2025 VAFA season

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2025 VAFA season
Date5 April – 26 September 2025[1]
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The 2025 VAFA season was the 124th season of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), the largest senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.[2] The season began on 5 April and concluded on 26 September.[3][4]

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.

Following the conclusion of the 2024 season, Bulleen Templestowe left the VAFA and moved to the Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL).[5][6]

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.[7][8]

Premier Men's

2025 Premier Men's season
Date5 April – 26 September 2025[9]
Teams10
PremiersOld Brighton
1st Premier premiership
Runners-upOld Scotch
8th Premier runners-up result
Minor premiersOld Brighton
RelegatedCollegians
De La Salle
JN Woodrow MedallistMarcus Stavrou[10]
(Old Xaverians – 27 votes)
Leading goalkickerAndreas Stefanakis[11]
(Old Haileybury – 59 goals)
Matches played94
← 2024
2026 →

Old Brighton won the Premier Men's premiership for the first time, defeating Old Scotch by 25 points in the grand final.[12]

Clubs

Venues

Club Location Home venue(s)
Collegians Albert Park Harry Trott Oval
De La Salle Malvern East Waverley Park
Old Brighton Brighton Brighton Beach Oval
Old Haileybury Caulfield South Princes Park
Old Scotch Camberwell Camberwell Sports Ground
Old Xaverians Armadale Toorak Park
St Bernard's Essendon West St Bernard's College Oval
St Kevin's Kooyong TH King Oval
University Blacks Parkville University Oval
University Blues Parkville University Oval

Coach appointments

New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Ref
Matt Smith University Blues 14 November 2024 Guy Martyn [13]

Club leadership

Club Coach Leadership group Ref
Captain(s)Vice-captain(s)Other leader(s)
Collegians Jordie McKenzie
De La Salle Nick Hyland Adrian Indovino[14]
Old Brighton Marcel Bruin Harry Hill
Old Haileybury Daniel Ward Bredie Seccull Brodie Steele [15]
Old Scotch Mark Gnatt
Old Xaverians Daniel Donati
St Bernard's Steven Alessio
St Kevin's Anthony Lynch
University Blacks Dale Bower
University Blues Matt Smith

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Old Brighton (P) 18 16 2 0 1738 1038 167.4 64 Finals series
2 Old Xaverians 18 15 3 0 1804 1093 165.1 60
3 St Kevin's 18 12 6 0 1491 1164 128.1 48
4 Old Scotch 18 9 9 0 1410 1298 108.6 36
5 Old Haileybury 18 9 9 0 1356 1405 96.5 36
6 University Blacks 18 8 10 0 1163 1462 79.5 32
7 St Bernard's 18 7 10 1 1316 1593 82.6 30
8 University Blues 18 6 10 2 1198 1361 88.0 28
9 Collegians 18 6 11 1 1243 1300 95.6 26 Relegated to Premier B
10 De La Salle 18 0 18 0 909 1914 47.5 0
Source: [16]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Old Brighton13.15 (93)Old Brighton10.17 (77)
2Old Xaverians9.6 (60)Old Scotch7.10 (52)
Old Xaverians14.9 (93)
Old Scotch14.10 (94)
3St Kevin's8.11 (59)
4Old Scotch12.10 (82)

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 13 September (2:00pm) St Kevin's 8.11 (59) def. by Old Scotch 12.10 (82) Trevor Barker Beach Oval [17]
Saturday, 13 September (2:30pm) Old Brighton 13.15 (93) def. Old Xaverians 9.6 (60) Elsternwick Park [18]

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 20 September (2:10pm) Old Xaverians 14.9 (93) def. by Old Scotch 14.10 (94) Elsternwick Park [19][20]

Grand Final

2025 VAFA Premier Men's Grand Final
Friday, 26 September (2:30pm) Old Brighton def. Old Scotch Elsternwick Park [21]
0.1 (1)
4.9 (33)
6.12 (48)
10.17 (77)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 1.3 (9)
1.5 (11)
3.7 (25)
7.10 (52)		 Umpires: J. Gibson, P. Sexton, D. Silfo[22]
Jock Nelson Medal: Will Lewis (Old Brighton)
W. Lewis 4, H. Dick 2, J. Campigli, T. Fisher, A. Edgar, J. Hope Goals T. Farrer 3, W. Clark 2, J. Torney, B. Hays
W. Lewis Best S. Grant, T. Farrer, B. Easton, C. Cormack, A. Noblet, R. Walsh

Awards

Club best and fairest

Club Winner Ref
Collegians Max Pinchbeck [23]
De La Salle Tom Filipovic [24]
Old Brighton Harry Hill [25]
Old Haileybury Olli Hotton [26]
Old Scotch Charlie Cormack [27]
Old Xaverians Marcus Stavrou [28]
St Bernard's Matt Sauro [29]
St Kevin's Liam Gunson [30]
University Blacks James Clark [31]
Kane Loftus
University Blues Darcy Chirgwin [25]

