AFL Broadcast Guide 2025: Channel 7 schedule and game on TV today

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February 3, 2025

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Footy fans throughout Australia are excited for the start of the 2025 AFL season. Here in 2025, the official AFL premiership season will kick off on the 6th of March. The Finals will begin in early September, with the Grand Final scheduled for Saturday, the 27th of September.

There’s no doubt it will be another exciting season of footy, and with this AFL broadcast guide 2025 you’ll never miss the AFL live on TV with these comprehensive fixtures and TV guide.

The live broadcast rights for the 2025 AFL season once again belong to Foxtel, Kayo Sports and the Seven Network.

If you’re wondering what network or channel is showing the AFL on TV today, across both free to air and sports streaming services, then look no further than our AFL TV schedule guide.

To make things simple each new round in the 2025 AFL season will be listed in the fixtures below.

Essendon Bombers
North Melbourne
Thursday, 1 May 2025
7:30 PM AEST
Where to watch
St Kilda Saints
Fremantle Dockers
Friday, 2 May 2025
7:40 PM AEST
Where to watch
Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide Power
Saturday, 3 May 2025
1:20 PM AEST
Where to watch
Adelaide Crows
Carlton Blues
Saturday, 3 May 2025
4:15 PM AEST
Where to watch
Collingwood
Geelong Cats
Saturday, 3 May 2025
7:35 PM AEST
Where to watch
West Coast Eagles
Melbourne Demons
Saturday, 3 May 2025
7:35 PM AEST
Where to watch
Sydney Swans
GWS Giants
Sunday, 4 May 2025
1:10 PM AEST
Where to watch
Hawthorn Hawks
Richmond Tigers
Sunday, 4 May 2025
3:20 PM AEST
Where to watch
Brisbane Lions
Gold Coast Suns
Sunday, 4 May 2025
7:20 PM AEST
Where to watch

The Seven network is the official AFL free to air broadcast provider in Australia, showing a minimum of three live games per round, as well as every match of the Finals Series including the AFL Grand Final.

Channel Seven will televise AFL games on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, while the network’s Sunday broadcast goes out on 7Mate.

These AFL free to air options are live broadcasts only, meaning you can’t stream games via Network Seven’s streaming platform, 7Plus, as these rights belong to Foxtel and Kayo.

For comparison, the Fox Footy channel courtesy of Foxtel and Kayo Sports, will televise every match from every round live, and ad-break free, before the Grand Final. That equals up to five exclusive games each week.

This includes up to three exclusive matches on Saturday, and two on Sunday, as well as offering the option to stream every AFL match live (excluding the Grand Final) regardless of which network is carrying it.

Day/Event Channel
Thursday night (7:30pm) Ch. 7 and Foxtel / Kayo
Friday night (7:40pm) Foxtel / Kayo
Saturday afternoon (1:20pm) Foxtel / Kayo
Saturday twilight (4:15pm) Foxtel / Kayo
Saturday night (7:35pm)7 Foxtel / Kayo
Saturday night game 2 (7:35pm) Foxtel / Kayo
Sunday early (1:10pm) Foxtel / Kayo
Sunday afternoon (3:20pm) 7Mate and Foxtel / Kayo
Sunday twilight (4:40pm) Foxtel / Kayo
Monday, Thursday & Public Holidays Ch. 7 and Foxtel / Kayo
Finals SeriesCh. 7 and Foxtel / Kayo
Grand FinalCh. 7 (live) Foxtel/Kayo (replay)

Kayo Sports offers the same broadcasts as Fox Footy (Foxtel), meaning every match from every round (excluding the Grand Final) will be available live, and ad-break free during play. 

The Kayo Sports streaming platform also doesn’t come with a lock-in contract or set up fees, which means you can cancel anytime if you’re no longer using it.

All you need to decide is whether you want the Kayo One vs Kayo Basic plan. Kayo also currently offer new subscribers a free trial, which is more than enough to watch this week’s AFL action.

For fans who want to catch up on the action after the final whistle, Kayo Minis provide a 10-20-minute recap after the game is over.

Other Kayo features include Interactive Graphics, SplitView, No Spoilers and Key Moments, which provide highlights throughout the matches in real-time.

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Fox Footy is a one of the most popular channels on Foxtel and Foxtel Now.

To watch on Foxtel with a Standard or High Definition TV, you have several choices, including subscribing to the Foxtel Plus pack to access over 50 channels of entertainment, drama, lifestyle, docos, reality and more. 

You can also watch AFL live online with Foxtel Now. Their 10 day free trial offer includes the option to stream games using the Foxtel Go app.

Fox Footy comes as part of the Foxtel Now Sports Pack which can only be purchased on top of an Essentials Pack should you decide the service is for you.

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There are total of 18 teams in the AFL. Check out each AFL team page below and stay right up to date with everything footy!

Here is the regular-season ladder of the 2025 AFL Premiership, which will be updated weekly as the rounds conclude.

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1
Collingwood
7 6 0 1 140.2624
2
Brisbane Lions
7 6 0 1 112.6924
3
Gold Coast Suns
6 5 0 1 150.1120
4
Hawthorn Hawks
7 5 0 2 116.0820
5
Adelaide Crows
7 4 0 3 124.1816
6
GWS Giants
7 4 0 3 120.4016
7
Geelong Cats
7 4 0 3 119.6016
8
Western Bulldogs
7 4 0 3 114.0016
9
Fremantle Dockers
7 4 0 3 107.1816
10
Port Adelaide Power
7 4 0 3 99.8416
11
Carlton Blues
7 3 0 4 122.3812
12
Essendon Bombers
6 3 0 3 86.8712
13
St Kilda Saints
7 3 0 4 85.6912
14
Sydney Swans
7 2 0 5 94.598
15
Melbourne Demons
7 2 0 5 74.668
16
Richmond Tigers
7 2 0 5 66.908
17
North Melbourne
7 1 0 6 74.914
18
West Coast Eagles
7 0 0 7 55.950

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