match between the same clubs. [89] [90]

Round 14

	Round 14
Friday, 27 June (2:05pm)	Sydney 8.11 (59)	def. by	Footscray 10.13 (73)	Tramway Oval	Report
Saturday, 28 June (9:35am)	Gold Coast 15.7 (97)	def.	Casey 13.10 (88)	People First Stadium	Report
Saturday, 28 June (12:05pm)	North Melbourne 9.9 (63)	def. by	Box Hill 19.9 (123)	Arden Street Oval	Report
Saturday, 28 June (12:05pm)	Southport 9.10 (64)	def. by	Collingwood 10.13 (73)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 28 June (2:05pm)	Northern Bullants 5.8 (38)	def. by	Richmond 14.12 (96)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
Saturday, 28 June (2:35pm)	Williamstown 17.7 (109)	def.	Sandringham 14.14 (98)	DSV Stadium	Report
Saturday, 28 June (7:10pm)	Port Melbourne 11.17 (83)	def. by	Carlton 14.10 (94)	ETU Stadium	Report
Sunday, 29 June (1:05pm)	Coburg 9.10 (64)	def. by	Frankston 13.13 (91)	Barry Plant Park	Report
	Bye Brisbane, Essendon, Geelong, Greater Western Sydney, Werribee

Round 15

	Round 15
Friday, 4 July (4:05pm)	Footscray 13.9 (87)	def.	North Melbourne 10.11 (71)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Saturday, 5 July (12:05pm)	Brisbane 14.13 (97)	def. by	Southport 19.13 (127)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report
Saturday, 5 July (12:05pm)	Werribee 8.11 (59)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 11.12 (78)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 5 July (1:05pm)	Sydney 8.18 (66)	def. by	Northern Bullants 11.7 (73)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Saturday, 5 July (1:05pm)	Essendon 13.8 (86)	def. by	Gold Coast 14.16 (100)	NEC Hangar	Report
Saturday, 5 July (2:05pm)	Port Melbourne 11.6 (72)	def. by	Williamstown 14.5 (89)	ETU Stadium	Report
Saturday, 5 July (7:10pm)	Collingwood 11.13 (79)	def. by	Carlton 12.11 (83)	Ikon Park	Report
Sunday, 6 July (12:05pm)	Richmond 14.4 (88)	def.	Geelong 12.11 (83)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Sunday, 6 July (2:05pm)	Box Hill 14.16 (100)	def.	Sandringham 8.8 (56)	Box Hill City Oval (crowd: 1,500 [91] )	Report
Sunday, 6 July (2:35pm)	Casey 9.17 (71)	def. by	Coburg 11.8 (74)	Casey Fields	Report
	Bye Frankston
This was the first win for the Northern Bullants in 398 days, ending a 21-match losing streak that began in round 12 of the 2024 season. [92] Three matches were impacted by venue changes: Sydney vs Northern Bullants was moved from Tramway Oval to Blacktown ISP Oval, Essendon vs Gold Coast was moved from Windy Hill to the NEC Hangar, and Collingwood vs Carlton was moved from Kinetic Stadium to Ikon Park. [85] [93] [94]

Round 16

	Round 16
Friday, 11 July (12:05pm)	Carlton 11.8 (74)	def. by	Brisbane 14.14 (98)	Ikon Park	Report
Friday, 11 July (3:35pm)	Gold Coast 14.16 (100)	def. by	Collingwood 15.12 (102)	People First Stadium	Report
Friday, 11 July (7:35pm)	Frankston 16.12 (108)	def.	Port Melbourne 11.7 (73)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 1,103 [69] )	Report
Saturday, 12 July (12:05pm)	Richmond 12.15 (77)	def. by	Southport 15.15 (105)	Kinetic Stadium	Report
Saturday, 12 July (12:15pm)	Greater Western Sydney 9.11 (65)	def. by	Geelong 18.7 (115)	ENGIE Stadium	Report
Saturday, 12 July (2:05pm)	Box Hill 20.14 (134)	def.	Essendon 9.11 (65)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Saturday, 12 July (7:10pm)	Werribee 5.5 (35)	def. by	Casey 16.15 (111)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Sunday, 13 July (11:05am)	Sandringham 19.12 (126)	def.	Sydney 9.12 (66)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Report
Sunday, 13 July (2:05pm)	Northern Bullants 13.7 (85)	def.	Williamstown 11.11 (77)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
	Bye Coburg, Footscray, North Melbourne

