2025 WAFL season
| 2025 WAFL season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 April – 21 September 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
The 2025 WAFL season is the 141st season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[1] The season began on 5 April and is scheduled to conclude on 21 September.[2]
Background
[edit]Naming rights and fixture
[edit]The league announced a new naming rights sponsor ahead of the season, the first such sponsor since 2021, with overnight freight transportation company Sullivan Logisitics becoming the league's primary sponsor.[3] The league's fixture included 20 home-and-away rounds followed by a four-week finals series, culminating in the grand final at Optus Stadium. Saturday night fixtures broadcast on free-to-air television station Seven became regularly scheduled, in recognition of the AFL's new broadcast deal which placed all Saturday matches on pay-TV.[4]
In February, the Fremantle and Peel Thunder Football Club's announced the two sides would continue with their 11-year long reserves affiliation, which enables Fremantle-lised players not selected for the club's senior AFL team to play for Peel in the WAFL. Under the arrangement, Fremantle appoint Peel's senior WAFL team coach in consultation with Peel, while Peel will continue to appoint the Colts, Reserves and Assistant WAFL coaches, in consultation with Fremantle. The extension of the partnership is in effect to the end of the 2029 season.[5]
Representative match
[edit]An interstate representative match between the WAFL and SANFL has been scheduled for May in Adelaide.[6]
| 2025 Kia State Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 17 May (TBC) | SANFL | v | WAFL | TBC, Adelaide | |
| Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
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Pre-season practice matches
[edit]Week 1
[edit]| Week 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturda,y 8 March (2:10 pm) | West Perth 13.9 (87) | def. | Claremont 11.8 (74) | Joondalup Arena | |
Week 2
[edit]| Week 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 March (11:10 am) | South Fremantle 12.9 (91) | def. | Subiaco 4.4 (28) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | |
| Saturday, 15 March (2:30 pm) | East Fremantle 13.14 (92) | def. | East Perth 6.9 (45) | The Good Grocer Park | |
| Saturday, 15 March (2:30 pm) | Swan Districts 8.11 (59) | def. by | Claremont 11.10 (76) | Steel Blue Oval | |
| Saturday, 15 March (2:30 pm) | Perth 16.14 (110) | def. | Peel Thunder 13.7 (85) | Mineral Resources Park | |
| Saturday, 15 March (4:00 pm) | West Perth 15.16 (106) | def. | West Coast 5.12 (42) | Joondalup Arena | |
Week 3
[edit]| Week 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 March (12:10 pm) | West Coast 16.12 (108) | def. | Peel Thunder 12.10 (82) | Mineral Resources Park | |
| Saturday, 22 March (2:30 pm) | Swan Districts 9.15 (69) | def. | Perth 9.11 (65) | Steel Blue Oval | |
| Saturday, 22 March (2:30 pm) | West Perth 10.8 (68) | def. by | East Fremantle 18.10 (118) | Joondalup Arena | |
| Saturday, 22 March (2:30 pm) | Claremont 13.12 (90) | def. | Subiaco 10.6 (66) | Revo Fitness Stadium | |
| Sunday 23 March (12:40 pm) | South Fremantle 13.15 (93) | def. | East Perth 5.6 (36) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | |
Week 4
[edit]| Week 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 29 March (9:30 am) | West Coast 16.12 (108) | def. | Swan Districts 15.6 (96) | Mineral Resources Park | |
| Saturday, 29 March (11:30 am) | Subiaco 7.7 (49) | def. by | Peel Thunder 21.15 (141) | Sullivan Logistics Stadium | |
| Saturday, 29 March (2:30 pm) | East Fremantle 11.9 (75) | def. by | Claremont 15.12 (102) | The Good Grocer Park | |
Home-and-away season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 April (2:30 pm) | East Fremantle 20.11 (131) | def. | West Coast 12.10 (82) | The Good Grocer Park (crowd: TBC) | |
| Saturday, 5 April (2:30 pm) | Subiaco 9.11 (65) | def. by | East Perth 12.8 (80) | Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: TBC) | |
