2009 AFL season
113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)
Australian rules football season
The 2009 AFL season was the 113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 26 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The premiership was won by the Geelong Football Club for the eighth time, after it defeated St Kilda by twelve points in the 2009 AFL Grand Final .
Pre-season
AFL pre-season draft
The pre-season draft was held on 16 December 2008 (but is referred to as the 2009 Pre-season draft in continuation from the early years of the AFL draft when it was held in January or February) and most pre-draft interest was on whether or not former West Coast Eagles captain and Brownlow Medal winner Ben Cousins would be selected by the Richmond Football Club . Richmond, the only club to show interest in recruiting Cousins, had one selection in the pre-season draft (because it had only one space left on its senior list). In the week leading up to the pre-season draft, Richmond requested to have Graham Polak (who had been hit by a tram the previous season, with it not clear at this stage whether or not the resulting injuries would end his career) moved to the rookie list, to free up an additional list space and give them a second selection in the pre-season draft. The request was similar to one made by and granted to the Essendon Football Club a few years earlier with respect to Adam Ramanauskas , but there were key differences which led to Richmond's request being rejected by the AFL and a majority of rival clubs on 15 December.[ 1] Although Richmond had maintained throughout the previous week that it would draft Cousins only if its request to put Polak on the rookie list was granted, they selected Cousins anyway with their only selection in the pre-season draft. Josh Carr's return to Port Adelaide was another major player move.[ 2]
NAB Cup
Premiership season
Round 1
Round 1 (season launch)
Thursday, 26 March
Richmond 9.13 (67)
def. by
Carlton 23.12 (150)
MCG (crowd: 87,043)
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Friday, 27 March
Hawthorn 16.7 (103)
def. by
Geelong 15.21 (111)
MCG (crowd: 69,593)
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Saturday, 28 March
Collingwood 13.8 (86)
def. by
Adelaide 13.12 (90)
MCG (crowd: 41,591)
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Saturday, 28 March
Brisbane Lions 14.11 (95)
def.
West Coast 13.8 (86)
The Gabba (crowd: 26,800)
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Saturday, 28 March
St Kilda 12.8 (80)
def.
Sydney 9.11 (65)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,442)
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Sunday, 29 March
Melbourne 10.7 (67)
def. by
North Melbourne 15.11 (101)
MCG (crowd: 28,707)
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Sunday, 29 March
Port Adelaide 15.17 (107)
def.
Essendon 9.12 (66)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 28,315)
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Sunday, 29 March
Fremantle 13.16 (94)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 25.7 (157)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,634)
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Round 2
Round 2
Friday, 3 April
Adelaide 10.9 (69)
def. by
St Kilda 15.11 (101)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,189)
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Saturday, 4 April
Geelong 15.15 (105)
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Richmond 13.7 (85)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,288)
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Saturday, 4 April
Collingwood 17.15 (117)
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Melbourne 10.4 (64)
MCG (crowd: 43,176)
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Saturday, 4 April
Carlton 18.11 (119)
def.
Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,496)
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Saturday, 4 April
Sydney 22.11 (143)
def.
Hawthorn 15.15 (105)
ANZ Stadium (crowd: 36,116)
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Sunday, 5 April
Essendon 16.13 (109)
def.
Fremantle 10.11 (71)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,461)
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Sunday, 5 April
Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80)
def.
North Melbourne 9.11 (65)
MCG (crowd: 34,466)
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Sunday, 5 April
West Coast 19.11 (125)
def.
Port Adelaide 10.15 (75)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,826)
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Round 3
Round 3 (Easter)
Thursday, 9 April
Geelong 18.14 (122)
def.
Collingwood 13.17 (95)
MCG (crowd: 58,527)
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Saturday, 11 April
St Kilda 25.11 (161)
def.
West Coast 9.10 (64)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,006)
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Saturday, 11 April
Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100)
def.
Sydney 9.13 (67)
The Gabba (crowd: 24,984)
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Saturday, 11 April
Carlton 16.16 (112)
def. by
Essendon 17.14 (116)
MCG (crowd: 70,411)
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Sunday, 12 April
Port Adelaide 22.15 (147)
def.
Melbourne 14.6 (90)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,030)
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Sunday, 12 April
North Melbourne 10.9 (69)
def. by
Hawthorn 19.9 (123)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,893)
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Sunday, 12 April
Fremantle 11.14 (80)
def. by
Adelaide 15.14 (104)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,035)
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Monday, 13 April
Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110)
def.
Richmond 8.15 (63)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,261)
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Round 4
Round 4
Friday, 17 April
Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73)
def. by
Collingwood 13.12 (90)
The Gabba (crowd: 34,912)
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Saturday, 18 April
Sydney 12.12 (84)
def.
Carlton 9.13 (67)
SCG (crowd: 30,834)
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Saturday, 18 April
Hawthorn 12.13 (85)
def. by
Port Adelaide 17.13 (115)
MCG (crowd: 33,274)
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Saturday, 18 April
St Kilda 17.9 (111)
def.
