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2011 AFL premiership season
File:AFL Premiership Logo 2011.gif
Official 2011 AFL logo
Teams17
Attendance
Matches played77
Total attendance2,811,646 (36,515 per match)
Highest89,626 (Round 5 Essendon vs. Collingwood)
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The 2011 Australian Football League season is the 115th season of the elite Australian rules football competition. It is the debut year for Gold Coast, and it is scheduled to be the only season to be played with 17 teams, due to the addition of Greater Western Sydney for the following 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, 24 March (7:10 pm) Carlton 14.20 (104) def. Richmond 13.6 (84) MCG (crowd: 60,654) Report
Friday, 25 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 6.12 (48) def. St Kilda 6.11 (47) MCG (crowd: 42,869) Report
Saturday, 26 March (2:10 pm) Collingwood 24.11 (155) def. Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,773) Report
Saturday, 26 March (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.9 (105) def. Hawthorn 12.13 (85) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,536) Report
Saturday, 26 March (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92) def. by Fremantle 13.16 (94) The Gabba (crowd: 23,373) Report
Sunday, 27 March (1:10 pm) Essendon 16.17 (113) def. Western Bulldogs 8.10 (58) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,617) Report
Sunday, 27 March (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.18 (84) drew with Sydney 11.18 (84) MCG (crowd: 33,951) Report
Sunday, 27 March (4:10 pm) West Coast 13.14 (92) def. North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,878) 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]
  • 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, 1 April (7:40 pm) St Kilda 13.17 (95) drew with Richmond 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 41,465) Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 7.14 (56) def. by Collingwood 21.17 (143) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,578) Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 15.8 (98) def. by West Coast 16.20 (116) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,214) Report
Saturday, 2 April (6:40 pm) Gold Coast 7.10 (52) def. by Carlton 26.15 (171) The Gabba (crowd: 27,914) Report
Saturday, 2 April (5:40 pm) Fremantle 10.18 (78) def. by Geelong 13.11 (89) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,004) Report
Sunday, 3 April (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 19.9 (123) def. Brisbane Lions 6.9 (45) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,331) Report
Sunday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 14.14 (98) def. Essendon 13.15 (93) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 28,082) Report
Sunday, 3 April (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 its AFL Premiership debut against Carlton at The Gabba. Carlton's score of 26.15 (171) was its highest in a match since 2000, and the winning margin, 119 points, was its greatest 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 Round 4, 2003.
  • West Coast defeated Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium for the first time since 1998, ending a streak lasting nine games.[7]
  • 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, 8 April (7:40 pm) Collingwood 15.12 (102) def. Carlton 11.8 (74) MCG (crowd: 88,181) Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 18.14 (122) def. Gold Coast 7.9 (51) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,373) Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:40 pm) Adelaide 7.12 (54) def. by Fremantle 11.13 (79) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,414) Report
Saturday, 9 April (7:10 pm) Richmond 6.16 (52) def. by Hawthorn 17.13 (115) MCG (crowd: 46,369) Report
Saturday, 9 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 13.10 (88) def. by Sydney 15.11 (101) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,288) Report
Sunday, 10 April (1:10 pm) Melbourne 12.10 (82) def. Brisbane Lions 11.5 (71) MCG (crowd: 24,380) Report
Sunday, 10 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.20 (122) def. Port Adelaide 6.7 (43) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,420) Report
Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) St Kilda 12.12 (84) def. by Essendon 21.10 (136) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,762) Report
Bye
North Melbourne

