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2015 AFL premiership season
Teams18
Attendance
Matches played114
Total attendance3,796,032 (33,299 per match)
Highest88,395 (Round 4 Essendon vs Collingwood)
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The 2015 Australian Football League season is the 119th season of the elite Australian rules football competition. There are 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous year. Because many of the grounds used by the AFL hosted games in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the season started later than in previous years. The first game was played on Thursday, 2 April, and the Grand Final is scheduled to be played on Saturday, 3 October.[1]

Pre-season

All Stars game

The biennial All Stars game, this year played in Western Australia, featuring an AFL team and the Indigenous All Stars team made up of some of the best Indigenous players in the game, returned for the 2015 pre-season. The West Coast Eagles were selected as the AFL team to play in the game, which was played at Medibank Stadium in Perth.[2][3]

2015 Indigenous All Stars Game
Friday, 20 February 7:45 pm (AWST) Indigenous All Stars def. by West Coast Medibank Stadium, Perth (crowd: 10,000) Report
1.2 (8)
5.6 (36)
5.9 (39)
5.11 (41) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.2 (20)
4.2 (26)
5.5 (35)
7.7 (49) 		Polly Farmer Medal: Shaun Burgoyne[4]
Edwards, Jetta, Yarran, Pickett, B.Hill Goals McGovern, Sheppard, Wellingham, Gaff, Cripps, Powell, Lamb
Burgoyne, Harbrow, Martin, B.Hill, S.Hill Best Wellingham, Masten, Gaff, Schofield, Sinclair, Cripps
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil

NAB Challenge

Main article: 2015 NAB Challenge

For the second consecutive year, the NAB Challenge series took place, featuring 27 practice matches played over 25 days, beginning February 26 and ending March 22. The matches were stand-alone in nature, with no overall winner crowned for the series.[5] Each team played three pre-season games, many of which were played at suburban or regional venues, with most games televised on Fox Footy. The Super Goal was retained for these matches.

Premiership season

Notable features of the draw include:

  • To address poor attendances and late-finishing matches, all Saturday night matches on the east coast were brought forward by 20 minutes, with matches in this timeslot now starting at 7:20 pm. However, matches in Adelaide and Perth retained their respective local starting times of 7:10 pm and 5:40 pm.[6]
  • Richmond and Collingwood will each play 14 matches at the MCG in 2015, with the Tigers regaining their traditional season-opening match against Carlton as well as retaining their Dreamtime at the 'G fixture against Essendon and featured in an Anzac Day-eve match against Melbourne in round four.[7]
  • Due to the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Greater Western Sydney's primary home ground (Spotless Stadium) was unavailable until Round 6, therefore the club's first two home games were at its secondary home ground, StarTrack Oval, in Rounds 2 and 4.[8]
  • St Kilda hosted Carlton in its annual New Zealand Anzac Day match, which started at 1:10 pm local time (11:10 am AEST). It brought to an end the regular fixture of the two clubs meeting on the Monday night following Mother's Day, as had been the case since 2010.[9]
  • The Mother's Day Round (Round 6), saw six matches played on "Super Saturday", with only two matches played on Mother's Day itself.[10]
  • All starting times are local.

Round 1

Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 2 April (7:20 pm) Carlton 11.12 (78) def. by Richmond 15.15 (105) MCG (crowd: 83,493) Report
Saturday, 4 April (1:40 pm) Melbourne 17.13 (115) def. Gold Coast 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 27,013) Report
Saturday, 4 April (4:35 pm) Sydney 10.12 (72) def. Essendon 9.6 (60) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 23,274) Report
Saturday, 4 April (6:20 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.8 (74) def. by Collingwood 12.14 (86) Gabba (crowd: 31,240) Report
Saturday, 4 April (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.13 (97) def. West Coast 14.3 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,366) Report
Sunday, 5 April (1:10 pm) St Kilda 11.12 (78) def. by Greater Western Sydney 12.15 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,794) Report
Sunday, 5 April (2:50 pm) Adelaide 21.14 (140) def. North Melbourne 9.9 (63) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,491) Report
Sunday, 5 April (4:40 pm) Fremantle 11.9 (75) def. Port Adelaide 10.8 (68) Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,099) Report
Monday, 6 April (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 17.21 (123) def. Geelong 8.13 (61) MCG (crowd: 73,584) Report
  • Melbourne's win against Gold Coast was the first time since 2005 it had won its Round 1 game.[11]
  • Sydney trailed Essendon by 41 points during time on in the third quarter, before Sydney scored the last eight goals of the game to come from behind to record a twelve-point win.[12] Sydney's three-quarter time deficit of 34 points was the largest it had ever overcome to win in the club's history.[13]

Round 2

Round 2
Friday, 10 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 20.11 (131) def. Carlton 9.8 (62) Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,588) Report
Saturday, 11 April (1:45 pm) Richmond 9.12 (66) def. by Western Bulldogs 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 49,945) Report
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.11 (101) def. Melbourne 8.8 (56) StarTrack Oval (crowd: 8,811[14]) Report
Saturday, 11 April (4:35 pm) Collingwood 9.9 (63) def. by Adelaide 12.18 (90) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,771) Report
Saturday, 11 April (7:20 pm) Gold Coast 10.16 (76) def. by St Kilda 16.8 (104) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,649) Report
Saturday, 11 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 6.8 (44) def. by Sydney 14.8 (92) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,765) Report
Sunday, 12 April (1:10 pm) Geelong 9.6 (60) def. by Fremantle 15.14 (104) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 23,723) Report
Sunday, 12 April (3:20 pm) Essendon 12.6 (78) def. Hawthorn 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 59,866) Report
Sunday, 12 April (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 20.13 (133) def. Brisbane Lions 7.9 (51) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,275) Report

