The Collective

The Melbourne Victory host the 2025 Grand Final looking for their fourth Championship in the A League Women's. They face a Central Coast Mariners side written off after finishing fourth but after shocking the unbeaten Premiers Melbourne City in the Semi-Final are within reach of a maiden Championship

Relive the thrilling penalty shootout from the 2025 Ninja A-League Grand Final that saw the Mariners claim their first championship

Central Coast Mariners star Sarah Rowe along with her dad Alan caught up with The Collective after the Mariners historic Grand Final win

The Central Coast Mariners have prevailed in the greatest Ninja A-League Grand Final of all time! Defeating the Melbourne Victory in a penalty shootout to win their first ever championship in just their second season back in the A-League Women's

Julian Marcus is joined by Eric Subijano, Katie Lambeski & James Worth to review the 2024/25 Ninja A-League Women's Season and preview the 2025 Grand Final between the Melbourne Victory and the Central Coast Mariners

The Premiers Auckland FC take their first steps into finals football at AAMI Park against seasoned finals specialists Melbourne Victory who upset the Western Sydney Wanderers in the Elimination Final

Auckland FC have one hand on Grand Final hosting rights after a torrid 1-0 win in the first leg of the Semi-Final in Melbourne

An all Victorian affair takes residency at AAMI Park in Melbourne as the 2022 Grand Finalists, Western United & Melbourne City resume their finals rivalry in the first leg of the Semi-Final

Melbourne City were at their clinical best in the first leg of the semi-final with a 3-0 win over Western United to have one foot in the 2025 Grand Final

The Western Sydney Wanderers enter the finals with the league's best form having gone 12 matches without a loss. A Semi-Final with Auckland is in their sights, but they will need to get past proven finals specialists Melbourne Victory at CommBank Stadium to do so

A masterful display from Daniel Arzani saw the Melbourne Victory stun the Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 in the Elimination Final in Parramatta and move on to a Semi-Final clash with Auckland FC

Melbourne Victory host the Newcastle Jets in the final game of the regular season. The Victory are locked into a 5th placed finish while the Jets have missed the finals series for the 7th straight season

The Victory and Newcastle played out a 1-1 draw in the regular season finale at AAMI Park

Adelaide United take their place in the semi finals for the first time as they host the red hot Melbourne Victory in the first leg at Coopers Stadium. Adelaide defeated Western United in the Elimination Final while the Victory are unbeaten in their last eight games.

Melbourne Victory will take a two goal lead back to Victoria after beating Adelaide United 3-1 in the first leg at Coopers Stadium 

Western United are playing for a home final and potentially second spot if results go their way, but they need to beat the Premiers Auckland FC for the second time this season to do so.

Western United survived a late scare to score their second win over Premiers Auckland FC 4-2 at Ironbark Fields and book in a home Elimination Final next week against Adelaide

The Western Sydney Wanderers can clinch a home final with a win against local rivals Macarthur FC in Campbelltown, the Bulls & Wanderers have split the first two meetings this season so far one apiece.

The Wanderers came from 1-0 down to book a home Elimination Final next week against the Melbourne Victory with a 3-1 win over the Bulls in Campbelltown

Melbourne City need a win to clinch 2nd spot and an Asian Champions League Elite birth, Sydney FC need a point to qualify for the finals. It's a high stakes final round clash at AAMI Park

Melbourne City clinched 2nd spot and a return to Asian Champions League football with a 5-1 thrashing of Sydney FC who have missed out on finals football altogether

After a 24 hour delay the Mariners & Canberra meet in Gosford for their Elimination Final showdown. The winner faces Melbourne City while the loser sees their season come to an end.

The Mariners overcame a determined Canberra outfit in the Elimination Final to punch their ticket to the final four

The 3rd placed Adelaide United host the 6th placed Western United in the Elimination Final at Coopers Stadium. Adelaide have never won an ALW Final in their history while Western United are hell bent on preventing consecutive Elimination Final exits

Grace Maher joins The Collective after Western United's loss in the Elimination Final