The start of the 2025 AFL season is upon us with every team, player, coach and fan optimistic about their chances for the season that lay ahead.
AFL fantasy players are also chomping at the bit, waiting to get back into the thick of the DFS action at Draftstars this season.
Well, the wait is over! We’re pleased to report that the biggest DFS contest of the year is returning for 2025 with Draftstars today announcing the return of the AFL Star and another massive $1 million prize pool.
It’s the biggest fantasy contest in the country and with a $250,000 top prize, we’re talking life-changing money for one lucky Draftstars player this season. Forget Supercoach, Draftstars is where it’s at this season!
The format for the 2025 AFL Star will be similar to last season. There are 240 tickets to the Final to be won throughout the 2025 AFL season. The majority of these will be won on the AFL, but there will also be a sprinkling awarded through Golf, Cricket and NRL contests. Once again the maximum number of tickets an individual person can win is five.
Satellites will now be run as a monthly playoff rather than weekly. Satellite contests will be low-entry buy-in contests to give players of all budgets a pathway to win through to the AFL Star Final.
One difference this year is that winning a ticket will give you an immediate payout of $1,000. You don’t have to wait until the Final at the end of the season to collect the minimum prize payout. You can collect straight away and put those funds back to work on other Draftstars contests. So only the top 100 players in the Final will receive an additional payout on the day.
The AFL Star Final will also be the first game of the AFL Finals this season which is likely to be the Qualifying Final on Thursday September 4th 2025.
It all starts next Thursday night for the Opening Round of the 2025 AFL season!
So who will be crowned the 2025 AFL Star and take home the massive $250,000 top prize?
Check out our Draftstars review for more information about daily fantasy sports and how it all works, and when you’re ready to give it a go you can click here to join Draftstars today!