Fremantle 4.4 (28)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,326)
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Saturday, 18 April
Adelaide 13.8 (86)
def. by
Geelong 21.8 (134)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,418)
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Sunday, 19 April
North Melbourne 10.9 (69)
def.
Essendon 7.15 (57)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,842)
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Sunday, 19 April
Richmond 13.14 (92)
def. by
Melbourne 14.16 (100)
MCG (crowd: 40,763)
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Sunday, 19 April
West Coast 17.14 (116)
def.
Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,758)
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Round 5
Round 5 (ANZAC Day)
Friday, 24 April
Port Adelaide 5.6 (36)
def. by
St Kilda 15.12 (102)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,426)
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Saturday, 25 April
Essendon 13.15 (93)
def.
Collingwood 12.16 (88)
MCG (crowd: 84,829)
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Saturday, 25 April
Hawthorn 11.8 (74)
def.
West Coast 7.14 (56)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 17,880)
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Saturday, 25 April
Fremantle 18.13 (121)
def.
Sydney 16.4 (100)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,884)
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Saturday, 25 April
North Melbourne 7.16 (58)
def. by
Richmond 13.16 (94)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,224)
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Sunday, 26 April
Geelong 18.18 (126)
def.
Brisbane Lions 5.3 (33)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 15,580)
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Sunday, 26 April
Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90)
def. by
Carlton 21.7 (133)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,268)
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Sunday, 26 April
Melbourne 4.10 (34)
def. by
Adelaide 7.9 (51)
MCG (crowd: 14,129)
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Geelong amassed a new record 490 disposals in its match against Brisbane, breaking the old record of 469 disposals (West Coast , 2007; and Geelong, 2008).[ 5]
Round 6
Round 6
Friday, 1 May
North Melbourne 11.9 (75)
def. by
Collingwood 19.13 (127)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,087)
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Saturday, 2 May
Hawthorn 16.10 (106)
def.
Carlton 15.12 (102)
MCG (crowd: 69,014)
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Saturday, 2 May
West Coast 9.20 (74)
def. by
Fremantle 13.9 (87)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,654)
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Saturday, 2 May
Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111)
def.
Essendon 9.14 (68)
The Gabba (crowd: 29,252)
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Saturday, 2 May
Port Adelaide 15.15 (105)
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Adelaide 12.7 (79)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,558)
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Sunday, 3 May
Sydney 14.10 (94)
def.
Richmond 11.9 (75)
SCG (crowd: 25,410)
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Sunday, 3 May
Melbourne 10.8 (68)
def. by
Geelong 15.21 (111)
MCG (crowd: 36,932)
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Sunday, 3 May
Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76)
def. by
St Kilda 14.20 (104)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,302)
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Geelong recorded 498 disposals, including 259 handpasses, in its match against Melbourne ; these marks broke the records the club had set in Rounds 5 and 4 respectively.[ 5]
Round 7
Round 7
Friday, 8 May
Essendon 17.14 (116)
def.
Hawthorn 10.12 (72)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 50,475)
Saturday, 9 May
Geelong 17.14 (116)
def.
Sydney 10.5 (65)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,050)
Saturday, 9 May
Richmond 10.11 (71)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 15.7 (97)
MCG (crowd: 34,646)
Saturday, 9 May
North Melbourne 20.5 (125)
def.
Port Adelaide 18.12 (120)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,342)
Saturday, 9 May
Carlton 11.15 (81)
def. by
Fremantle 13.10 (88)
Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 10,294)
Sunday, 10 May
Adelaide 12.14 (86)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 17.16 (118)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,742)
Sunday, 10 May
West Coast 12.18 (90)
def.
Melbourne 13.4 (82)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,209)
Monday, 11 May
Collingwood 5.10 (40)
def. by
St Kilda 20.8 (128)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,880)
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Round 8
Round 8
Friday, 15 May
Fremantle 9.11 (65)
def. by
Hawthorn 13.9 (87)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,135)
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Saturday, 16 May
Melbourne 15.7 (97)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104)
MCG (crowd: 28,279)
Saturday, 16 May
Geelong 18.11 (119)
def.
North Melbourne 7.7 (49)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,273)
Saturday, 16 May
Brisbane Lions 18.11 (119)
def.
Adelaide 12.11 (83)
The Gabba (crowd: 27,767)
Saturday, 16 May
Sydney 16.10 (106)
def.
West Coast 15.11 (101)
ANZ Stadium (crowd: 33,079)
Sunday, 17 May
Port Adelaide 14.18 (102)
def.
Richmond 15.9 (99)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 22,034)
Sunday, 17 May
Collingwood 7.11 (53)
def. by
Carlton 16.8 (104)
MCG (crowd: 82,834)
Sunday, 17 May
St Kilda 13.12 (90)
def.
Essendon 10.11 (71)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,594)
Round 9
Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 22 May
Geelong 17.14 (116)
def.
