2025 Essendon Football Club season

2025 AFL season
PresidentDave Barham
CoachBrad Scott
(3rd season)
CaptainsZach Merrett
(4th season)
Home ground

The 2025 Essendon Football Club season is the 127th season of the Essendon Football Club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the club's 151st season overall.[1][2] The club is also fielding reserves teams in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and VFL Women's (VFLW), and is fielding a team in the AFL Women's (AFLW).[3][4]

AFL

Season summary

The 2025 season saw the Essendon Football Club finish 15th on the AFL ladder, recording 6 wins and 17 losses. Under senior coach Brad Scott in his third season, the Bombers failed to qualify for the finals series. Despite a promising start, a string of defeats in the middle and latter parts of the season ultimately curtailed their campaign. Captain Zach Merrett continued to lead from the front, but the team struggled with consistency across all lines.


Essendon finished the 2025 AFL season in 15th place with a 6–17 record, missing the finals for the fourth consecutive year.


Playing List

Arrivals

PlayerPrevious ClubLeaguevia
Ben McKayNorth MelbourneAFLFree Agency
Todd GoldsteinNorth MelbourneAFLFree Agency
Jade GreshamSt KildaAFLFree Agency
Xavier DuursmaPort AdelaideAFLTrade
Nate CaddyNorthern KnightsCoates Talent LeagueAFL Draft, Pick 10
Luamon LualGreater Western Victoria RebelsCoates Talent LeagueAFL Draft, Pick 39
Archie RobertsSandringham DragonsCoates Talent LeagueAFL Draft, Pick 54
Vigo VisentiniSandringham DragonsCoates Talent LeagueRookie Draft, Pick 8

Departures

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Brandon Zerk-ThatcherPort AdelaideAFLTrade
Massimo D'AmbrosioHawthornAFLTrade
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti——Retired
Andrew Phillips——Retired
Will Snelling——Delisted
Patrick VossFremantleAFLDelisted
Cian McBride——Delisted
Alastair Lord——Delisted
Rhett Montgomerie——Delisted
Anthony Munkara——Delisted


Essendon 2025 AFL Playing list and statistics[5]
Player No. 2025 AFL Statistics
Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Hitouts
Nic Martin 37 16 11 6 224 165 389 111 42 0
Zach Merrett 7 22 9 11 335 276 611 82 96 0
Andrew McGrath 1 23 1 3 225 298 523 81 56 0
Jye Caldwell 6 11 5 3 137 148 285 44 74 0
Sam Durham 22 20 8 7 201 236 437 59 82 0
Mason Redman 27 19 4 6 324 111 435 100 35 0
Jayden Laverde 15 14 0 0 139 77 216 97 25 0
Jade Gresham 11 19 10 7 122 127 249 48 55 0
Ben McKay 32 10 0 0 51 37 88 44 14 0
Darcy Parish 3 3 0 1 31 57 88 7 7 0
Jake Stringer 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyle Langford 4 9 8 1 60 40 100 28 18 0
Xavier Duursma 28 22 10 6 219 209 428 114 67 0
Archie Perkins 16 21 17 6 154 141 295 59 48 0
Nik Cox 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Jones 23 7 2 2 45 26 71 26 19 5
Jordan Ridley 14 10 0 2 121 49 170 55 6 0
Dylan Shiel 9 14 2 2 141 155 296 53 40 0
Sam Draper 2 5 7 2 36 31 67 18 14 103
Nick Hind 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peter Wright 20 19 28 20 142 83 225 88 45 198
Matt Guelfi 35 12 9 6 55 55 110 21 35 0
Ben Hobbs 8 18 5 8 129 139 268 38 68 0
Todd Goldstein 17 16 1 0 60 132 192 42 19 427
Jye Menzie 47 10 9 7 48 27 75 32 15 0
Nate Caddy 30 17 20 20 130 56 186 67 17 2
Will Setterfield 12 13 1 3 148 134 282 54 96 0
Archie Roberts 38 23 2 3 304 259 563 122 52 0
Elijah Tsatas 5 5 1 1 40 44 84 5 6 0
Nick Bryan 24 4 0 1 30 9 39 7 7 76
Alwyn Davey 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Weideman 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zach Reid 31 10 0 0 110 44 154 77 25 2
Isaac Kako 10 23 15 9 127 130 257 45 58 0
Jaxon Prior 25 23 0 1 254 108 362 113 35 0
Kayle Gerreyn 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luamon Lual 39 12 4 0 50 53 103 35 26 0
Vigo Visentini 18 2 0 0 8 17 25 4 3 25

