2009 AFL season
2009 AFL premiership season | |
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Teams | 16 |
Premiers | Geelong 8th premiership |
Minor premiers | St Kilda 3rd minor premiership |
Pre-season cup | Geelong 2nd pre-season cup win |
Brownlow Medallist | Gary Ablett, Jr. Geelong (30 votes) |
Coleman Medallist | Brendan Fevola Carlton (86 goals) |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 185 |
Total attendance | 6,988,638 (37,776 per match) |
Highest | 99,251 (Grand Final, St Kilda vs. Geelong) |
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
[edit]AFL pre-season draft
[edit]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
[edit]Round One | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Western Bulldogs | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Essendon | 70 | Essendon | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
Brisbane Lions | 65 | Brisbane Lions | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
St Kilda | 56 | Essendon | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
West Coast | 54 | Collingwood | 116 | ||||||||||||||||
Collingwood | 116 | Collingwood | 97 | ||||||||||||||||
Fremantle | 86 | Richmond | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 89 | Collingwood | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
Geelong | 119 | Geelong | 127 | ||||||||||||||||
Adelaide | 84 | Geelong | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
Sydney | 78 | Port Adelaide | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
Port Adelaide | 143 | Geelong | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
Carlton | 123 | Carlton | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
North Melbourne | 70 | Carlton | 112 | ||||||||||||||||
Hawthorn | 69 | Hawthorn | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
Melbourne | 66 |
Premiership season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 1 (season launch) | |||||
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Thursday, 26 March | Richmond 9.13 (67) | def. by | Carlton 23.12 (150) | MCG (crowd: 87,043) | Report |
Friday, 27 March | Hawthorn 16.7 (103) | def. by | Geelong 15.21 (111) | MCG (crowd: 69,593) | Report |
Saturday, 28 March | Collingwood 13.8 (86) | def. by | Adelaide 13.12 (90) | MCG (crowd: 41,591) | Report |
Saturday, 28 March | Brisbane Lions 14.11 (95) | def. | West Coast 13.8 (86) | The Gabba (crowd: 26,800) | Report |
Saturday, 28 March | St Kilda 12.8 (80) | def. | Sydney 9.11 (65) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,442) | Report |
Sunday, 29 March | Melbourne 10.7 (67) | def. by | North Melbourne 15.11 (101) | MCG (crowd: 28,707) | Report |
Sunday, 29 March | Port Adelaide 15.17 (107) | def. | Essendon 9.12 (66) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 28,315) | Report |
Sunday, 29 March | Fremantle 13.16 (94) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 25.7 (157) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,634) | Report |
Round 2
[edit]Round 2 | |||||
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Friday, 3 April | Adelaide 10.9 (69) | def. by | St Kilda 15.11 (101) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,189) | Report |
Saturday, 4 April | Geelong 15.15 (105) | def. | Richmond 13.7 (85) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,288) | Report |
Saturday, 4 April | Collingwood 17.15 (117) | def. | Melbourne 10.4 (64) | MCG (crowd: 43,176) | Report |
Saturday, 4 April | Carlton 18.11 (119) | def. | Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,496) | Report |
Saturday, 4 April | Sydney 22.11 (143) | def. | Hawthorn 15.15 (105) | ANZ Stadium (crowd: 36,116) | Report |
Sunday, 5 April | Essendon 16.13 (109) | def. | Fremantle 10.11 (71) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,461) | Report |
Sunday, 5 April | Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80) | def. | North Melbourne 9.11 (65) | MCG (crowd: 34,466) | Report |
Sunday, 5 April | West Coast 19.11 (125) | def. | Port Adelaide 10.15 (75) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,826) | Report |
Round 3
[edit]Round 3 (Easter) | |||||
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Thursday, 9 April | Geelong 18.14 (122) | def. | Collingwood 13.17 (95) | MCG (crowd: 58,527) | Report |
Saturday, 11 April | St Kilda 25.11 (161) | def. | West Coast 9.10 (64) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,006) | Report |
Saturday, 11 April | Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) | def. | Sydney 9.13 (67) | The Gabba (crowd: 24,984) | Report |
Saturday, 11 April | Carlton 16.16 (112) | def. by | Essendon 17.14 (116) | MCG (crowd: 70,411) | Report |
Sunday, 12 April | Port Adelaide 22.15 (147) | def. | Melbourne 14.6 (90) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,030) | Report |
Sunday, 12 April | North Melbourne 10.9 (69) | def. by | Hawthorn 19.9 (123) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,893) | Report |
