The2025 Geelong Football Club season was theclub's 161st season playingAustralian rules football, with the club competing in their 126th season in theAustralian Football League (AFL). Geelong continued to field a women's team in theAFL Women's (AFLW) competition, and men's and women's reserves teams in theVictorian Football League (VFL) and theVFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.
After finishing second on the ladder, the AFL team progressed through to the club's 20th Grand Final, losing to theBrisbane Lions by 47 points in the2025 AFL Grand Final.
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 andLawson Humphries were selected in theIndigenous All-Stars squad for the preseason exhibition match againstFremantle.[3] Stengle kicked a goal, while Humphries was named among the All-Stars best players in their 43-point win.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
In early September, the club welcomed currentAustralia national cricket team coachAndrew McDonald to the board of directors. McDonald had been associated with the club since 2016.[8]
The club increased their membership numbers, setting a new record of 92,379 members an increase of 1,581 from 2024.[9]
Following the end of the AFL's audit, the club was finedA$77,500 (withA$40,000 suspended) for a "series of 'non-disclosures or late disclosures' of arrangements with club associates and third parties. Non-disclosures found in Geelong's AFLW program were found to be administrative errors, rather than 'material breaches.'[10] The audit found Geelong did not breach theAFL salary cap or player movement rules.[11][12]
| 2025 AFL season | |
|---|---|
| President | Grant McCabe |
| Coach | Chris Scott (15th season) |
| Captains | Patrick Dangerfield (3rd season) |
| Home ground | GMHBA Stadium |
| AFL season | 17 wins, 6 losses (2nd) |
| Finals series | Runners-up |
| Best and Fairest | Max Holmes |
| 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 | 92,379 |
It was the club's 15th AFL season under senior coachChris Scott, withPatrick Dangerfield continuing as club captain.[13][14]
The club was due to play in the season opening match atThe Gabba against reigning premiersBrisbane Lions, but the match was postponed on 4 March due to the impact ofSevere Tropical Cyclone Alfred on theSouth East Queensland region.[15][16][17] On 7 March, the AFL announced that the match would be played during round 3 of the season.[18][19]
In the round 6 match againstHawthorn at theMelbourne 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 againstCollingwood.[20]
In round 20 againstNorth Melbourne, forwardJeremy Cameron kicked a career high 11 goals to become the first Geelong player sinceGary Ablett Sr. in 1994 to score more than 10 goals in a match.[21]
Geelong finished the home and away season with six straight victories to qualify for the 2025 AFL finals series in second position on the ladder behind minor premiersAdelaide. Following two dominate finals performances against theBrisbane Lions andHawthorn, the team qualified for the2025 AFL Grand Final, the 20th time the club would play in the premiership deciding match. The attendance of 99,567 for the 30-point preliminary final victory against Hawthorn was the highest non-Grand Final attended Geelong match since 1969. It was also the biggest non-Grand Final attendance at the MCG since 1971.
Club vice-captainTom Stewart was forced to miss the Grand Final after suffering a concussion as a result of a heavy tackle byMabior Chol during the first quarter of the preliminary final.[22][23]
MidfielderBailey Smith finished third in theBrownlow Medal count, polling a career-best 29 votes behind winnerMatt Rowell. Smith earned votes in 13 matches including six best-on-ground performances.[24] Geelong finished the night with the most votes among the clubs, with 13 players receiving 99 total votes.[25]Young defenderConnor O'Sullivan finished fifth in the 2025AFL Rising Star Award following his strong season after appearing in 24 matches.[26]
Geelong started the season with a match simulation game againstHawthorn atGMHBA Stadium on 17 February, winning 15.16 (106) to 13.8 (86), withOllie Henry kicking four goals.[27][28]
Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series againstEssendon atGMHBA 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.
Chris Scott continued as the club'smen's senior coach for a 15th season, having signed a contract extension until the end of the 2026 season.[29] Scott coached his 350th match againstRichmond in round 18.