Practice matches

Date and local time Opponent Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref.
Home Away Result
Saturday, 15 February (2:00pm) Western Bulldogs 8.10 (58) 11.11 (77) Won by 19 points Mission Whitten Oval — [6][7]
Tuesday, 24 February (7.10pm) Geelong 12.11 (83) 17.2 (104) Won by 21 points GMHBA Stadium 11,626 [8][9]

Home-and-away season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Position Ref.
Home Away Result
OR Wednesday, 27 August (7:20pm) Gold Coast 23.15 (153) 8.10 (58) Lost by 95 points People First Stadium 16,768 15th Steady [10]
1 Friday, 14 March (7:40pm) Hawthorn 17.9 (111) 12.13 (85) Lost by 26 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 80,735 14th Decrease —
2 Friday, 14 March (7:40pm) Adelaide 15.10 (100) 25.11 (161) Lost by 61 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 46,688 16th Decrease —
3 Thursday, 27 March (7:30pm) Port Adelaide 9.18 (72) 8.12 (60) Won by 12 points Marvel Stadium 25,114 14th Increase —
4 Bye 14th Steady —
5 Saturday, 12 April (7:05pm) Melbourne 8.9 (57) 15.6 (96) Won by 39 points Adelaide Oval 45,039 13th Increase —
6 Friday, 18 April (4:10pm) West Coast 11.9 (75) 11.11 (77) Won by 2 points Optus Stadium 46,080 11th Increase —
7 Friday, 25 April (3:20pm) Collingwood 16.11 (107) 10.6 (66) Lost by 41 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 92,044 12th Decrease —
8 Thursday, 1 May (7:30pm) North Melbourne 9.11 (65) 9.8 (62) Won by 3 points Marvel Stadium 35,439 11th Increase
9 Saturday, 10 May (4:15pm) Sydney 11.5 (71) 8.15 (63) Won by 8 points Marvel Stadium 43,799 9th Increase —
10 Saturday, 17 May (7:35pm) Western Bulldogs 18.19 (127) 5.6 (36) Lost by 91 points Marvel Stadium 47,266 10th Decrease —
11 Friday, 23 May (7:40pm) Richmond 11.15 (81) 8.10 (58) Won by 23 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 76,051 10th Steady —
12 Thursday, 29 May (7:30pm) Brisbane 13.12 (90) 11.6 (72) Lost by 18 points The Gabba 26,441 10th Steady —
13 Sunday, 8 June (7:20pm) Carlton 11.12 (78) 11.4 (70) Lost by 8 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 74,280 12th Decrease —
14 Saturday, 14 June (4:15pm) Geelong 8.8 (56) 23.13 (151) Lost by 95 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 61,643 12th Steady —
15 Thursday, 19 June (6:10pm) Fremantle 16.8 (104) 9.9 (63) Lost by 41 points Optus Stadium 37,570 13th Decrease —
16 Bye 13th Steady
17 Saturday, 5 July (12:35pm) Gold Coast 11.8 (74) 18.7 (115) Lost by 41 points Marvel Stadium 29,672 13th Steady —
18 Saturday, 12 July (7:45pm) Richmond 6.10 (46) 4.13 (37) Lost by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 52,125 14th Decrease —
19 Thursday, 17 July (7:30pm) Greater Western Sydney 7.14 (56) 16.8 (104) Lost by 48 points Marvel Stadium 20,347 14th Steady —
20 Friday, 25 July (7:20pm) Western Bulldogs 7.8 (50) 22.11 (143) Lost by 93 points Marvel Stadium 29,367 15th Decrease —
21 Saturday, 2 August (4:15pm) Sydney 9.14 (68) 7.12 (54) Lost by 14 points Sydney Cricket Ground 20,805 15th Steady —
22 Friday, 8 August (7:40pm) Geelong 15.19 (109) 10.5 (65) Lost by 44 points Kardinia Park 30,289 15th Steady —
23 Friday, 15 August (7:20pm) St Kilda 11.9 (75) 11.11 (77) Lost by 2 points Marvel Stadium 31,107 15th Steady —
24 Thursday, 21 August (7:30pm) Carlton 8.8 (56) 13.12 (90) Lost by 34 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 41,150 15th Steady

