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*In the season-opener on Thursday night, {{AFL Car}} easily defeated {{AFL Ric}}, and {{AFL Ric}}'s high-profile recruit [[Ben Cousins]] injured his hamstring in the final quarter; he had suffered the same injury in his final match with {{AFL WC}} in 2007.
*In the season-opener on Thursday night, {{AFL Car}} easily defeated {{AFL Ric}}, and {{AFL Ric}}'s high-profile recruit [[Ben Cousins]] injured his hamstring in the final quarter; he had suffered the same injury in his final match with {{AFL WC}} in 2007.
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*[[Michael Voss]] began his {{AFL BL}} coaching career with a win; the Lions beat {{AFL WC}} 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.
*[[Michael Voss]] began his {{AFL BL}} coaching career with a win; the Lions beat {{AFL WC}} by 20 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.
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Revision as of 00:59, 1 April 2012

2009 AFL premiership season
Official 2009 AFL logo
Teams16
PremiersGeelong
8th premiership
Minor premiersSt Kilda
3rd minor premiership
Coleman MedallistBrendan Fevola (Carlton)
Attendance
Matches played176
Total attendance6,373,355 (36,212 per match)
Highest99,251 (Grand Final, St Kilda vs. Geelong)
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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
Round One Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Western Bulldogs 69
Essendon 70 Essendon 67
Brisbane Lions 65 Brisbane Lions 65
St Kilda 56 Essendon 73
West Coast 54 Collingwood 116
Collingwood 116 Collingwood 97
Fremantle 86 Richmond 51
Richmond 89 Collingwood 51
Geelong 119 Geelong 127
Adelaide 84 Geelong 72
Sydney 78 Port Adelaide 54
Port Adelaide 143 Geelong 84
Carlton 123 Carlton 67
North Melbourne 70 Carlton 112
Hawthorn 69 Hawthorn 88
Melbourne 66

Premiership season

Round 1 (season launch)

Round 1 (season launch)
Thursday, 26 March Richmond 9.12 (66) def. by Carlton 22.18 (150) MCG (crowd: 85,644) Report
Friday, 27 March Hawthorn 16.10 (106) def. by Geelong 19.9 (123) MCG (crowd: 71,786) Report
Saturday, 28 March Collingwood 8.8 (56) def. by Adelaide 18.17 (125) MCG (crowd: 48,523) Report
Saturday, 28 March Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94) def. West Coast 11.8 (74) The Gabba (crowd: 35,994) Report
Saturday, 28 March St Kilda 12.10 (82) def. Sydney 11.11 (77) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,564) Report
Sunday, 29 March Melbourne 12.7 (79) def. by North Melbourne 19.17 (131) MCG (crowd: 42,321) Report
Sunday, 29 March Port Adelaide 15.10 (100) def. Essendon 6.10 (46) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 28,315) Report
Sunday, 29 March Fremantle 13.11 (89) def. by Western Bulldogs 30.9 (189) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 24,626) Report
  • In the season-opener on Thursday night, Carlton easily defeated Richmond, and Richmond's high-profile recruit Ben Cousins injured his hamstring in the final quarter; he had suffered the same injury in his final match with West Coast in 2007.
  • The opening match between Richmond and Carlton was the highest attended home-and-away game of the season, with a crowd of 85,644 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 20 points at the Gabba, after trailing by 38 points during the second quarter. For the eleventh straight year, the Lions won their first home game of the season.

Round 2

Round 2
Friday, 3 April Adelaide 10.9 (69) def. by St Kilda 15.11 (101) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,189) Report
Saturday, 4 April Geelong 15.15 (105) def. Richmond 13.7 (85) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,288) Report
Saturday, 4 April Collingwood 17.15 (117) def. Melbourne 10.4 (64) MCG (crowd: 43,176) Report
Saturday, 4 April Carlton 18.11 (119) def. Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,496 ) Report
Saturday, 4 April Sydney 22.11 (143) def. Hawthorn 15.15 (105) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 36,116) Report
Sunday, 5 April Essendon 16.13 (109) def. Fremantle 10.11 (71) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,461) Report
Sunday, 5 April Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80) def. North Melbourne 9.11 (65) MCG (crowd: 34,466) Report
Sunday, 5 April West Coast 19.11 (125) def. Port Adelaide 10.15 (75) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,826) Report

Round 3 (Easter)

Round 3 (Easter)
Thursday, 9 April Geelong 18.14 (122) def. Collingwood 13.17 (95) MCG (crowd: 58,527) Report
Saturday, 11 April St Kilda 25.11 (161) def. West Coast 9.10 (64) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,006) Report
Saturday, 11 April Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) def. Sydney 9.13 (67) The Gabba (crowd: 24,984) Report
Saturday, 11 April Carlton 16.16 (112) def. by Essendon 17.14 (116) MCG (crowd: 70,411) Report
Sunday, 12 April Port Adelaide 22.15 (147) def. Melbourne 14.6 (90) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,030) Report
Sunday, 12 April North Melbourne 10.9 (69) def. by Hawthorn 19.9 (123) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,893) Report
Sunday, 12 April Fremantle 11.14 (80) def. by Adelaide 15.14 (104) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,035) Report
Monday, 13 April Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) def. Richmond 8.15 (63) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,261) Report
  • Brisbane Lions snapped a 9-match winless streak against Sydney, beating them by 33 points, their first win over the Swans since Round 1, 2004.

