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Revision as of 03:47, 24 April 2023

2023 AFL premiership season
Date16 March—30 September 2023
Teams18
Attendance
Matches played52
Total attendance1,933,973 (37,192 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 Gather Round, a special round featuring all eighteen clubs playing in the same city and its surrounds. 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] and Norwood Oval and Summit Sports Park in Mount Barker each hosted their first AFL matches.[4]

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.[5]
  • 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.[6]

Coach appointments

New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Ref.
Alastair Clarkson North Melbourne 19 August 2022 David Noble [7]
Adam Kingsley Greater Western Sydney 22 August 2022 Leon Cameron [8]
Brad Scott Essendon 29 September 2022 Ben Rutten [9]
Ross Lyon St Kilda 24 October 2022 Brett Ratten [10]

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 [11]
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		 [12]
Carlton Michael Voss Patrick Cripps Sam Walsh, Jacob Weitering [12]
Collingwood Craig McRae Darcy Moore Taylor Adams, Jeremy Howe, Brayden Maynard [13]
Essendon Brad Scott Zach Merrett Andrew McGrath [14]
Fremantle Justin Longmuir Alex Pearce Andrew Brayshaw, Caleb Serong Jaeger O'Meara, Sam Switkowski, Hayden Young [15]
Geelong Chris Scott Patrick Dangerfield Tom Stewart [16]
Gold Coast Stuart Dew Touk Miller, Jarrod Witts Sam Collins Noah Anderson, Nick Holman, Sean Lemmens, David Swallow [17]
Greater Western Sydney Adam Kingsley Toby Greene Stephen Coniglio, Josh Kelly Tom Green, Connor Idun, Harry Perryman, Sam Taylor [18]
Hawthorn Sam Mitchell James Sicily Luke Breust, Dylan Moore Sam Frost, Jarman Impey, Mitch Lewis [19]
Melbourne Simon Goodwin Max Gawn Jack Viney [20]
North Melbourne Alastair Clarkson Luke McDonald, Jy Simpkin Ben Cunnington, Nick Larkey, Ben McKay, Jack Ziebell [21]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Tom Jonas Ollie Wines Darcy Byrne-Jones [22]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Dylan Grimes, Toby Nankervis [23]
St Kilda Ross Lyon Jack Steele Callum Wilkie Tim Membrey, Seb Ross, Jack Sinclair [24]
Sydney John Longmire Callum Mills, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe Lance Franklin, Will Hayward, Isaac Heeney, Jake Lloyd, Tom Papley [25]
West Coast Adam Simpson Luke Shuey Tom Barrass, Jeremy McGovern [26]
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Marcus Bontempelli Jack Macrae Caleb Daniel, Taylor Duryea, Aaron Naughton [27]

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.[28]

Round 3

Round 3
Thursday, 30 March (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67) def. Brisbane Lions 7.11 (53) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,665)
Friday, 31 March (7:50 pm) Collingwood 8.15 (63) def. Richmond 7.7 (49) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 85,241)
Saturday, 1 April (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 11.14 (80) def. North Melbourne 9.7 (61) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 11,007)
Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.10 (64) def. by Carlton 9.20 (74) Giants Stadium (crowd: 9,691)
Saturday, 1 April (7:25 pm) St Kilda 14.8 (92) def. Essendon 11.8 (74) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 69,255)
Saturday, 1 April (7:30 pm) Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) def. by Adelaide 18.9 (117) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,962)
Sunday, 2 April (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 10.13 (73) def. Geelong 7.12 (54) Heritage Bank Stadium (crowd: 13,122)
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Melbourne 21.8 (134) def. Sydney 12.12 (84) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 42,423)
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Fremantle 16.12 (108) def. West Coast 9.13 (67) Optus Stadium (crowd: 56,090)
  • St Kilda used its match against Essendon to celebrate the club's 150th anniversary;[29] the crowd of 69,255 is the largest-ever crowd for a home-and-away match between the two clubs.[30]

Round 4

Round 4
Thursday, 6 April (7:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.8 (116) def. Collingwood 11.17 (83) The Gabba (crowd: 33,565)
Friday, 7 April (4:20 pm) North Melbourne 11.18 (84) def. by Carlton 16.11 (107) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 49,062)
Saturday, 8 April (1:15 pm) Adelaide 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 10.12 (72) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,725)
Saturday, 8 April (4:35 pm) Richmond 12.12 (84) def. by Western Bulldogs 12.17 (89) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 56,449)
Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) Sydney 9.10 (64) def. by Port Adelaide 9.12 (66) Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 31,686)
Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) St Kilda 17.11 (113) def. Gold Coast 8.12 (60) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 21,049)
Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 11.22 (88) def. Greater Western Sydney 11.9 (75) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 28.815)
Sunday, 9 April (3:20 pm) West Coast 9.9 (63) def. by Melbourne 19.12 (126) Optus Stadium (crowd: 42,458)
Monday, 10 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 19.13 (127) def. Hawthorn 6.9 (45) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 65,335)
  • The crowd of 49,062 for the North Melbourne v Carlton match is the largest-ever crowd for a match held on Good Friday.[31]
  • Sydney's Oliver Florent had a shot at goal on the final siren to win the match against Port Adelaide, but the kick fell short.[32]
  • Geelong scored 10.5 (65) to 0.0 (0) in the third quarter against Hawthorn; the 65-point margin is the biggest in a quarter since 2013.[33]

