| Competition | vafa |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 26 September 2025[1] |
The 2025 VAFA season was the 124th season of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), the largest senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.[16] The season began on 5 April and concluded on 26 September.[17][18]
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).[19][20]
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.[21][22]
Premier Men's
| Competition | vafamp |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 26 September 2025[2] |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | 1st Premier premiership |
| Runnersup | 8th Premier runners-up result |
| Matches | 94 |
| Jn woodrow medal | Marcus Stavrou[3] ( – 27 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Andreas Stefanakis[4] ( – 59 goals) |
won the Premier Men's premiership for the first time, defeating by 25 points in the grand final.[23]
Clubs
Venues
Coach appointments
| New coach | Club | Date of appointment | Previous coach | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Smith | 14 November 2024 | Guy Martyn | [24] |
Club leadership
| Club | Coach | Leadership group | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain(s) | Vice-captain(s) | Other leader(s) | |||
| Jordie McKenzie | |||||
| Nick Hyland | Adrian Indovino[25] | ||||
| Marcel Bruin | Harry Hill | ||||
| Daniel Ward | Bredie Seccull | Brodie Steele | [26] | ||
| Mark Gnatt | |||||
| Daniel Donati | |||||
| Steven Alessio | |||||
| Anthony Lynch | |||||
| Dale Bower | |||||
| Matt Smith | |||||
Ladder
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Awards
Club best and fairest
| Club | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Max Pinchbeck | [27] | |
| Tom Filipovic | [28] | |
| Harry Hill | [29] | |
| Olli Hotton | [30] | |
| Charlie Cormack | [31] | |
| Marcus Stavrou | [32] | |
| Matt Sauro | [33] | |
| Liam Gunson | [34] | |
| James Clark | [35] | |
| Kane Loftus | ||
| Darcy Chirgwin | [29] |
Premier Women's
| Competition | vafawp |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 21 September 2025 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Premiers | 2nd Premier premiership |
| Runnersup | 1st Premier runners-up result |
| Matches | 80 |
| Macinnes medal | Mia Cowan[5] ( – 22 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Hannah Smith ( – 46 goals) |
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
Ladder
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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 | |||||
Premier B Men's
| Competition | vafampb |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 20 September 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | 6th Premier B premiership |
| Runnersup | 4th Premier B runners-up result |
| Matches | 94 |
| Gt moore medal | Billy Murphy[6] ( – 21 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Liam Thomas[7] ( – 57 goals) |
won the Premier B Men's premiership for the sixth time, defeating by 12 points in the grand final.[37]
Clubs
Venues
Ladder
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Premier B Women's
| Competition | vafawpb |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 7 September 2025 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | 1st Premier B premiership |
| Matches | 80 |
| Bestandfairest | Maddi Wilson[6][8] ( – 26 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Georgia Harris ( – 46 goals) |
won the Premier B Women's premiership for the first time, defeating by 23 points in the grand final.
Ladder
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Premier C Men's
| Competition | vafampc |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 21 September 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | 3rd Premier C premiership |
| Runnersup | 5th Premier C runners-up result |
| Matches | 94 |
| L zachariah medal | Matthew Emmanouil ( – 18 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Hayden Boyce ( – 51 goals) |
won the Premier C Men's premiership for the third time, defeating by 21 points in the grand final.[38][39]
Ladder
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Division 1 Men's
| Competition | vafamd1 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 14 September 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | 1st Division 1 premiership |
| Runnersup | 4th Division 1 runners-up result |
| Matches | 94 |
| Ls pepper medal | Luke Ashen ( – 26 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Luke Ashen ( – 71 goals) |
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.[40]
Ladder
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Division 1 Women's
| Competition | vafawd1 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 8 September 2025 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Premiers | 1st Division 1 premiership |
| Matches | 80 |
| Bestandfairest | Tiarna Jericho[6][9] ( – 32 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Abbey Duggan[10][11] ( – 26 goals) |
won the Division 1 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating by 21 points in the grand final.
Ladder
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Division 2 Men's
| Competition | vafamd2 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 14 September 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | 1st Division 2 premiership |
| Runnersup | 2nd Division 2 runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | 1st Division 2 minor premiership |
| Matches | 94 |
| J fullerton medal | Ben Ablett ( – 22 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Jacob McElroy ( – 69 goals) |
won the Division 2 Men's premiership for the first time, defeating by three points in the grand final.[41] It was the club's first senior men's premiership.[42][43]
The round 5 match between and was abandoned after Cobras player Matt Falkingham suffered a broken arm during the second quarter.[44][45]
Clubs
Venues
Ladder
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Awards
Club best and fairest
| Club | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Flack | [46] | |
| Michael Topp | [47] | |
| Wil Fleming | [48] | |
Division 2 Women's
| Competition | vafawd2 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 7 September 2025 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Premiers | 1st Division 2 premiership |
| Matches | 76 |
| Bestandfairest | Emogen Johnson[6][12] ( – 24 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Martina Zeevaarder ( – 23 goals) |
won the Division 2 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating by three points in the grand final.
Ladder
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Division 3 Men's
| Competition | vafamd3 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 14 September 2025[13] |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | 2nd Division 3 premiership |
| Runnersup | 1st Division 3 runners-up result |
| Matches | 94 |
| Peter hutchinson medal | Harry Davis ( – 34 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Blake Williams ( – 85 goals) |
won the Division 3 Men's premiership for the second time, defeating by 84 points in the grand final.
Ladder
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Division 3 Women's
| Competition | vafawd3 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 6 September 2025 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | 1st Division 3 premiership |
| Matches | 77 |
| Bestandfairest | Lucy Dobbyn[6][14] ( – 26 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Georgia Cropley ( – 49 goals) Indiana Harrison ( – 49 goals) |
won the Division 3 Women's premiership for the first time, defeating by two points in the grand final.
Clubs
Venues
Ladder
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Division 4 Women's
| Competition | vafawd4 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Date | 5 April – 7 September 2025 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Premiers | 1st Division 4 premiership |
| Regradedmid | [a] |
| Matches | 77 |
| Bestandfairest | Jacqui Morton[6][15] ( – 17 votes) |
| Top goal scorer | Hilary Donelan ( – 18 goals) |
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.[49]
Ladder
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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.[50] 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.[51]
- On 22 September 2025, under-19s player Will Richter died after being struck by a truck while cycling.[52][53]
- 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.[54][55] Austin had made his senior Premier Men's umpiring debut in round 11 and officiated in the Premier Men's reserves grand final.[56][57]
Notes
- ^ were moved from Division 4 to Division 3 as part of the mid-season regrading, but were moved back down to Division 4 after two matches (including a forfeit).[58][59]
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