Sunday, 12 April | Fremantle 11.14 (80) | def. by | Adelaide 15.14 (104) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,035) | Report |
Monday, 13 April | Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) | def. | Richmond 8.15 (63) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,261) | Report |
Round 4
[edit]Round 4 | |||||
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Friday, 17 April | Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73) | def. by | Collingwood 13.12 (90) | The Gabba (crowd: 34,912) | Report |
Saturday, 18 April | Sydney 12.12 (84) | def. | Carlton 9.13 (67) | SCG (crowd: 30,834) | Report |
Saturday, 18 April | Hawthorn 12.13 (85) | def. by | Port Adelaide 17.13 (115) | MCG (crowd: 33,274) | Report |
Saturday, 18 April | St Kilda 17.9 (111) | def. | Fremantle 4.4 (28) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,326) | Report |
Saturday, 18 April | Adelaide 13.8 (86) | def. by | Geelong 21.8 (134) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,418) | Report |
Sunday, 19 April | North Melbourne 10.9 (69) | def. | Essendon 7.15 (57) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,842) | Report |
Sunday, 19 April | Richmond 13.14 (92) | def. by | Melbourne 14.16 (100) | MCG (crowd: 40,763) | Report |
Sunday, 19 April | West Coast 17.14 (116) | def. | Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,758) | Report |
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Round 5
[edit]Round 5 (ANZAC Day) | |||||
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Friday, 24 April | Port Adelaide 5.6 (36) | def. by | St Kilda 15.12 (102) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,426) | Report |
Saturday, 25 April | Essendon 13.15 (93) | def. | Collingwood 12.16 (88) | MCG (crowd: 84,829) | Report |
Saturday, 25 April | Hawthorn 11.8 (74) | def. | West Coast 7.14 (56) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 17,880) | Report |
Saturday, 25 April | Fremantle 18.13 (121) | def. | Sydney 16.4 (100) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,884) | Report |
Saturday, 25 April | North Melbourne 7.16 (58) | def. by | Richmond 13.16 (94) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,224) | Report |
Sunday, 26 April | Geelong 18.18 (126) | def. | Brisbane Lions 5.3 (33) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 15,580) | Report |
Sunday, 26 April | Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90) | def. by | Carlton 21.7 (133) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,268) | Report |
Sunday, 26 April | Melbourne 4.10 (34) | def. by | Adelaide 7.9 (51) | MCG (crowd: 14,129) | Report |
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Round 6
[edit]Round 6 | |||||
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Friday, 1 May | North Melbourne 11.9 (75) | def. by | Collingwood 19.13 (127) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,087) | Report |
Saturday, 2 May | Hawthorn 16.10 (106) | def. | Carlton 15.12 (102) | MCG (crowd: 69,014) | Report |
Saturday, 2 May | West Coast 9.20 (74) | def. by | Fremantle 13.9 (87) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,654) | Report |
Saturday, 2 May | Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) | def. | Essendon 9.14 (68) | The Gabba (crowd: 29,252) | Report |
Saturday, 2 May | Port Adelaide 15.15 (105) | def. | Adelaide 12.7 (79) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,558) | Report |
Sunday, 3 May | Sydney 14.10 (94) | def. | Richmond 11.9 (75) | SCG (crowd: 25,410) | Report |
Sunday, 3 May | Melbourne 10.8 (68) | def. by | Geelong 15.21 (111) | MCG (crowd: 36,932) | Report |
Sunday, 3 May | Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) | def. by | St Kilda 14.20 (104) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,302) | Report |
Round 7
[edit]Round 7 | |||||
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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) | Report |
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Round 8
[edit]Round 8 | |||||
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Friday, 15 May | Fremantle 9.11 (65) | def. by | Hawthorn 13.9 (87) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,135) | Report |
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
[edit]Round 9 (Indigenous Round) | |||||
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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
[edit]Round 10 | |||||
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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) | Report |
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
[edit]Round 11 (Women’s Round, Queen's Birthday Holiday Weekend) | |||||
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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) | |
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Round 12
[edit]Round 12 (Split round) | |||||
