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Revision as of 05:19, 5 April 2008

AFL Draft

Pre-season

North Melbourne defeated Adelaide 14.9 (93) to 8.15 (63).

Premiership season

Round 1

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne 11.13 (79) Adelaide 10.16 (76) MCG 24,882 Friday, March 31
Richmond 12.18 (90) Fremantle 12.13 (85) MCG 26,219 Saturday, April 1
Hawthorn 20.7 (127) Brisbane Lions 11.4 (70) Waverley Park 14,653 Saturday, April 1
Geelong 12.15 (87) Melbourne 11.7 (73) Skilled Stadium 22,707 Saturday, April 1
Fitzroy 6.2 (38) Essendon 16.16 (112) Whitten Oval 17,869 Saturday, April 1
West Coast 18.13 (121) St Kilda Saints 11.9 (75) WACA 28,083 Sunday, April 2
Carlton 14.11 (95) Collingwood Magpies 9.12 (66) MCG 87,119 Sunday, April 2
Footscray 15.12 (102) Sydney Swans 12.13 (85) Whitten Oval 19,189 Sunday, April 2

Round 2

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Fremantle 11.16 (82) Essendon 12.19 (91) WACA 23,688 Friday, 7 April
Melbourne 12.15 (87) North Melbourne 16.10 (106) MCG 25,010 Saturday, 8 April
Hawthorn 10.11 (71) Footscray 14.11 (95) Waverley Park 18,136 Saturday, 8 April
Carlton 18.17 (125) Fitzroy 8.8 (56) Princes Park 16,586 Saturday, 8 April
Brisbane Lions 18.18 (126) Adelaide 14.15 (99) Gabba 9,334 Sunday, 9 April
Collingwood Magpies 11.10 (76) West Coast 11.14 (80) MCG 33,129 Sunday, 9 April
St Kilda Saints 9.15 (69) Richmond 14.11 (95) Waverley Park 26,037 Sunday, 9 April
Sydney Swans 10.15 (75) Geelong 11.14 (80) SCG 12,973 Sunday, 9 April

Round 3

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Fitzroy 11.12 (78)) Fremantle 18.13 (121) Whitten Oval 7,561 Saturday, 15 April
Geelong 18.14 (122) Collingwood Magpies 14.11 (95) Skilled Stadium 27,057 Saturday, 15 April
Footscray 8.12 (60) Carlton 23.20 (158) MCG 41,576 Saturday, 15 April
West Coast 12.19 (91) North Melbourne 5.13 (43) WACA 16,586 Saturday, 15 April
Hawthorn 5.4 (34) Richmond 4.16 (40) Waverley Park 24,820 Sunday, 16 April
Brisbane Lions 15.14 (104) Sydney Swans 14.15 (99) Gabba 8,460 Sunday, 16 April
Adelaide 13.14 (92) St Kilda Saints 3.8 (26) AAMI Stadium 38,046 Sunday, 16 April
Essendon 14.14 (98) Melbourne 12.10 (82) MCG 60,057 Monday, 17 April

Round 4

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Fremantle 12.22 (94) Geelong 10.15 (75) WACA 26,455 Friday, April 21
St Kilda Saints 10.10 (70) Hawthorn 16.10 (106) Waverley Park 24,972 Saturday, April 22
Sydney Swans 17.14 (116) Fitzroy 12.12 (84) SCG 10,762 Saturday, April 22
Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82) Carlton 18.11 (119) Gabba 12,009 Sunday, April 23
Melbourne 12.8 (80) Footscray 16.7 (103) Princes Park 16,969 Sunday, April 23
Adelaide 7.14 (56) West Coast 6.10 (46) AAMI Stadium 42,723 Sunday, April 23
Richmond 21.8 (134) North Melbourne 13.7 (85) MCG 62,606 Monday, April 24
Collingwood Magpies 17.9 (111) Essendon 16.15 (111) MCG 94,825 Tuesday, April 25

