The 2025 VAFA season was the 124th season of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), the largest senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season began on 5 April and concluded on 26 September.
In the men's competition, 60 teams participated across six divisions under a promotion and relegation system. In the women's competition, 60 teams participated across six divisions, with a mid-season regrading taking place after round 4.
Association membership Following the conclusion of the 2024 season, left the VAFA and moved to the Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL).
The newly-formed Port Melbourne Chargers Women's Football Club was admitted into the VAFA on 11 March 2025, entering its senior team in Premier B and a reserves team in Division 4.
Premier Men's
won the Premier Men's premiership for the first time, defeating by 25 points in the grand final.
Clubs Venues Club Location Home venue(s) Albert Park Harry Trott Oval Malvern East Waverley Park Brighton Brighton Beach Oval Caulfield South Princes Park Camberwell Camberwell Sports Ground Armadale Toorak Park Essendon West St Bernard's College Oval Kooyong TH King Oval Parkville University Oval Parkville University Oval
Coach appointments New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Matt Smith 14 November 2024 Guy Martyn
Club leadership Club Coach Leadership group Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Other leader(s) Jordie McKenzie Nick Hyland Adrian Indovino Marcel Bruin Harry Hill Daniel Ward Bredie Seccull Brodie Steele Mark Gnatt Daniel Donati Steven Alessio Anthony Lynch Dale Bower Matt Smith
Ladder
Finals
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Awards Club best and fairest Club Winner Max Pinchbeck Tom Filipovic Harry Hill Olli Hotton Charlie Cormack Marcus Stavrou Matt Sauro Liam Gunson James Clark Kane Loftus Darcy Chirgwin
Premier Women's
won the Premier Women's premiership for the second time and the second year in a row, defeating by five points in the grand final.
Clubs Venues Club Location Home venue(s) Beaumaris Banksia Reserve Cheltenham Cheltenham Reserve Caulfield East Glen Huntly Park Fitzroy North Brunswick Street Oval Kew Victoria Park Parkville University Oval South Yarra Como Park Camberwell Camberwell Sports Ground Hawthorn Scotch College Doncaster East Doncaster Reserve Kooyong Righetti Oval Parkville McAlister Oval Williamstown Fearon Reserve Newport Loft Reserve
Ladder Because teams did not play an equal number of home-and-away matches, the ladder was decided on match ratio.
Win–loss table Home matches are indicated in bold.
+ Win Regraded − Loss X Bye Draw Eliminated
Team Home-and-away season Finals series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SF PF GF Premier B CG-73 OGEL-10 FITZ-11 KEW-56 OSCO-46 WBRU-56 WCY+12 SKOB-41 CG-67 OGEL-1 KEW-49 WBRU+25 X FITZ+20 OYC+79 WCY+62 OGEL+3 KEW+29 BEAU+73 SKOB+21 OSCO+4 FITZ+9 WCY+41 X OGEL+30 WBRU+44 BEAU+67 KEW+15 SKOB-2 OSCO-3 FITZ+41 WBRU+41 OSCO-6 SKOB+9 OSCO-5 KEW-21 MUNI+80 SKOB-16 OYC+76 WCY+2 OSCO-31 BEAU+11 CG-9 OGEL-6 SKOB-16 OSCO+109 KEW-1 WBRU+22 WCY+3 OGEL+3 X CG-41 FITZ+20 FITZ+21 OGEL-36 WBRU+3 CG-29 SKOB-4 X WCY+3 BEAU+56 WBRU-3 OSCO-36 X FITZ+1 SKOB+10 CG-15 BEAU+49 WCY+64 OGEL+46 OSCO-35 SKOB-8 SKOB-136 FITZ-80 OSCO-152 WCY-96 Premier B WBRU+10 KEW+36 CG-3 OSCO-23 X BEAU+10 SKOB+13 OGEL-22 FITZ+6 WCY-14 CG-30 X OSCO-57 BEAU+1 FITZ-3 SKOB-7 KEW-46 WCY-14 WCY+87 SKOB-13 MUNI+152 OGEL+23 WBRU+18 FITZ+31 CG-4 X BEAU+46 KEW+36 FITZ+109 WCY+66 OGEE+57 SKOB+20 X CG+3 WBRU+41 KEW+35 CG+6 X CG+5 CG-79 WBRU-26 WCU-71 FITZ-39 Premier B MUNI+136 OSCO+13 FITZ+16 WBRU+31 KEW+4 CG-21 OGEL+13 WCY-48 X FITZ+16 WBRU+44 BEAU+41 KEW+10 OSCO-20 CG+2 OGEL+7 WCY+108 X KEW+8 CG-6 OGEL-15 OYC+26 KEW-3 SKOB-31 OSCO-18 WCY+60 X OGEL+22 KEW+3 BEAU+56 SKOB-44 CG-44 FITZ+22 X WCY+19 BEAU+25 OSCO-41 CG-41 OSCO-87 CG-62 OYC+71 MUNI+96 FITZ-2 WBRU-60 KEW-3 SKOB+48 CG-41 OGEL+14 BEAU-12 OSCO-66 X FITZ-3 WBRU-19 KEW-64 SKOB-108 OGEL-14
Finals
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Premier B Men's
won the Premier B Men's premiership for the sixth time, defeating by 12 points in the grand final.
