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Revision as of 08:27, 30 March 2023

2023 AFL premiership season
Date16 March—30 September 2023
Teams18
Attendance
Matches played18
Total attendance765,789 (42,544 per match)
Highest88,084 (round 1, Richmond v Carlton)
← 2022

The 2023 AFL season is the 127th 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 will feature eighteen clubs and is scheduled to run from 16 March until 30 September, comprising a 23-game home-and-away season, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

Background

The fixture was extended to 23 matches per club, the longest in history. This was to accommodate the introduction of the 'Gather Round' – known in full as 'Gather Round... a festival of footy' – a special round featuring all eighteen clubs playing in the same city; this was modelled on the Magic Round, which the National Rugby League had scheduled annually since 2019.[1][2] South Australia won the bid for the event, beating a bid from New South Wales.[3] Six of the nine matches will take place at Adelaide Oval, with Norwood Oval (two) and Summit Oval, Mount Barker (one) each to host their first AFL matches;[4] and the Saturday and Sunday fixtures at Adelaide Oval were staged as ticketed double-headers, with a single ticket granting access to both matches.[5] For all practical purposes – including distribution of gate receipts, benefits and reserved seating for club members, and clash uniform colours – the round is considered a neutral AFL event, and clubs will be considered neither home nor away, meaning each club still plays eleven home games and eleven away games for the season (clubs below are listed alphabetically). All club members were given priority access to Gather Round tickets.[6]

The following rule changes were made for the 2023 season:

  • The number of field umpires in control of each match was increased from three to four.[7]
  • The medical substitute position, which had been introduced in 2021, was replaced with a general substitute. Prior rules had allowed for the medical substitute to be used only if the player being substituted from the had a medical reason to do so, but this stipulation was removed allowing for the substitute to be used for any reason.[8]

Coach appointments

New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Ref.
Alastair Clarkson North Melbourne 19 August 2022 David Noble [9]
Adam Kingsley Greater Western Sydney 22 August 2022 Leon Cameron [10]
Brad Scott Essendon 29 September 2022 Ben Rutten [11]
Ross Lyon St Kilda 24 October 2022 Brett Ratten [12]

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group Ref.
Adelaide Matthew Nicks Jordan Dawson Tom Doedee, Ben Keays, Reilly O'Brien, Brodie Smith [13]
Brisbane Lions Chris Fagan Harris Andrews, Lachie Neale Hugh McCluggage Jarrod Berry, Charlie Cameron, Josh Dunkley, Jack Gunston,
Ryan Lester, Lincoln McCarthy, Oscar McInerney, Daniel Rich		 [14]
Carlton Michael Voss Patrick Cripps Sam Walsh, Jacob Weitering [14]
Collingwood Craig McRae Darcy Moore Taylor Adams, Jeremy Howe, Brayden Maynard [15]
Essendon Brad Scott Zach Merrett Andrew McGrath [16]
Fremantle Justin Longmuir Alex Pearce Andrew Brayshaw, Caleb Serong Jaeger O'Meara, Sam Switkowski, Hayden Young [17]
Geelong Chris Scott Patrick Dangerfield Tom Stewart [18]
Gold Coast Stuart Dew Touk Miller, Jarrod Witts Sam Collins Noah Anderson, Nick Holman, Sean Lemmens, David Swallow [19]
Greater Western Sydney Adam Kingsley Toby Greene Stephen Coniglio, Josh Kelly Tom Green, Connor Idun, Harry Perryman, Sam Taylor [20]
Hawthorn Sam Mitchell James Sicily Luke Breust, Dylan Moore Sam Frost, Jarman Impey, Mitch Lewis [21]
Melbourne Simon Goodwin Max Gawn Jack Viney [22]
North Melbourne Alastair Clarkson Luke McDonald, Jy Simpkin Ben Cunnington, Nick Larkey, Ben McKay, Jack Ziebell [23]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Tom Jonas Ollie Wines Darcy Byrne-Jones [24]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Dylan Grimes, Toby Nankervis [25]
St Kilda Ross Lyon Jack Steele Callum Wilkie Tim Membrey, Seb Ross, Jack Sinclair [26]
Sydney John Longmire Callum Mills, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe Lance Franklin, Will Hayward, Isaac Heeney, Jake Lloyd, Tom Papley [27]
West Coast Adam Simpson Luke Shuey Tom Barrass, Jeremy McGovern [28]
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Marcus Bontempelli Jack Macrae Caleb Daniel, Taylor Duryea, Aaron Naughton [29]

