2007 AFL season
111th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)
Australian rules football season
The 2007 AFL season was the 111th 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 30 March until 29 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 seventh time, after it defeated Port Adelaide by a record 119 points in the AFL Grand Final .
Pre-season competition
Premiership season
Round 1
Round 1
Friday, 30 March (7:40 pm)
Melbourne 9.8 (62)
def. by
St Kilda 13.15 (93)
MCG (crowd: 49,490)
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm)
Kangaroos 10.19 (79)
def. by
Collingwood 12.10 (82)
MCG (crowd: 42,402)
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm)
Fremantle 16.9 (105)
def. by
Port Adelaide 19.7 (121)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,425)
Saturday, 31 March (7:15 pm)
Brisbane Lions 9.15 (69)
def.
Hawthorn 6.8 (44)
The Gabba (crowd: 27,104)
Saturday, 31 March (7:15 pm)
Sydney 10.13 (73)
def. by
West Coast 11.8 (74)
ANZ Stadium (crowd: 62,586)
Sunday, 1 April (12:40 pm)
Adelaide 10.14 (74)
def. by
Essendon 16.9 (105)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,064)
Sunday, 1 April (2:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 17.11 (113)
def.
Geelong 13.15 (93)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 42,626)
Sunday, 1 April (5:10 pm)
Carlton 15.25 (115)
def.
Richmond 15.8 (98)
MCG (crowd: 59,847)
The match between Sydney and West Coast was, and remains the highest attended home and away match ever that did not feature a Victorian team.
Round 2
Round 2 (Easter Round)
Thursday, 5 April (7:40 pm)
Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102)
def.
St Kilda 7.8 (50)
The Gabba (crowd: 28,266)
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm)
Richmond 11.6 (72)
def. by
Sydney 13.10 (88)
MCG (crowd: 37,985)
Saturday, 7 April (7:10 pm)
Geelong 24.18 (162)
def.
Carlton 12.12 (84)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 41,113)
Saturday, 7 April (5:40 pm)
West Coast 12.15 (87)
def.
Collingwood 11.9 (75)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,413)
Sunday, 8 April (12:40 pm)
Port Adelaide 17.20 (122)
def.
Kangaroos 15.14 (104)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,054)
Sunday, 8 April (2:10 pm)
Essendon 19.8 (122)
def.
Fremantle 17.10 (112)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 32,623)
Sunday, 8 April (5:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 11.6 (72)
def. by
Adelaide 16.14 (110)
MCG (crowd: 27,199)
Monday, 9 April (2:10 pm)
Hawthorn 17.14 (116)
def.
Melbourne 14.10 (94)
MCG (crowd: 43,197)
Round 3
Round 3 (Rivalry Round)
Friday, 13 April (7:40 pm)
Collingwood 17.13 (115)
def.
Richmond 13.12 (90)
MCG (crowd: 70,569)
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm)
Carlton 18.17 (125)
def.
Essendon 17.20 (122)
MCG (crowd: 64,710)
Saturday, 14 April (2:40 pm)
Port Adelaide 8.15 (63)
def. by
Adelaide 13.9 (87)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,959)
Saturday, 14 April (7:10 pm)
St Kilda 17.14 (116)
def.
Western Bulldogs 9.12 (66)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,474)
Saturday, 14 April (5:40 pm)
Fremantle 11.4 (70)
def. by
West Coast 14.17 (101)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,051)
Sunday, 13 April (1:10 pm)
Sydney 13.18 (96)
def.
Brisbane Lions 10.9 (69)
SCG (crowd: 24,854)
Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm)
Melbourne 8.9 (57)
def. by
Geelong 15.19 (109)
MCG (crowd: 38,438)
Sunday, 14 April (5:10 pm)
Kangaroos 10.10 (70)
def. by
Hawthorn 13.13 (91)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 28,481)
Round 4
Round 4
Friday, 20 April (7:40 pm)
Richmond 14.16 (100)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 20.12 (132)
MCG (crowd: 36,821)
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm)
Collingwood 9.12 (66)
def. by
Port Adelaide 12.12 (84)
MCG (crowd: 35,355)
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm)
St Kilda 9.14 (68)
def. by
Essendon 15.9 (99)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 47,605)
Saturday, 21 April (7:10 pm)
Adelaide 9.7 (61)
def.
Sydney 5.14 (44)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,752)
Saturday, 21 April (7:15 pm)
Kangaroos 12.15 (87)
def.
Brisbane Lions 8.15 (63)
Carrara Stadium (crowd: 11,133)
Sunday, 22 April (1:10 pm)
Hawthorn 10.16 (76)
def.
