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2011 AFL premiership season
Official 2011 AFL logo
Teams17
Attendance
Matches played171
Total attendance5,976,468 (34,950 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 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.

The season opened on 24 March 2011, with Carlton defeating Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

This is the first season since 1994 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 1 Buckley
Hurley, Monfries 3
Ryder, Watson, Zaharakis 2
Hocking 1 		Goals 3 Krakouer, Dawes
2 Cloke
1 Ball, Beams, McCarthy, Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas, Wellingham
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] Some of the highlights include:

  • Gold Coast had a bye for the first round and played their first home match in the second round against Carlton at the Gabba. Their first match at the renovated Metricon Stadium was against Geelong on 28 May. As well as this, their draw includes two trips each to Western Australia and South Australia, one to Tasmania and one to northern Queensland. Their only games against 2010 Grand Finalists Collingwood and St Kilda are at home, in consecutive rounds, 18 and 19, respectively. Their only match at the MCG is against Melbourne in the penultimate round of the season.
  • 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 their AFL Premiership debut against Carlton at The Gabba. Carlton's score of 26.15 (171) was their highest in a match since 2000, and the winning margin, 119 points, was their 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: 46,368) 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's score of 24.17 (161) was their highest ever against Richmond. Also it is the first time that Collingwood has won their first four matches for the season since 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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 their 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 their 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 their highest since 2000, and their final winning margin of 139 points was their highest since 1989.[13]
  • Umpire Michael Vozzo qualified for AFL Life membership with his 300th match; Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade also coached his 300th AFL match.

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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 their 25th consecutive victory at 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] Geelong would ultimately extend the streak to 29 wins before losing in Round 23.
  • 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 their 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 their first home game at the renovated Metricon Stadium, otherwise known 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 10.8 (68) def. by Melbourne 15.11 (101) MCG (crowd: 53,077) Report
Saturday, 4 June (1:10 pm) West Coast 13.7 (85) def. Gold Coast 10.7 (67) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,815) Report
Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 23.10 (148) def. Western Bulldogs 13.9 (87) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,078) Report
Saturday, 4 June (7:10 pm) Collingwood 16.12 (108) def. St Kilda 7.9 (51) MCG (crowd: 62,991) Report
Saturday, 4 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 7.9 (51) def. by Sydney 17.14 (116) The Gabba (crowd: 22,150) Report
Sunday, 5 June (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 31,925) Report
Sunday, 5 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 18.7 (115) def. Adelaide 10.8 (68) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,185) Report
Sunday, 5 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.7 (49) def. by Carlton 16.15 (111) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,192) Report
Bye
Richmond

Round 12 (Women's Round & Queen's Birthday Holiday)

Round 12 (Women's Round & Queen's Birthday)
Friday, 10 June (7:40 pm) St Kilda 12.9 (81) def. Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,237) Report
Saturday, 11 June (2:40 pm) Adelaide 10.7 (67) def. by West Coast 15.16 (106) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,412) Report
Saturday, 11 June (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 9.9 (63) def. by North Melbourne 18.14 (122) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,945[24]) Report
Saturday, 11 June (7:10 pm) Geelong 13.10 (88) def. Hawthorn 13.5 (83) MCG (crowd: 63,476) Report
Sunday, 12 June (1:10 pm) Carlton 19.10 (124) def. Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,617) Report
Sunday, 12 June (2:10 pm) Sydney 9.21 (75) def. Richmond 9.11 (65) SCG (crowd: 23,782) Report
Sunday, 12 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 15.8 (98) def. Essendon 9.10 (64) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,824) Report
Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.5 (41) def. by Collingwood 19.15 (129) MCG (crowd: 75,998) Report
Bye
Port Adelaide

Round 13

Round 13
Friday, 17 June (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100) def. Adelaide 10.10 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,363) Report
Saturday, 18 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.15 (129) def. Gold Coast 8.10 (58) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,377) Report
Saturday, 18 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 12.18 (90) def. by North Melbourne 17.9 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,329) Report
Saturday, 18 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94) def. by Richmond 18.17 (125) The Gabba (crowd: 21,510) Report
Saturday, 18 June (7:10 pm) St Kilda 11.6 (72) def. by Geelong 15.10 (100) MCG (crowd: 39,539) Report
Sunday, 19 June (1:10 pm) Melbourne 22.17 (149) def. Fremantle 8.12 (60) MCG (crowd: 19,092) Report
Sunday, 19 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.10 (100) def. Sydney 10.6 (66) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,788) Report
Sunday, 19 June (2:40 pm) West Coast 15.20 (110) def. Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,059) Report
Bye
Collingwood