Pre-season

All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au

Official practice matches
Thursday, 2 March (5:10 pm) Hawthorn 14.16 (100) def. by Collingwood 15.16 (106) University of Tasmania Stadium
Thursday, 2 March (4:10 pm) Fremantle 13.14 (92) def. Port Adelaide 8.13 (61) Fremantle Community Bank Oval
Thursday, 2 March (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.13 (91) def. Geelong 6.9 (45) Brighton Homes Arena
Friday, 3 March (4:10 pm) St Kilda 10.7 (67) def. Essendon 3.14 (32) RSEA Park
Friday, 3 March (7:10 pm) Sydney 15.7 (97) def. Carlton 7.12 (54) Blacktown ISP Oval
Friday, 3 March (4:40 pm) West Coast 7.10 (52) def. by Adelaide 17.9 (111) Mineral Resources Park
Saturday, 4 March (12:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 19.8 (122) def. Gold Coast 12.5 (77) Blacktown ISP Oval
Saturday, 4 March (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 22.11 (143) def. North Melbourne 13.7 (85) Ikon Park
Saturday, 4 March (4:10 pm) Melbourne 18.13 (121) def. Richmond 10.11 (71) Casey Fields

Home-and-away season

All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables

Round 1

Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 16 March (7:20 pm) Richmond 8.10 (58) drew with Carlton 8.10 (58) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 88,084)
Friday, 17 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 16.7 (103) def. by Collingwood 19.11 (125) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 86,595)
Saturday, 18 March (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 12.15 (87) def. West Coast 12.10 (82) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 21,274)
Saturday, 18 March (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 18.18 (126) def. Brisbane Lions 11.6 (72) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,255)
Saturday, 18 March (7:25 pm) Melbourne 17.13 (115) def. Western Bulldogs 9.11 (65) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 48,103)
Saturday, 18 March (7:00 pm) Gold Coast 9.7 (61) def. by Sydney 16.14 (110) Heritage Bank Stadium (crowd: 13,648)
Sunday, 19 March (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.16 (106) def. Adelaide 12.18 (90) Giants Stadium (crowd: 8,169)
Sunday, 19 March (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 9.11 (65) def. by Essendon 19.10 (124) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 68,691)
Sunday, 19 March (4:40 pm) St Kilda 10.7 (67) def. Fremantle 7.10 (52) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,429)

Round 2

Round 2
Thursday, 23 March (7:20 pm) Carlton 13.12 (90) def. Geelong 12.10 (82) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 55,861)
Friday, 24 March (6:55 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) def. Melbourne 13.4 (82) The Gabba (crowd: 30,047)
Saturday, 25 March (1:45 pm) Collingwood 21.9 (135) def. Port Adelaide 9.10 (64) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 60,744)
Saturday, 25 March (4:05 pm) Adelaide 10.16 (76) def. by Richmond 17.6 (108) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,492)
Saturday, 25 March (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 5.11 (41) def. by St Kilda 14.8 (92) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 33,294)
Saturday, 25 March (4:30 pm) Fremantle 10.12 (72) def. by North Melbourne 11.7 (73) Optus Stadium (crowd: 40,487)
Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm) Sydney 17.16 (118) def. Hawthorn 4.13 (37) Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 37,052)
Sunday, 26 March (3:20 pm) Essendon 16.12 (108) def. Gold Coast 11.14 (80) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,915)
Sunday, 26 March (3:20 pm) West Coast 14.16 (100) def. Greater Western Sydney 11.15 (81) Optus Stadium (crowd: 44,649)
  • A power outage at the Gabba midway through the fourth quarter of the Brisbane Lions v Melbourne match caused play to be suspended for 38 minutes.[30]

