2025 VFL Women's season

2025 VFL Women's season
Date19 April − 30/31 August 2025
Teams12

The 2025 VFL Women's season is the ninth season of the VFL Women's (VFLW), the state-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Victoria.[1] The season began on 19 April and will conclude on either 30 August or 31 August.[2]

Background

League membership

On 28 October 2024, the Sandringham Football Club announced that the Southern Saints would be known as the Sandringham Zebras (as of 1 November 2024), consolidating the identities of its men's and women's teams under the one club for the 2025 season.[3][4] The Saints were formed ahead of the 2018 VFLW season and were managed by the St Kilda Football Club until 2020.[5][6]

On 21 February 2025, Richmond announced it would not renew its affiliation agreement with Port Melbourne for the 2025 VFLW season, with Port Melbourne instead competing as a standalone club.[7][8] The affiliation had been in place since the 2021 VFLW season.[9][10]

Reigning premiers North Melbourne entered into an affiliation with VFL club Werribee, becoming known as the North Melbourne Werribee Kangaroos and playing up to four games a season at Chirnside Park.[11]

Unlike the previous season, the two NSW-based AFL Women's teams have not been fixtured to take part in any matches against VFL Women's teams.[12]

Fixture dates

Beginning this season, the VFLW season will be played between April and August, instead of March to July.[13] The change will occur after the Australian Football League (AFL) announced that the AFL Women's season would commence the week beginning 11 August 2025, two weeks earlier than in previous years.[14][15] The season fixture was announced in February 2025.[16]

Clubs

Venues and affiliations

Club Home venue(s) Capacity AFLW affiliation
Box Hill Box Hill City Oval 10,000 Hawthorn
Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve 10,000
Carlton IKON Park 13,000 Carlton
Casey Casey Fields 9,000 Melbourne
Collingwood AIA Vitality Centre 3,500 Collingwood
Victoria Park 10,000
Darebin Genis Steel Oval 5,000
Essendon NEC Hangar 3,500 Essendon
Windy Hill 10,000
Geelong Cats Deakin University 10,000 Geelong
North Melbourne Werribee Arden Street Oval 4,000 North Melbourne
Avalon Airport Oval 8,000
Port Melbourne ETU Stadium 6,000
Sandringham RSEA Park 8,000 St Kilda
Trevor Barker Beach Oval 6,000
Western Bulldogs Mission Whitten Oval 10,000 Western Bulldogs
Williamstown DSV Stadium 6,000

Coach appointments

New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Ref
Lachlan Harris Sandringham 6 September 2024 Michelle Densley [17]
Tom Chitsos Port Melbourne 9 September 2024 Sean Buncle [18]
Taylah Hassett Geelong Cats 10 December 2024 Elise Coventry [19]
Aasta O'Connor Carlton 21 February 2025 Glenn Strachan [20]

Club leadership

Club Coach Leadership group Ref
Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Other leader(s)
Box Hill Michael Ericson[21] Ellie McLinden Rosie Dillon Mietta Kendall, Gabby Collingwood, Maddi Torpey [22]
Carlton Aasta O'Connor Octavia Di Donato[a] Amy Trindade, Steph Demeo [25]
Casey Matt Brewer Ally Kirkwood, Meg Macdonald [26]
Collingwood Tom Cashin Dominique Carbone Lauren Szigeti Erin McKinnon, Amelia Peck, Jordan Ivey [27]
Darebin Lache Walker[28] Caitlin Bunker Riley Christgoergl Alyssa Mifsud, Stephanie Simpson, Lulu Beatty [29]
Essendon Cherie O'Neill El Chaston Sophie Molan Sarah Ford, Ashlea Melnikas, Christina Bernardi [30]
Geelong Cats Taylah Hassett Mel Staunton Abby Favell Madi Sexton, Liv Stewart, Poppy Schaap [31]
North Melbourne Werribee Brett Gourley[32] Renee Tierney Maddie Di Cosmo Mara McSweeney, Kate Reynolds, Tessa Boyd [33]
Port Melbourne Tom Chitsos
Sandringham Lachie Harris Grace Hodder Erica Fowler Ali Hynes, Tayla Kearns, Bella Enno, Beth Pinchin [34]
Western Bulldogs Rhys Cahir Stephanie Asciak[35] Jaimi Tabb, Bri McFarlane, Millie Klingbeil Mali McLeod, Mary Sandral [36]
Williamstown Liam Kavanagh Eliza Straford Emily Eaves Zoe Day, Megan Williamson, Eloise Freeman, Phoebe Chisholm, Jemima Wrigley, Gaby De Angelis [37]