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 17 April Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73) def. by Collingwood 13.12 (90) The Gabba (crowd: 34,912) Report
Saturday, 18 April Sydney 12.12 (84) def. Carlton 9.13 (67) SCG (crowd: 30,834) Report
Saturday, 18 April Hawthorn 12.13 (85) def. by Port Adelaide 17.13 (115) MCG (crowd: 33,274) Report
Saturday, 18 April St Kilda 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 4.4 (28) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,326) Report
Saturday, 18 April Adelaide 13.8 (86) def. by Geelong 21.8 (134) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,418) Report
Sunday, 19 April North Melbourne 10.9 (69) def. Essendon 7.15 (57) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,842) Report
Sunday, 19 April Richmond 13.14 (92) def. by Melbourne 14.16 (100) MCG (crowd: 40,763) Report
Sunday, 19 April West Coast 17.14 (116) def. Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,758) Report

Round 5 (Anzac Day)

Round 5 (Anzac Day)
Friday, 24 April Port Adelaide 5.6 (36) def. by St Kilda 15.12 (102) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,426) Report
Saturday, 25 April Essendon 13.15 (93) def. Collingwood 12.16 (88) MCG (crowd: 84,829) Report
Saturday, 25 April Hawthorn 11.8 (74) def. West Coast 7.14 (56) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 17,880) Report
Saturday, 25 April Fremantle 18.13 (121) def. Sydney 16.4 (100) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,884) Report
Saturday, 25 April North Melbourne 7.16 (58) def. by Richmond 13.16 (94) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,224) Report
Sunday, 26 April Geelong 18.18 (126) def. Brisbane Lions 5.3 (33) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 15,580) Report
Sunday, 26 April Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90) def. by Carlton 21.7 (133) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,268) Report
Sunday, 26 April Melbourne 4.10 (34) def. by Adelaide 7.9 (51) MCG (crowd: 14,129) Report
  • 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 24 July 2004.
  • Geelong defeated Brisbane Lions by 93 points. The Brisbane Lions' score of 5.3 (33) was the lowest in club history (although both predecessors of the merged club, the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy had scored lower). The club's previous lowest score of 5.5 (35) was also scored against Geelong at Skilled Stadium, two years earlier in 2007 AFL season. Additionally, Geelong amassed 490 disposals, smashing the old record of 469 disposals set by West Coast in 2007 and matched by Geelong in 2008; their 254 handpasses was also a record. These two records would stand for seven days.
  • Cold and rainy conditions in Melbourne saw the MCG host its lowest crowd (14,129) since 2004.

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 1 May North Melbourne 11.9 (75) def. by Collingwood 19.13 (127) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,087) Report
Saturday, 2 May Hawthorn 16.10 (106) def. Carlton 15.12 (102) MCG (crowd: 69,014) Report
Saturday, 2 May West Coast 9.20 (74) def. by Fremantle 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,654) Report
Saturday, 2 May Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) def. Essendon 9.14 (68) The Gabba (crowd: 29,252) Report
Saturday, 2 May Port Adelaide 15.15 (105) def. Adelaide 12.7 (79) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,558) Report
Sunday, 3 May Sydney 14.10 (94) def. Richmond 11.9 (75) SCG (crowd: 25,410) Report
Sunday, 3 May Melbourne 10.8 (68) def. by Geelong 15.21 (111) MCG (crowd: 36,932) Report
Sunday, 3 May Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) def. by St Kilda 14.20 (104) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,302) Report

Round 7

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

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 15 May Fremantle 9.11 (65) def. by Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,135) Report
Saturday, 16 May Melbourne 15.7 (97) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104) MCG (crowd: 28,279) Report
Saturday, 16 May Geelong 18.11 (119) def. North Melbourne 7.7 (49) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,273) Report
Saturday, 16 May Brisbane Lions 18.11 (119) def. Adelaide 12.11 (83) The Gabba (crowd: 27,767) Report
Saturday, 16 May Sydney 16.10 (106) def. West Coast 15.11 (101) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 33,079) Report
Sunday, 17 May Port Adelaide 14.18 (102) def. Richmond 15.9 (99) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 22,034) Report
Sunday, 17 May Collingwood 7.11 (53) def. by Carlton 16.8 (104) MCG (crowd: 82,834) Report
Sunday, 17 May St Kilda 13.12 (90) def. Essendon 10.11 (71) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,594) Report
  • Sydney defeated West Coast by five points. It was the eighth time in the past ten encounters between the teams that the final margin was less than one goal.
  • For the second week in a row, Brisbane Lions came back from 25 points down mid-way in the second quarter, defeating Adelaide by 36 points. In the same game, Brisbane's Daniel Bradshaw surpassed Alastair Lynch's record of 460 goals for Brisbane.
  • Both St Kilda and Essendon wore clash jumpers instead of their traditional strips in their game.