Round 5

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 17.14 (116) Brisbane Lions 14.12 (96) MCG 24,379 Saturday, April 29
Geelong 28.13 (181) Fitzroy 13.14 (92) Skilled Stadium 19,644 Saturday, April 29
Footscray 14.14 (98) Fremantle 14.12 (96) Whitten Oval 16,800 Saturday, April 29
West Coast 13.12 (90) Melbourne 11.8 (74) WACA 30,294 Saturday, April 29
North Melbourne 7.8 (50) Carlton 12.12 (84) MCG 42,729 Sunday, April 30
Hawthorn 14.12 (96) Collingwood Magpies 4.13 (37) Waverley Park 40,715 Sunday, April 30
Essendon 24.10 (154) St Kilda Saints 5.8 (38) Princes Park 17,930 Sunday, April 30
Sydney Swans 20.24 (144) Adelaide 12.15 (87) SCG 15,491 Sunday, April 30

Round 6

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Adelaide 11.11 (77) Melbourne 10.9 (69) AAMI Stadium 40,406 Friday, 5 May
St Kilda Saints 10.13 (73) Fitzroy 12.12 (84) Waverley Park 15,440 Saturday, 6 May
Carlton 13.12 (90) West Coast 10.7 (67) Princes Park 24,527 Saturday, 6 May
Footscray 8.14 (62) Geelong 22.18 (150) Whitten Oval 20,749 Saturday, 6 May
Collingwood Magpies 12.10 (82) Richmond 13.16 (94) MCG 59,954 Saturday, 6 May
Fremantle 25.13 (163) Sydney Swans 16.9 (105) WACA 22,804 Sunday, 7 May
North Melbourne 22.12 (144) Hawthorn 14.13 (97) MCG 32,207 Sunday, 7 May
Essendon 19.14 (128) Brisbane Lions 14.16 (100) Princes Park 17,646 Sunday, 7 May

Round 7

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 10.12 (72) Adelaide 9.4 (58) MCG 38,791 Friday, 12 May
Carlton 10.15 (75) Essendon 9.13 (67) MCG 73,753 Saturday, 13 May
St Kilda Saints 15.15 (105) Footscray 12.15 (87) Waverley Park 13,280 Saturday, 13 May
Geelong 9.19 (73) Hawthorn 11.12 (78) Skilled Stadium 24,842 Saturday, 13 May
Fitzroy 13.10 (88) North Melbourne 17.16 (118) Whitten Oval 11,082 Saturday, 13 May
Collingwood Magpies 13.19 (97) Sydney Swans 11.10 (76) Victoria Park 22,835 Sunday, 14 May
West Coast 23.13 (151) Fremantle 9.12 (66) Subiaco Oval 40,356 Sunday, 14 May
Melbourne 12.10 (82) Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) MCG 12,783 Sunday, 14 May

Round 8

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Sydney Swans 21.6 (132) Carlton 8.12 (60) SCG 23,744 Friday, 19 May
Richmond 14.7 (91) Geelong 24.19 (163) MCG 65,335 Saturday, 20 May
Hawthorn 7.8 (50) Melbourne 17.10 (112) Waverley Park 24,372 Saturday, 20 May
Footscray 13.6 (84) North Melbourne 15.15 (105) Whitten Oval 17,741 Saturday, 20 May
Collingwood Magpies 20.11 (131) Fremantle 14.9 (93) Victoria Park 22,466 Saturday, 20 May
Adelaide 9.12 (66) Fitzroy 15.9 (99) AAMI Stadium 39,888 Saturday, 20 May
Brisbane Lions 17.13 (115) St Kilda Saints 14.10 (94) Gabba 7,648 Sunday, 21 May
West Coast 13.12 (90) Essendon 16.12 (108) Subiaco Oval Sunday, 21 May