Assistant coachSteven King was appointed as the 28th coach of theMelbourne Football Club in September, but continued with his role at Geelong until the end of the season.[30][31]
| 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 |
|
|
Updated to end of season
| ^ | Denotes player who was on the club's standardrookie list, and therefore eligible for senior selection. |
| # | DenotesCategory B rookie where player needed to be elevated to club's senior list during this season to be eligible for senior selection. |
| Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Tackles | Marks | Hitouts | Milestone(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Atkins | 30 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 223 | 288 | 511 | 232 | 52 | 0 | 150th match (round 24) |
| Jed Bews | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Mark Blicavs | 46 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 157 | 198 | 355 | 80 | 96 | 341 | |
| Jack Bowes | 12 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 187 | 111 | 298 | 59 | 54 | 0 | |
| Tanner Bruhn | 4 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Cillian Burke# | 41 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Jeremy Cameron | 5 | 26 | 88 | 43 | 288 | 64 | 352 | 46 | 152 | 4 | 700th goal (round 17)[44] 100th club match (round 18) |
| Jhye Clark | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 35 | 91 | 18 | 15 | 0 | |
| Ted Clohesy^ | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 22 | 16 | 0 | |
| Brad Close | 45 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 196 | 131 | 327 | 58 | 72 | 0 | |
| Toby Conway | 6 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Patrick Dangerfield | 35 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 180 | 170 | 350 | 57 | 77 | 3 | 350th match (round 15) 200th club match (round 20) |
| Sam De Koning | 16 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 169 | 140 | 309 | 23 | 115 | 83 | |
| Oliver Dempsey | 28 | 26 | 35 | 20 | 248 | 193 | 441 | 73 | 100 | 0 | 50th match (round 19) |
| Mitch Duncan | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 40 | 116 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 300th match (round 11) |
| Mitchell Edwards | 11 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Cameron Guthrie | 29 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Zach Guthrie | 39 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 325 | 129 | 454 | 54 | 169 | 0 | |
| Jack Henry | 38 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 208 | 50 | 258 | 20 | 136 | 0 | 150th match (round 12) |
| Oliver Henry | 36 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 80 | 37 | 117 | 27 | 36 | 0 | |
| Lennox Hofmann | 23 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Max Holmes | 9 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 436 | 263 | 699 | 92 | 140 | 0 | 100th match (qualifying final) |
| Lawson Humphries | 17 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 310 | 94 | 404 | 50 | 134 | 0 | |
| Xavier Ivisic | 25 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Mitch Knevitt | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 26 | 17 | 0 | |
| Jake Kolodjashnij | 8 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Shaun Mannagh | 7 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 305 | 116 | 421 | 112 | 84 | 0 | |
| Jack Martin | 19 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 109 | 61 | 170 | 26 | 78 | 0 | Club debut (round 13) |
| Keighton Matofai-Forbes | 31 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Gryan Miers | 32 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 353 | 181 | 534 | 76 | 136 | 0 | 150th match (round 22) |
| Jacob Molier | 20 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Oisín Mullin^ | 34 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 135 | 111 | 246 | 75 | 75 | 0 | |
| Shannon Neale | 33 | 25 | 44 | 18 | 129 | 80 | 209 | 69 | 99 | 108 | |
| Mark O'Connor | 42 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 224 | 122 | 346 | 66 | 126 | 0 | |
| Connor O'Sullivan | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 135 | 314 | 46 | 144 | 1 | |
| Joe Pike | 37 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Jay Polkinghorne | 2 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Patrick Retschko | 27 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Bailey Smith | 3 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 454 | 266 | 720 | 114 | 111 | 0 | Club debut (round 1) |
| Rhys Stanley | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 105 | 81 | 186 | 36 | 39 | 473 | |