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, April 17 (7:50 pm) Collingwood 21.14 (140) def. St Kilda 10.6 (66) MCG (crowd: 45,197) Report
Saturday, 18 April (1:45 pm) Carlton 11.18 (84) def. by Essendon 16.9 (105) MCG (crowd: 54,854) Report
Saturday, 18 April (1:40 pm) Adelaide 12.8 (80) def. Melbourne 7.13 (55) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,713) Report
Saturday, 18 April (4:35 pm) Sydney 16.15 (111) def. Greater Western Sydney 12.18 (90) SCG (crowd: 31,966) Report
Saturday, 18 April (7:20 pm) North Melbourne 16.9 (105) def. by Port Adelaide 17.11 (113) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,586) Report
Saturday, 18 April (7:20 pm) Brisbane Lions 8.10 (58) def. by Richmond 21.11 (137) Gabba (crowd: 22,441) Report
Sunday, 19 April (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.13 (127) def. Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,559) Report
Sunday, 19 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 16.9 (105) def. Gold Coast 13.18 (96) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 20,813) Report
Sunday, 19 April (2:40 pm) West Coast 12.9 (81) def. by Fremantle 17.9 (111) Domain Stadium (crowd: 39,138) Report

Round 4

Round 4 (Anzac Day Round)
Friday, 24 April (7:50 pm) Richmond 6.15 (51) def. by Melbourne 12.11 (83) MCG (crowd: 58,175) Report
Saturday, 25 April (1:10 pm) St Kilda 12.9 (81) def. by Carlton 18.13 (121) Westpac Stadium (crowd: 12,125) Report
Saturday, 25 April (2:40 pm) Essendon 6.13 (49) def. by Collingwood 9.15 (69) MCG (crowd: 88,395) Report
Saturday, 25 April (5:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 16.23 (119) def. Gold Coast 7.11 (53) StarTrack Oval (crowd: 6,917) Report
Saturday, 25 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 15.9 (99) def. Hawthorn 13.13 (91) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,675) Report
Saturday, 25 April (6:45 pm) Fremantle 11.8 (74) def. Sydney 8.12 (60) Domain Stadium (crowd: 39,009) Report
Sunday, 26 April (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.11 (65) def. by West Coast 17.16 (118) Gabba (crowd: 16,632) Report
Sunday, 26 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 9.13 (67) def. by North Melbourne 12.11 (83) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 23,452) Report
Sunday, 26 April (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 18.17 (125) def. Adelaide 10.8 (68) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,915) Report

Round 5

Round 5
Friday, 1 May (7:50 pm) Carlton 6.9 (45) def. by Collingwood 18.12 (120) MCG (crowd: 71,759) Report
Saturday, 2 May (1:45 pm) Richmond 11.10 (76) def. by Geelong 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 45,228) Report
Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 10.13 (73) def. by Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77) SCG (crowd: 25,541) Report
Saturday, 2 May (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 18.10 (118) def. Brisbane Lions 7.12 (54) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,464) Report
Saturday, 2 May (7:20 pm) North Melbourne 10.10 (70) def. by Hawthorn 19.16 (130) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,077) Report
Saturday, 2 May (5:40 pm) West Coast 18.12 (120) def. Greater Western Sydney 4.9 (33) Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,554) Report
Sunday, 3 May (1:10 pm) Melbourne 6.14 (50) def. by Fremantle 18.10 (118) MCG (crowd: 22,892) Report
Sunday, 3 May (3:20 pm) St Kilda 11.14 (80) def. by Essendon 11.16 (82) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,869) Report
Sunday, 3 May (4:10 pm) Adelaide 13.13 (91) def. by Port Adelaide 18.7 (115) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,735) Report

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 8 May (7:50 pm) Collingwood 8.11 (59) def. by Geelong 15.10 (100) MCG (crowd: 52,152) Report
Saturday, 9 May (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 16.13 (109) def. Richmond 10.14 (74) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 17,544) Report
Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.9 (87) def. by St Kilda 14.10 (94) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,619) Report
Saturday, 9 May (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 16.12 (108) def. Hawthorn 14.14 (98) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 13,556) Report
Saturday, 9 May (5:10 pm) Gold Coast 11.12 (78) def. by Adelaide 18.11 (119) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,464) Report
Saturday, 9 May (7:20 pm) Melbourne 7.8 (50) def. by Sydney 12.16 (88) MCG (crowd: 26,894) Report
Saturday, 9 May (6:10 pm) Fremantle 12.8 (80) def. Essendon 7.10 (52) Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,535) Report
Sunday, 10 May (3:20 pm) Carlton 11.9 (75) def. by Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,273) Report
Sunday, 10 May (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 10.8 (68) def. by West Coast 11.12 (78) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,508) Report
  • The attendance of 17,544 at Blundstone Arena set a new record for the largest sports crowd at the ground.[17]
  • St Kilda defeated Western Bulldogs after trailing 55 points early in the third quarter. It was the equal-fifth largest successful comeback in VFL/AFL history[18] and equalled the club's greatest ever comeback.[19]
  • The crowd of 38,508 at Adelaide Oval was the AFL's largest Mother's Day attendance since 1998.[20]