| Saturday, 5 April (2:30 pm) | Swan Districts 8.7 (55) | def. by | West Perth 16.7 (103) | Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,167) | |
| Saturday, 5 April (2:30 pm) | Peel Thunder 12.7 (79) | drew with | Claremont 10.19 (79) | Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 1,130) | |
| Saturday, 5 April (7:10 pm) | Perth 10.9 (69) | def. by | South Fremantle 12.10 (82) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 2,388) | |
Round 2
[edit]| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 11 April (6:40 pm) | West Coast 9.19 (73) | def. | Subiaco 13.14 (92) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: TBC) | |
| Saturday, 12 April (1:45 pm) | South Fremantle 11.14 (80) | def. | Peel Thunder 4.7 (31) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: TBC) | |
| Saturday, 12 April (2:30 pm) | Claremont 17.15 (117) | def. | East Fremantle 6.1 (37) | Revo Fitness Stadium | |
| Saturday, 12 April (2:30 pm) | East Perth 15.7 (97) | def. | Swan Districts 6.6 (42) | Sullivan Logistics Stadium | |
| Saturday, 12 April (7:10 pm) | West Perth 6.14 (50) | def. by | Perth 8.13 (61) | Joondalup Arena | |
Round 3
[edit]| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 18 April (7:10 pm) | East Perth | v | Claremont | Sullivan Logistics Stadium | |
| Saturday, 19 April (1:10 pm) | Peel Thunder | v | East Fremantle | Lane Group Stadium | |
| Saturday, 19 April (2:30 pm) | South Fremantle | v | Swan Districts | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | |
| Saturday. 19 April (2:30 pm) | Perth | v | West Coast | Mineral Resources Park | |
| Saturday, 19 April (7:10 pm) | Subiaco | v | West Perth | Sullivan Logistics Stadium | |
Ladder
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Perth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 107 | 165.4 | 8 | Finals series |
| 2 | South Fremantle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 100 | 162.0 | 8 | |
| 3 | Claremont | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 116 | 169.0 | 6 | |
| 4 | West Perth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 116 | 131.9 | 4 | |
| 5 | Subiaco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 153 | 102.6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Perth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 132 | 98.5 | 4 | |
| 7 | East Fremantle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 199 | 84.4 | 4 | |
| 8 | Peel Thunder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 159 | 69.2 | 2 | |
| 9 | West Coast (R) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 223 | 69.5 | 0 | |
| 10 | Swan Districts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 200 | 48.5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(R) = Reserves for AFL Seniors
Finals series
[edit]Qualifying and elimination finals
[edit]| Qualifying and elimination finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC September (TBC) | TBC | v | TBC | TBC | |
| TBC September (TBC) | TBC | v | TBC | TBC | |
Semi-finals
[edit]| Semi finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC September (TBC) | TBC | v | TBC | TBC | |
| TBC September (TBC) | TBC | v | TBC | TBC | |
Preliminary finals
[edit]| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC September (TBC) | TBC | v | TBC | TBC | |
Grand Final
[edit]| 2025 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 21 September (3:00 pm) | TBC | v | TBC | Optus Stadium, Perth | |
| Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
Simpson Medal: Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Pike, Chris (3 April 2025). "WAFL 2025 Season Preview". WA Football. Archived from the original on 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "2025 WAFL/W fixtures released as huge year awaits". Rookie Me Central. 23 December 2024. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "WAFL Secures Naming Rights Sponsor". wafootball.com. 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Saturday Night WAFL Comes To Life in 2025". wafootball.com. 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Fremantle and Peel strengthen partnership". fremantlefc.com.au. 28 February 2025.
- ^ "2025 Hostplus SANFL League Fixture Release". sanfl.com.au. 22 December 2024.