Premier Women's

2025 Premier Women's season
Date5 April – 21 September 2025
Teams11
PremiersOld Scotch
2nd Premier premiership
Runners-upCaulfield Grammarians
1st Premier runners-up result
Minor premiersCaulfield Grammarians
Regraded mid-seasonDecrease Old Yarra Cobras
Decrease Melbourne University
MacInnes MedallistMia Cowan[32]
(Old Scotch – 22 votes)
Leading goalkickerHannah Smith
(St Kevin's – 46 goals)
Matches played80
← 2024
2026 →

Old Scotch won the Premier Women's premiership for the second time and the second year in a row, defeating Caulfield Grammarians by five points in the grand final.

Clubs

Venues

Club Location Home venue(s)
Beaumaris Beaumaris Banksia Reserve
Cheltenham Cheltenham Reserve
Caulfield Grammarians Caulfield East Glen Huntly Park
Fitzroy Fitzroy North Brunswick Street Oval
Kew Kew Victoria Park
Melbourne University Parkville University Oval
Old Geelong South Yarra Como Park
Old Scotch Camberwell Camberwell Sports Ground
Hawthorn Scotch College
Old Yarra Cobras Doncaster East Doncaster Reserve
St Kevin's Kooyong Righetti Oval
West Brunswick Parkville McAlister Oval
Williamstown CYMS 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.[33]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts M/R Qualification
1 Caulfield Grammarians 17 15 2 0 789 270 292.2 60 88.2 Finals series
2 Old Scotch (P) 16 14 2 0 821 251 327.1 56 87.5
3 St Kevin's 16 13 3 0 631 371 170.1 52 81.3
4 Kew 16 8 8 0 560 485 103.2 32 50.0
5 West Brunswick 16 8 8 0 511 495 103.2 32 50.0
6 Fitzroy 17 7 10 0 437 598 73.1 28 41.2
7 Old Geelong 16 5 11 0 434 603 72.0 20 31.3
8 Williamstown CYMS 17 5 12 0 426 831 51.3 20 29.4
9 Beaumaris[a] 16 4 12 0 360 770 46.8 16 20.6
– Old Yarra Cobras 4 0 4 0 34 249 13.7 0 0.0 Regraded mid-season
– Melbourne University 4 0 4 0 21 485 4.3 0 0.0
Source: [35]
Rules for classification: 1) match ratio; 2) points; 3) percentage; 4) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Win–loss table

Home matches are indicated in bold.

+WinRegraded
−LossXBye
DrawEliminated
TeamHome-and-away seasonFinals series
123456789101112131415161718SFPFGF
Beaumaris 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
Caulfield Grammarians 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
Fitzroy 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
Kew 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
Melbourne University SKOB
-136		 FITZ
-80		 OSCO
-152		 WCY
-96		 Premier B
Old Geelong 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
Old Scotch 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
Old Yarra Cobras CG
-79		 WBRU
-26		 WCU
-71		 FITZ
-39		 Premier B
St Kevin's 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
West Brunswick 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
Williamstown CYMS 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-finalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Caulfield Grammarians6.5 (41)Old Scotch4.9 (33)
2Old Scotch7.5 (45)Caulfield Grammarians4.4 (28)
Caulfield Grammarians5.5 (35)
St Kevin's4.5 (29)
3St Kevin's5.5 (35)
4Kew4.3 (27)

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 6 September (9:40am) St Kevin's 5.5 (35) def. Kew 4.3 (27) Genis Steel Oval
Saturday, 6 September (11:40am) Caulfield Grammarians 6.5 (41) def. by Old Scotch 7.5 (45) Barry Plant Park

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 6 September (2:00pm) Caulfield Grammarians 5.5 (35) def. St Kevin's 4.5 (29) Elsternwick Park

Grand Final

2025 VAFA Premier Women's Grand Final
Sunday, 21 September (2:30pm) Old Scotch def. Caulfield Grammarians Elsternwick Park [36]
0.1 (1)
3.2 (20)
4.8 (32)
4.9 (33)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 1.2 (8)
2.4 (16)
2.4 (16)
4.4 (28)		 Best on ground: Jordan Mifsud (Old Scotch)
J. Mifsud 2, M. Cowan, L. Murphy Goals E. Angelopoulos, N. Barbara, C. O'Malley, M. Purcell
J. Mifsud, K. Hunter-Scott, E. Tassiopoulos, S. McIntosh, I. Tuttle, S. Fortunato Best I. Mottram, O. Rundle, C. O'Malley, J. Baxter, E. Cleland, M. Purcell