Round 14

Round 14
Friday, 24 June (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 23.8 (146) def. Essendon 12.9 (81) MCG (crowd: 64,537) Report
Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 13.10 (88) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.8 (110) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,149) Report
Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.13 (91) def. by Melbourne 17.16 (118) MCG (crowd: 61,900) Report
Saturday, 25 June (7:10 pm) Sydney 14.9 (93) def. by Collingwood 13.21 (99) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 38,053) Report
Saturday, 25 June (5:40 pm) Fremantle 12.16 (88) def. Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 30,330) Report
Sunday, 26 June (1:10 pm) Geelong 19.11 (125) def. Adelaide 10.13 (73) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,246) Report
Sunday, 26 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 10.7 (67) def. by West Coast 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,241) Report
Sunday, 26 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.7 (91) def. by North Melbourne 21.10 (136) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 17,275) Report
Bye
St Kilda

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 1 July (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 19.13 (127) def. Melbourne 8.15 (63) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,516) Report
Saturday, 2 July (1:10 pm) Fremantle 17.10 (112) def. Gold Coast 9.8 (62) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 28,646) Report
Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.9 (81) def. by Carlton 28.16 (184) MCG (crowd: 59,650) Report
Saturday, 2 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 18.7 (115) def. Geelong 16.15 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,806) Report
Saturday, 2 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 8.9 (57) def. Sydney 6.14 (50) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,063) Report
Sunday, 3 July (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.9 (99) def. Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) The Gabba (crowd: 17,276) Report
Sunday, 3 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.16 (106) def. Hawthorn 9.11 (65) MCG (crowd: 83,985) Report
Sunday, 3 July (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 10.10 (70) def. by St Kilda 12.7 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,693) Report
Bye
West Coast

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 8 July (6:40 pm) West Coast 14.12 (96) def. Geelong 13.10 (88) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,164) Report
Saturday, 9 July (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 16.9 (105) def. Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 14,604) Report
Saturday, 9 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 4.12 (36) def. by Sydney 15.16 (106) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,488) Report
Saturday, 9 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 15.15 (105) def. Richmond 9.12 (66) MCG (crowd: 55,442[28]) Report
Sunday, 10 July (1:10 pm) Collingwood 22.15 (147) def. North Melbourne 3.12 (30) MCG (crowd: 53,601) Report
Sunday, 10 July (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 8.5 (53) def. by St Kilda 17.7 (109) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,887) Report
Sunday, 10 July (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.12 (96) def. Carlton 9.15 (69) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,582) Report
Bye
Adelaide, Fremantle, Melbourne

Round 17 (Multicultural Round)

Round 17 (Multicultural Round)
Friday, 15 July (8:10 pm) Adelaide 10.13 (73) def. by Essendon 12.12 (84) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,118) Report
Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 9.16 (70) def. by Gold Coast 12.13 (85) Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 10,382) Report
Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 11.13 (79) def. by Collingwood 13.20 (98) MCG (crowd: 85,936) Report
Saturday, 16 July (7:10 pm) St Kilda 13.4 (82) def. West Coast 9.7 (61) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,416) Report
Saturday, 16 July (8:40 pm) Melbourne 17.11 (113) def. Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) TIO Stadium (crowd: 7,255) Report
Sunday, 17 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 13.9 (87) def. by Fremantle 15.8 (98) SCG (crowd: 23,415) Report
Sunday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.14 (104) def. by Geelong 20.13 (133) The Gabba (crowd: 19,906) Report
Sunday, 17 July (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 21.16 (142) def. Western Bulldogs 17.9 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,754) Report
Bye
Hawthorn

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 22 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 19.13 (127) def. Adelaide 3.6 (24) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,546) Report
Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.20 (122) def. Brisbane Lions 11.11 (77) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,809) Report
Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 16.18 (114) def. Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75) SCG (crowd: 19,449) Report
Saturday, 23 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 11.9 (75) def. by Collingwood 19.15 (129) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 23,302) Report
Saturday, 23 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 12.7 (79) def. by Carlton 24.9 (153) MCG (crowd: 74,123) Report
Sunday, 24 July (1:10 pm) Geelong 17.11 (113) def. Richmond 7.9 (51) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,761) Report
Sunday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 12.6 (78) def. by Hawthorn 20.12 (132) MCG (crowd: 39,782) Report
Sunday, 24 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 9.10 (64) def. by West Coast 8.17 (65) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 41,055) Report
Bye
Port Adelaide
  • Adelaide's score of 3.6 (24) set a new record as the lowest match score ever in club history, breaking the previous club record of 4.7 (31) set in Round 7, 1991, also against St Kilda;[29] and, it set a new record as the lowest match score ever at Etihad Stadium.[30] It was also the lowest score conceded in a match by St Kilda since Round 12, 1971.[31] Following the loss, Neil Craig stepped down as Adelaide head coach, effective immediately, to be replaced by Mark Bickley as caretaker.[32]
  • A new record crowd for Metricon Stadium was set when 23,302 spectators watched Gold Coast play Collingwood. Reportedly, 7,000 of those spectators were Collingwood supporters who made the trip from Melbourne to watch the match.[33]

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 29 July (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 9.8 (62) def. by Carlton 11.14 (80) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 41,332) Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.5 (95) def. by West Coast 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,883) Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 37.11 (233) def. Melbourne 7.5 (47) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,716) Report
Saturday, 30 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 6.18 (54) def. by St Kilda 10.14 (74) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 17,482) Report
Saturday, 30 July (5:40 pm) Fremantle 6.8 (44) def. by Hawthorn 13.17 (95) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 30,937) Report
Sunday, 31 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 25.16 (166) def. Essendon 14.8 (92) MCG (crowd: 73,163) Report
Sunday, 31 July (4:10 pm) Adelaide 16.15 (111) def. Port Adelaide 11.13 (79) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,586) Report
Bye
Brisbane Lions, Richmond, Sydney
  • Geelong's final score of 37.11 (233) was the second-highest ever scored by Geelong, the second-highest score ever conceded by Melbourne, the highest score ever at Skilled Stadium, the fourth-highest score of all-time, and the highest score by any team since quarters were shortened to 20 minutes in 1994.[34][35][36]
  • Geelong's final winning margin of 186 points was Geelong's highest ever, the highest ever at Skilled Stadium, the second-highest ever conceded by Melbourne, the second-highest of all-time, and the largest since quarters were shortened to 20 minutes in 1994.
  • Geelong's second quarter score of 12.1 (73) was the highest ever by Geelong, and the equal-highest ever conceded by Melbourne.[37]
  • Geelong's leading margin at half-time of 114 points was the second-highest of all-time (the highest, 120 points, occurred in Round 8, 1993).[37]
  • Geelong's half-time score of 20.4 (124) was the second-highest in Geelong's history, and the highest ever conceded by Melbourne.[37]
  • Geelong's score of 37.11 featured 26 more goals than behinds, a new VFL/AFL record (the previous record of 23 was set by Geelong in Round 6, 2007).[38]
  • Geelong recorded 510 disposals through the game, a new record.[39]
  • Geelong became the first team to score more than fifty points in each of the four quarters of a match.
  • Melbourne coach Dean Bailey was sacked by the club at an emergency board meeting on the day after the 186-point loss, to be replaced immediately by Todd Viney as caretaker.[40]
  • Darren Jolly (Collingwood), Adam McPhee (Fremantle)[41] and Ryan Houlihan (Carlton)[42] played their 200th AFL games.

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 5 August (7:40 pm) St Kilda 16.17 (113) def. Fremantle 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,181) Report
Saturday, 6 August (1:40 pm) Geelong 29.14 (188) def. Gold Coast 6.2 (38) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,588) Report
Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 21.8 (134) def. Melbourne 7.16 (58) MCG (crowd: 42,342) Report
Saturday, 6 August (7:20 pm) Essendon 15.10 (100) def. Sydney 14.15 (99) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,722) Report
Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 3.3 (21) def. by Collingwood 23.21 (159) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,863) Report
Sunday, 7 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.9 (105) def. by Adelaide 16.14 (110) The Gabba (crowd: 17,930) Report
Sunday, 7 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.13 (103) def. North Melbourne 13.8 (86) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,820) Report
Sunday, 7 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 22.15 (147) def. Richmond 14.6 (90) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,106) Report
Bye
Western Bulldogs
  • Geelong became the first VFL/AFL team to win 17 or more home and away matches in five consecutive seasons.
  • Geelong became the first team since St Kilda in 2004 to win consecutive games by more than 100 points, and the first ever to win consecutive games by 150 points or more. The consecutive wins against Melbourne and Gold Coast, with a combined margin of 336 points, was the highest combined margin in consecutive wins of all time, breaking Sydney's record of 293 set in 1987.
  • Gold Coast's defeat of 150 points was the club's largest in their inaugural season.[43]
  • Port Adelaide's final score of 3.3 (21) and their losing margin of 138 points against Collingwood were in both cases new records as the worst in club history; the new record-losing margin for the club lasted only until the following round. Port Adelaide's total of six scoring shots was the fewest in club history, and the fewest by any team since Round 12, 1971.[44] For Collingwood, the winning margin was their highest since Round 4 1979, and the third biggest win in their history.[45]

