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2011 AFL premiership season
File:AFL Premiership Logo 2011.gif
Teams17
Attendance
Matches played32
Total attendance1,188,902 (37,153 per match)
Highest88,181 (Round 3 Collingwood vs. Carlton)
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The 2011 Australian Football League season is the 115th season of the elite Australian rules football competition. This is the debut year for the Gold Coast Football Club. It is also scheduled to be the only season to be played with 17 teams, due to the addition of the Greater Western Sydney Football Club in the 2012 season.

This is the first season since the 1994 season to have byes, and only the fourth after the 1991, 1992 and 1994 seasons to feature a 24-round format. The full fixture was announced on 29 October 2010.[1]

Pre-season

AFL pre-season draft

Main article: 2010 AFL Draft § 2011 Pre-season draft

AFL rookie draft

Main article: 2010 AFL Draft § 2011 Rookie draft

NAB Cup

Main article: 2011 NAB Cup

The 2011 NAB Cup featured the addition of two new teams, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney. The first round of matches featured 6 pools of 3 teams, with each game being shortened to 2 twenty minute halves. Collingwood defeated Essendon in the Grand Final at Etihad Stadium on Friday, 11 March.


2011 NAB Cup Grand Final
Friday, 11 March 7:45 pm Essendon def. by Collingwood Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,304) Report
0.2.2 (14)
0.3.4 (22)
0.9.5 (59)
 0.13.8 (86) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		0.3.4 (22)
0.7.6 (48)
1.11.7 (82)
 1.15.9 (108) 		Umpires: Rosebury, Stevic, Nicholls, Jennings
Michael Tuck Medal: Heath Shaw
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Super Goals Buckley 1
Hurley, Monfries 3
Ryder, Watson, Zaharakis 2
Hocking 1 		Goals Krakouer, Dawes 3
Cloke 2
Ball, Beams, McCarthy, Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas, Wellingham 1
Hardingham (groin) Injuries Nil
  • By winning this NAB Cup, Collingwood became the first team since their opponent Essendon, in 1993/1994, to win a pre-season premiership after winning the previous year's grand final. This was also Collingwood's second pre-season/night series premiership, the previous one coming in 1979.

Premiership season

The fixture was officially announced on 29 October.[2] Gold Coast has a bye for the first round and will play a home match in the second round against Carlton at the Gabba. This season will have 24 rounds, 19 of which will have a one-team bye (eight matches), while five will have three teams bye (seven matches). This means 11 extra games, giving a total of 196 games including finals (previously was 185).[3]

Round 1 (season launch)

Round 1 (season launch)
Thursday, March 24 7:10 pm Carlton 14.20 (104) def. Richmond 13.6 (84) MCG (crowd: 60,654) Report
Friday, March 25 7:40 pm Geelong 6.12 (48) def. St Kilda 6.11 (47) MCG (crowd: 42,869) Report
Saturday, March 26 2:10 pm Collingwood 24.11 (155) def. Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,773) Report
Saturday, March 26 7:10 pm Adelaide 16.9 (105) def. Hawthorn 12.13 (85) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,536) Report
Saturday, March 26 7:10 pm Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92) def. by Fremantle 13.16 (94) Gabba (crowd: 23,373) Report
Sunday, March 27 1:10 pm Essendon 16.17 (113) def. Western Bulldogs 8.10 (58) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,617) Report
Sunday, March 27 2:10 pm Melbourne 11.18 (84) drew with Sydney 11.18 (84) MCG (crowd: 33,951) Report
Sunday, March 27 4:10 pm West Coast 13.14 (92) def. North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,855) Report
Bye
Gold Coast
  • Adelaide commemorated 20 years since joining the AFL with a rematch against Hawthorn, their first opponent in this competition in their inaugural 1991 season. The Crows won the game, as they did in 1991.[4]
  • Essendon and West Coast won their first round one fixtures since 2008.
  • The draw between Sydney and Melbourne was the first opening round draw since 1982.[5] Heading into the match, neither side had won a round one fixture since 2005.

