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===Best and fairests===
===Best and fairests===
*[[Jack Dyer Medal|Richmond]]: [[Brett Deledio]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/84859/default.aspx|publisher=richmondfc.com.au|title=Deledio goes back to back at B&F|date=2007-09-16|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref>
*[[Jack Dyer Medal|Richmond]]: [[Brett Deledio]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/84859/default.aspx|publisher=richmondfc.com.au|title=Deledio goes back to back at B&F|date=2007-09-16|accessdate=2009-09-19|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5k5ay4zwl|archivedate=2009-09-26|deadurl=no}}</ref>
*[[Bob Skilton Medal|Sydney]]: [[Ryan O'Keefe]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7106/newsid/84576/default.aspx|publisher=sydneyswans.com.au|title=O'Keefe named Club Champion|date=2007-09-11|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref>
*[[Bob Skilton Medal|Sydney]]: [[Ryan O'Keefe]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7106/newsid/84576/default.aspx|publisher=sydneyswans.com.au|title=O'Keefe named Club Champion|date=2007-09-11|accessdate=2009-09-19|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5k5b0liXY|archivedate=2009-09-26|deadurl=no}}</ref>
*[[West Coast Eagles Club Champion Award|West Coast]]: [[Darren Glass]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7155/newsid/84623/default.aspx|publisher=westcoasteagles.com.au|title=Glass wins club champion award|date=2007-09-12|accessdate=2009-09-19}}</ref>
*[[West Coast Eagles Club Champion Award|West Coast]]: [[Darren Glass]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7155/newsid/84623/default.aspx|publisher=westcoasteagles.com.au|title=Glass wins club champion award|date=2007-09-12|accessdate=2009-09-19|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5k5azTaBB|archivedate=2009-09-26|deadurl=no}}</ref>


===AFL Rising Star===
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Revision as of 17:35, 27 September 2009

2009 AFL premiership season
File:AFL 2009 Logo.jpg
Teams16
PremiersGeelong
Attendance
Matches played176
Total attendance6,373,355 (36,212 per match)
Highest87,258

The 2009 Australian Football League season commenced on 26 March and concluded on 26 September. It was the 113th season of the VFL/AFL competition. The season consisted of 22 home and away rounds and 4 rounds of finals, culminating in the 2009 AFL Grand Final which determined the 2009 AFL premiers. Geelong won the Grand Final.

Pre-season

AFL pre-season draft

Main article: 2008 AFL Draft § 2009 Pre-season Draft

The main hype around the 2009 pre-season draft was fallen ex-eagle star Ben Cousins' draft by Richmond after they were refused by the AFL to place injured player Graham Polak on the rookie list and have two draft picks.

AFL rookie draft

Main article: 2008 AFL Draft § 2009 Rookie Draft

NAB Cup

Main article: 2009 NAB Cup

Geelong won their second pre-season cup after beating Collingwood in the final.

Game Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Final Collingwood 1.6.6 (51) Geelong 0.18.19 (127) Docklands Stadium 37,277 Friday, 13 March AFL.com.au

Premiership season

Round 1 (Season Launch)

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Richmond 9.13 (67) Carlton 23.12 (150) MCG 86,972 Thursday, 26 March AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 16.7 (103) Geelong 15.21 (111) MCG 69,593 Friday, 27 March AFL.com.au
Collingwood 13.8 (86) Adelaide 13.12 (90) MCG 41,591 Saturday, 28 March AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 14.11 (95) West Coast 13.8 (86) The Gabba 26,800 Saturday, 28 March AFL.com.au
St Kilda 12.8 (80) Sydney 9.11 (65) Docklands Stadium 32,442 Saturday, 28 March AFL.com.au
Melbourne 10.7 (67) North Melbourne 15.11 (101) MCG 28,707 Sunday, 29 March AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 15.17 (107) Essendon 9.12 (66) AAMI Stadium 28,315 Sunday, 29 March AFL.com.au
Fremantle 13.16 (94) Western Bulldogs 25.7 (157) Subiaco Oval 34,634 Sunday, 29 March AFL.com.au