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 23 18 5 0 2278 1635 139.3 72 Finals series
2 Geelong 23 17 6 0 2425 1714 141.5 68
3 Brisbane Lions (P) 23 16 6 1 2061 1804 114.2 66
4 Collingwood 23 16 7 0 1991 1627 122.4 64
5 Greater Western Sydney 23 16 7 0 2114 1834 115.3 64
6 Fremantle 23 16 7 0 1978 1815 109.0 64
7 Gold Coast 23 15 8 0 2173 1740 124.9 60
8 Hawthorn 23 15 8 0 2045 1691 120.9 60
9 Western Bulldogs 23 14 9 0 2493 1820 137.0 56
10 Sydney 23 12 11 0 1845 1902 97.0 48
11 Carlton 23 9 14 0 1799 1861 96.7 36
12 St Kilda 23 9 14 0 1839 2077 88.5 36
13 Port Adelaide 23 9 14 0 1705 2136 79.8 36
14 Melbourne 23 7 16 0 1902 2038 93.3 28
15 Essendon 23 6 17 0 1535 2209 69.5 24
16 North Melbourne 23 5 17 1 1805 2365 76.3 22
17 Richmond 23 5 18 0 1449 2197 66.0 20
18 West Coast 23 1 22 0 1466 2438 60.1 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

VFL

2025 VFL season
Essendon playing Port Melbourne in round 4
CoachCameron Joyce
CaptainXavier O'Neill
Home ground

On 4 February 2025, Essendon VFL coach Dale Tapping died, two years after he was diagnosed with myeloma, an aggressive form of blood cancer.[11][12] Essendon had appointed Tapping as its VFL coach for the 2025 season only several months prior on 11 October 2024.[13] He had previously served as Collingwood's VFL coach from 2013 until the end of the 2016 season, and was named VFL Coach of the Year in 2016.[14][15]

Cameron Joyce, who coached Gold Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW) from 2022 season 6 until he was dismissed at the end of the 2024 season, was announced as Essendon's new VFL coach on 24 February 2025.[16][17]

Essendon's round 5 match against Collingwood was rescheduled from a 2:05pm start at Windy Hill to 7:10pm at ETU Stadium in order for it to be shown live on 7mate as part of a new broadcast rights deal with the Seven Network.[18][19]

Playing squad

No. Player VFL debut Community club Ref
50 Jackson Hately 2024[20] St Bernard's (VAFA)
51 Will Hoare 2022[21] Pascoe Vale (EDFL)
52 Ricky Monti (D) 2022[22] Golden Square (BFNL)
53 Jack Peris 2022[23] Seymour (GVFNL)
54 Hamish Sinnott (D) 2022[24] Camperdown (HFNL)
55 Xavier O'Neill 2024[20] Blackburn (EFNL)
56 Shane Clough (D) 2025[25] Gisborne (BFNL)
57 Noah Scott (D) — Pascoe Vale (EDFL)
58 Jared Eckersley (D) 2022 Pascoe Vale (EDFL)
59 Dayten Uerata (D) — Sandhurst (BFNL)
60 Ryan Brodie (D) 2024[26] Strathmore (EDFL)
61 Riley Leedham (D) — Greenvale (EDFL)
62 Mahmoud Taha (D) 2023[27] Pascoe Vale (EDFL)
63 Oskar Smartt (D) 2024[20] Colac (GFNL)
64 Domanic Akuei 2022 St Mary's (NFNL)
65 Cam Nyko (D) 2024[28] Montmorency (NFNL)

Source:[29][30]
(D) Development list

Playing squad changes

Departures

Player Date Reason New club Ref
Amin Naim 18 October 2024 Club change Northern Bullants [31]
Charlie Bolmat 21 October 2024 Club change Northern Bullants [32]
James Barrat 21 November 2024 AFL drafted St Kilda (AFL) [33]
Ryan Eyre 2 December 2024 Club change Collingwood [34]
Kane Loftus 6 February 2025 VFL departure University Blacks (VAFA) [35]
Noah Caracella 3 March 2025 VFL departure Newtown & Chilwell (GFNL) [36]
Luca Alessio 11 March 2025 VFL departure St Bernard's (VAFA) [37]
Oscar Duncan 11 March 2025 VFL departure — [37]
Malik Gordon 11 March 2025 VFL departure Strathfieldsaye (BFNL) [37]
Macca Hallows 11 March 2025 VFL departure Pascoe Vale (EDFL) [37]
Jack Jedwab 11 March 2025 VFL departure Romsey (RDFNL) [37]
Michael Kiraly 11 March 2025 Club change Collingwood [37]