Round 2

Round 2
Friday, April 1 7:40 pm St Kilda 13.17 (95) drew with Richmond 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 41,465) Report
Saturday, April 2 2:10 pm North Melbourne 7.14 (56) def. by Collingwood 21.17 (143) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,578) Report
Saturday, April 2 2:40 pm Port Adelaide 15.8 (98) def. by West Coast 16.20 (116) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,214) Report
Saturday, April 2 6:40 pm Gold Coast 7.10 (52) def. by Carlton 26.15 (171) Gabba (crowd: 27,914) Report
Saturday, April 2 5:40 pm Fremantle 10.18 (78) def. by Geelong 13.11 (89) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,004) Report
Sunday, April 3 1:10 pm Western Bulldogs 19.9 (123) def. Brisbane Lions 6.9 (45) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,331) Report
Sunday, April 3 2:10 pm Sydney 14.14 (98) def. Essendon 13.15 (93) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 28,082) Report
Sunday, April 3 4:40 pm Hawthorn 16.26 (122) def. Melbourne 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 49,905) Report
Bye
Adelaide
  • The new team, Gold Coast, made their AFL Premiership debut against Carlton at The Gabba, losing their first match by 119 points. Carlton scored their highest score in a match since 2000 and their greatest winning margin since 2001.[6]
  • Richmond drew with St Kilda, ending the club's 13-game losing streak against the Saints, but extending the winless streak against the same opponent to 14 games; Richmond has not beaten St Kilda since 2003.
  • West Coast defeated Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium for the first time since 1998.
  • For the first time since 1911 there was a draw in each of the first two rounds of the season.

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, April 8 7:40 pm Collingwood 15.12 (102) def. Carlton 11.8 (74) MCG (crowd: 88,181) Report
Saturday, April 9 2:10 pm Western Bulldogs 18.14 (122) def. Gold Coast 7.9 (51) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,373) Report
Saturday, April 9 2:40 pm Adelaide 7.12 (54) def. by Fremantle 11.13 (79) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,414) Report
Saturday, April 9 7:10 pm Richmond 6.16 (52) def. by Hawthorn 17.13 (115) MCG (crowd: 46,369) Report
Saturday, April 9 5:40 pm West Coast 13.10 (88) def. by Sydney 15.11 (101) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,288) Report
Sunday, April 10 1:10 pm Melbourne 12.10 (82) def. Brisbane Lions 11.5 (71) MCG (crowd: 24,380) Report
Sunday, April 10 2:10 pm Geelong 17.20 (122) def. Port Adelaide 6.7 (43) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,420) Report
Sunday, April 10 4:40 pm St Kilda 12.12 (84) def. by Essendon 21.10 (136) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,762) Report
Bye
North Melbourne
  • Matthew Pavlich became Fremantle's club game record holder, breaking former Docker Shane Parker's 238-game record.
  • Brisbane Lions lost its first three games of the season for the first time since 1998, the year they won the wooden spoon.
  • Sydney went undefeated in its first three matches of a season for the first time since 2001.
  • Barry Hall kicked his 700th goal in the AFL to become the 20th person to do so.
  • Essendon defeated St Kilda for the fourth time in succession. Nick Riewoldt played his 200th AFL game for the Saints in that match.