Round 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Adelaide 10.9 (69) St Kilda 15.11 (101) AAMI Stadium 41,189 Friday, 3 April AFL.com.au
Geelong 15.15 (105) Richmond 13.7 (85) Skilled Stadium 22,288 Saturday, 4 April AFL.com.au
Collingwood 17.15 (117) Melbourne 10.4 (64) MCG 43,176 Saturday, 4 April AFL.com.au
Carlton 18.11 (119) Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) Docklands Stadium 42,496 Saturday, 4 April AFL.com.au
Sydney 22.11 (143) Hawthorn 15.15 (105) ANZ Stadium 36,116 Saturday, 4 April AFL.com.au
Essendon 16.13 (109) Fremantle 10.11 (71) Docklands Stadium 27,461 Sunday, 5 April AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80) North Melbourne 9.11 (65) MCG 34,466 Sunday, 5 April AFL.com.au
West Coast 19.11 (125) Port Adelaide 10.15 (75) Subiaco Oval 37,826 Sunday, 5 April AFL.com.au

Round 3 (Easter)

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Geelong 18.14 (122) Collingwood 13.17 (95) MCG 58,527 Thursday, 9 April AFL.com.au
St Kilda 25.11 (161) West Coast 9.10 (64) Docklands Stadium 29,006 Saturday, 11 April AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) Sydney 9.13 (67) The Gabba 24,984 Saturday, 11 April AFL.com.au
Carlton 16.16 (112) Essendon 17.14 (116) MCG 70,411 Saturday, 11 April AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 22.15 (147) Melbourne 14.6 (90) AAMI Stadium 21,030 Sunday, 12 April AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 10.9 (69) Hawthorn 19.9 (123) Docklands Stadium 34,893 Sunday, 12 April AFL.com.au
Fremantle 11.14 (80) Adelaide 15.14 (104) Subiaco Oval 30,035 Sunday, 12 April AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) Richmond 8.15 (63) Docklands Stadium 46,261 Monday, 13 April AFL.com.au

Round 4

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73) Collingwood 13.12 (90) The Gabba 34,912 Friday, 17 April AFL.com.au
Sydney 12.12 (84) Carlton 9.13 (67) SCG 30,834 Saturday, 18 April AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 12.13 (85) Port Adelaide 17.13 (115) MCG 33,274 Saturday, 18 April AFL.com.au
St Kilda 17.9 (111) Fremantle 4.4 (28) Docklands Stadium 26,326 Saturday, 18 April AFL.com.au
Adelaide 13.8 (86) Geelong 21.8 (134) AAMI Stadium 40,418 Saturday, 18 April AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 10.9 (69) Essendon 7.15 (57) Docklands Stadium 33,842 Sunday, 19 April AFL.com.au
Richmond 13.14 (92) Melbourne 14.16 (100) MCG 40,763 Sunday, 19 April AFL.com.au
West Coast 17.14 (116) Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) Subiaco Oval 37,758 Sunday, 19 April AFL.com.au

Round 5 (Anzac Day)

  • Port Adelaide were restricted to their second-lowest score in club history (and their lowest score in a loss) , 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Port Adelaide 5.6 (36) St Kilda 15.12 (102) AAMI Stadium 25,426 Friday, 24 April AFL.com.au
Essendon 13.15 (93) Collingwood 12.16 (88) MCG 84,829 Saturday, 25 April AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 11.8 (74) West Coast 7.14 (56) Aurora Stadium 17,880 Saturday, 25 April AFL.com.au
Fremantle 18.13 (121) Sydney 16.4 (100) Subiaco Oval 32,884 Saturday, 25 April AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 7.16 (58) Richmond 13.16 (94) Docklands Stadium 29,224 Saturday, 25 April AFL.com.au
Geelong 18.18 (126) Brisbane Lions 5.3 (33) Skilled Stadium 15,580 Sunday, 26 April AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90) Carlton 21.7 (133) Docklands Stadium 44,268 Sunday, 26 April AFL.com.au
Melbourne 4.10 (34) Adelaide 7.9 (51) MCG 14,129 Sunday, 26 April AFL.com.au

Round 6

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
North Melbourne 11.9 (75) Collingwood 19.13 (127) Docklands Stadium 40,087 Friday, 1 May AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 16.10 (106) Carlton 15.12 (102) MCG 69,014 Saturday, 2 May AFL.com.au
West Coast 9.20 (74) Fremantle 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval 41,654 Saturday, 2 May AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) Essendon 9.14 (68) The Gabba 29,252 Saturday, 2 May AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 15.15 (105) Adelaide 12.7 (79) AAMI Stadium 41,558 Saturday, 2 May AFL.com.au
Sydney 14.10 (94) Richmond 11.9 (75) SCG 25,410 Sunday, 3 May AFL.com.au
Melbourne 10.8 (68) Geelong 15.21 (111) MCG 36,932 Sunday, 3 May AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) St Kilda 14.20 (104) Docklands Stadium 36,302 Sunday, 3 May AFL.com.au

