2018 AFL season

For the 2018 season of the AFL Women's competition, see 2018 AFL Women's season.

2018 AFL premiership season
Date22 March – 29 September
Teams18
PremiersWest Coast
4th premiership
Runners-upCollingwood
(27th runners-up)
Minor premiersRichmond
9th minor premiership
Brownlow MedallistTom Mitchell
(Hawthorn – 28 votes)
Coleman MedallistJack Riewoldt
(Richmond – 65 goals)
Attendance
Matches played207
Total attendance7,595,165 (36,692 per match)
Highest (H&A)91,440 (round 5, Collingwood v Essendon)
Highest (finals)100,022
(Grand Final, West Coast vs. Collingwood)
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The 2018 AFL season was the 122nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eighteen clubs, ran from 22 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 West Coast Eagles for the fourth time, after it defeated Collingwood by five points in the AFL Grand Final.

Pre-season

The pre-season began with the 2018 AFLX competition. Played under modified AFLX rules, the game is played on a soccer-sized pitch over two ten minute halves by teams of seven players plus interchange players. It was the first of two AFLX pre-season competitions to be held featuring AFL players. The matches were played from 15–17 February 2018.[1] The winners of the competition were Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane.[2][3][4]

The pre-season series was then played, known as the 2018 JLT Community Series. The number of games was reduced compared to the previous season, with teams playing two games each. The games were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. Each team played two games, many at suburban or regional venues. All matches were televised live on Fox Footy as well as on the AFL Live app.[5] The nine-point super goal for a goal kicked from beyond 50m was eliminated from the rules; it had featured in all pre-season competitions since 2003.[6]

Week 1
Saturday, 24 February (2:05 pm) North Melbourne 11.5 (71) def. by Melbourne 19.10 (124) Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart (crowd: 1,957) Report
Saturday, 24 February (4:35 pm) Essendon 5.7 (37) def. by Richmond 19.10 (124) Norm Minns Oval (crowd: 7,681) Report
Sunday, 25 February (1:35 pm) Adelaide 13.13 (91) def. Fremantle 12.9 (81) Strathalbyn Oval, Strathalbyn (crowd: 6,398) Report
Sunday, 25 February (3:35 pm) West Coast 8.8 (56) def. Port Adelaide 8.6 (54) Leederville Oval (crowd: 4,317) Report
Week 2
Wednesday, 28 February (7:10 pm) Carlton 13.11 (89) def. St Kilda 9.13 (67) Ikon Park (crowd: 8,098) Report
Thursday, 1 March (7:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 14.12 (96) def. Collingwood 5.6 (36) UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 6,642) Report
Saturday, 3 March (2:05 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.10 (100) def. Hawthorn 11.12 (78) Mars Stadium (crowd: 4,565) Report
Saturday, 3 March (3:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 5.10 (40) def. by Sydney 14.11 (95) Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (crowd: 1,901) Report
Sunday, 4 March (3:35 pm) Gold Coast 12.13 (85) def. Geelong 3.11 (29) Tony Ireland Stadium (crowd: 3,206) Report
Week 3
Wednesday, 7 March (7:05 pm) Richmond 19.14 (128) def. North Melbourne 8.10 (58) Ikon Park (crowd: 4,197) Report
Thursday, 8 March (7:05 pm) Melbourne 18.11 (119) def. St Kilda 14.9 (93) Casey Fields (crowd: 4,567) Report
Friday, 9 March (7:05 pm) Sydney 12.10 (82) def. Greater Western Sydney 9.17 (71) Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 1,980) Report
Saturday, 10 March (1:05 pm) Collingwood 16.17 (113) def. Western Bulldogs 12.8 (80) Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe (crowd: 3,442) Report
Saturday, 10 March (3:35 pm) Port Adelaide 16.2 (98) def. Adelaide 11.6 (72) Alberton Oval (crowd: 6,157) Report
Saturday, 10 March (7:05 pm) Hawthorn 13.19 (97) def. by Carlton 16.6 (102) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 5,405) Report
Sunday, 11 March (1:05 pm) Geelong 15.7 (97) def. by Essendon 15.11 (101) Central Reserve, Colac (crowd: 9,115) Report
Sunday, 11 March (3:05 pm) Gold Coast 7.7 (49) def. Brisbane Lions 4.18 (42) Fankhauser Reserve (crowd: 1,649) Report
Sunday, 11 March (4:05 pm) Fremantle 14.17 (101) def. West Coast 5.9 (39) HBF Arena (crowd: 7,737) Report

Premiership season

Map of the grounds used during the 2018 AFL season (excluding Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai)

Round 1

Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 22 March (7:25 pm) Richmond 17.19 (121) def. Carlton 15.5 (95) MCG (crowd: 90,151) Report
Friday, 23 March (7:50 pm) Essendon 14.15 (99) def. Adelaide 12.15 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,016) Report
Saturday, 24 March (3:35 pm) St Kilda 16.11 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,731) Report
Saturday, 24 March (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) def. Fremantle 9.6 (60) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,324) Report
Saturday, 24 March (6:25 pm) Gold Coast 7.13 (55) def. North Melbourne 5.9 (39) Cazalys Stadium (crowd: 3,722) Report
Saturday, 24 March (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 15.11 (101) def. Collingwood 9.13 (67) MCG (crowd: 58,051) Report
Sunday, 25 March (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 20.13 (133) def. Western Bulldogs 7.9 (51) UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 10,454) Report
Sunday, 25 March (3:20 pm) Melbourne 13.16 (94) def. by Geelong 14.13 (97) MCG (crowd: 54,112) Report
Sunday, 25 March (4:20 pm) West Coast 13.8 (86) def. by Sydney 18.7 (115) Optus Stadium (crowd: 53,553) Report

Round 2

Round 2 (Easter)
Thursday, 29 March (7:20 pm) Adelaide 18.10 (118) def. Richmond 12.10 (82) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,743) Report
Friday, 30 March (4:20 pm) North Melbourne 13.17 (95) def. St Kilda 5.13 (43) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,966) Report
Saturday, 31 March (1:45 pm) Carlton 9.13 (67) def. by Gold Coast 15.11 (101) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,025) Report
Saturday, 31 March (4:35 pm) Collingwood 12.7 (79) def. by Greater Western Sydney 15.5 (95) MCG (crowd: 30,941) Report
Saturday, 31 March (6:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.14 (74) def. by Melbourne 14.16 (100) Gabba (crowd: 17,141) Report
Saturday, 31 March (5:10 pm) Fremantle 16.10 (106) def. Essendon 14.6 (90) Optus Stadium (crowd: 49,021) Report
Sunday, 1 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.16 (70) def. by West Coast 18.13 (121) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,868) Report
Sunday, 1 April (4:40 pm) Sydney 10.11 (71) def. by Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) SCG (crowd: 34,636) Report
Monday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 18.9 (117) def. by Hawthorn 17.16 (118) MCG (crowd: 73,189) Report

