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When is the AFL Finals 2025? Dates, schedule, matches for post-season

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Tom Naghten
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As the 2025 home-and-away season nears its completion, attention turns to the all-important finals series.

With just two wins separating first spot from eighth, it really does look like anyone's premiership to win at this point.

So, who will stand up when it matters most?

Here's all the key dates ahead of this year's AFL finals:

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AFL Finals schedule, dates

2025 AFL Finals dates

WeekDates
Finals week oneSept. 4-6
Semi FinalsSept. 12-13
Preliminary FinalsSept. 19-20
Grand FinalSept. 27

AFL Finals fixture 2025

Week one

 FixtureDateTime (AEST)Venue
Qualifying Final 22nd vs. 3rdThu Sep 5TBCTBC
Elimination Final 26th vs. 7thFri Sep 6TBCTBC
Qualifying Final 11st vs. 4thSat Sep 7TBCTBC
Elimination Final 15th vs. 8thSat Sep 7TBCTBC

Semi Finals

 FixtureDateTime (AEST)Venue
Semi Final 1QF1 loser vs. EF1 winnerSat. Sep 13TBCTBC
Semi Final 2QF2 loser vs. EF2 winnerFri. Sep 12TBCTBC

Preliminary Finals

 FixtureDateTime (AEST)Venue
Preliminary Final 1QF1 winner vs. SF2 winnerFri. Sep 19TBCTBC
Preliminary Final 2QF2 winner vs. SF1 winnerSat. Sep 20TBCTBC

Grand Final

MatchFixtureDateTime (AEST)Venue
Grand FinalPF1 winner vs. PF2 winnerSat. Sep 272.30pmMCG

AFL Finals system

Since 2000, the AFL has used the same structure for the finals season, with the top eight further broken down into two groups of four.

In this system, those higher-placed teams are given a "double chance" should they lose in the first week of the finals.