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, April 15 7:40 pm Richmond 13.12 (90) def. by Collingwood 24.17 (161) MCG (crowd: 58,050) Report
Saturday, April 16 2:10 pm Hawthorn 10.12 (72) def. West Coast 9.11 (65) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,000 est.) Report
Saturday, April 16 2:10 pm Carlton 11.13 (79) drew with Essendon 11.13 (79) MCG (crowd: 78,605) Report
Saturday, April 16 7:10 pm Sydney 7.12 (54) def. by Geelong 11.15 (81) SCG (crowd: 25,300) Report
Saturday, April 16 7:10 pm Port Adelaide 14.14 (98) def. Adelaide 9.12 (66) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,143) Report
Sunday, April 17 2:10 pm Gold Coast 9.15 (69) def. by Melbourne 23.21 (159) Gabba (crowd: 12,111) Report
Sunday, April 17 2:40 pm Fremantle 18.19 (127) def. North Melbourne 14.14 (98) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,779) Report
Bye
Brisbane Lions, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs
  • The Sydney vs. Geelong match was played at the SCG for the first time since the semi-final in 2005. Geelong won their first game at the SCG since 2002; their ninth straight win against Sydney.
  • This was the first time that AFL games were played in every state of Australia during the same round, and only the third time since it opened in 2000, as well as the only round of the season, where no games are hosted at Etihad Stadium.
  • Collingwood achieved their highest ever score against Richmond and won their first four matches of the season for the first time since 2000.
  • Darren Glass played his 200th game for West Coast in a seven-point loss to Hawthorn.
  • The draw between Carlton and Essendon was the third of the season, and the third between the two sides since 1993. It also means that four of the last 12 games played at the MCG have been drawn. It is also the first time since 1914 that there have been three draws in the first four rounds of the season.
  • Kane Cornes' streak of 174 consecutive games ended when he was omitted by Port Adelaide.
  • Despite winning their match comfortably, Melbourne became the first team to lose a quarter against the Gold Coast, losing the third quarter by one point.

Round 5 (Easter and Anzac Day)

Round 5 (Easter and Anzac Day)
Thursday, April 21 7:40 pm Brisbane Lions 11.10 (76) def. by St Kilda 13.11 (89) Gabba (crowd: 22,520) Report
Saturday, April 23 2:40 pm Port Adelaide 15.11 (101) def. by Gold Coast 15.14 (104) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,287) Report
Saturday, April 23 7:10 pm Carlton 11.19 (85) def. Adelaide 12.7 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,607)
Sunday, April 24 4:40 pm North Melbourne v Richmond Etihad Stadium
Monday, April 25 2:40 pm Essendon v Collingwood MCG
Monday, April 25 6:40 pm Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Patersons Stadium
Tuesday, April 26 2:40 pm Hawthorn v Geelong MCG
Bye
Melbourne, Sydney, West Coast
  • Brisbane have recorded their worst start to a season since 1998. St Kilda's win at the Gabba was just its third win overall at the venue, and its second straight.
  • The Gold Coast have recorded their first victory at AFL level, defeating Port Adelaide by 3 points after trailing by 40 points with a minute to play in the 3rd Quarter.
  • For the first time since 2006 a match will be played on a Tuesday, when Geelong and Hawthorn play.

Round 6

Round 6
Thursday, April 28 6:40 pm West Coast v Melbourne Patersons Stadium
Friday, April 29 7:40 pm Sydney v Carlton SCG
Saturday, April 30 2:10 pm North Melbourne v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, April 30 7:10 pm Richmond v Brisbane Lions MCG
Saturday, April 30 7:10 pm Adelaide v St Kilda AAMI Stadium
Sunday, May 1 1:10 pm Essendon v Gold Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, May 1 4:40 pm Collingwood v Western Bulldogs MCG
Bye
Fremantle, Geelong, Hawthorn
  • West Coast will play its first Thursday night home-and-away game since round 1, 2006.
  • Sydney will play their first Friday night home-and-away game since 2003 against Carlton, who they defeated by five points in last year's finals.

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, May 6 8:10 pm Port Adelaide v Hawthorn AAMI Stadium
Saturday, May 7 1:10 pm Western Bulldogs v Sydney Manuka Oval
Saturday, May 7 2:10 pm Geelong v North Melbourne Skilled Stadium
Saturday, May 7 4:10 pm Richmond v Fremantle MCG
Saturday, May 7 7:10 pm Gold Coast v Brisbane Lions Gabba
Sunday, May 8 1:10 pm Essendon v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, May 8 2:10 pm Melbourne v Adelaide MCG
Monday, May 9 7:20 pm St Kilda v Carlton Etihad Stadium
Bye
Collingwood