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 6 April (7:50 pm) Carlton 11.10 (76) def. by Collingwood 16.4 (100) MCG (crowd: 68,548) Report
Saturday, 7 April (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) def. Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 36,363) Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 18.15 (123) def. North Melbourne 13.8 (86) MCG (crowd: 35,518) Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:35 pm) Gold Coast 10.8 (68) def. by Fremantle 13.18 (96) Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,388) Report
Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) Sydney 16.7 (103) def. Greater Western Sydney 12.15 (87) SCG (crowd: 34,711) Report
Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) St Kilda 7.13 (55) def. by Adelaide 15.14 (104) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,324) Report
Sunday, 8 April (1:10 pm) Richmond 15.12 (102) def. Hawthorn 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 70,701) Report
Sunday, 8 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.20 (104) def. Essendon 12.11 (83) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,499) Report
Sunday, 8 April (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.11 (95) def. Geelong 11.14 (80) Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,535) Report

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 13 April (7:20 pm) Adelaide 9.4 (58) def. by Collingwood 16.10 (106) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,495) Report
Saturday, 14 April (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.16 (82) def. Fremantle 7.9 (51) UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 11,356) Report
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 16.14 (110) def. Brisbane Lions 2.5 (17) MCG (crowd: 32,870) Report
Saturday, 14 April (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.13 (79) def. by Sydney 13.8 (86) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,058) Report
Saturday, 14 April (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 18.8 (116) def. Carlton 4.6 (30) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 14,266) Report
Saturday, 14 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 21.13 (139) def. Gold Coast 9.5 (59) Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,774) Report
Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) Essendon 16.10 (106) def. Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,900) Report
Sunday, 15 April (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 18.7 (115) def. Melbourne 6.12 (48) MCG (crowd: 41,973) Report
Sunday, 15 April (4:40 pm) Geelong 15.13 (103) def. St Kilda 7.14 (56) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 27,338) Report

Round 5

Round 5 (ANZAC Round)
Friday, 20 April (7:50 pm) Sydney 10.15 (75) def. by Adelaide 12.13 (85) SCG (crowd: 38,017) Report
Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm) St Kilda 10.13 (73) drew with Greater Western Sydney 9.19 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,956) Report
Saturday, 21 April (4:35 pm) Carlton 10.9 (69) def. by West Coast 10.19 (79) MCG (crowd: 27,900) Report
Saturday, 21 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) def. by Geelong 12.12 (84) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,372) Report
Saturday, 21 April (6:10 pm) Fremantle 16.12 (108) def. Western Bulldogs 8.6 (54) Optus Stadium (crowd: 43,056) Report
Sunday, 22 April (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 14.14 (98) def. Hawthorn 11.4 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,981) Report
Sunday, 22 April (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.11 (71) def. by Gold Coast 11.10 (76) Gabba (crowd: 16,087) Report
Tuesday, 24 April (7:25 pm) Melbourne 8.8 (56) def. by Richmond 15.12 (102) MCG (crowd: 77,071) Report
Wednesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood 14.17 (101) def. Essendon 7.10 (52) MCG (crowd: 91,440) Report

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 27 April (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80) def. Carlton 8.11 (59) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,915) Report
Saturday, 28 April (1:45 pm) Geelong 10.9 (69) def. by Sydney 12.14 (86) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,036) Report
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.9 (69) def. by Port Adelaide 15.12 (102) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,617) Report
Saturday, 28 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 10.17 (77) def. Brisbane Lions 5.13 (43) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,046) Report
Saturday, 28 April (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 13.11 (89) def. St Kilda 7.12 (54) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 15,741) Report
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.14 (110) def. Gold Coast 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,835) Report
Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm) Essendon 10.12 (72) def. by Melbourne 16.12 (108) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,964) Report
Sunday, 29 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood 10.10 (70) def. by Richmond 16.17 (113) MCG (crowd: 72,157) Report
Sunday, 29 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle 12.9 (81) def. by West Coast 13.11 (89) Optus Stadium (crowd: 56,521) Report

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 4 May (7:50 pm) Geelong 14.9 (93) def. Greater Western Sydney 4.8 (32) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 25,079) Report
Saturday, 5 May (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.15 (81) def. Gold Coast 10.12 (72) Mars Stadium (crowd: 6,833) Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.7 (67) def. by Hawthorn 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 53,018) Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:35 pm) West Coast 16.6 (102) def. Port Adelaide 9.6 (60) Optus Stadium (crowd: 50,516) Report
Saturday, 5 May (7:25 pm) Sydney 9.12 (66) def. by North Melbourne 9.14 (68) SCG (crowd: 29,124) Report
Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 19.11 (125) def. Carlton 10.10 (70) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,422) Report
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Richmond 15.20 (110) def. Fremantle 4.9 (33) MCG (crowd: 43,240) Report
Sunday, 6 May (3:20 pm) St Kilda 9.13 (67) def. by Melbourne 16.10 (106) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,496) Report
Sunday, 6 May (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.6 (114) def. by Collingwood 19.7 (121) Gabba (crowd: 21,850) Report

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 11 May (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) def. by Sydney 12.7 (79) MCG (crowd: 32,784) Report
Saturday, 12 May (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.13 (61) def. by West Coast 12.14 (86) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,253) Report
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.7 (91) def. Essendon 10.18 (78) MCG (crowd: 44,669) Report
Saturday, 12 May (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 11.11 (77) def. by Melbourne 21.20 (146) Gabba (crowd: 6,060) Report
Saturday, 12 May (4:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.11 (95) def. Adelaide 14.6 (90) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,967) Report
Saturday, 12 May (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,865) Report
Saturday, 12 May (6:10 pm) Fremantle 13.11 (89) def. St Kilda 8.11 (59) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,752) Report
Sunday, 13 May (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 11.6 (72) def. by Richmond 12.10 (82) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,153) Report
Sunday, 13 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood 5.15 (45) def. by Geelong 9.12 (66) MCG (crowd: 44,602) Report

