The Melbourne Football Club, established in 1858, is the oldest club in the AFL and plays its home games at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. After finishing fourth on the ladder in the 2024 season and advancing to the Semi-finals, the Demons are aiming to build on their strong performance and are focused on securing a Grand Final appearance in the 2025 season.
In the 2024 season, the Demons experienced a significant decline, finishing 14th on the ladder with an 11-12 record. This downturn was attributed to several factors, including injuries to key players and inconsistent form. To address these challenges, the club has made strategic changes, including the recruitment of Tom Campbell from St Kilda and Aidan Johnson through the draft. Additionally, the team is focusing on enhancing the midfield, with players like Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca expected to lead the charge. The Demons are determined to rectify their 2024 performance and are committed to returning to the top of the ladder in the upcoming season.
To stay updated on the Melbourne Demons, this guide will have information on their next match on the 2025 AFL schedule, TV fixtures, broadcast rights, and streaming options.
What time is the Melbourne Demons game today on TV?
Fortunately, there are several options for watching Melbourne games in Australia, including Network Seven, Foxtel, and Kayo Sports.
In this section you will find the next round of Melbourne Demons’ 2025 AFL fixtures, with the dates, times, venues and providers that will be carrying these games live.
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Melbourne Demons 2025 Broadcast guide and AFL Streaming Rights
Channel Seven will continue to broadcast a minimum of three live matches each round of the regular season, as well as every Finals game, and the Grand Final for which they have exclusive TV rights.
In select regular season rounds, channel Seven will carry up to five live matches, because their current broadcast agreement includes every Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon game, as well any match that falls on Monday or public holiday.
| AFL Provider | Broadcast Guide | Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Kayo Sports | Every match LIVE except the Grand Final which will be on replay | Yes – 7 day Free trial |
| Foxtel | Every match LIVE except the Grand Final which will be on replay | Yes – Foxtel Go app |
| Foxtel Now | Every match LIVE except the Grand Final which will be on replay | Yes – 10 day Free trial |
| Channel 7 | A minimum of 3 live games per round, including the Grand Final | No – The live games on Seven are only available on replay using 7Plus |
For comparison, Foxtel and its broadcast partner Kayo Sports, will be televising every game in every AFL regular season round live. That’s all 23 Demons’ home-and-away games, as well as every other match that round available to watch Live.
This live coverage extends to every game of the 2025 Finals, with the exception of the Grand Final which will be available on replay. Foxtel and Kayo also have exclusive regular season streaming rights. Meaning, you can’t watch live simulcasts on the 7 Plus streaming platform.
The matches on Foxtel and Kayo will be provided by the 24/7 dedicated Fox Footy channel, where the programming will be formatted for 4K Ultra HD. Every match will also be available to watch later, either as full replays or condensed mini-highlights.
Stream the Melbourne Demons live with Kayo Sports
Kayo Sports gives you access to the same AFL broadcasts as Fox Footy (every game of every round LIVE with no ad-breaks during play) so you can stream the Melbourne Demons live or on-demand.
Devices available to Kayo users include select PCs, Macs, iOS and Android phones and tablets and more.
New subscribers can watch Melbourne Demons games on Kayo with a 7-day free trial.
Kayo doesn’t have a lock-in contract or equipment fees, which means you can cancel anytime if you’re no longer using it. All you need to decide is whether you want the Kayo Basic vs Kayo Premium plan.
For fans who want to catch up on the action, Kayo Minis provide a 10-20 minute recap after the final whistle has been blown.
Other Kayo features include Interactive Graphics, SplitView, No Spoilers, and Key Moments, which provide highlights throughout matches in real-time.
Kayo also offers access to popular Footy programing that will include Melbourne Demons’ highlights, such as AFL TV Tonight, AFL 360, On the Couch, Bounce, Face to Face, as well as pre-game and post-game shows.
FeaturedWatch the Demons live online with Foxtel Now
Fox Footy can be accessed via Foxtel and Foxtel Now. To watch on Foxtel with a Standard or HD TV, you have several choices, including subscribing to the Foxtel Plus pack to access over 50 channels of sport, entertainment, drama, lifestyle, docos, reality and more.
You also have the choice to watch the Melbourne Demons online using Foxtel Now, which currently comes with a 10-day free trial. This option includes the ability to stream AFL games using the Foxtel Go app.
As well every Demons’ regular season match available live, and the option to watch replays at a later time, Foxtel Now has a wide range of NRL programming such as AFL Tonight, AFL 360, Monday’s On The Couch and the show Bounce, the Sunday’s after Footy.
Fox Footy comes as part of the Foxtel Now Sports Pack ($29 per month) which can only be purchased on top of an Essentials Pack ($25 per month) after any free trial have expired.
Melbourne Demons on Channel Seven vs Foxtel/Kayo TV Guide
While the Channel Seven television coverage is limited to an average of four contests per week, Fox Footy (Foxtel/Kayo) will televise every match in every Round Live, before the Grand Final, with five exclusive games each week and the option to stream the AFL live online.
| Day / Time / Event | Channel |
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| Thursday/Friday Night | Ch. 7 and Foxtel / Kayo |
| Saturday Afternoon (1:45pm) | Foxtel/Kayo |
| Saturday Afternoon (2:10pm) | Foxtel/Kayo |
| Saturday Evening (4:35pm) | Foxtel/Kayo |
| Saturday Night (7:20pm) | Ch. 7 and Foxtel / Kayo |
| Saturday Night Game 2 | Foxtel/Kayo |
| Sunday Afternoon (1:10pm) | Foxtel/Kayo |
| Sunday Afternoon (3:20pm) | 7Mate and Foxtel / Kayo |
| Sunday Afternoon (4:40pm) | Foxtel/Kayo |
| Monday & Public Holidays | Ch. 7 and Foxtel / Kayo |
Watch select Melbourne Demons games free on Seven and 7Mate
The Seven Network, better known as Channel 7, is the official AFL free to air broadcaster and will show a select number of Demons matches live during the 2023 Premiership season.
That’s because under the current AFL broadcasting agreement, channel Seven could only secure up to five live games a week, and in many rounds the number of matches they will televise live is actually four or less.
The reason for this is because Seven is required to air all Thursday evening and Monday afternoon games, and when that occurs, it causes fewer matches to be televised on the weekend.
Additionally, the games airing live on Seven will not be available to stream as simulcasts on 7Plus. 7Plus will only be showing replays of the games that were televised on Seven.
As a consolation of sorts, channel Seven will carry of every game of the Finals live, and they have exclusive TV and streaming rights to the 2025 AFL Grand Final.
A Key exception to Seven’s normal broadcast schedule would be that all games featuring a non-Victorian team are to be televised live in the state where that team resides, during which 7 or 7Mate would simulcast Foxtel’s coverage. Keep in mind that this rule applies only to the television markets in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland.
Melbourne Demons Full 2025 Fixtures and Start Times
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