The fixtures for the 2025 Smithy’s VFL and rebel VFLW seasons have been revealed.

The fixture release includes the full schedule for Rounds 1-13 of the VFL and Rounds 1-9 of the VFLW.

Match-ups for Rounds 14-21 of the VFL and Rounds 10-14 of the VFLW have also been announced. Venues and times for those rounds will be confirmed after the corresponding rounds of the AFL fixture are announced later in the year.

All matches in the 2025 Smithy's VFL and VFLW seasons will be live streamed free via the AFL website, AFL Live Official App and VFL App.

SMITHY'S VFL

The 2025 VFL season will commence the weekend of March 22-23, which will align with Round 2 of the Toyota AFL Premiership Season.

The same 21 teams from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland who competed across the past two seasons will again feature in the VFL competition this year.

>>>>> 2025 VFL FIXTURE

The 2025 VFL home-and-away season will consist of 21 rounds, with every team to play 18 matches.

The top-ten teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season will qualify for the VFL Finals Series, which will commence with the Wildcard finals on the weekend of August 23-24.

The finals series will again be played across five weeks and will conclude with the 2025 VFL Grand Final on the weekend of September 20-21.

rebel VFLW

The VFLW competition will be played in a new season window, with the 2025 campaign to be played from April to August. The competition has been played from March to July over the past two seasons.

The opening round of the 2025 rebel VFLW season will begin the weekend of April 18-20, while the final round of the home and away season will be played the weekend of August 2- 3.

The competition will consist of a 14-round home and away season, which will be played across 16 weeks and feature two competition byes.

>>>>> 2025 VFLW FIXTURE

The rebel VFLW finals format will remain unchanged, with the top-six teams on the ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season to qualify for the 2025 VFLW Finals Series.

Finals will be played across four weeks, commencing the weekend of August 9-10 and concluding with the VFLW Grand Final the weekend of August 30-31.

The VFLW competition will consist of the same 12 full-time clubs who have featured in the competition for the past four seasons. The GWS Giants and Sydney Swans won’t feature in the rebel VFLW this year after playing five invitational matches in 2024.

From the 2025 season, the Southern Saints will compete as the Sandringham Zebras. The decision was announced last November and will consolidate Sandringham's women's and men's teams under the same name and brand.

Meanwhile, Port Melbourne will compete in the rebel VFLW as a standalone team following the mutual conclusion of a four-season alignment with Richmond.

Other VFL/W information

Broadcast and streaming
All matches in the 2025 Smithy’s VFL and rebel VFLW seasons will be live streamed free via AFL.com.au, the AFL Live Official App and the VFL App. Additional broadcast arrangements will be confirmed shortly.

Live scores and stats
Live scores and stats will be available via AFL.com.au, the AFL Live Official App and the VFL App as well as nmfc.com.au/teams/vfl and the official North Melbourne app.

Ticketing
Where VFL matches are ticketed, entry is $10 for adults, $5 for concession holders and kids under 15 are free. Some venues don't charge for entry. AFL ticketing prices apply for VFL matches played as curtain-raisers and curtain-closers to AFL matches.

Entry to VFLW matches is free. Where venues host VFL and VFLW double-headers, entry fees will apply after half time of the VFLW match if played first.

VFL and SANFL rivalry set for historic new chapter
An historic new chapter in the long-standing rivalry between the Victorian Football League and South Australian National Football League will be written in April with men’s and women’s representative sides to clash during Gather Round... A Festival of Footy.

Both matches will be played in South Australia, with the women’s game scheduled to be played at Alberton Oval on Friday, April 11 while the men’s clash will take place at Tanunda Recreation Park in the Barossa on Saturday, April 12.