| Tyson Stengle | 18 | 24 | 34 | 32 | 195 | 102 | 297 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 100th match (round 15) |
| George Stevens | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | AFL debut (round 18) |
| Tom Stewart | 44 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 296 | 75 | 371 | 29 | 147 | 0 | |
| Oliver Wiltshire | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | AFL debut (round 7) |
| H | Home game |
|---|---|
| A | Away game |
| N | Neutral venue game |
| QF | Qualifying final |
| PF | Preliminary final |
| GF | Grand Final |
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | T | G | B | T | ||||||||
| OR | N/a | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 15 March | Won | 23 | 9 | 147 | Fremantle | 10 | 9 | 69 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 25,372[46] | 4th |
| 2 | 22 March | Lost | 13 | 13 | 91 | St Kilda | 15 | 8 | 98 | Marvel Stadium | A | 36,663[47] | 7th |
| 3 | 29 March | Lost | 9 | 7 | 61 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 10 | 70 | The Gabba | A | 27,966[48] | 9th |
| 4 | 4 April | Won | 12 | 13 | 85 | Melbourne | 6 | 10 | 46 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 30,397[49] | 8th |
| 5 | 10 April | Won | 18 | 11 | 119 | Adelaide | 15 | 10 | 100 | Adelaide Oval | A | 50,073[50] | 6th |
| 6 | 21 April | Won | 12 | 14 | 86 | Hawthorn | 11 | 13 | 79 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 88,746[51] | 6th |
| 7 | 27 April | Lost | 12 | 4 | 76 | Carlton | 14 | 10 | 94 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 67,658[52] | 7th |
| 8 | 3 May | Won | 13 | 12 | 90 | Collingwood | 12 | 15 | 87 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 82,514[53] | 7th |
| 9 | 11 May | Lost | 14 | 17 | 101 | Greater Western Sydney | 16 | 9 | 105 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 28,407[54] | 7th |
| 10 | 17 May | Won | 17 | 13 | 115 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 9 | 39 | Adelaide Oval | A | 35,509[55] | 7th |
| 11 | 22 May | Won | 20 | 7 | 127 | Western Bulldogs | 16 | 17 | 113 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 32,641[56] | 5th |
| 12 | 1 June | Won | 17 | 14 | 116 | West Coast | 11 | 7 | 73 | Optus Stadium | A | 42,501[57] | 5th |
| 13 | 7 June | Won | 9 | 7 | 61 | Gold Coast | 5 | 7 | 37 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 29,502[58] | 4th |
| 14 | 14 June | Won | 23 | 13 | 151 | Essendon | 8 | 8 | 56 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 61,643[59] | 2nd |
| 15 | 20 June | Lost | 6 | 15 | 51 | Brisbane Lions | 14 | 8 | 92 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 35,367[60] | 3rd |
| 16 | Bye | 4th | |||||||||||
| 17 | 5 July | Won | 18 | 16 | 124 | Richmond | 7 | 10 | 52 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 31,060[61] | 4th |
| 18 | 12 July | Lost | 13 | 7 | 85 | Greater Western Sydney | 17 | 9 | 111 | Engie Stadium | A | 13,349[62] | 4th |
| 19 | 20 July | Won | 17 | 11 | 113 | St Kilda | 12 | 10 | 82 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 29,985[63] | 4th |
| 20 | 26 July | Won | 22 | 18 | 150 | North Melbourne | 7 | 7 | 49 | Marvel Stadium | A | 25,445[21] | 4th |
| 21 | 3 August | Won | 23 | 15 | 153 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 11 | 65 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 28,064[64] | 4th |
| 22 | 8 August | Won | 15 | 19 | 109 | Essendon | 10 | 5 | 65 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 30,289[65] | 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[66] | 2nd |
| QF | 5 September | Won | 16 | 16 | 112 | Brisbane Lions | 11 | 8 | 74 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | N | 86,364[67] | — |
| PF | 19 September | Won | 17 | 13 | 115 | Hawthorn | 13 | 7 | 85 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | N | 99,567[68] | |
| GF | 27 September | Lost | 11 | 9 | 75 | Brisbane Lions | 18 | 14 | 122 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | N | 100,022[69] | |
| Pos | Team | 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(P) | 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 |
| 2025 VFL season | |
|---|---|
| President | Grant McCabe |
| Coach | Mark Corrigan (3rd season) |
| Captains | Dan Capiron (2nd season) |
| Home ground | GMHBA Stadium |
| VFL season | 9 wins, 9 losses (12th) |
| Best and Fairest | Marcus Herbert |
| Leading goalkicker | Jay Polkinghorne (31) |
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.[82]
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.[83] He would be named at centre-halfback in the VFL's 11-point victory.[84][85]
Capiron played his 100th VFL match for the club in the round 2 match againstNorthern 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.