Round 5

Round 5 (Gather Round)
Thursday, 13 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 18.10 (118) def. Carlton 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,395)
Friday, 14 April (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 13.12 (90) def. by Fremantle 15.10 (100) Norwood Oval (crowd: 9,329)
Friday, 14 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 18.14 (122) def. Richmond 11.12 (78) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,134)
Saturday, 15 April (12:40 pm) North Melbourne 12.5 (77) def. by Brisbane Lions 22.20 (152) Summit Sports Park (crowd: 7,329)
Saturday, 15 April (3:40 pm) Melbourne 11.11 (77) def. by Essendon 15.14 (104) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,832)
Saturday, 15 April (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 10.10 (70) def. Western Bulldogs 8.8 (56) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,115)
Sunday, 16 April (12:40 pm) West Coast 13.11 (89) def. by Geelong 21.10 (136) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,120)
Sunday, 16 April (2:50 pm) Greater Western Sydney 10.17 (77) def. Hawthorn 11.9 (75) Norwood Oval (crowd: 9,057)
Sunday, 16 April (4:20 pm) St Kilda 9.10 (64) def. by Collingwood 10.10 (70) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,976)

Round 6

Round 6 (Anzac Appeal Round)
Friday, 21 April (6:10 pm) Fremantle 10.9 (69) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.16 (118) Optus Stadium (crowd: 47,503) Report
Saturday, 22 April (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide 16.13 (109) def. West Coast 10.9 (69) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 31,638) Report
Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.9 (87) def. by Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) Manuka Oval (crowd: 10,461) Report
Saturday, 22 April (7:25 pm) Geelong 20.10 (130) def. Sydney 5.7 (37) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 23,134) Report
Sunday, 23 April (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 11.10 (76) def. by Adelaide 11.13 (79) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 10,119) Report
Sunday, 23 April (3:20 pm) Carlton 8.12 (60) def. by St Kilda 12.10 (82) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 45,770) Report
Sunday, 23 April (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 14.13 (97) def. North Melbourne 7.12 (54) Heritage Bank Stadium (crowd: 9,672) Report
Monday, 24 April (7:20 pm) Melbourne v Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tuesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood v Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • Sydney's 93-point loss against Geelong was its heaviest defeat since 1998.[34]
  • Sydney's score of 0.3 (3) in the second half against Geelong was its lowest second half score since 1971.[34]

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

Updated to Gold Coast v North Melbourne (round 6, 2023).

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 St Kilda 6 5 1 0 510 357 142.9 20 Finals series
2 Essendon 5 4 1 0 498 389 128.0 16
3 Collingwood 5 4 1 0 476 396 120.2 16
4 Adelaide 6 4 2 0 591 510 115.9 16
5 Brisbane Lions 6 4 2 0 594 522 113.8 16
6 Port Adelaide 6 4 2 0 521 513 101.6 16
7 Carlton 6 3 2 1 451 488 92.4 14
8 Geelong 6 3 3 0 632 459 137.7 12
9 Melbourne 5 3 2 0 534 409 130.6 12
10 Sydney 6 3 3 0 535 506 105.7 12
11 Western Bulldogs 6 3 3 0 436 483 90.3 12
12 Greater Western Sydney 6 2 4 0 490 535 91.6 8
13 Fremantle 6 2 4 0 473 526 89.9 8
14 Gold Coast 6 2 4 0 461 539 85.5 8
15 North Melbourne 6 2 4 0 436 590 73.9 8
16 Richmond 5 1 3 1 377 408 92.4 6
17 West Coast 6 1 5 0 470 647 72.6 4
18 Hawthorn 6 1 5 0 378 586 64.5 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Progression by round

Updated to Gold Coast v North Melbourne (round 6, 2023).

