Saturday night football live and free on the Seven Network is coming to the Smithy’s VFL.
In an exciting development, a Saturday night match will feature every round of the 2025 Smithy’s VFL home and away season. The match will be broadcast live and free by the Seven Network via 7mate in Victoria and nationally from 7:00pm.
The Saturday night broadcast match will be played at multiple venues, including Port Melbourne's ETU Stadium, Carlton's IKON Park, Frankston's Kinetic Stadium and Footscray's Mission Whitten Oval.
AFL Head of State League Competitions, Jennie Loughnan, said: “The introduction of weekly Saturday night football is a fantastic result for the Smithy’s VFL, our clubs and supporters.
“We are thrilled to be continuing our long-standing broadcast partnership with the Seven Network and look forward to showcasing the Smithy’s VFL to more fans in prime-time.
“Twelve players who were VFL-listed during the 2024 season have been added to AFL lists and we are excited to watch more stars emerge this year.
“We are extremely grateful to our host venues for working with us to bring this concept to life and thank our clubs for their support.”
Seven Network Head of AFL and Sport Innovation, Gary O’Keeffe, said: “In 2025, Seven is taking its VFL coverage to the next level, bringing fans prime-time, live, and free state league footy like never before.
“The growth of the game from the grassroots to the elite is extremely important to us at Seven,” he said.
“For the first time, weekly VFL games will hit prime-time on Saturday nights, live and free on Seven and streamed on 7plus Sport. This is a game-changer for fans, giving them the chance to watch the next generation of stars shine under the lights in a blockbuster time slot.
“We couldn’t be more excited to deliver state league footy to a bigger audience than ever before, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.”
Below is the Seven Network's Smithy's VFL broadcast schedule where Collingwood is involved:
Round 5: Essendon vs Collingwood at ETU Stadium
Round 11: Collingwood vs Casey Demons at Mission Whitten Oval