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, May 13 7:40 pm Geelong v Collingwood MCG
Saturday, May 14 2:10 pm North Melbourne v Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, May 14 2:40 pm Adelaide v Gold Coast AAMI Stadium
Saturday, May 14 7:10 pm Brisbane Lions v Essendon Gabba
Saturday, May 14 7:10 pm Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG
Sunday, May 15 1:10 pm Hawthorn v St Kilda MCG
Sunday, May 15 2:10 pm Western Bulldogs v Richmond Etihad Stadium
Sunday, May 15 2:40 pm West Coast v Fremantle Patersons Stadium
Bye
Carlton

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, May 20 7:40 pm Carlton v Geelong Etihad Stadium
Saturday, May 21 2:10 pm St Kilda v Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, May 21 2:40 pm Port Adelaide v Fremantle AAMI Stadium
Saturday, May 21 7:10 pm Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Gabba
Saturday, May 21 7:40 pm Richmond v Essendon MCG
Sunday, May 22 1:10 pm Collingwood v Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Sunday, May 22 2:10 pm Sydney v Hawthorn SCG
Sunday, May 22 2:40 pm West Coast v Western Bulldogs Patersons Stadium
Bye
Gold Coast

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, May 27 7:40 pm Melbourne v Carlton MCG
Saturday, May 28 2:10 pm North Melbourne v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, May 28 1:10 pm Fremantle v St Kilda Patersons Stadium
Saturday, May 28 7:10 pm Gold Coast v Geelong Metricon Stadium
Saturday, May 28 8:10 pm Richmond v Port Adelaide TIO Stadium
Sunday, May 29 12:40 pm Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AAMI Stadium
Sunday, May 29 2:10 pm Collingwood v West Coast MCG
Sunday, May 29 4:40 pm Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Bye
Essendon
  • Gold Coast will play its first home game at the renovated Metricon Stadium, known non-commercially and long term as Carrara Stadium. This will also be the first opportunity for Gold Coast recruit Gary Ablett to play against his former team Geelong.

Round 11

Round 11
Friday, June 3 7:40 pm Essendon v Melbourne MCG
Saturday, June 4 2:10 pm Geelong v Western Bulldogs Skilled Stadium
Saturday, June 4 1:10 pm West Coast v Gold Coast Patersons Stadium
Saturday, June 4 7:10 pm Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba
Saturday, June 4 7:10 pm Collingwood v St Kilda MCG
Sunday, June 5 1:10 pm Hawthorn v Fremantle MCG
Sunday, June 5 2:10 pm North Melbourne v Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Sunday, June 5 4:10 pm Port Adelaide v Carlton AAMI Stadium
Bye
Richmond

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday Holiday)

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday)
Friday, June 10 7:40 pm St Kilda v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Saturday, June 11 2:40 pm Adelaide v West Coast AAMI Stadium
Saturday, June 11 7:10 pm Gold Coast v North Melbourne Metricon Stadium
Saturday, June 11 7:10 pm Geelong v Hawthorn MCG
Sunday, June 12 1:10 pm Carlton v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Sunday, June 12 2:10 pm Sydney v Richmond SCG
Sunday, June 12 2:40 pm Fremantle v Essendon Patersons Stadium
Monday, June 13 2:10 pm Melbourne v Collingwood MCG
Bye
Port Adelaide
  • Gold Coast and North Melbourne will play each other for the first time. North Melbourne's 2007 decision to not relocate to the Gold Coast led to the creation of the Suns to serve the Gold Coast market.

Round 13

Round 13
Friday, June 17 7:40 pm Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, June 18 2:10 pm Hawthorn v Gold Coast Aurora Stadium
Saturday, June 18 2:10 pm Essendon v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, June 18 7:10 pm Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba
Saturday, June 18 7:10 pm St Kilda v Geelong MCG
Sunday, June 19 1:10 pm Melbourne v Fremantle MCG
Sunday, June 19 2:10 pm Carlton v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Sunday, June 19 2:40 pm West Coast v Port Adelaide Patersons Stadium
Bye
Collingwood

Round 14

Round 14
Friday, June 24 7:40 pm Hawthorn v Essendon MCG
Saturday, June 25 2:10 pm Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs Metricon Stadium
Saturday, June 25 2:10 pm Richmond v Melbourne MCG
Saturday, June 25 7:10 pm Sydney v Collingwood ANZ Stadium
Saturday, June 25 5:40 pm Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Patersons Stadium
Sunday, June 26 1:10 pm Geelong v Adelaide Skilled Stadium
Sunday, June 26 2:10 pm Carlton v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, June 26 4:10 pm Port Adelaide v North Melbourne AAMI Stadium
Bye
St Kilda
  • Collingwood will be aiming for ten straight wins against Sydney dating back to 2006.

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, July 1 7:40 pm Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, July 2 2:10 pm Richmond v Carlton MCG
Saturday, July 2 1:10 pm Fremantle v Gold Coast Patersons Stadium
Saturday, July 2 7:10 pm Essendon v Geelong Etihad Stadium
Saturday, July 2 7:10 pm Adelaide v Sydney AAMI Stadium
Sunday, July 3 1:10 pm Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba
Sunday, July 3 2:10 pm Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG
Sunday, July 3 4:40 pm North Melbourne v St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Bye
West Coast

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, July 8 6:10 pm West Coast v Geelong Patersons Stadium
Saturday, July 9 2:10 pm Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions Aurora Stadium
Saturday, July 9 7:10 pm Gold Coast v Sydney Metricon Stadium
Saturday, July 9 7:10 pm Essendon v Richmond MCG
Sunday, July 10 1:10 pm Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG
Sunday, July 10 2:40 pm Port Adelaide v St Kilda AAMI Stadium
Sunday, July 10 4:40 pm Western Bulldogs v Carlton Etihad Stadium
Bye
Adelaide, Fremantle, Melbourne

Round 17

Round 17
Friday, July 15 8:10 pm Adelaide v Essendon AAMI Stadium
Saturday, July 16 2:10 pm Richmond v Gold Coast Cazaly's Stadium
Saturday, July 16 2:10 pm Carlton v Collingwood MCG
Saturday, July 16 7:10 pm St Kilda v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Saturday, July 16 7:40 pm Melbourne v Port Adelaide TIO Stadium
Sunday, July 17 1:10 pm Sydney v Fremantle SCG
Sunday, July 17 2:10 pm Brisbane Lions v Geelong Gabba
Sunday, July 17 4:40 pm North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Bye
Hawthorn

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, July 22 7:40 pm St Kilda v Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, July 23 2:10 pm North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Saturday, July 23 2:10 pm Sydney v Western Bulldogs SCG
Saturday, July 23 7:10 pm Gold Coast v Collingwood Metricon Stadium
Saturday, July 23 7:10 pm Essendon v Carlton MCG
Sunday, July 24 1:10 pm Geelong v Richmond Etihad Stadium
Sunday, July 24 2:10 pm Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG
Sunday, July 24 2:40 pm Fremantle v West Coast Patersons Stadium
Bye
Port Adelaide

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, July 29 7:40 pm North Melbourne v Carlton Etihad Stadium
Saturday, July 30 2:10 pm Western Bulldogs v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Saturday, July 30 2:10 pm Geelong v Melbourne Skilled Stadium
Saturday, July 30 7:10 pm Gold Coast v St Kilda Metricon Stadium
Saturday, July 30 5:40 pm Fremantle v Hawthorn Patersons Stadium
Sunday, July 31 2:10 pm Collingwood v Essendon MCG
Sunday, July 31 4:10 pm Adelaide v Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium
Bye
Brisbane Lions, Richmond, Sydney

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, August 5 7:40 pm St Kilda v Fremantle Etihad Stadium
Saturday, August 6 2:10 pm Carlton v Melbourne MCG
Saturday, August 6 2:10 pm Geelong v Gold Coast Skilled Stadium
Saturday, August 6 7:10 pm Essendon v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, August 6 7:10 pm Port Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium
Sunday, August 7 1:10 pm Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba
Sunday, August 7 2:10 pm Hawthorn v North Melbourne Aurora Stadium
Sunday, August 7 2:40 pm West Coast v Richmond Patersons Stadium
Bye
Western Bulldogs
  • Essendon hosts Sydney in a premiership match in Melbourne for the first time since round 1, 2006. The round 20 clash will mark exactly six years since Sydney last beat Essendon in Melbourne.

