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Premiership season

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Round 1 (Season Launch)

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Round 1 (Season Launch)
Thursday, 26 March Richmond 9.13 (67) def. by Carlton 23.12 (150) MCG (crowd: 86,972 ) 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) Docklands 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
  • In the season-opener on Thursday night, Carlton easily defeated Richmond, and Richmond's high-profile recruit Ben Cousins injured his hamstring in the final quarter; he had suffered the same injury in his final match with West Coast in 2007.
  • The opening match between Richmond and Carlton was the highest attended home-and-away game of the season, with a crowd of 86,972 at the MCG, and had the third-highest attendance of all games including finals.
  • Michael Voss began his Brisbane Lions coaching career with a win; the Lions beat West Coast by 9 points at the Gabba, after trailing by 38 points during the second quarter. For the eleventh straight year, the Lions won their first home game of the season.

Round 2

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Round 2
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) Docklands 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) Docklands 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 (Easter)

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Round 3 (Easter)
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) Docklands 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) Docklands 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) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 46,261 ) Report
  • Brisbane Lions snapped a 9-match winless streak against Sydney, beating them by 33 points, their first win over the Swans since Round 1, 2004.

Round 4

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Round 4
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) Docklands 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) Docklands 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

Round 5 (Anzac Day)

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Round 5 (Anzac Day)
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) Docklands 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) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 44,268 ) Report
Sunday, 26 April Melbourne 4.10 (34) def. by Adelaide 7.9 (51) MCG (crowd: 14,129 ) Report
  • Port Adelaide was restricted to its lowest ever losing score (and its second lowest score of all time) , going down to St Kilda 15.12 (102) to 5.6 (36).
  • Essendon's David Zaharakis kicked the winning goal in the final seconds, ensuring that Essendon beat Collingwood for the first time on Anzac Day since 2005.
  • Richmond won their first match of the season, winning against North Melbourne by 36 points.
  • Fremantle also won their first match of the season, defeating Sydney by 21 points, in the process snapping a five-match winless streak against the Swans which had stretched back to 2004.
  • Geelong defeated Brisbane Lions by 93 points. The Brisbane Lions' score of 5.3 (33) was the lowest in club history (although both predecessors of the merged club, the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy had scored lower). The club's previous lowest score of 5.5 (35) was also scored against Geelong at Skilled Stadium, two years earlier in 2007 AFL season. Additionally, Geelong amassed 490 disposals, smashing the old record of 469 disposals set by West Coast in 2007 and matched by Geelong in 2008; their 254 handpasses was also a record. These two records would stand for seven days.
  • Cold and rainy conditions in Melbourne saw the MCG host its lowest crowd (14,129) since 2004.

Round 6

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Round 6
Friday, 1 May North Melbourne 11.9 (75) def. by Collingwood 19.13 (127) Docklands 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) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 36,302 ) Report

Round 7

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Round 7
Friday, 8 May Essendon 17.14 (116) def. Hawthorn 10.12 (72) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 50,475 ) Report
Saturday, 9 May Geelong 17.14 (116) def. Sydney 10.5 (65) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,050 ) Report
Saturday, 9 May Richmond 10.11 (71) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.7 (97) MCG (crowd: 34,646 ) Report
Saturday, 9 May North Melbourne 20.5 (125) def. Port Adelaide 18.12 (120) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 14,342 ) Report
Saturday, 9 May Carlton 11.15 (81) def. by Fremantle 13.10 (88) Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 10,294 ) Report
Sunday, 10 May Adelaide 12.14 (86) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.16 (118) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,742 ) Report
Sunday, 10 May West Coast 12.18 (90) def. Melbourne 13.4 (82) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,209 ) Report
Monday, 11 May Collingwood 5.10 (40) def. by St Kilda 20.8 (128) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 46,880 ) Report