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 18 May (7:20 pm) Adelaide 9.9 (63) def. Western Bulldogs 2.14 (26) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,407) Report
Saturday, 19 May (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 17.10 (112) def. Greater Western Sydney 9.15 (69) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 7,194) Report
Saturday, 19 May (1:15 pm) Gold Coast 6.6 (42) def. by Port Adelaide 11.16 (82) Jiangwan Stadium (crowd: 10,689) Report
Saturday, 19 May (4:35 pm) Essendon 12.12 (84) def. Geelong 7.8 (50) MCG (crowd: 50,228) Report
Saturday, 19 May (7:25 pm) Sydney 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 7.10 (52) SCG (crowd: 27,481) Report
Saturday, 19 May (7:25 pm) St Kilda 10.12 (72) def. by Collingwood 15.10 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,994) Report
Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.8 (50) def. by Melbourne 25.9 (159) MCG (crowd: 44,142) Report
Sunday, 20 May (3:20 pm) Brisbane Lions 20.9 (129) def. Hawthorn 11.7 (73) Gabba (crowd: 20,628) Report
Sunday, 20 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 20.10 (130) def. Richmond 12.11 (83) Optus Stadium (crowd: 57,616) Report

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 25 May (7:50 pm) Collingwood 13.12 (90) def. Western Bulldogs 8.7 (55) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,985) Report
Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm) Richmond 15.15 (105) def. St Kilda 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 48,850) Report
Saturday, 26 May (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 6.13 (49) def. by Sydney 10.7 (67) Gabba (crowd: 18,702) Report
Saturday, 26 May (7:25 pm) Geelong 11.7 (73) def. Carlton 5.15 (45) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,090) Report
Saturday, 26 May (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.12 (60) def. by Essendon 14.11 (95) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,789) Report
Sunday, 27 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 9.6 (60) def. by West Coast 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,077) Report
Sunday, 27 May (2:50 pm) Melbourne 23.8 (146) def. Adelaide 8.7 (55) TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 6,989) Report
Sunday, 27 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 8.10 (58) def. by North Melbourne 12.14 (86) Optus Stadium (crowd: 37,575) Report
Bye
Gold Coast, Port Adelaide

Round 11

Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Friday, 1 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 13.13 (91) def. Carlton 9.7 (61) SCG (crowd: 27,351) Report
Saturday, 2 June (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 7.9 (51) def. by Melbourne 15.10 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,485) Report
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 9.10 (64) def. Port Adelaide 9.7 (61) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 13,007) Report
Saturday, 2 June (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 4.12 (36) def. by Geelong 17.19 (121) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 17,490) Report
Saturday, 2 June (7:25 pm) Essendon 6.7 (43) def. by Richmond 17.12 (114) MCG (crowd: 81,046) Report
Saturday, 2 June (6:10 pm) West Coast 16.5 (101) def. St Kilda 14.4 (88) Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,188) Report
Sunday, 3 June (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.15 (141) def. Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,133) Report
Sunday, 3 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood 21.12 (138) def. Fremantle 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 34,542) Report
Sunday, 3 June (4:10 pm) Adelaide 11.15 (81) def. by Greater Western Sydney 14.13 (97) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,120) Report

Round 12

Round 12
Friday, 8 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) def. Richmond 8.10 (58) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,936) Report
Saturday, 9 June (1:45 pm) Geelong 14.12 (96) def. North Melbourne 8.11 (59) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,265) Report
Saturday, 9 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 20.14 (134) def. Gold Coast 4.2 (26) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 7,131) Report
Saturday, 9 June (7:25 pm) St Kilda 7.13 (55) def. by Sydney 19.12 (126) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,569) Report
Sunday, 10 June (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 8.14 (62) def. by Essendon 12.12 (84) Gabba (crowd: 20,476) Report
Sunday, 10 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 10.11 (71) def. Adelaide 9.14 (68) Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,421) Report
Monday, 11 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne 14.7 (91) def. by Collingwood 20.13 (133) MCG (crowd: 83,518) Report
Bye
Carlton, Hawthorn, West Coast, Western Bulldogs

Round 13

Round 13
Thursday, 14 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 20.12 (132) def. Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 26,137) Report
Friday, 15 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 10.12 (72) def. West Coast 7.15 (57) SCG (crowd: 36,402) Report
Saturday, 16 June (1:45 pm) Carlton 6.10 (46) def. by Fremantle 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,430) Report
Saturday, 16 June (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 11.12 (78) def. by St Kilda 11.14 (80) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,181) Report
Saturday, 16 June (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 12.16 (88) def. Adelaide 4.8 (32) MCG (crowd: 26,693) Report
Sunday, 17 June (3:20 pm) Geelong 9.11 (65) def. by Richmond 12.11 (83) MCG (crowd: 46,423) Report
Bye
Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Essendon, Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne, North Melbourne

Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 21 June (6:10 pm) West Coast 6.16 (52) def. by Essendon 12.8 (80) Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,409) Report
Friday, 22 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) def. Melbourne 9.11 (65) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,751) Report
Saturday, 23 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 13.18 (96) def. Gold Coast 5.13 (43) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 9,007) Report
Saturday, 23 June (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82) def. by Greater Western Sydney 16.13 (109) Gabba (crowd: 11,267) Report
Saturday, 23 June (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75) def. by North Melbourne 12.5 (77) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,301) Report
Sunday, 24 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood 11.13 (79) def. Carlton 9.5 (59) MCG (crowd: 53,706) Report
Bye
Adelaide, Fremantle, Geelong, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney

Round 15

Round 15
Thursday, 28 June (7:20 pm) Richmond 14.9 (93) def. Sydney 11.1 (67) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,519) Report
Friday, 29 June (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.7 (103) def. Geelong 15.11 (101) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,499) Report
Saturday, 30 June (1:45 pm) Carlton 10.9 (69) def. by Port Adelaide 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 26,562) Report
Saturday, 30 June (4:05 pm) Adelaide 12.16 (88) def. West Coast 12.6 (78) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,771) Report
Saturday, 30 June (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 8.12 (60) def. by Collingwood 14.15 (99) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,637) Report
Saturday, 30 June (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.17 (95) def. Hawthorn 13.6 (84) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,866) Report
Sunday, 1 July (1:10 pm) Melbourne 18.9 (117) def. by St Kilda 18.11 (119) MCG (crowd: 38,910) Report
Sunday, 1 July (3:20 pm) Essendon 19.11 (125) def. North Melbourne 16.12 (108) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,580) Report
Sunday, 1 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 9.10 (64) def. by Brisbane Lions 18.11 (119) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,674) Report