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, August 12 7:40 pm St Kilda v Collingwood Etihad Stadium
Saturday, August 13 2:10 pm Hawthorn v Port Adelaide MCG
Saturday, August 13 1:10 pm Fremantle v Carlton Patersons Stadium
Saturday, August 13 7:10 pm Western Bulldogs v Essendon Etihad Stadium
Saturday, August 13 7:10 pm Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Gabba
Sunday, August 14 1:10 pm Melbourne v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, August 14 2:10 pm Richmond v Sydney MCG
Sunday, August 14 4:10 pm Adelaide v Geelong AAMI Stadium
Bye
North Melbourne

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, August 19 7:40 pm Carlton v Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Saturday, August 20 2:10 pm Gold Coast v Adelaide Metricon Stadium
Saturday, August 20 1:10 pm West Coast v Essendon Patersons Stadium
Saturday, August 20 7:10 pm North Melbourne v Fremantle Etihad Stadium
Saturday, August 20 7:10 pm Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG
Sunday, August 21 1:10 pm Sydney v St Kilda ANZ Stadium
Sunday, August 21 2:40 pm Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium
Sunday, August 21 4:40 pm Melbourne v Richmond MCG
Bye
Geelong

Round 23

Round 23
Friday, August 26 6:40 pm Fremantle v Collingwood Patersons Stadium
Saturday, August 27 2:10 pm Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs MCG
Saturday, August 27 2:10 pm Geelong v Sydney Skilled Stadium
Saturday, August 27 7:10 pm St Kilda v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, August 27 7:10 pm Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba
Sunday, August 28 12:40 pm Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium
Sunday, August 28 2:10 pm Melbourne v Gold Coast MCG
Sunday, August 28 4:40 pm Essendon v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Bye
Carlton
  • Geelong will be aiming for ten straight wins against Sydney dating back to 2006.

Round 24

Round 24
TBA Carlton v St Kilda MCG
TBA Port Adelaide v Melbourne AAMI Stadium
TBA Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Etihad Stadium
TBA Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG
TBA West Coast v Adelaide Patersons Stadium
TBA Collingwood v Geelong MCG
TBA Richmond v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
TBA Gold Coast v Hawthorn Metricon Stadium
Bye
Essendon
  • For the second time, the final round of the season has been given a floating schedule, with the AFL to allocate the timeslots for the games six weeks out from the end of the season, in order to reduce the likelihood of a team playing the first week of the finals after a Sunday game in the final Premiership Round. These matches will in the period between Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September.