Round 9

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne 12-7 (79) Geelong 20.20 (140) MCG 44,780 Friday 26 May
Essendon 15.11 (101) Footscray 9.13 (67) MCG 38,719 Saturday, 27 May
St Kilda Saints 11.14 (80) Carlton 3.6 (24) Waverley Park 17,902 Saturday, 27 May
Fitzroy 8.6 (54) West Coast 12.10 (82) Bruce Stadium 11,282 Saturday, 27 May
Adelaide 9.6 (60) Hawthorn 7.16 (58) AAMI Stadium 38,740 Saturday, 27 May
Sydney Swans 14.6 (90) Richmond 17.14 (116) SCG 23,475 Sunday, 28 May
Melbourne 12.13 (85) Collingwood Magpies 7.16 (58) MCG 51,774 Sunday, 28 May
Fremantle 17.18 (120) Brisbane Lions 8.6 (54) Subiaco Oval 17,574 Sunday, 28 May

Round 10

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne 19.12 (126) Essendon 15.9 (99) MCG 59,354 Friday, 2 June
Melbourne 15.12 (102) Sydney Swans 11.11 (77) MCG 26,630 Saturday, 3 June
St Kilda Saints 9.6 (60) Fremantle 20.11 (131) Waverley Park 14,890 Saturday, 3 June
Geelong 16.20 (116) Adelaide 14.7 (91) Skilled Stadium 26,314 Saturday, 3 June
Collingwood Magpies 13.15 (93) Fitzroy 10.19 (79) Victoria Park 23,356 Saturday, 3 June
West Coast 17.10 (112) Brisbane Lions 10.7 (67) Subiaco Oval 26,261 Sunday, 4 June
Footscray 9.10 (64) Richmond 13.18 (96) MCG 33,042 Sunday, 4 June
Carlton 26.16 (172) Hawthorn 10.10 (70) Princes Park 29,520 Sunday, 4 June

Round 11

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Collingwood Magpies 25.11 (161) St Kilda Saints 13.9 (87) MCG 36,528 Friday, 9 June
Essendon 17.10 (112) Geelong 19.9 (123) [MCG] 77,643 Saturday, 10 June
Richmond 18.15 (123) West Coast 9.9 (63) Princes Park 17,041 Saturday, 10 June
Adelaide 12.18 (90) Footscray 6.10 (46) AAMI Stadium 36,955 Saturday, 10 June
Brisbane 17.30 (132) Fitzroy 10.14 (74) Gabba 8,209 Sunday, 11 June
Fremantle 11.6 (72) North Melbourne 22.11 (143) Subiaco Oval 28,013 Sunday, 11 June
Melbourne 12.8 (80) Carlton 16.16 (112) MCG 53,290 Monday, 12 June
Hawthorn 17.11 (113) Sydney Swans 9.17 (71) Waverley Park 19,737 Monday, 12 June

Round 12

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 10.18 (78) Hawthorn 8.12 (60) MCG 47,237 Friday, 23 June
Richmond 15.19 (109) Fitzroy 15.13 (103) MCG 26,403 Saturday, 24 June
Footscray 10.11 (71) Collingwood Magpies 10.11 (71) Waverley Park 27,421 Saturday, 24 June
Carlton 16.16 (112) Geelong 15.19 (109) Princes Park 30,843 Saturday, 24 June
Adelaide 16.9 (105) Fremantle 12.12 (84) AAMI Stadium 40,981 Saturday, 24 June
Brisbane Lions 13.11 (89) North Melbourne 20.13 (133) Gabba 11,996 Sunday, 25 June
St Kilda Saints 11.7 (73) Melbourne 13.12 (90) Waverley Park 18,390 Sunday, 25 June
West Coast 11.7 (73) Sydney Swans 10.12 (72) Subiaco Oval 24,574 Sunday, 25 June

