The 2025 AFL Fixtures gets underway on March 6 with the season coming to an exciting finish with the AFL Grand Final 2025 on Saturday September 27, 2025. Will the Lions go all the way again?
2025 AFL Grand Final Betting
AFL odds correct as of 27/03/2025 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 27/09/2025 2:30pm AEST.
2025 AFL Fixtures
The AFL 2025 fixtures get underway on Thursday March 6, 2025, with the four-match ‘Opening Round’ again taking place before the official Round 1 fixtures kick off with eight matches the following week.
The AFL fixtures for 2025 take place across a 25-round regular season including the Opening Round for the second time after the concept was introduced for the first time in 2024.
The 2025 AFL Grand Final takes place on a Saturday September 27, 2025, at the MCG.
Following the Opening Round, the Round 1 fixtures will kick off on Thursday March 13 at the MCG with the traditional Richmond v Carlton showdown.
Round 1 also features the highly anticipated 2024 Toyota AFL Grand Final rematch between the Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions on Saturday, March 15 at the SCG.
Rounds 1 – 15 have been released in full ahead of the season start with the remaining rounds to be finalised in a rolling schedule allowing the blockbuster AFL games to be better scheduled as the finals approach towards the season’s en d.
Taking place as Round 5 the Gather Round sees all 18 AFL teams congregate in South Australia for the again with matches played at the Adelaide Oval and select suburban venues around the state.
The Gather Round in the AFL is similar to the Magic Round in the NRL Draw that sees all the NRL teams head to Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane to play their Round 10 fixtures.
The 2025 AFL Easter Round runs in Round 6 kicking off with the Lions hosting Collingwood on the Thursday night before the Easter Long Weekend Aussie Rules matches headlined by the annual Good Friday Super Clash at Marvel Stadium between North Melbourne and Carlton.
This year’s AFL ANZAC Round is scheduled for Round 7 with the Anzac Day Eve showdown between Melbourne and Richmond before a huge Anzac Day double-header with Collingwood hosting Essendon on Saturday arvo before Fremantle and the Adelaide Crows do battle that night over in WA.
For Aussie Rules punters awaiting the first 2025 Showdown of the season they have to wait until Round 9 when Port Adelaide hosts the Adelaide Crows.
Dreamtime at the ‘G is always a key betting event on the AFL draw and this year it will be Essendon v Richmond on Friday, May 23 at the MCG.
The 2025 AFL draw is a truly national event with games slated for Alice Springs, Canberra and Launceston in addition to those matches set to be played in Darwin and Bunbury.
The Brisbane Lions are the reigning AFL Premiers after defeating the Sydney Swans by 60 points in the 2024 AFL grand final.
2025 Key AFL Rounds:
- Gather Round (Round 5)
- Easter Round (Round 6)
- ANZAC Round (Round 7)
- Sir Doug Nicholls Round (Round 10)
Released late the previous year, the annual AFL Fixture is a confirmed draw listing all of the upcoming season’s home and away games. There are 18 AFL teams that face off across a recently expanded 25-week regular or home and away season starting with ‘Opening Round’ as of 2024 leading up to the AFL Finals in September.
All up there are around 200 AFL fixtures during that time and for the first time in 2016 the league scheduled two byes into the AFL Draw including one for the week before the AFL finals series.
2025 AFL Fixtures
The 2025 AFL Fixtures and dates of the weekly home and away Australian Rules games for this season’s Premiership season are detailed in full below.
For complete coverage of the AFL Rounds across the draw make sure to follow the links for full match previews, AFL tips and live AFL betting odds on all games across the 25-week regular season as the AFL Grand Final approaches!
AFL Current Round Betting Odds
Note: All times are AEST/AEDT (Sydney and Melbourne time); subject to change.
2025 AFL Rounds
AFL Opening Round Fixtures
Thursday March 6, 2025
- Brisbane vs. Geelong @ Gabba – Cancelled due to Cyclone Alfred
Friday March 7, 2025
- Sydney (76) vs. (96) Hawthorn @SCG (7:40pm)
Saturday March 8, 2025
- Gold Coast vs. Essendon @ People First Stadium (4:15pm) – Cancelled due to Cyclone Alfred
Sunday March 10, 2025
- GWS (104) vs. (52) Collingwood @ENGIE Stadium (3:20pm)
AFL Round 1 Fixtures
Thursday March 13, 2025
- Richmond (82) vs. (69) Carlton @ MCG (7:30pm)
Friday March 14, 2025
- Hawthorn (111) vs. (85) Essendon @ MCG (7.40pm)
Saturday March 15, 2025
- Geelong (147) vs. (69) Fremantle @ GMHBA Stadium (1:20pm)
- Sydney (82) vs. (86) Brisbane @ SCG (4:15pm)
- Western Bulldogs (113) vs. (97) North Melbourne @ Marvel Stadium (7:35pm)
- Collingwood (136) vs. (45) Port Adelaide @ MCG (7:35pm)
Sunday March 16, 2025
- Adelaide (135) vs. (72) St Kilda @ Adelaide Oval (12:35pm)
- Melbourne (74) vs. (77) GWS @ MCG (12:35pm)
- West Coast (49) vs. (136) Gold Coast @ Optus Stadium (6:10pm)
AFL Round 2 Fixtures
Thursday March 20, 2025
- Carlton (60) vs. (80) Hawthorn @ MCG (7:30pm)
Friday March 21, 2025
- Western Bulldogs (70) vs. (76) Collingwood @ MCG (7:40pm)
Saturday March 22, 2025
- Essendon (100) vs. (161) Adelaide @ MCG (1:20pm)
- Port Adelaide (140) vs. (68) Richmond @ Adelaide Oval (4:15pm)
- St Kilda (98) vs. (91) Geelong @ Marvel Stadium (7:35pm)
Sunday March 23, 2025
- Brisbane (94) vs. (75) West Coast @ The Gabba (1:10pm)
- North Melbourne (125) vs. (66) Melbourne @ Marvel Stadium (3:20pm)
- Fremantle (65) vs. (68) Sydney @ Optus Stadium (6:10pm)
Byes: Gold Coast Suns, GWS Giants
AFL Round 3 Fixtures
Thursday March 27, 2025
- Essendon vs. Port Adelaide @ Marvel Stadium (7:30pm)
Friday March 28, 2025
- Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs @ Marvel Stadium (7:30pm)
AFL odds correct as of 27/03/2025 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 28/03/2025 7:40pm AEDT.