Round 17

	Round 17
Friday, July 18 (2:05pm)	Essendon 12.8 (80)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 15.11 (101)	Windy Hill	Report
Saturday, 19 July (12:05pm)	Sydney 14.8 (92)	def.	North Melbourne 11.15 (81)	Tramway Oval	Report
Saturday, 19 July (12:05pm)	Port Melbourne 8.8 (56)	def. by	Gold Coast 10.9 (69)	ETU Stadium	Report
Saturday, 19 July (12:35pm)	Brisbane 12.16 (88)	def. by	Footscray 17.12 (114)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report
Saturday, 19 July (7:10pm)	Geelong 8.12 (60)	def. by	Collingwood 11.9 (75)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Sunday, 20 July (1:05pm)	Coburg 10.9 (69)	def. by	Werribee 13.11 (89)	Barry Plant Park	Report
Sunday, 20 July (1:05pm)	Casey 22.18 (150)	def.	Carlton 6.6 (42)	Casey Fields	Report
Sunday, 20 July (2:05pm)	Williamstown 13.4 (82)	def. by	Box Hill 13.14 (92)	DSV Stadium	Report
Sunday, 20 July (2:05pm)	Northern Bullants 10.9 (69)	def. by	Frankston 22.9 (141)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
	Bye Richmond, Sandringham, Southport

Round 18

	Round 18
Friday, 25 July (3:35pm)	Greater Western Sydney 11.5 (71)	def. by	Sydney 14.15 (99)	ENGIE Stadium	Report
Saturday, 26 July (10:15am)	Gold Coast 11.7 (73)	def. by	Brisbane 12.10 (82)	People First Stadium	Report
Saturday, 26 July (12:05pm)	Southport 17.10 (112)	def.	Williamstown 14.6 (90)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 26 July (1:05pm)	Essendon 7.11 (32)	def. by	Footscray 13.17 (95)	NEC Hangar	Report
Saturday, 26 July (1:05pm)	Werribee 7.11 (53)	def. by	Richmond 15.9 (99)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 26 July (7:10pm)	Frankston 16.10 (106)	def.	Collingwood 10.10 (70)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 5,561 [95] )	Report
Sunday, 27 July (11:05am)	Casey 18.15 (123)	def.	Sandringham 9.6 (60)	Casey Fields	Report
Sunday, 27 July (12:05pm)	North Melbourne 15.12 (102)	def. by	Geelong 16.8 (104)	Arden Street Oval	Report
Sunday, 27 July (2:05pm)	Northern Bullants 9.16 (70)	def. by	Coburg 13.7 (85)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
	Bye Box Hill, Carlton, Port Melbourne
Two matches were impacted by venue changes: Gold Coast vs Brisbane was moved from Austworld Centre Oval to People First Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the round 20 AFL match between the same clubs, and Essendon vs Footscray was moved from Windy Hill to the NEC Hangar. [96] [97] Geelong's Tobyn Murray was awarded a free kick in the final seconds of the match against North Melbourne, followed by a 50-metre penalty, giving him a shot on the goal line which resulted in a kick after the final siren to win the match. [98]

Round 19

	Round 19
Friday, 1 August (2:05pm)	Footscray 13.13 (91)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 7.8 (50)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Saturday, 2 August (11:35am)	Southport 8.5 (53)	def. by	Box Hill 14.13 (97)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 2 August (12:05pm)	Sydney 15.10 (100)	def.	Essendon 9.11 (65)	Tramway Oval	Report
Saturday, 2 August (12:25pm)	Gold Coast 10.18 (78)	def.	Richmond 9.7 (61)	People First Stadium	Report
Saturday, 2 August (1:05pm)	Coburg 13.8 (86)	def. by	Brisbane 17.10 (112)	Barry Plant Park	Report
Saturday, 2 August (2:05pm)	Williamstown 15.7 (97)	def. by	Collingwood 16.12 (108)	DSV Stadium	Report
Saturday, 2 August (2:05pm)	Port Melbourne 17.13 (115)	def.	Northern Bullants 10.11 (71)	ETU Stadium	Report
Saturday, 2 August (7:10pm)	Frankston 15.8 (98)	def.	Carlton 11.8 (74)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 2,008 [69] )	Report
Sunday, 3 August (2:05pm)	Sandringham 19.15 (129)	def.	North Melbourne 16.10 (106)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Report
	Bye Casey, Geelong, Werribee