Round 16

Round 16
Thursday, 5 July (7:20 pm) Sydney 9.5 (59) def. by Geelong 8.23 (71) SCG (crowd: 34,363) Report
Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) Richmond 15.13 (103) def. Adelaide 8.8 (56) MCG (crowd: 54,934) Report
Saturday, 7 July (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.12 (120) def. Carlton 7.13 (55) Gabba (crowd: 21,074) Report
Saturday, 7 July (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 12.14 (86) def. St Kilda 7.8 (50) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 36,253) Report
Saturday, 7 July (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.5 (59) def. by Hawthorn 19.8 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,320) Report
Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 13.24 (102) def. Fremantle 7.6 (48) TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,689) Report
Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.11 (95) def. Gold Coast 8.10 (58) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,389) Report
Sunday, 8 July (3:20 pm) Essendon 9.8 (62) def. by Collingwood 12.6 (78) MCG (crowd: 69,868) Report
Sunday, 8 July (2:40 pm) West Coast 13.8 (86) def. Greater Western Sydney 10.15 (75) Optus Stadium (crowd: 52,105) Report

Round 17

Round 17
Thursday, 12 July (7:20 pm) Adelaide 16.16 (112) def. Geelong 14.13 (97) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,095) Report
Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda 16.20 (116) def. Carlton 7.10 (52) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,780) Report
Saturday, 14 July (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 9.11 (65) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 12,557) Report
Saturday, 14 July (4:35 pm) Melbourne 18.11 (119) def. Western Bulldogs 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 31,053) Report
Saturday, 14 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 6.15 (51) def. by Essendon 13.17 (95) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,061) Report
Saturday, 14 July (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.13 (79) def. Richmond 10.17 (77) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 14,456) Report
Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm) Collingwood 9.13 (67) def. by West Coast 15.12 (102) MCG (crowd: 53,439) Report
Sunday, 15 July (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 15.8 (98) def. by Sydney 16.8 (104) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,633) Report
Sunday, 15 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 8.11 (59) def. Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,190) Report

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 20 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda 8.9 (57) def. by Richmond 16.15 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,269) Report
Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) Collingwood 20.10 (130) def. North Melbourne 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 50,393) Report
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 8.16 (64) def. by Gold Coast 12.16 (88) SCG (crowd: 32,565) Report
Saturday, 21 July (4:35 pm) Essendon 13.21 (99) def. Fremantle 11.4 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,564) Report
Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.10 (88) def. by Adelaide 13.15 (93) Gabba (crowd: 20,475) Report
Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) Geelong 16.4 (100) def. Melbourne 14.14 (98) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 30,125) Report
Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.10 (52) def. by Hawthorn 18.16 (124) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,405) Report
Sunday, 22 July (3:20 pm) West Coast 14.16 (100) def. Western Bulldogs 6.10 (46) Optus Stadium (crowd: 46,854) Report
Sunday, 22 July (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) def. by Greater Western Sydney 11.14 (80) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,693) Report

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm) Essendon 15.19 (109) def. Sydney 10.6 (66) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,251) Report
Saturday, 28 July (1:45 pm) Richmond 16.9 (105) def. Collingwood 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 88,180) Report
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.12 (120) def. Brisbane Lions 11.12 (78) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 28,226) Report
Saturday, 28 July (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.8 (86) def. St Kilda 8.13 (61) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 12,014) Report
Saturday, 28 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 5.14 (44) def. by Carlton 12.7 (79) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,776) Report
Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 10.17 (77) def. by Melbourne 13.12 (90) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,880) Report
Sunday, 29 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.9 (81) def. West Coast 6.5 (41) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 11,176) Report
Sunday, 29 July (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) def. by Port Adelaide 11.12 (78) Mars Stadium (crowd: 6,450) Report
Sunday, 29 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 7.11 (53) def. by Hawthorn 17.10 (112) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,845) Report
  • Richmond won their 18th consecutive match at the MCG, breaking the all time winning streak at the venue.

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 3 August (7:50 pm) Richmond 12.13 (85) def. Geelong 12.10 (82) MCG (crowd: 67,054) Report
Saturday, 4 August (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 16.11 (107) def. Essendon 16.7 (103) MCG (crowd: 68,857) Report
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.8 (104) def. by North Melbourne 16.11 (107) Gabba (crowd: 18,395) Report
Saturday, 4 August (4:05 pm) Adelaide 13.18 (96) def. Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,377) Report
Saturday, 4 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda 9.14 (68) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,748) Report
Saturday, 4 August (7:25 pm) Sydney 11.7 (73) def. Collingwood 10.11 (71) SCG (crowd: 39,238) Report
Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.4 (46) def. by Greater Western Sydney 23.13 (151) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,697) Report
Sunday, 5 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne 21.17 (143) def. Gold Coast 7.5 (47) MCG (crowd: 23,072) Report
Sunday, 5 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 21.16 (142) def. Fremantle 13.6 (84) Optus Stadium (crowd: 57,375) Report

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 10 August (7:50 pm) Essendon 18.14 (122) def. St Kilda 11.13 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,483) Report
Saturday, 11 August (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) def. Geelong 8.12 (60) MCG (crowd: 59,529) Report
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 7.9 (51) def. by Richmond 19.11 (125) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 18,102) Report
Saturday, 11 August (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 9.4 (58) def. by West Coast 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 32,534) Report
Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) Collingwood 14.20 (104) def. Brisbane Lions 11.7 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,390) Report
Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.16 (106) def. Adelaide 13.14 (92) Manuka Oval (crowd: 13,249) Report
Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.13 (85) def. by Western Bulldogs 13.14 (92) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,031) Report
Sunday, 12 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne 10.18 (78) def. by Sydney 13.9 (87) MCG (crowd: 51,424) Report[dead link‍]
Sunday, 12 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 15.11 (101) def. Carlton 10.12 (72) Optus Stadium (crowd: 40,028) Report