Premier B Men's

2025 Premier B Men's season
Date5 April – 20 September 2025
Teams10
PremiersOld Trinity
6th Premier B premiership
Runners-upCaulfield Grammarians
4th Premier B runners-up result
Minor premiersOld Ivanhoe
PromotedOld Trinity
Caulfield Grammarians
RelegatedFitzroy
Hampton Rovers
GT Moore MedallistBilly Murphy[37]
(Old Ivanhoe – 21 votes)
Leading goalkickerLiam Thomas[38]
(Old Camberwell – 57 goals)
Matches played94
← 2024
2026 →

Old Trinity won the Premier B Men's premiership for the sixth time, defeating Caulfield Grammarians by 12 points in the grand final.[39]

Clubs

Venues

Club Location Home venue(s)
Caulfield Grammarians Caulfield East Glen Huntly Park
Fitzroy Fitzroy North Brunswick Street Oval
Hampton Rovers Hampton Boss James Reserve
Old Camberwell Balwyn North Gordon Barnard Reserve
Old Carey Bulleen Carey Sports Complex
Old Geelong South Yarra Como Park
Old Ivanhoe Ivanhoe Chelsworth Park
Old Melburnians Brighton Elsternwick Park
Old Trinity Bulleen Daley Oval
Williamstown CYMS Williamstown Fearon Reserve

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Old Ivanhoe 18 14 4 0 1673 1239 135.0 56 Finals series
2 Old Trinity (P) 18 14 4 0 1553 1166 133.2 56
3 Caulfield Grammarians 18 12 6 0 1521 1353 112.4 48
4 Old Carey 18 11 7 0 1599 1450 110.3 44
5 Williamstown CYMS 18 10 8 0 1552 1291 120.2 40
6 Old Camberwell 18 10 8 0 1437 1287 111.7 40
7 Old Geelong 18 9 9 0 1424 1430 99.6 36
8 Old Melburnians 18 7 11 0 1451 1418 102.3 28
9 Fitzroy 18 3 15 0 1218 1634 74.5 12 Relegated to Premier C
10 Hampton Rovers 18 0 18 0 950 2110 45.0 0
Source: [40]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Old Ivanhoe9.13 (67)Old Trinity12.11 (83)
2Old Trinity12.12 (84)Caulfield Grammarians10.11 (71)
Old Ivanhoe6.10 (46)
Caulfield Grammarians19.7 (121)
3Caulfield Grammarians13.18 (96)
4Old Carey6.10 (46)

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 6 September (2:00pm) Old Ivanhoe 9.13 (67) def. by Old Trinity 12.12 (84) Genis Steel Oval
Sunday, 7 September (2:20pm) Caulfield Grammarians 13.18 (96) def. Old Carey 6.10 (46) Genis Steel Oval

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 13 September (2:30pm) Old Ivanhoe 9.8 (62) def. by Caulfield Grammarians 19.7 (121) Genis Steel Oval [41]

Grand Final

2025 VAFA Premier B Men's Grand Final
Saturday, 20 September (2:30pm) Old Trinity def. Caulfield Grammarians Trevor Barker Beach Oval [42]
4.3 (27)
11.5 (71)
11.9 (75)
12.11 (83)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 3.6 (24)
5.6 (36)
8.10 (58)
10.11 (71)
B. Dowling 3, H. Beasley 2, J. Jenkins 2, D. Payman 2, B. Curtain, L. Davidson, H. McGlashan Goals C. Cooke 2, J. Dobosz 2, T. Williams 2, J. Ellwood, S. Hankin, S. McInerney, J. Webster
H. Thompson, C. Manoussakis, B. Dowling, J. Jenkins, T. Ferrier, S. Phillips Best C. Eerhard, J. Webster, C. Cooke, J. Hutchings, S. McInerney, N. Sutherland

Premier B Women's

2025 Premier B Women's season
Date5 April – 7 September 2025
Teams12
PremiersOld Brighton
1st Premier B premiership
Runners-upOld Melburnians
Minor premiersOld Brighton
Regraded mid-seasonIncrease Beaumaris
Decrease Parkdale Vultures
Decrease Coburg
Best and fairestMaddi Wilson[37][43]
(St Bedes/Mentone Tigers – 26 votes)
Leading goalkickerGeorgia Harris
(Port Melbourne Chargers – 46 goals)
Matches played80
← 2024
2026 →