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 15 May (7:50 pm) Essendon 12.10 (82) def. by North Melbourne 13.15 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,972) Report
Saturday, 16 May (1:15 pm) Adelaide 18.11 (119) def. St Kilda 10.13 (73) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,532) Report
Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 24.11 (155) def. Melbourne 7.8 (50) MCG (crowd: 41,935) Report
Saturday, 16 May (4:35 pm) Carlton 9.3 (57) def. by Greater Western Sydney 19.21 (135) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,676) Report
Saturday, 16 May (7:20 pm) Sydney 18.12 (120) def. Geelong 11.11 (77) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 28,063) Report
Saturday, 16 May (5:40 pm) West Coast 21.9 (135) def. Gold Coast 6.7 (43) Domain Stadium (crowd: 26,964) Report
Sunday, 17 May (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.4 (88) def. by Fremantle 15.11 (101) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,170) Report
Sunday, 17 May (3:20 pm) Richmond 16.9 (105) def. Collingwood 15.10 (100) MCG (crowd: 59,034) Report
Sunday, 17 May (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102) def. Port Adelaide 8.17 (65) Gabba (crowd: 15,957) Report

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 22 May (7:50 pm) Geelong 22.8 (140) def. Carlton 9.9 (63) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,032) Report
Saturday, 23 May (1:45 pm) St Kilda 12.6 (78) def. by West Coast 20.11 (131) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,598) Report
Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 16.12 (108) def. Adelaide 12.12 (84) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,481) Report
Saturday, 23 May (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 9.9 (63) def. by Collingwood 20.12 (132) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,440) Report
Saturday, 23 May (7:20 pm) Hawthorn 9.15 (69) def. by Sydney 11.7 (73) MCG (crowd: 63,319) Report
Saturday, 23 May (5:40 pm) Fremantle 17.13 (115) def. North Melbourne 5.12 (42) Domain Stadium (crowd: 35,836) Report
Sunday, 24 May (1:10 pm) Essendon 21.10 (136) def. Brisbane Lions 12.6 (78) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,857) Report
Sunday, 24 May (3:20 pm) Melbourne 15.13 (103) def. Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 29,381) Report
Sunday, 24 May (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 5.13 (43) def. by Richmond 11.10 (76) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,268) Report

Round 9

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 29 May (7:50 pm) Sydney 19.8 (122) def. Carlton 9.8 (62) SCG (crowd: 32,105) Report
Saturday, 30 May (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 14.9 (93) def. Gold Coast 6.4 (40) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 11,320) Report
Saturday, 30 May (1:40 pm) Melbourne 8.6 (54) def. by Port Adelaide 18.7 (115) TIO Traegar Park (crowd: 4,866) Report
Saturday, 30 May (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.17 (113) def. Greater Western Sydney 11.2 (68) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,395) Report
Saturday, 30 May (7:25 pm) Richmond 10.12 (72) def. Essendon 8.11 (59) MCG (crowd: 83,804) Report
Saturday, 30 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 7.15 (57) def. by Fremantle 10.8 (68) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,518) Report
Sunday, 31 May (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.8 (86) def. by St Kilda 16.12 (108) Gabba (crowd: 16,898) Report
Sunday, 31 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood 17.10 (112) def. North Melbourne 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 43,452) Report
Sunday, 31 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 16.24 (120) def. Geelong 10.4 (64) Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,676) Report

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 5 June (6:10 pm) Fremantle 10.10 (70) def. by Richmond 15.7 (97) Domain Stadium (crowd: 38,019) Report
Saturday, 6 June (1:40 pm) Carlton 14.6 (90) def. by Adelaide 14.15 (99) MCG (crowd: 32,035) Report
Saturday, 6 June (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 5.11 (41) def. by Sydney 13.15 (93) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,068) Report
Saturday, 6 June (7:20 pm) Essendon 7.11 (53) def. by Geelong 19.8 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,632) Report
Saturday, 6 June (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 16.4 (100) def. Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,813) Report
Sunday, 7 June (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 14.13 (97) def. Brisbane Lions 10.7 (67) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,079) Report
Sunday, 7 June (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 13.7 (85) def. West Coast 10.15 (75) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 12,011) Report
Sunday, 7 June (4:40 pm) St Kilda 10.9 (69) def. by Hawthorn 20.12 (132) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,886) Report
Monday, 8 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne 13.7 (85) def. by Collingwood 17.8 (110) MCG (crowd: 66,120) Report

Round 11

Round 11
Friday, 12 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 11.3 (69) def. by Geelong 14.8 (92) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,058) Report
Saturday, 13 June (1:40 pm) Gold Coast 7.4 (46) def. by Fremantle 6.17 (53) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 8,911) Report
Saturday, 13 June (2:35 pm) West Coast 14.12 (96) def. Essendon 6.10 (46) Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,306) Report
Saturday, 13 June (7:20 pm) North Melbourne 10.15 (75) def. by Sydney 14.7 (91) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,127) Report
Sunday, 14 June (1:10 pm) Collingwood 18.11 (119) def. Greater Western Sydney 11.11 (77) MCG (crowd: 43,390) Report
Sunday, 14 June (4:40 pm) St Kilda 12.13 (85) def. Melbourne 12.11 (83) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,187) Report
Bye
Adelaide, Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Hawthorn, Richmond, Western Bulldogs
  • Aaron Sandilands of Fremantle recorded 70 hit-outs against Gold Coast, the highest amount since game statistics were documented from 1965;[30] this broke the previous record of 69 which Sandilands had set only two weeks earlier.[28] However, this was later broken when Todd Goldstein recorded 80 hitouts in round 12.[31]
  • The crowd of 8,911 was the lowest for an AFL premiership match at Metricon Stadium since it was redeveloped in 2011.[32]

Round 12

Round 12
Thursday, 18 June (7:20 pm) Adelaide 12.13 (85) def. by Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,023) Report
Friday, 19 June (7:50 pm) Richmond 10.10 (70) def. by West Coast 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 45,178) Report
Saturday, 20 June (1:40 pm) Carlton 17.8 (110) def. Port Adelaide 16.10 (106) MCG (crowd: 27,693) Report
Saturday, 20 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.13 (61) def. by North Melbourne 18.9 (117) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 7,824) Report
Saturday, 20 June (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 22.14 (146) def. Brisbane Lions 11.8 (74) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,129) Report
Sunday, 21 June (3:20 pm) Geelong 13.11 (89) def. by Melbourne 18.5 (113) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 28,007) Report
Bye
Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Gold Coast, St Kilda, Sydney