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 17 August (7:50 pm) Richmond 12.9 (81) def. Essendon 11.7 (73) MCG (crowd: 76,424) Report
Saturday, 18 August (1:45 pm) Collingwood 17.13 (115) def. Port Adelaide 10.4 (64) MCG (crowd: 46,286) Report
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 24.14 (158) def. Fremantle 3.7 (25) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 24,507) Report
Saturday, 18 August (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.12 (60) def. by Sydney 11.14 (80) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 21,433) Report
Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 11.8 (74) def. by Brisbane Lions 10.18 (78) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,907) Report
Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda 11.10 (76) def. by Hawthorn 12.8 (80) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,795) Report
Sunday, 19 August (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.7 (49) def. by Western Bulldogs 10.6 (66) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,143) Report
Sunday, 19 August (1:20 pm) West Coast 14.7 (91) def. by Melbourne 16.12 (108) Optus Stadium (crowd: 55,824) Report
Sunday, 19 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 12.14 (86) def. North Melbourne 11.11 (77) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,444) Report

Round 23

Round 23
Friday, 24 August (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) def. by Essendon 17.9 (111) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,168) Report
Saturday, 25 August (1:45 pm) Geelong 22.10 (142) def. Gold Coast 5.10 (40) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 28,004) Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.8 (98) def. Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 56,998) Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:35 pm) Fremantle 9.13 (67) def. by Collingwood 11.10 (76) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,320) Report
Saturday, 25 August (7:25 pm) Carlton 8.13 (61) def. by Adelaide 26.9 (165) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,000) Report
Saturday, 25 August (7:25 pm) Sydney 10.14 (74) def. by Hawthorn 12.11 (83) SCG (crowd: 39,660) Report
Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.6 (72) def. by West Coast 14.14 (98) Gabba (crowd: 16,367) Report
Sunday, 26 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne 15.12 (102) def. Greater Western Sydney 8.9 (57) MCG (crowd: 37,285) Report
Sunday, 26 August (4:40 pm) St Kilda 14.10 (94) def. by North Melbourne 17.15 (117) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,866) Report
  • Carlton suffered its worst ever defeat against Adelaide, losing by 104 points.

Season notes

  • Carlton lost its first seven matches, the longest losing streak to start a season in the club's history.[25]
  • Carlton's total of two wins for the season was the club's fewest wins in a season since 1901.[26]
  • Melbourne qualified for the finals for the first time since 2006.

