For the men's season see 2025
Coach - Michael Stinear
Captain - Kate Hore
Finishing Position: 2nd (lost Preliminary Final)
Best and Fairest - TBD
Leading Goalkicker - Kate Hore - 24
Major Sponsors: Hertz/Polestar
| Practice matches | Ladder | Playing list | Best and Fairest | ||
Captain Kate Hore and vice-captain Tyla Hanks were supported by a leadership team of Sarah Lampard and Paxy Paxman, and an emerging leaders group of Maeve Chaplin and Eliza McNamara.
After missing finals in 2024, Melbourne recovered to finish second on the ladder. They lost their first final, but recovered to make a Preliminary Final, where they became the 26th side in a row to lose against North Melbourne. At the end of the season, Melbourne's inaugural coach Mick Stinear resigned from the job after 10 seasons.
Practice matches
| Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| Hawthorn | WIN | 62-28 | |||
| Adelaide | WIN | 52-38 | |||
Premiership season
| Round | Opposition | Result | Score | ||
| 1 | Western Bulldogs | WIN | 62-14 | ||
| 2 | St Kilda | WIN | 89-15 | ||
| 3 | Collingwood | WIN | 37-33 | ||
| 4 | Richmond | WIN | 57-20 | ||
| 5 | Port Adelaide | LOSS | 41-43 | ||
| 6 | West Coast | WIN | 74-23 | ||
| 7 | Gold Coast | WIN | 93-6 | ||
| 8 | Essendon | WIN | 36-14 | ||
| 9 | Fremantle | LOSS | 40-45 | ||
| 10 | Sydney | WIN | 65-21 | ||
| 11 | Brisbane Lions | LOSS | 36-45 | ||
| 12 | Geelong | WIN | 59-45 | ||
| QF | Brisbane Lions | LOSS | 43-56 | ||
| SF | Adelaide | WIN | 60-49 | ||
| PF | North Melbourne | LOSS | 36-46 | ||
Playing list
| Number | Player | Games | Goals | ||
| 1 | Georgia Campbell | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Olivia Purcell | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Alyssia Pisano | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Paxy Paxman | 14 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Tyla Hanks | 14 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Alyssa Bannan | 14 | 9 | ||
| 7 | Tayla Harris | 14 | 14 | ||
| 8 | Sarah Lampard | 7 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Georgia Gall | 10 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Kate Hore | 14 | 24 | ||
| 11 | Molly O'Hehir | 12 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Ryleigh Wotherspoon | 12 | 7 | ||
| 13 | Maeve Chaplin | 12 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Amelia Dethridge | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Lauren Pearce | 14 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Grace Beasley | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Tahlia Gillard | 9 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Denby Taylor | 4 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Laela Ebert | 13 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Maggie Mahony | 12 | 3 | ||
| 21 | Aimee Mackin | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Eliza McNamara | 14 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Sinead Goldrick | 7 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Megan Fitzsimon | 14 | 4 | ||
| 25 | Jacinta Hose | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Saraid Taylor | 12 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Eden Zanker | 13 | 22 | ||
| 30 | Shelley Heath | 13 | 2 | ||
| 31 | Blaithin Mackin | 7 | 1 | ||
| 32 | Gabrielle Colvin | 5 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Lily Johnson | 8 | 1 | ||
| 43 | Jemma Rigoni | 8 | 1 | ||
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| North Melbourne | 12 | 0 | 0 | 321.5 | 48 |
| Melbourne | 9 | 0 | 3 | 209.2 | 36 |
| Brisbane Lions | 9 | 0 | 3 | 161.8 | 36 |
| Hawthorn | 9 | 0 | 3 | 104.2 | 36 |
| Carlton | 8 | 0 | 4 | 116.9 | 32 |
| Adelaide | 7 | 0 | 5 | 112.0 | 28 |
| St Kilda | 7 | 0 | 5 | 87.5 | 28 |
| West Coast | 6 | 0 | 6 | 111.6 | 24 |
| Sydney | 6 | 0 | 6 | 107.5 | 24 |
| Port Adelaide | 6 | 0 | 6 | 105.0 | 24 |
| Fremantle | 6 | 0 | 6 | 80.9 | 24 |
| Western Bulldogs | 5 | 0 | 7 | 126.5 | 20 |
| Geelong | 5 | 0 | 7 | 92.8 | 20 |
| Essendon | 4 | 0 | 8 | 60.0 | 16 |
| Collingwood | 3 | 0 | 9 | 62.2 | 12 |
| Richmond | 2 | 0 | 10 | 59.9 | 8 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 2 | 0 | 10 | 58.9 | 8 |
| Gold Coast | 2 | 0 | 10 | 41.3 | 8 |
Tribunal
| Round | Player | Charge | Sanction | ||
| Round 3 | Eliza McNamara | Umpire contact | $100 fine | ||
| Semi Final | Georgia Gall | Forceful front-on contact | $250 fine | ||
| Preliminary Final | Paxy Paxman | Rough conduct | $250 fine | ||
Best and Fairest
TBD
Other awards
TBD
AFLW Best and Fairest
| Votes | Player | ||||
| 18 | Tyla Hanks | ||||
| 11 | Kate Hore | ||||
| 8 | Tayla Harris | ||||
| 6 | Eden Zanker | ||||
| 3 | Maeve Chaplin | ||||
| 2 | Eliza McNamara Paxy Paxman Lauren Pearce | ||||
| 1 | Shelley Heath Alyssia Pisano | ||||
Coaches Association Player of the Year votes
| Votes | Player | ||||
| 59 | Tyla Hanks | ||||
| 56 | Kate Hore | ||||
| 26 | Maeve Chaplin | ||||
| 22 | Megan Fitzsimon | ||||
| 21 | Eden Zanker | ||||
| 20 | Tayla Harris | ||||
| 14 | Eliza McNamara | ||||
| 8 | Olivia Purcell | ||||
| 6 Shelley Heath | |||||
| 4 | Paxy Paxman | ||||
| 3 | Tahlia Gillard | ||||
| 2 | Lauren Pearce | ||||
| 1 | Sinead Goldrick Sarah Lampard Saraid Taylor | ||||
Coaching staff
Shae Sloane - Senior Assistant Coach (forwards) and Head of Development
Vincent Chungue - Assistant Coach (midfielders) and Strategy Coach
Matt Brewer - Assistant Coach (defenders) and VFLW coach
Jon Stinear - Development Coach and Runner
Dale Amos - Coach development
Rhiannon Watt - Ruck coach
Media
melbournefc.com.au - 11/07/2025, 21/07/2025