Practice matches

Date and local time Opponent Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref
Home Away Result
Saturday, 15 February (5:00pm) Footscray 13.12 (90) 11.4 (70) Lost by 20 points Mission Whitten Oval — [38][39]
Tuesday, 24 February Geelong 9.13 (67) 12.12 (84) Won by 17 points GMHBA Stadium — [40]
Saturday, 8 March Collingwood 14.12 (96) 8.13 (61) Won by 35 points NEC Hangar — [41]
Friday, 14 March Box Hill 11.8 (74) 18.7 (115) Lost by 41 points NEC Hangar — [42][43]
Saturday, 12 April Box Hill 8.6 (54) 8.7 (55) Lost by 1 point NEC Hangar — [44][45]

Home-and-away season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Position Ref
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 22 March (3:05pm) Williamstown 14.10 (94) 12.11 (83) Won by 11 points NEC Hangar — 7th Steady [46]
2 Saturday, 29 March (11:05am) Werribee 11.12 (78) 7.13 (55) Lost by 23 points NEC Hangar — 12th Decrease [47]
3 Bye 14th Decrease [48]
4 Saturday, 19 April (7:10pm) Port Melbourne 7.13 (55) 9.17 (71) Won by 16 points ETU Stadium 2,000 10th Increase [49]
5 Saturday, 26 April (7:10pm) Collingwood 12.16 (88) 18.11 (119) Lost by 31 points ETU Stadium — 14th Decrease [50]
6 Friday, 2 May (2:05pm) North Melbourne 10.13 (73) 12.11 (83) Lost by 10 points Windy Hill — 15th Decrease [51]
7 Saturday, 10 May (11:05am) Sydney 16.11 (107) 5.12 (42) Won by 65 points Windy Hill — 11th Increase [52]
8 Bye 12th Decrease —
9 Saturday, 24 May (7:10pm) Richmond 10.14 (74) 7.10 (52) Lost by 22 points Kinetic Stadium — 15th Decrease —
10 Friday, 30 May (12:05pm) Brisbane 18.11 (119) 15.9 (99) Lost by 20 points Brighton Homes Arena — 15th Steady —
11 Sunday, 8 June (2:05pm) Carlton 8.6 (54) 10.12 (72) Lost by 18 points Windy Hill — 17th Decrease —
12 Saturday, 14 June (7:10pm) Casey 17.10 (110) 12.11 (83) Lost by 29 points ETU Stadium — 17th Steady —
13 Saturday, 21 June (7:10pm) Frankston 9.12 (66) 9.6 (60) Lost by 6 points Kinetic Stadium 1,442 17th Steady —
14 Bye 18th Decrease —
15 Saturday, 5 July (1:05pm) Gold Coast 13.8 (86) 14.16 (100) Lost by 14 points NEC Hangar — 18th Steady —
16 Saturday, 12 July (2:05pm) Box Hill 20.14 (134) 9.11 (65) Lost by 69 points Box Hill City Oval 1,820 18th Steady —
17 Friday, 18 July (2:05pm) Greater Western Sydney 12.8 (80) 15.11 (101) Lost by 21 points Windy Hill — 18th Steady —
18 Saturday, 26 July (1:05pm) Footscray 5.2 (32) 13.17 (95) Lost by 63 points NEC Hangar — 19th Decrease —
19 Saturday, 2 August (2:05pm) Sydney 15.10 (105) 9.11 (65) Lost by 40 points Tramway Oval — 20th Decrease —
20 Saturday, 9 August (12:05pm) Geelong 10.13 (73) 9.5 (59) Lost by 14 points GMHBA Stadium — 20th Steady —
21 Saturday, 16 August (2:15pm) Sandringham 7.12 (54) 17.13 (115) Won by 61 points Trevor Barker Oval — 19th Increase —