Round 13

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Collingwood Magpies 24.8 (152) Adelaide 7.14 (56) MCG 33,407 Friday, 30 July
Melbourne 14.11 (95) Richmond 12.12 (84) MCG 42,548 Saturday, 1 July
St Kilda Saints 12.12 (84) North Melbourne 18.13 (121) Waverley Park 14,301 Saturday, 1 July
Geelong 17.14 (116) West Coast 9.10 (64) Skilled Stadium 23,743 Saturday, 1 July
Footscray 9.15 (69) Brisbane Lions 8.5 (53) Whitten Oval 11,556 Saturday, 1 July
Sydney Swans 21.12 (138) Essendon 17.17 (119) SCG 21,853 Sunday, 2 July
Fitzroy 7.10 (52) Hawthorn 21.25 (151) Princes Park 12,503 Sunday, 2 July
Fremantle 7.7 (49) Carlton 15.16 (106) Subiaco Oval 25,465 Sunday, 2 July

Round 14

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne 18.17 (125) Collingwood Magpies 10.13 (73) MCG 66,719 Friday, 7 July
Essendon 27.20 (182) Adelaide 8.12 (60) MCG 40,269 Saturday, 8 July
Hawthorn 8.8 (56) West Coast 14.13 (97) Waverley Park 19,373 Saturday, 8 July
Geelong 15.21 (111) Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98) Skilled Stadium 22,459 Saturday, 8 July
Sydney Swans 14.10 (94) St Kilda Saints 17.17 (119) SCG 14,979 Sunday, 9 July
Carlton 17.13 (115) Richmond 12.13 (85) MCG 84,745 Sunday, 9 July
Fitzroy 12.7 (79) Footscray 23.8 (146) Whitten Oval 16,745 Sunday, 9 July
Fremantle 7.8 (114) Melbourne 15.12 (102) Subiaco Oval 16,161 Sunday, 9 July

Round 15

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 15.11 (101) Essendon 15.11 (101) MCG 76,628 Friday, 14 July
North Melbourne 12.12 (84) Sydney Swans 16.17 (113) MCG 22,524 Saturday, 15 July
Hawthorn 18.10 (118) Fremantle 11.8 (74) Waverley Park 14,167 Saturday, 15 July
Carlton 20.13 (133) Adelaide 15.10 (100) Princes Park 22,543 Saturday, 15 July
Fitzroy 7.8 (50) Melbourne 20.11 (131) Whitten Oval 8,862 Saturday, 15 July
Brisbane Lions 11.14 (80) Collingwood Magpies 19.15 (129) Gabba 11,467 Sunday, 16 July
Geelong 13.7 (85) St Kilda Saints 13.15 (93) MCG 37,382 Sunday, 16 July
West Coast 8.13 (61) Footscray 12.15 (87) Subiaco Oval 30,169 Sunday, 16 July

Round 16

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Adelaide 9.11 (65) North Melbourne 7.12 (54) AAMI Stadium 34,301 Friday, 21 July
Essendon 22.18 (150) Fitzroy 12.7 (79) MCG 25,295 Saturday, 22 July
St Kilda Saints 9.10 (64) West Coast 19.8 (122) Waverley Park 13,490 Saturday, 22 July
Melbourne 12.10 (82) Geelong 15.21 (111) Princes Park 18,416 Saturday, 22 July
Sydney Swans 12.7 (79) Footscray 21.8 (134) SCG 15,708 Saturday, 22 July
Brisbane Lions 14.20 (104) Hawthorn 14.13 (97) Gabba 8,209 Sunday, 23 July
Collingwood Magpies 10.8 (68) Carlton 12.18 (90) MCG 78,934 Sunday, 23 July
Fremantle 9.13 (67) Richmond 10.14 (74) Subiaco Oval 18,723 Sunday, 23 July

Round 17

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne 12.8 (80) Melbourne 15.12 (102) MCG 28,838 Friday, 28 July
Essendon 21.9 (135) Fremantle 13.9 (87) MCG 29,102 Saturday, 29 July
Richmond 9.8 (62) St Kilda Saints 15.17 (107) Princes Park 15,715 Saturday, 29 July
Geelong 23.13 (151) Sydney Swans 11.8 (74) Skilled Stadium 28,600 Saturday, 29 July
Footscray 8.9 (57) Hawthorn 7.10 (52) Whitten Oval 16,673 Saturday, 29 July
West Coast 18.21 (129) Collingwood Magpies 11.13 (79) Subiaco Oval 35,332 Sunday, 30 July
Fitzroy 9.10 (64) Carlton 24.17 (161) Waverley Park 15,567 Sunday, 30 July
Adelaide 6.10 (46) Brisbane Lions' 11.10 (76) AAMI Stadium 33,829 Sunday, 30 July