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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) | |
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Round 13
[edit]Round 13 | |||||
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Friday, 26 June | Essendon 21.10 (136) | def. | Carlton 9.13 (67) | MCG (crowd: 83,407) | Report |
Saturday, 27 June | Collingwood 26.13 (169) | def. | Fremantle 13.7 (85) | MCG (crowd: 44,114) | Report |
Saturday, 27 June | Adelaide 12.13 (85) | def. | Sydney 10.9 (69) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,064) | Report |
Saturday, 27 June | West Coast 16.11 (107) | def. | Hawthorn 13.9 (87) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 31,441) | Report |
Saturday, 27 June | Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111) | def. | Melbourne 8.8 (56) | The Gabba (crowd: 23,750) | Report |
Sunday, 28 June | Geelong 18.14 (122) | def. | Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,142) | Report |
Sunday, 28 June | North Melbourne 12.14 (86) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 17.6 (108) | MCG (crowd: 31,470) | Report |
Sunday, 28 June | St Kilda 13.14 (92) | def. | Richmond 5.6 (36) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,196) | Report |
Round 14
[edit]Round 14 | |||||
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Friday, 3 July | Collingwood 15.12 (102) | def. | Essendon 9.13 (67) | MCG (crowd: 77,699) | Report |
Saturday, 4 July | Melbourne 17.10 (112) | def. | West Coast 13.14 (92) | MCG (crowd: 23,149) | Report |
Saturday, 4 July | Port Adelaide 19.14 (128) | def. | Brisbane Lions 11.14 (80) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 20,293) | Report |
Saturday, 4 July | Richmond 13.7 (85) | def. by | Adelaide 15.12 (102) | Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 11,174) | Report |
Saturday, 4 July | Western Bulldogs 19.19 (133) | def. | Hawthorn 6.9 (45) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,827) | Report |
Sunday, 5 July | Sydney 15.10 (100) | def. | North Melbourne 13.7 (85) | SCG (crowd: 21,929) | Report |
Sunday, 5 July | St Kilda 14.7 (91) | def. | Geelong 13.7 (85) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 54,444) | Report |
Sunday, 5 July | Fremantle 15.10 (100) | def. by | Carlton 16.19 (115) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,720) | Report |
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Round 15
[edit]Round 15 | |||||
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Friday, 10 July | Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) | def. by | Collingwood 17.9 (111) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 51,382) | Report |
Saturday, 11 July | Sydney 10.12 (72) | def. by | Essendon 15.17 (107) | SCG (crowd: 30,924) | Report |
Saturday, 11 July | Carlton 16.13 (109) | def. | Richmond 12.17 (89) | MCG (crowd: 50,784) | Report |
Saturday, 11 July | Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) | def. | Geelong 9.11 (65) | The Gabba (crowd: 34,274) | Report |
Saturday, 11 July | Adelaide 19.16 (130) | def. | Fremantle 1.7 (13) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 32,451) | Report |
Sunday, 12 July | Hawthorn 10.13 (73) | def. | North Melbourne 9.10 (64) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,080) | Report |
Sunday, 12 July | Melbourne 15.11 (101) | def. | Port Adelaide 13.12 (90) | MCG (crowd: 15,888) | Report |
Sunday, 12 July | West Coast 11.4 (70) | def. by | St Kilda 13.12 (90) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,259) | Report |
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Round 16
[edit]Round 16 | |||||
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Friday, 17 July | Essendon 11.4 (70) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,120) | Report |
Saturday, 18 July | Carlton 19.10 (124) | def. | Sydney 9.9 (63) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,018) | Report |
Saturday, 18 July | Geelong 17.15 (117) | def. | Melbourne 11.5 (71) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,160) | Report |
Saturday, 18 July | Fremantle 7.5 (47) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 22,595) | Report |
Saturday, 18 July | Collingwood 11.10 (76) | def. by | Hawthorn 18.13 (121) | MCG (crowd: 66,149) | Report |
Sunday, 19 July | Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) | def. | West Coast 11.10 (76) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,106) | Report |
Sunday, 19 July | Richmond 12.13 (85) | drew with | North Melbourne 12.13 (85) | MCG (crowd: 30,604) | Report |
Sunday, 19 July | St Kilda 15.15 (105) | def. | Adelaide 7.6 (48) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,940) | Report |
Round 17
[edit]Round 17 (Rivalry Round) | |||||
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Friday, 24 July | Carlton 4.16 (40) | def. by | Collingwood 14.10 (94) | MCG (crowd: 84,938) | Report |
