AFLW 2025 Round 5 Preview & Betting Tips

September 12^th 2025, 7:06pm, By: Jake Smit

The AFLW season continues to tick along as we’re already up to Round 5! It kicks off on Saturday with four matches before a huge Super Sunday with five fixtures. As it stands, the Kangaroos, Demons, Swans, and Hawks are all undefeated, while the Tigers and Giants are still searching for their first win of 2025. As always, we bring you our preview and tip for all nine fixtures below!

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2025 AFLW Round 5 Betting Tips

Collingwood vs Sydney

Saturday 1:05pm AEST, Victoria Park

Round 5 in the AFLW gets underway with a matchup between the 1-3 Magpies and the undefeated 4-0 Swans. The Magpies have had tough games against the Demons and the Kangaroos over the past fortnight and face another formidable opponent here. Their lone win came three starts back against the still winless Giants. In positive news, Jordy Allen comes in for her first game of the season and is a crucial cog for the Pies whether she lines up in defence or on a wing.

The Swans have been perhaps the surprise packet so far this campaign with 4 wins from as many games. They were too strong for the Dockers last weekend in a 25-point win and are one of four teams still unblemished in 2025. Chloe Molloy has been dominant up forward and is well on track to smash the most goals in a season record, while Laura Gardiner has been dominant in the midfield and Zippy Fish has provided plenty of run off half back.

The Swans are the deserving favourites however they’re certainly short enough. The Pies do possess a lot of talent and with Allen returning and home ground advantage on their side, I think they can hang around long enough to cover the big spread.

Collingwood +25.5

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Carlton vs Gold Coast

Saturday 2:35pm AEST, IKON Park

The Blues have been in strong form to start the season with their only loss coming against the red-hot Hawks, while their season highlight to date was a 14-point win against the Lions. Last week the Blues took care of business against the Bulldogs by 16 points. Keeley Sherar is coming off a B&F win and is dominating again, although she’ll be without her running mate and captain in Abbie McKay who misses this week with injury.

Meanwhile, the Suns were able to get off the mark in season 2025 last weekend with a strong win against another struggling side in the Giants. They conceded back-to-back scores of 100+ points prior to last week, so it was a great response. The return of Claudia Whitfort in the middle has been important, and they’ll get another gun back from injury this week with Charlie Rowbottom returning after missing with a shoulder injury.

The Blues are clearly the better side this season, but the Suns will have improved confidence after last week’s showing, and with some important players starting to return to the lineup, I think they’ll be far more competitive moving forward. Take them to cover the big spread here.

Gold Coast +25.5

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Port Adelaide vs Melbourne

Saturday 3:05pm AEST, Alberton Oval

After making a prelim last year, the Power were dealt a much tougher draw in 2025 and their results through the first month reflect that. They’ve won only one of their three matches which was a 68-point thrashing of the Suns two weeks back. Most recently, the Power were outgunned by the young Eagles, which puts a big dent in their chances of making finals in the 12-week season.

The Demons narrowly missed out on finals action last year and look determined to make amends. The perennial premiership contenders are yet to put a foot wrong this year with a 4-0 record, although they’re yet to really face anyone of note. Kate Hore and Tyla Hanks have been utterly dominant through the middle of the park, although the loss of Olivia Purcell for the season cannot be understated.

The Power have taken a couple of steps back this season and their current form isn’t in the same ballpark as the Demons. However, at home they should still show enough fight to keep it somewhat close.

Melbourne 1-24

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GWS vs Western Bulldogs

Saturday 4:35pm AEST, Corroboree Group Oval Manuka

The Giants are one of two teams still searching for their first win of 2025 and they missed a golden opportunity to change that last week against the Suns. The Giants were dealt a cruel blow in their opening game of the season when Alyce Parker went down with injury, and they simply don’t have the midfield depth to fill such a big void.

The Bulldogs are part of the 1-3 logjam that includes seven teams, so it’s important they take care of business on Saturday to keep their finals hopes alive. Their lone win came in an upset against the Tigers a couple of weeks ago, while their most recent result was a loss against the Blues.

This is probably the Giants best chance to get a win for the rest of the season when looking at their tough draw. However, the Bulldogs are the much more talented outfit and I think they win this by at least a couple of goals.

Western Bulldogs –12.5