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)

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

Round 10

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

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

Round 11 (Women’s Round, Queen's Birthday Holiday Weekend)
Friday, 5 June Richmond 14.5 (89) def. by Western Bulldogs 24.13 (157) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,483) Report
Saturday, 6 June North Melbourne 9.3 (57) def. by St Kilda 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,962) Report
Saturday, 6 June Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106) def. by Carlton 16.16 (112) The Gabba (crowd: 33,790) Report
Saturday, 6 June Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) def. Fremantle 11.4 (70) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,418) Report
Sunday, 7 June Essendon 18.6 (114) def. by Adelaide 21.4 (130) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,451) Report
Sunday, 7 June Hawthorn 12.14 (86) def. Sydney 11.9 (75) MCG (crowd: 44,464) Report
Sunday, 7 June West Coast 12.5 (77) def. by Geelong 15.9 (99) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,355) Report
Monday, 8 June Melbourne 8.12 (60) def. by Collingwood 19.12 (126) MCG (crowd: 61,287) Report
  • Richmond lost by 68 points against the Western Bulldogs after leading by a mere two points at halftime. It was Terry Wallace's final match in charge of the Tigers, who had announced his retirement earlier in the week.
  • St Kilda won its 11th consecutive game, breaking the previous club record of 10 set in 2004 by beating North Melbourne by 46 points, despite trailing by almost five goals in the first quarter.
  • The streak of 11 in a row by both St Kilda and Geelong is the best start to a premiership season since Essendon in 2000.
  • Carlton won its third straight match against Brisbane Lions, the first time they have done so since 2000.
  • Adelaide defeated Essendon by 16 points in a game notable for having the highest combined goal-kicking accuracy in VFL/AFL history. The combined score of 39.10 (244) had an overall goalkicking accuracy of 79.6%; the previous best was 76.1%, when Essendon and St Kilda combined for 35.11 (221) in Round 20, 1984. Goalkicking accuracy league-wide was 60.78% this round, also a record.

Round 12 (Split Round)

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

Round 13

Round 13
Friday, 26 June Essendon 21.10 (136) def. Carlton 9.13 (67) MCG (crowd: 83,407) Report
Saturday, 27 June Collingwood 26.13 (169) def. Fremantle 13.7 (85) MCG (crowd: 44,114) Report
Saturday, 27 June Adelaide 12.13 (85) def. Sydney 10.9 (69) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,064) Report
Saturday, 27 June West Coast 16.11 (107) def. Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 31,441) Report
Saturday, 27 June Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111) def. Melbourne 8.8 (56) The Gabba (crowd: 23,750) Report
Sunday, 28 June Geelong 18.14 (122) def. Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,142) Report
Sunday, 28 June North Melbourne 12.14 (86) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.6 (108) MCG (crowd: 31,470) Report
Sunday, 28 June St Kilda 13.14 (92) def. Richmond 5.6 (36) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,196) Report
  • St Kilda and Geelong became the sixth and seventh clubs to begin a season with thirteen consecutive wins, the feat having previously been achieved by Collingwood in 1929, Geelong in 1953, Melbourne in 1956, West Coast in 1991 and Essendon in 2000. All seven clubs reached the Grand Finals in their respective seasons.
  • Matthew Lloyd overtook Leigh Matthews with his 916th career goal to become the 7th highest goalkicker in AFL/VFL history during Essendon's win over Carlton.
  • Sydney lost four matches in a row for the first time since 2004, by going down to Adelaide.
  • Brisbane Lions held Melbourne goalless. This was the third time Melbourne was held goalless in two consecutive quarters of a season. Despite that, Melbourne still won the fourth quarter at the Gabba for the fourth straight year.
  • North Melbourne was the only home team to lose, going down to Western Bulldogs.
  • 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 consecutive quarters across separate weeks, in Rounds 11 and 12 2004).

Round 14

Round 14
Friday, 3 July Collingwood 15.12 (102) def. Essendon 9.13 (67) MCG (crowd: 77,699) Report
Saturday, 4 July Melbourne 17.10 (112) def. West Coast 13.14 (92) MCG (crowd: 23,149) Report
Saturday, 4 July Port Adelaide 19.14 (128) def. Brisbane Lions 11.14 (80) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 20,293) Report
Saturday, 4 July Richmond 13.7 (85) def. by Adelaide 15.12 (102) Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 11,174) Report
Saturday, 4 July Western Bulldogs 19.19 (133) def. Hawthorn 6.9 (45) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,827) Report
Sunday, 5 July Sydney 15.10 (100) def. North Melbourne 13.7 (85) SCG (crowd: 21,929) Report
Sunday, 5 July St Kilda 14.7 (91) def. Geelong 13.7 (85) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 54,444) Report
Sunday, 5 July Fremantle 15.10 (100) def. by Carlton 16.19 (115) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,720) Report
  • The round 14 match between St Kilda and Geelong had a change in timeslot, moving from 2:10 pm to 3:10 pm 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 the match. The 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. The game also broke the record for the largest crowd at an AFL game held at Etihad Stadium with an attendance of 54,444, which was also a record crowd for a home and away game between St Kilda and Geelong. St Kilda won by 6 points. It was the first time Geelong had lost at the stadium since Round 1, 2007.
  • Port Adelaide beat the Brisbane Lions by 48 points, its biggest ever win over Brisbane.
  • Western Bulldogs held Hawthorn goalless in the first half of their game, and reigning Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin was held goalless for the first time since 2006, breaking a streak of 71 consecutive games scoring at least one goal.
  • Melbourne won only its second game of the season by 20 points over West Coast in an emotional game after club president, Jim Stynes, announced that he had cancer earlier that week.

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 10 July Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) def. by Collingwood 17.9 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 51,382) Report
Saturday, 11 July Sydney 10.12 (72) def. by Essendon 15.17 (107) SCG (crowd: 30,924) Report
Saturday, 11 July Carlton 16.13 (109) def. Richmond 12.17 (89) MCG (crowd: 50,784) Report
Saturday, 11 July Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) def. Geelong 9.11 (65) The Gabba (crowd: 34,274) Report
Saturday, 11 July Adelaide 19.16 (130) def. Fremantle 1.7 (13) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 32,451) Report
Sunday, 12 July Hawthorn 10.13 (73) def. North Melbourne 9.10 (64) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,080) Report
Sunday, 12 July Melbourne 15.11 (101) def. Port Adelaide 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 15,888) Report
Sunday, 12 July West Coast 11.4 (70) def. by St Kilda 13.12 (90) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,259) Report
  • Collingwood and Adelaide extended their winning streaks to seven.
  • Geelong lost 2 consecutive matches for the first time since Rounds 4 and 5, 2007, going down to Brisbane Lions. It was Brisbane's first victory over Geelong since 2005. Brisbane became the second team (after St Kilda) to beat last year's grand finalists.
  • Melbourne won two games in a row for the first time since 2007, Port Adelaide being their latest victims.
  • Carlton's Brendan Fevola kicked a career-best nine goals in his team's win against Richmond.
  • Adelaide's dominant victory against Fremantle saw the latter held to only 1.7 (13). This was the lowest score in Fremantle's history (its previous lowest was 3.7 (25) in 2004), the lowest score by a team at AAMI Stadium and the lowest score ever conceded by the Adelaide Crows (the previous record for each was set by North Melbourne three weeks earlier), and the lowest score by any team since 1961, when Richmond scored 0.8 (8). Fremantle was held to 0.1 (1) in the first half, the lowest half-time score since Fitzroy was scoreless in the first half in 1995, and the third time this season that Adelaide had held its opponent goalless to half time. Fremantle's 117-point loss was the equal worst in club history.
  • St Kilda extended its winning streak to 15 wins with a hard-fought victory over West Coast. St Kilda became the third club to begin a season with fifteen consecutive wins, the feat having previously been achieved by Collingwood in 1929 and Essendon in 2000.

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 17 July Essendon 11.4 (70) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,120) Report
Saturday, 18 July Carlton 19.10 (124) def. Sydney 9.9 (63) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,018) Report
Saturday, 18 July Geelong 17.15 (117) def. Melbourne 11.5 (71) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,160) Report
Saturday, 18 July Fremantle 7.5 (47) def. by Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 22,595) Report
Saturday, 18 July Collingwood 11.10 (76) def. by Hawthorn 18.13 (121) MCG (crowd: 66,149) Report
Sunday, 19 July Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) def. West Coast 11.10 (76) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,106) Report
Sunday, 19 July Richmond 12.13 (85) drew with North Melbourne 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 30,604) Report
Sunday, 19 July St Kilda 15.15 (105) def. Adelaide 7.6 (48) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,940) Report

Round 17 (Rivalry Round)

Round 17 (Rivalry Round)
Friday, 24 July Carlton 4.16 (40) def. by Collingwood 14.10 (94) MCG (crowd: 84,938) Report
Saturday, 25 July Geelong 15.9 (99) def. Hawthorn 14.14 (98) MCG (crowd: 64,803) Report
Saturday, 25 July Fremantle 10.11 (71) def. West Coast 8.18 (66) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,536) Report
Saturday, 25 July Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) def. North Melbourne 11.9 (75) The Gabba (crowd: 25,509) Report
Saturday, 25 July St Kilda 16.10 (106) def. Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,082) Report
Sunday, 26 July Melbourne 6.14 (50) def. by Sydney 10.8 (68) Manuka Oval (crowd: 7,311) Report
Sunday, 26 July Essendon 14.12 (96) def. by Richmond 15.11 (101) MCG (crowd: 47,412) Report
Sunday, 26 July Adelaide 19.18 (132) def. Port Adelaide 9.8 (62) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 46,859) Report
  • The Round 17 match between Collingwood and Carlton was the second-highest attended home-and-away match of the season with a crowd of 84,938 at the MCG. It also marked the 5th match in the 2009 home and away season attended by more than 80,000, the first time this has occurred in VFL/AFL history and the first time it has occurred between the same two teams in the one season, the other match was in Round 8 when Collingwood and Carlton attracted a crowd of 82,834.
  • An additional estimated 497,000 people watched Collingwood and Carlton on TV in Melbourne alone.[1]
  • Despite modest crowds at Manuka Oval and the Gabba, Round 17, 2009 had the third largest attendance of any single round of the AFL with an attendance of 361,450. The first and second highest attended rounds were Round 22, 1998 and Round 1, 2007. Over 240,000 people in Melbourne attended AFL matches in a 48 hour period, 6% of the city's population.
  • Geelong made a memborable Grand Final rematch, winning by a point kicked after the siren by Jimmy Bartel after trailing by as much as 28 in the 4th quarter. This was only the third instance of an AFL team winning the game with an after-the-siren behind (before Ken Newland in 1972 and Tony Lockett in 1996).
  • Jonathan Brown kicked his 400th career goal, as the Brisbane Lions beat North Melbourne.
  • The Melbourne vs. Sydney game, played in bad weather in Canberra, was the lowest-attended match of the season, with just 7,311 attending.
  • St Kilda joined Collingwood in 1929 and Essendon in 2000 by winning seventeen consecutive matches within one season.