Saturday, 25 July | Geelong 15.9 (99) | def. | Hawthorn 14.14 (98) | MCG (crowd: 64,803) | Report |
Saturday, 25 July | Fremantle 10.11 (71) | def. | West Coast 8.18 (66) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,536) | Report |
Saturday, 25 July | Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) | def. | North Melbourne 11.9 (75) | The Gabba (crowd: 25,509) | Report |
Saturday, 25 July | St Kilda 16.10 (106) | def. | Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,082) | Report |
Sunday, 26 July | Melbourne 6.14 (50) | def. by | Sydney 10.8 (68) | Manuka Oval (crowd: 7,311) | Report |
Sunday, 26 July | Essendon 14.12 (96) | def. by | Richmond 15.11 (101) | MCG (crowd: 47,412) | Report |
Sunday, 26 July | Adelaide 19.18 (132) | def. | Port Adelaide 9.8 (62) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 46,859) | Report |
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Round 18
[edit]Round 18 | |||||
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Friday, 31 July | North Melbourne 11.18 (84) | def. by | Carlton 14.10 (94) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,554) | Report |
Saturday, 1 August | Western Bulldogs 17.9 (111) | def. | Fremantle 11.14 (80) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,065) | Report |
Saturday, 1 August | Geelong 14.9 (93) | def. | Adelaide 13.13 (91) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,686) | Report |
Saturday, 1 August | Sydney 13.15 (93) | def. by | St Kilda 13.16 (94) | SCG (crowd: 27,805) | Report |
Saturday, 1 August | Collingwood 12.23 (95) | def. | Brisbane Lions 8.7 (55) | MCG (crowd: 47,268) | Report |
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) | Report |
Sunday, 2 August | West Coast 14.11 (95) | def. | Essendon 10.8 (68) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,765) | Report |
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Round 19
[edit]Round 19 | |||||
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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) | Report |
Saturday, 8 August | Hawthorn 7.7 (49) | def. by | St Kilda 10.14 (74) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 20,011) | Report |
Saturday, 8 August | Essendon 13.9 (87) | drew with | Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) | MCG (crowd: 41,636) | Report |
Saturday, 8 August | Adelaide 9.14 (68) | def. by | Collingwood 13.11 (89) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 45,128) | Report |
Sunday, 9 August | North Melbourne 19.9 (123) | def. | Melbourne 8.13 (61) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,594) | Report |
Sunday, 9 August | Richmond 10.8 (68) | def. by | Sydney 18.15 (123) | MCG (crowd: 32,216) | Report |
Sunday, 9 August | Fremantle 17.14 (116) | def. | Port Adelaide 11.8 (74) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,029) | Report |
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Round 20
[edit]Round 20 (Green Round) | |||||
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Friday, 14 August | Hawthorn 9.13 (67) | def. by | Adelaide 13.16 (94) | MCG (crowd: 32,583) | Report |
Saturday, 15 August | Richmond 8.11 (59) | def. by | Collingwood 22.20 (152) | MCG (crowd: 63,366) | Report |
Saturday, 15 August | West Coast 17.8 (110) | def. | North Melbourne 10.12 (72) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,472) | Report |
Saturday, 15 August | Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 15.12 (102) | The Gabba (crowd: 33,421) | Report |
Saturday, 15 August | Sydney 13.9 (87) | def. by | Geelong 13.14 (92) | ANZ Stadium (crowd: 40,261) | Report |
Sunday, 16 August | Melbourne 20.7 (127) | def. | Fremantle 9.10 (64) | MCG (crowd: 13,004) | Report |
Sunday, 16 August | Port Adelaide 9.13 (67) | def. by | Carlton 18.13 (121) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,221) | Report |
Sunday, 16 August | Essendon 16.14 (110) | def. | St Kilda 16.12 (108) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 41,410) | Report |
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Round 21
[edit]Round 21 | |||||
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Friday, 21 August | Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) | def. | Geelong 14.12 (96) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,818) | Report |
Saturday, 22 August | Carlton 24.9 (153) | def. | Melbourne 15.6 (96) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,433) | Report |
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) | Report |
Round 22
[edit]Round 22 | |||||
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Friday, 28 August | West Coast 17.23 (125) | def. | Richmond 6.9 (45) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,017) | Report |
Saturday, 29 August | Geelong 14.10 (94) | def. | Fremantle 8.6 (54) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 18,196) | Report |
Saturday, 29 August | Hawthorn 14.15 (99) | def. by | Essendon 16.20 (116) | MCG (crowd: 77,278) | Report |