Saturday March 29, 2025
- Melbourne vs. Gold Coast @ MCG (1:20pm)
AFL odds correct as of 27/03/2025 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 29/03/2025 1:20pm AEDT.
- St Kilda vs. Richmond @ Marvel Stadium (4:15pm)
AFL odds correct as of 27/03/2025 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 29/03/2025 4:15pm AEDT.
- Hawthorn vs. GWS @ University of Tasmania Stadium (7:35pm)
AFL odds correct as of 27/03/2025 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 29/03/2025 7:35pm AEDT.
Sunday March 30, 2025
- Adelaide vs. North Melbourne @ Adelaide Oval (3:20pm)
AFL odds correct as of 27/03/2025 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 30/03/2025 3:20pm AEDT.
- West Coast vs. Fremantle @ Optus Stadium (6:10pm)
AFL odds correct as of 27/03/2025 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 30/03/2025 6:10pm AEDT.
Byes: Brisbane Lions, Collingwood Magpies, Geelong Cats, Sydney Swans
AFL Round 4 Fixtures
Thursday April 3, 2025
- Collingwood vs. Carlton @ MCG (7:30pm)
Friday April 4, 2025
- Geelong vs. Melbourne @ GMHBA Stadium (7:40pm)
Saturday April 5, 2025
- Gold Coast vs. Adelaide @ People First Stadium (1:20pm)
- Richmond vs. Brisbane @ MCG (4:15pm)
- North Melbourne vs. Sydney @ Marvel Stadium (7:35pm)
Sunday April 6, 2025
- GWS vs. West Coast @ ENGIE Stadium (1:10pm)
- Port Adelaide vs. St Kilda @ Adelaide Oval (3:20pm)
- Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs @ Optus Stadium (5:10pm)
Byes: Essendon, Hawthorn
AFL Round 5 Fixtures
GATHER ROUND
Thursday April 10, 2025
- Adelaide vs. Geelong @ Adelaide Oval (7:40pm)
Friday April 11, 2025
- Collingwood vs. Sydney @ Adelaide Oval (7:40pm)
Saturday April 12, 2025
- North Melbourne vs. Gold Coast @ Barossa Park (12:35pm)
- Carlton vs. West Coast @ Adelaide Oval (1:20pm)
- Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane @ Norwood Oval (4:15pm)
- Melbourne vs. Essendon @ Adelaide Oval (7:35pm)
Sunday April 13, 2025
- Richmond vs. Fremantle @ Barossa Park (12:35pm)
- St Kilda vs. GWS @ Norwood Oval (3:20pm)
- Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn @ Adelaide Oval (7:20pm)
AFL Round 6 Fixtures
Thursday April 17, 2025
- Brisbane vs. Collingwood @ Gabba (7:30pm)
Friday April 18, 2025
- North Melbourne vs. Carlton @ Marvel Stadium (3:20pm)
- West Coast vs. Essendon @ Optus Stadium (6:10pm)
Saturday April 19, 2025
- Melbourne vs. Fremantle @ MCG (1:20pm)
- Adelaide vs. GWS @ Adelaide Oval (4:15pm)
- Richmond vs. Gold Coast @ Marvel Stadium (7:35pm)
Sunday April 20, 2025
- Sydney vs. Port Adelaide @ SCG (3:20pm)
- Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda @ Marvel Stadium (7:20pm)
Monday April 21, 2025
- Geelong Cats vs. Hawthorn @ MCG (3:20pm)
AFL Round 7 Fixtures
Thursday April 24, 2025
- Melbourne vs. Richmond @ MCG (7:30pm)
Friday April 25, 2025
- Collingwood vs. Essendon @ MCG (3:20pm)
- Fremantle vs. Adelaide @ Optus Stadium (8:10pm)
Saturday April 26, 2025
- St Kilda vs. Brisbane @ Marvel Stadium (1:20pm)
- Port Adelaide vs. North Melbourne @ Adelaide Oval (4:15pm)
- GWS vs. Western Bulldogs @ Manuka Oval (7:35pm)
Sunday April 27, 2025
- Gold Coast vs. Sydney @ People First Stadium (1:10pm)
- Carlton vs. Geelong @ MCG (3:20pm)
- Hawthorn vs. West Coast @ Marvel Stadium (4:40pm)
AFL Round 8 Fixtures
Thursday May 1, 2025
- Essendon vs. North Melbourne @ Marvel Stadium (7:30pm)
Friday May 2, 2025
- St Kilda vs. Fremantle @ Marvel Stadium (7:40pm)
Saturday May 3, 2025
- Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide @ Mars Stadium (1:20pm)
- Adelaide vs. Carlton @ Adelaide Oval (4:15pm)
- Collingwood vs. Geelong @ MCG (7:35pm)
- West Coast vs. Melbourne @ Optus Stadium (7:35pm)
Sunday May 4, 2025
- Sydney vs. GWS @ SCG (1:10pm)
- Hawthorn vs. Richmond @ MCG (3:20pm)
- Brisbane vs. Gold Coast @ The Gabba (7:20pm)
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AFL Round 9 Fixtures
Thursday May 8, 2025
- Fremantle vs. Collingwood @ Optus Stadium (8:10pm)
Friday May 9, 2025
- St Kilda vs. Carlton @ MCG (7:40pm)
Saturday May 10, 2025
- Melbourne vs. Hawthorn @ MCG (1:20pm)
- Essendon vs. Sydney @ Marvel Stadium (4:15pm)
- Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs @ TIO Stadium (7:35pm)
- Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval (8:10pm)
Sunday May 11, 2025
- Richmond vs. West Coast @ MCG (1:10pm)
- Geelong vs. GWS @ GMHBA Stadium (3:20pm)
- North Melbourne vs. @ Brisbane Ninja Stadium (4:40pm)
AFL Round 10 Fixtures
Thursday May 15, 2025
- Gold Coast vs. Hawthorn @ TIO Stadium (7:30pm)
Friday May 16, 2025
- Sydney vs. Carlton @ SCG (7:40pm)
Saturday May 17, 2025
- Collingwood vs. Adelaide @ MCG (1:20pm)
- Port Adelaide vs. Geelong @ Adelaide Oval (4:15pm)
- GWS vs. Fremantle @ ENGIE Stadium (4:15pm)
- Western Bulldogs vs. Essendon @ Marvel Stadium (7:35pm)
Sunday May 18, 2025
- Richmond vs. North Melbourne @ MCG (1:10pm)
Sunday May 18, 2025
- Brisbane vs. Melbourne @ The Gabba (3:20pm)
- West Coast vs. St Kilda @ Optus Stadium (4:40pm)
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AFL Round 11 Fixtures
Thursday May 22, 2025
- Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs @ GMHBA Stadium (7:30pm)
Friday May 23, 2025
- Essendon vs. Richmond @ MCG (7:40pm)
Saturday May 24, 2025
- Carlton vs. GWS @ Marvel Stadium (12:35pm)
- Hawthorn vs. Brisbane @ MCG (4:15pm)
- North Melbourne vs. Collingwood @ Marvel Stadium (7:35pm)
- Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide @ Optus Stadium (8:10pm)
Sunday May 25, 2025
- Adelaide vs. West Coast @ Adelaide Oval (1:10pm)
- Melbourne vs. Sydney @ MCG (3:20pm)
- St Kilda vs. Gold Coast @ Marvel Stadium (4:40pm)
AFL Round 12 Fixtures
Thursday May 29, 2025
- Brisbane vs. Essendon @ Gabba (7:30pm)
Friday May 30, 2025
- Collingwood vs. Hawthorn @ MCG (7:40pm)
Saturday May 31, 2025
- Gold Coast vs. Fremantle @ People First Stadium (1:20pm)
- GWS vs. Richmond @ ENGIE Stadium (4:15pm)
- Sydney vs. Adelaide @ SCG (7:35pm)
Sunday June 1, 2025
- Melbourne vs. St Kilda @ TIO Traeger (3:20pm)
- West Coast vs. Geelong @ Optus Stadium (7:20pm)
Byes: Carlton, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs
AFL Round 13 Fixtures
Thursday June 5, 2025
- Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn @ Marvel Stadium (7:30pm)
Friday June 6, 2025
- Adelaide vs. Brisbane @ Adelaide Oval (7:40pm)
Saturday June 7, 2025
- Richmond vs. Sydney @ MCG (1:20pm)
- Geelong vs. Gold Coast @ GMHBA Stadium (4:15pm)
- GWS vs. Port Adelaide @ Manuka Oval (7:35pm)
Sunday June 8, 2025
- North Melbourne vs. West Coast @ Hands Oval (3:20pm)
- Carlton vs. Essendon @ MCG (7:20pm)
Monday June 9, 2025
- Melbourne vs. Collingwood @ MCG (3:20pm)
Byes: Fremantle, St Kilda
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