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 12 August (7:40 pm) St Kilda 10.10 (70) def. by Collingwood 14.5 (89) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,505) Report
Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 31.11 (197) def. Port Adelaide 5.2 (32) MCG (crowd: 27,532) Report
Saturday, 13 August (1:10 pm) Fremantle 12.13 (85) def. by Carlton 16.19 (115) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,737) Report
Saturday, 13 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.11 (101) def. by Essendon 23.12 (150) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,986) Report
Saturday, 13 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.15 (123) def. Gold Coast 8.13 (61) The Gabba (crowd: 23,565) Report
Sunday, 14 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne 9.8 (62) def. by West Coast 16.14 (110) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,740) Report
Sunday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.15 (99) def. Sydney 7.14 (56) MCG (crowd: 34,337) Report
Sunday, 14 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 12.12 (85) def. by Geelong 14.12 (96) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,576) Report
Bye
North Melbourne
  • Stephen Milne surpassed Matthew Lloyd's record of most goals kicked at Docklands Stadium by kicking his 300th goal at the venue.
  • Hawthorn's winning margin of 165 points against Port Adelaide was the highest winning margin in Hawthorn's history (surpassing the previous record of 160 points set in 1992), the highest winning margin at the MCG and the highest losing margin in Port Adelaide's history (surpassing the record of 138 points set the previous week). Hawthorn's half time lead of 92 points was the biggest half time lead in Hawthorn's history and the biggest half time lead at the MCG.
  • Port Adelaide's consecutive heavy losses against Collingwood and Hawthorn were by a total of 303 points, a new VFL/AFL record for the heaviest pair of consecutive defeats, breaking the record of 269 points set by Melbourne in 1979.
  • Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) played his 200th AFL game.

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 19 August (7:40 pm) Carlton 8.18 (66) def. by Hawthorn 10.18 (78) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 52,052) Report
Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 9.10 (64) def. by Adelaide 18.17 (125) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,168) Report
Saturday, 20 August (1:10 pm) West Coast 20.14 (134) def. Essendon 11.11 (77) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,253) Report
Saturday, 20 August (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.17 (143) def. Fremantle 6.9 (45) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,581) Report
Saturday, 20 August (7:10 pm) Collingwood 14.18 (102) def. Brisbane Lions 13.6 (84) MCG (crowd: 47,788) Report
Sunday, 21 August (1:10 pm) Sydney 10.23 (83) def. St Kilda 10.8 (68) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 25,025) Report
Sunday, 21 August (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 15.7 (97) def. by Western Bulldogs 24.13 (157) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,169) Report
Sunday, 21 August (4:40 pm) Melbourne 17.8 (110) def. by Richmond 17.15 (117) MCG (crowd: 36,321) Report
Bye
Geelong

Round 23

Round 23
Friday, 26 August (6:40 pm) Fremantle 8.4 (52) def. by Collingwood 20.12 (132) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 31,985) Report
Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 16.17 (113) def. Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67) MCG (crowd: 42,198) Report
Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.14 (86) def. by Sydney 15.9 (99) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,900) Report
Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) St Kilda 19.21 (135) def. North Melbourne 10.10 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,848) Report
Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.15 (81) def. by West Coast 13.11 (89) The Gabba (crowd: 13,500) Report
Sunday, 28 August (12:40 pm) Adelaide 15.9 (99) def. by Richmond 17.19 (121) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,023) Report
Sunday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.10 (112) def. Gold Coast 12.10 (82) MCG Report
Sunday, 28 August (4:40 pm) Essendon v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Bye
Carlton
  • Geelong lost their first match at Skilled Stadium since Round 21, 2007, ending a streak of 29 consecutive victories at Skilled Stadium, the most by any club at any venue. It was Sydney's first win over Geelong since Round 5, 2006, ending a nine-match losing streak, and their first win at Skilled Stadium since Round 8, 1999, ending a seven-match losing streak.
  • Geelong's loss confirmed Collingwood as the minor premiers and winners of the McClelland Trophy for the second consecutive year. Additionally, West Coast confirmed a top-four finish with their win over Brisbane.