Geelong 9.18 (72)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 17,120)
Sunday, 22 April (2:10 pm)
Melbourne 13.14 (92)
def. by
Fremantle 21.11 (137)
MCG (crowd: 16,654)
Sunday, 22 April (2:40 pm)
West Coast 14.16 (100)
def.
Carlton 4.15 (39)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,016)
Round 5
Round 5 (ANZAC Round)
Wednesday, 25 April (2:40 pm)
Essendon 11.13 (79)
def. by
Collingwood 12.23 (95)
MCG (crowd: 90,508)
Friday, 27 April (7:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 14.12 (96)
def.
St Kilda 6.7 (43)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 24,438)
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm)
Richmond 11.10 (76)
def. by
West Coast 14.15 (99)
MCG (crowd: 27,326)
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm)
Carlton 18.16 (124)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 21.10 (136)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 33,598)
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm)
Sydney 17.7 (109)
def.
Melbourne 8.12 (60)
SCG (crowd: 23,354)
Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm)
Hawthorn 13.15 (93)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110)
MCG (crowd: 31,982)
Sunday, 29 April (2:15 pm)
Geelong 15.12 (102)
def. by
Kangaroos 18.10 (118)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,906)
Sunday, 29 April (2:45 pm)
Fremantle 7.16 (58)
def.
Adelaide 8.9 (57)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,172)
Round 6
Round 6
Friday, 4 May (7:40 pm)
St Kilda 18.17 (125)
def.
Carlton 11.16 (82)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 45,513)
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm)
Essendon 15.6 (96)
def. by
Hawthorn 20.11 (131)
MCG (crowd: 52,047)
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm)
West Coast 10.17 (77)
def.
Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,668)
Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm)
Kangaroos 16.15 (111)
def.
Sydney 14.11 (95)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 27,045)
Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm)
Adelaide 9.8 (62)
def. by
Collingwood 11.20 (86)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,915)
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm)
Brisbane Lions 17.18 (120)
def.
Fremantle 10.15 (75)
The Gabba (crowd: 27,175)
Sunday, 6 May (2:10 pm)
Melbourne 9.17 (71)
def. by
Port Adelaide 10.16 (76)
MCG (crowd: 16,266)
Sunday, 6 May (5:10 pm)
Richmond 9.11 (65)
def. by
Geelong 35.12 (222)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 34,584)
Richmond ‘s heavy defeat of 157 points vs Geelong was its biggest loss in the club's history while Geelong’s score of 35.12 (222) was also the highest score Richmond has conceded.
Round 7
Round 7
Friday, 11 May (7:40 pm)
Kangaroos 18.9 (117)
def.
Essendon 13.17 (95)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 42,730)
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm)
Collingwood 17.17 (119)
def.
Carlton 14.11 (95)
MCG (crowd: 77,321)
Saturday, 12 May (2:40 pm)
Port Adelaide 16.19 (115)
def.
Richmond 10.15 (75)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,232)
Saturday, 12 May (7:10 pm)
Brisbane Lions 9.15 (69)
def. by
Adelaide 14.16 (100)
The Gabba (crowd: 26,978)
Saturday, 12 May (7:10 pm)
St Kilda 15.7 (97)
def.
Sydney 11.5 (71)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 37,816)
Sunday, 13 May (1:10 pm)
Geelong 16.13 (109)
def.
West Coast 10.10 (70)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,014)
Sunday, 13 May (2:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 16.16 (112)
def.
Melbourne 16.10 (106)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 24,584)
Sunday, 13 May (2:40 pm)
Fremantle 14.12 (96)
def.
Hawthorn 11.14 (80)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,481)
Round 8
Round 8
Friday, 18 May (7:10 pm)
Adelaide 14.15 (99)
def.
Richmond 14.6 (90)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,742)
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)
Essendon 18.19 (127)
def.
Brisbane Lions 8.15 (63)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 35,034)
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)
Geelong 14.10 (94)
def.
Fremantle 10.9 (69)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,435)
Saturday, 19 May (7:10 pm)
Hawthorn 10.12 (72)
def.
St Kilda 6.8 (44)
MCG (crowd: 36,063)
Saturday, 19 May (7:10 pm)
Kangaroos 22.15 (147)
def.
Carlton 20.10 (130)
Carrara Stadium (crowd: 11,649)
Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm)
Sydney 17.16 (118)
def.
Port Adelaide 13.9 (87)
SCG (crowd: 25,423)
Sunday, 20 May (2:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 20.15 (135)
def.
Collingwood 14.18 (102)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 46,990)
Sunday, 20 May (2:40 pm)
West Coast 19.23 (137)
def.
Melbourne 9.6 (60)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,068)
Round 9
Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 25 May (6:40 pm)
Fremantle 15.11 (101)
def.
St Kilda 6.19 (55)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,034)
Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm)
Carlton 12.14 (86)
def. by
Adelaide 15.15 (105)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 27,504)
Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm)
Hawthorn 15.9 (99)
def.
West Coast 8.16 (64)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 18,112)
Saturday, 26 May (7:15 pm)
Brisbane Lions 13.9 (87)
def. by
Collingwood 18.12 (120)
The Gabba (crowd: 32,225)
Saturday, 26 May (7:10 pm)
Richmond 12.12 (84)
def. by
Essendon 12.20 (92)
MCG (crowd: 61,837)
Sunday, 27 May (1:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57)
def. by
Sydney 15.10 (100)
Manuka Oval (crowd: 14,517)
Sunday, 27 May (2:10 pm)
Melbourne 11.12 (78)
def. by
Kangaroos 10.19 (79)
MCG (crowd: 30,662)
Sunday, 27 May (4:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 8.12 (60)
def. by
Geelong 16.20 (116)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,465)
Round 10
Round 10
Friday, 1 June (7:40 pm)
Collingwood 15.13 (103)
def.
Fremantle 13.16 (94)
MCG (crowd: 44,480)
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm)
Melbourne 13.11 (89)
def.
Adelaide 10.12 (72)
MCG (crowd: 23,657)
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm)
West Coast 18.13 (121)
def.
Kangaroos 7.13 (55)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,751)
Saturday, 2 June (7:15 pm)
Richmond 10.13 (73)
drew with
Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 28,093)
Saturday, 2 June (7:15 pm)
Sydney 11.7 (73)
def. by
Essendon 11.8 (74)
SCG (crowd: 26,647)
Sunday, 3 June (12:40 pm)
Port Adelaide 10.15 (75)
def. by
Hawthorn 17.7 (109)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,945)
Sunday, 3 June (2:10 pm)
Carlton 21.12 (138)
def.
Western Bulldogs 19.14 (128)
MCG (crowd: 37,535)
Sunday, 3 June (5:10 pm)
St Kilda 9.11 (65)
def. by
Geelong 19.11 (125)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 42,188)
Round 11
Round 11
Friday, 8 June (7:40 pm)
Essendon 15.5 (95)
def.
West Coast 14.10 (94)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 48,913)
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)
Hawthorn 9.12 (66)
def. by
Sydney 11.9 (75)
MCG (crowd: 48,398)
Saturday, 9 June (7:15 pm)
Brisbane Lions 10.12 (72)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 13.17 (95)
The Gabba (crowd: 29,873)
Saturday, 9 June (7:15 pm)
Carlton 22.9 (141)
def.
Port Adelaide 14.18 (102)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 29,678)
Sunday, 10 June (12:40 pm)
Adelaide 9.8 (62)
def. by
Geelong 9.15 (69)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,108)
Sunday, 10 June (2:10 pm)
St Kilda 8.10 (58)
def. by
Kangaroos 11.14 (80)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 34,569)
Sunday, 10 June (2:40 pm)
Fremantle 18.15 (123)
def.
Richmond 15.12 (102)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,177)
Monday, 11 June (2:15 pm)
Melbourne 13.16 (94)
def.
Collingwood 11.15 (81)
MCG (crowd: 70,660)
Round 12
Round 12 (Split Round)
Friday, 15 June (7:40 pm)
Carlton 12.8 (80)
def. by
Hawthorn 27.18 (180)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 53,459)
Saturday, 16 June (7:15 pm)
Kangaroos 7.12 (54)
def. by
Adelaide 15.10 (100)
Carrara Stadium (crowd: 11,178)
Saturday, 16 June (7:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 22.9 (141)
def.
Fremantle 16.19 (115)
TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,449)
Sunday, 17 June (1:10 pm)
Geelong 12.13 (85)
def.
Brisbane Lions 5.5 (35)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,212)
Sunday, 17 June (4:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 19.12 (126)
def.
Essendon 13.17 (95)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,242)
Friday, 22 June (7:40 pm)
Richmond 18.16 (124)
def.
Melbourne 11.9 (75)
MCG (crowd: 46,161)
Saturday, 23 June (7:15 pm)
Sydney 8.9 (57)
def. by
Collingwood 10.16 (76)
Telstra Stadium (crowd: 64,222)
Sunday, 24 June (2:40 pm)
West Coast 11.10 (76)
def. by
St Kilda 15.9 (99)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,401)
Round 13
Round 13
Friday, 29 June (7:40 pm)
Essendon 19.11 (125)
def.