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Round 1
Friday, 18 April (9:15am) North Melbourne Werribee 9.11 (65) def. Carlton 2.5 (17) Arden Street Oval Report
Saturday, 19 April (11:05am) Sandringham 8.5 (53) def. Darebin 3.3 (21) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Report
Saturday, 19 April (11:05am) Geelong Cats 4.6 (30) def. by Box Hill 14.4 (88) Deakin University Report
Saturday, 19 April (2:35pm) Casey 3.1 (19) def. by Collingwood 7.5 (47) Casey Fields Report
Saturday, 19 April (4:05pm) Port Melbourne 7.7 (49) def. Essendon 4.6 (30) ETU Stadium Report
Sunday, 20 April (11:05am) Western Bulldogs 2.6 (18) def. by Williamstown 4.4 (28) Mission Whitten Oval Report

Round 2

Round 2
Friday, 25 April (10:35am) North Melbourne Werribee 6.8 (44) def. Williamstown 4.1 (25) Arden Street Oval Report
Saturday, 26 April (10:05am) Western Bulldogs 6.6 (42) def. Darebin 3.3 (21) Mission Whitten Oval Report
Saturday, 26 April (11:05am) Essendon 10.4 (64) def. Collingwood 3.6 (24) Windy Hill Report
Saturday, 26 April (12:05pm) Geelong Cats 4.5 (29) def. by Carlton 7.6 (48) Deakin University Report
Saturday, 26 April (2:05pm) Sandringham 4.2 (26) def. Casey 3.6 (24) RSEA Park Report
Sunday, 27 April (2:35pm) Box Hill 5.10 (40) def. Port Melbourne 5.4 (34) Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve Report

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday, 3 May (10:05am) Collingwood 4.2 (26) def. by Western Bulldogs 6.13 (49) Victoria Park Report
Saturday, 3 May (10:35am) Darebin 1.1 (7) def. by Port Melbourne 8.5 (53) Genis Steel Oval Report
Saturday, 3 May (11:05am) Essendon 5.5 (35) def. North Melbourne Werribee 4.8 (32) Windy Hill Report
Saturday, 3 May (11:35am) Box Hill 11.9 (75) def. Casey 3.7 (25) Box Hill City Oval Report
Saturday, 3 May (1:05pm) Carlton 2.2 (14) def. by Sandringham 2.6 (18) Ikon Park Report
Saturday, 3 May (6:15pm) Williamstown 10.4 (64) def. Geelong Cats 2.5 (17) DSV Stadium Report

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 10 May (10:35am) Darebin 3.8 (26) def. Collingwood 3.5 (23) Genis Steel Oval Report
Saturday, 10 May (11:05am) Geelong Cats 2.5 (17) def. by Sandringham 10.6 (66) Deakin University Report
Saturday, 10 May (2:35pm) Essendon 7.7 (49) def. Carlton 3.4 (22) Windy Hill Report
Saturday, 10 May (2:35pm) Western Bulldogs 11.13 (79) def. Casey 2.2 (14) Mission Whitten Oval Report
Sunday, 11 May (11:05am) North Melbourne Werribee 9.7 (61) def. Box Hill 4.3 (27) Arden Street Oval Report
Sunday, 11 May (2:05pm) Williamstown 4.3 (27) def. by Port Melbourne 5.7 (37) DSV Stadium Report

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 17 May (12:35pm) Carlton 2.4 (16) def. by Darebin 7.4 (46) Ikon Park Report
Saturday, 17 May (2:05pm) North Melbourne Werribee 6.7 (43) def. Western Bulldogs 3.4 (22) Arden Street Oval Report
Saturday, 17 May (2:05pm) Collingwood 4.3 (27) def. Box Hill 3.7 (25) Victoria Park Report
Saturday, 17 May (2:35pm) Casey 5.6 (36) def. by Essendon 6.6 (42) Casey Fields Report
Saturday, 17 May (2:05pm) Port Melbourne 9.7 (61) def. Geelong Cats 0.4 (4) ETU Stadium Report
Sunday, 18 May (9:45am) Sandringham 4.4 (28) def. by Williamstown 4.5 (29) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Report

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 24 May (10:35am) Darebin 8.10 (58) def. Casey 2.2 (14) Genis Steel Oval Report
Saturday, 24 May (1:05pm) Geelong Cats 3.6 (24) def. by Essendon 9.10 (64) Deakin University Report
Saturday, 24 May (2:35pm) Box Hill 8.8 (56) def. Western Bulldogs 3.4 (22) Box Hill City Oval Report
Sunday, 25 May (10:05am) Collingwood 7.4 (46) def. North Melbourne Werribee 5.3 (33) Victoria Park Report
Sunday, 25 May (11:05am) Carlton 3.3 (21) def. by Williamstown 5.3 (33) Ikon Park Report
Sunday, 25 May (2:05pm) Sandringham 4.0 (24) drew with Port Melbourne 3.6 (24) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Report

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 31 May (11:05am) Essendon 3.7 (25) def. by Box Hill 6.6 (42) Windy Hill Report
Saturday, 31 May (12:05pm) Casey 2.4 (16) def. by Carlton 9.2 (56) Casey Fields Report
Saturday, 31 May (12:05pm) Collingwood 8.13 (61) def. Sandringham 1.2 (8) Victoria Park Report
Saturday, 31 May (3:05pm) Darebin 7.4 (46) def. Geelong Cats 3.3 (21) Genis Steel Oval Report
Sunday, 1 June (9:35am) Williamstown 2.1 (13) def. Western Bulldogs 1.0 (6) DSV Stadium Report
Sunday, 1 June (11:05am) Port Melbourne 2.3 (15) def. by North Melbourne Werribee 6.6 (42) ETU Stadium Report

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 14 June (11:05am) Western Bulldogs 5.3 (33) def. Port Melbourne 3.5 (23) Mission Whitten Oval Report
Saturday, 14 June (11:05am) Casey 3.5 (23) def. by Williamstown 6.4 (40) Casey Fields Report
Saturday, 14 June (11:35am) Collingwood 7.5 (47) def. Essendon 6.3 (39) AIA Vitality Centre Report
Saturday, 14 June (11:35am) Box Hill 6.7 (43) def. Darebin 1.5 (11) Box Hill City Oval Report
Saturday, 14 June (2:45pm) North Melbourne Werribee 17.8 (110) def. Geelong Cats 3.4 (22) Avalon Airport Oval Report
Sunday, 15 June (11:05am) Sandringham 6.7 (43) def. Carlton 2.3 (15) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Report

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday, 21 June (10:05am) Williamstown 4.3 (27) def. Essendon 0.11 (11) DSV Stadium Report
Saturday, 21 June (11:05am) Port Melbourne 4.2 (26) def. by Collingwood 8.5 (53) ETU Stadium Report
Saturday, 21 June (12:05pm) Casey 5.6 (36) def. by Box Hill 7.6 (48) Casey Fields Report
Saturday, 21 June (12:05pm) North Melbourne Werribee 7.12 (54) def. Darebin 2.2 (14) Arden Street Oval Report
Saturday, 21 June (1:05pm) Western Bulldogs 1.7 (13) def. by Sandringham 6.6 (42) Mission Whitten Oval Report
Sunday, 22 June (11:05am) Carlton 2.2 (14) def. by Geelong Cats 8.8 (56) Ikon Park Report

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday, 28 June (10:05am) Williamstown 1.6 (12) def. by North Melbourne Werribee 4.9 (33) DSV Stadium Report
Saturday, 28 June (10:35am) Darebin 1.4 (10) def. by Sandringham 2.3 (15) Genis Steel Oval Report
Saturday, 28 June (11:05am) Essendon 2.6 (18) def. by Casey 10.13 (73) Windy Hill Report
Saturday, 28 June (11:35am) Box Hill 3.5 (23) def. by Collingwood 4.10 (34) Box Hill City Oval Report
Saturday, 28 June (12:35pm) Carlton 2.4 (16) def. by Port Melbourne 12.4 (76) Ikon Park Report
Saturday, 28 June (1:05pm) Geelong Cats 8.9 (57) def. Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) Deakin University Report

Round 11

Round 11
Friday, 4 July (7:35pm) Western Bulldogs 0.2 (2) def. by North Melbourne Werribee 9.10 (64) Mission Whitten Oval Report
Saturday, 5 July (10:05am) Collingwood 5.7 (37) def. by Carlton 6.5 (41) Victoria Park Report
Saturday, 5 July (10:05am) Port Melbourne 9.4 (58) def. Williamstown 4.3 (27) ETU Stadium Report
Sunday, 6 July (11:05am) Casey 8.7 (55) def. Geelong Cats 4.5 (29) Casey Fields Report
Sunday, 6 July (11:05am) Essendon 3.2 (20) def. by Darebin 4.4 (28) Windy Hill Report
Sunday, 6 July (11:35am) Box Hill 11.8 (74) def. Sandringham 1.3 (13) Box Hill City Oval Report