Saturday, 29 August | Carlton 16.8 (104) | def. by | Adelaide 27.14 (176) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,356) | Report |
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) | Report |
Season notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St Kilda | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2197 | 1411 | 155.7 | 80 | Finals series |
2 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2312 | 1815 | 127.4 | 72 | |
3 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2378 | 1940 | 122.6 | 60 | |
4 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2174 | 1778 | 122.3 | 60 | |
5 | Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2104 | 1789 | 117.6 | 56 | |
6 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2017 | 1890 | 106.7 | 54 | |
7 | Carlton | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2270 | 2055 | 110.5 | 52 | |
8 | Essendon | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2080 | 2127 | 97.8 | 42 | |
9 | Hawthorn | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1962 | 2120 | 92.5 | 36 | |
10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1990 | 2244 | 88.7 | 36 | |
11 | West Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1893 | 2029 | 93.3 | 32 | |
12 | Sydney | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1888 | 2027 | 93.1 | 32 | |
13 | North Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1680 | 2015 | 83.4 | 30 | |
14 | Fremantle | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1747 | 2259 | 77.3 | 24 | |
15 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1774 | 2388 | 74.3 | 22 | |
16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1706 | 2285 | 74.7 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Ladder progression
[edit]Finals series
[edit]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
[edit]Qualifying and Elimination Finals | |||||
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EF1: Friday, 4 September (8:15 pm) | Adelaide 26.10 (166) | def. | Essendon 10.10 (70) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 50,393) | Report |
QF2: Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) | Geelong 14.12 (96) | def. | Western Bulldogs 12.10 (82) | MCG (crowd: 74,007) | Report |
EF2: Saturday, 5 September (7:30 pm) | Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111) | def. | Carlton 15.14 (104) | Gabba (crowd: 32,702) | Report |
QF1: Sunday, 6 September (2:30 pm) | St Kilda 12.8 (80) | def. | Collingwood 7.10 (52) | MCG (crowd: 84,213) | Report |
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Week two
[edit]Semi-finals | |||||
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SF2: Friday 11 September (7:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) | def. | Brisbane Lions 8.8 (56) | MCG (crowd: 47,030) | Report |
SF1: Saturday 12 September (7:30 pm) | Collingwood 12.11 (83) | def. | Adelaide 11.12 (78) | MCG (crowd: 62,184) | Report |
Week three
[edit]Preliminary Finals | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PF1: Friday 18 September (7:45 pm) | St Kilda 9.6 (60) | def. | Western Bulldogs 7.11 (53) | MCG (crowd: 78,245) | Report |
PF2: Saturday 19 September (7:30 pm) | Geelong 17.18 (120) | def. | Collingwood 6.11 (47) | MCG (crowd: 87,258) | Report |
Week four
[edit]
Grand Final | |||||
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26 September (2:30 pm) | St Kilda | def. by | Geelong | MCG (crowd: 99,251) | Report |
3.2 (20) 7.7 (49) 9.11 (65) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 |
3.0 (18) 7.1 (43) 9.4 (58) |
Norm Smith Medal: Paul Chapman (Geelong) Field umpires: McBurney, Rosebury, Ryan | ||
9.14 (68) | Final | 12.8 (80) | |||
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
[edit]- The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gary Ablett, Jr. of Geelong, who polled 30 votes during the home and away season.
- The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Daniel Rich of the Brisbane Lions, who received the maximum 45 votes.
- The Coleman Medal was awarded to Brendan Fevola of Carlton, who kicked 86 goals during the home and away season.
- The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Melbourne for the second year in a row. Melbourne finished the season in last place on the ladder after 22 rounds, with just 4 wins.
- The McClelland Trophy was awarded to St Kilda for finishing 1st on the ladder during the premiership season.
- The AFL Players Association Awards were as follows:
- The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Gary Ablett, Jr. from Geelong for being the Most Valuable Player for the third year in a row.
- The Robert Rose Award went to Joel Selwood from Geelong for being the Most Courageous Player throughout the premiership season.
- The Best Captain award went to Jonathan Brown of the Brisbane Lions for the second time, after winning the award in 2007.