Melbourne 18.15 (123)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 47,552)
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm)
Geelong 13.9 (87)
def.
Sydney 10.9 (69)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,040)
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm)
Fremantle 27.11 (173)
def.
Carlton 13.18 (96)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,307)
Saturday, 30 June (7:15 pm)
Brisbane Lions 15.15 (105)
def. by
Port Adelaide 17.10 (112)
The Gabba (crowd: 22,124)
Saturday, 30 June (7:15 pm)
St Kilda 17.15 (117)
def.
Richmond 15.10 (100)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,689)
Sunday, 1 July (12:40 pm)
Adelaide 10.14 (74)
def. by
West Coast 14.11 (95)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,127)
Sunday, 1 July (2:10 pm)
Kangaroos 17.9 (111)
def.
Western Bulldogs 11.19 (85)
MCG (crowd: 39,433)
Sunday, 1 July (5:10 pm)
Collingwood 12.15 (87)
def. by
Hawthorn 15.5 (95)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 50,248)
Round 14
Round 14 (Heritage Round)
Friday, 6 July (7:40 pm)
Essendon 12.11 (83)
def. by
Geelong 19.19 (133)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 51,156)
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)
Collingwood 12.17 (89)
def.
St Kilda 12.8 (80)
MCG (crowd: 57,247)
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 20.13 (133)
def.
Port Adelaide 17.11 (113)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 22,691 )
Saturday, 7 July (5:40 pm)
West Coast 9.10 (64)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 13.13 (91)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,763)
Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm)
Adelaide 15.12 (102)
def.
Hawthorn 4.7 (31)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,733)
Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm)
Sydney 11.23 (89)
def.
Fremantle 9.7 (61)
SCG (crowd: 25,493)
Sunday, 8 July (2:10 pm)
Carlton 14.17 (101)
def. by
Melbourne 19.10 (124)
MCG (crowd: 33,085)
Sunday, 8 July (5:10 pm)
Richmond 11.13 (79)
def. by
Kangaroos 14.20 (104)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 33,583)
Round 15
Round 15
Friday, 13 July (7:40 pm)
St Kilda 11.16 (82)
def.
Adelaide 12.8 (80)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 32,210)
Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm)
Geelong 11.14 (80)
def.
Collingwood 9.10 (64)
MCG (crowd: 85,497)
Saturday, 14 July (2:40 pm)
Port Adelaide 22.21 (153)
def.
West Coast 9.8 (62)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,879)
Saturday, 14 July (7:10 pm)
Essendon 14.14 (98)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 20.11 (131)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 45,283)
Saturday, 14 July (7:10 pm)
Melbourne 12.10 (82)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 18.18 (126)
The Gabba (crowd: 22,708)
Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm)
Sydney 25.12 (162)
def.
Carlton 15.10 (100)
SCG (crowd: 24,858)
Sunday, 15 July (2:10 pm)
Hawthorn 19.15 (129)
def.
Richmond 11.10 (76)
MCG (crowd: 41,770)
Sunday, 15 July (2:40 pm)
Fremantle 11.12 (78)
def. by
Kangaroos 12.10 (82)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,002)
Round 16
Round 16
Friday, 20 July (7:40 pm)
Geelong 20.18 (138)
def.
Western Bulldogs 9.9 (63)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 44,688)
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm)
Collingwood 18.14 (122)
def.
Essendon 14.9 (93)
MCG (crowd: 65,531)
Saturday, 21 July (2:40 pm)
Adelaide 15.11 (101)
def. by
Fremantle 20.6 (126)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,190)
Saturday, 21 July (5:40 pm)
West Coast 16.16 (112)
def.
Sydney 15.10 (100)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,014)
Saturday, 21 July (7:10 pm)
St Kilda 14.11 (95)
def.
Hawthorn 11.12 (78)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 37,847)
Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm)
Brisbane Lions 25.13 (163)
def.
Carlton 6.10 (46)
The Gabba (crowd: 27,163)
Sunday, 22 July (2:10 pm)
Richmond 15.10 (100)
def. by
Port Adelaide 24.11 (155)
MCG (crowd: 22,395)
Sunday, 22 July (5:10 pm)
Kangaroos 19.12 (126)
def.
Melbourne 9.8 (62)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 20,187)
Round 17
Round 17
Friday, 27 July (7:40 pm)
Western Bulldogs 9.17 (71)
def. by
West Coast 24.14 (158)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 30,900)
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm)
Carlton 15.11 (101)
def. by
St Kilda 16.15 (111)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 32,327)
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm)
Fremantle 10.12 (72)
def. by
Geelong 20.20 (140)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,741)
Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm)
Collingwood 7.14 (56)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 22.17 (149)
MCG (crowd: 45,096)
Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm)
Sydney 21.12 (138)
def.
Richmond 10.12 (72)
SCG (crowd: 23,199)
Sunday, 29 July (1:10 pm)
Hawthorn 10.11 (71)
def. by
Kangaroos 16.12 (108)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 19,144)
Sunday, 29 July (2:10 pm)
Essendon 18.9 (117)
def.
Adelaide 16.9 (105)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 35,010)
Sunday, 29 July (4:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 25.13 (163)
def.
Melbourne 11.8 (74)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,485)
Round 18
Round 18
Friday, 3 August (7:40 pm)
Western Bulldogs 12.13 (85)
drew with
St Kilda 12.13 (85)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 33,600)
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm)
Carlton 14.12 (96)
def. by
Collingwood 18.12 (120)
MCG (crowd: 56,341)
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm)
Geelong 21.13 (139)
def.
Richmond 11.3 (69)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,951)
Saturday, 4 August (7:10 pm)
Brisbane Lions 10.17 (77)
def.
Kangaroos 5.10 (40)
The Gabba (crowd: 29,233)
Saturday, 4 August (7:10 pm)
Adelaide 9.19 (73)
def.
Port Adelaide 10.5 (65)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,335)
Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm)
Melbourne 9.10 (64)
def. by
Sydney 17.10 (112)
Manuka Oval (crowd: 11,266)
Sunday, 5 August (2:10 pm)
Hawthorn 17.17 (119)
def.
Essendon 7.14 (56)
MCG (crowd: 55,019)
Sunday, 5 August (2:40 pm)
West Coast 14.13 (97)
def. by
Fremantle 19.10 (124)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 43,096)
Round 19
Round 19
Friday, 10 August (7:40 pm)
Richmond 18.8 (116)
def.
Collingwood 14.12 (96)
MCG (crowd: 49,550)
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm)
Hawthorn 17.13 (115)
def.
Brisbane Lions 13.13 (91)
MCG (crowd: 39,007)
Saturday, 11 August (2:40 pm)
Port Adelaide 17.14 (116)
def.
Carlton 14.9 (93)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,603)
Saturday, 11 August (7:10 pm)
Melbourne 19.15 (129)
def.
Western Bulldogs 12.15 (87)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 18,946)
Saturday, 11 August (7:10 pm)
Sydney 12.10 (82)
def.
St Kilda 9.11 (65)
Telstra Stadium (crowd: 63,369)
Sunday, 11 August (1:10 pm)
Kangaroos 15.12 (102)
def. by
West Coast 17.17 (119)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 26,113)
Sunday, 12 August (2:10 pm)
Geelong 15.13 (103)
def.
Adelaide 10.10 (70)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,267)
Sunday, 12 August (2:40 pm)
Fremantle 21.14 (140)
def.
Essendon 11.11 (77)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,274)
Round 20
Round 20
Friday, 17 August (7:40 pm)
Collingwood 11.15 (81)
def.
Melbourne 9.16 (70)
MCG (crowd: 46,277)
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm)
Essendon 18.10 (118)
def.
Carlton 16.12 (108)
MCG (crowd: 48,638)
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm)
St Kilda 19.12 (126)
def.
Fremantle 14.12 (96)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 24,041)
Saturday, 18 August (7:10 pm)
Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63)
drew with
Sydney 8.15 (63)
The Gabba (crowd: 33,077)
Saturday, 18 August (5:40 pm)
West Coast 18.9 (117)
def.
Richmond 12.14 (86)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,752)
Sunday, 19 August (1:10 pm)
Hawthorn 12.10 (82)
def. by
Port Adelaide 12.15 (87)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,264)
Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm)
Kangaroos 13.13 (91)
def. by
Geelong 17.16 (118)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 48,501)
Sunday, 19 August (4:10 pm)
Adelaide 15.17 (107)
def.
Western Bulldogs 11.7 (73)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,437)
Round 21
Round 21
Friday, 24 August (7:40 pm)
St Kilda 14.14 (98)
def. by
West Coast 16.10 (106)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,183)
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm)
Carlton 11.13 (79)
def. by
Kangaroos 24.17 (161)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 29,334)
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm)
Fremantle 22.12 (144)
def.
Melbourne 12.13 (85)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,549)
Saturday, 25 August (7:10 pm)
Collingwood 15.11 (101)
def.
Sydney 11.10 (76)
MCG (crowd: 63,842)
Saturday, 25 August (7:10 pm)
Adelaide 12.14 (86)
def.
Brisbane Lions 8.12 (60)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 46,507)
Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67)
def. by
Hawthorn 22.19 (151)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 32,734)
Sunday, 26 August (2:10 pm)
Geelong 15.11 (101)
def. by
Port Adelaide 16.10 (106)
Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,331)
Sunday, 26 August (5:10 pm)
Essendon 13.14 (92)
def. by
Richmond 17.17 (119)
MCG (crowd: 88,468)
Round 22
Round 22
Friday, 31 August (7:40 pm)
Collingwood 11.9 (75)
def. by
Adelaide 14.10 (94)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 47,915)
Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm)
Richmond 13.14 (92)
def. by
St Kilda 14.18 (102)
MCG (crowd: 42,472)
Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm)
West Coast 21.6 (132)
def.
Essendon 19.10 (124)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,761)
Saturday, 1 September (7:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 17.15 (117)
def.
Fremantle 12.13 (85)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 39,270)
Saturday, 1 September (7:10 pm)
Brisbane Lions 15.13 (103)
def. by
Geelong 22.13 (145)
The Gabba (crowd: 34,107)
Sunday, 2 September (1:10 pm)
Sydney 22.9 (141)
def.
Hawthorn 10.9 (69)
SCG (crowd: 27,498)
Sunday, 2 September (2:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 14.9 (93)
def. by
Kangaroos 23.19 (157)
Telstra Dome (crowd: 29,261)
Sunday, 2 September (5:10 pm)
Melbourne 21.13 (139)
def.
Carlton 15.18 (108)
MCG (crowd: 26,156)
Ladder
Source:
AFL ladder Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
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
Ess
WB
PA
Syd
Frem
Coll
BL
Rich
Carl
Melb
Geel
Kang
WCE
Haw
StK
Frem
Ess
PA
Geel
WB
BL
Coll
Haw
X
X
X
8 (8)
Brisbane Lions
Haw
StK
Syd
Kang
Carl
Frem
Adel
Ess
Coll
Rich
WB
Geel
PA
WCE
Melb
Carl
Coll
Kang
Haw
Syd
Adel
Geel
X
X
X
X
10
Carlton
Rich
Geel
Ess
WCE
BL
StK
Coll
Kang
Adel
WB
PA
Haw
Frem
Melb
Syd
BL
StK
Coll
PA
Ess
Kang
Melb
X
X
X
X
15
Collingwood
Kang
WCE
Rich
PA
Ess
Adel
Carl
WB
BL
Frem
Melb
Syd
Haw
StK
Geel
Ess
BL
Carl
Rich
Melb
Syd
Adel
Syd
WCE
Geel
X
6 (4)
Essendon
Adel
Frem
Carl
StK
Coll
Haw
Kang
BL
Rich
Syd
WCE
PA
Melb
Geel
WB
Coll
Adel
Haw
Frem
Carl
Rich
WCE
X
X
X
X
12
Fremantle
PA
Ess
WCE
Melb
Adel
BL
Haw
Geel
StK
Coll
Rich
WB
Carl
Syd
Kang
Adel
Geel
WCE
Ess
StK
Melb
PA
X
X
X
X
11
Geelong
WB
Carl
Melb
Haw
Kang
Rich
WCE
Frem
PA
StK
Adel
BL
Syd
Ess
Coll
WB
Frem
Rich
Adel
Kang
PA
BL
Kang
X
Coll
PA
1 (1)
Hawthorn
BL
Melb
Kang
Geel
WB
Ess
Frem
StK
WCE
PA
Syd
Carl
Coll
Adel
Rich
StK
Kang
Ess
BL
PA
WB
Syd
Adel
Kang
X
X
5 (6)
Kangaroos
Coll
PA
Haw
BL
Geel
Syd
Ess
Carl
Melb
WCE
StK
Adel
WB
Rich
Frem
Melb
Haw
BL
WCE
Geel
Carl
WB
Geel
Haw
PA
X
4 (3)
Melbourne
StK
Haw
Geel
Frem
Syd
PA
WB
WCE
Kang
Adel
Coll
Rich
Ess
Carl
BL
Kang
PA
Syd
WB
Coll
Frem
Carl
X
X
X
X
14
Port Adelaide
Frem
Kang
Adel
Coll
StK
Melb
Rich
Syd
Geel
Haw
Carl
Ess
BL
WB
WCE
Rich
Melb
Adel
Carl
Haw
Geel
Frem
WCE
X
Kang
Geel
2 (2)
Richmond
Carl
Syd
Coll
WB
WCE
Geel
PA
Adel
Ess
BL
Frem
Melb
StK
Kang
Haw
PA
Syd
Geel
Coll
WCE
Ess
StK
X
X
X
X
16
St Kilda
Melb
BL
WB
Ess
PA
Carl
Syd
Haw
Frem
Geel
Kang
WCE
Rich
Coll
Adel
Haw
Carl
WB
Syd
Frem
WCE
Rich
X
X
X
X
9
Sydney
WCE
Rich
BL
Adel
Melb
Kang
StK
PA
WB
Ess
Haw
Coll
Geel
Frem
Carl
WCE
Rich
Melb
StK
BL
Coll
Haw
Coll
X
X
X
7 (7)
West Coast
Syd
Coll
Frem
Carl
Rich
WB
Geel
Melb
Haw
Kang
Ess
StK
Adel
BL
PA
Syd
WB
Frem
Kang
Rich
StK
Ess
PA
Coll
X
X
3 (5)
Western Bulldogs
Geel
Adel
StK
Rich
Haw
WCE
Melb
Coll
Syd
Carl
BL
Frem
Kang
PA
Ess
Geel
WCE
StK
Melb
Adel
Haw
Kang
X
X
X
X
13
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 gameX – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin
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 Geelong P )0 4 8 8 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 68 72 Port Adelaide 4 8 8 12 16 20 24 24 24 24 24 28 32 32 36 40 44 44 48 52 56 60 West Coast 4 8 12 16 20 24 24 28 28 32 32 32 36 36 36 40 44 44 48 52 56 60 Kangaroos 0 0 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 24 28 28 32 36 40 44 48 48 48 48 52 56 Hawthorn 0 4 8 12 12 16 16 20 24 28 28 32 36 36 40 40 40 44 48 48 52 52 Collingwood 4 4 8 8 12 16 20 20 24 28 28 32 32 36 36 40 40 44 44 48 52 52 Sydney 0 4 8 8 12 12 12 16 20 20 24 24 24 28 32 32 36 40 44 46 46 50 Adelaide 0 4 8 12 12 12 16 20 24 24 24 28 28 32 32 32 32 36 36 40 44 48 St Kilda 4 4 8 8 8 12 16 16 16 16 16 20 24 24 28 32 36 38 38 42 42 46 Brisbane Lions 4 8 8 8 12 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 22 26 30 34 38 38 40 40 40 Fremantle 0 0 0 4 8 8 12 12 16 16 20 20 24 24 24 28 28 32 36 36 40 40 Essendon 4 8 8 12 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 28 32 32 32 32 36 36 36 40 40 40 Western Bulldogs 4 4 4 8 12 12 16 20 20 20 24 28 28 32 36 36 36 38 38 38 38 38 Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 20 Carlton 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 14 14
Finals series
Week one
Week two
Semi-finals
SF2: Friday, 14 September (6:45 pm)
West Coast 10.14 (74)(ET )
def. by
Collingwood 13.15 (93)(ET )
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 43,627)
SF1: Saturday, 15 September (7:30 pm)
Kangaroos 14.9 (93)
def.
Hawthorn 8.12 (60)
MCG (crowd: 74,981)
West Coast became the second team since the current finals system was established in 2000 to lose both of its finals after qualifying for the double chance by finishing in the top four.
Week three
Week four
Grand final
Saturday, 29 September (2:40 pm)
Geelong
def.
Port Adelaide
MCG (crowd: 97,302)
Report
5.7 (37)24.19 (163)
Q1
2.2 (14)6.8 (44)
Umpires: McBurney , McInerney , McLaren Norm Smith Medal :Steve Johnson (Geelong )Television broadcast: Network Ten National anthem: Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Mooney 5 Chapman , Johnson 4 N. Ablett 3 Bartel 2 Ottens , Byrnes , G. Ablett , Rooke , Ling , Mackie 1
Goals
2 Tredrea , S. Burgoyne 1 C. Cornes , Logan
Johnson , Chapman , Scarlett , King , Ottens , Mooney , Corey , Enright , Bartel
Best
Tredrea , P. Burgoyne , K. Cornes
Nil
Injuries
Nil
Nil
Reports
Nil
Geelong's winning margin of 119 points is the greatest winning margin in a VFL/AFL grand final.
Awards
Best and fairests
Notable events
On Thursday 8 February it was announced that the Seven Network (who had not broadcast AFL for five years) and Ten Network had reached an agreement to on-sell four games per round to pay-TV provider Foxtel.
In round 6 , Geelong scored 35.12 (222) against Richmond , which was at the time the highest score kicked in an AFL game since quarters were shortened from twenty-five to twenty minutes in 1994. It was also the first time a team has scored over 200 points since round 22, 1995 . Their winning margin of 157 points also broke the record for the same period, and they scored an all-time record 23 more goals than behinds, and an all-time record three-quarter time score of 29.9 (183). This was also Richmond’s biggest loss in its 99-year VFL/AFL history and as of 2022 remains the biggest winning margin for any game at Docklands Stadium .
In round 8 , Hawthorn and St Kilda were widely criticised for their game, which in perfect weather yielded only seven goals in the first three-quarters (before opening up in the final quarter, where nine goals were kicked), and was described as boring by Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy.[ 17]
Round 12 's game between Carlton and Hawthorn attracted 53,459 fans, breaking the record for the highest AFL crowd at Telstra Dome . In the same game, Hawthorn kicked their highest ever score against Carlton: 27.18 (180), and also achieved their greatest winning margin against Carlton, 100 points.[ 18] Robert Harvey became just the 10th player in VFL/AFL history to reach 350 games, helping St Kilda defeat West Coast . The win was the second time in 60 games that a Victorian team had beaten West Coast at Subiaco Oval.[ 19] The round 16 game between the Brisbane Lions and Carlton at the Gabba saw Jonathan Brown become the first Brisbane Lions player to kick 10 goals in a match. He kicked 10.1 for the game. This surpassed Daniel Bradshaw 's 9 goals in 2005 v Melbourne at the Gabba. After this match Denis Pagan was sacked as the coach of Carlton.[ 20]
On 24 August, the Seven Network broadcast some details obtained from players' confidential medical records on its nightly news program relating to the use of non-performance-enhancing drugs. It allegedly purchased these details for $3000 from a woman who found them in a gutter outside a medical clinic in Melbourne. The name of the club involved, Hawthorn, was revealed by Seven on air, but before the end of the news program (at which time Seven had promised to actually reveal the names of the players), the AFL obtained a court injunction from the Supreme Court of Victoria which prevented this – and which continues to suppress the publication of any part of the records, including the name of the club.[ 21] [ 22] Brownlow Medal count[ 23] [ 24] AFL Players Association took the "statement of regret" as an apology and the boycott was lifted.[ 25] "Guttergate" .[ 26]
The final game of the home-and-away season was particularly controversial as two teams, Melbourne and Carlton , each had records of 4–17, and had no chance of winning the wooden spoon , which had been won by Richmond (record of 3-18-1). Under priority draft pick rules, this meant that whichever team won the game would lose a potential priority draft pick (which would have been the first overall selection if Carlton had it, or pick No. 18 if Melbourne had it). Melbourne won by five goals in a game noted for a lack of defensive pressure, while many in the crowd openly supported their teams to defeat.
The second semi-final between West Coast and Collingwood went into extra time after scores were level at the end of regulation. This was only the second time that extra time has been used in an AFL game, and was also the second time that these teams had drawn in a final.
Geelong set a new record for the highest winning margin in a grand final against Port Adelaide , winning by 119 points .
Club leadership
Club
Captain(s)
Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Adelaide
Mark Ricciuto
Simon Goodwin , Tyson Edwards , Nathan Bassett and Brett Burton [ 27]
Brisbane Lions
Simon Black , Jonathan Brown , Chris Johnson , Nigel Lappin , Luke Power
Carlton
Lance Whitnall [ 28] Nick Stevens ,[ 29] Kade Simpson (interim)
Collingwood
Nathan Buckley
James Clement (Vice Captain), Josh Fraser (deputy VC), Ben Johnson (deputy VC)
Essendon
Matthew Lloyd
David Hille
Fremantle
Matthew Pavlich
Josh Carr
Geelong
Tom Harley
Cameron Ling , Cameron Mooney (deputy)
Hawthorn
Richard Vandenberg [ 30] Luke Hodge , Sam Mitchell
Kangaroos
Adam Simpson
Brent Harvey
Melbourne
David Neitz [ 31] Cameron Bruce , Brad Green , Brock McLean , James McDonald
Port Adelaide
Warren Tredrea
Shaun Burgoyne , Brendon Lade , Michael Wilson , Chad Cornes
Richmond
Kane Johnson
Nathan Brown , Joel Bowden (deputy)
St Kilda
Luke Ball , Lenny Hayes , Nick Riewoldt
Sydney
Leo Barry , Barry Hall , Brett Kirk
West Coast
Chris Judd
Andrew Embley , Darren Glass , Dean Cox
Western Bulldogs
Brad Johnson [ 32] Scott West , Robert Murphy , Daniel Cross and Daniel Giansiracusa
Umpires
Coach changes
See also
Notes
References
External links
Clubs
Seasons Grand finals Venues Other awards Major recurring Second-tier and
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