AFL Teams 2025: Round 24 GRAND FINAL

Thursday – Early news

Teamsheets have dropped! Grand Final week! Apologies for the lateness of this, I had some irresolvable computer difficulties. Check game notes below.

Important times to remember:

Weekend Teamsheets ~6:20pm EST Thurs

Sunday games Extended bench selection ~5:00pm EST Friday

GAME 1: Essendon vs Carlton

Thursday, August 21, 6:30pm EST MCG Melbourne 🌦🌡

Notes: The odd team work still have Lucas Camporeale as a bench warmer, replacing Cooper Lord but he’s sub. Both Merrett and Shiel are in for Dons.

GAME 2: Collingwood vs Melbourne

Friday, August 22, 6:10pm EST MCG Melbourne 🌦🌡

Notes: No DT relevant changes here.

GAME 3: Port Adelaide vs Gold Coast Suns

Friday, August 22, 8:10pm EST Adelaide Oval Adelaide 🌦🌡

Notes: 3 last game debuts with Ewan Mackinlay, Harrison Ramm, and Lachlan Gulbin.

GAME 4: North Melbourne vs Adelaide Crows

Saturday, August 23, 12:20pm EST Marvel Stadium Melbourne 🌦🌡

Notes: Rankine is the big and controversial out (reported 4 weeks). Rookies Zac Banch and Sid Draper are back in. Rory Laird also returns.

GAME 5: Richmond Tigers vs Geelong Cats

Saturday, August 23, 4:15pm EST MCG Melbourne 🌦🌡

Notes: No DT relevant changes here.

GAME 6: West Coast Eagles vs Sydney Swans

Saturday, August 30, 7:35pm EST (Local Time 5:35pm) Optus Stadium Perth 🌦🌡

Notes: Big in with Brodie Grundy back for the Swans. Lucca Grego makes his debut in the last round for the Eagles.

GAME 7: GWS Giants vs St Kilda Saints

Sunday, August 24, 11:20am EST Engie Stadium West Sydney 🌦🌡

Notes: Make sure you check Sunday extended selections at ~5pm on Friday. Not really any DT relevant changes here. A couple of bench rookies (like James Leake) named on the extended bench.

GAME 8: Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle Dockers

Sunday, August 24, 3:15pm EST Marvel Stadium Melbourne 🌦🌡

Notes: Make sure you check Sunday extended selections at ~5pm on Friday. Liam Jones and Coffield in is bad news for Busslinger (who would only be bench cover anyway). Hayden Young was going well before his injury if you wanted a hail Mary POD in your grand final.

GAME 9: Brisbane Lions vs Hawthorn Hawks

Sunday, August 24, 7:20pm EST Gabba Brisbane 🌦🌡

Notes: Make sure you check Sunday extended selections at ~5pm on Friday. A few cashcows on the extended bench but otherwise no big changes here.

GAME 10: Gold Coast Suns vs Essendon

Wednesday, August 27, 7:20pm EST People First Stadium, Gold Coast · Yugambeh

Notes: There is a bonus make up game at the end of this round to make up weather affected round 0 game. No scores from this game are counted for DT.

Shags

A windy cold day in 2015, I was bored, sick with the flu, and decided to start a blog about Teamsheets. I was immediately recruited by Warnie and somehow am now a DTTALK author. NOTE; Im Back in 2022! woooo Twitter @shagbags2023 ~REMEMBER: Friends don't let friends DT TEAMS become ghost ships.