Round 7

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

Round 8

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Fremantle 9.11 (65) Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval 39,135 Friday, 15 May AFL.com.au
Melbourne 15.7 (97) Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104) MCG 28,279 Saturday, 16 May AFL.com.au
Geelong 18.11 (119) North Melbourne 7.7 (49) Skilled Stadium 20,273 Saturday, 16 May AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 18.11 (119) Adelaide 12.11 (83) The Gabba 27,767 Saturday, 16 May AFL.com.au
Sydney 16.10 (106) West Coast 15.11 (101) ANZ Stadium 33,079 Saturday, 16 May AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 14.18 (102) Richmond 15.9 (99) AAMI Stadium 22,034 Sunday, 17 May AFL.com.au
Collingwood 7.11 (53) Carlton 16.8 (104) MCG 82,834 Sunday, 17 May AFL.com.au
St Kilda 13.12 (90) Essendon 10.11 (71) Docklands Stadium 45,594 Sunday, 17 May AFL.com.au

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)

  • 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).
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Geelong 17.14 (116) Western Bulldogs 17.12 (114) Docklands Stadium 44,620 Friday, 22 May AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 14.14 (98) Fremantle 12.13 (85) Docklands Stadium 15,436 Saturday, 23 May AFL.com.au
Adelaide 15.14 (104) Carlton 8.12 (60) AAMI Stadium 41,107 Saturday, 23 May AFL.com.au
West Coast 9.12 (66) Collingwood 12.16 (88) Subiaco Oval 36,658 Saturday, 23 May AFL.com.au
Richmond 12.13 (85) Essendon 19.11 (125) MCG 73,625 Saturday, 23 May AFL.com.au
Sydney 18.15 (123) Port Adelaide 10.8 (68) SCG 23,229 Sunday, 24 May AFL.com.au
St Kilda 14.13 (97) Brisbane Lions 13.3 (81) Docklands Stadium 30,673 Sunday, 24 May AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Melbourne 13.14 (92) MCG 39,395 Sunday, 24 May AFL.com.au

Round 10

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Carlton 16.15 (111) West Coast 10.10 (70) Docklands Stadium 39,611 Friday, 29 May AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 18.9 (117) Sydney 12.5 (77) Manuka Oval 12,457 Saturday, 30 May AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 12.9 (81) Brisbane Lions 15.9 (99) Docklands Stadium 21,583 Saturday, 30 May AFL.com.au
Fremantle 17.10 (112) Richmond 17.13 (115) Subiaco Oval 35,391 Saturday, 30 May AFL.com.au
St Kilda 11.17 (83) Melbourne 6.10 (46) Gold Coast Stadium 9,112 Saturday, 30 May AFL.com.au
Adelaide 16. 10 (106) Hawthorn 12.7 (79) AAMI Stadium 40,035 Sunday, 31 May AFL.com.au
Essendon 11.4 (70) Geelong 20.14 (134) Docklands Stadium 48,852 Sunday, 31 May AFL.com.au
Collingwood 17.12 (114) Port Adelaide 11.10 (76) MCG 34,793 Sunday, 31 May AFL.com.au

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

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Richmond 14.5 (89) Western Bulldogs 24.13 (157) Docklands Stadium 36,483 Friday, 5 June AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 9.3 (57) St Kilda 15.13 (103) Docklands Stadium 30,962 Saturday, 6 June AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106) Carlton 16.16 (112) The Gabba 33,790 Saturday, 6 June AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) Fremantle 11.4 (70) AAMI Stadium 18,418 Saturday, 6 June AFL.com.au
Essendon 18.6 (114) Adelaide 21.4 (130) Docklands Stadium 39,451 Sunday, 7 June AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 12.14 (86) Sydney 11.9 (75) MCG 44,464 Sunday, 7 June AFL.com.au
West Coast 12.5 (77) Geelong 15.9 (99) Subiaco Oval 35,355 Sunday, 7 June AFL.com.au
Melbourne 8.12 (60) Collingwood 19.12 (126) MCG 61,287 Monday, 8 June AFL.com.au

Round 12 (Split Round)