Round 3

Round 3
Thursday, 30 March (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium
Friday, 31 March (7:50 pm) Collingwood v Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 1 April (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v North Melbourne University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Carlton Giants Stadium
Saturday, 1 April (7:25 pm) St Kilda v Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 1 April (7:30 pm) Port Adelaide v Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 2 April (2:10 pm) Gold Coast v Geelong Heritage Bank Stadium
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Melbourne v Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Fremantle v West Coast Optus Stadium

Round 4

Round 4 (Easter Round)
Thursday, 6 April (7:35 pm) Brisbane Lions v Collingwood The Gabba
Friday, 7 April (4:20 pm) North Melbourne v Carlton Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 8 April (1:45 pm) Adelaide v Fremantle Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 8 April (4:35 pm) Richmond v Western Bulldogs Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) St Kilda v Gold Coast Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) Sydney v Port Adelaide Sydney Cricket Ground
Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Essendon v Greater Western Sydney Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 9 April (5:20 pm) West Coast v Melbourne Optus Stadium
Monday, 10 April (3:20 pm) Geelong v Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 5

Round 5 (Gather Round)
Thursday, 13 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide v Carlton Adelaide Oval
Friday, 14 April (4:40 pm) Fremantle v Gold Coast Norwood Oval
Friday, 14 April (7:40 pm) Richmond v Sydney Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 15 April (12:40 pm) Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Summit Oval
Saturday, 15 April (3:40 pm) Essendon v Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 15 April (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 16 April (12:40 pm) Geelong v West Coast Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 16 April (2:50 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn Norwood Oval
Sunday, 16 April (4:20 pm) Collingwood v St Kilda Adelaide Oval

Round 6

Round 6 (Anzac Round)
Friday, 21 April (6:10 pm) Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium
Saturday, 22 April (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide v West Coast Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Brisbane Lions Manuka Oval
Saturday, 22 April (7:25 pm) Geelong v Sydney GMHBA Stadium
Sunday, 23 April (1:10 pm) Hawthorn v Adelaide University of Tasmania Stadium
Sunday, 23 April (3:20 pm) Carlton v St Kilda Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 23 April (4:40 pm) Gold Coast v North Melbourne Heritage Bank Stadium
Monday, 24 April (7:20 pm) Melbourne v Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tuesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood v Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 28 April (7:50 pm) St Kilda v Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 29 April (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions v Fremantle The Gabba
Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) Sydney v Greater Western Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 29 April (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 29 April (7:25 pm) Melbourne v North Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 29 April (5:30 pm) West Coast v Carlton Optus Stadium
Sunday, 30 April (1:10 pm) Essendon v Geelong Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 30 April (3:20 pm) Richmond v Gold Coast Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 30 April (4:10 pm) Adelaide v Collingwood Adelaide Oval

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 5 May (7:50 pm) Carlton v Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 6 May (1:45 pm) Richmond v West Coast Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) Geelong v Adelaide GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 6 May (4:35 pm) Gold Coast v Melbourne Heritage Bank Stadium
Saturday, 6 May (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Western Bulldogs Manuka Oval
Saturday, 6 May (5:30 pm) Fremantle v Hawthorn Optus Stadium
Sunday, 7 May (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide v Essendon Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 7 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood v Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 7 May (4:40 pm) North Melbourne v St Kilda Marvel Stadium

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 12 May (7:20 pm) Richmond v Geelong Melbourne Cricket Ground
Friday, 12 May (6:40 pm) West Coast v Gold Coast Optus Stadium
Saturday, 13 May (1:45 pm) Sydney v Fremantle Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne v Port Adelaide Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 13 May (4:35 pm) Hawthorn v Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 13 May (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions v Essendon The Gabba
Saturday, 13 May (7:30 pm) Carlton v Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 14 May (12:40 pm) Adelaide v St Kilda Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 14 May (4:40 pm) Collingwood v Greater Western Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 10

Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 1)
Friday, 19 May (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide v Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm) North Melbourne v Sydney Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Mars Stadium
Saturday, 20 May (2:35 pm) Fremantle v Geelong Optus Stadium
Saturday, 20 May (7:30 pm) Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast The Gabba
Saturday, 20 May (7:40 pm) Essendon v Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 21 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn v West Coast University of Tasmania Stadium
Sunday, 21 May (3:20 pm) Carlton v Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 21 May (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda Giants Stadium

Round 11

Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 2)
Friday, 26 May (7:50 pm) Sydney v Carlton Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 27 May (1:45 pm) St Kilda v Hawthorn Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne v Fremantle Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 27 May (4:35 pm) Geelong v Greater Western Sydney GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 27 May (6:55 pm) Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs TIO Stadium
Saturday, 27 May (5:30 pm) West Coast v Essendon Optus Stadium
Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm) Richmond v Port Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 28 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood v North Melbourne Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 28 May (4:10 pm) Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval

Round 12

Round 12
Friday, 2 June (7:50 pm) Melbourne v Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 3 June (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide v Hawthorn Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 3 June (2:35 pm) West Coast v Collingwood Optus Stadium
Saturday, 3 June (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs v Geelong Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 3 June (7:00 pm) Gold Coast v Adelaide TIO Stadium
Sunday, 4 June (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Richmond Giants Stadium
Sunday, 4 June (4:40 pm) Essendon v North Melbourne Marvel Stadium
Bye
Brisbane Lions, Fremantle, St Kilda, Sydney

Round 13

Round 13
Thursday, 8 June (7:20 pm) Sydney v St Kilda Sydney Cricket Ground
Friday, 9 June (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 10 June (4:05 pm) Adelaide v West Coast Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 10 June (5:25 pm) Fremantle v Richmond Optus Stadium
Sunday, 11 June (3:20 pm) North Melbourne v Greater Western Sydney Blundstone Arena
Sunday, 11 June (7:15 pm) Carlton v Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground
Monday, 12 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne v Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
Bye
Geelong, Gold Coast

Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 15 June (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Geelong Adelaide Oval
Friday, 16 June (7:50 pm) Brisbane Lions v Sydney The Gabba
Saturday, 17 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Fremantle Giants Stadium
Saturday, 17 June (7:25 pm) Richmond v St Kilda Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 18 June (1:10 pm) Carlton v Gold Coast Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 18 June (3:20 pm) North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium
Bye
Adelaide, Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn, Melbourne, West Coast

Round 15

Round 15
Thursday, 22 June (7:20 pm) Geelong v Melbourne GMHBA Stadium
Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm) St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 24 June (4:35 pm) Sydney v West Coast Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 June (5:25 pm) Fremantle v Essendon Optus Stadium
Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm) Collingwood v Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm) Gold Coast v Hawthorn Heritage Bank Stadium
Bye
Carlton, Greater Western Sydney, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, Western Bulldogs

Round 16

Round 16
Thursday, 29 June—Sunday, 2 July Adelaide v North Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Brisbane Lions v Richmond The Gabba
Essendon v Port Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground
Gold Coast v Collingwood Heritage Bank Stadium
Hawthorn v Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne v Greater Western Sydney TIO Traeger Park
Sydney v Geelong Sydney Cricket Ground
West Coast v St Kilda Optus Stadium
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Marvel Stadium

Round 17

Round 17
Thursday, 6 July—Sunday, 9 July Brisbane Lions v West Coast The Gabba
Essendon v Adelaide Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v Carlton Optus Stadium
Geelong v North Melbourne GMHBA Stadium
Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn Giants Stadium
Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Adelaide Oval
Richmond v Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground
St Kilda v Melbourne Marvel Stadium
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Marvel Stadium