Round 8

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Round 8
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 ) Report
Saturday, 16 May Geelong 18.11 (119) def. North Melbourne 7.7 (49) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,273 ) Report
Saturday, 16 May Brisbane Lions 18.11 (119) def. Adelaide 12.11 (83) The Gabba (crowd: 27,767 ) Report
Saturday, 16 May Sydney 16.10 (106) def. West Coast 15.11 (101) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 33,079 ) Report
Sunday, 17 May Port Adelaide 14.18 (102) def. Richmond 15.9 (99) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 22,034 ) Report
Sunday, 17 May Collingwood 7.11 (53) def. by Carlton 16.8 (104) MCG (crowd: 82,834 ) Report
Sunday, 17 May St Kilda 13.12 (90) def. Essendon 10.11 (71) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 45,594 ) Report
  • Sydney defeated West Coast by five points. It was the eighth time in the past ten encounters between the teams that the final margin was less than one goal.
  • For the second week in a row, Brisbane Lions came back from 25 points down mid-way in the second quarter, defeating Adelaide by 36 points. In the same game, Brisbane's Daniel Bradshaw surpassed Alastair Lynch's record of 460 goals for Brisbane.
  • Both St Kilda and Essendon wore clash jumpers instead of their traditional strips in their game.

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)

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Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 22 May Geelong 17.14 (116) def. Western Bulldogs 17.12 (114) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 44,620 ) Report
Saturday, 23 May North Melbourne 14.14 (98) def. Fremantle 12.13 (85) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 15,436 ) Report
Saturday, 23 May Adelaide 15.14 (104) def. Carlton 8.12 (60) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,107 ) Report
Saturday, 23 May West Coast 9.12 (66) def. by Collingwood 12.16 (88) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,658 ) Report
Saturday, 23 May Richmond 12.13 (85) def. by Essendon 19.11 (125) MCG (crowd: 73,625 ) Report
Sunday, 24 May Sydney 18.15 (123) def. Port Adelaide 10.8 (68) SCG (crowd: 23,229 ) Report
Sunday, 24 May St Kilda 14.13 (97) def. Brisbane Lions 13.3 (81) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 30,673 ) Report
Sunday, 24 May Hawthorn 17.12 (114) def. Melbourne 13.14 (92) MCG (crowd: 39,395 ) Report
  • Western Bulldogs lost to Geelong by two points after Brad Johnson missed a shot for goal (from near the behind post) after the siren. It was the second time in twelve months that Johnson had missed a game-winning goal after the siren.
  • North Melbourne overcame a 26 point quarter-time deficit to record a 13 point victory against Fremantle.
  • Essendon won its first game against Richmond in two years in the annual "Dreamtime at the 'G" match.
  • Adelaide snapped a 3 game losing streak to beat Carlton by 44 points. It was the second time for the season that the Crows had kept its opposition goalless to half time (the first being in Round 5 against Melbourne).

Round 10

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Round 10
Friday, 29 May Carlton 16.15 (111) def. West Coast 10.10 (70) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 39,611 ) Report
Saturday, 30 May Western Bulldogs 18.9 (117) def. Sydney 12.5 (77) Manuka Oval (crowd: 12,457 ) Report
Saturday, 30 May North Melbourne 12.9 (81) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.9 (99) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 21,583 ) Report
Saturday, 30 May Fremantle 17.10 (112) def. by Richmond 17.13 (115) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,391 ) Report
Saturday, 30 May St Kilda 11.17 (83) def. Melbourne 6.10 (46) Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 9,112 ) Report
Sunday, 31 May Adelaide 16. 10 (106) def. Hawthorn 12.7 (79) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,035 ) Report
Sunday, 31 May Essendon 11.4 (70) def. by Geelong 20.14 (134) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 48,852 ) Report
Sunday, 31 May Collingwood 17.12 (114) def. Port Adelaide 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 34,793 ) Report
  • Western Bulldogs beat Sydney at Manuka Oval by 40 points. The Bulldogs set up the win with thirteen unanswered goals in the first half, but well after that Sydney's Barry Hall kicked his 600th career goal.
  • St Kilda held Melbourne goalless in the second half of their 37 point victory. This was Melbourne's second goalless half of the season (the other was the first half against Adelaide in Round 5), and the second time St Kilda had held its opponent goalless for two consecutive quarters this season (the other was the second and third quarters against Sydney in Round 1).
  • Collingwood's Dane Swan amassed 48 disposals in Sunday's game against Port Adelaide, breaking the previous record of 46 held by Nathan Buckley and Gary Ablett, Jr. for most disposals in a game since the quarters were shortened to 20 minutes in 1994.