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Carlton 14.11 (95) St Kilda 16.8 (104) Docklands Stadium 50,820 Friday, 12 June AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 21.11 (137) Port Adelaide 7.2 (44) TIO Stadium 11,306 Saturday, 13 June AFL.com.au
Richmond 13.14 (92) West Coast 11.11 (77) Docklands Stadium 30,117 Saturday, 13 June AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 7.9 (51) Brisbane Lions 13.15 (93) Aurora Stadium 16,710 Sunday, 14 June AFL.com.au
Adelaide 9.14 (68) North Melbourne 3.6 (24) AAMI Stadium 30,173 Sunday, 14 June AFL.com.au
Essendon 19.17 (131) Melbourne 13.5 (83) Docklands Stadium 45,740 Friday, 19 June AFL.com.au
Sydney 9.12 (66) Collingwood 13.11 (89) ANZ Stadium 41,042 Saturday, 20 June AFL.com.au
Fremantle 11.9 (75) Geelong 13.16 (94) Subiaco Oval 33,213 Sunday, 21 June AFL.com.au

Round 13

  • 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).
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Essendon 21.10 (136) Carlton 9.13 (67) MCG 83,407 Friday, 26 June AFL.com.au
Collingwood 26.13 (169) Fremantle 13.7 (85) MCG 44,114 Saturday, 27 June AFL.com.au
Adelaide 12.13 (85) Sydney 10.9 (69) AAMI Stadium 38,064 Saturday, 27 June AFL.com.au
West Coast 16.11 (107) Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval 31,441 Saturday, 27 June AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111) Melbourne 8.8 (56) The Gabba 23,750 Saturday, 27 June AFL.com.au
Geelong 18.14 (122) Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) Skilled Stadium 21,142 Sunday, 28 June AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 12.14 (86) Western Bulldogs 17.6 (108) MCG 31,470 Sunday, 28 June AFL.com.au
St Kilda 13.14 (92) Richmond 5.6 (36) Docklands Stadium 38,196 Sunday, 28 June AFL.com.au

Round 14

  • 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.
  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Collingwood 15.12 (102) Essendon 9.13 (67) MCG 77,699 Friday, 3 July AFL.com.au
Melbourne 17.10 (112) West Coast 13.14 (92) MCG 23,149 Saturday, 4 July AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 19.14 (128) Brisbane Lions 11.14 (80) AAMI Stadium 20,293 Saturday, 4 July AFL.com.au
Richmond 13.7 (85) Adelaide 15.12 (102) Gold Coast Stadium 11,174 Saturday, 4 July AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 19.19 (133) Hawthorn 6.9 (45) Docklands Stadium 36,827 Saturday, 4 July AFL.com.au
Sydney 15.10 (100) North Melbourne 13.7 (85) SCG 21,929 Sunday, 5 July AFL.com.au
St Kilda 14.7 (91) Geelong 13.7 (85) Docklands Stadium 54,444 Sunday, 5 July AFL.com.au
Fremantle 15.10 (100) Carlton 16.19 (115) Subiaco Oval 34,720 Sunday, 5 July AFL.com.au

Round 15

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) Collingwood 17.9 (111) Docklands Stadium 51,382 Friday, 10 July AFL.com.au
Sydney 10.12 (72) Essendon 15.17 (107) SCG 30,924 Saturday, 11 July AFL.com.au
Carlton 16.13 (109) Richmond 12.17 (89) MCG 50,784 Saturday, 11 July AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) Geelong 9.11 (65) The Gabba 34,274 Saturday, 11 July AFL.com.au
Adelaide 19.16 (130) Fremantle 1.7 (13) AAMI Stadium 32,451 Saturday, 11 July AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 10.13 (73) North Melbourne 9.10 (64) Aurora Stadium 15,080 Sunday, 12 July AFL.com.au
Melbourne 15.11 (101) Port Adelaide 13.12 (90) MCG 15,888 Sunday, 12 July AFL.com.au
West Coast 11.4 (70) St Kilda 13.12 (90) Subiaco Oval 36,259 Sunday, 12 July AFL.com.au

Round 16

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Essendon 11.4 (70) Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) Docklands Stadium 47,120 Friday, 17 July AFL.com.au
Carlton 19.10 (124) Sydney 9.9 (63) Docklands Stadium 42,018 Saturday, 18 July AFL.com.au
Geelong 17.15 (117) Melbourne 11.5 (71) Skilled Stadium 21,160 Saturday, 18 July AFL.com.au
Fremantle 7.5 (47) Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval 22,595 Saturday, 18 July AFL.com.au
Collingwood 11.10 (76) Hawthorn 18.13 (121) MCG 66,149 Saturday, 18 July AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) West Coast 11.10 (76) AAMI Stadium 21,106 Sunday, 19 July AFL.com.au
Richmond 12.13 (85) North Melbourne 12.13 (85) MCG 30,604 Sunday, 19 July AFL.com.au
St Kilda 15.15 (105) Adelaide 7.6 (48) Docklands Stadium 31,940 Sunday, 19 July AFL.com.au