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 15 April (7:40 pm) Richmond 13.12 (90) def. by Collingwood 24.17 (161) MCG (crowd: 58,050) Report
Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.12 (72) def. West Coast 9.11 (65) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,063[8]) Report
Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 11.13 (79) drew with Essendon 11.13 (79) MCG (crowd: 78,605) Report
Saturday, 16 April (7:10 pm) Sydney 7.12 (54) def. by Geelong 11.15 (81) SCG (crowd: 25,300) Report
Saturday, 16 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.14 (98) def. Adelaide 9.12 (66) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,143) Report
Sunday, 17 April (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 9.15 (69) def. by Melbourne 23.21 (159) The Gabba (crowd: 12,111) Report
Sunday, 17 April (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
  • Collingwood has won their first four rounds of the season for the first time since 2000. Their score of 24.17 (161) is their highest ever against Richmond.
  • The draw between Carlton and Essendon was the third of the season, and the third between the two sides since 1993. It also meant that four of the last 12 games played at the MCG were drawn, and it is the first time since 1914 that there were three draws in the first four rounds of the season.
  • Despite winning its match comfortably, Melbourne became the first team to lose a quarter against Gold Coast, losing the third quarter by one point.
  • Darren Glass of West Coast played his 200th game.
  • The longest and second longest active streaks of consecutive games played were both broken this weekend: Kane Cornes of Port Adelaide was omitted after 174 consecutive games, and Collingwood's Darren Jolly was injured after 142 consecutive matches.[9]
  • 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 were played at Etihad Stadium.

Round 5 (Easter and Anzac Day)

Round 5 (Easter and Anzac Day)
Thursday, 21 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.10 (76) def. by St Kilda 13.11 (89) The Gabba (crowd: 22,520) Report
Saturday, 23 April (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 15.11 (101) def. by Gold Coast 15.14 (104) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,287) Report
Saturday, 23 April (7:10 pm) Carlton 11.19 (85) def. Adelaide 12.7 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,607) Report
Sunday, 24 April (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 14.19 (103) def. by Richmond 17.10 (112) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,461) Report
Monday, 25 April (2:40 pm) Essendon 11.11 (77) def. by Collingwood 16.11 (107) MCG (crowd: 89,626) Report
Monday, 25 April (6:40 pm) Fremantle 12.13 (85) def. Western Bulldogs 11.12 (78) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,551) Report
Tuesday, 26 April (2:40 pm) Hawthorn 15.8 (98) def. by Geelong 17.15 (117) MCG (crowd: 78,579) Report
Bye
Melbourne, Sydney, West Coast
  • Round 5 marked the beginning of what the AFL termed a 'Footy Fiesta', with 14 games being played across 11 days (Rounds 5 and 6), with only two football-free days in between.[10]
  • Gold Coast recorded its first victory at AFL premiership level, defeating Port Adelaide by three points. Gold Coast trailed by 40 points late in the third quarter, before recovering to win the match; Port Adelaide's Justin Westhoff missed a 45m set shot after the siren which would have won the game for the Power.
  • Fremantle defeated Western Bulldogs for the first time since 2005, and the crowd of 37,551 was the largest between the two teams passing the 35,624 set in round 8, 2008.

Round 6

Round 6
Thursday, 28 April (6:40 pm) West Coast 15.16 (106) def. Melbourne 6.16 (52) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,298) Report
Friday, 29 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 10.11 (71) def. by Carlton 12.15 (87) SCG (crowd: 28,081) Report
Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 18.25 (133) def. Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,014) Report
Saturday, 30 April (7:10 pm) Richmond 18.16 (124) def. Brisbane Lions 14.14 (98) MCG (crowd: 37,438) Report
Saturday, 30 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 13.12 (90) def. St Kilda 9.17 (71) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,854) Report
Sunday, 1 May (1:10 pm) Essendon 31.11 (197) def. Gold Coast 8.10 (58) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,710) Report
Sunday, 1 May (4:40 pm) Collingwood 15.15 (105) def. Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57) MCG (crowd: 53,776) Report
Bye
Fremantle, Geelong, Hawthorn
  • Carlton won its first match in Sydney since 1993, after a streak of ten consecutive losses in the city (seven at the S.C.G. and three at ANZ Stadium).[11]
  • Essendon's first quarter score of 15.4 (94) against Gold Coast was the highest score in a quarter of football since 1919, and is the highest-scoring first quarter of all time.[12] Essendon's final score of 31.11 (197) was its highest since 2000, and its final winning margin of 139 points was its highest since 1989.[13]