Round 13

Round 13
Thursday, 25 June (6:10 pm) Fremantle 12.8 (80) def. Collingwood 11.7 (73) Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,145) Report
Friday, 26 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 11.11 (77) def. by Richmond 14.11 (95) SCG (crowd: 37,579) Report
Saturday, 27 June (1:40 pm) Hawthorn 16.18 (114) def. Essendon 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 62,500) Report
Saturday, 27 June (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.9 (69) def. by Adelaide 11.16 (82) Gabba (crowd: 18,146) Report
Saturday, 27 June (7:20 pm) St Kilda 7.14 (56) def. by Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,511) Report
Sunday, 28 June (3:20 pm) Carlton 14.19 (103) def. Gold Coast 9.15 (69) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,207) Report
Bye
Geelong, Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, West Coast

Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 2 July (7:20 pm) Sydney 14.10 (94) def. Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) SCG (crowd: 28,316) Report
Friday, 3 July (7:50 pm) Collingwood 12.19 (91) def. by Hawthorn 15.11 (101) MCG (crowd: 75,880) Report
Saturday, 4 July (1:40 pm) Richmond 10.18 (78) def. Greater Western Sydney 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 35,968) Report
Saturday, 4 July (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 19.11 (125) def. North Melbourne 10.10 (70) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,444) Report
Saturday, 4 July (7:30 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64) def. Carlton 7.11 (53) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,445) Report
Saturday, 4 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 9.6 (60) def. by West Coast 16.18 (114) TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,873) Report
Sunday, 5 July (1:10 pm) Essendon 8.4 (52) def. by St Kilda 25.12 (162) Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 5 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 13.6 (84) def. Brisbane Lions 7.6 (48) Domain Stadium
Sunday, 5 July (cancelled) Adelaide v Geelong Adelaide Oval
  • The match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled following the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh on 3 July. Each team will receive two competition points. It was the first premiership match ever to be cancelled outright, rather than rescheduled or postponed, in VFL/AFL history.[35][36] Starting times of some other matches were adjusted slightly to accommodate tributes to Walsh.[37]
  • St Kilda recorded its highest score (25.12 (162)) and greatest winning margin (110 points) in matches against Essendon.[38]

Round 15

Round 15
Thursday, 9 July (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide v Collingwood Adelaide Oval
Friday, 10 July (7:50 pm) Richmond v Carlton MCG
Saturday, 11 July (1:40 pm) Essendon v Melbourne MCG
Saturday, 11 July (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast Cazaly's Stadium
Saturday, 11 July (7:20 pm) North Melbourne v Geelong Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 11 July (5:40 pm) West Coast v Adelaide Domain Stadium
Sunday, 12 July (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda Spotless Stadium
Sunday, 12 July (3:20 pm) Hawthorn v Fremantle Aurora Stadium
Sunday, 12 July (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 17 July (7:50 pm) North Melbourne v Essendon Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 18 July (1:45 pm) Geelong v Western Bulldogs Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Gold Coast v Greater Western Sydney Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 18 July (4:35 pm) Collingwood v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 18 July (7:20 pm) Sydney v Hawthorn ANZ Stadium
Saturday, 18 July (5:40 pm) Fremantle v Carlton Domain Stadium
Sunday, 19 July (1:10 pm) Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG
Sunday, 19 July (2:50 pm) Port Adelaide v Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 19 July (4:40 pm) St Kilda v Richmond Etihad Stadium

Round 17

Round 17
Friday, 24 July (7:50 pm) Carlton v Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 25 July (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Geelong StarTrack Oval
Saturday, 25 July (1:40 pm) Adelaide v Gold Coast Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 25 July (4:35 pm) Richmond v Fremantle MCG
Saturday, 25 July (7:20 pm) Essendon v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 25 July (7:20 pm) Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Gabba
Sunday, 26 July (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 26 July (3:20 pm) Melbourne v St Kilda MCG
Sunday, 26 July (2:40 pm) West Coast v Sydney Domain Stadium

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 31 July (7:50 pm) Hawthorn v Richmond MCG
Saturday, 1 August (1:45 pm) Geelong v Brisbane Lions Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood v Melbourne MCG
Saturday, 1 August (4:35 pm) Sydney v Adelaide SCG
Saturday, 1 August (7:20 pm) Carlton v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 1 August (7:20 pm) Gold Coast v West Coast Metricon Stadium
Sunday, 2 August (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide v St Kilda Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 2 August (3:20 pm) Essendon v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 2 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Greater Western Sydney Domain Stadium

Round 19

Round 19 (Multicultural Round)
Friday, 7 August (7:20 pm) Adelaide v Richmond Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 8 August (1:45 pm) Collingwood v Carlton MCG
Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 8 August (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Gabba
Saturday, 8 August (7:20 pm) Geelong v Sydney Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 8 August (5:40 pm) West Coast v Hawthorn Domain Stadium
Sunday, 9 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG
Sunday, 9 August (3:20 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Essendon Spotless Stadium
Sunday, 9 August (4:40 pm) St Kilda v Fremantle Etihad Stadium

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 14 August (7:50 pm) Sydney v Collingwood SCG
Saturday, 15 August (1:45 pm) Essendon v Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne v St Kilda Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 15 August (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm) Geelong v Hawthorn MCG
Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm) Brisbane Lions v Carlton Gabba
Sunday, 16 August (1:10 pm) Richmond v Gold Coast MCG
Sunday, 16 August (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 16 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle v West Coast Domain Stadium