Western Bulldogs 17.12 (114)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,620)
Saturday, 23 May
North Melbourne 14.14 (98)
def.
Fremantle 12.13 (85)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,436)
Saturday, 23 May
Adelaide 15.14 (104)
def.
Carlton 8.12 (60)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,107)
Saturday, 23 May
West Coast 9.12 (66)
def. by
Collingwood 12.16 (88)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,658)
Saturday, 23 May
Richmond 12.13 (85)
def. by
Essendon 19.11 (125)
MCG (crowd: 73,625)
Sunday, 24 May
Sydney 18.15 (123)
def.
Port Adelaide 10.8 (68)
SCG (crowd: 23,229)
Sunday, 24 May
St Kilda 14.13 (97)
def.
Brisbane Lions 13.3 (81)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,673)
Sunday, 24 May
Hawthorn 17.12 (114)
def.
Melbourne 13.14 (92)
MCG (crowd: 39,395)
Round 10
Round 10
Friday, 29 May
Carlton 16.15 (111)
def.
West Coast 10.10 (70)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,611)
Saturday, 30 May
Western Bulldogs 18.9 (117)
def.
Sydney 12.5 (77)
Manuka Oval (crowd: 12,457)
Saturday, 30 May
North Melbourne 12.9 (81)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 15.9 (99)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,583)
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Saturday, 30 May
Fremantle 17.10 (112)
def. by
Richmond 17.13 (115)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,391)
Saturday, 30 May
St Kilda 11.17 (83)
def.
Melbourne 6.10 (46)
Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 9,112)
Sunday, 31 May
Adelaide 16.10 (106)
def.
Hawthorn 12.7 (79)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,035)
Sunday, 31 May
Essendon 11.4 (70)
def. by
Geelong 20.14 (134)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 48,852)
Sunday, 31 May
Collingwood 17.12 (114)
def.
Port Adelaide 11.10 (76)
MCG (crowd: 34,793)
Round 11
Round 11 (Women’s Round, Queen's Birthday Holiday Weekend)
Friday, 5 June
Richmond 14.5 (89)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 24.13 (157)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,483)
Saturday, 6 June
North Melbourne 9.3 (57)
def. by
St Kilda 15.13 (103)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,962)
Saturday, 6 June
Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106)
def. by
Carlton 16.16 (112)
The Gabba (crowd: 33,790)
Saturday, 6 June
Port Adelaide 14.10 (94)
def.
Fremantle 11.4 (70)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,418)
Sunday, 7 June
Essendon 18.6 (114)
def. by
Adelaide 21.4 (130)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,451)
Sunday, 7 June
Hawthorn 12.14 (86)
def.
Sydney 11.9 (75)
MCG (crowd: 44,464)
Sunday, 7 June
West Coast 11.11 (77)
def. by
Geelong 15.9 (99)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,355)
Monday, 8 June
Melbourne 8.12 (60)
def. by
Collingwood 19.12 (126)
MCG (crowd: 61,287)
Terry Wallace coached his final match for Richmond, after announcing his retirement earlier in the week. Wallace was replaced by Jade Rawlings as caretaker.[ 8]
St Kilda won its 11th consecutive game, breaking the previous club record of 10 set in 2004.[ 9]
Round 12
Round 12 (Split round)
Friday, 12 June
Carlton 14.11 (95)
def. by
St Kilda 16.8 (104)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 50,820)
Saturday, 13 June
Western Bulldogs 21.11 (137)
def.
Port Adelaide 7.2 (44)
TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,306)
Saturday, 13 June
Richmond 13.14 (92)
def.
West Coast 11.11 (77)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,117)
Sunday, 14 June
Hawthorn 7.9 (51)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 13.15 (93)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,710)
Sunday, 14 June
Adelaide 9.14 (68)
def.
North Melbourne 3.6 (24)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 30,173)
Friday, 19 June
Essendon 19.17 (131)
def.
Melbourne 13.5 (83)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,740)
Saturday, 20 June
Sydney 9.12 (66)
def. by
Collingwood 13.11 (89)
ANZ Stadium (crowd: 41,042)
Sunday, 21 June
Fremantle 11.9 (75)
def. by
Geelong 13.16 (94)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 33,213)
Round 13
Round 13
Friday, 26 June
Essendon 21.10 (136)
def.
Carlton 9.13 (67)
MCG (crowd: 83,407)
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Saturday, 27 June
Collingwood 26.13 (169)
def.
Fremantle 13.7 (85)
MCG (crowd: 44,114)
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Saturday, 27 June
Adelaide 12.13 (85)
def.
Sydney 10.9 (69)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,064)
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Saturday, 27 June
West Coast 16.11 (107)
def.
Hawthorn 13.9 (87)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 31,441)
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Saturday, 27 June
Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111)
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Melbourne 8.8 (56)
The Gabba (crowd: 23,750)
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Sunday, 28 June
Geelong 18.14 (122)
def.