Ian Fuller was honoured at the VFL Awards night, taking out the Alex Gillon VFL Volunteer of the Year award.[86] Fuller's late father Vic Fuller had previously won the same award in 2015.[87]
| H | Home game |
|---|---|
| A | Away game |
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Williamstown | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1574 | 1504 | 104.7 | 40 | Finals series |
| 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 |
| 2025 AFL Women's season | |
|---|---|
| President | Grant McCabe |
| Coach | Daniel Lowther (5th season) |
| Captains | Meg McDonald (6th season) |
| Home ground | GMHBA Stadium |
| AFLW season | 5 wins, 7 losses (13th) |
| Best and Fairest | Georgie Prespakis |
| Leading goalkicker | Aishling Moloney (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 3,416 vs.Hawthorn (round 7) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,114 vs.Sydney (round 3) |
In February the head of the club's AFLW program Brett Johnson departed the club,[91] with his replacement announced as Dominique Condo in April. Condo joined the club fromRichmond having previously worked with Geelong from 2015 to 2021 in a number of roles.[92]
The team played two preseason fixtures in July and August, defeatingSt Kilda atRSEA Stadium in a match simulation 8.11 (59) to 4.5 (29) on 26 July.[93] Their official practice match was againstGold Coast atPeople First Stadium on 2 August, with the Cats tuning up for the season with a 10.7 (67) to 1.3 (9) victory.[94][95]
Before the club's final round match againstMelbourne, captainMeg McDonald announced that she would retired at the end of the season. McDonald had played over 70 matches for the club after joining the club ahead of Geelong's inaugural season in 2019.[96]
Georgie Prespakis won her second club best and fairest award, polling 185 votes. Prespakis averaged over 25 disposals per match and led the league for total clearances. Finishing behind Prespakis in the votes wasNina Morrison (110 votes) andMikayla Bowen (76 votes).[97][98][99]
In the league's major awards, Prespakis would finish third in the AFL Coaches' Association AFLW Champion Player of the Year, and second in the2025 AFL Women's best and fairest award behind North Melbourne'sAshleigh Riddell.[100][101][102] Prespakis was named on the interchange bench in the2025 AFL Women's All-Australian team, her second selection to the team of the year.[103] Selected in the wider All Australian squad, but missing out on the final team selection wereMikayla Bowen andAishling Moloney.[104]
Daniel Lowther continued as head coach of the AFLW program for a fifth season. It would be his final season in the role after he stepped down from the position at the end of the 2025 season.[105][106]
Tennille Cuttiford was appointed as the program's High Performance Manager, while former playerRenee Garing was appointed as Player Development Manager.[92]
Continuing as assistant coaches were Andrew Bruce (forwards) and Elise Coventry (defence). Joining the club in 2025 as midfield coach isNathan Brown who after retiring from the AFL has been involved in coaching and the football pathways program atGeelong College.
Current men's team playerTom Atkins joined the coaching staff as a development coach.[107]
| 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 |
|
|
Updated as at the end of the 2025 season
| # | Denotes player who was on the club'srookie list. |
| ^ | Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list. |
| Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts | Milestone(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikayla Bowen | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 114 | 145 | 259 | 40 | 80 | 0 | N/a |
| Bella Smith | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 17 | 0 | N/a |
| Amy McDonald | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 105 | 132 | 237 | 19 | 61 | 0 | N/a |
| Caitlin Tipping | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 54 | AFLW debut (round 8) |
| Jacqueline Parry | 5 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 104 | 52 | 156 | 60 | 34 | 13 | N/a |
| Julia Crockett-Grills | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 28 | 96 | 19 | 23 | 0 | N/a |
| Kate Surman | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 71 | 62 | 133 | 17 | 42 | 0 | N/a |
| Kate Darby | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 28 | N/a |
| Nina Morrison | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 164 | 79 | 243 | 21 | 92 | 0 | N/a |
| Georgie Rankin | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 63 | 148 | 26 | 33 | 0 | N/a |
| Meg McDonald | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 0 | N/a |
| Kate Kenny# | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 39 | 118 | 23 | 30 | 0 | N/a |
| Sienna Tallariti | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 33 | 77 | 13 | 5 | 0 | AFLW debut (round 4) |
| Chloe Scheer | 14 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Shelley Scott | 15 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Chantel Emonson^ | 16 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Erica Fowler | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 14 | 21 | 12 | Club debut (round 2) 50th AFLW match (round 5) |
| Anna-Rose Kennedy^ | 18 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Zali Friswell | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 83 | 139 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 50th match (round 10) |
| Rebecca Webster | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 80 | 189 | 35 | 32 | 0 | N/a |
| Rachel Kearns | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 46 | 137 | 28 | 31 | 0 | N/a |