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
St Kilda 45 82 121 161 161 20
Essendon 41 83 86 124 162
Collingwood 46 84 122 125 163
Carlton 29 67 103 142 144 14
Sydney 42 81 85 86 125 12
Melbourne 43 48 84 123 126
Adelaide 012 015 411 87 127 16
Brisbane Lions 015 412 414 88 128 16
Port Adelaide 44 411 413 810 129 16
Geelong 013 014 018 413 810 12
Fremantle 014 013 49 414 811 8
Greater Western Sydney 47 410 410 415 812 8
North Melbourne 48 85 87 89 813 8
Western Bulldogs 016 017 416 811 814 12
Richmond 210 66 68 612 615
Gold Coast 017 016 415 417 416 8
West Coast 011 49 412 416 417 4
Hawthorn 018 018 417 418 418 0

Source: AFL Tables

Home matches and membership

Updated to Gold Coast v North Melbourne (round 6, 2023).

The following table excludes Gather Round attendances, when there were no official "home" teams.

Team Home match attendance Membership
Hosted Total Highest Lowest Average 2022[35] 2023 Change
2022[36] 2023[37]
Adelaide 2 72,217 38,492 33,725 31,429 36,109 63,099
Brisbane Lions 2 63,612 33,565 30,047 25,818 31,806 43,319
Carlton 2 101,631 55,861 45,770 49,784 50,816 88,776
Collingwood 2 145,985 85,241 60,744 48,573 72,993 100,384
Essendon 2 61,730 32,915 28,815 39,754 30,865 86,001
Fremantle 3 144,080 56,090 40,487 40,460 48,027 56,105
Geelong 3 175,064 86,595 23,134 26,875 58,354 71,943
Gold Coast 3 36,442 13,648 9,672 11,298 12,147 21,422
Greater Western Sydney 3 28,321 10,461 8,169 9,219 9,440 32,614
Hawthorn 3 89,817 68,691 10,119 26,502 29,939 81,494
Melbourne 2 90,526 48,103 42,423 39,218 45,263 66,484
North Melbourne 2 70,336 49,062 21,274 14,368 35,168 50,191
Port Adelaide 3 114,855 48,962 31,638 29,693 38,285 58,643
Richmond 2 144,533 88,084 56,449 46,485 72,267 100,792
St Kilda 3 113,733 69,255 21,049 25,386 37,911 60,172
Sydney 2 68,738 37,052 31,686 29,424 34,369 55,394
West Coast 2 87,107 44,649 42,458 36,736 43,554 102,897
Western Bulldogs 2 56,959 33,294 23,665 24,655 28,480 50,941
Total/overall 43 1,665,686 88,084 8,169 30,871 38,737 1,190,671

Source: AFL Tables

Win/loss table

Updated to Gold Coast v North Melbourne (round 6, 2023).