Clubs Venues Club Location Home venue(s) Caulfield East Glen Huntly Park Fitzroy North Brunswick Street Oval Hampton Boss James Reserve Balwyn North Gordon Barnard Reserve Bulleen Carey Sports Complex South Yarra Como Park Ivanhoe Chelsworth Park Brighton Elsternwick Park Bulleen Daley Oval Williamstown Fearon Reserve
Ladder
Finals
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Premier B Women's
won the Premier B Women's premiership for the first time, defeating by 23 points in the grand final.
Ladder Because teams did not play an equal number of home-and-away matches, the ladder was decided on match ratio.
Finals
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Premier C Men's
won the Premier C Men's premiership for the third time, defeating by 21 points in the grand final.
Ladder
Finals
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Division 1 Men's
won the Division 1 Men's premiership for the first time, defeating by 74 points in the grand final. It was the club's first senior premiership.
Ladder
Finals
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Awards Team of the Year
Division 1 Women's
won the Division 1 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating by 21 points in the grand final.
Ladder
Division 2 Men's
won the Division 2 Men's premiership for the first time, defeating by three points in the grand final. It was the club's first senior men's premiership.
The round 5 match between and was abandoned after Cobras player Matt Falkingham suffered a broken arm during the second quarter.
Clubs Venues Club Location Home venue(s) Ringwood Aquinas College Surrey Hills Canterbury Sports Ground Hawthorn East Rathmines Road Reserve South Yarra Woodfull-Miller Oval Bulleen Koonung Park Albert Park Lindsay Hassett Oval Dandenong Thomas Carroll Reserve Glen Iris Ferndale Park Parkville Ransford Oval Donvale Whitefriars College Oval
Ladder
Finals
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Awards Team of the Year
Club best and fairest Club Winner Harry Flack Michael Topp Wil Fleming
Division 2 Women's
won the Division 2 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating by three points in the grand final.
Ladder Because teams did not play an equal number of home-and-away matches, the ladder was decided on match ratio.
Division 3 Men's
won the Division 3 Men's premiership for the second time, defeating by 84 points in the grand final.
Ladder
Finals
Semi-finals
Preliminary final
Grand Final
Awards Team of the Year
Division 3 Women's
won the Division 3 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating by two points in the grand final.
Clubs Venues Club Location Home venue(s) St Kilda Ian Johnson Oval Surrey Hills Canterbury Sports Ground Brighton Holmes-Todd Oval Glen Waverley Central Reserve Brunswick East Allard Park Balwyn North Gordon Barnard Reserve Ormond EE Gunn Reserve Armadale Toorak Park Preston Ruthven Reserve St Kilda Ian Johnson Oval Glen Iris Ferndale Park Burwood Bennettswood Reserve
Ladder Because teams did not play an equal number of home-and-away matches, the ladder was decided on match ratio.
Division 4 Women's
won the Division 4 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating by twelve points in the grand final.
The majority of teams competing in Division 4 were reserves teams.
Ladder Because teams did not play an equal number of home-and-away matches, the ladder was decided on match ratio.
Notable events Prior to round 1, the VAFA Umpires Association said it was considering "disruptions" to the 2025 season after having their bonuses for finals matches removed. The dispute was resolved on 3 April 2025, with umpires receiving an increase in practice match payments and reimbursements for visits to clubs during the pre-season. On 22 September 2025, under-19s player Will Richter died after being struck by a truck while cycling. On 29 October 2025, 17-year-old VAFA umpire Ben Austin died in hospital, one day after being struck in the neck by a ball in practice nets while playing cricket. Austin had made his senior Premier Men's umpiring debut in round 11 and officiated in the Premier Men's reserves grand final.
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