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Finals Fixture – August 30-31
The fixture has been released for Week 4 of the VAFA Finals Series, featuring the first Grand Finals of the 2025 Season.
Divisional Men’s kick off their Finals campaigns with Semi Finals this weekend. Premier B Women’s as well as Divisional Women’s head into their round of Preliminary Finals. Holmesglen Under 19’s Division 1 & 2 will play in Semi Finals, whilst the U19 Div 3 competition are into a Prelim.
We will crown our first six Premiers of 2025 across the Thirds Men’s competition.
Tickets at gated venues this weekend are as follows…
- Grand Finals: $17 for adults, $12 for concession
- Semi Finals / Preliminary Finals: $12 for adults, $7 for concession
- Children under 12 years of age are free entry.
PREMIER B WOMEN’S – PRELIMINARY FINAL
| Sunday 31st August | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| Premier B Women’s | Preliminary Final | Old Brighton | Westbourne Grammarians | 11:40 AM | City Oval Coburg |
DIVISIONAL WOMEN’S – PRELIMINARY FINALS
| Saturday 30th August | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| Division 1 Women’s | Preliminary Final | Monash Blues | Whitefriars | 9:20 AM | City Oval Coburg |
| Division 3 Women’s | Preliminary Final | St Mary’s Salesian | Old Camberwell | 9:20 AM | Trevor Barker Oval |
| Sunday 31st August | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| Division 2 Women’s | Preliminary Final | Old Carey | La Trobe University | 2:00 PM | City Oval Coburg |
| Division 4 Women’s | Preliminary Final | Westbourne Grammarians 2 | Caulfield Grammarians | 9:20 AM | City Oval Coburg |
HOLMESGLEN U19 DIVISIONAL MEN’S – SEMI & PRELIMINARY FINALS
| Saturday 30th August | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| U19 Division 1 Men’s | 1st Semi Final | Old Melburnians | Old Haileybury | 11:40 AM | Elsternwick Park* |
| U19 Division 2 Men’s | 2nd Semi Final | Kew | Old Ivanhoe | 2:00 PM | Victoria Park* |
| U19 Division 2 Men’s | 1st Semi Final | University Blacks | St Kevin’s 2 | 10:30 AM | Western Oval* |
| U19 Division 3 Men’s | Preliminary Final | St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 2 | Beaumaris 2 | 9:20 AM | Mentone Reserve* |
| Sunday 31st August | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| U19 Division 1 Men’s | 2nd Semi Final | Beaumaris | Parkdale Vultures | 11:30 AM | Banksia Reserve* |
THIRDS MEN’S – GRAND FINALS
| Sunday 31st August | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| Thirds Division 5 Men’s | Grand Final | MHSOB 2 | Wattle Park | 9:20 AM | Preston City Oval |
| Thirds Division 4 Men’s | Grand Final | Old Melburnians | Collegians | 11:40 AM | Box Hill City Oval |
| Thirds Division 3 Men’s | Grand Final | St Bedes/Mentone Tigers | St Kevin’s 3 | 2:30 PM | Box Hill City Oval |
| Thirds Division 2 Men’s | Grand Final | Old Xaverians 5 | Old Carey | 9:20 AM | Elsternwick Park |
| Thirds Division 1 Men’s | Grand Final | Old Xaverians 4 | Old Trinity | 12:00 PM | Elsternwick Park |
| Thirds Premier Men’s | Grand Final | Old Xaverians | AJAX | 2:30 PM | Elsternwick Park |
DIVISIONAL MEN’S – SEMI FINALS
| Saturday 30th August | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| Division 1 Men’s Reserve | 1st Semi Final | Ormond | Old Peninsula | 11:40 AM | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Division 1 Men’s | 1st Semi Final | Kew | Oakleigh | 2:00 PM | City Oval Coburg |
| Division 1 Men’s Reserve | 2nd Semi Final | Oakleigh | Kew | 11:40 AM | City Oval Coburg |
| Division 1 Men’s | 2nd Semi Final | Ormond | Old Peninsula | 2:00 PM | Trevor Barker Oval |
| Division 2 Men’s | 1st Semi Final | West Brunswick | South Melbourne Districts | 2:00 PM | Martin Reserve Hadfield |
| Division 2 Men’s Reserve | 2nd Semi Final | West Brunswick | South Melbourne Districts | 11:40 AM | Martin Reserve Hadfield |
| Division 3 Men’s Reserve | 1st Semi Final | Albert Park | La Trobe University | 9:20 AM | Martin Reserve Hadfield |
| Sunday 31st August | |||||
| Competition | Final | Home Team | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| Division 2 Men’s Reserve | 1st Semi Final | MHSOB | St Mary’s Salesian | 11:40 AM | Preston City Oval |
| Division 2 Men’s | 2nd Semi Final | Old Yarra Cobras | St Mary’s Salesian | 2:00 PM | Preston City Oval |
| Division 3 Men’s | 1st Semi Final | North Brunswick | Richmond | 9:20 AM | Martin Reserve Hadfield |
| Division 3 Men’s Reserve | 2nd Semi Final | Power House | Richmond | 11:40 AM | Martin Reserve Hadfield |
| Division 3 Men’s | 2nd Semi Final | Power House | Wattle Park | 2:00 PM | Martin Reserve Hadfield |
*Non-gated match = Free entry
Further information on the 2025 VAFA Finals Series can be found on the Finals Hub.
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