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Footscray (R) (P) 18 15 3 0 1670 1146 145.7 60 Qualifying and elimination finals
2 Box Hill 18 14 4 0 1726 1266 136.3 56
3 Southport 18 13 4 1 1808 1368 132.2 54
4 Frankston 18 12 5 1 1630 1466 111.2 50
5 Casey 18 11 6 1 1743 1286 135.5 46
6 Brisbane (R) 18 11 6 1 1748 1605 108.9 46
7 Collingwood (R) 18 11 7 0 1532 1511 101.4 44 Wildcard finals
8 Richmond (R) 18 11 7 0 1365 1366 99.9 44
9 Greater Western Sydney (R) 18 10 8 0 1637 1443 113.4 40
10 Williamstown 18 10 8 0 1574 1504 104.7 40
11 Coburg 18 9 9 0 1525 1452 105.0 36
12 Geelong (R) 18 9 9 0 1472 1466 100.4 36
13 Carlton (R) 18 8 10 0 1387 1586 87.5 32
14 Gold Coast (R) 18 7 10 1 1466 1493 98.2 30
15 North Melbourne (R) 18 7 10 1 1500 1528 98.2 30
16 Werribee 18 7 11 0 1325 1378 96.2 28
17 Port Melbourne 18 6 11 1 1396 1399 99.8 26
18 Sydney (R) 18 5 13 0 1240 1657 74.8 20
19 Essendon (R) 18 4 14 0 1338 1560 85.8 16
20 Sandringham 18 3 14 1 1286 1772 72.6 14
21 Northern Bullants 18 2 16 0 1024 2140 47.9 8
Source: AFL.com.au[53]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) Club is the reserves team of a senior club of the Australian Football League
(P) Premiers

AFLW

Arrivals

PlayerPrevious ClubLeaguevia
Courtney MurphyGreater Western SydneyAFLWTrade
Grace BelloniEastern RangesCoates Talent LeagueAFLW Draft, Pick 8
Holly RidewoodNorthern KnightsCoates Talent LeagueAFLW Draft, Pick 12
Taya ChambersEast FremantleWAFLWAFLW Draft, Pick 30
Sophie Strong——AFLW Draft

Departures

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Amber ClarkeSt KildaAFLWTrade
Ash Van LoonSydneyAFLWTrade
Catherine Phillips——Retired
Lily-Rose Williamson——Delisted
Kodi Jacques——Delisted
Jacqui Vogt——Delisted

Playing List

Essendon 2025 AFLW Playing List[54]
Player No.
Emily Gough 1
Georgia Gee 2
Daria Bannister 3
Madison Prespakis 4
Georgia Nanscawen 5
Maddison Gay 6
Grace Belloni 7
Bonnie Toogood 8
Brooke Walker 9
Holly Ridewood 10
Brooke Sheridan 11
Elizabeth Keaney 12
Taya Chambers 13
Ellyse Gamble 14
Chloe Adams 15
Matilda Dyke 16
Georgia Clarke 17
Sophie Strong 18
Mia Van Dyke 19
Stephanie Cain 20
Maggie MacLachlan 21
Amelia Radford 22
Amy Gaylor 23
Sophie Alexander 24
Alexandra Morcom 25
Amelie Gladman 26
Sophie Van de Heuvel 27
Mia Busch 28
Jess Verbrugge 29
Stephanie Wales 30
Grace Brooker 32
Courtney Murphy 33
Brooke Brown 36

Home & Away

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 16 August (5:35pm) Greater Western Sydney 3.11 (29) 13.7 (85) Won by 56 points Manuka Oval 2,258 1st [55]
2 Sunday, 24 August (2:35pm) West Coast 4.7 (31) 4.2 (26) Won by 5 points Windy Hill 2,635 1st [56]
3 Friday, 29 August (6:45pm) Richmond 3.10 (28) 6.7 (43) Won by 15 points TIO Stadium 5,892 1st [57]
4 Sunday, 7 September (3:05pm) Geelong 4.3 (27) 8.10 (58) Lost by 31 points Windy Hill 2,359 4th [58]
5 Sunday, 14 September (1:05pm) St Kilda 1.2 (8) 9.6 (60) Lost by 52 points Windy Hill 2,640 7th [59]
6 Friday, 26 September (3:05pm) North Melbourne 6.5 (41) 10.11 (71) Lost by 30 points Windy Hill 3,184 8th [60]
7 Friday, 3 October (7:15pm) Melbourne 5.6 (36) 3.4 (22) Lost by 14 points Ikon Park 2,681 9th [61]
8 Friday, 10 October (7:15pm) Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67) 1.4 (10) Lost by 57 points Mission Whitten Oval 4,234 12th [62]
9 Sunday, 19 October (1:05pm) Brisbane 2.4 (16) 7.12 (54) Lost by 38 points Windy Hill 1,801 14th [63]
10 Saturday, 25 October (3:05pm) Hawthorn 3.8 (26) 7.14 (56) Lost by 30 points Windy Hill 2,652 15th [64]
11 Saturday, 1 November (5:40pm) Sydney 1.5 (11) 2.2 (14) Won by 3 points C.ex Coffs International Stadium 1,563 14th [65]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 North Melbourne (P) 12 12 0 0 868 270 321.5 48 Finals series
2 Melbourne 12 9 3 0 684 327 209.2 36
3 Brisbane 12 9 3 0 652 403 161.8 36
4 Hawthorn 12 9 3 0 451 433 104.2 36
5 Carlton 12 8 4 0 554 474 116.9 32
6 Adelaide 12 7 5 0 515 460 112.0 28
7 St Kilda 12 7 5 0 392 407 96.3 28
8 West Coast 12 6 6 0 472 423 111.6 24
9 Sydney 12 6 6 0 542 504 107.5 24
10 Port Adelaide 12 6 6 0 631 601 105.0 24
11 Fremantle 12 6 6 0 414 512 80.9 24
12 Western Bulldogs 12 5 7 0 415 358 115.9 20
13 Geelong 12 5 7 0 500 539 92.8 20
14 Essendon 12 4 8 0 331 552 60.0 16
15 Collingwood 12 3 9 0 314 505 62.2 12
16 Richmond 12 2 10 0 349 583 59.9 8
17 Greater Western Sydney 12 2 10 0 401 681 58.9 8
18 Gold Coast 12 2 10 0 319 772 41.3 8
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

