Geelong winger Ollie Dempsey has kicked the first goal of the 2025 AFL Grand Final.
The Cats were able to force a front half turnover after a Sam De Koning shot, with Dempsey ripping forward and holding his width as the fat side winger to get a shot from the goal square.
It took 15 minutes with both teams having momentum and periods of repeat inside 50s in a highly contested opening to the game, with the first five scores of the game behinds.
Previous Grand Final first goal kickers:
- 2024: Will Hayward (Sydney Swans)
- 2023: Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
- 2022: Tom Hawkins (Geelong)
- 2021: Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
- 2020: Dion Prestia (Richmond)
- 2019: Jeremy Cameron (GWS)
- 2018: Travis Varcoe (Collingwood)
- 2017: Rory Sloane (Adelaide)
- 2016: Luke Parker (Sydney)
You can follow the 2025 AFL Grand Final via our live blog, while all match stats can be found in our match centre below.