Old Brighton won the Premier B Women's premiership for the first time, defeating Old Melburnians 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.[33]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts M/R Qualification
1 Old Brighton (P) 15 14 1 0 833 231 360.6 56 93.3 Finals series
2 Old Melburnians 15 11 4 0 780 270 288.9 44 73.3
3 Port Melbourne Chargers 15 10 5 0 928 318 291.8 40 66.7
4 Westbourne 16 8 8 0 508 293 173.4 32 57.1
5 St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 14 6 7 1 516 550 93.8 26 46.4 Withdrew post-season
6 Old Yarra Cobras[a] 14 5 9 0 417 409 102.0 20 35.7
7 Marcellin 15 5 10 0 524 677 77.4 20 33.3
8 Old Xaverians 15 4 10 1 436 718 60.7 18 30.0
9 Melbourne University[a] 11 0 11 0 73 804 9.1 0 0.0
– Beaumaris 4 4 0 0 295 67 440.3 16 100 Regraded mid-season
– Parkdale Vultures 4 0 4 0 36 466 7.7 0 0.0
– Coburg 4 0 4 0 3 526 0.6 0 0.0
Source: [44][45]
Rules for classification: 1) match ratio; 2) points; 3) percentage; 4) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Old Brighton3.6 (24)Old Melburnians5.7 (37)
2Old Melburnians3.7 (25)Old Brighton9.6 (60)
Old Brighton4.18 (42)
Westbourne2.1 (13)
3Port Melbourne Chargers3.5 (23)
4Westbourne4.3 (27)

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 23 August (11:40am) Port Melbourne Chargers 3.5 (23) def. by Westbourne 4.3 (27) Elsternwick Park
Saturday, 23 August (2:00pm) Old Brighton 3.6 (24) def. by Old Melburnians 3.7 (25) Elsternwick Park

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Sunday, 31 August (11:40am) Old Brighton 4.18 (42) def. Westbourne 2.1 (13) Barry Plant Park

Grand Final

2025 VAFA Premier B Women's Grand Final
Saturday, 20 September (2:30pm) Old Melburnians def. by Old Brighton Barry Plant Park [46]
1.1 (7)
1.1 (7)
2.5 (17)
5.7 (37)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 1.0 (6)
5.5 (35)
5.5 (35)
9.6 (60)		 Felicity Frederico Medal: Scout Howden (Old Brighton)

Premier C Men's

2025 Premier C Men's season
Date5 April – 21 September 2025
Teams10
PremiersBeaumaris
3rd Premier C premiership
Runners-upAJAX
5th Premier C runners-up result
Minor premiersParkdale Vultures
PromotedBeaumaris
AJAX
RelegatedParkside
Prahran
L Zachariah MedallistMatthew Emmanouil
(Parkdale Vultures – 18 votes)
Leading goalkickerHayden Boyce
(Mazenod – 51 goals)
Matches played94
← 2024
2026 →

Beaumaris won the Premier C Men's premiership for the third time, defeating AJAX by 21 points in the grand final.[47][48]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Parkdale Vultures 18 17 1 0 1800 1037 173.6 68 Finals series
2 Beaumaris (P) 18 16 2 0 1886 872 216.3 64
3 St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 18 13 5 0 1649 1317 125.2 52
4 AJAX 18 12 6 0 1608 1092 147.3 48
5 PEGS 18 10 8 0 1333 1330 100.2 40
6 Glen Eira 18 7 11 0 1251 1504 83.2 28
7 Marcellin 18 7 11 0 1204 1606 75.0 28
8 Mazenod 18 4 14 0 1184 1555 76.1 16
9 Parkside 18 4 14 0 917 1585 57.9 16 Relegated to Division 1
10 Prahran 18 0 18 0 870 1804 48.2 0
Source: [49]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Parkdale Vultures7.8 (50)Beaumaris12.9 (81)
2Beaumaris13.23 (101)AJAX8.12 (60)
Parkdale Vultures6.16 (52)
AJAX14.13 (97)
3St Bedes/Mentone Tigers8.5 (53)
4AJAX7.16 (58)

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 6 September (2:00pm) Parkdale Vultures 7.8 (50) def. by Beaumaris 13.23 (101) Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday, 7 September (2:30pm) St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 8.5 (53) def. by AJAX 7.16 (58) Trevor Barker Beach Oval

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Sunday, 14 September (2:30pm) Parkdale Vultures 6.16 (52) def. by AJAX 14.13 (97) Trevor Barker Beach Oval

Grand Final

2025 VAFA Premier C Men's Grand Final
Sunday, 21 September (2:30pm) Beaumaris def. AJAX Trevor Barker Beach Oval [50]
5.1 (31)
8.2 (50)
10.4 (64)
12.9 (81)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 2.2 (14)
4.6 (30)
6.8 (44)
8.12 (60)
M. Harms 3, T. Spencer 3, J. Cusack 2, J. Florent, J. Haeata, L. Hayes, B. Seers Goals J. Cohen 2, J. Parasol 2, N. Spitz 2, J. Israel, J. Vogel
C. Wilce, C. Heath, M. Harms, T. Spencer, K. Dyer, J. Haeata Best N. Spitz, E. Debinski, N. Lewis, T. Lipton, J. Israel, N. Pike

Division 1 Men's

2025 Division 1 Men's season
Date5 April – 14 September 2025
Teams10
PremiersOld Peninsula
1st Division 1 premiership
Runners-upOrmond
4th Division 1 runners-up result
Minor premiersOrmond
PromotedOld Peninsula
Ormond
RelegatedTherry Penola
Elsternwick
LS Pepper MedallistLuke Ashen
(Oakleigh – 26 votes)
Leading goalkickerLuke Ashen
(Oakleigh – 71 goals)
Matches played94
← 2024
2026 →

Old Peninsula won the Division 1 Men's premiership for the first time, defeating Ormond by 74 points in the grand final. It was the club's first senior premiership.[51]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Ormond 18 18 0 0 1908 1234 154.6 72 Finals series
2 Old Peninsula (P) 18 14 4 0 2026 1282 158.0 56
3 Kew 18 12 6 0 1744 1329 131.2 48
4 Oakleigh 18 11 7 0 1729 1390 124.4 44
5 Preston Bullants 18 11 7 0 1659 1449 114.5 44
6 UHS-VU 18 9 9 0 1489 1406 105.9 36
7 Brunswick 18 6 12 0 1438 1576 91.2 24
8 Monash Blues 18 5 13 0 1155 1617 71.4 20
9 Therry Penola 18 3 15 0 1060 1994 53.2 12 Relegated to Division 2
10 Elsternwick 18 1 17 0 1151 2082 55.3 4
Source: [52]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Ormond13.16 (94)Ormond6.17 (53)
2Old Peninsula11.11 (77)Old Peninsula19.13 (127)
Old Peninsula17.13 (115)
Kew8.11 (59)
3Kew11.9 (75)
4Oakleigh4.12 (36)

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 30 August (2:00pm) Ormond 13.16 (94) def. Old Peninsula 11.11 (77) Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Saturday, 30 August (2:00pm) Kew 11.9 (75) def. Oakleigh 4.12 (36) Barry Plant Park

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Sunday, 7 September (2:00pm) Old Peninsula 17.13 (115) def. Kew 8.11 (59) Box Hill City Oval [53]

Grand Final

2025 VAFA Division 1 Men's Grand Final
Sunday, 14 September (2:10pm) Ormond def. by Old Peninsula Box Hill City Oval [54]
2.7 (19)
2.10 (22)
5.15 (45)
6.17 (53)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 4.1 (25)
9.7 (61)
11.8 (74)
19.13 (127)

Awards

Team of the Year

2025 VAFA Division 1 Men's Team of the Year[55]
B: Luke Green (Preston Bullants) Matt Oaten (Ormond) Sean Callander (Therry Penola)
HB: Ben Williamson (Old Peninsula) Jeremy Simon (Ormond) Fintan Davis (Kew)
C: Fletcher Banfield (Brunswick) Kurt Thiele (Old Peninsula) James Flett (Monash Blues)
HF: Daniel Marchese (Elsternwick) Tom Hill (Preston Bullants) (c) Regan Smith (Kew)
F: Brandon Jackson (UHS-VU) Luke Ashen (Oakleigh) Bailey Payze (Old Peninsula)
Foll: Flynn O'Toole (Ormond) Hugh Peacock (Old Peninsula) Jack Mason (Ormond)
Int: Oscar Watt (Brunswick) Oliver Thomson (Oakleigh) Aaron Taylor (Ormond)
Alex Chiocci (Kew)
Coach: Kyle Pinto (Ormond)

Division 1 Women's

2025 Division 1 Women's season
Date5 April – 8 September 2025
Teams11
PremiersGlen Eira/Old McKinnon
1st Division 1 premiership
Runners-upMonash Blues
Minor premiersGlen Eira/Old McKinnon
Regraded mid-seasonDecrease Hawthorn
Best and fairestTiarna Jericho[37][56]
(Monash Blues – 32 votes)
Leading goalkickerAbbey Duggan[57][58]
(Therry Penola – 26 goals)
Matches played80
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Glen Eira/Old McKinnon won the Division 1 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating Monash Blues by 21 points in the grand final.

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Glen Eira/Old McKinnon (P) 16 16 0 0 821 269 305.2 64 Finals series
2 Monash Blues 16 12 4 0 669 296 226.0 48
3 Oakleigh 16 12 4 0 588 295 199.3 48
4 Whitefriars 16 9 7 0 579 406 142.6 36
5 Power House 16 8 8 0 427 414 103.1 32
6 Hampton Rovers 16 7 9 0 548 480 114.2 28
7 Therry Penola 16 6 10 0 570 647 88.1 24
8 Richmond Central 16 6 10 0 379 443 85.6 24
9 Old Haileybury 16 3 13 0 396 1033 38.3 12
10 Parkdale Vultures[a] 16 1 15 0 164 562 29.2 4
– Hawthorn 4 0 4 0 32 328 9.8 0 Regraded mid-season
Source: [59][60]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Division 2 Men's