Round 18

Round 18
Thursday, 13 July—Sunday, 16 July Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval
Carlton v Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium
Collingwood v Fremantle Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong v Essendon GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast v St Kilda Heritage Bank Stadium
Melbourne v Brisbane Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground
North Melbourne v Hawthorn Marvel Stadium
Sydney v Western Bulldogs Sydney Cricket Ground
West Coast v Richmond Optus Stadium

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 21 July—Sunday, 23 July Brisbane Lions v Geelong The Gabba
Carlton v West Coast Marvel Stadium
Essendon v Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v Sydney Optus Stadium
Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast Manuka Oval
Melbourne v Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground
Port Adelaide v Collingwood Adelaide Oval
Richmond v Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground
St Kilda v North Melbourne Marvel Stadium

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 28 July—Sunday, 30 July Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Collingwood v Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground
Essendon v Sydney Marvel Stadium
Geelong v Fremantle GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast v Brisbane Lions Heritage Bank Stadium
Hawthorn v St Kilda Marvel Stadium
Richmond v Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
West Coast v North Melbourne Optus Stadium
Western Bulldogs v Greater Western Sydney Mars Stadium

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 4 August—Sunday, 6 August Adelaide v Gold Coast Adelaide Oval
Essendon v West Coast Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Optus Stadium
Geelong v Port Adelaide GMHBA Stadium
Greater Western Sydney v Sydney Giants Stadium
Hawthorn v Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
North Melbourne v Melbourne Blundstone Arena
St Kilda v Carlton Marvel Stadium
Western Bulldogs v Richmond Marvel Stadium

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 11 August—Sunday, 13 August Brisbane Lions v Adelaide The Gabba
Carlton v Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
Collingwood v Geelong Melbourne Cricket Ground
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs University of Tasmania Stadium
North Melbourne v Essendon Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval
St Kilda v Richmond Marvel Stadium
Sydney v Gold Coast Sydney Cricket Ground
West Coast v Fremantle Optus Stadium

Round 23

Round 23
Friday, 18 August—Sunday, 20 August Adelaide v Sydney Adelaide Oval
Collingwood v Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium
Fremantle v Port Adelaide Optus Stadium
Gold Coast v Carlton Heritage Bank Stadium
Greater Western Sydney v Essendon Giants Stadium
Melbourne v Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground
Richmond v North Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
St Kilda v Geelong Marvel Stadium
Western Bulldogs v West Coast Marvel Stadium

Round 24

Round 24
Friday, 25 August—Sunday, 27 August Brisbane Lions v St Kilda The Gabba
Carlton v Greater Western Sydney Marvel Stadium
Essendon v Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong v Western Bulldogs GMHBA Stadium
Hawthorn v Fremantle Melbourne Cricket Ground
North Melbourne v Gold Coast Blundstone Arena
Port Adelaide v Richmond Adelaide Oval
Sydney v Melbourne Sydney Cricket Ground
West Coast v Adelaide Optus Stadium

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney 2 2 0 0 228 98 232.7 8 Finals series
2 St Kilda 2 2 0 0 159 93 171.0 8
3 Essendon 2 2 0 0 232 145 160.0 8
4 Collingwood 2 2 0 0 260 167 155.7 8
5 North Melbourne 2 2 0 0 160 154 103.9 8
6 Richmond 2 1 0 1 166 134 123.9 6
7 Carlton 2 1 0 1 148 140 105.7 6
8 Melbourne 2 1 1 0 197 158 124.7 4
9 West Coast 2 1 1 0 182 168 108.3 4
10 Greater Western Sydney 2 1 1 0 187 190 98.4 4
11 Port Adelaide 2 1 1 0 190 207 91.8 4
12 Brisbane Lions 2 1 1 0 165 208 79.3 4
13 Fremantle 2 0 2 0 124 140 88.6 0
14 Geelong 2 0 2 0 185 215 86.0 0
15 Adelaide 2 0 2 0 166 214 77.6 0
16 Gold Coast 2 0 2 0 141 218 64.7 0
17 Western Bulldogs 2 0 2 0 106 207 51.2 0
18 Hawthorn 2 0 2 0 102 242 42.1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2023. Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Progression by round