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 31 July North Melbourne 11.18 (84) def. by Carlton 14.10 (94) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,554) Report
Saturday, 1 August Western Bulldogs 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 11.14 (80) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,065) Report
Saturday, 1 August Geelong 14.9 (93) def. Adelaide 13.13 (91) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,686) Report
Saturday, 1 August Sydney 13.15 (93) def. by St Kilda 13.16 (94) SCG (crowd: 27,805) Report
Saturday, 1 August Collingwood 12.23 (95) def. Brisbane Lions 8.7 (55) MCG (crowd: 47,268) Report
Sunday, 2 August Melbourne 12.10 (82) def. by Richmond 12.14 (86) MCG (crowd: 37,438) Report
Sunday, 2 August Port Adelaide 18.13 (121) def. Hawthorn 14.19 (103) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,154) Report
Sunday, 2 August West Coast 14.11 (95) def. Essendon 10.8 (68) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,765) Report

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 7 August Carlton 14.13 (97) def. Geelong 8.14 (62) MCG (crowd: 55,057) Report
Saturday, 8 August Western Bulldogs 13.19 (97) def. by West Coast 16.6 (102) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,417) Report
Saturday, 8 August Hawthorn 7.7 (49) def. by St Kilda 10.14 (74) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 20,011) Report
Saturday, 8 August Essendon 13.9 (87) drew with Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) MCG (crowd: 41,636) Report
Saturday, 8 August Adelaide 9.14 (68) def. by Collingwood 13.11 (89) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 45,128) Report
Sunday, 9 August North Melbourne 19.9 (123) def. Melbourne 8.13.(61) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,594) Report
Sunday, 9 August Richmond 10.8.(68) def. by Sydney 18.15 (123) MCG (crowd: 32,216) Report
Sunday, 9 August Fremantle 17.14 (116) def. Port Adelaide 11.8 (74) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,029) Report

Round 20 (Green Round)

Round 20 (Green Round )
Friday, 14 August Hawthorn 9.13 (67) def. by Adelaide 13.16 (94) MCG (crowd: 32,583) Report
Saturday, 15 August Richmond 8.11 (59) def. by Collingwood 22.20 (152) MCG (crowd: 63,366) Report
Saturday, 15 August West Coast 17.8 (110) def. North Melbourne 10.12 (72) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,472) Report
Saturday, 15 August Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.12 (102) The Gabba (crowd: 33,421) Report
Saturday, 15 August Sydney 13.9 (87) def. by Geelong 13.14 (92) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 40,261) Report
Sunday, 16 August Melbourne 20.7 (127) def. Fremantle 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 13,004) Report
Sunday, 16 August Port Adelaide 9.13 (67) def. by Carlton 18.13 (121) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,221) Report
Sunday, 16 August Essendon 16.14 (110) def. St Kilda 16.12 (108) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 41,410) Report
  • Collingwood produced their biggest win for the year, beating Richmond by 93 points.
  • Geelong defeated Sydney to secure a top 2 finish and the associated advantages for the third year in succession.
  • The game between Melbourne and Fremantle, played partially in heavy rain, was the lowest attended match at the MCG since 2004, with an attendance of 13,004.
  • Carlton defeated Port Adelaide to clinch a position in the finals, ending the club's seven-year finals drought, the longest in club history.
  • Essendon defeated St Kilda by two points to inflict St Kilda's first loss of the season, ending its 19-game winning streak, the fifth-longest winning streak of all time. St Kilda's captain Nick Riewoldt had the chance to win the game with a 45-metre set shot after the final siren, but he missed the goal. It was also St Kilda's first loss at Etihad Stadium since round 8, 2008. In a poetic twist, had St Kilda won, it would have been Essendon's record of 20 straight wins in 2000 they matched.

Round 21

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

Round 22 (Final Round)

Round 22 (Final Round)
Friday, 28 August West Coast 17.23 (125) def. Richmond 6.9 (45) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,017) Report
Saturday, 29 August Geelong 14.10 (94) def. Fremantle 8.6 (54) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 18,196) Report
Saturday, 29 August Hawthorn 14.15 (99) def. by Essendon 16.20 (116) MCG (crowd: 77,278) Report
Saturday, 29 August Carlton 16.8 (104) def. by Adelaide 27.14 (176) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,356) Report
Saturday, 29 August Sydney 14.8 (92) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) SCG (crowd: 27,933) Report
Saturday, 29 August Port Adelaide 9.13 (67) def. by North Melbourne 10.11 (71) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 17,284) Report
Sunday, 30 August Melbourne 10.7 (67) def. by St Kilda 17.12 (114) MCG (crowd: 36,748) Report
Sunday, 30 August Collingwood 10.16 (76) def. by Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 48,888) Report
  • Essendon secured eighth spot and their first finals appearance since 2004 with a 17 point win over Hawthorn in a fiery encounter. Hawthorn is the first team since Adelaide in 1999 to miss the finals after winning the Flag the previous year. It is also the first time in 25 years that Essendon, Carlton and Collingwood have all made the finals.
  • Brisbane Lions secured a home final, by beating Sydney at the SCG. 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.

