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For the 2017 season of the Arena Football League, see 2017 Arena Football League season. For the 2017 season of the AFL Women's competition, see 2017 AFL Women's season.

2017 AFL premiership season
File:2017 AFL season logo.png
Teams18
Attendance
Matches played27
Total attendance1,007,177 (37,303 per match)
Highest78,294 (round 1, Essendon vs. Hawthorn)
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The 2017 Australian Football League season is the 121st season of the elite Australian rules football competition. There are 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous five seasons. The first game was played on Thursday, 23 March, and the season is scheduled to conclude with the 2017 AFL Grand Final on Saturday, 30 September.

Rule changes

The following amendments were made to the Laws of the Game for the 2017 season:[1]

  • Rules relating to around-the-ground ruck contests were amended such that only the nominated ruckman for each team is permitted in the contest, eliminating the option for another player to enter the contest and take the tap, otherwise known as the "third man up" strategy.[2] This was done to make ruck contests easier to adjudicate, to reduce the risk of injuries to ruckmen, and to increase the value of the skill of ruckwork.[2]
  • A more stringent interpretation of deliberate rushed behinds was introduced, by allowing the umpire to consider prior opportunity, distance from the goal line and degree of applied pressure when judging whether or not to pay a free kick.
  • Adjustments were made to the interpretation of high tackles, giving the umpire more discretion to call play-on when he deems that the tackled player is responsible for the high contact. This was introduced to discourage the practice of ducking into a tackle, dropping the knees when tackled or trying to shrug off a tackle to earn a free kick.[3]
  • A more stringent interpretation of punches to the body was introduced to the match review panel and tribunal to allow for suspensions to be imposed; and, to allow fines to be imposed for low impact jumper punches.

Pre-season

JLT Community Series

Main article: 2017 JLT Community Series

The pre-season series of matches returned in 2017 as the newly renamed JLT Community Series, which featured 27 practice matches played over 25 days, beginning on 16 February and ending on 12 March. The matches were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. Each team played three games, many at suburban or regional venues, while all games were televised on Fox Footy.

Premiership season

Notable features of the draw include:

  • The naming rights of York Park were bought by University of Tasmania from Aurora Energy in the week prior to the full fixture being released, and will be known as the University of Tasmania Stadium.[4]
  • North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs will play in the AFL's first ever Good Friday match, which will be played at Etihad Stadium.[5][6]
  • Due to poor results in 2016, Richmond will not feature on Friday nights during the premiership season, however they do start the season with two consecutive Thursday night matches.[7]
  • Port Adelaide and Gold Coast will compete in the first AFL premiership match outside of Australia and New Zealand when they meet in round eight at Jiangwan Stadium in Shanghai, China, with the match to be televised live on the Seven Network.[8][9] Both teams will have a bye the following round, while the remaining sixteen teams will have their byes from rounds 11 to 13.[10]
  • Due to redevelopment, Simonds Stadium will be unavailable until round nine, when Geelong will play a Friday night match against reigning premiers the Western Bulldogs.[11]
  • Following their improved form in 2016, Greater Western Sydney will play three Friday night premiership matches during the season, in rounds six, seven and twenty-one.[12]
  • The Western Bulldogs will also compete in the first AFL premiership match to be played at Eureka Stadium in Ballarat when they face Port Adelaide in round 22. The match will also be the first AFL premiership match in a Victorian regional venue (other than Geelong) since a one-off round of promotional matches held in 1952 VFL season.[13]
  • All starting times are local.

Round 1

Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 23 March (7:20 pm) Carlton 14.5 (89) def. by Richmond 20.12 (132) MCG (crowd: 73,137) Report
Friday, 24 March (7:50 pm) Collingwood 12.14 (86) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.10 (100) MCG (crowd: 66,254) Report
Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm) Sydney 12.10 (82) def. by Port Adelaide 17.8 (110) SCG (crowd: 33,129) Report
Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm) St Kilda 13.12 (90) def. by Melbourne 18.12 (120) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,249) Report
Saturday, 25 March (7:25 pm) Essendon 17.14 (116) def. Hawthorn 12.19 (91) MCG (crowd: 78,294) Report
Saturday, 25 March (7:05 pm) Gold Coast 14.12 (96) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,710) Report
Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 13.15 (93) def. by West Coast 21.10 (136) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,997) Report
Sunday, 26 March (2:45 pm) Adelaide 22.15 (147) def. Greater Western Sydney 14.7 (91) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,993) Report
Sunday, 26 March (4:40 pm) Fremantle 10.13 (73) def. by Geelong 18.7 (115) Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,638) Report
  • Melbourne defeated St Kilda for the first time since the 2006 elimination final, ending a fourteen match losing streak.[14]
  • The crowd of 78,294 for Essendon vs. Hawthorn is the highest ever crowd in a home-and-away game between these two teams.
  • The North Melbourne-West Coast game was the 15,000th VFL/AFL game played.
  • The match between Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney started five minutes earlier than initially scheduled due to the application of the heat policy, whereby each quarter break was extended by two minutes.[15]
  • The total attendance of 400,401 for the round broke the record for the highest attended round in VFL/AFL history, breaking the previous record of 371,212 set in round 15, 2013.[16]

Round 2

Round 2
Thursday, 30 March (7:20 pm) Richmond 14.15 (99) def. Collingwood 11.14 (80) MCG (crowd: 58,236) Report
Friday, 31 March (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) def. Sydney 13.9 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,834) Report
Saturday, 1 April (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 13.11 (89) def. by Adelaide 16.17 (113) MCG (crowd: 37,420) Report
Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 24.16 (160) def. Gold Coast 8.10 (58) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 8,022) Report
Saturday, 1 April (6:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) def. by Essendon 17.9 (111) Gabba (crowd: 21,749) Report
Saturday, 1 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 18.8 (116) def. St Kilda 13.19 (97) Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,749) