2025 Essendon Football Club season
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The 2025 Essendon Football Club season is the 127th season of the Essendon Football Club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the club's 151st season overall.[1][2] The club is also fielding reserves teams in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and VFL Women's (VFLW), and will field a team in the AFL Women's (AFLW).[3][4]
Practice matches
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref. | ||
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| Home | Away | Result | |||||
| Saturday, 15 February (2:00pm) | Western Bulldogs | 8.10 (58) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 19 points | Mission Whitten Oval | – | [5][6] |
| Tuesday, 24 February (7.10pm) | Geelong | 12.11 (83) | 17.2 (104) | Won by 21 points | GMHBA Stadium | 11,626 | [7][8] |
Home-and-away season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Position | Ref. | ||
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| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| OR | Saturday, 8 March (4:15pm) | Gold Coast | Match postponed | People First Stadium | – | 8th  |
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| 1 | Friday, 14 March (7:40pm) | Hawthorn | 17.9 (111) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 26 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 80,735 | 14th  |
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| 2 | Friday, 14 March (7:40pm) | Adelaide | 15.10 (100) | 25.11 (161) | Lost by 61 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 46,688 | 16th |
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| 3 | Thursday, 27 March (7:30pm) | Port Adelaide | 9.18 (72) | 8.12 (60) | Won by 12 points | Marvel Stadium | 25,114 | 14th  |
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| 4 | Bye | 14th |
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| 5 | Saturday, 12 April (7:05pm) | Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | 15.6 (96) | Won by 39 points | Adelaide Oval | 45,039 | 13th |
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| 6 | Friday, 18 April (4:10pm) | West Coast | 11.9 (75) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 2 points | Optus Stadium | 46,080 | 11th |
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| 7 | Friday, 25 April (3:20pm) | Collingwood | 16.11 (107) | 10.6 (66) | Lost by 41 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 92,044 | 12th |
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| 8 | Thursday, 1 May (7:30pm) | North Melbourne | 9.11 (65) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 3 points | Marvel Stadium | 35,439 | 11th | |
| 9 | Saturday, 10 May (4:15pm) | Sydney | 11.5 (71) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 8 points | Marvel Stadium | 43,799 | 9th |
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| 10 | Saturday, 17 May (7:35pm) | Western Bulldogs | 18.19 (127) | 5.6 (36) | Lost by 91 points | Marvel Stadium | 47,266 | 10th |
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| 11 | Friday, 23 May (7:40pm) | Richmond | 11.15 (81) | 8.10 (58) | Won by 23 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 76,051 | 10th |
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| 12 | Thursday, 29 May (7:30pm) | Brisbane | 13.12 (90) | 11.6 (72) | Lost by 18 points | The Gabba | 26,441 | 10th |
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| 13 | Sunday, 8 June (7:20pm) | Carlton | 11.12 (78) | 11.4 (70) | Lost by 8 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 74,280 | 12th |
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| 14 | Saturday, 14 June (4:15pm) | Geelong | 8.8 (56) | 23.13 (151) | Lost by 95 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 61,643 | 12th |
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| 15 | Thursday, 19 June (6:10pm) | Fremantle | 16.8 (104) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 41 points | Optus Stadium | 37,570 | 13th |
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| 16 | Bye | 13th | |||||||
| 17 | Saturday, 5 July (12:35pm) | Gold Coast | 11.8 (74) | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 41 points | Marvel Stadium | 29,672 | 13th |
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| 18 | Saturday, 12 July (7:45pm) | Richmond | 6.10 (46) | 4.13 (37) | Lost by 9 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 52,125 | 14th |
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| 19 | Thursday, 17 July (7:30pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 7.14 (56) | 16.8 (104) | Lost by 48 points | Marvel Stadium | 20,347 | 14th |
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| 20 | Friday, 25 July (7:20pm) | Western Bulldogs | 7.8 (50) | 22.11 (143) | Lost by 93 points | Marvel Stadium | 29,367 | 15th |
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| 21 | Saturday, 2 August (4:15pm) | Sydney | 9.14 (68) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 14 points | Sydney Cricket Ground | 20,805 | 15th |
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| 22 | Friday, 8 August (7:40pm) | Geelong | 15.19 (109) | 10.5 (65) | Lost by 44 points | Kardinia Park | 30,289 | 15th |
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| 23 | Friday, 15 August (7:20pm) | St Kilda | 11.9 (75) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 2 points | Marvel Stadium | 31,107 | 15th |
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| 24 | Thursday, 21 August (7:30pm) | Carlton | 8.8 (56) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 34 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 41,150 | 15th |
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| OR | Wednesday, 27 August (7:20pm) | Gold Coast | 23.15 (153) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 95 points | People First Stadium | 16,768 | 15th |
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Ladder
| 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 |
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers