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 23 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
Adelaide Ess
12 		Rich
36 		StK
49 		Coll
48 		Syd
10 		GCS
48 		Carl
55 		PA
5 		WB
37 		Melb
91 		GWS
16 		Frem
3 		Haw
56 		X WCE
10 		Rich
47 		Geel
15 		BL
5 		Melb
13 		PA
3 		GWS
14 		NM
9 		Carl
104 		X X X X 12
Brisbane Lions StK
25 		Melb
26 		PA
5 		Rich
93 		GCS
5 		GWS
34 		Coll
7 		WB
14 		Haw
56 		Syd
18 		NM
54 		Ess
22 		X GWS
27 		Frem
55 		Carl
65 		Haw
33 		Adel
5 		Geel
42 		NM
3 		Coll
31 		GCS
4 		WCE
26 		X X X X 15
Carlton Rich
26 		GCS
34 		Coll
24 		NM
86 		WCE
10 		WB
21 		Adel
55 		Ess
13 		Melb
109 		Geel
28 		Syd
30 		X Frem
57 		Coll
20 		PA
21 		BL
65 		StK
64 		Haw
72 		GCS
35 		GWS
105 		Frem
29 		WB
17 		Adel
104 		X X X X 18
Collingwood Haw
34 		GWS
16 		Carl
24 		Adel
48 		Ess
49 		Rich
43 		BL
7 		Geel
21 		StK
28 		WB
35 		Frem
61 		Melb
42 		X Carl
20 		GCS
39 		Ess
16 		WCE
35 		NM
66 		Rich
28 		Syd
2 		BL
31 		PA
51 		Frem
9 		WCE
16 		GWS
10 		Rich
39 		WCE
5 		3
Essendon Adel
12 		Frem
16 		WB
21 		PA
22 		Coll
49 		Melb
36 		Haw
23 		Carl
13 		Geel
34 		GWS
35 		Rich
71 		BL
22 		X WCE
28 		NM
17 		Coll
16 		GCS
44 		Frem
29 		Syd
43 		Haw
4 		StK
43 		Rich
8 		PA
22 		X X X X 11
Fremantle PA
50 		Ess
16 		GCS
28 		GWS
31 		WB
54 		WCE
8 		Rich
77 		StK
30 		Syd
59 		NM
28 		Coll
61 		Adel
3 		Carl
57 		X BL
55 		Melb
54 		PA
9 		Ess
29 		Haw
59 		WCE
58 		Carl
29 		Geel
133 		Coll
9 		X X X X 14
Geelong Melb
3 		Haw
1 		WCE
15 		StK
47 		PA
34 		Syd
17 		GWS
61 		Coll
21 		Ess
34 		Carl
28 		GCS
85 		NM
37 		Rich
18 		X WB
2 		Syd
12 		Adel
15 		Melb
2 		BL
42 		Rich
3 		Haw
11 		Frem
133 		GCS
102 		Melb
29 		X X X 8
Gold Coast NM
16 		Carl
34 		Frem
28 		WCE
80 		BL
5 		Adel
48 		WB
9 		Melb
69 		PA
40 		X Geel
85 		GWS
108 		StK
2 		Haw
53 		Coll
39 		NM
37 		Ess
44 		Syd
24 		Carl
35 		Melb
96 		Rich
74 		BL
4 		Geel
102 		X X X X 17
Greater Western Sydney WB
82 		Coll
16 		Syd
16 		Frem
31 		StK
0 		BL
34 		Geel
61 		WCE
25 		NM
43 		Ess
35 		Adel
16 		GCS
108 		X BL
27 		Haw
11 		WCE
11 		Rich
2 		PA
22 		StK
25 		Carl
105 		Adel
13 		Syd
20 		Melb
45 		Syd
49 		Coll
10 		X X 7
Hawthorn Coll
34 		Geel
1 		Rich
13 		Melb
67 		NM
28 		StK
35 		Ess
23 		Syd
8 		BL
56 		WCE
15 		PA
3 		X Adel
56 		GCS
53 		GWS
11 		WB
63 		BL
33 		Carl
72 		Frem
59 		Ess
4 		Geel
11 		StK
4 		Syd
9 		Rich
31 		Melb
33 		X X 4
Melbourne Geel
3 		BL
26 		NM
37 		Haw
67 		Rich
46 		Ess
36 		StK
39 		GCS
69 		Carl
109 		Adel
91 		WB
49 		Coll
42 		X PA
10 		StK
2 		Frem
54 		WB
50 		Geel
2 		Adel
13 		GCS
96 		Syd
9 		WCE
17 		GWS
45 		Geel
29 		Haw
33 		WCE
66 		X 5
North Melbourne GCS
16 		StK
52 		Melb
37 		Carl
86 		Haw
28 		PA
33 		Syd
2 		Rich
10 		GWS
43 		Frem
28 		BL
54 		Geel
37 		X WB
2 		Ess
17 		GCS
37 		Syd
6 		Coll
66 		WCE
40 		BL
3 		WB
7 		Adel
9 		StK
23 		X X X X 9
Port Adelaide Frem
50 		Syd
23 		BL
5 		Ess
22 		Geel
34 		NM
33 		WCE
42 		Adel
5 		GCS
40 		X Haw
3 		Rich
14 		WB
57 		Melb
10 		Carl
21 		StK
36 		Frem
9 		GWS
22 		WB
44 		Adel
3 		WCE
4 		Coll
51 		Ess
22 		X X X X 10
Richmond Carl
26 		Adel
36 		Haw
13 		BL
93 		Melb
46 		Coll
43 		Frem
77 		NM
10 		WCE
47 		StK
28 		Ess
71 		PA
14 		Geel
18 		X Syd
26 		Adel
47 		GWS
2 		StK
54 		Coll
28 		Geel
3 		GCS
74 		Ess
8 		WB
3 		Haw
31 		X Coll
39 		X 1
St Kilda BL
25 		NM
52 		Adel
49 		Geel
47 		GWS
0 		Haw
35 		Melb
39 		Frem
30 		Coll
28 		Rich
28 		WCE
13 		Syd
71 		GCS
2 		X Melb
2 		PA
36 		Carl
64 		Rich
54 		GWS
25 		WB
35 		Ess
43 		Haw
4 		NM
23 		X X X X 16
Sydney WCE
29 		PA
23 		GWS
16 		WB
7 		Adel
10 		Geel
17 		NM
2 		Haw
8 		Frem
59 		BL
18 		Carl
30 		StK
71 		WCE
15 		X Rich
26 		Geel
12 		NM
6 		GCS
24 		Ess
43 		Coll
2 		Melb
9 		GWS
20 		Haw
9 		GWS
49 		X X X 6
West Coast Syd
29 		WB
51 		Geel
15 		GCS
80 		Carl
10 		Frem
8 		PA
42 		GWS
25 		Rich
47 		Haw
15 		StK
13 		X Syd
15 		Ess
28 		Adel
10 		GWS
11 		Coll
35 		WB
54 		NM
40 		Frem
58 		PA
4 		Melb
17 		BL
26 		Coll
16 		X Melb
66 		Coll
5 		2 (P)
Western Bulldogs GWS
82 		WCE
51 		Ess
21 		Syd
7 		Frem
54 		Carl
21 		GCS
9 		BL
14 		Adel
37 		Coll
35 		Melb
49 		X PA
57 		NM
2 		Geel
2 		Haw
63 		Melb
50 		WCE
54 		PA
44 		StK
35 		NM
7 		Carl
17 		Rich
3 		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 23 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
+ Win Qualified for finals
- Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Richmond 22 18 4 0 2143 1574 136.1 72 2018 finals
2 West Coast (P) 22 16 6 0 2012 1657 121.4 64
3 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2046 1699 120.4 60
4 Hawthorn 22 15 7 0 1972 1642 120.1 60
5 Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2299 1749 131.4 56
6 Sydney 22 14 8 0 1822 1664 109.5 56
7 Greater Western Sydney 22 13 8 1 1898 1661 114.3 54
8 Geelong 22 13 9 0 2045 1554 131.6 52
9 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 1950 1790 108.9 48
10 Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1780 1654 107.6 48
11 Essendon 22 12 10 0 1932 1838 105.1 48
12 Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1941 1865 104.1 48
13 Western Bulldogs 22 8 14 0 1575 2037 77.3 32
14 Fremantle 22 8 14 0 1556 2041 76.2 32
15 Brisbane Lions 22 5 17 0 1825 2049 89.1 20
16 St Kilda 22 4 17 1 1606 2125 75.6 18
17 Gold Coast 22 4 18 0 1308 2182 59.9 16
18 Carlton 22 2 20 0 1353 2282 59.3 8
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicates the team had a bye during that round.
  • Subscript numbers indicate ladder position at round's end.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
 
1 Richmond 47 412 89 123 161 201 241 281 282 322 362 362 401 401 441 481 481 521 561 601 641 681 721
2 West Coast 014 48 85 122 162 202 242 282 321 361 401 401 402 403 403 443 482 522 522 562 602 602 642
3 Collingwood 016 016 414 810 125 1210 169 1611 2010 248 287 326 326 364 402 442 443 483 483 486 525 563 603
4 Hawthorn 43 84 88 124 127 164 204 205 209 2010 2410 2411 289 329 3210 368 3610 408 447 485 524 564 604
5 Melbourne 010 46 84 812 814 1212 1610 206 243 283 323 325 324 326 327 366 406 407 446 484 487 527 565
6 Sydney 45 49 87 126 1210 167 168 207 245 284 324 363 403 402 404 405 444 444 449 488 526 565 566
7 Greater Western Sydney 41 81 82 121 143 183 185 189 1811 1811 2211 269 2610 3010 346 3410 387 426 465 503 543 546 547
8 Geelong 49 410 412 88 126 129 166 203 208 246 285 324 325 327 328 367 368 408 448 449 449 488 528
9 North Melbourne 015 45 411 87 124 128 167 1610 207 245 286 287 288 328 329 369 369 3610 4010 4410 4410 4410 489
10 Port Adelaide 42 82 121 125 129 166 1611 208 246 249 248 288 327 365 405 444 445 445 484 487 488 489 4810
11 Essendon 48 411 413 811 813 814 815 815 1214 1612 1612 2012 2013 2412 2812 2812 3212 3611 4011 4011 4411 4411 4811
12 Adelaide 011 47 83 89 128 165 203 204 244 247 249 2410 2411 2411 2811 2811 3211 3612 3612 4012 4012 4412 4812
13 Western Bulldogs 018 018 416 415 416 815 1214 1613 1613 1614 1614 1614 1614 1614 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2414 2814 3213 3213
14 Fremantle 017 414 810 813 1211 1211 1212 1612 1612 1613 1613 2013 2412 2413 2413 2413 2813 2813 2813 2813 3213 3214 3214
15 Brisbane Lions 013 015 017 017 017 017 017 018 417 417 417 417 417 417 817 1216 1616 1616 1616 1616 1616 2015 2015
16 St Kilda 46 413 415 416 615 616 616 616 616 616 616 616 1016 1016 1415 1415 1815 1815 1815 1815 1816 1816 1816
17 Gold Coast 44 83 86 814 1212 1213 1213 1214 1215 1215 1215 1215 1215 1215 1216 1217 1217 1617 1617 1617 1617 1617 1617
18 Carlton 012 017 018 018 018 018 018 417 418 418 418 418 418 418 418 418 418 418 818 818 818 818 818

Positions of teams round by round

Finals series

Main article: 2018 AFL finals series
Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
Sep 6, MCG
1Richmond13.17 (95)
4Hawthorn9.10 (64)Sep 14, MCG
Hawthorn10.11 (71)
Sep 7, MCGMelbourne16.8 (104)Sep 21, MCG
5Melbourne10.15 (75)Richmond8.10 (58)
8Geelong6.10 (46)Collingwood15.7 (97)29 Sep, MCG
West Coast11.13 (79)
Sep 8, SCGSep 22, Optus StadiumCollingwood11.8 (74)
6Sydney4.6 (30)West Coast18.13 (121)
7Greater Western Sydney10.19 (79)Sep 15, MCGMelbourne7.13 (55)
Collingwood9.15 (69)
Sep 8, Optus StadiumGreater Western Sydney9.5 (59)
2West Coast12.14 (86)
3Collingwood10.10 (70)

Week one

Qualifying finals
QF1: Thursday, 6 September (7:20 pm) Richmond 13.17 (95) def. Hawthorn 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 91,446) Report
QF2: Saturday, 8 September (6:10 pm) West Coast 12.14 (86) def. Collingwood 10.10 (70) Optus Stadium (crowd: 59,585) Report
Elimination finals
EF1: Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) Melbourne 10.15 (75) def. Geelong 6.10 (46) MCG (crowd: 91,767) Report
EF2: Saturday, 8 September (4:20 pm) Sydney 4.6 (30) def. by Greater Western Sydney 10.19 (79) SCG (crowd: 40,350) Report

Week two

Semi-finals
SF1: Friday, 14 September (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) def. by Melbourne 16.8 (104) MCG (crowd: 90,152) Report
SF2: Saturday, 15 September (7:25 pm) Collingwood 9.15 (69) def. Greater Western Sydney 9.5 (59) MCG (crowd: 72,504) Report

Week three

Preliminary finals
PF1: Friday, 21 September (7:50 pm) Richmond 8.10 (58) def. by Collingwood 15.7 (97) MCG (crowd: 94,959) Report
PF2: Saturday, 22 September (1:20 pm) West Coast 18.13 (121) def. Melbourne 7.13 (55) Optus Stadium (crowd: 59,608) Report

Week four

Main article: 2018 AFL Grand Final
Grand final
Saturday, 29 September (2:30 pm) West Coast 11.13 (79) def. Collingwood 11.8 (74) MCG (crowd: 100,022) Report

Finals notes

  • Melbourne qualified for a preliminary final for the first time since 2000, and qualified for the finals for the first time since 2006.
  • Collingwood qualified for the grand final for the first time since 2011, and qualified for the finals for the first time since 2013.

Attendances

By club

2018 AFL attendances
Club Total Games Avg. per game Home total Home games Home avg.
Adelaide 823,674 22 37,440 499,589 11 45,417
Brisbane Lions 476,224 22 21,647 202,462 11 18,406
Carlton 753,080 22 34,231 349,521 11 31,775
Collingwood 1,339,628 26 53,585 548,881 11 49,898
Essendon 1,026,731 22 46,670 520,918 11 47,356
Fremantle 791,299 22 35,968 459,403 11 41,764
Geelong 970,928 23 44,133 376,282 11 34,207
Gold Coast 410,735 22 18,670 149,013 11 13,547
Greater Western Sydney 552,949 24 26,510 131,047 11 11,913
Hawthorn 976,282 24 40,678 366,276 11 33,298
Melbourne 1,061,009 25 42,440 447,641 11 40,695
North Melbourne 569,722 22 25,896 230,539 11 20,958
Port Adelaide 740,728 22 33,669 420,498 11 38,227
Richmond 1,381,298 24 57,554 672,921 11 61,175
St Kilda 637,204 22 28,964 280,528 11 25,503
Sydney 789,860 23 34,342 373,548 11 33,959
West Coast 1,044,250 25 43,510 585,749 11 53,250
Western Bulldogs 642,959 22 29,225 279,093 11 25,372

By ground

2018 ground attendances
Ground Total Games Avg. per game
Adelaide Arena at Jiangwan Stadium 10,689 1 10,689
Adelaide Oval 920,077 22 41,822
Blundstone Arena 32,636 3 10,879
Cazalys Stadium 3,722 1 3,722
Etihad Stadium 1,291,670 45 28,704
Gabba 208,522 12 17,377
GMHBA Stadium 256,670 9 28,519
Mars Stadium 13,283 2 6,642
MCG 2,853,179 50 57,064
Metricon Stadium 95,154 7 13,593
Optus Stadium 1,197,733 25 47,909
SCG 413,898 12 34,492
Spotless Stadium 95,988 8 11,999
TIO Stadium 8,689 1 8,689
TIO Traeger Park 6,989 1 6,989
University of Tasmania Stadium 50,312 4 12,578
UNSW Canberra Oval 35,059 3 11,686

Awards

Milestones

Name Club Milestone Round Ref.
Joel Selwood Geelong 250 AFL games Round 1 [42]
Trent Cotchin Richmond 200 AFL games Round 2 [43]
Mark LeCras West Coast 200 AFL games Round 4 [44]
Sam Gilbert St Kilda 200 AFL games Round 6 [45]
Callan Ward Greater Western Sydney 200 AFL games Round 8 [46]
Nick Smith Sydney 200 AFL games Round 9 [47]
Shaun Grigg Richmond 200 AFL games Round 10 [48]
Todd Goldstein North Melbourne 200 AFL games Round 10 [49]
Dan Hannebery Sydney 200 AFL games Round 11 [50]
Nathan Jones Melbourne 250 AFL games Round 11 [51]
Ryan Griffen Greater Western Sydney 250 AFL games Round 12 [52]
Heath Grundy Sydney 250 AFL games Round 13 [53]
Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn 350 AFL games Round 13 [54]
Kade Simpson Carlton 300 AFL games Round 15 [55]
Stephen Hill Fremantle 200 AFL games Round 16 [56]
Steele Sidebottom Collingwood 200 AFL games Round 16 [57]
James Frawley Hawthorn 200 AFL games Round 17 [58]
Lance Franklin Sydney 900 AFL goals Round 17 [59]
Jordan Lewis Melbourne 300 AFL games Round 19 [60]
Shaun Higgins North Melbourne 200 AFL games Round 19 [61]
Bryce Gibbs Adelaide 250 AFL games Round 20 [62]
David Mackay Adelaide 200 AFL games Round 21 [63]
Dale Morris Western Bulldogs 250 AFL games Round 21 [64]
Travis Varcoe Collingwood 200 AFL games Round 22 [65]
Jack Riewoldt Richmond 600 AFL goals Round 23 [66]

Coleman Medal

  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman Medal at the end of that round.
  • Numbers underlined indicates the player did not play in that round.
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total
1 Jack Riewoldt 44 04 48 19 211 314 317 219 524 024 125 328 230 030 333 235 237 441 344 448 1058 260 565 65
2 Ben Brown 00 66 410 515 419 423 124 226 531 233 235 035 035 540 242 446 450 252 153 154 458 058 361 61
3 Tom Hawkins 00 11 34 04 04 26 410 010 313 316 319 322 325 025 328 533 437 744 751 152 153 659 261 61
4 Lance Franklin 88 412 214 317 118 018 018 018 321 122 325 429 231 031 435 439 342 042 244 650 252 557 057 57
5 Luke Breust 44 04 37 411 516 319 120 323 023 023 124 024 125 227 330 636 036 541 445 348 250 252 153 53
6 Jack Gunston 22 24 04 26 28 311 112 517 421 021 021 021 122 325 025 429 231 233 235 540 242 446 248 51
7 Tom McDonald 00 00 00 00 00 22 24 59 413 215 419 625 025 328 129 130 333 437 340 040 242 345 348
8 Jesse Hogan 33 58 19 110 212 214 317 320 121 526 531 031 031 031 334 236 440 141 142 446 147 047 047 47
9 Josh Jenkins 22 57 18 08 311 011 314 115 116 117 118 220 121 021 223 326 228 230 030 333 336 339 746 46
10 Josh Caddy 33 36 06 17 07 411 112 416 117 623 427 027 128 028 129 231 132 233 135 035 439 443 144 44

Best and fairest

Club Award name Player
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Rory Laird
Brisbane Lions Merrett–Murray Medal Dayne Zorko
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Patrick Cripps
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Steele Sidebottom & Brodie Grundy
Essendon W. S. Crichton Medal Devon Smith
Fremantle Doig Medal Lachie Neale
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Mark Blicavs
Gold Coast Club Champion Jarrod Harbrow
Greater Western Sydney Kevin Sheedy Medal Lachie Whitfield
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Tom Mitchell
Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Max Gawn
North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Shaun Higgins
Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Justin Westhoff
Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Jack Riewoldt
St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Jack Steven
Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Jake Lloyd
West Coast John Worsfold Medal Elliot Yeo
Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Lachie Hunter
Source: Foxsports

Club leadership

Table of clubs' coaches and captains in the 2018 season
Club Coach Captain(s) Ref.
Adelaide Don Pyke Taylor Walker [67]
Brisbane Lions Chris Fagan Dayne Beams (until 23 May) [68]
Dayne Zorko (from 23 May)
Carlton Brendon Bolton Marc Murphy [69]
Collingwood Nathan Buckley Scott Pendlebury [70]
Essendon John Worsfold Dyson Heppell [71]
Fremantle Ross Lyon Nat Fyfe [72][73]
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood [74]
Gold Coast Stuart Dew Tom Lynch (until 2 August) [75]
Steven May
Greater Western Sydney Leon Cameron Phil Davis [76]
Callan Ward
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Jarryd Roughead [77]
Melbourne Simon Goodwin Nathan Jones [78]
Jack Viney
North Melbourne Brad Scott Jack Ziebell [79]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Travis Boak [80]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Trent Cotchin [81]
St Kilda Alan Richardson Jarryn Geary [82]
Sydney John Longmire Josh Kennedy [83]
West Coast Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn [84][85]
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Easton Wood [86]

Club membership

2018 AFL membership figures
Club Members[87] Change from 2017 % Change from 2017
Adelaide 64,739 Increase 7,874 Increase 13.85%
Brisbane Lions 24,867 Increase 3,505 Increase 16.41%
Carlton 56,005 Increase 5,679 Increase 11.28%
Collingwood 75,507 Decrease 372 Decrease 0.49%
Essendon 79,319 Increase 11,551 Increase 17.04%
Fremantle 55,639 Increase 4,385 Increase 8.56%
Geelong 63,818 Increase 8,964 Increase 16.34%
Gold Coast 12,108 Increase 443 Increase 3.80%
Greater Western Sydney 25,243 Increase 4,299 Increase 20.53%
Hawthorn 80,302 Increase 4,639 Increase 6.13%
Melbourne 44,275 Increase 2,049 Increase 4.84%
North Melbourne 40,789 Increase 446 Increase 1.11%
Port Adelaide 54,386 Increase 2,257 Increase 4.33%
Richmond 100,726 Increase 28,057 Increase 38.61%
St Kilda 46,301 Increase 4,249 Increase 10.10%
Sydney 60,934 Increase 2,096 Increase 3.56%
West Coast 80,290 Increase 15,266 Increase 23.40%
Western Bulldogs 43,246 Decrease 4,407 Decrease 9.25%
Total 1,008,494 Increase 100,933 Increase 11.12%

See also

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