4 Finished the round in first place 0 Finished the round in last place
41 Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round
41 Underlined points indicate the team had a bye that round
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Sydney 42 81
St Kilda 45 82
Essendon 41 83
Collingwood 46 84
North Melbourne 48 85
Richmond 210 66
Carlton 29 67
Melbourne 43 48
West Coast 011 49
Greater Western Sydney 47 410
Port Adelaide 44 411
Brisbane Lions 015 412
Fremantle 014 013
Geelong 013 014
Adelaide 012 015
Gold Coast 017 016
Western Bulldogs 016 017
Hawthorn 018 018

Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2023. Source: AFL Tables

Home matches and membership

Team Home match attendance Membership
Hosted Total Highest Lowest Average 2022[31] 2023 Change
2022[32] 2023[33]
Adelaide 1 38,492 38,492 38,492 31,429 38,492 63,099
Brisbane Lions 1 30,047 30,047 30,047 25,818 30,047 43,319
Carlton 1 55,861 55,861 55,861 49,784 55,861 88,776
Collingwood 1 60,744 60,744 60,744 48,573 60,744 100,384
Essendon 1 32,915 32,915 32,915 39,754 32,915 86,001
Fremantle 1 40,487 40,487 40,487 40,460 40,487 56,105
Geelong 1 86,595 86,595 86,595 26,875 86,595 71,943
Gold Coast 1 13,648 13,648 13,648 11,298 13,648 21,422
Greater Western Sydney 1 8,169 8,169 8,169 9,219 8,169 32,614
Hawthorn 1 68,691 68,691 68,691 26,502 68,691 81,494
Melbourne 1 48,103 48,103 48,103 39,218 48,103 66,484
North Melbourne 1 21,274 21,274 21,274 14,368 21,274 50,191
Port Adelaide 1 34,255 34,255 34,255 29,693 34,255 58,643
Richmond 1 88,084 88,084 88,084 46,485 88,084 100,792
St Kilda 1 23,429 23,429 23,429 25,386 23,429 60,172
Sydney 1 37,052 37,052 37,052 29,424 37,052 55,394
West Coast 1 44,649 44,649 44,649 36,736 44,649 102,897
Western Bulldogs 1 33,294 33,294 33,294 24,655 33,294 50,941
Total/overall 18 765,787 88,084 8,169 30,871 42,544 1,190,671

Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2023. Source: AFL Tables

Win/loss table

The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Home matches are in bold, and opponents are listed above the margins.