Round 11 (Women’s Round, Queen's Birthday Holiday Weekend)

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Round 11 (Women’s Round, Queen's Birthday Holiday Weekend)
Friday, 5 June Richmond 14.5 (89) def. by Western Bulldogs 24.13 (157) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 36,483 ) Report
Saturday, 6 June North Melbourne 9.3 (57) def. by St Kilda 15.13 (103) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 30,962 ) Report
Saturday, 6 June Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106) def. by Carlton 16.16 (112) The Gabba (crowd: 33,790 ) Report
Saturday, 6 June Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) def. Fremantle 11.4 (70) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,418 ) Report
Sunday, 7 June Essendon 18.6 (114) def. by Adelaide 21.4 (130) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 39,451 ) Report
Sunday, 7 June Hawthorn 12.14 (86) def. Sydney 11.9 (75) MCG (crowd: 44,464 ) Report
Sunday, 7 June West Coast 12.5 (77) def. by Geelong 15.9 (99) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,355 ) Report
Monday, 8 June Melbourne 8.12 (60) def. by Collingwood 19.12 (126) MCG (crowd: 61,287 ) Report
  • Richmond lost by 68 points against the Western Bulldogs after leading by a mere two points at halftime. It was Terry Wallace's final match in charge of the Tigers, who had announced his retirement earlier in the week.
  • St Kilda won its 11th consecutive game, breaking the previous club record of 10 set in 2004 by beating North Melbourne by 46 points, despite trailing by almost five goals in the first quarter.
  • The streak of 11 in a row by both St Kilda and Geelong is the best start to a premiership season since Essendon in 2000.
  • Carlton won its third straight match against Brisbane Lions, the first time they have done so since 2000.
  • Adelaide defeated Essendon by 16 points in a game notable for having the highest combined goal-kicking accuracy in VFL/AFL history. The combined score of 39.10 (244) had an overall goalkicking accuracy of 79.6%; the previous best was 76.1%, when Essendon and St Kilda combined for 35.11 (221) in Round 20, 1984.

Round 12 (Split Round)

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Round 12
Friday, 12 June Carlton 14.11 (95) def. by St Kilda 16.8 (104) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 50,820 ) Report
Saturday, 13 June Western Bulldogs 21.11 (137) def. Port Adelaide 7.2 (44) TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,306 ) Report
Saturday, 13 June Richmond 13.14 (92) def. West Coast 11.11 (77) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 30,117 ) Report
Sunday, 14 June Hawthorn 7.9 (51) def. by Brisbane Lions 13.15 (93) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,710 ) Report
Sunday, 14 June Adelaide 9.14 (68) def. North Melbourne 3.6 (24) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 30,173 ) Report
Friday, 19 June Essendon 19.17 (131) def. Melbourne 13.5 (83) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 45,740 ) Report
Saturday, 20 June Sydney 9.12 (66) def. by Collingwood 13.11 (89) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 41,042 ) Report
Sunday, 21 June Fremantle 11.9 (75) def. by Geelong 13.16 (94) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 33,213 ) Report
  • Geelong and St Kilda became the sixth and seventh clubs to begin a season with twelve consecutive wins, the feat having previously been achieved by Collingwood in 1929, Geelong in 1953, Melbourne in 1956, West Coast in 1991 and Essendon in 2000. All seven clubs reached the Grand Finals in these seasons.
  • Richmond defeated West Coast by fifteen points in Jade Rawlings' first game as Richmond's caretaker coach, and Ben Cousins' first game against his former team.
  • Western Bulldogs set a new record for the highest number of interchanges made in their win against Port Adelaide,[citation needed] played in hot conditions in Darwin.
  • Brisbane Lions recorded its first ever win at Aurora Stadium, defeating Hawthorn by 42 points. The Lions outscored the Hawks 10.6 (66) to 1.4 (10) in the second half, and held Hawthorn goalless in the final quarter; it was Hawthorn's first goalless quarter since Round 14 2007.
  • In wet weather in Adelaide, North Melbourne was held to 3.6 (24), the club's lowest score since 1971, the lowest score by any team since Round 4 1999, the lowest score ever conceded by the Adelaide Crows, and the lowest score ever at AAMI Stadium. It was also Adelaide's eighth straight win over the Roos.
  • Collingwood defeated Sydney by 23 points, extending their winning streak against Sydney to 7 games.