2025 Division 2 Men's season
Date5 April – 14 September 2025
Teams10
PremiersSt Mary's Salesian
1st Division 2 premiership
Runners-upOld Yarra Cobras
2nd Division 2 runners-up result
Minor premiersOld Yarra Cobras
1st Division 2 minor premiership
PromotedSt Mary's Salesian
Old Yarra Cobras
RelegatedAquinas
Hawthorn
J Fullerton MedallistBen Ablett
(West Brunswick – 22 votes)
Leading goalkickerJacob McElroy
(St Mary's Salesian – 69 goals)
Matches played94
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St Mary's Salesian won the Division 2 Men's premiership for the first time, defeating Old Yarra Cobras by three points in the grand final.[61] It was the club's first senior men's premiership.[62][63]

The round 5 match between Old Yarra Cobras and Whitefriars was abandoned after Cobras player Matt Falkingham suffered a broken arm during the second quarter.[64][65]

Clubs

Venues

Club Location Home venue(s)
Aquinas Ringwood Aquinas College
Canterbury Surrey Hills Canterbury Sports Ground
Hawthorn Hawthorn East Rathmines Road Reserve
MHSOB South Yarra Woodfull-Miller Oval
Old Yarra Cobras Bulleen Koonung Park
South Melbourne Districts Albert Park Lindsay Hassett Oval
St John's Dandenong Thomas Carroll Reserve
St Mary's Salesian Glen Iris Ferndale Park
West Brunswick Parkville Ransford Oval
Whitefriars Donvale Whitefriars College Oval

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Old Yarra Cobras 18 15 2 1 1956 1063 184.0 62 Finals series
2 St Mary's Salesian (P) 18 15 3 0 1878 1155 162.6 60
3 West Brunswick 18 13 5 0 1707 1172 145.6 52
4 South Melbourne Districts 18 11 7 0 1284 1216 105.6 44
5 MHSOB 18 9 9 0 1613 1515 106.5 36
6 Whitefriars 18 8 9 1 1481 1588 93.3 34
7 Canterbury 18 8 10 0 1730 1714 100.9 32
8 St John's 18 6 12 0 1437 1846 77.8 24 Transferred to SFNL
9 Aquinas 18 2 16 0 1114 1901 58.6 8 Reprieved from relegation
10 Hawthorn 18 2 16 0 1159 2189 52.9 8 Relegated to Division 3
Source: [66]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Old Yarra Cobras8.8 (56)Old Yarra Cobras7.13 (55)
2St Mary's Salesian8.7 (55)St Mary's Salesian8.10 (58)
St Mary's Salesian13.11 (89)
South Melbourne Districts9.10 (64)
3West Brunswick8.6 (54)
4South Melbourne Districts8.9 (57)

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 30 August (2:00pm) Old Yarra Cobras 8.8 (56) def. St Mary's Salesian 8.7 (55) Genis Steel Oval
Saturday, 30 August (2:00pm) West Brunswick 8.6 (54) def. by South Melbourne Districts 8.9 (57) Martin Reserve

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Sunday, 7 September (2:55pm) St Mary's Salesian 13.11 (89) def. South Melbourne Districts 9.10 (64) Elsternwick Park

Grand Final

2025 VAFA Division 2 Men's Grand Final
Sunday, 14 September (2:30pm) Old Yarra Cobras def. by St Mary's Salesian Dunshea Oval [67]
3.2 (20)
5.7 (37)
7.8 (50)
7.13 (55)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 4.2 (26)
5.7 (37)
8.8 (56)
8.10 (58)

Awards

Team of the Year

2025 VAFA Division 2 Men's Team of the Year[68]
B: Rory Chipman (Old Yarra Cobras) Ben Hunt (South Melbourne Districts) Angus Molden (St Mary's Salesian)
HB: Michael Tobb (Canterbury) Mitch Barry (St John's) Joel Krauss (West Brunswick)
C: Brock Ward (West Brunswick) Emlyn Nettleton (West Brunswick) Seb Gotch (Canterbury)
HF: James Perrin (Whitefriars) Jack Hall (Old Yarra Cobras) Will Hellier (MHSOB)
F: Jacob McElroy (St Mary's Salesian) Mathew Pereira (MHSOB) Tom Foley (South Melbourne Districts)
Foll: Michael Wheeler (Canterbury) Ben Ablett (West Brunswick) (c) Ben Tricarico (St Mary's Salesian)
Int: Harry Flack (Aquinas) Herbert Fithall (West Brunswick) Wil Fleming (Hawthorn)
Tom Bell (Old Yarra Cobras)
Coach: Clay Tait (St Mary's Salesian)

Club best and fairest

Club Winner Ref
Aquinas Harry Flack [69]
Canterbury Michael Topp [70]
Hawthorn Wil Fleming [71]
MHSOB
Old Yarra Cobras
South Melbourne Districts
St John's
St Mary's Salesian
West Brunswick
Whitefriars

