2025 WAFL Women's season
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox Australian rules football season
| competition = waflw
| year = 2025
| date = {{nowrap|29 March – 23 August 2025}}
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| teams = 9
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| prevseason = 2024
| nextseason = 2026
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The 2025 WAFL Women's season is the seventh season of the WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The season commenced on 29 March and will conclude with the Grand Final on 23 August.{{cite news|url=https://wafootball.com.au/news/25922/2025-waflw-fixtures-confirmed|date=20 December 2024|work=wafootball.com|title=2025 WAFLW Fixtures Confirmed}}
Background
=Clubs=
The West Australian Football Commission announced that Perth Football Club would enter a team in the league for the 2025 season, ensuring that all nine traditional WAFL clubs would have a women's side competing for the first time since the inception of the women's competition.{{cite web|url=https://wafootball.com.au/news/25538/perth-to-join-waflw-in-2025|title=Perth to join WAFLW in 2025|work=wafootball.com|date=9 August 2024}} Perth had been a competitive side in the second-tier Rogers Cup female league, winning six matches in 2024 in just their second season in the competition.
=Representative match=
Ahead of the season, both the West Australian and South Australian Football Commission's announced that a state league representative match between the SANFLW and WAFLW would take place in May.
{{AFLGameDetailed
| title = 2025 State Game
| date = Saturday, 3 May (TBC)
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| home team = SANFL Women
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| venue = Adelaide Oval
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Home-and-away season
- Full list of fixtures available [https://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/west%2Baustralian%2Bfootball%2Bleague/129/women%2527s%2Bpremiership%2Bseason/664/764/2026 here]
- Results available [https://wafl.com.au/fixtures-and-results here]
= Round 1 =
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 1}}
{{AFLGame|Friday 28 March (7:20 pm)|{{WAFL|EP}}|2.6 (18)|A|{{WAFL|SD}}|7.6 (48)|Leederville Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 29 March (2:10 pm)|{{WAFL|PT}}|7.14 (56)|H|{{WAFL|Per}}|0.6 (6)|Rushton Park||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 29 March (2:10 pm)|{{WAFL|SF}}|5.3 (33)|H|{{WAFL|EF}}|4.6 (30)|Fremantle Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 29 March (6:30 pm)|{{WAFL|WP}}|3.4 (22)|A|{{WAFL|Sub}}|7.10 (52)|Arena Joondalup||}}
{{AFLGameBye|{{WAFL|Cla}}}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
= Round 2 =
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 2}}
{{AFLGame|Friday 4 April (7:05 pm)|{{WAFL|WP}}|1.5 (11)|A|{{WAFL|Cla}}|5.6 (36)|Arena Joondalup||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 5 April (12:00 pm)|{{WAFL|EF}}|6.3 (39)|H|{{WAFL|PT}}|4.2 (26)|East Fremantle Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 5 April (5:00 pm)|{{WAFL|Per}}|1.1 (7)|A|{{WAFL|SF}}|6.14 (50)|Arena Joondalup||}}
{{AFLGame|Sunday 6 April (11:50 am)|{{WAFL|Sub}}|7.6 (48)|H|{{WAFL|EP}}|3.2 (20)|Leederville Oval||}}
{{AFLGameBye|{{WAFL|SD}}}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
= Round 3 =
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 3}}
{{AFLGame|Friday 11 April (7:00 pm)|{{WAFL|WP}}|10.13 (73)|H|{{WAFL|Per}}|2.2 (14)|Arena Joondalup||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 12 April (2:10 pm)|{{WAFL|SD}}|1.7 (13)|A|{{WAFL|Sub}}|5.7 (37)|Bassendean Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 12 April (4:30 pm)|{{WAFL|SF}}|5.8 (38)|H|{{WAFL|PT}}|3.5 (23)|Fremantle Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 12 April (5:10 pm)|{{WAFL|Cla}}|7.6 (48)|H|{{WAFL|EF}}|5.7 (37)|Claremont Oval||}}
{{AFLGameBye|{{WAFL|EP}}}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
= Round 4 =
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 4}}
{{AFLGame|Friday 18 April (1:10 pm)|{{WAFL|Cla}}|7.5 (47)|H|{{WAFL|SF}}|4.1 (25)|Claremont Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 19 April (11:05 am)|{{WAFL|PT}}|4.6 (30)|A|{{WAFL|SD}}|5.7 (37)|Rushton Park||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 19 April (12:10 pm)|{{WAFL|Per}}|5.3 (33)|A|{{WAFL|EP}}|6.6 (42)|Lathlain Park||}}
{{AFLGame|Sunday 20 April (12:10 pm)|{{WAFL|EF}}|3.2 (20)|A|{{WAFL|Sub}}|4.10 (34)|East Fremantle Oval||}}
{{AFLGameBye|{{WAFL|WP}}}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
= Round 5 =
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 5}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 26 April (12:10 pm)|{{WAFL|EP}}|1.4 (10)|A|{{WAFL|EF}}|6.3 (39)|Leederville Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 26 April (12:30 pm)|{{WAFL|SD}}|6.6 (42)|H|{{WAFL|WP}}|5.7 (37)|Bassendean Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 26 April (2:10 pm)|{{WAFL|PT}}|6.6 (42)|A|{{WAFL|Cla}}|10.6 (66)|Rushton Park||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 26 April (2:15 pm)|{{WAFL|Sub}}|6.11 (47)|H|{{WAFL|SF}}|1.4 (10)|Leederville Oval||}}
