AFL Broadcast Guide 2025: Channel 7 Schedule and Live AFL Finals on TV

Published On

September 24, 2025

Footy fans throughout Australia have loved the 2025 AFL season. The official AFL premiership season will kick off on March 6. The Finals will begin in early September, and the Grand Final is on Saturday, September 27.

There’s no doubt that more exciting footy is coming, and with this AFL broadcast guide 2025 you’ll never miss the AFL live on TV. We’ve got comprehensive fixtures and TV guides and all the information for the AFL Finals and Grand Final 2025. Watch AFL today.

Is it Geelong vs Hawthorn? Collingwood vs Brisbane? Whoever you support, you can watch AFL on TV today by clicking the links below. Stream your favourite AFL games during the regular season and the Finals series now.

The live broadcast rights for the 2025 AFL season once again belong to Foxtel, Kayo Sports, and the Seven Network. If you’re wondering where to stream AFL Finals on TV today, you can find all games across both free to air and sports streaming services.

You can watch the AFL Finals on:

The AFL Grand Final 2025 is only available to watch on Channel 7.

Will the AFL Finals be on free-to-air TV?

Yes. In addition to Foxtel, Foxtel Now, and Kayo, all Finals Series matches in Weeks 1-3 are live on Channel 7 and 7Plus, while the AFL Grand Final is live only on Channel 7 and 7Plus. To make things simple, each new round in the 2025 AFL season will be listed in the fixtures below.

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.

AFL games are played from Thursday-Sunday in the evenings and afternoons. You can find specific times in the table below.

Channel Seven shows 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 AFL match from every round live and ad-break free, except for the Grand Final. That makes five exclusive games each week, including three on Saturday, helping you stream every AFL match and the Finals live (excluding the Grand Final).

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 great sports features and all the same broadcasts as Fox Footy (Foxtel), meaning every match from every round and the Finals Series (excluding the Grand Final) will be available live, and ad-break free during play. 

Stream the AFL Finals with Kayo Sports to get:

  • Kayo Minis
  • Interactive Graphics
  • SplitView
  • No Soilers
  • Key Moments
  • No lock-in contract or set-up fees
  • Cancel anytime

All you need to decide is whether you want the Kayo Standard vs Kayo Premium plan. Kayo also currently offers new subscribers a 7-day free trial, which is more than enough to watch this week’s AFL action.

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AFL Finals action is available to stream on Fox Footy, one of the most popular channels on Foxtel and Foxtel Now. Fox Footy includes coverage of every round, including the Finals Series. The AFL Grand Final will be available for replay after it’s been played.

You have two options to watch AFL Finals 2025 on Foxtel:

  1. Foxtel Sport pack – Access to over 50 channels of sports, entertainment, drama, lifestyle, docos, reality, and more.
  2. Foxtel Now – 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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Who will win the AFL Grand Final 2025? Check out how your favourite AFL team did in the Finals Series with our updated AFL Finals draw bracket below.

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
4 Sept, Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Crows12 Sept, Adelaide Oval
CollingwoodAdelaide Crows20 Sept, Melbourne Cricket Ground
6 Sept, Engie StadiumHawthorn HawksCollingwood
GWS GiantsBrisbane Lions
Hawthorn Hawks27 Sept, Melbourne Cricket Ground
6 Sept, Optus StadiumGeelong Cats
Fremantle19 Sept, Melbourne Cricket GroundBrisbane Lions
Gold Coast Suns13 Sept, the GabbaGeelong Cats
5 Sept, Melbourne Cricket GroundBrisbane LionsHawthorn Hawks
Geelong CatsGold Coast Suns
Brisbane Lions

There are a total of 18 teams in the AFL, but only 8 make it to the Finals Series. 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, updated weekly as the rounds conclude.

#TeamMPWDLGPTS
1
Adelaide Crows
23 18 0 5 139.3372
2
Geelong Cats
23 17 0 6 141.4868
3
Brisbane Lions
23 16 1 6 114.2566
4
Collingwood
23 16 0 7 122.3764
5
GWS Giants
23 16 0 7 115.2764
6
Fremantle Dockers
23 16 0 7 108.9864
7
Gold Coast Suns
23 15 0 8 124.8960
8
Hawthorn Hawks
23 15 0 8 120.9360
9
Western Bulldogs
23 14 0 9 136.9856
10
Sydney Swans
23 12 0 11 97.0048
11
Carlton Blues
23 9 0 14 96.6736
12
St Kilda Saints
23 9 0 14 88.5436
13
Port Adelaide Power
23 9 0 14 79.8236
14
Melbourne Demons
23 7 0 16 93.3328
15
Essendon Bombers
23 6 0 17 69.4924
16
North Melbourne
23 5 1 17 76.3222
17
Richmond Tigers
23 5 0 18 65.9520
18
West Coast Eagles
23 1 0 22 60.134

AFL can be hard to predict at the best of times. The best way to stay informed and get your predictions right is to watch the AFL Finals and regular season. The only way to catch every game is through Foxtel or Kayo Sports, so sign up for a subscription today to make sure you never miss a single game!

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