- The Best First-Year Player award was won by Daniel Rich from the Brisbane Lions. Rich blitzed the competition, receiving 463 votes, and the runner-up receiving just 45.
Best and fairest
[edit]AFL Rising Star
[edit]The 2009 award was won by Daniel Rich from the Brisbane Lions.[39]
Goal of the Year
[edit]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]
- Round 1 – Shannon Hurn (West Coast)
- Round 2 – Jason Winderlich (Essendon)
- Round 3 – Taylor Walker (Adelaide)
- Round 4 – Ryan Houlihan (Carlton)
- Round 5 – Gary Ablett, Jr. (Geelong)
- Round 6 – Drew Petrie (North Melbourne)
- Round 7 – Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) – Winner[41]
- Round 8 – Michael Osborne (Hawthorn)
- Round 9 – Stephen Milne (St. Kilda)
- Round 10 – Mark LeCras (West Coast)
- Round 11 – David Rodan (Port Adelaide)
- Round 12 – David Rodan (Port Adelaide)
- Round 13 – Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
- Round 14 – Dale Thomas (Collingwood)
- Round 15 – Brendan Fevola (Carlton)
- Round 16 – David Rodan (Port Adelaide)
- Round 17 – Lance Franklin (Hawthorn)
- Round 18 – Leon Davis (Collingwood)
- Round 19 – Adam Schneider (St Kilda)
- Round 20 – Liam Jurrah (Melbourne)
- Round 21 – Brad Dick (Collingwood)
- Round 22 – Shannon Byrnes (Geelong)
Mark of the Year
[edit]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]
- Round 1 – Simon Wiggins (Carlton)
- Round 2 – Jay Schulz (Richmond)
- Round 3 – Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)
- Round 4 – Tom Logan (Port Adelaide)
- Round 5 – Tom Hawkins (Geelong)
- Round 6 – Joel Selwood (Geelong)
- Round 7 – Patrick Ryder (Essendon)
- Round 8 – Paul Bevan (Sydney)
- Round 9 – Heath Grundy (Sydney)
- Round 10 – David Mundy (Fremantle)
- Round 11 – Kurt Tippett (Adelaide)
- Round 12 – Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
- Round 13 – Josh Hill (Western Bulldogs)
- Round 14 – Darren Glass (West Coast)
- Round 15 – Jayden Post (Richmond)
- Round 16 – Liam Jurrah (Melbourne)
- Round 17 – Brendan Fevola (Carlton)
- Round 18 – Jimmy Bartel (Geelong)
- Round 19 – Quinten Lynch (West Coast)
- Round 20 – Lewis Roberts-Thomson (Sydney)
- Round 21 – Max Rooke (Geelong)
- Round 22 – Brett Burton (Adelaide) – Winner[41]
AFL Army Award
[edit]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.
- Round 1 – James Kelly (Geelong)
- Round 2 – Campbell Brown (Hawthorn)
- Round 3 – Luke Ball (St Kilda)
- Round 4 – Ricky Dyson (Essendon)
- Round 5 – Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)
- Round 6 – Martin Mattner (Sydney)
- Round 7 – Bryce Gibbs (Carlton)
- Round 8 – Barry Hall (Sydney)
- Round 9 – Matt White (Richmond)
- Round 10 – Travis Varcoe (Geelong)
- Round 11 – Scott McMahon (North Melbourne)
- Round 12 – Brad Green (Melbourne)
- Round 13 – Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
- Round 14 – Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs)
- Round 15 – Nathan Eagleton (Western Bulldogs)
- Round 16 – Jacob Surjan (PA Adelaide)
- Round 17 – Cameron Mooney (Geelong)
- Round 18 – Aaron Davey (Melbourne)
- Round 19 – Brett Kirk (Sydney)
- Round 20 – Stephen Milne (St Kilda)
- Round 21 – Max Rooke (Geelong)
- Round 22 – Tom Hawkins (Geelong) – Winner
Club leadership
[edit]Umpiring and rule changes
[edit]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
[edit]Coach | Club | Caretaker Coach (for 2009) | Date | New Coach (2010– ) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Wallace | Richmond | Jade Rawlings | 1 June 2009 | Damien Hardwick |
Dean Laidley | North Melbourne | Darren Crocker | 16 June 2009 | Brad Scott |
See also
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