Round 17 (Rivalry Round)

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Carlton 4.16 (40) Collingwood 14.10 (94) MCG 84,938 Friday, 24 July AFL.com.au
Geelong 15.9 (99) Hawthorn 14.14 (98) MCG 64,803 Saturday, 25 July AFL.com.au
Fremantle 10.11 (71) West Coast 8.18 (66) Subiaco Oval 39,536 Saturday, 25 July AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) North Melbourne 11.9 (75) The Gabba 25,509 Saturday, 25 July AFL.com.au
St Kilda 16.10 (106) Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61) Docklands Stadium 45,082 Saturday, 25 July AFL.com.au
Melbourne 6.14 (50) Sydney 10.8 (68) Manuka Oval 7,311 Sunday, 26 July AFL.com.au
Essendon 14.12 (96) Richmond 15.11 (101) MCG 47,412 Sunday, 26 July AFL.com.au
Adelaide 19.18 (132) Port Adelaide 9.8 (62) AAMI Stadium 46,859 Sunday, 26 July AFL.com.au

Round 18

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
North Melbourne 11.18 (84) Carlton 14.10 (94) Docklands Stadium 38,554 Friday, 31 July AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 17.9 (111) Fremantle 11.14 (80) Docklands Stadium 19,065 Saturday, 1 August AFL.com.au
Geelong 14.9 (93) Adelaide 13.13 (91) Skilled Stadium 21,686 Saturday, 1 August AFL.com.au
Sydney 13.15 (93) St Kilda 13.16 (94) SCG 27,805 Saturday, 1 August AFL.com.au
Collingwood 12.23 (95) Brisbane Lions 8.7 (55) MCG 47,268 Saturday, 1 August AFL.com.au
Melbourne 12.10 (82) Richmond 12.14 (86) MCG 37,438 Sunday, 2 August AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 18.13 (121) Hawthorn 14.19 (103) AAMI Stadium 25,154 Sunday, 2 August AFL.com.au
West Coast 14.11 (95) Essendon 10.8 (68) Subiaco Oval 35,765 Sunday, 2 August AFL.com.au

Round 19

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Carlton 14.13 (97) Geelong 8.14 (62) MCG 55,057 Friday, 7 August AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 13.19 (97) West Coast 16.6 (102) Docklands Stadium 22,417 Saturday, 8 August AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 7.7 (49) St Kilda 10.14 (74) Aurora Stadium 20,011 Saturday, 8 August AFL.com.au
Essendon 13.9 (87) Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) MCG 41,636 Saturday, 8 August AFL.com.au
Adelaide 9.14 (68) Collingwood 13.11 (89) AAMI Stadium 45,128 Saturday, 8 August AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 19.9 (123) Melbourne 8.13.61 Docklands Stadium 16,594 Sunday, 9 August AFL.com.au
Richmond 10.8.68 Sydney 18.15 (123) MCG 32,216 Sunday, 9 August AFL.com.au
Fremantle 17.14 (116) Port Adelaide 11.8 (74) Subiaco Oval 30,029 Sunday, 9 August AFL.com.au

Round 20 (Green Round)

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Hawthorn 9.13 (67) Adelaide 13.16 (94) MCG 32,583 Friday, 14 August AFL.com.au
Richmond 8.11 (59) Collingwood 22.20 (152) MCG 63,366 Saturday, 15 August AFL.com.au
West Coast 17.8 (110) North Melbourne 10.12 (72) Subiaco Oval 32,472 Saturday, 15 August AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) Western Bulldogs 15.12 (102) The Gabba 33,421 Saturday, 15 August AFL.com.au
Sydney 13.9 (87) Geelong 13.14 (92) ANZ Stadium 40,261 Saturday, 15 August AFL.com.au
Melbourne 20.7 (127) Fremantle 9.10 (64) MCG 13,004 Sunday, 16 August AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 9.13 (67) Carlton 18.13 (121) AAMI Stadium 27,221 Sunday, 16 August AFL.com.au
Essendon 16.14 (110) St Kilda 16.12 (108) Docklands Stadium 41,410 Sunday, 16 August AFL.com.au