Division 2 Women's

2025 Division 2 Women's season
Date5 April – 7 September 2025
Teams11
PremiersLa Trobe University
1st Division 2 premiership
Runners-upParkside
Minor premiersOld Carey
Regraded mid-seasonDecrease Wattle Park
Best and fairestEmogen Johnson[37][72]
(Hawthorn – 24 votes)
Leading goalkickerMartina Zeevaarder
(Parkside – 23 goals)
Matches played76
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La Trobe University won the Division 2 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating Parkside 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.[33]

Pos Team Pld W WF L LF D PF PA PP Pts M/R Qualification
1 Old Carey 12 10 1 2 0 0 570 246 231.7 44 84.6 Finals series
2 Parkside 14 11 0 3 0 0 652 310 210.3 44 78.6
3 La Trobe University (P) 13 9 1 4 0 0 402 190 211.6 40 71.4
4 UHS-VU 13 7 0 5 0 1 328 323 101.6 30 57.7
5 Box Hill North 13 7 1 6 0 0 511 387 132.0 32 57.1
6 De La Salle 13 6 0 6 0 1 312 405 77.0 26 50.0
7 Hawthorn[a] 14 6 0 8 0 0 299 305 98.0 24 42.8
8 Brunswick 13 5 0 8 0 0 350 361 97.0 20 38.5
9 Aquinas 14 4 0 10 0 0 363 457 79.4 16 28.6
10 MCC 14 4 0 10 0 0 341 486 70.2 16 28.6
11 Coburg[a] 7 0 0 7 3 0 62 636 9.7 0 0.0
– Wattle Park 4 0 0 4 0 0 56 166 33.7 0 0.0 Regraded mid-season
Source: [73][74]
Rules for classification: 1) match ratio; 2) points; 3) percentage; 4) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Division 3 Men's

2025 Division 3 Men's season
Date5 April – 14 September 2025[75]
Teams10
PremiersPower House
2nd Division 3 premiership
Runners-upNorth Brunswick
1st Division 3 runners-up result
Minor premiersPower House
PromotedPower House
North Brunswick
Hutchinson MedallistHarry Davis
(Wattle Park – 34 votes)
Leading goalkickerBlake Williams
(Box Hill North – 85 goals)
Matches played94
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Power House won the Division 3 Men's premiership for the second time, defeating North Brunswick by 84 points in the grand final.

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Power House (P) 18 15 3 0 2270 871 260.6 60 Finals series
2 Wattle Park 18 15 3 0 2068 1071 193.1 60
3 North Brunswick 18 13 5 0 1896 933 203.2 52
4 Richmond Central 18 13 5 0 1937 957 202.4 52
5 Box Hill North 18 11 7 0 1635 1302 125.6 44
6 Albert Park 18 10 8 0 1737 1265 137.3 40
7 La Trobe University 18 6 12 0 1318 1538 85.7 24
8 Swinburne University 18 4 14 0 1094 1852 59.1 16 Moved to VAFA Thirds
9 Chadstone 18 3 15 0 1012 2430 41.6 12
10 Eley Park 18 0 18 0 611 3359 18.2 0
Source: [76]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1Power House11.14 (80)Power House15.19 (109)
2Wattle Park8.4 (52)North Brunswick3.7 (25)
Wattle Park7.9 (51)
North Brunswick8.6 (54)
3North Brunswick10.10 (70)
4Richmond Central4.8 (32)

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Sunday, 31 August (9:20am) North Brunswick 10.10 (70) def. Richmond Central 4.8 (32) Martin Reserve
Sunday, 31 August (2:00pm) Power House 11.14 (80) def. Wattle Park 8.4 (52) Martin Reserve

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 6 September (12:00pm) Wattle Park 7.9 (51) def. by North Brunswick 8.6 (54) Elsternwick Park

Grand Final

2025 VAFA Division 3 Men's Grand Final
Sunday, 14 September (2:30pm) Power House def. North Brunswick Genis Steel Oval [77]
3.8 (26)
3.11 (29)
11.17 (83)
15.19 (109)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 0.0 (0)
0.2 (2)
0.3 (3)
3.7 (25)

Awards

Team of the Year

2025 VAFA Division 3 Men's Team of the Year[78]
B: Zac Durrant (Wattle Park) Richie Keane (Box Hill North) Adam Tsardakis (North Brunswick)
HB: Connor McCredden (La Trobe University) Sasha Araldi (Richmond Central) Luke Stubbs (Power House)
C: Mitch Newman (Power House) Harry Davis (Wattle Park) (c) Nick Trewhella (North Brunswick)
HF: Blake Williams (Box Hill North) Simon Heather (Swinburne University) Andrew Ramzy (North Brunswick)
F: Ben Young (Richmond Central) Thomas Wilson (Albert Park) Michael Timmons (Power House)
Foll: Beau Parthenides (Box Hill North) Ben Circosta (Power House) Zac Dicianni (North Brunswick)
Int: Nathan Bird (Wattle Park) Hristos Millaras (Chadstone) Elias Manne (North Brunswick)
Zac Hayes (Eley Park)
Coach: Nick Cox (Power House)