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday, 12 July (10:05am) Collingwood v Casey Victoria Park
Saturday, 12 July (11:35am) Box Hill v Essendon Box Hill City Oval
Saturday, 12 July (12:35pm) Carlton v Western Bulldogs Ikon Park
Saturday, 12 July (1:00pm) North Melbourne Werribee v Port Melbourne Arden Street Oval
Saturday, 12 July (2:05pm) Sandringham v Geelong Cats Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday, 13 July (10:35am) Darebin v Williamstown Genis Steel Oval

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 19 July (10:35am) Darebin v Carlton Genis Steel Oval
Saturday, 19 July (11:05am) Essendon v Sandringham Windy Hill
Saturday, 19 July (1:05pm) Geelong Cats v Collingwood Deakin University
Saturday, 19 July (4:05pm) Port Melbourne v Western Bulldogs ETU Stadium
Sunday, 20 July (10:05am) Casey v North Melbourne Werribee Casey Fields
Sunday, 20 July (11:05am) Williamstown v Box Hill DSV Stadium

Round 14

Round 14
Friday, 1 August (7:05pm) Carlton v Box Hill Ikon Park
Friday, 1 August (7:05pm) Western Bulldogs v Essendon Mission Whitten Oval
Saturday, 2 August (10:05am) Williamstown v Collingwood DSV Stadium
Saturday, 2 August (10:05am) Port Melbourne v Casey ETU Stadium
Sunday, 2 August (9:45am) Sandringham v North Melbourne Werribee Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday, 2 August (1:05pm) Geelong Cats v Darebin KFC Oval, Highton

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 North Melbourne Werribee 11 9 2 0 581 237 245.1 36 Finals series
2 Box Hill 11 8 3 0 541 318 170.1 32
3 Sandringham 11 7 3 1 336 302 111.3 30
4 Collingwood 11 7 4 0 425 353 120.4 28
5 Williamstown 11 7 4 0 325 296 109.8 28
6 Port Melbourne 11 6 4 1 456 303 150.5 26
7 Essendon 11 5 6 0 397 404 98.3 20
8 Darebin 11 5 6 0 288 354 81.4 20
9 Western Bulldogs 11 4 7 0 320 387 82.7 16
10 Carlton 11 3 8 0 280 468 59.8 12
11 Casey 11 2 9 0 335 518 64.7 8
12 Geelong Cats 11 2 9 0 306 650 47.1 8
Updated to match(es) played on 6 July 2025. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Progression by round

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 6.
  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 ╲ Round1234567891011
Box Hill48121212162024282832
Carlton044444888812
Casey00000000048
Collingwood44448121620242828
Darebin00048121616161620
Essendon0481216202020202020
Geelong Cats00000000488
North Melbourne Werribee4881216162024283236
Port Melbourne4481216181818182226
Sandringham48121616181822263030
Western Bulldogs0481212121216161616
Williamstown448812162024282828
Updated to match(es) played on 6 July 2025. Source: AFL