VFLW

Home-and-away season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Essendon's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Position Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 19 April (4:05pm) Port Melbourne 7.7 (49) 4.6 (30) Lost by 19 points ETU Stadium — — [66]
2 Saturday, 26 April (11:05am) Collingwood 10.4 (64) 3.6 (24) Won by 40 points Windy Hill, Essendon — — [67]
3 Saturday, 3 May (11:05am) North Melbourne 5.5 (35) 4.8 (32) Won by 3 points Windy Hill, Essendon — — [68]
4 Saturday, 10 May (2:35pm) Carlton 7.7 (49) 3.4 (22) Won by 27 points Windy Hill, Essendon — — [69]
5 Saturday, 17 May (2:35pm) Casey 5.6 (36) 6.6 (42) Won by 6 points Casey Fields — — [70]
6 Saturday, 24 May (1:05pm) GC 3.6 (24) 9.10 (64) Won by 40 points Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct — — [71]
7 Saturday, 31 May (11:05am) Box Hill 3.7 (25) 6.6 (42) Lost by 17 points Windy Hill, Essendon — — [72]
8 Saturday, 14 June (11:35am) Collingwood 7.5 (47) 6.3 (39) Lost by 8 points Olympic Park Oval — — [73]
9 Saturday, 21 June (10:05am) Williamstown 4.3 (27) 0.11 (11) Lost by 16 points Williamstown Cricket Ground — — [74]
10 Saturday, 28 June (11:05am) Casey 2.6 (18) 10.13 (73) Lost by 55 points Windy Hill, Essendon — — [75]
11 Sunday, 6 July (11:05am) Darebin 3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) Lost by 8 points Windy Hill, Essendon — — [76]
12 Saturday, 12 July (11:35am) Box Hill 5.3 (33) 8.7 (55) Won by 22 points Box Hill City Oval — — [77]
13 Saturday, 19 July (11:05am) Sandringham 3.1 (19) 2.2 (14) Won by 5 points Windy Hill, Essendon — — [78]
14 Friday, 1 August (7:05pm) Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) 5.6 (36) Won by 2 points Whitten Oval — — [79]
EF Saturday, 9 August (11:35am) Box Hill 4.4 (28) 4.5 (29) Lost by 1 point Box Hill City Oval — — [80]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 North Melbourne Werribee 14 12 2 0 809 302 267.9 48 Finals series
2 Collingwood 14 10 4 0 607 441 137.6 40
3 Box Hill 14 9 5 0 637 415 153.5 36
4 Sandringham 14 8 5 1 414 395 104.8 34
5 Williamstown 14 8 6 0 450 430 104.7 32
6 Essendon 14 8 6 0 507 485 104.5 32
7 Port Melbourne 14 7 6 1 559 446 125.3 30
8 Darebin 14 7 7 0 388 431 90.0 28
9 Western Bulldogs 14 5 9 0 386 541 71.3 20
10 Carlton 14 4 10 0 398 549 72.5 16
11 Geelong Cats 14 3 11 0 387 771 50.2 12
12 Casey 14 2 12 0 384 720 53.3 8
Source: [81]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

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