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 Coll
4 		StK
32 		Frem
24 		Geel
48 		Melb
17 		Port
26 		WB
32 		Bris
36 		Carl
44 		Haw
27 		Ess
16 		NM
44 		Syd
16 		Rich
17 		Frem
117 		StK
57 		Port
70 		Geel
2 		Coll
21 		Haw
27 		WC
74 		Carl
72 		5
Brisbane Lions WC
9 		Carl
19 		Syd
33 		Coll
17 		Geel
93 		Ess
43 		Rich
26 		Adel
36 		StK
16 		NM
18 		Carl
6 		Haw
42 		Melb
55 		Port
48 		Geel
43 		Frem
15 		NM
41 		Coll
40 		Ess
0 		WB
18 		Port
15 		Syd
8 		6
Carlton Rich
83 		Bris
19 		Ess
4 		Syd
17 		WB
43 		Haw
4 		Frem
7 		Coll
51 		Adel
44 		WC
41 		Bris
6 		StK
9 		Ess
69 		Frem
15 		Rich
20 		Syd
61 		Coll
54 		NM
10 		Geel
35 		Port
54 		Melb
57 		Adel
72 		7
Collingwood Adel
4 		Melb
53 		Geel
27 		Bris
17 		Ess
5 		NM
52 		StK
88 		Carl
51 		WC
22 		Port
38 		Melb
66 		Syd
23 		Frem
84 		Ess
35 		WB
1 		Haw
45 		Carl
54 		Bris
40 		Adel
21 		Rich
93 		Syd
41 		WB
24 		4
Essendon Port
41 		Frem
38 		Carl
4 		NM
12 		Coll
5 		Bris
43 		Haw
44 		StK
19 		Rich
40 		Geel
64 		Adel
16 		Melb
48 		Carl
69 		Coll
35 		Syd
35 		WB
33 		Rich
5 		WC
27 		Bris
0 		StK
2 		Frem
54 		Haw
17 		8
Fremantle WB
63 		Ess
38 		Adel
24 		StK
83 		Syd
21 		WC
13 		Carl
7 		Haw
22 		NM
13 		Rich
3 		Port
24 		Geel
19 		Coll
84 		Carl
15 		Adel
117 		Bris
15 		WC
5 		WB
31 		Port
42 		Melb
63 		Ess
54 		Geel
40 		14
Geelong Haw
8 		Rich
20 		Coll
27 		Adel
48 		Bris
93 		Melb
43 		Syd
51 		NM
70 		WB
2 		Ess
64 		WC
22 		Frem
19 		Port
34 		StK
6 		Bris
43 		Melb
46 		Haw
1 		Adel
2 		Carl
35 		Syd
5 		WB
14 		Frem
40 		2
Hawthorn Geel
8 		Syd
38 		NM
54 		Port
30 		WC
18 		Carl
4 		Ess
44 		Frem
22 		Melb
22 		Adel
27 		Syd
11 		Bris
42 		WC
20 		WB
88 		NM
9 		Coll
45 		Geel
1 		Port
18 		StK
25 		Adel
27 		Rich
42 		Ess
17 		9
Melbourne NM
34 		Coll
53 		Port
57 		Rich
8 		Adel
17 		Geel
43 		WC
8 		WB
7 		Haw
22 		StK
37 		Coll
66 		Ess
48 		Bris
55 		WC
20 		Port
11 		Geel
46 		Syd
18 		Rich
4 		NM
62 		Frem
63 		Carl
57 		StK
47 		16
North Melbourne Melb
34 		WB
15 		Haw
54 		Ess
12 		Rich
36 		Coll
52 		Port
5 		Geel
70 		Frem
13 		Bris
18 		StK
46 		Adel
44 		WB
22 		Syd
15 		Haw
9 		Rich
0 		Bris
41 		Carl
10 		Melb
62 		WC
38 		StK
5 		Port
4 		13
Port Adelaide Ess
41 		WC
50 		Melb
57 		Haw
30 		StK
66 		Adel
26 		NM
5 		Rich
3 		Syd
55 		Coll
38 		Frem
24 		WB
93 		Geel
34 		Bris
48 		Melb
11 		WC
36 		Adel
70 		Haw
18 		Frem
42 		Carl
54 		Bris
15 		NM
4 		10
Richmond Carl
83 		Geel
20 		WB
47 		Melb
8 		NM
36 		Syd
19 		Bris
26 		Port
3 		Ess
40 		Frem
3 		WB
68 		WC
15 		StK
56 		Adel
17 		Carl
20 		NM
0 		Ess
5 		Melb
4 		Syd
55 		Coll
93 		Haw
42 		WC
80 		15
St Kilda Syd
15 		Adel
32 		WC
97 		Frem
83 		Port
66 		WB
28 		Coll
88 		Ess
19 		Bris
16 		Melb
37 		NM
46 		Carl
9 		Rich
56 		Geel
6 		WC
20 		Adel
57 		WB
45 		Syd
1 		Haw
25 		Ess
2 		NM
5 		Melb
47 		1
Sydney StK
15 		Haw
38 		Bris
33 		Carl
17 		Frem
21 		Rich
19 		Geel
51 		WC
5 		Port
55 		WB
40 		Haw
11 		Coll
23 		Adel
16 		NM
15 		Ess
35 		Carl
61 		Melb
18 		StK
1 		Rich
55 		Geel
5 		Coll
41 		Bris
8 		12
West Coast Bris
9 		Port
50 		StK
97 		WB
33 		Haw
18 		Frem
13 		Melb
8 		Syd
5 		Coll
22 		Carl
41 		Geel
22 		Rich
15 		Haw
20 		Melb
20 		StK
20 		Port
36 		Frem
5 		Ess
27 		WB
5 		NM
38 		Adel
74 		Rich
80 		11
Western Bulldogs Frem
63 		NM
15 		Rich
47 		WC
33 		Carl
43 		StK
28 		Adel
32 		Melb
7 		Geel
2 		Syd
40 		Rich
68 		Port
93 		NM
22 		Haw
88 		Coll
1 		Ess
33 		StK
45 		Frem
31 		WC
5 		Bris
18 		Geel
14 		Coll
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