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Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 6 May (8:10 pm) Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) def. by Hawthorn 15.14 (104) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,819) Report
Saturday, 7 May (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.5 (65) def. by Sydney 10.13 (73) Manuka Oval (crowd: 10,184) Report
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 19.13 (127) def. North Melbourne 9.7 (61) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,669) Report
Saturday, 7 May (4:10 pm) Richmond 23.10 (148) def. Fremantle 14.15 (99) MCG (crowd: 34,090) Report
Saturday, 7 May (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 18.16 (124) def. Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) The Gabba (crowd: 25,501) Report
Sunday, 8 May (1:10 pm) Essendon 16.10 (106) def. West Coast 12.18 (90) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,631) Report
Sunday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 22.17 (149) def. Adelaide 8.5 (53) MCG (crowd: 19,987) Report
Monday, 9 May (7:20 pm) St Kilda 12.9 (81) def. by Carlton 11.18 (84) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 41,576) Report
Bye
Collingwood
  • In a VFL/AFL first, two twin brothers, Chris and Brad Scott, went head to head as coaches in Geelong's victory of North Melbourne.[14] Geelong's win was its 25th consecutive victory at its home ground, Kardinia Park, breaking the VFL/AFL record for most successive wins at one venue.[15] The record was previously held jointly by Richmond at Punt Road Oval (1932-1935) and South Melbourne at Lake Oval (1934-1936).[16]
  • In what was dubbed the "QClash", Gold Coast and the Brisbane Lions, the two Queensland teams, played their first ever regular-season game against each other. Gold Coast won the game by 8 points.[17]
  • This was the first round since Fremantle's admission to the AFL in 1995 that no match was played in Western Australia.
  • Melbourne recorded its biggest ever victory over Adelaide, winning by 96 points. It was Melbourne's biggest ever win under Dean Bailey, and Adelaide's largest defeat since 2004.

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 13 May (7:40 pm) Geelong 8.17 (65) def. Collingwood 9.8 (62) MCG (crowd: 81,691) Report
Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.10 (124) def. Melbourne 12.11 (83) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,536) Report
Saturday, 14 May (2:40 pm) Adelaide 20.10 (130) def. Gold Coast 9.19 (73) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,056) Report
Saturday, 14 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.12 (66) def. by Essendon 15.12 (102) The Gabba (crowd: 24,921) Report
Saturday, 14 May (7:10 pm) Sydney 18.13 (121) def. Port Adelaide 9.5 (59) SCG (crowd: 20,719) Report
Sunday, 15 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 14.15 (99) def. St Kilda 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 42,453) Report
Sunday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 23.15 (153) def. Richmond 18.10 (118) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,141[18]) Report
Sunday, 15 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.12 (96) def. Fremantle 9.9 (63) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,567) Report
Bye
Carlton

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 20 May (7:40 pm) Carlton 14.16 (100) def. by Geelong 15.12 (102) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 48,429) Report
Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 16.10 (106) def. Melbourne 13.8 (86) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,863) Report
Saturday, 21 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.6 (90) def. by Fremantle 21.16 (142) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,274) Report
Saturday, 21 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73) def. North Melbourne 8.11 (59) The Gabba (crowd: 18,404) Report
Saturday, 21 May (7:40 pm) Richmond 16.9 (105) def. Essendon 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 83,563) Report
Sunday, 22 May (1:10 pm) Collingwood 20.15 (135) def. Adelaide 14.8 (92) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,849) Report
Sunday, 22 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 8.12 (60) def. by Hawthorn 15.16 (106) SCG (crowd: 33,136) Report
Sunday, 22 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 26.19 (175) def. Western Bulldogs 8.4 (52) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,308) Report
Bye
Gold Coast