Round 21

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) Geelong 14.12 (96) Docklands Stadium 46,818 Friday, 21 August AFL.com.au
Carlton 24.9 (153) Melbourne 15.6 (96) Docklands Stadium 37,433 Saturday, 22 August AFL.com.au
Adelaide 18.14 (122) West Coast 7.6 (48) AAMI Stadium 39,640 Saturday, 22 August AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107) Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) The Gabba 26,437 Saturday, 22 August AFL.com.au
Richmond 14.9 (93) Hawthorn 20.15 (135) MCG 34,779 Saturday, 22 August AFL.com.au
St Kilda 8.11 (59) North Melbourne 10.4 (64) Docklands Stadium 30,522 Sunday, 23 August AFL.com.au
Collingwood 13.19 (97) Sydney 8.8 (56) MCG 54,400 Sunday, 23 August AFL.com.au
Fremantle 21.15 (141) Essendon 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval 32,413 Sunday, 23 August AFL.com.au

Round 22 (Final Round)

  • 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.
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
West Coast 17.23 (125) Richmond 6.9 (45) Subiaco Oval 39,017 Friday, 28 August AFL.com.au
Geelong 14.10 (94) Fremantle 8.6 (54) Skilled Stadium 18,196 Saturday, 29 August AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 14.15 (99) Essendon 16.20 (116) MCG 77,278 Saturday, 29 August AFL.com.au
Carlton 16.8 (104) Adelaide 27.14 (176) Docklands Stadium 42,356 Saturday, 29 August AFL.com.au
Sydney 14.8 (92) Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) SCG 27,933 Saturday, 29 August AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 9.13 (67) North Melbourne 10.11 (71) AAMI Stadium 17,284 Saturday, 29 August AFL.com.au
Melbourne 10.7 (67) St Kilda 17.12 (114) MCG 36,748 Sunday, 30 August AFL.com.au
Collingwood 10.16 (76) Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100) Docklands Stadium 48,888 Sunday, 30 August AFL.com.au

Win/Loss Table

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ladder
Adelaide 4 32 24 48 17 26 32 36 44 27 16 44 16 17 117 57 70 2 21 27 74 72 5
Brisbane Lions 9 19 33 17 93 43 26 36 16 18 6 42 55 48 43 15 41 40 0 18 15 8 6
Carlton 83 19 4 17 43 4 7 51 44 41 6 9 69 15 20 61 54 10 35 54 57 72 7
Collingwood 4 53 27 17 5 52 88 51 22 38 66 23 84 35 1 45 54 40 21 93 41 24 4
Essendon 41 38 4 12 5 43 44 19 40 64 16 48 69 35 35 33 5 27 0 2 54 17 8
Fremantle 63 38 24 83 21 13 7 22 13 3 24 19 84 15 117 15 5 31 42 63 54 40 14
Geelong 8 20 27 48 93 43 51 70 2 64 22 19 34 6 43 46 1 2 35 5 14 40 2
Hawthorn 8 38 54 30 18 4 44 22 22 27 11 42 20 88 9 45 1 18 25 27 42 17 9
Melbourne 34 53 57 8 17 43 8 7 22 37 66 48 55 20 11 46 18 4 62 63 57 47 16
North Melbourne 34 15 54 12 36 52 5 70 13 18 46 44 22 15 9 0 41 10 62 38 5 4 13
Port Adelaide 41 50 57 30 66 26 5 3 55 38 24 93 34 48 11 36 70 18 42 54 15 4 10
Richmond 83 20 47 8 36 19 26 3 40 3 68 15 56 17 20 0 5 4 55 93 42 80 15
St Kilda 15 32 97 83 66 28 88 19 16 37 46 9 56 6 20 57 45 1 25 2 5 47 1
Sydney 15 38 33 17 21 19 51 5 55 40 11 23 16 15 35 61 18 1 55 5 41 8 12
West Coast 9 50 97 33 18 13 8 5 22 41 22 15 20 20 20 36 5 27 5 38 74 80 11
Western Bulldogs 63 15 47 33 43 28 32 7 2 40 68 93 22 88 1 33 45 31 5 18 14 24 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ladder
+ Win Qualified for finals
- Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated

Bold – Home game

Ladder

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Finals series

Main article: 2009 AFL finals series

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

  • Brisbane Lions snapped a three-match losing streak against Carlton and kept their perfect home finals record intact. They came back from 30 points down early in the final quarter to win by 7 points.
  • Geelong kicked the exact score against the Bulldogs as they did when they played them in round 21, and the margin of the game was also the same: 14 points. However, this time Geelong ran out winners.
Game Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Elimination Final 1 Adelaide 26.10 (166) Essendon 10.10 (70) AAMI Stadium 50,393 Friday, 4 September AFL.com.au
Qualifying Final 2 Geelong 14.12 (96) Western Bulldogs 12.10 (82) MCG 74,007 Saturday, 5 September AFL.com.au
Elimination Final 2 Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111) Carlton 15.14 (104) The Gabba 32,702 Saturday, 5 September AFL.com.au
Qualifying Final 1 St Kilda 12.8 (80) Collingwood 7.10 (52) MCG 84,213 Sunday, 6 September AFL.com.au

Semi Finals

Game Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Semi Final 2 Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) Brisbane Lions 8.8 (56) MCG 47,030 Friday, 11 September AFL.com.au
Semi Final 1 Collingwood 12.11 (83) Adelaide 11.12 (78) MCG 62,184 Saturday, 12 September

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Preliminary Finals

  • The Preliminary Final between St Kilda and Western Bulldogs was the first time these two teams met in a final since the 1st Semi Final in 1992.
  • The Preliminary Final between Geelong and Collingwood was a re-match of the 2007 Preliminary Final in which Geelong won by 5 points.
Game Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Time Report
Preliminary Final 1 St Kilda 9.6 (60) Western Bulldogs 7.11 (53) MCG 78,245 Friday ,18 September 7.45 AEST AFL.com.au
Preliminary Final 2 Geelong 17.18 (120) Collingwood 6.11 (47) MCG 87,258 Saturday, 19 September 7.30 AEST AFL.com.au

Grand Final

Main article: 2009 AFL Grand Final
Team 1 Team 1 score Team 2 Team 2 score Ground Crowd Date Report
St Kilda 9.14 (68) Geelong 12.8 (80) MCG 99,251 Saturday, 26 September AFL.com.au


Awards

Best and fairests

AFL Rising Star

Main article: AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star is awarded to the best player who, as of the beginning of the season, is under the age of 21 and has played fewer than 10 games. Each week one player is nominated and at the end of the season a selection panel votes to select the overall winner.

Nominations[5]

Goal of the Year

Main article: Goal of the Year (Australia)

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[6]

Mark of the Year

Main article: Mark of the Year

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 Jacks Mark of the Year.

Nominations[7]

AFL Army Award

Main article: AFL Army Award

The Australian Football League, with the support of the Australian Army, recognises players who produce act(s) 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.

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Adelaide Neil Craig Simon Goodwin Tyson Edwards, Brett Burton, Ben Rutten, Nathan van Berlo, Michael Doughty, Scott Stevens [8]
Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Simon Black, Luke Power, Jed Adcock, Daniel Merrett
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Heath Scotland, Nick Stevens
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Josh Fraser (vc), Scott Pendlebury (vc), Shane O’Bree, Dane Swan, Tarkyn Lockyer [9]
Essendon Matthew Knights Matthew Lloyd Scott Lucas (vc), Mark McVeigh, Adam McPhee, Andrew Welsh, David Hille, Jobe Watson
Fremantle Mark Harvey Mathew Pavlich Luke McPharlin, Aaron Sandilands, Antoni Grover, Des Headland
Geelong Mark Thompson Tom Harley Cameron Ling (vc), Joel Corey (dvc), Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett, Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Sam Mitchell Luke Hodge (vc)
Melbourne Dean Bailey James McDonald Cameron Bruce (vc), Brad Green, Brad Miller, Brent Moloney, Brock McLean
North Melbourne Brad Scott Brent Harvey Drew Petrie (vc)
Port Adelaide Mark Williams Domenic Cassisi [10] Shaun Burgoyne (vc), Kane Cornes (vc)
Richmond Damien Hardwick Chris Newman Nathan Foley, Kelvin Moore, Brett Deledio [11]
St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Lenny Hayes
Sydney Paul Roos Brett Kirk, Craig Bolton, Adam Goodes [12]
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass Dean Cox (vc), Tyson Stenglein, Matthew Priddis, Adam Selwood, Beau Waters
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade Brad Johnson

Umpiring and rule changes

Two rule changes were introduced into the regular season[13]

  • 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.[14]

