2025 WAFL season

The 2025 WAFL season was the 141st season of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season began on 5 April and concluded on 21 September.

Background Naming rights and fixture 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. 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.

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.

Clubs Coach appointments New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Mark Stone 6 September 2024 Peter German Craig White 14 September 2024 Todd Curley Paul Sanzone 23 June 2025 Jason Salecic

Club leadership Club Coach Leadership group Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Other leader(s) Ash Prescott Declan Mountford Bill Monaghan Kyle Baskerville Jarrad Jansen, Jonathon Marsh Ross McQueen Hamish Brayshaw, Christian Ameduri Scott Jones, Angus Scott Harrison Macreadie, Kye Willcocks, Stan Wright, Corey Watts Adam Read Ben Hancock Mark Stone Corey Byrne, Charlie Constable Aaron Clarke, Regan Clarke, Sam Simpson, Connor Sing Craig White Chad Pearson Ethan Hughes, Trey Ruscoe, Glenn Stewart Beau Wardman Greg Clark Luke Foley, Ryan Borchet Andrew Pruyn Jesse Turner Kyal Horsley Jack Eastough, Shannon Lucassen Harley Sparks, Andries Mercer Luke Meadows Tyler Keitel

Pre-season practice matches Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Home-and-away season Source: Click here Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Ladder

(R) = Reserves for AFL seniors

Finals series Qualifying and elimination finals

Semi-finals

Preliminary finals

Grand final

Memorable for its conclusion, South Fremantle gradually built a comfortable lead across a low-scoring game, and with 17 minutes elapsed in the final quarter held a 22 point lead. East Perth kicked three goals in the last fifteen minutes to narrow the deficit to only two points. With only a couple of seconds remaining, Jordyn Baker won a holding the ball free kick for East Perth in the centre circles; and when the siren sounded, South Fremantle's Aaron Drage, who was in possession of the ball and had yet to return it to Baker, kicked the ball high in celebration. Over the next couple of minutes, South Fremantle players celebrated, the stadium PA system played the club song, and ground staff began preparing the presentation stage and pyrotechnics – while East Perth players appealed for a 50m penalty for Drage kicking the ball away, and even for a head count as South Fremantle players had entered the field from the bench. The umpires refused any additional penalty; and eventually, after the field was cleared, Baker took an after-the-siren set shot from the centre circles which fell about 25 metres short of scoring. The following day WA Football issued a statement approving the umpiring decisions in the final moments of the match, stating that decision to not pay a 50m penalty was the correct one because there was no intent to waste time with no more time left in the match, and that not giving a 50m penalty for several South Fremantle players running onto the field to celebrate after the siren was also the correct decision given this act had no impact on the game.

Representative match An interstate representative match between the WAFL and SANFL took place May at Adelaide Oval.

Single game records Individual Most Disposals in a match: Jesse Turner, 44 disposals vs. West Perth, Steel Blue Oval, Round 1 Most Kicks in a match: Jye Bolton, 26 kicks vs. Subiaco, Sullivan Logistics Stadium, Round 9 Most Handballs in a match: Will Brodie, 27 handballs vs. West Perth, Lane Group Stadium, Round 6 Most Marks in a match: Jesse Turner, 15 marks vs. East Perth, Steel Blue Oval, Round 12 Most Tackles in a match: Milan Murdock, 18 tackles vs. Swan Districts, The Good Grocer Park, Round 11 Most Hitouts in a match: Hamish Free, 60 hitouts vs. Subiaco, Fremantle Community Bank Stadium, Round 9 Most Goals in a match: 7 goals, Multiple people (Including Aaron Clarke twice)

Team Highest Score: Swan Districts 20.13 (133) vs. Subiaco, Sullivan Logistics Stadium, Round 6 Lowest Score: Peel Thunder 1.10 (16) vs. Claremont, Revo Fitness Stadium, Round 17 Biggest Margin: 103 points – South Fremantle 18.14 (122) vs. Subiaco 2.7 (19), Fremantle Community Bank Stadium, Round 7 Highest Losing Score: East Fremantle 16.6 (102) vs. Subiaco 16.7 (103), Sulllivan Logistics Stadium, Round 12 Lowest Winning Score: Swan Districts 6.7 (43) vs. Subiaco, Steel Blue Oval, Round 17 Highest Aggregate Score: 213 points – East Fremantle 20.11 (131) vs. West Coast WAFL 12.10 (82), The Good Grocer Park, Round 1 Lowest Aggregate Score: 68 Points- Swan Districts 6.7 (43) vs. Subiaco 3.7 (25), Steel Blue Oval, Round 17

2025 WAFL season

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