Port Adelaide 13.10 (88)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,142)
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Sunday, 28 June
North Melbourne 12.14 (86)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 17.6 (108)
MCG (crowd: 31,470)
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Sunday, 28 June
St Kilda 13.14 (92)
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Richmond 5.6 (36)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,196)
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Round 14
Round 14
Friday, 3 July
Collingwood 15.12 (102)
def.
Essendon 9.13 (67)
MCG (crowd: 77,699)
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Saturday, 4 July
Melbourne 17.10 (112)
def.
West Coast 13.14 (92)
MCG (crowd: 23,149)
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Saturday, 4 July
Port Adelaide 19.14 (128)
def.
Brisbane Lions 11.14 (80)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 20,293)
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Saturday, 4 July
Richmond 13.7 (85)
def. by
Adelaide 15.12 (102)
Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 11,174)
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Saturday, 4 July
Western Bulldogs 19.19 (133)
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Hawthorn 6.9 (45)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,827)
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Sunday, 5 July
Sydney 15.10 (100)
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North Melbourne 13.7 (85)
SCG (crowd: 21,929)
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Sunday, 5 July
St Kilda 14.7 (91)
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Geelong 13.7 (85)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 54,444)
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Sunday, 5 July
Fremantle 15.10 (100)
def. by
Carlton 16.19 (115)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,720)
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The match between St Kilda and Geelong saw both teams enter the game undefeated with 13–0 records; unbeaten teams had never faced each other so late in the season, the previous latest being Round 8, 1991 between West Coast and Essendon . The high demand for the match to be broadcast live resulted in a change in timeslot, moving from 2:10 pm to 3:10 pm so that the Seven Network could broadcast the game live into Melbourne, and use it as a lead-in to its 6pm news broadcast in accordance with its broadcast contract. As of 2021, the match's attendance of 54,444 stands as the largest crowd at an AFL game held at Etihad Stadium . Geelong's loss was its first at the stadium since Round 1, 2007, ending a 13-match winning streak at the ground.
Western Bulldogs held reigning Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin goalless for the first time since Round 11, 2006 , breaking a streak of 71 consecutive games scoring at least one goal. As of 2022, the streak stands as the longest by a player in the 21st century.[ 11]
Round 15
Round 15
Friday, 10 July
Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110)
def. by
Collingwood 17.9 (111)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 51,382)
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Saturday, 11 July
Sydney 10.12 (72)
def. by
Essendon 15.17 (107)
SCG (crowd: 30,924)
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Saturday, 11 July
Carlton 16.13 (109)
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Richmond 12.17 (89)
MCG (crowd: 50,784)
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Saturday, 11 July
Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108)
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Geelong 9.11 (65)
The Gabba (crowd: 34,274)
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Saturday, 11 July
Adelaide 19.16 (130)
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Fremantle 1.7 (13)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 32,451)
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Sunday, 12 July
Hawthorn 10.13 (73)
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North Melbourne 9.10 (64)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,080)
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Sunday, 12 July
Melbourne 15.11 (101)
def.
Port Adelaide 13.12 (90)
MCG (crowd: 15,888)
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Sunday, 12 July
West Coast 11.4 (70)
def. by
St Kilda 13.12 (90)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,259)
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Adelaide 's dominant victory against Fremantle saw the latter held to a score of only 1.7 (13). As of 2021, it stands as the lowest score in Fremantle 's history;[ 12] and, it was the lowest score kicked by any team in a game since 1961 .[ 13] Fremantle managed only one behind in the first half, also the lowest in club history and the lowest by any club since Fitzroy in Round 1, 1995 .[ 14]
Round 16
Round 16
Friday, 17 July
Essendon 11.4 (70)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,120)
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Saturday, 18 July
Carlton 19.10 (124)
def.
Sydney 9.9 (63)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,018)
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Saturday, 18 July
Geelong 17.15 (117)
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Melbourne 11.5 (71)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,160)
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Saturday, 18 July
Fremantle 7.5 (47)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 22,595)
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Saturday, 18 July
Collingwood 11.10 (76)
def. by
Hawthorn 18.13 (121)
MCG (crowd: 66,149)
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Sunday, 19 July
Port Adelaide 17.10 (112)
def.
West Coast 11.10 (76)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,106)
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Sunday, 19 July
Richmond 12.13 (85)
drew with
North Melbourne 12.13 (85)
MCG (crowd: 30,604)
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Sunday, 19 July
St Kilda 15.15 (105)
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Adelaide 7.6 (48)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,940)
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Carlton defeated Sydney to end a twelve-game losing streak against the club, dating back to 2000.[ 15]
Round 17
Round 17 (Rivalry Round)
Friday, 24 July
Carlton 4.16 (40)
def. by
Collingwood 14.10 (94)
MCG (crowd: 84,938)
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Saturday, 25 July
Geelong 15.9 (99)
def.