Round 18

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 13.21 (99) Hawthorn 8.7 (55) MCG 37,543 Friday, 4 August
Melbourne 11.7 (73) Essendon 15.16 (106) MCG 52,523 Saturday, 5 August
St Kilda Saints 10.8 (68) Adelaide 14.14 (98) Waverley Park 13,141 Saturday, 5 August
North Melbourne 15.16 (106) West Coast 7.2 (44) Princes Park 11,822 Saturday, 5 August
Sydney Swans 17.9 (111) Brisbane Lions 19.12 (126) SCG 8,150 Sunday, 6 August
Collingwood Magpies 15.9 (99) Geelong 14.11 (95) MCG 62,212 Sunday, 6 August
Carlton 15.16 (106) Footscray 11.15 (81) Princes Park 24,084 Sunday, 6 August
Fremantle 17.14 (116) Fitzroy 9.10 (64) Subiaco Oval 20,073 Sunday, 6 August

Round 19

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne 16.14 (110) Richmond 15.10 (100) MCG 51,247 Friday, 11 August
Essendon 16.14 (110) Collingwood Magpies 15.12 (102) MCG 77,448 Saturday, 12 August
Hawthorn 14.13 (97) St Kilda Saints 16.9 (105) Waverley Park 19,852 Saturday, 12 August
Geelong 16.10 (106) Fremantle 12.11 (83) Skilled Stadium 20,679 Saturday, 12 August
Footscray 11.12 (78) Melbourne 7.16 (58) Whitten Oval 17,697 Saturday, 12 August
West Coast 26.21 (177) Adelaide 5.12 (42) Subiaco Oval 30,507 Sunday, 13 August
Carlton 11.19 (85) Brisbane Lions 10.11 (71) Princes Park 16,350 Sunday, 13 August
Fitzroy 6.8 (44) Sydney Swans 27.8 (170) Whitten Oval 7,426 Sunday, 13 August

Round 20

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Collingwood Magpies 15.14 (104) Hawthorn 15.11 (101) MCG 51,746 Friday, 18 August
Melbourne 10.15 (75) West Coast 16.8 (104) MCG 24,874 Saturday, 19 August
St Kilda Saints 10.15 (75) Essendon 23.13 (151) Waverley Park 34,121 Saturday, 19 August
Carlton 18.14 (122) North Melbourne 15.13 (103) Princes Park 32,065 Saturday, 19 August
Fitzroy 8.17 (65) Geelong 15.16 (106) Whitten Oval 9,196 Saturday, 19 August
Adelaide 13.15 (93) Sydney Swans 22.7 (139) AAMI Stadium 38,529 Saturday, 19 August
Brisbane Lions 24.16 (160) Richmond 13.5 (83) Gabba 11,524 Sunday' 20 August
Fremantle 17.14 (116) Footscray 12.13 (85) Subiaco Oval 18,175 Sunday, 20 August

Round 21

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Melbourne 18.7 (115) Adelaide 23.8 (146) MCG 22,800 Friday, 25 August
Richmond 14.25 (109) Collingwood Magpies 7.13 (55) MCG 70,809 Saturday, 26 August
Hawthorn 9.14 (68) North Melbourne 17.11 (113) Waverley Park 21,513 Saturday, 26 August
Geelong 15.20 (110) Footscray 19.11 (125) Skilled Stadium 25,057 Saturday, 26 August
Fitzroy 13.12 (90) St Kilda Saints 16.21 (117) Princes Park 9,363 Saturday, 26 August
Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) Essendon 12.12 (84) Gabba 12,657 Saturday, 26 August
Sydney Swans 19.13 (127) Fremantle 20.24 (144) SCG 10,410 Sunday, 27 August
West Coast 15.8 (98) Carlton 15.15 (105) Subiaco Oval 41,492 Sunday, 27 August