{{AFLGameBye|{{WAFL|Per}}}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
= Round 6 =
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 6}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 10 May (11:05 am)|{{WAFL|PT}}||V|{{WAFL|WP}}||Rushton Park||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 10 May (2:10 pm)|{{WAFL|SF}}||V|{{WAFL|EP}}||Fremantle Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Sunday 11 May (12:10 pm)|{{WAFL|EF}}||V|{{WAFL|SD}}||East Fremantle Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Sunday 11 May (12:40 pm)|{{WAFL|Cla}}||V|{{WAFL|Per}}||Claremont Oval||}}
{{AFLGameBye|{{WAFL|Sub}}}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
= Round 7 =
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 7}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 17 May (12:10 pm)|{{WAFL|Sub}}||V|{{WAFL|Cla}}||Leederville Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 17 May (2:15 pm)|{{WAFL|EP}}||V|{{WAFL|PT}}||Leederville Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 17 May (3:40 pm)|{{WAFL|SD}}||V|{{WAFL|Per}}||Bassendean Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 17 May (6:00 pm)|{{WAFL|WP}}||V|{{WAFL|EF}}||Arena Joondalup||}}
{{AFLGameBye|{{WAFL|SF}}}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
= Round 8 =
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 8}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 24 May (5:00 pm)|{{WAFL|Per}}||V|{{WAFL|WP}}||Lathlain Park||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 24 May (5:30 pm)|{{WAFL|Cla}}||V|{{WAFL|EP}}||Claremont Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Sunday 25 May (12:10 pm)|{{WAFL|SF}}||V|{{WAFL|SD}}||Fremantle Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Sunday 25 May (1:10 pm)|{{WAFL|Sub}}||V|{{WAFL|PT}}||Leederville Oval||}}
{{AFLGameBye|{{WAFL|EF}}}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
= Round 9 =
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 9}}
{{AFLGame|Friday 30 May (5:10 pm)|{{WAFL|EF}}||V|{{WAFL|SF}}||East Fremantle Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 31 May (12:10 pm)|{{WAFL|Per}}||V|{{WAFL|Sub}}||Lathlain Park||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 31 May (12:30 pm)|{{WAFL|SD}}||V|{{WAFL|Cla}}||Bassendean Oval||}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday 31 May (5:15 pm)|{{WAFL|EP}}||V|{{WAFL|WP}}||Leederville Oval||}}
{{AFLGameBye|{{WAFL|PT}}}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
- Rounds 10-18 under construction
Ladder
|loss_before_draw=true|for_against_style=points|use_goal_percentage=yes
|winpoints=4|drawpoints=2
|update=6 April 2025
|source= [https://wafl.com.au/ladders WAFL]
|team1 =SUB|win_SUB=2 |loss_SUB=0 |draw_SUB=0 |pf_SUB=100 |pa_SUB=42
|team2 =STF|win_STF=2 |loss_STF=0 |draw_STF=0 |pf_STF=83 |pa_STF=37
|team3 =CLA|win_CLA=1 |loss_CLA=0 |draw_CLA=0 |pf_CLA=36 |pa_CLA=11
|team4 =SWD|win_SWD=1 |loss_SWD=0 |draw_SWD=0 |pf_SWD=48 |pa_SWD=18
|team5 =PEE|win_PEE=1 |loss_PEE=1 |draw_PEE=0 |pf_PEE=82 |pa_PEE=45
|team6 =EAF|win_EAF=1 |loss_EAF=1 |draw_EAF=0 |pf_EAF=69 |pa_EAF=59
|team7 =EAP|win_EAP=0 |loss_EAP=2 |draw_EAP=0 |pf_EAP=38 |pa_EAP=96
|team8 =WEP|win_WEP=0 |loss_WEP=2 |draw_WEP=0 |pf_WEP=33 |pa_WEP=88
|team9 =PER|win_PER=0 |loss_PER=2 |draw_PER=0 |pf_PER=13 |pa_PER=106
|status_text_P=Premiers
|name_SUB=Subiaco
|name_PER=Perth
|name_EAF=East Fremantle
|name_EAP=East Perth
|name_SWD=Swan Districts
|name_CLA=Claremont
|name_PEE=Peel Thunder
|name_STF=South Fremantle
|name_WEP=West Perth
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green2 |text_Q=Finals series
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Finals series
=Semi-finals=
{{AFLGameHeader|title=First Semi-Final}}
{{AFLGame|TBC (TBC)|TBC||V|TBC||TBC||}}
{{AFLGameFooter}}
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Second Semi-Final}}
{{AFLGame|TBC (TBC)|TBC||V|TBC||TBC||}}
{{AFLGameFooter}}
=Preliminary final=
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Preliminary Final}}
{{AFLGame|TBC (TBC)|TBC||V|TBC||TBC||}}
{{AFLGameFooter}}
=Grand Final=
{{AFLGameDetailed
|title = 2025 WAFLW Grand Final
|date = 27 August 2025 (2:45 pm)
|home team = TBC
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|winner = V
|away team = TBC
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|venue = TBC
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|BOG award = Lou Knitter Medal (Best on ground)
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|broadcast = Seven Network
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Awards
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- WAFLW Joanne Huggins Leading Goal Kicker Award
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- WAFLW Cath Boyce Rookie of the Year Award
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- Coach of the Year
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- Rogers Cup Fairest and Best
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- Rogers Cup Leading Goal Kicker
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- Rogers Cup Premiers
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Sources:
See also
References
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