Round 13

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Round 13
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) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 38,196 ) Report
  • St Kilda and Geelong became the sixth and seventh clubs to begin a season with thirteen consecutive wins, the feat having previously been achieved by Collingwood in 1929, Geelong in 1953, Melbourne in 1956, West Coast in 1991 and Essendon in 2000. All seven clubs reached the Grand Finals in their respective seasons.
  • Matthew Lloyd overtook Leigh Matthews with his 916th career goal to become the 7th highest goalkicker in AFL/VFL history during Essendon's win over Carlton.
  • Sydney lost four matches in a row for the first time since 2004, by going down to Adelaide.
  • Richmond was held scoreless by St Kilda in both the second and third quarters of their game. For St Kilda, it was the third time they held their opponent goalless in two consecutive quarters this season. For Richmond, they became the first team to be held scoreless in two consecutive quarters in a game since Fitzroy in Round 1 1995 (Note: Fremantle was held scoreless in consective quarters across separate weeks, in Rounds 11 and 12 2004).

Round 14

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Round 14
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) Docklands 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) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 54,444 ) Report
Sunday, 5 July Fremantle 15.10 (100) def. by Carlton 16.19 (115) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,720 ) Report
  • The round 14 match between St Kilda and Geelong had a change in timeslot, moving from 2:10pm to 3:10pm so that the Seven Network could broadcast the game live. All capital cities (except Sydney and Brisbane, which received a live telecast of the Sydney vs North Melbourne on the same day) received a live telecast of this match. This game broke the record set in Round 8, 1991 between West Coast and Essendon as being the latest into a season that two undefeated teams have played against each other. This game also broke the previous record of the largest crowd at an AFL game held at Docklands Stadium with an attendance of 54,444. St Kilda won by 6 points. It was the first time Geelong had lost at the stadium since Round 1, 2007.
  • Port Adelaide beat the Brisbane Lions by 48 points, its biggest ever win over Brisbane.
  • Western Bulldogs held Hawthorn goalless in the first half of their game, and reigning Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin was held goalless for the first time since 2006, breaking a streak of 71 consecutive games scoring at least one goal.
  • Melbourne won only its second game of the season by 20 points over West Coast in an emotional game after club president, Jim Stynes, announced that he had cancer earlier that week.

Round 15

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Round 15
Friday, 10 July Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) def. by Collingwood 17.9 (111) Docklands 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
  • Collingwood and Adelaide extended their winning streaks to seven.
  • Geelong lost 2 consecutive matches for the first time since Rounds 4 and 5, 2007, going down to Brisbane Lions. It was Brisbane's first victory over Geelong since 2005. Brisbane became the second team (after St Kilda) to beat last year's grand finalists.
  • Melbourne won two games in a row for the first time since 2007, Port Adelaide being their latest victims.
  • Carlton's Brendan Fevola kicked a career-best nine goals in his team's win against Richmond.
  • Adelaide's dominant victory against Fremantle saw the latter held to only 1.7 (13). This was the lowest score in Fremantle's history (its previous lowest was 3.7 (25) in 2004), the lowest score by a team at AAMI Stadium and the lowest score ever conceded by the Adelaide Crows (the previous record for each was set by North Melbourne three weeks earlier), and the lowest score by any team since 1961, when Richmond scored 0.8 (8). Fremantle was held to 0.1 (1) in the first half, the lowest half-time score since Fitzroy was scoreless in the first half in 1995, and the third time this season that Adelaide had held its opponent goalless to half time. Fremantle's 117-point loss was the equal worst in club history.
  • St Kilda extended its winning streak to 15 wins with a hard-fought victory over West Coast. St Kilda became the third club to begin a season with fifteen consecutive wins, the feat having previously been achieved by Collingwood in 1929 and Essendon in 2000.