Round 24

Round 24
Friday, 2 September (7:40 pm) Collingwood v Geelong MCG
Saturday, 3 September (1:10 pm) Gold Coast v Hawthorn Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 3 September (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 3 September (4:10 pm) Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG
Saturday, 3 September (5:10 pm) West Coast v Adelaide Patersons Stadium
Saturday, 3 September (7:10 pm) Carlton v St Kilda MCG
Sunday, 4 September (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide v Melbourne Adelaide Oval[48]
Sunday, 4 September (4:40 pm) Richmond v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Bye
Essendon
  • For the second time, the final round of the season was given a floating schedule in order to reduce the likelihood of a team playing the first week of the finals after a Sunday game in the final round of the season.
  • The Port Adelaide vs Melbourne match was originally scheduled to be played at AAMI Stadium. On 30 June 2011, the AFL announced the match would be moved to the Adelaide Oval. This will be the first AFL match to be played at the venue and only the second venue in South Australia to host an AFL home and away match.

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
47 		WC
39 		WB
30 		Geel
52 		Syd
7 		X Ess
11 		StK
103 		Port
32 		BL
5 		Geel
11 		GC
61 		Rich
22 		WC 14
Brisbane Lions Frem
2 		WB
78 		Melb
11 		X StK
13 		Rich
26 		GC
8 		Ess
36 		NM
14 		Adel
40 		Syd
65 		Carl
61 		Rich
31 		Frem
23 		Port
11 		Haw
42 		Geel
29 		NM
45 		X Adel
5 		GC
62 		Coll
18 		WC
8 		Syd 15
Carlton Rich
20 		GC
119 		Coll
28 		Ess
0 		Adel
6 		Syd
16 		StK
3 		X Geel
2 		Melb
47 		Port
62 		BL
61 		Syd
34 		WC
36 		Rich
103 		WB
27 		Coll
19 		Ess
74 		NM
18 		Melb
76 		Frem
30 		Haw
12 		X StK 5
Collingwood Port
75 		NM
87 		Carl
28 		Rich
71 		Ess
30 		WB
48 		X Geel
3 		Adel
43 		WC
52 		StK
57 		Melb
88 		X Syd
6 		Haw
41 		NM
117 		Carl
19 		GC
54 		Ess
74 		Port
138 		StK
19 		BL
18 		Frem
80 		Geel 1
Essendon WB
55 		Syd
5 		StK
52 		Carl
0 		Coll
30 		GC
139 		WC
16 		BL
36 		Rich
16 		X Melb
33 		Frem
34 		NM
21 		Haw
65 		Geel
4 		Rich
39 		Adel
11 		Carl
74 		Coll
74 		Syd
1 		WB
49 		WC
57 		Port X 8
Fremantle BL
2 		Geel
11 		Adel
25 		NM
29 		WB
7 		X Rich
49 		WC
33 		Port
52 		StK
46 		Haw
22 		Ess
34 		Melb
89 		BL
23 		GC
50 		X Syd
11 		WC
1 		Haw
51 		StK
41 		Carl
30 		NM
98 		Coll
80 		WB 10
Gold Coast X Carl
119 		WB
71 		Melb
90 		Port
3 		Ess
139 		BL
8 		Adel
57 		X Geel
66 		WC
18 		NM
59 		Haw
71 		WB
22 		Frem
50 		Syd
70 		Rich
15 		Coll
54 		StK
20 		Geel
150 		BL
62 		Adel
61 		Melb
20 		Haw 16
Geelong StK
1 		Frem
11 		Port
79 		Syd
27 		Haw
19 		X NM
66 		Coll
3 		Carl
2 		GC
66 		WB
61 		Haw
5 		StK
28 		Adel
52 		Ess
4 		WC
8 		BL
29 		Rich
62 		Melb
186 		GC
150 		Adel
11 		X Syd
13 		Coll 2
Hawthorn Adel
20 		Melb
45 		Rich
63 		WC
7 		Geel
19 		X Port
32 		StK
30 		Syd
46 		WB
29 		Frem
22 		Geel
5 		GC
71 		Ess
65 		Coll
41 		BL
42 		X Melb
54 		Frem
51 		NM
17 		Port
165 		Carl
12 		WB
46 		GC 3
Melbourne Syd
0 		Haw
45 		BL
11 		GC
90 		X WC
54 		Adel
96 		NM
41 		StK
20 		Carl
47 		Ess
33 		Coll
88 		Frem
89 		Rich
27 		WB
64 		X Port
21 		Haw
54 		Geel
186 		Carl
76 		WC
48 		Rich
7 		GC
20 		Port 13
North Melbourne WC
4 		Coll
87 		X Frem
29 		Rich
9 		Port
60 		Geel
66 		Melb
41 		BL
14 		Syd
1 		Adel
47 		GC
59 		Ess
21 		Port
45 		StK
9 		Coll
117 		WB