+ Win Qualified for finals
- Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated
Team Home-and-away season Ladder Finals series
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 F1 F2 F3 GF
Adelaide GWS
-16		 RIC
-32		 PA FRE CAR HAW COL GEE STK WB BL GC WC X COL NM ESS GWS MEL PA GC BL SYD WC 15
(0–2–0)
Brisbane Lions PA
-54		 MEL
+11		 WB COL NM GWS FRE CAR ESS GC ADE X HAW SYD STK RIC WC MEL GEE GC FRE ADE COL STK 12
(1–1–0)
Carlton RIC
0		 GEE
+8		 GWS NM ADE STK WC BL WB COL SYD MEL ESS GC X HAW FRE PA WC COL STK MEL GC GWS 7
(1–0–1)
Collingwood GEE
+22		 PA
+71		 RIC BL STK ESS ADE SYD GWS CAR NM WC MEL X ADE GC WB FRE PA CAR HAW GEE BL ESS 4
(2–0–0)
Essendon HAW
+59		 GC
+28		 STK GWS MEL COL GEE PA BL RIC WC NM CAR X FRE PA ADE GEE WB SYD WC NM GWS COL 3
(2–0–0)
Fremantle STK
-15		 NM
-1		 WC ADE GC WB BL HAW SYD GEE MEL X RIC GWS ESS WB CAR COL SYD GEE BL WC PA HAW 13
(0–2–0)
Geelong COL
-22		 CAR
-8		 GC HAW WC SYD ESS ADE RIC FRE GWS WB X PA MEL SYD NM ESS BL FRE PA COL STK WB 14
(0–2–0)
Gold Coast SYD
-49		 ESS
-28		 GEE STK FRE NM RIC MEL WC BL WB ADE X CAR HAW COL PA STK GWS BL ADE SYD CAR NM 16
(0–2–0)
Greater Western Sydney ADE
+16		 WC
-19		 CAR ESS HAW BL SYD WB COL STK GEE RIC NM FRE X MEL HAW ADE GC WB SYD PA ESS CAR 10
(1–1–0)
Hawthorn ESS
-59		 SYD
-81		 NM GEE GWS ADE WB FRE MEL WC STK PA BL X GC CAR GWS NM RIC STK COL WB MEL FRE 18
(0–2–0)
Melbourne WB
+50		 BL
-11		 SYD WC ESS RIC NM GC HAW PA FRE CAR COL X GEE GWS STK BL ADE RIC NM CAR HAW SYD 8
(1–1–0)
North Melbourne WC
+5		 FRE
+1		 HAW CAR BL GC MEL STK PA SYD COL ESS GWS WB X ADE GEE HAW STK WC MEL ESS RIC GC 5
(2–0–0)
Port Adelaide BL
+54		 COL
-71		 ADE SYD WB WC STK ESS NM MEL RIC HAW WB GEE X ESS GC CAR COL ADE GEE GWS FRE RIC 11
(1–1–0)
Richmond CAR
0		 ADE
+32		 COL WB SYD MEL GC WC GEE ESS PA GWS FRE STK X BL SYD WC HAW MEL WB STK NM PA 6
(1–0–1)
St Kilda FRE
+15		 WB
+51		 ESS GC COL CAR PA NM ADE GWS HAW X SYD RIC BL WC MEL GC NM HAW CAR RIC GEE BL 2
(2–0–0)
Sydney GC
+49		 HAW
+81		 MEL PA RIC GEE GWS COL FRE NM CAR X STK BL WC GEE RIC WB FRE ESS GWS GC ADE MEL 1
(2–0–0)
West Coast NM
-5		 GWS
+19		 FRE MEL GEE PA CAR RIC GC HAW ESS COL ADE X SYD STK BL RIC CAR NM ESS FRE WB ADE 9
(1–1–0)
Western Bulldogs MEL
-50		 STK
-51		 BL RIC PA FRE HAW GWS CAR ADE GC GEE PA NM X FRE COL SYD ESS GWS RIC HAW WC GEE 17
(0–2–0)

Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2023. Source: AFL Tables

Season notes

  • The total attendance of 765,789 across the first two rounds of the season is the highest attendance across the first two rounds of a season in VFL/AFL history.[34]
  • 2022 premiers Geelong lost their first two matches of the season, while 2022 wooden spooners North Melbourne won their first two matches, marking only the third time in VFL/AFL history that the reigning premiers lost their opening two matches and the reigning wooden spooners won their opening two matches the following season.[35]

Milestones

Rd. Player Club Milestone
1 Dylan Shiel Essendon 200th AFL game

Source: AFL Tables

Leading goalkickers

1 Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
11 Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
# Player Team Home-and-away season (Coleman Medal) Finals Total Games Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 F1 F2 F3 GF
1 Nick Larkey North Melbourne 66 410 10 2 5.00
2 Ben Brown Melbourne 44 48 8 2 4.00
Jeremy Cameron Geelong 22 68 8 2 4.00
Charlie Curnow Carlton 33 58 8 2 4.00
Toby Greene Greater Western Sydney 44 48 8 2 4.00
6 Logan McDonald Sydney 22 57 7 2 3.50
7 Charlie Dixon Port Adelaide 33 36 6 2 3.00
Jesse Hogan Greater Western Sydney 33 36 6 2 3.00
Tom Lynch Richmond 33 36 6 2 3.00
Todd Marshall Port Adelaide 44 26 6 2 3.00

Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2023. Source: AFL Tables

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