League membership On 28 October 2024, the
Sandringham Football Club announced that the
Southern Saints would be known as the Sandringham Zebras (as of 1 November 2024), consolidating the identities of its men's and women's teams under the one club for the 2025 season. The Saints were formed ahead of the
2018 VFLW season and were managed by the
St Kilda Football Club until
2020. On 21 February 2025, announced it would not renew its
affiliation agreement with for the 2025 VFLW season, with Port Melbourne instead competing as a standalone club. The affiliation had been in place since the
2021 VFLW season. Reigning premiers North Melbourne entered into an affiliation with VFL club , becoming known as the North Melbourne Werribee Kangaroos and playing up to four games a season at
Chirnside Park. Unlike the previous season, the two NSW-based AFL Women's teams were not fixtured to take part in any matches against VFL Women's teams.
Fixture dates Beginning this season, the VFLW season was played between April and August, instead of March to July. The change occurred after the
Australian Football League (AFL) announced that the
AFL Women's season would commence the week beginning 11 August 2025, two weeks earlier than in previous years. The 2025 season fixture was announced in February 2025. ==Clubs==