Player changes

Debuts

Main article: List of AFL debuts in 2009

Following the debuts of the first two draft picks from the 2008 AFL Draft (Jack Watts in Round 11 and Nic Naitanui in Round 12) the first nine draft selections in the had all made their AFL debuts. Other significant debuts included Beau Muston, who had undergone three knee reconstructions since being drafted in 2005, Mike Pyke, who had previously played rugby union for Canada[15] and Irishman Michael Quinn who had only played Australian rules football for 5 months before making his debut in Round 2.[16]

Player retirements, sackings and delistings

Name Club Date Reason
Nic Fosdike Sydney 9 January 2009 Persistent knee injury.[17][18]
Tadhg Kennelly Sydney 29 January 2009 Returned to Ireland.[19][20]
Kane Johnson Richmond 9 June 2009 Planned end-of-season retirement brought forward due to ongoing knee injury.[21][22]
Michael O'Loughlin Sydney 23 June 2009 Failed to fully recover from a pre-season ankle operation. Will retire at end of season.[23][24]
Barry Hall Sydney 7 July 2009 Ongoing discipline problems. Retirement effective immediately.[25]
Adam Simpson North Melbourne 27 July 2009 "Time was right". Retirement effective immediately.[26]
Stuart Dew Hawthorn 11 August 2009 Achieved goal of winning another premiership. Retirement effective immediately.[27]
Joel Bowden Richmond 12 August 2009 Limited playing opportunities due to club's "youth policy". Retirement effective after Round 20 match against Collingwood.[28]
Paul Wheatley Melbourne 14 August 2009 Retirement, effective at the end of the season.[29]
Matthew Whelan Melbourne 14 August 2009 Retirement, effective at the end of the season.[29]
Scott Lucas Essendon 18 August 2009 Retirement, effective immediately - "right time", "combination of things - form, where the club is heading, my own body and mentally".[30]
Leo Barry Sydney 18 August 2009 "Persistent knee injury ... struggled to regain full fitness". Retirement, effective at the end of the season.[31]
Russell Robertson Melbourne 20 August 2009 Contract not renewed, wants to continue playing at another club.[32][33]
Shannon Watt North Melbourne 20 August 2009 unable to break into the side this year. Retirement effective after Round 21 match against St Kilda.[34]
Jared Crouch Sydney 20 August 2009 Retirement.[35]
Brendon Lade Port Adelaide 26 August 2009 Retirement effective at the end of the 2009 season.[36]
Peter Burgoyne Port Adelaide 26 August 2009 Retirement effective at the end of the 2009 season.[36]
Matthew Egan Geelong 26 August 2009 Voluntarily delisted; long-term injury.[37]
Jarryd Allen St Kilda 26 August 2009 Ongoing hip injury. Retirement.[38]
Adam Hunter West Coast 28 August 2009 Shoulder injury. Retirement effective immediately, farewell at conclusion of round 22 match.[39]
Nathan Brown Richmond 28 August 2009 Last game / Delisted.[40]
Mark Coughlan Richmond 28 August 2009 Last game / Delisted.[41]
Chad Fletcher West Coast 28 August 2009 Retirement.[42]
David Wirrpanda West Coast 28 August 2009 Retirement.[43]
Andrew Browne Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted.[44]
Adam Campbell Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted.[44]
Brent Connelly (rookie) Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted.[44]
Daniel Gilmore Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted.[44]
Josh Head Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted.[44]
Luke Pratt (rookie) Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted.[44]
Toby Thurstans Port Adelaide 3 September 2009 Retired. Believed he could no longer contribute at 100%.[45]
Tim Notting Brisbane Lions 7 September 2009 Retirement; Time was right.[46]
Tyson Stenglein West Coast 11 September 2009 Retirement; Time was right.
Anthony Rocca Collingwood 22 September 2009 Retirement.
Matthew Lloyd Essendon 23 September 2009 Retirement; Time was right. Lost drive to play AFL Football.[47]
Scott Welsh Western Bulldogs 23 September 2009 Retired.[48]
Wayde Skipper Western Bulldogs 23 September 2009 Delisted.[48]
Cameron Wight Western Bulldogs 23 September 2009 Delisted.[48]
Paul O'Shea Western Bulldogs 23 September 2009 Delisted.[48]
Martin Clarke Collingwood 24 September 2009 Homesick[49]
Max Hudghton St Kilda 27 September 2009 Retirement; Time was right.[50]

Coaching changes

Coach Club Caretaker Coach Date
Terry Wallace Richmond Jade Rawlings 1 June 2009
Dean Laidley North Melbourne Darren Crocker 16 June 2009


See also

References

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