Hawthorn 14.14 (98)
MCG (crowd: 64,803)
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Saturday, 25 July
Fremantle 10.11 (71)
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West Coast 8.18 (66)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,536)
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Saturday, 25 July
Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116)
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North Melbourne 11.9 (75)
The Gabba (crowd: 25,509)
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Saturday, 25 July
St Kilda 16.10 (106)
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Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,082)
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Sunday, 26 July
Melbourne 6.14 (50)
def. by
Sydney 10.8 (68)
Manuka Oval (crowd: 7,311)
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Sunday, 26 July
Essendon 14.12 (96)
def. by
Richmond 15.11 (101)
MCG (crowd: 47,412)
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Sunday, 26 July
Adelaide 19.18 (132)
def.
Port Adelaide 9.8 (62)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 46,859)
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Round 18
Round 18
Friday, 31 July
North Melbourne 11.18 (84)
def. by
Carlton 14.10 (94)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,554)
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Saturday, 1 August
Western Bulldogs 17.9 (111)
def.
Fremantle 11.14 (80)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,065)
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Saturday, 1 August
Geelong 14.9 (93)
def.
Adelaide 13.13 (91)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,686)
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Saturday, 1 August
Sydney 13.15 (93)
def. by
St Kilda 13.16 (94)
SCG (crowd: 27,805)
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Saturday, 1 August
Collingwood 12.23 (95)
def.
Brisbane Lions 8.7 (55)
MCG (crowd: 47,268)
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Sunday, 2 August
Melbourne 12.10 (82)
def. by
Richmond 12.14 (86)
MCG (crowd: 37,438)
Sunday, 2 August
Port Adelaide 18.13 (121)
def.
Hawthorn 14.19 (103)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,154)
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Sunday, 2 August
West Coast 14.11 (95)
def.
Essendon 10.8 (68)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,765)
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Round 19
Round 19
Friday, 7 August
Carlton 14.13 (97)
def.
Geelong 8.14 (62)
MCG (crowd: 55,057)
Saturday, 8 August
Western Bulldogs 13.19 (97)
def. by
West Coast 16.6 (102)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,417)
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Saturday, 8 August
Hawthorn 7.7 (49)
def. by
St Kilda 10.14 (74)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 20,011)
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Saturday, 8 August
Essendon 13.9 (87)
drew with
Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87)
MCG (crowd: 41,636)
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Saturday, 8 August
Adelaide 9.14 (68)
def. by
Collingwood 13.11 (89)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 45,128)
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Sunday, 9 August
North Melbourne 19.9 (123)
def.
Melbourne 8.13 (61)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,594)
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Sunday, 9 August
Richmond 10.8 (68)
def. by
Sydney 18.15 (123)
MCG (crowd: 32,216)
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Sunday, 9 August
Fremantle 17.14 (116)
def.
Port Adelaide 11.8 (74)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,029)
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Round 20
Round 20 (Green Round)
Friday, 14 August
Hawthorn 9.13 (67)
def. by
Adelaide 13.16 (94)
MCG (crowd: 32,583)
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Saturday, 15 August
Richmond 8.11 (59)
def. by
Collingwood 22.20 (152)
MCG (crowd: 63,366)
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Saturday, 15 August
West Coast 17.8 (110)
def.
North Melbourne 10.12 (72)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,472)
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Saturday, 15 August
Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 15.12 (102)
The Gabba (crowd: 33,421)
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Saturday, 15 August
Sydney 13.9 (87)
def. by
Geelong 13.14 (92)
ANZ Stadium (crowd: 40,261)
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Sunday, 16 August
Melbourne 20.7 (127)
def.
Fremantle 9.10 (64)
MCG (crowd: 13,004)
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Sunday, 16 August
Port Adelaide 9.13 (67)
def. by
Carlton 18.13 (121)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,221)
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Sunday, 16 August
Essendon 16.14 (110)
def.
St Kilda 16.12 (108)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 41,410)
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Essendon defeated St Kilda by two points to inflict St Kilda's first loss of the season; St Kilda 's captain Nick Riewoldt had the chance to win the game with a 45-metre set shot after the final siren , but he missed the goal.[ 21] The losses ended St Kilda's 19-game winning streak, which as of 2022 stands as the longest in St Kilda's history and the equal fifth-longest by any club in VFL/AFL history.[ 22]
Round 21
Round 21
Friday, 21 August
Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110)
def.
Geelong 14.12 (96)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,818)
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Saturday, 22 August
Carlton 24.9 (153)
def.
Melbourne 15.6 (96)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,433)
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Saturday, 22 August
Adelaide 18.14 (122)
def.
West Coast 7.6 (48)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 39,640)
Report
Saturday, 22 August
Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107)
def.
Port Adelaide 14.8 (92)
The Gabba (crowd: 26,437)
Report
Saturday, 22 August
Richmond 14.9 (93)
def. by
Hawthorn 20.15 (135)
MCG (crowd: 34,779)
Report
Sunday, 23 August
St Kilda 8.11 (59)
def. by
North Melbourne 10.4 (64)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,522)
Report
Sunday, 23 August
Collingwood 13.19 (97)
def.
Sydney 8.8 (56)
MCG (crowd: 54,400)
Report
Sunday, 23 August
Fremantle 21.15 (141)
def.
Essendon 13.9 (87)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,413)
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Round 22
Round 22
Friday, 28 August
West Coast 17.23 (125)
def.
Richmond 6.9 (45)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,017)
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Saturday, 29 August
Geelong 14.10 (94)
def.
Fremantle 8.6 (54)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 18,196)
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Saturday, 29 August
Hawthorn 14.15 (99)
def. by
Essendon 16.20 (116)
MCG (crowd: 77,278)
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Saturday, 29 August
Carlton 16.8 (104)
def. by
Adelaide 27.14 (176)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,356)
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Saturday, 29 August
Sydney 14.8 (92)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100)
SCG (crowd: 27,933)
Report
Saturday, 29 August
Port Adelaide 9.13 (67)
def. by
North Melbourne 10.11 (71)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 17,284)
Report
Sunday, 30 August
Melbourne 10.7 (67)
def. by
St Kilda 17.12 (114)
MCG (crowd: 36,748)
Report
Sunday, 30 August
Collingwood 10.16 (76)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 48,888)
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Season notes
Hawthorn missed the finals, become the first reigning premier to do so since Adelaide in 1999.
In the final round, Western Bulldogs defeated Collingwood by 24 points; the win gave the Bulldogs a 0.31% percentage advantage over Collingwood, placing the Bulldogs third and the Magpies fourth. Had Brad Johnson not scored a goal in the final minute, Collingwood would have finished third.
Win/loss table
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
F1
F2
F3
GF
Ladder
Adelaide
Coll +4
StK -32
Frem +24
Geel -48
Melb +17
PA -26
WB -32
BL -36
Carl +44
Haw +27
Ess +16
NM +44
Syd +16
Rich +17
Frem +117
StK -57
PA +70
Geel -2
Coll -21
Haw +27
WCE +74
Carl +72
Ess +96
Coll -5
X
X
5 (5)
Brisbane Lions
WCE +9
Carl -19
Syd +33
Coll -17
Geel -93
Ess +43
Rich +26
Adel +36
StK -16
NM +18
Carl -6
Haw +42
Melb +55
PA -48
Geel +43
Frem +15
NM +41
Coll -40
Ess 0
WB -18
PA +15
Syd +8
Carl +7
WB -51
X
X
6 (6)
Carlton
Rich +83
BL +19
Ess -4
Syd -17
WB +43
Haw -4
Frem -7
Coll +51
Adel -44
WCE +41
BL +6
StK -9
Ess -69
Frem +15
Rich +20
Syd +61
Coll -54
NM +10
Geel +35
PA +54
Melb +57
Adel -72
BL -7
X
X
X
7 (7)
Collingwood
Adel -4
Melb +53
Geel -27
BL +17
Ess -5
NM +52
StK -88
Carl -51
WCE +22
PA +38
Melb +66
Syd +23
Frem +84
Ess +35
WB +1
Haw -45
Carl +54
BL +40
Adel +21
Rich +93
Syd +41
WB -24
StK -28
Adel +5
Geel -73
X
4 (4)
Essendon
PA -41
Frem +38
Carl +4
NM -12
Coll +5
BL -43
Haw +44
StK -19
Rich +40
Geel -64
Adel -16
Melb +48
Carl +69
Coll -35
Syd +35
WB -33
Rich -5
WCE -27
BL 0
StK +2
Frem -54
Haw +17
Adel -96
X
X
X
8 (8)
Fremantle
WB -63
Ess -38
Adel -24
StK -83
Syd +21
WCE +13
Carl +7
Haw -22
NM -13
Rich -3
PA -24
Geel -19
Coll -84
Carl -15
Adel -117
BL -15
WCE +5
WB -31
PA +42
Melb -63
Ess +54
Geel -40
X
X
X
X
14
Geelong
Haw +8
Rich +20
Coll +27
Adel +48
BL +93
Melb +43
Syd +51
NM +70
WB +2
Ess +64
WCE +22
Frem +19
PA +34
StK -6
BL -43
Melb +46
Haw +1
Adel +2
Carl -35
Syd +5
WB -14
Frem +40
WB +14
X
Coll +73
StK +12
2 (1)
Hawthorn
Geel -8
Syd -38
NM +54
PA -30
WCE +18
Carl +4
Ess -44
Frem +22
Melb +22
Adel -27
Syd +11
BL -42
WCE -20
WB -88
NM +9
Coll +45
Geel -1
PA -18
StK -25
Adel -27
Rich +42
Ess -17
X
X
X
X
9
Melbourne
NM -34
Coll -53
PA -57
Rich +8
Adel -17
Geel -43
WCE -8
WB -7
Haw -22
StK -37
Coll -66
Ess -48
BL -55
WCE +20
PA +11
Geel -46
Syd -18
Rich -4
NM -62
Frem +63
Carl -57
StK -47
X
X
X
X
16
North Melbourne
Melb +34
WB -15
Haw -54
Ess +12
Rich -36
Coll -52
PA +5
Geel -70
Frem +13
BL -18
StK -46
Adel -44
WB -22
Syd -15
Haw -9
Rich 0
BL -41
Carl -10
