Brisbane Lions head into the 2025 AFL season as the reigning premiers and look sure to be in the mix once again.
The AFL have already announced the Opening Round fixtures, with Brisbane set to face Geelong at the Gabba on Thursday 6th March.
The clash will be a repeat of last season’s Preliminary Final, with Geelong another team who should be pushing for the flag in 2025.
It will be another tight competition and a host of teams will fancy their chances of winning the 2025 AFL Grand Final.
Brisbane - 7.00
Hawthorn - 8.00
Greater Western Sydney - 9.00
Sydney - 10.00
Geelong - 10.00
Carlton - 11.00
Collingwood - 11.00
Brisbane - 7.00
Brisbane ended their premiership drought when outclassing Sydney in the 2024 AFL grand final and can be backed at 7.00 to go back-to-back.
The Lions are no strangers to such an achievement, indeed they won three premierships on the bounce in 2001, 2002 and 2003 before the drought.
Coached by Chris Fagan, Brisbane will once again have a list packed with quality and they have what it takes to win again in 2025.
Hawthorn - 8.00
The Hawks were the surprise package of 2024, making great strides under the leadership of Sam Mitchell.
The rebuild has been swift and Hawthorn were many peoples' fancies to go all the way in 2024 before they fell just short in the finals.
They should learn from that and kick on in 2025. Playing an exciting brand of footy, the Hawks are 8.00 to win the grand final.
Greater Western Sydney - 9.00
The Giants will once again begin the campaign looking to win their first premiership and they should be in the mix once again.
GWS finished in fourth spot on the ladder in 2024, but after going out of finals in straight sets, they will be desperate to bounce back.
Greater Western Sydney are 9.00 to win the grand final and, with the likes of Toby Greene in the ranks, they have the roster to do it.
Sydney - 10.00
Sydney were the best side throughout the 2024 regular season when winning the minor premiership.
However, they failed to show up on the biggest stage yet again, losing another grand final, this time against Brisbane.
Much will depend on how the club can react to that setback, but if they can use it to spur them on in 2025, they can be backed at 10.00 to make amends.
Geelong - 10.00
Geelong finished third on the ladder in 2024 and were in the mix to add another premiership to the trophy cabinet.
They ended up losing the Preliminary Final against Brisbane by 10 points, but should come back strong again in 2025.
Winners of the 2022 flag, Geelong can be backed at 10.00 to win it again.
Carlton - 11.00
Carlton were strong for much of 2024, but faded badly towards the end and only scraped into finals on the very last day of the regular campaign.
They will be hoping this will finally be there year and, with players like Charlie Curnow and Patrick Cripps, they have the roster to impress.
But it takes more than that to win a premiership and Carlton are currently priced at 11.00 to go all the way.
Any odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and are subject to fluctuation.