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The 2025 season

27 belt games · 10 title changes

Brisbane Lions carried the belt into the 2025 season. It changed hands 10 times among 8 clubs, 2 of those in the playoffs, and Brisbane Lions finished the season with it. Most defenses: Brisbane Lions, 7.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
206Mar 15, 2025Brisbane Lions beat Sydney Swans 86–82Defense
207Mar 22, 2025Brisbane Lions beat West Coast Eagles 94–75Defense
208Mar 29, 2025Brisbane Lions beat Geelong 70–61Defense
209Apr 5, 2025Brisbane Lions beat Richmond 118–90Defense
210Apr 12, 2025Brisbane Lions beat Western Bulldogs 118–97Defense
211Apr 17, 2025Collingwood beat Brisbane Lions 105–53Title change
212Apr 25, 2025Collingwood beat Essendon 107–66Defense
213May 3, 2025Geelong beat Collingwood 90–87Title change
214May 11, 2025GWS Giants beat Geelong 105–101Title change
215May 17, 2025Fremantle beat GWS Giants 95–61Title change
216May 24, 2025Fremantle beat Port Adelaide 100–51Defense
217May 30, 2025Fremantle beat Gold Coast Suns 75–64Defense
218Jun 14, 2025Fremantle beat North Melbourne 73–67Defense
219Jun 19, 2025Fremantle beat Essendon 104–63Defense
220Jun 29, 2025Fremantle beat St Kilda 81–69Defense
221Jul 5, 2025Sydney Swans beat Fremantle 94–83Title change
222Jul 13, 2025Sydney Swans beat St Kilda 92–87Defense
223Jul 19, 2025Sydney Swans beat North Melbourne 84–53Defense
224Jul 25, 2025GWS Giants beat Sydney Swans 102–58Title change
225Jul 31, 2025Western Bulldogs beat GWS Giants 132–44Title change
226Aug 10, 2025Western Bulldogs beat Melbourne 105–99Defense
227Aug 17, 2025Western Bulldogs beat West Coast Eagles 126–32Defense
228Aug 24, 2025Fremantle beat Western Bulldogs 112–97Title change
229Sep 6, 2025Gold Coast Suns beat Fremantle 80–79 FinalsTitle change
230Sep 13, 2025Brisbane Lions beat Gold Coast Suns 100–47 FinalsTitle change
231Sep 20, 2025Brisbane Lions beat Collingwood 100–71 FinalsDefense
232Sep 27, 2025Brisbane Lions beat Geelong 122–75 FinalsDefense

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