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 27 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne 6.10 (46) def. by Carlton 13.15 (93) MCG (crowd: 47,464) Report
Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.17 (71) def. by Sydney 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,267) Report
Saturday, 28 May (1:10 pm) Fremantle 7.14 (56) def. by St Kilda 15.12 (102) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,483) Report
Saturday, 28 May (7:20 pm) Gold Coast 10.13 (73) def. by Geelong 21.13 (139) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 21,485) Report
Saturday, 28 May (8:10 pm) Richmond 10.14 (74) def. by Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,506) Report
Sunday, 29 May (12:40 pm) Adelaide 8.13 (61) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.11 (101) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,583) Report
Sunday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.9 (105) def. West Coast 7.11 (53) MCG (crowd: 52,560) Report
Sunday, 29 May (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62) def. by Hawthorn 13.13 (91) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,747) Report
Bye
Essendon
  • Gold Coast played its first home game at the renovated Metricon Stadium, known non-commercially and long term as Carrara Stadium. The match set a new VFL/AFL attendance record for the venue of 21,485.

Round 11

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

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday Holiday)

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday)
Friday, 10 June (7:40 pm) St Kilda v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 11 June (2:40 pm) Adelaide v West Coast AAMI Stadium
Saturday, 11 June (7:10 pm) Gold Coast v North Melbourne Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 11 June (7:10 pm) Geelong v Hawthorn MCG
Sunday, 12 June (1:10 pm) Carlton v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 12 June (2:10 pm) Sydney v Richmond SCG
Sunday, 12 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Essendon Patersons Stadium
Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne v Collingwood MCG
Bye
Port Adelaide

Round 13

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

Round 14

Round 14
Friday, 24 June (7:40 pm) Hawthorn v Essendon MCG
Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) Richmond v Melbourne MCG
Saturday, 25 June (7:10 pm) Sydney v Collingwood ANZ Stadium
Saturday, 25 June (5:40 pm) Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Patersons Stadium
Sunday, 26 June (1:10 pm) Geelong v Adelaide Skilled Stadium
Sunday, 26 June (2:10 pm) Carlton v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 26 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide v North Melbourne AAMI Stadium
Bye
St Kilda

Round 15

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

Round 16

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

Round 17

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

Round 18

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

Round 19

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

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 5 August (7:40 pm) St Kilda v Fremantle Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Carlton v Melbourne MCG
Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Geelong v Gold Coast Skilled Stadium
Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) Essendon v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium
Sunday, 7 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions v Adelaide The Gabba
Sunday, 7 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn v North Melbourne Aurora Stadium
Sunday, 7 August (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, 12 August (7:40 pm) St Kilda v Collingwood Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn v Port Adelaide MCG
Saturday, 13 August (1:10 pm) Fremantle v Carlton Patersons Stadium
Saturday, 13 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs v Essendon Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 13 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast The Gabba
Sunday, 14 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Richmond v Sydney MCG
Sunday, 14 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide v Geelong AAMI Stadium
Bye
North Melbourne

Round 22

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

Round 23

Round 23
Friday, 26 August (6:40 pm) Fremantle v Collingwood Patersons Stadium
Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs MCG
Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) Geelong v Sydney Skilled Stadium
Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) St Kilda v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions v West Coast The Gabba
Sunday, 28 August (12:40 pm) Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium
Sunday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne v Gold Coast MCG
Sunday, 28 August (4:40 pm) Essendon v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Bye
Carlton