Round 20

	Round 20
Saturday, 9 August (11:05am)	Brisbane 11.13 (79)	def. by	Casey 12.11 (83)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report
Saturday, 9 August (12:05pm)	Werribee 9.13 (67)	def. by	Southport 12.8 (80)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 9 August (12:05pm)	Geelong 10.13 (73)	def.	Essendon 9.5 (59)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Saturday, 9 August (2:05pm)	Box Hill 7.12 (54)	def. by	Footscray 11.7 (73)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Saturday, 9 August (7:10pm)	Richmond 18.7 (115)	def.	Sandringham 11.8 (74)	Kinetic Stadium	Report
Sunday, 10 August (11:05am)	Carlton 12.16 (88)	def.	Gold Coast 9.10 (64)	Ikon Park	Report
Sunday, 10 August (1:05pm)	Coburg 13.12 (90)	def.	Port Melbourne 10.12 (72)	Barry Plant Park	Report
Sunday, 10 August (2:05pm)	North Melbourne 12.6 (78)	def. by	Frankston 13.12 (90)	Arden Street Oval	Report
	Bye Collingwood, Greater Western Sydney, Northern Bullants, Sydney, Williamstown

Round 21

	Round 21
Saturday, 16 August (11:05am)	Southport 15.13 (103)	def.	North Melbourne 12.9 (81)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 16 August (2:05pm)	Northern Bullants 5.11 (41)	def. by	Werribee 12.13 (85)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
Saturday, 16 August (2:05pm)	Port Melbourne 11.12 (78)	def.	Collingwood 10.10 (70)	ETU Stadium	Report
Saturday, 16 August (2:10pm)	Sandringham 7.12 (54)	def. by	Essendon 17.13 (115)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Report
Saturday, 16 August (3:45pm)	Gold Coast 14.10 (94)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 9.10 (64)	People First Stadium	Report
Sunday, 17 August (11:35am)	Sydney 10.6 (66)	def. by	Geelong 16.15 (111)	Tramway Oval	Report
Sunday, 17 August (12:05pm)	Footscray 21.20 (146)	def.	Carlton 4.7 (31)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Sunday, 17 August (1:05pm)	Casey 12.16 (88)	def.	Box Hill 9.11 (65)	Casey Fields	Report
Sunday, 17 August (1:05pm)	Frankston 13.11 (89)	drew with	Brisbane 13.11 (89)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 2,524 [69] )	Report
Sunday, 17 August (2:05pm)	Williamstown 9.19 (73)	def.	Richmond 8.4 (52)	DSV Stadium	Report
	Bye Coburg
Frankston's Nick Burke kicked a goal after the final siren to draw the match against Brisbane. [99] [100]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Footscray (R)	18	15	3	0	1670	1146	145.7	60	Finals series
2	Box Hill	18	14	4	0	1726	1266	136.3	56
3	Southport	18	13	4	1	1808	1368	132.2	54
4	Frankston	18	12	5	1	1630	1466	111.2	50
5	Casey	18	11	6	1	1743	1286	135.5	46
6	Brisbane (R)	18	11	6	1	1748	1605	108.9	46
7	Collingwood (R)	18	11	7	0	1532	1511	101.4	44	Wildcard Round
8	Richmond (R)	18	11	7	0	1365	1366	99.9	44
9	Greater Western Sydney (R)	18	10	8	0	1637	1443	113.4	40
10	Williamstown	18	10	8	0	1574	1504	104.7	40
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
15	North Melbourne (R)	18	7	10	1	1500	1528	98.2	30
16	Werribee	18	7	11	0	1325	1378	96.2	28
17	Port Melbourne	18	6	11	1	1396	1399	99.8	26
18	Sydney (R)	18	5	13	0	1240	1657	74.8	20
19	Essendon (R)	18	4	14	0	1338	1560	85.8	16
20	Sandringham	18	3	14	1	1286	1772	72.6	14
21	Northern Bullants	18	2	16	0	1024	2140	47.9	8

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

Progression by round

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 6.

  Numbers highlighted in yellow indicate that the team finished the round between 7−10 on the ladder.

  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.

  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.

  Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Box Hill	4	8	8	12	16	16	20	24	28	28	32	36	36	40	44	48	52	52	56	56	56
Brisbane	4	4	4	8	12	16	20	20	20	24	24	28	32	32	32	36	36	40	44	44	46
Carlton	0	0	0	0	4	4	8	12	12	12	16	20	20	24	28	28	28	28	28	32	32
Casey	2	6	6	6	10	10	10	10	14	18	22	26	26	26	26	30	34	38	38	42	46
Coburg	0	0	0	4	4	8	8	12	16	20	20	20	24	24	28	28	28	32	32	36	36
Collingwood	4	4	8	8	12	12	16	20	20	24	24	24	28	32	32	36	40	40	44	44	44
Essendon	4	4	4	8	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16
Footscray	4	4	8	8	8	12	16	16	20	20	24	28	32	36	36	40	44	48	52	56	60
Frankston	0	4	4	8	12	12	16	16	16	20	20	20	24	28	28	32	36	40	44	48	50
Geelong	4	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	20	20	20	20	24	24	28	28	32	36
Gold Coast	0	0	4	4	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	14	18	18	22	22	26	26	30
Greater Western Sydney	0	4	8	12	16	20	24	24	24	24	28	28	32	32	36	36	40	40	40	40	40
North Melbourne	2	2	6	10	10	14	14	18	22	22	26	26	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Northern Bullants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	8	8	8	8	8
Port Melbourne	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	10	14	14	14	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	22	22	26
Richmond	4	8	12	12	12	16	16	16	20	24	28	28	28	32	36	36	36	40	40	44	44
Sandringham	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	10	14	14	14
Southport	4	8	12	16	16	16	18	22	26	30	30	34	34	34	38	42	42	46	46	50	54
Sydney	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	12	16	20	20	20
Werribee	0	4	4	4	8	12	12	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	24	24	24	24	28
Williamstown	0	0	4	4	4	8	8	12	16	20	24	24	28	32	36	36	36	36	36	36	40

Source: AFL

Finals series

Wildcard Round

	Wildcard Round
WC2: Saturday, 23 August (12:10pm)	Richmond 17.14 (116)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 14.14 (98)	ETU Stadium	Report
WC1: Sunday, 24 August (2:05pm)	Collingwood 9.15 (69)	def. by	Williamstown 11.15 (81)	Victoria Park	Report

Qualifying finals and elimination finals

	Qualifying finals
QF1: Saturday, 30 August (12:35pm)	Footscray 15.15 (105)	def.	Frankston 3.7 (25)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
QF2: Saturday, 30 August (12:35pm)	Box Hill 13.16 (94)	def. by	Southport 18.7 (115)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Frankston's score of 3.7 (25) was the lowest score in the finals series since the VFL era began in 1996, breaking the previous record of 3.9 (27) set by Collingwood in 2023. [101]

	Elimination finals
EF1: Saturday, 30 August (2:10pm)	Casey 20.12 (132)	def.	Williamstown 8.8 (56)	Casey Fields	Report
EF2: Saturday, 30 August (12:05pm)	Brisbane 12.15 (87)	def.	Richmond 10.7 (67)	Brighton Homes Arena	Report

Semi-finals

	Semi-finals
SF2: Saturday, 6 September (11:40am)	Box Hill 18.7 (115)	def.	Brisbane 16.16 (112)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
SF1: Saturday, 6 September (7:35pm)	Frankston 16.5 (101)	def.	Casey 13.12 (90)	Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 4,420 [69] [102] )	Report
After being kept scoreless in the third quarter, Box Hill kicked nine goals in the fourth quarter to defeat Brisbane, with Bodie Ryan kicking a goal after the final siren to win the match. [103] [104]

Preliminary finals

	Preliminary finals
PF2: Saturday, 13 September (11:25am)	Southport 21.17 (143)	def.	Frankston 8.7 (55)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
PF1: Saturday, 13 September (2:10pm)	Footscray 16.12 (108)	def.	Box Hill 11.11 (77)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report

Grand Final

	2025 VFL Grand Final
Sunday, 21 September (2:15pm)	Footscray	v	Southport	Ikon Park
		Q1 Q2 Q3 Final		Norm Goss Memorial Medal:

Awards

• J. J. Liston Trophy (league best and fairest): Jacob Dawson (Southport) – 28 votes ^[105]
• Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal (rising star): Tom Blamires (Frankston) ^[105]
• Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal (leading goalkicker): Brodie McLaughlin (Williamstown) – 67 goals ^[105]
• Coaches MVP Award: Jacob Dawson (Southport) – 87 votes ^[105]