Summary of results

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Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Qualifying and Elimination Finals
Friday, 4 September (8:15 pm) Adelaide 26.10 (166) def. Essendon 10.10 (70) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 50,393) Report
Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) Geelong 14.12 (96) def. Western Bulldogs 12.10 (82) MCG (crowd: 74,007) Report
Saturday, 5 September (7:30 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111) def. Carlton 15.14 (104) The Gabba (crowd: 32,702) Report
Sunday, 6 September (2:30 pm) St Kilda 12.8 (80) def. Collingwood 7.10 (52) MCG (crowd: 84,213) Report
  • 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.
  • Essendon made it to the finals of the first time since 2004, However they lost their elimination final by 96 points against Adelaide.

Semi finals

Semi Finals
Friday, 11 September (7:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 8.8 (56) MCG (crowd: 47,030) Report
Saturday, 12 September (7:30 pm) Collingwood 12.11 (83) def. Adelaide 11.12 (78) MCG (crowd: 62,184) Report

Preliminary Finals

Preliminary Finals
Friday, 18 September (7:45 pm) St Kilda 9.6 (60) def. Western Bulldogs 7.11 (53) MCG (crowd: 78,245) Report
Saturday, 19 September (7:30 pm) Geelong 17.18 (120) def. Collingwood 6.11 (47) MCG (crowd: 87,258) Report
  • 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.
  • Western Bulldogs made it to the preliminary finals for the second time in a row. In 2008 they went down to Geelong. This year they went down to minor premiers St Kilda.

Grand final

Main article: 2009 AFL Grand Final


Grand Final
Saturday, 26 September (2:30 pm) St Kilda def. by Geelong MCG (crowd: 99,251) Report
3.2 (20)
7.7 (49)
9.11 (65)
 9.14 (68) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.0 (18)
7.1 (43)
9.4 (58)
 12.8 (80) 		Umpires: McBurney, Rosebury, Ryan
Norm Smith Medal: Paul Chapman (Geelong)
Schneider 2, Goddard, Hayes, Dempster, Jones, Koschitzke, Riewoldt, Montagna Goals Chapman 3, Mooney 2, Hawkins 2, Rooke 2, Selwood, Byrnes, Ablett
Gram, Hayes, Ball, Jones, Montagna, Baker, Goddard Best Chapman, Rooke, Milburn, Taylor, Selwood, Ablett, Corey, Bartel, Ling, Scarlett
Goddard (broken nose and collarbone), Riewoldt (Torn adductor muscle) Injuries Chapman (hamstring), Taylor (broken hand)
Nil Reports Nil
  • The Grand Final between St Kilda and Geelong was the first time these two teams had played each other in a Grand Final.
  • For the first time since the 1984 Grand Final, a team was behind at three-quarter time and went on to win the premiership.
  • For the first time since the 1989 Grand Final, a team had won three quarters and still lost the premiership.
  • For the first time in AFL history, a team won the first three quarters of a Grand Final but lost.


Awards

Club Best and Fairests

Club Award Name Winner
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Bernie Vince[2]
Brisbane Lions Merrett-Murray Medal Jonathan Brown[3]
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Chris Judd[4]
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Dane Swan[5]
Essendon Crichton Medal Jobe Watson[6]
Fremantle Doig Medal Aaron Sandilands[7]
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Gary Ablett & Corey Enright[8]
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Sam Mitchell[9]
Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Aaron Davey[10]
North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Andrew Swallow[11]
Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Warren Tredrea[12]
Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Brett Deledio[13]
St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Nick Riewoldt[14]
Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Ryan O'Keefe[15]
West Coast Club Champion Award Darren Glass[16]
Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Matthew Boyd[17]

AFL Rising Star

Main article: 2009 AFL Rising Star

The 2009 award was won by Daniel Rich from the Brisbane Football Club.[18]

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[19]

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[21]

AFL Army Award

Main article: AFL Army Award

The Australian Football League, with the support of the Australian Army, recognises players who produce an act or acts 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[22]
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[23]
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 Dean Laidley Brent Harvey Drew Petrie (vc)
Port Adelaide Mark Williams Domenic Cassisi[24] Shaun Burgoyne (vc), Kane Cornes (vc)
Richmond Terry Wallace Chris Newman Nathan Foley, Kelvin Moore, Brett Deledio[25]
St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Lenny Hayes
Sydney Paul Roos Brett Kirk[26] Craig Bolton, Adam Goodes
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[27]