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 21 August (7:20 pm) Hawthorn v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 22 August (1:45 pm) Collingwood v Richmond MCG
Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Sydney Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 22 August (4:35 pm) Gold Coast v Essendon Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 22 August (7:20 pm) St Kilda v Geelong Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 22 August (7:10 pm) Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 23 August (1:10 pm) North Melbourne v Fremantle Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 23 August (3:20 pm) Carlton v Melbourne MCG
Sunday, 23 August (2:40 pm) West Coast v Western Bulldogs Domain Stadium

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 28 August (7:50 pm) Geelong v Collingwood MCG
Saturday, 29 August (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Carlton Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions Aurora Stadium
Saturday, 29 August (4:35 pm) North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 29 August (7:20 pm) Essendon v Richmond MCG
Saturday, 29 August (7:20 pm) Gold Coast v Port Adelaide Metricon Stadium
Sunday, 30 August (1:10 pm) Adelaide v West Coast Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 30 August (3:20 pm) St Kilda v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 30 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Melbourne Domain Stadium

Round 23

Round 23
4–6 September   Collingwood v Essendon MCG
4–6 September   Richmond v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
4–6 September   Geelong v Adelaide Simonds Stadium
4–6 September   Hawthorn v Carlton MCG
4–6 September   Melbourne v Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
4–6 September   Sydney v Gold Coast SCG
4–6 September   Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba
4–6 September   Port Adelaide v Fremantle Adelaide Oval
4–6 September   West Coast v St Kilda Domain Stadium
  • The final round has been left floated in order to schedule the games based on a teams' ladder position and likelihood of playing finals; dates and times for matches are determined in early August.

Win/Loss table

+ Win Qualified for finals
- Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
This table can be sorted by margin, winners are represented in the first half of each column, and losers are represented in the second half of each column once sorted

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
Adelaide NM
77 		Col
27 		Mel
25 		WB
57 		PA
24 		GC
41 		StK
46 		GWS
24 		Fre
11 		Car
9 		X Haw
29 		Bri
13 		Gee
01 		WCE
 		PA
 		GC
 		Syd
 		Rich
 		Ess
 		Bri
 		WCE
 		Gee
Brisbane Lions Col
12 		NM
82 		Rich
79 		WCE
53 		GC
64 		Car
9 		PA
37 		Ess
58 		StK
22 		GWS
30 		X WB
72 		Ade
13 		Fre
 		Syd
 		Mel
 		NM
 		Gee
 		GC
 		Car
 		Ade
 		Haw
 		WB
Carlton Rich
27 		WCE
69 		Ess
21 		StK
40 		Col
75 		Bri
9 		GWS
78 		Gee
77 		Syd
60 		Ade
9 		X PA
4 		GC
34 		WB
11 		Rich
 		Fre
 		Haw
 		NM
 		Col
 		Bri
 		Mel
 		GWS
 		Haw
Collingwood Bri
12 		Ade
27 		StK
74 		Ess
20 		Car
75 		Gee
41 		Rich
5 		GC
69 		NM
17 		Mel
25 		GWS
42 		X Fre
7 		Haw
10 		PA
 		WCE
 		WB
 		Mel
 		Car
 		Syd
 		Rich
 		Gee
 		Ess
Essendon Syd
12 		Haw
2 		Car
21 		Col
20 		StK
2 		Fre
28 		NM
11 		Bri
58 		Rich
13 		Gee
69 		WCE
50 		X Haw
38 		StK
110 		Mel
 		NM
 		PA
 		WB
 		GWS
 		Ade
 		GC
 		Rich
 		Col
Fremantle PA
7 		Gee
44 		WCE
30 		Syd
14 		Mel
68 		Ess
28 		WB
13 		NM
73 		Ade
11 		Rich
27 		GC
7 		X Col
7 		Bri
 		Haw
 		Car
 		Rich
 		GWS
 		StK
 		WCE
 		NM
 		Mel
 		PA
Geelong Haw
62 		Fre
44 		GC
9 		NM
16 		Rich
9 		Col
41 		Syd
43 		Car
77 		WCE
56 		Ess
69 		PA
23 		Mel
24 		X Ade
01 		NM
 		WB
 		GWS
 		Bri
 		Syd
 		Haw
 		StK
 		Col
 		Ade
Gold Coast Mel
26 		StK
28 		Gee
9 		GWS
66 		Bri
64 		Ade
41 		WCE
92 		Col
69 		Haw
53 		Syd
52 		Fre
7 		X Car
34 		NM
55 		WB
 		GWS
 		Ade
 		WCE
 		Bri
 		Rich
 		Ess
 		PA
 		Syd
Greater Western Sydney StK
9 		Mel
45 		Syd
21 		GC
66 		WCE
87 		Haw
10 		Car
78 		Ade
24 		WB
45 		Bri
30 		Col
42 		NM
56 		X Rich
9 		StK
 		GC
 		Gee
 		Fre
 		Ess
 		PA
 		Syd
 		Car
 		Mel
Hawthorn Gee
62 		Ess
2 		WB
70 		PA
8 		NM
60 		GWS
10 		Mel
105 		Syd
4 		GC
53 		StK
63 		X Ade
29 		Ess
38 		Col
10 		Fre
 		Syd
 		Car
 		Rich
 		WCE
 		Gee
 		PA
 		Bri
 		Car
Melbourne GC
26 		GWS
45 		Ade
25 		Rich
32 		Fre
68 		Syd
38 		Haw
105 		WB
39 		PA
61 		Col
25 		StK
2 		Gee
24 		X WCE
54 		Ess
 		Bri
 		StK
 		Col
 		NM
 		WB
 		Car
 		Fre
 		GWS
North Melbourne Ade
77 		Bri
82 		PA
8 		Gee
16 		Haw
60 		Rich
35 		Ess
11 		Fre
73 		Col
17 		WCE
10 		Syd
16 		GWS
56 		X GC
55 		Gee
 		Ess
 		Bri
 		Car
 		Mel
 		StK
 		Fre
 		WB
 		Rich
Port Adelaide Fre
7 		Syd
48 		NM
8 		Haw
8 		Ade
24 		WCE
10 		Bri
37 		Rich
33 		Mel
61 		WB
38 		Gee
23 		Car
4 		X Syd
10 		Col
 		Ade
 		Ess
 		StK
 		WB
 		GWS
 		Haw
 		GC
 		Fre
Richmond Car
27 		WB
19 		Bri
79 		Mel
32 		Gee
9 		NM
35 		Col
5 		PA
33 		Ess
13 		Fre
27 		X WCE
20 		Syd
18 		GWS
9 		Car
 		StK
 		Fre
 		Haw
 		Ade
 		GC
 		Col
 		Ess
 		NM
St Kilda GWS
9 		GC
28 		Col
74 		Car
40 		Ess
2 		WB
7 		Ade
46 		WCE
53 		Bri
22 		Haw
63 		Mel
2 		X WB
6 		Ess
110 		GWS
 		Rich
 		Mel
 		PA
 		Fre
 		NM
 		Gee
 		Syd
 		WCE
Sydney Ess
12 		PA
48 		GWS
21 		Fre
14 		WB
4 		Mel
38 		Gee
43 		Haw
4 		Car
60 		GC
52 		NM
16 		X Rich
18 		PA
10 		Bri
 		Haw
 		WCE
 		Ade
 		Gee
 		Col
 		GWS
 		StK
 		GC
West Coast WB
10 		Car
69 		Fre
30 		Bri
53 		GWS
87 		PA
10 		GC
92 		StK
53 		Gee
56 		NM
10 		Ess
50 		Rich
20 		X Mel
54 		Ade
 		Col
 		Syd
 		GC
 		Haw
 		Fre
 		WB
 		Ade
 		StK
Western Bulldogs WCE
10 		Rich
19 		Haw
70 		Ade
57 		Syd
4 		StK
7 		Fre
13 		Mel
39 		GWS
45 		PA
38 		X Bri
72 		StK
6 		Car
11 		GC
 		Gee
 		Col
 		Ess
 		PA
 		Mel
 		WCE
 		NM
 		Bri
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder

1The Round 14 match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled and declared a draw due to the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh.[36]

Ladder

Template:AFL Ladder/2015

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicates the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
1 File:Fremantle Dockers triple v design.png Fremantle 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 36 40 40 44 48
2 West Coast 0 4 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 28 32 36 36 40
3 Sydney 4 8 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 36 36 40
4 Hawthorn 4 4 8 8 12 12 16 16 20 24 24 28 32 36
5 Collingwood 4 4 8 12 16 16 16 20 24 28 32 32 32 32
6 Richmond 4 4 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 24 24 24 28 32
8 Adelaide 4 8 12 12 12 16 20 20 20 24 24 24 28 30
7 Western Bulldogs 4 8 8 12 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 24 28 32
9 Greater Western Sydney 4 8 8 12 12 16 20 24 24 28 28 28 28 28
10 Geelong 0 0 4 4 8 12 12 16 16 20 24 24 24 26
11 North Melbourne 0 4 4 8 8 12 16 16 16 20 20 24 24 24
12 Port Adelaide 0 0 4 8 12 12 12 12 16 20 20 20 20 20
14 Essendon 0 4 8 8 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
13 St Kilda 0 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 16 16 16 20
15 Melbourne 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 16 16 16
16 Carlton 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 12 12
18 File:AFL Brisbane Icon.jpg Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
17 Gold Coast 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8

Finals series

See also: AFL finals system
Main article: 2015 AFL finals series

Week one

Qualifying Finals
11–13 September   1st v 4th
11–13 September   2nd v 3rd
Elimination Finals
11–13 September   5th v 8th
11–13 September   6th v 7th

Week two

Semi Finals
18–19 September   QF1 Loser v EF1 Winner
18–19 September   QF2 Loser v EF2 Winner

Week three

Preliminary Finals
25–26 September   QF1 Winner v SF2 Winner
25–26 September   QF2 Winner v SF1 Winner

Week four

Main article: 2015 AFL Grand Final
Grand Final
Saturday, 3 October   PF1 Winner v PF2 Winner MCG

Attendances

By club

2015 AFL Attendances [39]
Club Total Games Avg. Per Game Home Total Home Games Home Avg.
Adelaide 404824 12 33735 279012 6 46502
Brisbane Lions 243391 12 20283 121314 6 20219
Carlton 479285 13 36868 336990 8 42124
Collingwood 663975 13 51075 293842 6 48974
Essendon 598864 12 49905 269722 5 53944
Fremantle 379995 12 31666 221643 6 36941
Geelong 452420 12 37702 128027 5 25605
Gold Coast 214674 13 16513 91440 7 13063
Greater Western Sydney 253411 13 19493 55668 6 9278
Hawthorn 590180 13 45398 268217 6 44703
Melbourne 394867 13 30374 189039 7 27006
North Melbourne 360091 13 27699 144620 6 24103
Port Adelaide 456339 13 35103 273087 6 45515
Richmond 621676 13 47821 377332 7 53905
St Kilda 318865 12 26572 169970 7 24281
Sydney 431026 13 33156 206844 7 29549
West Coast 380392 13 29261 210226 6 35038
Western Bulldogs 347789 13 26753 159039 7 22720

By round

2015 AFL Attendances[39]
Round Total Games Avg. Per Game
Round 1 360354 9 40039
Round 2 296393 9 32933
Round 3 296267 9 32919
Round 4 315295 9 35033
Round 5 330119 9 36680
Round 6 248545 9 27616
Round 7 294303 9 32700
Round 8 292212 9 32468
Round 9 292034 9 32448
Round 10 286663 9 31851
Round 11 193979 6 32330
Round 12 179854 6 29976
Round 13 212088 6 35348

By ground

2015 Ground Attendances[39]
Ground State Total Games Avg. Per Game
Adelaide Oval SA 552099 12 46008
ANZ Stadium NSW 51337 2 25669
Aurora Stadium TAS 26879 2 13440
Blundstone Arena TAS 29555 2 14778
Domain Stadium WA 431869 12 35989
Etihad Stadium VIC 686369 25 27455
Gabba QLD 121314 6 20219
MCG VIC 1469136 29 50660
Metricon Stadium QLD 91440 7 13063
SCG NSW 155507 5 31101
Simonds Stadium VIC 95995 4 23999
Spotless Stadium NSW 39940 4 9985
StarTrack Oval ACT 15728 2 7864
TIO Stadium NT 11873 1 11873
TIO Traeger Park NT 4866 1 4866
Westpac Stadium NZ 12125 1 12125

Awards

Player milestones

Name Club Milestone Round
Heritier Lumumba Melbourne 200 AFL games[40] Round 1
Sam Fisher St Kilda 200 AFL games[41] Round 2
Brendon Goddard Essendon 250 AFL games[42] Round 3
Grant Birchall Hawthorn 200 AFL games[43] Round 7
Jarrad McVeigh Sydney 250 AFL games[44] Round 7
Scott Pendlebury Collingwood 200 AFL games[45] Round 8
Kane Cornes Port Adelaide 300 AFL games[46] Round 8
Angus Monfries Port Adelaide 200 AFL games[47] Round 9
Heath Shaw Greater Western Sydney 200 AFL games[48] Round 9
Dustin Fletcher Essendon 400 AFL games[25] Round 9
Michael Johnson Fremantle 200 AFL games[49] Round 10
Corey Enright Geelong 300 AFL games[50] Round 12
Farren Ray St Kilda 200 AFL games Round 13
Matthew Boyd Western Bulldogs 250 AFL games Round 14
Jobe Watson Essendon 200 AFL games Round 14

Coleman Medal

See also: Coleman Medal
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total
1 Josh Kennedy 22 1012 113 316 622 123 427 431 637 340 343 346 — 46
2 Lance Franklin 33 36 511 213 316 016 420 020 727 330 434 — 236 36
=3 Eddie Betts 44 15 16 410 515 520 626 329 231 132 — 133 235 35
=3 Jeremy Cameron 44 15 27 411 112 719 524 226 329 332 234 135 — 35
5 Jack Riewoldt 44 26 410 010 313 316 420 424 125 227 — 128 634 34
6 Josh Bruce 22 68 210 212 517 118 523 225 126 228 129 — 332 32
7 Travis Cloke 22 13 58 210 212 214 317 118 119 726 531 — 031 31
=8 Taylor Walker 66 28 311 112 214 418 321 425 025 126 — 127 229 29
=8 Cam McCarthy 33 36 28 513 114 115 217 421 122 224 428 129 — 29
=10 Luke Breust 55 27 29 110 414 115 318 119 322 123 — 326 127 27
=10 Jamie Elliott 11 01 45 27 29 09 211 516 521 324 125 — 227 27

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group
Adelaide Phil Walsh (Rds 1-13);[35]
TBD (Rds 14-) 		Taylor Walker[51] Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Sloane, Daniel Talia, Scott Thompson, Nathan van Berlo[52]
Brisbane Lions Justin Leppitsch Tom Rockliff[53] Pearce Hanley, Daniel Rich, Dayne Zorko
Carlton Mick Malthouse (Rds 1–8);
John Barker (Rds 9–) 		Marc Murphy Bryce Gibbs, Michael Jamison Lachie Henderson, Sam Rowe[54]
Collingwood Nathan Buckley Scott Pendlebury Nathan Brown, Travis Cloke, Tyson Goldsack, Steele Sidebottom[55]
Essendon James Hird Jobe Watson Paul Chapman, Brendon Goddard, Dyson Heppell, Cale Hooker, David Myers, Brent Stanton, David Zaharakis[56]
Fremantle Ross Lyon Matthew Pavlich Nathan Fyfe, Luke McPharlin, David Mundy, Aaron Sandilands, Lee Spurr[57]
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood Harry Taylor Corey Enright, Tom Hawkins, Andrew Mackie[58]
Gold Coast Rodney Eade Gary Ablett Tom Lynch, Nick Malceski, Dion Prestia, Michael Rischitelli, David Swallow[59]
Greater Western Sydney Leon Cameron Phil Davis
Callan Ward 		Tom Scully, Heath Shaw[60] Shane Mumford
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis
Melbourne Paul Roos Nathan Jones Lynden Dunn Daniel Cross, Chris Dawes, Jack Grimes, Heritier Lumumba[61]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Andrew Swallow Nick Dal Santo, Sam Gibson, Jamie Macmillan, Drew Petrie, Scott Thompson, Jack Ziebell[62]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Travis Boak Brad Ebert, Matthew Lobbe[63] Hamish Hartlett, Tom Jonas, Jackson Trengove, Ollie Wines
Richmond Damien Hardwick Trent Cotchin Brett Deledio, Ivan Maric[64] Troy Chaplin, Steven Morris[65]
St Kilda Alan Richardson Nick Riewoldt David Armitage, Sean Dempster, Jarryn Geary, Leigh Montagna, Jack Newnes, Maverick Weller[66]
Sydney John Longmire Kieren Jack
Jarrad McVeigh 		Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Rhyce Shaw, Nick Smith[67]
West Coast Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn[68] Josh Kennedy, Scott Selwood Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis, Beau Waters[69]
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Robert Murphy[70] Jordan Roughead Matthew Boyd, Tom Liberatore, Dale Morris[71]