| Bryde O'Rourke | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 0 | N/a |
| Chantal Mason | 24 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 11 | 52 | 12 | 13 | 2 | N/a |
| Caitlin Thorne | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 28 | 0 | N/a |
| Claudia Gunjaca | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 51 | 126 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 50th match (round 12) |
| Emma Kilpatrick | 27 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 33 | 111 | 19 | 29 | 0 | AFLW debut (round 1) |
| Lexi Gregor | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 64 | 18 | 10 | 0 | AFLW debut (round 4) |
| Gabbi Featherston | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | N/a |
| Piper Dunlop | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 8 | 18 | 83 | AFLW debut (round 1) |
| Georgie Prespakis | 41 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 174 | 136 | 310 | 24 | 71 | 0 | 50th match (round 9) |
| Melissa Bragg | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 13 | N/a |
| Aishling Moloney# | 45 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 123 | 48 | 171 | 37 | 27 | 4 | N/a |
| H | Home game |
|---|---|
| A | Away game |
| 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[116] | 16th |
| 2 | 24 August | Lost | 3 | 9 | 27 | Adelaide | 10 | 5 | 65 | Unley Oval | A | 3,088[117] | 16th |
| 3 | 30 August | Lost | 6 | 9 | 45 | Sydney | 7 | 8 | 50 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,114[118] | 16th |
| 4 | 7 September | Won | 8 | 10 | 58 | Essendon | 4 | 3 | 27 | Windy Hill | A | 2,359[119] | 11th |
| 5 | 14 September | Won | 8 | 11 | 59 | Richmond | 4 | 5 | 29 | Ikon Park | A | 2,351[120] | 10th |
| 6 | 20 September | Won | 6 | 9 | 45 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 4 | 40 | Alberton Oval | A | 2,736[121] | 8th |
| 7 | 25 September | Lost | 5 | 5 | 35 | Hawthorn | 6 | 6 | 42 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 3,146[122] | 10th |
| 8 | 5 October | Lost | 5 | 7 | 35 | Carlton | 7 | 13 | 55 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,907[123] | 10th |
| 9 | 11 October | Won | 11 | 6 | 72 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 9 | 45 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,509 | 10th |
| 10 | 17 October | Lost | 2 | 7 | 19 | West Coast | 7 | 8 | 50 | Sullivan Logistics Stadium | A | 2,428[124] | 13th |
| 11 | 26 October | Won | 6 | 1 | 37 | Western Bulldogs | 3 | 8 | 26 | Mars Stadium | A | 1,332[125] | 12th |
| 12 | 1 November | Lost | 6 | 9 | 45 | Melbourne | 9 | 5 | 59 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,214[126] | 13th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Melbourne(P) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 270 | 321.5 | 48 | Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 684 | 327 | 209.2 | 36 | |
| 3 | Brisbane | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 652 | 403 | 161.8 | 36 | |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 451 | 433 | 104.2 | 36 | |
| 5 | Carlton | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 554 | 474 | 116.9 | 32 | |
| 6 | Adelaide | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 515 | 460 | 112.0 | 28 | |
| 7 | St Kilda | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 407 | 96.3 | 28 | |
| 8 | West Coast | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 472 | 423 | 111.6 | 24 | |
| 9 | Sydney | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 542 | 504 | 107.5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 631 | 601 | 105.0 | 24 | |
| 11 | Fremantle | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 414 | 512 | 80.9 | 24 | |
| 12 | Western Bulldogs | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 415 | 358 | 115.9 | 20 | |
| 13 | Geelong | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 500 | 539 | 92.8 | 20 | |
| 14 | Essendon | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 331 | 552 | 60.0 | 16 | |
| 15 | Collingwood | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 314 | 505 | 62.2 | 12 | |
| 16 | Richmond | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 349 | 583 | 59.9 | 8 | |
| 17 | Greater Western Sydney | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 401 | 681 | 58.9 | 8 | |
| 18 | Gold Coast | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 319 | 772 | 41.3 | 8 |
| 2025 VFL Women's season | |
|---|---|
| President | Grant McCabe |
| Coach | Taylah Hassett (1st season) |
| Captains | 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) |
Following an unsuccessful 2024 season, the club appointedTaylah Hassett as the new head coach of the VFL Women's team. Hassett (aged 22 when hired) was previously anAFL Barwon Female Football premiership winning playing-coach with theGrovedale Football Club.[130]
Melanie Staunton was appointed captain of the squad, with Abby Favell as vice-captain.[131]
In March, Poppy Schaap was selected in the 50-player squad for the VFL Women's representative match against the SANFL Women's competition,[132] 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 successivewooden spoon.
Both Abby Favell and Hayley Peck were included in the initial 30-player squad for the 2025 VFLW Team of the Year. Favell kicked five goals in her 14 matches for the season, averaging almost 22 disposals per game, while Peck scored two goals in her 14 matches, averaging 15 disposals per match and over 23 hitouts.[133] Neither player would be selected for the final VFLW Team of the Year.
| H | Home game |
|---|---|
| A | Away game |
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | 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 |