31 		BL
45 		Carl
18 		Haw
17 		X Frem
98 		StK
65 		Rich 9
Port Adelaide Coll
75 		WC
18 		Geel
79 		Adel
32 		GC
3 		NM
60 		Haw
32 		Syd
62 		Frem
52 		Rich
15 		Carl
62 		X WC
22 		NM
45 		BL
11 		StK
56 		Melb
21 		X Adel
32 		Coll
138 		Haw
165 		WB
60 		Ess Melb 17
Richmond Carl
20 		StK
0 		Haw
63 		Coll
71 		NM
9 		BL
26 		Frem
49 		WB
35 		Ess
16 		Port
15 		X Syd
10 		BL
31 		Melb
27 		Carl
103 		Ess
39 		GC
15 		Geel
62 		X WC
57 		Syd
43 		Melb
7 		Adel
22 		NM 12
St Kilda Geel
1 		Rich
0 		Ess
52 		X BL
13 		Adel
19 		Carl
3 		Haw
30 		Melb
20 		Frem
46 		Coll
57 		WB
24 		Geel
28 		X NM
9 		Port
56 		WC
21 		Adel
103 		GC
20 		Frem
41 		Coll
19 		Syd
15 		NM
65 		Carl 6
Sydney Melb
0 		Ess
5 		WC
13 		Geel
27 		X Carl
16 		WB
8 		Port
62 		Haw
46 		NM
1 		BL
65 		Rich
10 		Carl
34 		Coll
6 		Adel
7 		GC
70 		Frem
11 		WB
39 		X Ess
1 		Rich
43 		StK
15 		Geel
13 		BL 7
West Coast NM
4 		Port
18 		Syd
13 		Haw
7 		X Melb
54 		Ess
16 		Frem
33 		WB
123 		Coll
52 		GC
18 		Adel
39 		Port
22 		Carl
36 		X Geel
8 		StK
21 		Frem
1 		WB
8 		Rich
57 		Melb
48 		Ess
57 		BL
8 		Adel 4
Western Bulldogs Ess
55 		BL
78 		GC
71 		X Frem
7 		Coll
48 		Syd
8 		Rich
35 		WC
123 		Haw
29 		Geel
61 		StK
24 		Adel
30 		GC
22 		Melb
64 		Carl
27 		NM
31 		Syd
39 		WC
8 		X Ess
49 		Port
60 		Haw
46 		Frem 11
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 (Rds 1–18);
Mark Bickley (Rds 19–24) 		Nathan van Berlo[49] Scott Stevens, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty and Scott Thompson.
Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Daniel Merrett, Jed Adcock, Tom Rockliff[50]
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Kade Simpson (vc),[51] Andrew Carrazzo, Bryce Gibbs, Michael Jamison, Marc Murphy, Jordan Russell[52]
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury (vc), Dane Swan (deputy vc), Luke Ball, Darren Jolly, Harry O'Brien, Heath Shaw[53]
Essendon James Hird Jobe Watson Dustin Fletcher, Heath Hocking, Mark McVeigh, Brent Stanton, Andrew Welsh (vc)[54]
Fremantle Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Paul Duffield, Luke McPharlin, Garrick Ibbotson, Chris Mayne and Matt de Boer[55]
Gold Coast Guy McKenna Gary Ablett, Jr.[56] Nathan Bock (vc), Campbell Brown (deputy vc), Michael Rischitelli, Daniel Harris, Maverick Weller, Zac Smith and Marc Lock[57]
Geelong Chris Scott Cameron Ling[58] Joel Selwood(vc),[58] Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, James Kelly, Harry Taylor
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge[59] Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis[60]
Melbourne Dean Bailey (Rds 1–19);
Todd Viney (Rds 20–24) 		Brad Green[61] Aaron Davey, Jack Grimes, Nathan Jones, Brent Moloney and Jared Rivers[62]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Brent Harvey Brady Rawlings (vc) and Drew Petrie (vc)
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[63]
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass[64] Beau Waters (vc)[64] Scott Selwood, Andrew Embley, Mark Lecras, Dean Cox, Adam Selwood, Matt Priddis, Josh Kennedy and Shannon Hurn[65]
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade (Rds 1–21);
Paul Williams (Rds 22–24)[66] 		Matthew Boyd[67] 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 player 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.[68]
  • 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.[69]