Division 3 Women's

2025 Division 3 Women's season
Date5 April – 6 September 2025
Teams12
PremiersSt Mary's Salesian
1st Division 3 premiership
Runners-upOrmond
Minor premiersSt Mary's Salesian
Regraded mid-seasonDecrease Canterbury
Decrease Preston Bullants
Best and fairestLucy Dobbyn[37][79]
(St Mary's Salesian – 26 votes)
Leading goalkickerGeorgia Cropley
(St Mary's Salesian – 49 goals)
Indiana Harrison
(Ormond – 49 goals)
Matches played77
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St Mary's Salesian won the Division 3 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating Ormond by two points in the grand final.

Clubs

Venues

Club Location Home venue(s)
Albert Park St Kilda Ian Johnson Oval
Canterbury Surrey Hills Canterbury Sports Ground
Elsternwick Brighton Holmes-Todd Oval
Mazenod Glen Waverley Central Reserve
North Brunswick Brunswick East Allard Park
Old Camberwell Balwyn North Gordon Barnard Reserve
Ormond Ormond EE Gunn Reserve
Prahran Armadale Toorak Park
Preston Bullants Preston Ruthven Reserve
South Melbourne Districts St Kilda Ian Johnson Oval
St Mary's Salesian Glen Iris Ferndale Park
Wattle 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.[33]

Pos Team Pld W WF L LF D PF PA PP Pts M/R Qualification
1 St Mary's Salesian 15 14 1 1 0 0 922 189 487.8 60 93.8 Finals series
2 Ormond 16 13 0 3 0 0 878 228 385.1 52 81.3
3 Old Camberwell 14 10 2 4 0 0 621 212 292.9 48 75.0
4 Albert Park 16 10 0 6 0 0 447 251 178.1 40 62.5
5 Mazenod 16 10 0 6 0 0 337 328 102.7 40 62.5
6 Wattle Park[a] 16 7 0 9 0 0 263 215 122.3 28 43.8
7 North Brunswick 16 7 0 9 0 0 416 353 117.9 28 43.8
8 South Melbourne Districts 16 3 0 13 1 0 192 604 31.8 12 18.8
9 Elsternwick 15 2 0 13 0 0 255 689 37.0 8 13.3
10 Prahran 14 1 0 13 1 0 90 1015 8.9 4 6.7
– Canterbury 4 0 0 4 0 0 47 249 18.9 0 0.0 Regraded mid-season
– Preston Bullants[a][b] 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 123 4.9 0 0.0
Source: [82]
Rules for classification: 1) match ratio; 2) points; 3) percentage; 4) number of points for.

Division 4 Women's

2025 Division 4 Women's season
Date5 April – 7 September 2025
Teams13
PremiersWestbourne
1st Division 4 premiership
Runners-upOld Yarra Cobras
Minor premiersWestbourne
Regraded mid-seasonIncrease Preston Bullants[b]
Best and fairestJacqui Morton[37][83]
(Old Yarra Cobras – 17 votes)
Leading goalkickerHilary Donelan
(Old Yarra Cobras – 18 goals)
Matches played77
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Westbourne won the Division 4 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating Old Yarra Cobras by twelve points in the grand final.

The majority of teams competing in Division 4 were reserves teams.[84]

Ladder

Because teams did not play an equal number of home-and-away matches, the ladder was decided on match ratio.[33]

Pos Team Pld W WF L LF D PF PA PP Pts M/R Qualification
1 Westbourne (P) 14 11 3 3 0 0 678 110 616.4 48 85.7 Finals series
2 Caulfield Grammarians 9 7 1 2 0 0 512 150 341.3 32 80.0
3 Old Yarra Cobras 14 11 0 3 0 0 505 96 526.0 44 78.6
4 Port Melbourne Chargers 13 8 0 5 1 0 592 294 201.4 32 57.1
5 Fitzroy 12 6 2 6 1 0 274 370 74.1 32 57.1
6 Canterbury[a] 14 6 0 8 0 0 344 353 97.5 24 42.8
7 West Brunswick 12 4 2 8 0 0 305 427 71.4 24 42.8
8 Preston Bullants[a][b] 14 5 0 9 0 0 287 548 52.4 20 35.7
9 St Kevin's 14 3 0 11 0 0 142 453 31.4 12 21.4
10 Monash Blues 14 3 0 11 0 0 194 626 31.0 12 21.4
11 Oakleigh 8 0 1 8 5 0 136 732 18.6 4 7.1
– Beaumaris 3 3 1 0 0 0 300 0 0.00 12 100 Withdrew after round 4
– Old Xaverians 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0
Source: [85]
Rules for classification: 1) match ratio; 2) points; 3) percentage; 4) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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