How to stream the full AFL season in Australia

Ah, the Australian Football League. No-one calls it that unless it’s in trouble. To its mates, it’s "AFL" or "Aussie Rules". Sometimes it’s called "football", but that’s confusing given that could also refer to soccer, NRL, rugby union or even NFL. Regardless of what you call it, you’re at the right place for all your Australian streaming options for AFL, including some of the best sports streaming services.

If you want to watch a bit of AFL, you can get it for free. But you're going to have to pay if you want the full season.

The simplest way to watch pretty much every AFL live stream in Australia is with a Kayo Sports subscription. A Kayo sub will give you access to all matches up to (but not including) the Grand Final. Thankfully, you can watch the Grand Final for free on 7plus.

The cheapest way to get Kayo Sports is the $30 monthly fee for Kayo Standard, which gives you a single stream in up to 1080p resolution. Kayo Premium costs $40 a month, but you get two simultaneous streams in up to 4K quality. That's worth considering if you've got a 4K TV because, according to Kayo, every match is available in 4K resolution. You may be able to get a subscription cheaper with a Kayo deal.

Full disclosure: you can also access the same AFL content with a Foxtel Now subscription, but it's cost-prohibitive. You're looking at either $84 per month typical pricing for Foxtel Now with the Sports + Movies pack – you can't seemingly just get Sports as an add-on anymore (unless you have traditional Foxtel) – or an eyewatering $104 per month for the Ultimate pack with all channels. It's also worth flagging that DAZN is the new owner of Foxtel content, meaning the AFL may end up on DAZN in the future.

Alternatively, if you want to watch AFL live and free, there are a bunch of matches to watch on 7plus. The new streaming rights have made it rather confusing, more so because there are different agreements per state and territory. Things are going to stay this way for a while – from 2025 to 2031 – but we've got a table breaking it down below. Basically, expect more free games on Thursday nights, with most other in-season games available on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons.

7 Plus free matches: 3 live per round
Kayo/Foxtel premium matches: All 9 matches live per week
Finals series: All matches live in weeks 1-3 on 7plus and Kayo/Foxtel
Grand Final: Live on 7plus

Other matches: All designated marquee matches on 7plus

7 Plus free matches: 3 live per round
Kayo/Foxtel premium matches: All 9 matches live per week
Finals series: All matches live in weeks 1-3 on 7plus and Kayo/Foxtel
Grand Final: Live on 7plus

Other matches: All designated marquee matches on 7plus

7 Plus free matches: 3 live per round
Kayo/Foxtel premium matches: All 9 matches live per week
Finals series: All matches live in weeks 1-3 on 7plus and Kayo/Foxtel
Grand Final: Live on 7plus

Other matches: All designated marquee matches on 7plus

7 Plus free matches: 3 live per round
Kayo/Foxtel premium matches: All 9 matches live per week
Finals series: All matches live in weeks 1-3 on 7plus and Kayo/Foxtel
Grand Final: Live on 7plus

Other matches: All 46 matches featuring Adelaide teams (live or delayed)
Delayed 7plus matches: 4 Adelaide Crows and 4 Port Adelaide Saturday matches (prior to Round 9)

7 Plus free matches: 3 live per round
Kayo/Foxtel premium matches: All 9 matches live per week
Finals series: All matches live in weeks 1-3 on 7plus and Kayo/Foxtel
Grand Final: Live on 7plus

Other matches: All 46 matches featuring Western Australia teams (live or delayed)
Delayed 7plus matches: 2 Fremantle and 2 West Coast Eagles Saturday matches (prior to Round 9)

7 Plus free matches: 3 live per round
Kayo/Foxtel premium matches: All 9 matches live per week
Finals series: All matches live in weeks 1-3 on 7plus and Kayo/Foxtel
Grand Final: Live on 7plus

Other matches: All 46 matches featuring Queensland teams (live or delayed)
Delayed 7plus matches: 5 Brisbane Lions and 5 Gold Coast Suns Saturday matches (prior to Round 11)

7 Plus free matches: 3 live per round
Kayo/Foxtel premium matches: All 9 matches live per week
Finals series: All matches live in weeks 1-3 on 7plus and Kayo/Foxtel
Grand Final: Live on 7plus

Other matches: All 46 matches featuring New South Wales teams (live or delayed)
Delayed 7plus matches: 4 GWS Giants and 3 Sydney Swans Saturday matches (prior to Round 11)

We said it above, but it warrants repeating. A Kayo Sports or Foxtel Now subscription won't get you access to the AFL Grand Final, which is streaming exclusively live on 7plus. If you want to watch every AFL match, you're going to need a 7plus subscription. Good thing it's free.

There’s one other way to watch AFL in Australia, but you’ll need a virtual private network (VPN) service to access live streams and on-demand AFL matches via the Watch AFL site/app. You need a VPN because Watch AFL isn’t accessible with an Australian IP address. Connect to a VPN server in any other country to start streaming, though.

While currencies adjust based on your location, it's not exactly cheap. In Australian prices, you're looking at $24 for a week, $44 for a month or $229 for a year. As for the VPN, we recommend choosing one that’s great with international streaming, like one of these picks:

• Windscribe VPN
• ExpressVPN
• PureVPN
• NordVPN
• Proton VPN
• IPVanish VPN

Interested to see how the streaming services above stack up against the competition? Take a look at the table below for a comparison of your streaming options in Australia.