Round 16

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Round 16
Friday, 17 July Essendon 11.4 (70) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 47,120 ) Report
Saturday, 18 July Carlton 19.10 (124) def. Sydney 9.9 (63) Docklands 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) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 31,940 ) Report

Round 17 (Rivalry Round)

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Round 17 (Rivalry Round)
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) Docklands 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
  • The Round 17 match between Collingwood and Carlton was the second-highest attended home-and-away match of the season with a crowd of 84,938 at the MCG. It also marked the 5th match in the 2009 home and away season attended by more than 80,000, the first time this has occurred in VFL/AFL history and the first time it has occurred between the same two teams in the one season, the other match was in Round 8 when Collingwood and Carlton attracted a crowd of 82,834.
  • An additional estimated 497,000 people watched Collingwood and Carlton on TV in Melbourne alone.[1]
  • Despite modest crowds at Manuka Oval and the Gabba, Round 17, 2009 had the third largest attendance of any single round of the AFL with an attendance of 361,450. The first and second highest attended rounds were Round 22, 1998 and Round 1, 2007. Over 240,000 people in Melbourne attended AFL matches in a 48 hour period, 6% of the city's population.
  • Geelong made a memborable Grand Final rematch, winning by a point kicked after the siren by Jimmy Bartel after trailing by as much as 28 in the 4th quarter. This was only the third instance of an AFL team winning the game with an after-the-siren behind (before Ken Newland in 1972 and Tony Lockett in 1996).
  • Jonathan Brown kicked his 400th career goal, as the Brisbane Lions beat North Melbourne.
  • The Melbourne vs. Sydney game, played in bad weather in Canberra, was the lowest-attended match of the season, with just 7,311 attending.
  • St Kilda joined Collingwood in 1929 and Essendon in 2000 by winning seventeen consecutive matches within one season.

Round 18

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Round 18
Friday, 31 July North Melbourne 11.18 (84) def. by Carlton 14.10 (94) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 38,554 ) Report
Saturday, 1 August Western Bulldogs 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 11.14 (80) Docklands 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 ) Report
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

Round 19

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Round 19
Friday, 7 August Carlton 14.13 (97) def. Geelong 8.14 (62) MCG (crowd: 55,057 ) Report
Saturday, 8 August Western Bulldogs 13.19 (97) def. by West Coast 16.6 (102) Docklands 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) Docklands 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

Round 20 (Green Round)

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Round 20 (Green Round )
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) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 41,410 ) Report
  • Collingwood produced their biggest win for the year, beating Richmond by 93 points.
  • Geelong defeated Sydney to secure a top 2 finish and the associated advantages for the third year in succession.
  • The game between Melbourne and Fremantle, played partially in heavy rain, was the lowest attended match at the MCG since 2004, with an attendance of 13,004.
  • Carlton defeated Port Adelaide to clinch a position in the finals, ending the club's seven-year finals drought, the longest in club history.
  • Essendon defeated St Kilda by two points to inflict St Kilda's first loss of the season, ending its 19-game winning streak, the fifth-longest winning streak of all time. St Kilda's captain Nick Riewoldt had the chance to win the game with a 45-metre set shot after the final siren, but he missed the goal. It was also St Kilda's first loss at Docklands Stadium since round 8, 2008.

Round 21

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Round 21
Friday, 21 August Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) def. Geelong 14.12 (96) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 46,818 ) Report
Saturday, 22 August Carlton 24.9 (153) def. Melbourne 15.6 (96) Docklands 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) Docklands 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 (Final Round)

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Round 22 (Final Round)
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) Docklands 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) Docklands Stadium (crowd: 48,888 ) Report
  • Essendon secured eighth spot and their first finals appearance since 2004 with a 17 point win over Hawthorn in a fiery encounter. Hawthorn is the first team since Adelaide in 1999 to miss the finals after winning the Flag the previous year. It is also the first time in 25 years that Essendon, Carlton and Collingwood have all made the finals.
  • Brisbane Lions secured a home final, by beating Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was their first win at the SCG since 2002, and overall in Sydney since 2003.
  • Western Bulldogs defeated Collingwood by 24 points; the win gave the Bulldogs a 0.31%pt 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.
  • Upon the conclusion of Round 22, the 2009 AFL Season is, on paper, the overall lowest attacking/highest defensive year on record ever recorded in the AFL's history, with St Kilda having the lowest scored against them ever recorded by a team in the AFL, and with the Western Bulldogs having recorded the highest total attack score of the season, their score was 200 points lower than the average highest attack score in the competition's history.
  1. ^ The Age Green Guide, published July 30, 2009.