Melb +62
WCE -38
StK +5
PA +4
X
X
X
X
13
Port Adelaide
Ess +41
WCE -50
Melb +57
Haw +30
StK -66
Adel +26
NM -5
Rich +3
Syd -55
Coll -38
Frem +24
WB -93
Geel -34
BL +48
Melb -11
WCE +36
Adel -70
Haw +18
Frem -42
Carl -54
BL -15
NM -4
X
X
X
X
10
Richmond
Carl -83
Geel -20
WB -47
Melb -8
NM +36
Syd -19
BL -26
PA -3
Ess -40
Frem +3
WB -68
WCE +15
StK -56
Adel -17
Carl -20
NM 0
Ess +5
Melb +4
Syd -55
Coll -93
Haw -42
WCE -80
X
X
X
X
15
St Kilda
Syd +15
Adel +32
WCE +97
Frem +83
PA +66
WB +28
Coll +88
Ess +19
BL +16
Melb +37
NM +46
Carl +9
Rich +56
Geel +6
WCE +20
Adel +57
WB +45
Syd +1
Haw +25
Ess -2
NM -5
Melb +47
Coll +28
X
WB +7
Geel -12
1 (2)
Sydney
StK -15
Haw +38
BL -33
Carl +17
Frem -21
Rich +19
Geel -51
WCE +5
PA +55
WB -40
Haw -11
Coll -23
Adel -16
NM +15
Ess -35
Carl -61
Melb +18
StK -1
Rich +55
Geel -5
Coll -41
BL -8
X
X
X
X
12
West Coast
BL -9
PA +50
StK -97
WB +33
Haw -18
Frem -13
Melb +8
Syd -5
Coll -22
Carl -41
Geel -22
Rich -15
Haw +20
Melb -20
StK -20
PA -36
Frem -5
Ess +27
WB +5
NM +38
Adel -74
Rich +80
X
X
X
X
11
Western Bulldogs
Frem +63
NM +15
Rich +47
WCE -33
Carl -43
StK -28
Adel +32
Melb +7
Geel -2
Syd +40
Rich +68
PA +93
NM +22
Haw +88
Coll -1
Ess +33
StK -45
Frem +31
WCE -5
BL +18
Geel +14
Coll +24
Geel -14
BL +51
StK -7
X
3 (3)
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
F1
F2
F3
GF
Ladder
+
Win
Qualified for finals
-
Loss
X
Bye
Draw
Eliminated
Bold – Home game
Ladder
Source:
AFL ladder Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Ladder progression
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 St Kilda 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 76 76 80 Geelong 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 52 52 56 60 64 64 68 68 72 Western Bulldogs 4 8 12 12 12 12 16 20 20 24 28 32 36 40 40 44 44 48 48 52 56 60 Collingwood 0 4 4 8 8 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 40 44 48 52 56 60 60 Adelaide 4 4 8 8 12 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 40 44 44 44 48 52 56 Brisbane Lions 4 4 8 8 8 12 16 20 20 24 24 28 32 32 36 40 44 44 46 46 50 54 Carlton 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 16 16 20 24 24 24 28 32 36 36 40 44 48 52 52 Essendon 0 4 8 8 12 12 16 16 20 20 20 24 28 28 32 32 32 32 34 38 38 42 Hawthorn 0 0 4 4 8 12 12 16 20 20 24 24 24 24 28 32 32 32 32 32 36 36 Port Adelaide 4 4 8 12 12 16 16 20 20 20 24 24 24 28 28 32 32 36 36 36 36 36 West Coast 0 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 20 24 28 28 32 Sydney 0 4 4 8 8 12 12 16 20 20 20 20 20 24 24 24 28 28 32 32 32 32 North Melbourne 4 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 22 22 26 30 Fremantle 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 20 20 24 24 Richmond 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 12 12 12 12 14 18 22 22 22 22 22 Melbourne 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16
Finals series
Qualifying and elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final 6 September, MCG 1 St Kilda 12.8 (80) 4 Collingwood 7.10 (52) 12 September, MCG Collingwood 12.11 (83) 4 September, AAMI Stadium Adelaide 11.12 (78) 18 September, MCG 5 Adelaide 26.10 (166) St Kilda 9.6 (60) 8 Essendon 10.10 (70) Western Bulldogs 7.11 (53) 26 September, MCG St Kilda 9.14 (68) 5 September, The Gabba 19 September, MCG Geelong 12.8 (80) 6 Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111) Geelong 17.18 (120) 7 Carlton 15.14 (104) 11 September, MCG Collingwood 6.11 (47) Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) 5 September, MCG Brisbane Lions 8.8 (56) 2 Geelong 14.12 (96) 3 Western Bulldogs 12.10 (82)
Week one
Week two
Week three
Week four
Grand Final
26 September (2:30 pm)
St Kilda
def. by
Geelong
MCG (crowd: 99,251)
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3.2 (20) 7.7 (49) 9.11 (65)9.14 (68)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
3.0 (18) 7.1 (43) 9.4 (58)12.8 (80)