Round 22

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Brisbane Lions 16.14 (110) Melbourne 13.11(89) Gabba 11,842 Friday, 1 September
Essendon 9.13 (67) Carlton 16.12 (108) MCG 87,984 Saturday, 2 September
Hawthorn 15.12 (102) Geelong 23.10 (148) Waverley Park 32,747 Saturday, 2 September
North Melbourne 30.24 (204) Fitzroy 15.11 (101) Princes Park 14,907 Saturday, 2 September
Footscray 11.12 (78) St Kilda Saints 20.12 (132) Whitten Oval 19,442 Saturday, 2 September
Adelaide 12.14 (86) Richmond 19.9 (123) AAMI Stadium 40,168 Saturday, 2 September
Sydney Swans 19.13 (127) Collingwood Magpies 15.14 (104) SCG 18,191 Sunday, 3 September
Fremantle 8.10 (58) West Coast 16.15 (111) Subiaco Oval 39,844 Sunday, 3 September

Qualifying Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 12.12 (84) North Melbourne 17.12 (114) MCG 68,226 Friday, 8 September
Essendon 11.8 (74) West Coast 13.7 (84) Waverley Park 36,102 Saturday, 9 September
Geelong 24.11 (155) Footscray 10.13 (73) MCG 59,889 Saturday, 9 September
Carlton 13.12 (90) Brisbane Lions 12.5 (77) MCG 52,092 Sunday, 10 September

Semi Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 12.14 (86) Essendon 11.7 (73) MCG 88,308 Saturday, 16 September
North Melbourne 18.21 (129) West Coast 10.11 (71) MCG 53,759 Sunday, 17 September

Preliminary Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Geelong 20.9(129) Richmond 6.4(40) Waverley Park 70,321 Saturday, 23 September
Carlton 18.10 (118) North Melbourne 8.8 (56) MCG 72,552 Saturday, 23 September

Grand Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Carlton 21.15 (141) Geelong 11.14 (80) MCG 93,102 Saturday, 30 September

Ladder

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Awards

Notable Events

  • The Fremantle Dockers made their debut in the competition.
    • They played their first game against Richmond at the MCG and won their first game against Fitzroy at Whitten Oval.
    • Carlton won a record 16th premiership, after just dropping two games for the entire season. They won their 16th consecutive match in the grand final, comfortably beating Geelong 21.15 (141) to 11.14 (80).
  • Richmond reached the finals for the first time since 1982, finishing 4th and making the preliminary finals.
    • They won their first 7 games , winning their first five games for the first time since the early 1980s.
    • They were on top of the ladder for the first time since 1982 (from rounds 9 to 12).
  • Brisbane made the finals for the first time (losing to Carlton by just 13 points).
  • Tony Lockett transferred from St Kilda to the Sydney Swans.
  • Footscray Football Club, VFL and State of Origin legend Ted Whitten died.
    • He had been given a "lap of honour" during the 1995 State of Origin match between Victoria and South Australia.
  • Hawthorn missed out on the finals for the first time since the early 1980s.
    • The team finished second last, failing to register a win for its last seven matches.
  • Fitzroy continued to decline.
    • Fitzroy failed to register a win from round 9 and finished on the bottom of the ladder with just 2 wins.
  • There were many significant changes to incumbent AFL team coaches:
  • After round 19, the Fitzroy coach Bernie Quinlan was sacked and replaced by caretaker coach Alan McConnell for the remaining three games of their season (Michael Nunan later was signed as coach for 1996).
  • Peter Knights was sacked as coach of Hawthorn.
  • John Northey resigned from Richmond (he became coach of Brisbane in 1996).
  • Robert Walls resigned as coach of Brisbane and joined Richmond as coach in 1996.
  • Ron Barassi coached his last VFL/AFL match, resigning at from the Sydney Swans at the end of 1995.

References