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 23 24 Ladder
Adelaide Haw
20 		X Frem
25 		Port
32 		Carl
6 		StK Melb GC Coll Bris NM WC WB Geel Syd X Ess StK Port Bris Geel GC Rich WC 11
Brisbane Lions Frem
2 		WB
78 		Melb
11 		X StK
13 		Rich GC Ess NM Adel Syd Carl Rich Frem Port Haw Geel NM X Adel GC Coll WC Syd 14
Carlton Rich
20 		GC
119 		Coll
28 		Ess
0 		Adel
6 		Syd StK X Geel Melb Port Bris Syd WC Rich WB Coll Ess NM Melb Frem Haw X StK 4
Collingwood Port
75 		NM
87 		Carl
28 		Rich
71 		Ess WB X Geel Adel WC StK Melb X Syd Haw NM Carl GC Ess Port StK Bris Frem Geel 1
Essendon WB
55 		Syd
5 		StK
52 		Carl
0 		Coll GC WC Bris Rich X Melb Frem NM Haw Geel Rich Adel Carl Coll Syd WB WC Port X 5
Fremantle Bris
2 		Geel
11 		Adel
25 		NM
29 		WB X Rich WC Port StK Haw Ess Melb Bris GC X Syd WC Haw StK Carl NM Coll WB 8
Gold Coast X Carl
119 		WB
71 		Melb
90 		Port
3 		Ess Bris Adel X Geel WC NM Haw WB Frem Syd Rich Coll StK Geel Bris Adel Melb Haw 17
Geelong StK
1 		Frem
11 		Port
79 		Syd
27 		Haw X NM Coll Carl GC WB Haw StK Adel Ess WC Bris Rich Melb GC Adel X Syd Coll 2
Hawthorn Adel
20 		Melb
45 		Rich
63 		WC
7 		Geel X Port StK Syd WB Frem Geel GC Ess Coll Bris X Melb Frem NM Port Carl WB GC 3
Melbourne Syd
0 		Haw
45 		Bris
11 		GC
90 		X WC Adel NM StK Carl Ess Coll Frem Rich WB X Port Haw Geel Carl WC Rich GC Port 10
North Melbourne WC
4 		Coll
87 		X Frem
29 		Rich Port Geel Melb Bris Syd Adel GC Ess Port StK Coll WB Bris Carl Haw X Frem StK Rich 15
Port Adelaide Coll
75 		WC
18 		Geel
79 		Adel
32 		GC
3 		NM Haw Syd Frem Rich Carl X WC NM Bris StK Melb X Adel Coll Haw WB Ess Melb 16
Richmond Carl
20 		StK
0 		Haw
63 		Coll
71 		NM Bris Frem WB Ess Port X Syd Bris Melb Carl Ess GC Geel X WC Syd Melb Adel NM 13
St Kilda Geel
1 		Rich
0 		Ess
52 		X Bris
13 		Adel Carl Haw Melb Frem Coll WB Geel X NM Port WC Adel GC Frem Coll Syd NM Carl 12
Sydney Melb
0 		Ess
5 		WC
13 		Geel
27 		X Carl WB Port Haw NM Bris Rich Carl Coll Adel GC Frem WB X Ess Rich StK Geel Bris 6
West Coast NM
4 		Port
18 		Syd
13 		Haw
7 		X Melb Ess Frem WB Coll GC Adel Port Carl X Geel StK Frem WB Rich Melb Ess Bris Adel 9
Western Bulldogs Ess
55 		Bris
78 		GC
71 		X Frem Coll Syd Rich WC Haw Geel StK Adel GC Melb Carl NM Syd WC X Ess Port Haw Frem 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Ladder
+ Win Qualified for finals
- Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

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Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) and/or "leadership group"
Adelaide Neil Craig Nathan van Berlo[7] Scott Stevens, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty and Scott Thompson.
Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Daniel Merrett, Jed Adcock
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Kade Simpson (vc),[8] Andrew Carrazzo, Bryce Gibbs, Michael Jamison, Marc Murphy, Jordan Russell[9]
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury (vc), Luke Ball, Darren Jolly, Harry O'Brien, Scott Pendlebury, Heath Shaw, Dane Swan[10]
Essendon James Hird Jobe Watson Dustin Fletcher, Heath Hocking, Mark McVeigh, Brent Stanton, Andrew Welsh (vc) [11]
Fremantle Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich
Gold Coast Guy McKenna Gary Ablett, Jr.[12] Nathan Bock (vc), Campbell Brown (deputy vc), Michael Rischitelli, Daniel Harris, Maverick Weller, Zac Smith and Marc Lock[13]
Geelong Chris Scott Cameron Ling[14] Joel Selwood(vc),[14] Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, James Kelly, Harry Taylor
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge[15] Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis[16]
Melbourne Dean Bailey Brad Green[17] Aaron Davey, Jack Grimes, Nathan Jones and Jared Rivers[18]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Brent Harvey Brady Rawlings and Drew Petrie
Port Adelaide Matthew Primus Domenic Cassisi
Richmond Damien Hardwick Chris Newman
St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Lenny Hayes
Sydney John Longmire Adam Goodes, Jarrad McVeigh[19]
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade Matthew Boyd[20] Daniel Giansiracusa (vc) and Adam Cooney (vc)
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass[21] Beau Waters (vc)[21] Scott Selwood, Andrew Embley, Mark Lecras, Dean Cox, Adam Selwood, Matt Priddis, Josh Kennedy and Shannon Hurn[22]