Win/loss table

  • Fixture list
  • Home matches are in bold and opponents are listed above the margins.
Key
+ Win Draw
- Loss X Bye
Team Home-and-away season Finals series
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 FW1 FW2 FW3 GF
Box Hill GEE
+58
PM
+6
CAS
+50
NM
-34
COL
-2
WB
+34
ESS
+17
DAR
+32
CAS
+12
COL
-11
SAN
+61
ESS WIL CAR
Carlton NM
-48
GEE
+19
SAN
-4
ESS
-27
DAR
-30
WIL
-12
CAS
+40
SAN
-28
GEE
-42
PM
-60
COL
+4
WB DAR BOX
Casey COL
-28
SAN
-2
BOX
-50
WB
-65
ESS
-6
DAR
-44
CAR
-40
WIL
-17
BOX
-12
ESS
+55
GEE
+26
COL NM PM
Collingwood CAS
+28
ESS
-40
WB
-23
DAR
-3
BOX
+2
NM
+13
SAN
+53
ESS
+8
PM
+27
BOX
+11
CAR
-4
CAS GEE WIL
Darebin SAN
-32
WB
-21
PM
-46
COL
+3
CAR
+30
CAS
+44
GEE
+25
HAW
-32
NM
-40
SAN
-5
ESS
+8
WIL CAR GEE
Essendon PM
-19
COL
+40
NM
+3
CAR
+27
CAS
+6
GEE
+40
BOX
-17
COL
-8
WIL
-16
CAS
-55
DAR
-8
BOX SAN WB
Geelong Cats BOX
-58
CAR
-19
WIL
-47
SAN
-49
PM
-57
ESS
-40
DAR
-25
NM
-88
CAR
+42
WB
+23
CAS
-26
SAN COL DAR
North Melbourne Werribee CAR
+48
WIL
+19
ESS
-3
BOX
+34
WB
+21
COL
-13
PM
+27
GEE
+88
DAR
+40
WIL
+21
WB
+62
PM CAS SAN
Port Melbourne ESS
+19
BOX
-6
DAR
+46
WIL
+10
GEE
+57
SAN
0
NM
-27
WB
-10
COL
-27
CAR
+60
WIL
+31
NM WB CAS
Sandringham DAR
+32
CAS
+2
CAR
+4
GEE
+49
WIL
-1
PM
0
COL
-53
CAR
+28
WB
+29
DAR
+5
BOX
-61
GEE ESS NM
Western Bulldogs WIL
-10
DAR
+21
COL
+23
CAS
+65
NM
-21
BOX
-34
WIL
-7
PM
+10
SAN
-29
GEE
-23
NM
-62
CAR PM ESS
Williamstown WB
+10
NM
-19
GEE
+47
PM
-10
SAN
+1
CAR
+12
WB
+7
CAS
+17
ESS
+16
NM
-21
PM
-31
DAR BOX COL

Representative match

Announced in February 2025, the competition's best VFLW-listed players were selected in a team to play against the SANFL Women's League during the 2025 AFL Gather Round in South Australia. It was the first time since the formation of the competition in 2017 that a state league representative fixture was played.[42]

A 50-player squad was announced in late March, with the team coached by 2024 North Melbourne premiership coach Brett Gourley. The squad included 13 members of the 2024 VFLW Team of the Year.[43]

2025 AAMI State Game
Friday, 11 April (18:30 ACST) SANFLW def. by VFLW Alberton Oval, Adelaide Report
0.1 (1)
1.6 (7)
2.11 (23)
4.12 (36)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
4.2 (26)
7.2 (44)
8.5 (53)
9.9 (63)
Television broadcast: afl.com.au
L. Breguet, K. Lee, C. Leuzzi, K. Rosenzweig Goals T. Fellows 4
L. Williamson 2
E. Chaston, N. Dojiok, S. Whiting
C. Leuzzi, J. Bates, L. Ebert, Z. Venning, M. Anderson, T. King Best T. Fellows, A. Barba, D. Carbone, L. Williamson, E. Chaston, S. Casey

Final team

VFLW State Team[44]
B: 16 Sophie Casey
(Casey)
12 Gen Lawson-Tavan
(North Melbourne Werribee)
 
HB: 26 El Chaston
(Essendon)
1 Lauren Caruso
(Port Melbourne)
28 Lauren Brazzale (vc)
(Sandringham)
C: 15 Meg MacDonald
(Casey)
13 Lauren Szigeti
(Collingwood)
10 Ava Seton
(Port Melbourne)
HF: 9 Abbey McDonald
(Essendon)
18 Tahlia Fellows
(Collingwood)
27 Jaimi Tabb
(Western Bulldogs)
F: 31 Nyakoat Dojiok
(North Melbourne Werribee)
50 Sharnie Whiting
(Williamstown)
 
Foll: 30 Maddison Torpey
(Box Hill)
25 Alana Barba
(North Melbourne Werribee)
7 Dom Carbone (c)
(Collingwood)
Int: 19 Tessa Boyd
(North Melbourne Werribee)
29 Maddie Di Cosmo
(North Melbourne Werribee)
36 Lauren Jatczak
(Casey)
17 Stella Reid
(North Melbourne Werribee)
14 Lily-Rose Williamson
(Collingwood)
4 Tamsin Crook
(Western Bulldogs)
Coach: Brett Gourley
(North Melbourne Werribee)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Eliza Wood was Carlton's captain until 2 April 2025 (17 days before the first match of the 2025 season) when she was signed to Carlton's AFL Women's (AFLW) list.[23][24]

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