Team of the Year

2025 VFL Team of the Year ^[105]

B:	Donovan Toohey (Coburg)	Ryan Gardner (Footscray)	Luke Parks (Williamstown)
HB:	Riley Bonner (Casey)	Jai Serong (Box Hill)	Tom Blamires (Frankston)
C:	Jack Bytel (Coburg)	Henry Hustwaite (Box Hill)	Kye Declase (Box Hill)
HF:	Zac Foot (Southport)	Max Gruzewski (Greater Western Sydney)	Mitch Hardie (Casey)
F:	Mitch Podhajski (Coburg)	Brodie McLaughlin (Williamstown)	Will McLachlan (Brisbane)
Foll:	Ned Reeves (Box Hill)	Jacob Dawson (c) (Southport)	Dom Brew (Werribee)
Int:	Cooper Craig-Peters (Footscray)	Mutaz El-Nour (Richmond)	Harvey Hooper (Port Melbourne)
	Liam McMahon (Carlton/Essendon)	Deven Robertson (Brisbane)	Joel Trudgeon (Coburg)
Coach:	Stewart Edge (Footscray)

Club best and fairest winners

Club	Winner	Ref
Box Hill
Brisbane
Carlton	Ethan Phillips	[106]
Casey
Coburg
Collingwood
Essendon	Jackson Hately
Footscray
Frankston
Geelong
Gold Coast
Greater Western Sydney
North Melbourne
Northern Bullants	Jean-Luc Velissaris	[107]
Port Melbourne	Tom Hird	[108]
Richmond
Sandringham	Angus McLennan	[109]
Southport
Sydney
Werribee	Dom Brew	[110]
Williamstown

Season notes

• Because of redevelopment at Swinburne Centre, Richmond played a number of its home games at Holm Park Recreation Reserve in Beaconsfield, where it had an agreement with Cardinia Shire Council. ^[111] Additionally, Richmond was officially designated as the home team in its round 7 match against Casey at Casey Fields, as well as its round 9 match against Essendon at Windy Hill. ^{[112] [113]} Richmond's round 3 match against Brisbane was moved from Holm Park to Swinburne Centre, making it the only VFL match played at the venue for the 2025 season. ^[114]
• On 30 June 2025, St Kilda announced it would ends its reserves affiliation with Sandringham in the VFL following the 2025 season, with both clubs fielding their own teams in 2026. ^{[115] [116]}
• On 20 August 2025 (following the conclusion of the home-and-away season), the Northern Bullants reverted to being called the "Preston Football Club", a decision that was first announced three months earlier. ^[117] At the same time, it was reported that the club could be in danger of folding because of debt, with the club asking the AFL to assist with financial assistance. ^[118]

Representative match

The VFL State Team after defeating the SANFL

An interstate representative match was played during the AFL Gather Round for the second consecutive season, taking place in Tanunda in the Barossa Valley region. ^[119] Box Hill coach Zane Littlejohn was coach of the team. ^[120]

Scoreboard

	2025 AAMI State Game
Saturday, 12 April (2:45pm ACST)	SANFL	def. by	VFL	Tanunda Recreation Park	[121] [122]
	2.7 (19) 7.8 (50) 11.10 (76) 15.13 (103)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.0 (24) 8.2 (50) 12.6 (78) 18.6 (114)	Umpires: Sam Morgan, Mitch Scott, Joel Clamp Television broadcast: Seven Network
McBean 5, Hosie 5, Hayes, Bell, Rowe, Mackinlay, Grace		Goals	McLaughlin 4, Heron 2, Woodcock 2, Lake 2, Pinnuck 2, Ellison, Tsitas, McMahon, Murphy, Harvey Hooper, Bytel
Wigg, McBean, Bell, Hosie, Lyons, Lewis		Best	Woodcock, Heron, Brew, Pinnuck, Hooper, Lake
Corey Lyons won the Fos Williams Medal as the best on ground SANFL player. Louis Pinnuck won the Frank Johnson Medal as the best on ground VFL player.

See also

• 2025 VFL Women's season

Notes

1. Liam McMahon was drafted to Essendon in the AFL mid-season draft held on 28 May following round 9 of the VFL season. ^[40]
2. Rocky Iannello was appointed as the acting head coach for round 1 because Rohan Welsh had been hospitalised with a severe foot infection. ^[55]
3. Jackson Weidemann left the Northern Bullants and returned to North Albury in the Ovens & Murray Football Netball League (OMFNL) following round 7 of the VFL season. ^{[56] [57]}

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