Umpiring and rule changes

  • The AFL introduced a new interchange rule, similar to the one used in soccer. In addition to the standard interchange system, there is a new "red vest" rule. The player named as the substitute must wear a green vest. The substitute can be brought on at any point in the game, permanently replacing any player on the bench or the field. The player being replaced must wear a red vest when leaving the ground. This rule was predominantly introduced to keep the number of players able to participate in the game for each team equal, even if a severe injury occurs.[23]
  • When a player is awarded a free kick, it is now up to the player to decide whether there is an advantage or not. This means that if a player plays on when there is no clear advantage, the umpire must call "play on" instead of calling it back.[citation needed]

Player changes

Debuts

Main article: List of AFL debuts in 2011

Retirements, sackings and delistings

Name Club Date Notes
Brendan Fevola Brisbane Lions 20 February 2011 Sacked, continuous breaches of contract.[24]
Craig Bolton Sydney 24 March 2011 Retirement, due to ankle injury.[25]
Tom Hunter Collingwood 31 March 2011 Retirement, due to neck injury.[26]


Club overviews

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References

  1. ^ 2011 AFL fixture
  2. ^ Blockbuster opening By Adam McNicol 9:40 am Fri 29 Oct, 2010
  3. ^ McNicol, Adam (7 September 2010). "AFL announces key fixture details for 2011". AFL.com.au.
  4. ^ Crows take down Hawks
  5. ^ Swans escape with draw against Demons
  6. ^ Game records, Retrieved 3rd April 2011.
  7. ^ Gill, Katrina (8 December 2010). "Crows name van Berlo as skipper". AFL Site. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  8. ^ Anderson, J., Herald Sun, "Kade Simpson says it's time for Blues to stand up", 16th February 2011, Retrieved 26th March 2011.
  9. ^ Carlton Football Club, Three elevated to leadership group, 27th January 2011, Retrieved 26th March 2011.
  10. ^ http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/newsfeatures/news/newsarticle/tabid/5586/newsid/107130/default.aspx
  11. ^ http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/a/Hocking-elevated-to-Essendon-leadership-group/7915
  12. ^ Smart, Nick (19 January 2011). "Gary Ablett wins Gold Coast Suns captaincy vote". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Ablett confirmed as Suns skipper". Herald Sun. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  14. ^ a b Tormey, Michael (26 January 2011). "Captain in waiting". Official AFL Website. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  15. ^ Cannon, Jack (5 October 2010). "New skipper Luke Hodge denies pressure". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  16. ^ "Hawks announce vice-captains". Official AFL Website of the Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  17. ^ Australian Associated Press (28 January 2011). "Brad Green the new Melbourne captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  18. ^ Burgan, Matt (17 December 2010). "Grimes and Jones named in leadership group". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  19. ^ afl.com.au (15 February 2011). "Goodes and McVeigh to share captaincy". Official AFL Website. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  20. ^ Ryan, Peter (21 January 2011). "Leader of the pack". AFL - The official site of the Australian Football League. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  21. ^ a b Australian Associated Press (26 January 2011). "Glass remains Eagles captain, with Waters deputy". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  22. ^ Schmook, Nathan (3 February 2011). "West Coast goes for top 10". The West Australian. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  23. ^ Witham, Jennifer (31 January 2011). "AFL's red-vest rule". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  24. ^ Noakes, Cameron (20 February 2011). "Lions sack Fevola". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 21 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ Australian Associated Press (24 March 2011). "Swan Bolton forced into retirement". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  26. ^ Paton, Al (1 April 2011). "Collingwood rookie Tom Hunter retires due to neck injury". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 April 2011.


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