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 4 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
19 		Melb
96 		GC
57 		Coll
43 		BL
40 		NM WC WB Geel Syd X Ess StK Port BL Geel GC Rich WC 13
Brisbane Lions Frem
2 		WB
78 		Melb
11 		X StK
13 		Rich
26 		GC
8 		Ess
36 		NM
14 		Adel
40 		Syd Carl Rich Frem Port Haw Geel NM X Adel GC Coll WC Syd 15
Carlton Rich
20 		GC
119 		Coll
28 		Ess
0 		Adel
6 		Syd
16 		StK
3 		X Geel
2 		Melb
47 		Port BL Syd WC Rich WB Coll Ess NM Melb Frem Haw X StK 4
Collingwood Port
75 		NM
87 		Carl
28 		Rich
71 		Ess
30 		WB
48 		X Geel
3 		Adel
43 		WC
52 		StK Melb X Syd Haw NM Carl GC Ess Port StK BL Frem Geel 2
Essendon WB
55 		Syd
5 		StK
52 		Carl
0 		Coll
30 		GC
139 		WC
16 		BL
36 		Rich
16 		X Melb Frem NM Haw Geel Rich Adel Carl Coll Syd WB WC Port X 5
Fremantle BL
2 		Geel
11 		Adel
25 		NM
29 		WB
7 		X Rich
49 		WC
33 		Port
52 		StK
46 		Haw Ess Melb BL GC X Syd WC Haw StK Carl NM Coll WB 8
Gold Coast X Carl
119 		WB
71 		Melb
90 		Port
3 		Ess
139 		BL
8 		Adel
57 		X Geel
66 		WC NM Haw WB Frem Syd Rich Coll StK Geel BL Adel Melb Haw 17
Geelong StK
1 		Frem
11 		Port
79 		Syd
27 		Haw
19 		X NM
66 		Coll
3 		Carl
2 		GC
66 		WB Haw StK Adel Ess WC BL Rich Melb GC Adel X Syd Coll 1
Hawthorn Adel
20 		Melb
45 		Rich
63 		WC
7 		Geel
19 		X Port
32 		StK
30 		Syd
46 		WB
29 		Frem Geel GC Ess Coll BL X Melb Frem NM Port Carl WB GC 3
Melbourne Syd
0 		Haw
45 		BL
11 		GC
90 		X WC
54 		Adel
96 		NM
41 		StK
20 		Carl
47 		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
9 		Port
60 		Geel
66 		Melb
41 		BL
14 		Syd
1 		Adel GC Ess Port StK Coll WB BL Carl Haw X Frem StK Rich 14
Port Adelaide Coll
75 		WC
18 		Geel
79 		Adel
32 		GC
3 		NM
60 		Haw
32 		Syd
62 		Frem
52 		Rich
15 		Carl X WC NM BL StK Melb X Adel Coll Haw WB Ess Melb 16
Richmond Carl
20 		StK
0 		Haw
63 		Coll
71 		NM
9 		BL
26 		Frem
49 		WB
35 		Ess
16 		Port
15 		X Syd BL Melb Carl Ess GC Geel X WC Syd Melb Adel NM 9
St Kilda Geel
1 		Rich
0 		Ess
52 		X BL
13 		Adel
19 		Carl
3 		Haw
30 		Melb
20 		Frem
46 		Coll WB Geel X NM Port WC Adel GC Frem Coll Syd NM Carl 11
Sydney Melb
0 		Ess
5 		WC
13 		Geel
27 		X Carl
16 		WB
8 		Port
62 		Haw
46 		NM
1 		BL Rich Carl Coll Adel GC Frem WB X Ess Rich StK Geel BL 6
West Coast NM
4 		Port
18 		Syd
13 		Haw
7 		X Melb
54 		Ess
16 		Frem
33 		WB
123 		Coll
52 		GC Adel Port Carl X Geel StK Frem WB Rich Melb Ess BL Adel 7
Western Bulldogs Ess
55 		BL
78 		GC
71 		X Frem
7 		Coll
48 		Syd
8 		Rich
35 		WC
123 		Haw
29 		Geel StK Adel GC Melb Carl NM Syd WC X Ess Port Haw Frem 12
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[23] Scott Stevens, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty and Scott Thompson.
Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Daniel Merrett, Jed Adcock, Tom Rockliff[24]
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Kade Simpson (vc),[25] Andrew Carrazzo, Bryce Gibbs, Michael Jamison, Marc Murphy, Jordan Russell[26]
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury (vc), Luke Ball, Darren Jolly, Harry O'Brien, Scott Pendlebury, Heath Shaw, Dane Swan[27]
Essendon James Hird Jobe Watson Dustin Fletcher, Heath Hocking, Mark McVeigh, Brent Stanton, Andrew Welsh (vc)[28]
Fremantle Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Paul Duffield, Luke McPharlin, Garrick Ibbotson, Chris Mayne and Matt de Boer[29]
Gold Coast Guy McKenna Gary Ablett, Jr.[30] Nathan Bock (vc), Campbell Brown (deputy vc), Michael Rischitelli, Daniel Harris, Maverick Weller, Zac Smith and Marc Lock[31]
Geelong Chris Scott Cameron Ling[32] Joel Selwood(vc),[32] Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, James Kelly, Harry Taylor
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge[33] Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis[34]
Melbourne Dean Bailey Brad Green[35] Aaron Davey, Jack Grimes, Nathan Jones and Jared Rivers[36]
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[37]
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass[38] Beau Waters (vc)[38] Scott Selwood, Andrew Embley, Mark Lecras, Dean Cox, Adam Selwood, Matt Priddis, Josh Kennedy and Shannon Hurn[39]
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade Matthew Boyd[40] Daniel Giansiracusa (vc) and Adam Cooney (vc)