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, neutral matches (Gather Round) are in italics 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
+31		 FRE
+39		 CAR
+56		 HAW
+3		 COL GEE STK WB BL GC WC X COL NM ESS GWS MEL PA GC BL SYD WC 4
(4–2–0)
Brisbane Lions PA
-54		 MEL
+11		 WB
-14		 COL
+33		 NM
+75		 GWS
+21		 FRE CAR ESS GC ADE X HAW SYD STK RIC WC MEL GEE GC FRE ADE COL STK 5
(4–2–0)
Carlton RIC
0		 GEE
+8		 GWS
+10		 NM
+23		 ADE
-56		 STK
-22		 WC BL WB COL SYD MEL ESS GC X HAW FRE PA WC COL STK MEL GC GWS 7
(3–2–1)
Collingwood GEE
+22		 PA
+71		 RIC
+14		 BL
-33		 STK
+6		 ESS ADE SYD GWS CAR NM WC MEL X ADE GC WB FRE PA CAR HAW GEE BL ESS 3
(4–1–0)
Essendon HAW
+59		 GC
+28		 STK
-18		 GWS
+13		 MEL
+27		 COL GEE PA BL RIC WC NM CAR X FRE PA ADE GEE WB SYD WC NM GWS COL 2
(4–1–0)
Fremantle STK
-15		 NM
-1		 WC
+41		 ADE
-39		 GC
+10		 WB
-49		 BL HAW SYD GEE MEL X RIC GWS ESS WB CAR COL SYD GEE BL WC PA HAW 13
(2–4–0)
Geelong COL
-22		 CAR
-8		 GC
-19		 HAW
+82		 WC
+47		 SYD
+93		 ESS ADE RIC FRE GWS WB X PA MEL SYD NM ESS BL FRE PA COL STK WB 8
(3–3–0)
Gold Coast SYD
-49		 ESS
-28		 GEE
+19		 STK
-53		 FRE
-10		 NM
+43		 RIC MEL WC BL WB ADE X CAR HAW COL PA STK GWS BL ADE SYD CAR NM 14
(2–4–0)
Greater Western Sydney ADE
+16		 WC
-19		 CAR
-10		 ESS
-13		 HAW
+2		 BL
-21		 SYD WB COL STK GEE RIC NM FRE X MEL HAW ADE GC WB SYD PA ESS CAR 12
(2–4–0)
Hawthorn ESS
-59		 SYD
-81		 NM
+19		 GEE
-82		 GWS
-2		 ADE
-3		 WB FRE MEL WC STK PA BL X GC CAR GWS NM RIC STK COL WB MEL FRE 18
(1–5–0)
Melbourne WB
+50		 BL
-11		 SYD
+50		 WC
+63		 ESS
-27		 RIC NM GC HAW PA FRE CAR COL X GEE GWS STK BL ADE RIC NM CAR HAW SYD 9
(3–2–0)
North Melbourne WC
+5		 FRE
+1		 HAW
-19		 CAR
-23		 BL
-75		 GC
-43		 MEL STK PA SYD COL ESS GWS WB X ADE GEE HAW STK WC MEL ESS RIC GC 15
(2–4–0)
Port Adelaide BL
+54		 COL
-71		 ADE
-31		 SYD
+2		 WB
+14		 WC
+40		 STK ESS NM MEL RIC HAW WB GEE X ESS GC CAR COL ADE GEE GWS FRE RIC 6
(4–2–0)
Richmond CAR
0		 ADE
+32		 COL
-14		 WB
-5		 SYD
-44		 MEL GC WC GEE ESS PA GWS FRE STK X BL SYD WC HAW MEL WB STK NM PA 16
(1–3–1)
St Kilda FRE
+15		 WB
+51		 ESS
+18		 GC
+53		 COL
-6		 CAR
+22		 PA NM ADE GWS HAW X SYD RIC BL WC MEL GC NM HAW CAR RIC GEE BL 1
(5–1–0)
Sydney GC
+49		 HAW
+81		 MEL
-50		 PA
-2		 RIC
+44		 GEE
-93		 GWS COL FRE NM CAR X STK BL WC GEE RIC WB FRE ESS GWS GC ADE MEL 10
(3–3–0)
West Coast NM
-5		 GWS
+19		 FRE
-41		 MEL
-63		 GEE
-47		 PA
-40		 CAR RIC GC HAW ESS COL ADE X SYD STK BL RIC CAR NM ESS FRE WB ADE 17
(1–5–0)
Western Bulldogs MEL
-50		 STK
-51		 BL
+14		 RIC
+5		 PA
-14		 FRE
+49		 HAW GWS CAR ADE GC GEE PA NM X FRE COL SYD ESS GWS RIC HAW WC GEE 11
(3–3–0)

Source: AFL Tables

Season notes

  • Two competition attendance records were broken:
    • The total attendance of 765,789 across the first two rounds is the highest attendance across the first two rounds of a season in VFL/AFL history.[38]
    • The total attendance of 1,125,245 across the first three rounds is the highest attendance across the first three rounds of a season in VFL/AFL history.[30]
  • Geelong lost its opening three matches of the season, becoming the first reigning premier since North Melbourne in 1976 to lose its first three matches the following season.[39]
  • All nine Gather Round matches sold out, with more than 60,000 people purchasing tickets from interstate.[40]

Milestones

Rd. Player/coach/venue Club Milestone
1 Melbourne Cricket Ground — 3,000th VFL/AFL game hosted[41]
1 Dylan Shiel Essendon 200th AFL game
3 Damien Hardwick Richmond 300th AFL game coached[42]
3 David Swallow Gold Coast 200th AFL game (first to play 200 games for Gold Coast[43])
5 Tom Liberatore Western Bulldogs 200th AFL game
6 Todd Goldstein North Melbourne 300th AFL game (100th VFL/AFL player to do so[44])

Source: AFL Tables (players); other milestones sourced individually

Leading goalkickers

Updated to Gold Coast v North Melbourne (round 6, 2023).

1 Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
11 Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
X Had a bye during that round
# Player Club 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 Jeremy Cameron Geelong 22 68 311 718 422 527 27 6 4.50
2 Charlie Curnow Carlton 33 58 210 616 218 321 21 6 3.50
3 Charlie Cameron Brisbane Lions 00 22 13 69 413 720 20 6 3.33
4 Oscar Allen West Coast 22 24 37 310 414 216 16 6 2.67
Toby Greene Greater Western Sydney 44 48 19 211 314 216 16 6 2.67
6 Tom Papley Sydney 22 24 37 18 614 115 15 6 2.50
7 Tom Hawkins Geelong 22 13 03 25 49 514 14 6 2.33
Nick Larkey North Melbourne 66 410 212 012 113 114 14 6 2.33
Taylor Walker Adelaide 11 23 03 47 310 414 14 6 2.33

Source: AFL Tables

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