Umpires: McBurney , Rosebury , Ryan Norm Smith Medal : Paul Chapman (Geelong )
Schneider 2 Goddard , Hayes , Dempster , Jones , Koschitzke , Riewoldt , Montagna 1
Goals
3 Chapman 2 Mooney , Hawkins , Rooke 1 Selwood , Byrnes , Ablett
Gram , Hayes , Ball , Jones , Montagna , Baker , Goddard
Best
Chapman , Rooke , Milburn , Taylor , Selwood , Ablett , Corey , Bartel , Ling , Scarlett
Goddard (broken nose and collarbone), Riewoldt (torn adductor muscle)
Injuries
Chapman (hamstring), Taylor (broken hand)
Nil
Reports
Nil
Awards
Best and fairest
AFL Rising Star
The 2009 award was won by Daniel Rich from the Brisbane Lions .[ 39]
Goal of the Year
The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual Goal of the Year competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the AFL Stores Goal of the Year .
Nominations [ 40]
Mark of the Year
The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Hungry Jack's Mark of the Year .
Nominations [ 42]
AFL Army Award
The Australian Football League , with the support of the Australian Army , recognises players who produce an act or acts of bravery or selflessness to promote the cause of his team during a game. Each week three players and what they did are made available on the AFL Army Award website for supporters to vote on. The player with the highest percentage of the vote is the AFL Army Award nominee for that round.
Nominations
For the full list of round-by-round nominees, see 2009 AFL Army Award .
Club leadership
Club
Coach
Captain(s)
Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Adelaide
Neil Craig
Simon Goodwin
Tyson Edwards , Brett Burton , Ben Rutten , Nathan van Berlo , Michael Doughty , Scott Stevens [ 43]
Brisbane Lions
Michael Voss
Jonathan Brown
Simon Black , Luke Power , Jed Adcock , Daniel Merrett
Carlton
Brett Ratten
Chris Judd
Heath Scotland , Nick Stevens
Collingwood
Mick Malthouse
Nick Maxwell
Josh Fraser (vc), Scott Pendlebury (vc), Shane O'Bree , Dane Swan , Tarkyn Lockyer [ 44]
Essendon
Matthew Knights
Matthew Lloyd
Scott Lucas (vc), Mark McVeigh , Adam McPhee , Andrew Welsh , David Hille , Jobe Watson
Fremantle
Mark Harvey
Matthew Pavlich
Luke McPharlin , Aaron Sandilands , Antoni Grover , Des Headland
Geelong
Mark Thompson
Tom Harley
Cameron Ling (vc), Joel Corey (dvc), Joel Selwood , Gary Ablett , Jimmy Bartel , Corey Enright
Hawthorn
Alastair Clarkson
Sam Mitchell
Luke Hodge (vc)
Melbourne
Dean Bailey
James McDonald
Cameron Bruce (vc), Brad Green , Brad Miller , Brent Moloney , Brock McLean
North Melbourne
Dean Laidley
Brent Harvey
Drew Petrie (vc)
Port Adelaide
Mark Williams
Domenic Cassisi [ 45]
Shaun Burgoyne (vc), Kane Cornes (vc)
Richmond
Terry Wallace
Chris Newman
Nathan Foley , Kelvin Moore , Brett Deledio [ 46]
St Kilda
Ross Lyon
Nick Riewoldt
Lenny Hayes
Sydney
Paul Roos
Brett Kirk [ 47]
Craig Bolton , Adam Goodes
West Coast
John Worsfold
Darren Glass
Dean Cox (vc), Tyson Stenglein , Matthew Priddis , Adam Selwood , Beau Waters
Western Bulldogs
Rodney Eade
Brad Johnson
Umpiring and rule changes
Two rule changes were introduced into the regular season[ 48]
If a player is not 'under pressure' and deliberately rushes a behind would be penalised by a free kick at the spot that the ball was rushed;
If a player tackles an opponent after he disposes of the ball, preventing him from taking further part in the play, then a free kick and 50m penalty is paid.
Umpires were also encouraged to recall a centre bounce if it is offline, throwing it up the second time.
Players contacting umpires continued to be an issue with several players fined for making contact with umpires as they retreated from ball-ups. In related offences, Collingwood's Heath Shaw was suspended for one week after touching an umpire's shoulder, and Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett was fined $5000 after criticising the umpires on radio.[ 49]
Coach changes
See also
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