Umpiring and rule changes

  • The AFL introduced a new interchange rule. The standard interchange system was reduced from four players to three players. A fourth players is named as a substitute, and begins the game wearing 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.[41]
  • The rules for calling "advantage" after a free kick were amended, to allow the players, rather than the umpires, make the decision on whether or not they see an advantage in continuous play.[42]

Player changes

Debuts

Main article: List of AFL debuts in 2011

Retirements, sackings and delistings

Name Club Date Notes
Albert Proud Brisbane Lions 10 February 2011 Sacked, continuous breaches of contract.[43]
Brendan Fevola Brisbane Lions 20 February 2011 Sacked, continuous breaches of contract.[44]
Craig Bolton Sydney 24 March 2011 Retirement, due to ankle injury.[45]
Tom Hunter Collingwood 31 March 2011 Retirement, due to neck injury.[46]


Club overviews

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References

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  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 3 April 2011.
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  9. ^ Vaughan, Roger (14 April 2011). "AFL games streaks end for Cornes, Jolly". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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  13. ^ "Essendon - Game Records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  14. ^ Australian Associated Press (3 May 2011). "Brothers Brad and Chris Scott endure historic focus". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  15. ^ Australian Associated Press (7 May 2011). "Cats thrash Kangas". The Age. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  16. ^ Staff writers (7 May 2011). "New mark". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  17. ^ "Gold Coast Suns-Brisbane Lions clash sets ratings record". Herald Sun. 9 May 2011.
  18. ^ Gullan, Scott (15 May 2011). "Western Bulldogs breathe new life into season with win over Richmond". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  19. ^ Australian Associated Press (13 May 2011). "Fighting Cats scratch their way to victory". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  20. ^ "AFL Tables - Subiaco". Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  21. ^ Bulldogs still aim for successful season
  22. ^ Port Adelaide v Essendon games
  23. ^ Gill, Katrina (8 December 2010). "Crows name van Berlo as skipper". AFL Site. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
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  27. ^ http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/newsfeatures/news/newsarticle/tabid/5586/newsid/107130/default.aspx
  28. ^ http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/a/Hocking-elevated-to-Essendon-leadership-group/7915
  29. ^ Freo's 2011 leadership group
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  33. ^ Cannon, Jack (5 October 2010). "New skipper Luke Hodge denies pressure". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  34. ^ "Hawks announce vice-captains". Official AFL Website of the Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  35. ^ Australian Associated Press (28 January 2011). "Brad Green the new Melbourne captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  36. ^ Burgan, Matt (17 December 2010). "Grimes and Jones named in leadership group". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  37. ^ afl.com.au (15 February 2011). "Goodes and McVeigh to share captaincy". Official AFL Website. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  38. ^ a b Australian Associated Press (26 January 2011). "Glass remains Eagles captain, with Waters deputy". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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  42. ^ Australian Football League, Laws of Australian Rules Football 2011, Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  43. ^ Davis, Greg (10 February 2011). "Albert Proud out of the Brisbane Lions pride". Herald Sun.
  44. ^ 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)
  45. ^ Australian Associated Press (24 March 2011). "Swan Bolton forced into retirement". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  46. ^ Paton, Al (1 April 2011). "Collingwood rookie Tom Hunter retires due to neck injury". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
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