Team changes

Debuts

Main article: List of AFL debuts in 2015

Player changes

List of 2015 AFL player changes
Name Club Date Notes
Daniel Flynn Port Adelaide 30 January 2015 Quit, returned to Ireland[72]
Beau Waters West Coast 19 February 2015 Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately[73]
Timmy Sumner Gold Coast 8 April 2015 Retired, effective immediately[74]
Colin Sylvia Fremantle 28 April 2015 Retired, effective immediately[75]
Brad Hartman Geelong 1 May 2015 Retired, effective immediately[76]
Brent Reilly Adelaide 13 May 2015 Retired due to serious head injury, effective immediately[77]
Kane Cornes Port Adelaide 14 May 2015 Retired, effective after Round 8 (his 300th game)[78]
James Toohey Geelong 14 May 2015 Retired, effective immediately[79]
Chris Judd Carlton 9 June 2015 Retired due to serious knee injury, effective immediately[80]
Matt Maguire Brisbane Lions 23 June 2015 Retired due to concussion, effective immediately[81]

Coach changes

Coach Club Date Notes Caretaker New coach
Mick Malthouse Carlton 26 May 2015 Sacked after the Carlton board lost trust in Malthouse and the club and coach were not aligned, in addition to the club suffering from poor results on the field.[82][83] John Barker TBD
Phil Walsh Adelaide 3 July 2015 Deceased[35] TBD TBD

Club financials

2015 AFL membership figures
Club Members*
Adelaide 62,676
Brisbane Lions 25,126
Carlton 46,798
Collingwood 75,023
Essendon 58,447
Fremantle 51,114
Geelong 44,710
Gold Coast 13,551
Greater Western Sydney 12,008
Hawthorn 72,438
Melbourne 35,482
North Melbourne 40,326
Port Adelaide 60,246
Richmond 70,128
St Kilda 32,505
Sydney 48,032
West Coast 59,598
Western Bulldogs 33,827
Total 842,182

*As of 30 June 2015[84]

Post-season

International Rules Series

Main article: 2015 International Rules Test

The International Rules Series will return for 2015, though this time with Ireland entitled to the hosting rights. The match will be played on Saturday, 21 November 2015 at Dublin's Croke Park. Australia will be looking for back-to-back series wins, after winning the 2014 test match by 10 points.[85]

2015 International Rules Test
Saturday, 21 November (7:45pm Irish Time) Ireland v Australia Croke Park, Dublin

Notable events and controversies

Doping and drugs

The AFL suffered significant bad publicity during 2015 related to four cases of illicit substance abuse in AFL clubs – three related to doping and one related to recreational drugs:

  • The Essendon Football Club supplements controversy – relating to the supplements program operating at the Essendon Football Club during the 2011/12 offseason – continued to be heard during the 2015 season. The 34 players implicated in the controversy were served with infraction notices in November 2014, and were provisionally suspended until their hearings at the AFL anti-doping tribunal were complete.[86] In the week before the start of the AFL season, the players were found not guilty and their suspensions were lifted.[87] In May 2015, the World Anti-Doping Agency announced an appeal of the not guilty verdicts to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,[88] which will not be heard until after the 2015 season.
  • Ryan Crowley (Fremantle) faced the AFL anti-doping tribunal after having tested positive to a banned substance in a drug test after Fremantle's Round 17, 2014 win against Greater Western Sydney. He commenced a provisional suspension commenced after a positive confirmation tests (also known as B-sample) mid September 2014. He appeared before the AFL Tribunal in May 2015, and was found guilty suspended for twelve months, backdated to the beginning of his provisional suspension; he will become eligible to play again on 25 September 2015. The banned substance has not been identified, but is understood to have been present in a painkiller which Crowley had taken but which was not prescribed by the club doctor.[89]
  • Lachlan Keeffe and Josh Thomas (both of Collingwood) tested positive to the banned substance clenbuterol in drug tests taken in February 2015. Both accepted provisional suspensions in March 2015, returned positive B-samples, and are awaiting tribunal hearings.[90]
  • In late June, former Gold Coast player Karmichael Hunt, who was being investigated by the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission over allegations of cocaine supply and possession, named several current Gold Coast players as having taken illicit recreational drugs during his time at the club.[91] Days later, photographs from early 2013 emerged showing Gold Coast's Harley Bennell using speed; and a team-mate, whose anonymity is protected under the AFL's drugs policy, self-reported shortly afterwards that he had also been present and taken the drug.[92] The club and league will investigate the incidents.

Death of Phil Walsh

In the early hours of Friday 3 July 2015, Adelaide coach Phil Walsh was found dead at his Adelaide residency following a domestic violence incident; his son, Cy, has been charged with his murder. Walsh's wife Meredith also suffered injuries in the incident.[35] In the immediate aftermath, the match between Adelaide and Geelong, which was to have been played on Sunday 5 July, was cancelled, with the clubs sharing the premiership points.[36] At the remaining seven matches of the round (Sydney and Port Adelaide had already played on Thursday night), respect was paid to Walsh by observing moments of silence both before and after the match; and pre- and post-match celebrations or promotions, including the playing of club songs and running through banners, were not carried out.[93]

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