  • 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.[28]

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 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[29] and Irishman Michael Quinn who had only played Australian rules football for 5 months before making his debut in Round 2.[30]

Player retirements, sackings and delistings

Name Club Date Notes
Nic Fosdike Sydney 9 January 2009 Retirement, persistent knee injury.[31][32]
Tadhg Kennelly Sydney 29 January 2009 Returned temporarily to Ireland.[33][34]
Kane Johnson Richmond 9 June 2009 Retirement, brought forward from the end-of-season due to ongoing knee injury.[35][36]
Michael O'Loughlin Sydney 23 June 2009 Retirement at end of season.[37][38]
Barry Hall Sydney 7 July 2009 Quit the Swans, may play elsewhere in 2010.[39]
Adam Simpson North Melbourne 27 July 2009 Retirement, effective immediately.[40]
Stuart Dew Hawthorn 11 August 2009 Retirement, effective immediately.[41]
Joel Bowden Richmond 12 August 2009 Retirement, effective after Round 20 match against Collingwood.[42]
Paul Wheatley Melbourne 14 August 2009 Retirement, effective at the end of the season.[43]
Matthew Whelan Melbourne 14 August 2009 Retirement, effective at the end of the season.[43]
Scott Lucas Essendon 18 August 2009 Retirement, effective immediately[44]
Leo Barry Sydney 18 August 2009 Retirement, effective at the end of the season.[45]
Russell Robertson Melbourne 20 August 2009 Delisted, contract not renewed, wants to continue playing at another club.[46][47]
Shannon Watt North Melbourne 20 August 2009 Retirement, effective after Round 21 match against St Kilda.[48]
Jared Crouch Sydney 20 August 2009 Retirement[49]
Brendon Lade Port Adelaide 26 August 2009 Retirement, effective at the end of the 2009 season.[50]
Peter Burgoyne Port Adelaide 26 August 2009 Retirement, effective at the end of the 2009 season.[50]
Matthew Egan Geelong 26 August 2009 Delisted (voluntarily) following long-term injury.[51]
Jarryd Allen St Kilda 26 August 2009 Retirement, ongoing hip injury.[52]
Adam Hunter West Coast 28 August 2009 Retirement, effective immediately, shoulder injury.[53]
Nathan Brown Richmond 28 August 2009 Delisted[54]
Mark Coughlan Richmond 28 August 2009 Delisted[54]
Chad Fletcher West Coast 28 August 2009 Retirement[55]
David Wirrpanda West Coast 28 August 2009 Retirement[56]
Andrew Browne Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted[57]
Adam Campbell Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted[57]
Daniel Gilmore Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted[57]
Josh Head Fremantle 3 September 2009 Delisted[57]
Toby Thurstans Port Adelaide 3 September 2009 Retirement[58]
Tim Notting Brisbane Lions 7 September 2009 Retirement.[59]
Tyson Stenglein West Coast 11 September 2009 Retirement[60]
Anthony Rocca Collingwood 22 September 2009 Retirement[61]
Matthew Lloyd Essendon 23 September 2009 Retirement[62]
Scott Welsh Western Bulldogs 23 September 2009 Retirement[63]
Wayde Skipper Western Bulldogs 23 September 2009 Delisted[63]
Cameron Wight Western Bulldogs 23 September 2009 Delisted[63]
Paul O'Shea Western Bulldogs 23 September 2009 Delisted.[63]
Martin Clarke Collingwood 24 September 2009 Quit the AFL, returned to Ireland, Homesick[64]
Max Hudghton St Kilda 27 September 2009 Retirement[65]
Greg Gallman Adelaide 13 October 2009 Delisted.[66]
Nick Gill Adelaide 13 October 2009 Delisted.[66]
Aaron Kite Adelaide 13 October 2009 Delisted.[66]
Tom Lee Adelaide 13 October 2009 Delisted.[66]
James Moss (rookie) Adelaide 13 October 2009 Delisted.[66]
Robert Shirley Adelaide 13 October 2009 Delisted.[66]
Adam Donohue Geelong 13 October 2009 Delisted.[67]
Dan McKenna Geelong 13 October 2009 Delisted.[67]
Scott Simpson Geelong 13 October 2009 Delisted.[67]
Kane Tenace Geelong 13 October 2009 Delisted.[67]
Bryn Weadon (rookie) Geelong 13 October 2009 Delisted.[67]
Scott Clouston Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Daniel Dzufer (rookie) Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Pat Garner (rookie) Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Scott Harding Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Rhan Hooper Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Kieran King Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Joel Macdonald Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Daniel Murray (rookie) Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Jason Roe Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Adam Spackman (rookie) Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Joel Tippett (rookie) Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Matthew Tyler Brisbane Lions 15 October 2009 Delisted.[68]
Tom Harley Geelong 22 October 2009 Retirement.[69]
David Johnson Geelong 29 October 2009 Retirement.[70]
Daniel Bradshaw Brisbane Lions 30 October 2009 Delisted.[71]
Shannon Cox Collingwood 12 November 2009 Retirement.[72]

Coaching changes

Coach Club Caretaker Coach (for 2009) Date New Coach (2010– )
Terry Wallace Richmond Jade Rawlings 1 June 2009 Damien Hardwick
Dean Laidley North Melbourne Darren Crocker 16 June 2009 Brad Scott


See also

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