The 2025 VFL Women's season was the ninth season of the VFL Women's (VFLW), the state-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season began on 19 April and concluded on 30 August.
won the premiership for the second time and the second consecutive year, defeating by six points in the 2025 VFLW Grand Final.
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. The Saints were formed ahead of the 2018 VFLW season and were managed by the St Kilda Football Club until 2020.
On 21 February 2025, announced it would not renew its affiliation agreement with for the 2025 VFLW season, with Port Melbourne instead competing as a standalone club. The affiliation had been in place since the 2021 VFLW season.
Reigning premiers North Melbourne entered into an affiliation with VFL club , becoming known as the North Melbourne Werribee Kangaroos and playing up to four games a season at Chirnside Park.
Unlike the previous season, the two NSW-based AFL Women's teams were not fixtured to take part in any matches against VFL Women's teams.
Fixture dates Beginning this season, the VFLW season was played between April and August, instead of March to July. The change occurred 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. The 2025 season fixture was announced in February 2025.
Clubs Venues and affiliations Club Home venue(s) Capacity AFLW affiliation Box Hill City Oval 10,000 Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve 10,000 IKON Park 13,000 Casey Fields 9,000 AIA Vitality Centre 3,500 Victoria Park 10,000 Genis Steel Oval 5,000 NEC Hangar 3,500 Windy Hill 10,000 Deakin University 10,000 KFC Oval Arden Street Oval 4,000 Avalon Airport Oval 8,000 ETU Stadium 6,000 RSEA Park 8,000 WS Trevor Barker Beach Oval 6,000 Mission Whitten Oval 10,000 DSV Stadium 6,000
Coach appointments New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Lachlan Harris 6 September 2024 Michelle Densley Tom Chitsos 9 September 2024 Sean Buncle Taylah Hassett 10 December 2024 Elise Coventry Aasta O'Connor 21 February 2025 Glenn Strachan
Club leadership Club Coach Leadership group Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Other leader(s) Michael Ericson Ellie McLinden Rosie Dillon Mietta Kendall, Gabby Collingwood, Maddi Torpey Aasta O'Connor Octavia Di Donato Amy Trindade, Steph Demeo Matt Brewer Ally Kirkwood, Meg Macdonald Tom Cashin Dominique Carbone Lauren Szigeti Erin McKinnon, Amelia Peck, Jordan Ivey Lache Walker Caitlin Bunker Riley Christgoergl Alyssa Mifsud, Stephanie Simpson, Lulu Beatty Cherie O'Neill El Chaston Sophie Molan Sarah Ford, Ashlea Melnikas, Christina Bernardi Taylah Hassett Mel Staunton Abby Favell Madi Sexton, Liv Stewart, Poppy Schaap Brett Gourley Renee Tierney Maddie Di Cosmo Mara McSweeney, Kate Reynolds, Tessa Boyd Tom Chitsos Eloise Ashley-Cooper, Olivia Barton Lauren Caruso, Molly Denahy Maloney, Lily Hart Lachie Harris Grace Hodder Erica Fowler Ali Hynes, Tayla Kearns, Bella Enno, Beth Pinchin Rhys Cahir Stephanie Asciak Jaimi Tabb, Bri McFarlane, Millie Klingbeil Mali McLeod, Mary Sandral Liam Kavanagh Eliza Straford Emily Eaves Zoe Day, Megan Williamson, Eloise Freeman, Phoebe Chisholm, Jemima Wrigley, Gaby De Angelis
Home-and-away season Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Ladder
Progression by round
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 GEE+58 PM+6 CAS+50 NM-34 COL-2 WB+34 ESS+17 DAR+32 CAS+12 COL-11 SAN+61 ESS-22 WIL-8 CAR+29 ESS+1COL-25 NM NM-48 GEE+19 SAN-4 ESS-27 DAR-30 WIL-12 CAS+40 SAN-28 GEE-42 PM-60 COL+4 WB+87 DAR-21 BOX-29 COL-28 SAN-2 BOX-50 WB-65 ESS-6 DAR-44 CAR-40 WIL-17 BOX-12 ESS+55 GEE+26 COL-46 NM-64 PM-43 CAS+28 ESS-40 WB-23 DAR-3 BOX+2 NM+13 SAN+53 ESS+8 PM+27 BOX+11 CAR-4 CAS+46 GEE+35 WIL+13 NM+13 BH+25 X TBC SAN-32 WB-21 PM-46 COL+3 CAR+30 CAS+44 GEE+25 HAW-32 NM-40 SAN-5 ESS+8 WIL+4 CAR+21 GEE-2 PM-19 COL+40 NM+3 CAR+27 CAS+6 GEE+40 BOX-17 COL-8 WIL-16 CAS-55 DAR-8 BOX+22 SAN+5 WB+2 BOX-1 BOX-58 CAR-19 WIL-47 SAN-49 PM-57 ESS-40 DAR-25 NM-88 CAR+42 WB+23 CAS-26 SAN-7 COL-35 DAR+2 CAR+48 WIL+19 ESS-3 BOX+34 WB+21 COL-13 PM+27 GEE+88 DAR+40 WIL+21 WB+62 PM+82 CAS+64 SAN+17 COL-13 WIL+24 BH ESS+19 BOX-6 DAR+46 WIL+10 GEE+57 SAN0 NM-27 WB-10 COL-27 CAR+60 WIL+31 NM-82 WB-1 CAS+43 DAR+32 CAS+2 CAR+4 GEE+49 WIL-1 PM0 COL-53 CAR+28 WB+29 DAR+5 BOX-61 GEE+7 ESS-5 NM-17 WIL-12 WIL-10 DAR+21 COL+23 CAS+65 NM-21 BOX-34 WIL-7 PM+10 SAN-29 GEE-23 NM-62 CAR-87 PM+1 ESS-2 WB+10 NM-19 GEE+47 PM-10 SAN+1 CAR+12 WB+7 CAS+17 ESS+16 NM-21 PM-31 DAR-4 BOX+8 COL-13 SAN+12 NM-24
Finals series Match-ups set using the second McIntyre final six system.
Qualifying and elimination finals
Semi finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Awards
Lambert–Pearce Medal (league best and fairest): Ange Gogos () – 25 votes Rohenna Young Medal (leading goalkicker): Nyakoat Dojiok () – 37 goals Debbie Lee Medal (rising star): Tahlia Sanger () Coaches MVP: Emily Eaves () & Ange Gogos () – 77 votes each
Team of the Year
Club best and fairest + Club Winner Matilda Van Berkel Amy Trindade Meg Macdonald Dominique Carbone Ange Gogos El Chaston Hayley Peck Maddie Di Cosmo Ava Seton Grace Hodder Jaimi Tabb Emily Eaves
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.
A 50-player squad was announced in late March, with the team coached by 2024 premiership coach Brett Gourley. The squad included 13 members of the 2024 VFLW Team of the Year.
Final team
See also 2025 VFL season
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