Club membership

Club Members[70] Change from 2010 % change from 2010
Adelaide 44,719 Decrease 826 −1.81
Brisbane Lions 20,792 Decrease 5,987 −22.36
Carlton 43,791 Increase 3,311 +8.18
Collingwood 71,271 Increase 13,863 +24.15
Essendon 42,559 Increase 1,970 +4.85
Fremantle 42,762 Increase 2,908 +7.30
Geelong 39,343 Decrease 983 −2.44
Gold Coast 11,141 — —
Hawthorn 56,224 Increase 2,246 +4.16
Melbourne 36,937 Increase 3,579 +10.73
North Melbourne 28,761 Increase 1,808 +6.71
Port Adelaide 32,581 Increase 3,489 +11.99
Richmond 40,184 Increase 4,224 +11.75
St Kilda 39,276 Increase 255 +0.58
Sydney 27,106 Decrease 1,565 −5.49
West Coast 43,216 Decrease 944 −2.14
Western Bulldogs 29,710 Decrease 2,367 −7.38
Total 650,373 Increase 36,122 +5.88

Team changes

Debuts

Main article: List of AFL debuts in 2011

Retirements, sackings and delistings

Players

Name Club Date Notes
Albert Proud Brisbane Lions 10 February 2011 Sacked, continuous breaches of contract.[71]
Brendan Fevola Brisbane Lions 20 February 2011 Sacked, continuous breaches of contract.[72]
Craig Bolton Sydney 24 March 2011 Retirement, due to ankle injury.[73]
Tom Hunter Collingwood 31 March 2011 Retirement, due to neck injury.[74]
Daniel Bradshaw Sydney 17 June 2011 Retirement, due to knee injury.
Scott Stevens Adelaide 21 June 2011 Retirement, because of multiple head knocks.
Dean Brogan Port Adelaide 28 June 2011 Retirement, at end of season.
Barry Hall Western Bulldogs 19 July 2011 Retirement, at end of season.
Marcus Drum Geelong 21 July 2011 Retirement, due to ongoing injury problems.
Mark Williams Essendon 25 July 2011 Retirement, due to degenerative knee condition.
Chad Cornes Port Adelaide 3 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.
Jamie Charman Brisbane Lions 3 August 2011 Retirement, effective immediately.[75]
Darcy Daniher Essendon 13 August 2011 Retirement, due to ongoing groin injuries.[76]
Daniel Harris Gold Coast 17 August 2011 Retirement, due to ongoing injury.[77]
Cameron Mooney Geelong 23 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[78]
Brady Rawlings North Melbourne 24 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[79]
Mitch Hahn Western Bulldogs 24 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[80]
Ben Hudson Western Bulldogs 24 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[81]
Luke Power Brisbane Lions 27 August 2011 Retirement, after Round 23.[82]

Coach changes

Coach Club Date New coach Notes
Neil Craig Adelaide 25 July 2011 Mark Bickley stepped down following the Round 18 loss to St Kilda.[83]
Dean Bailey Melbourne 31 July 2011 Todd Viney[84] sacked following the Round 19 loss to Geelong.[85]
Rodney Eade Western Bulldogs 17 August 2011 Paul Williams[86] will not have contract renewed at end of season.[87]

Club overviews

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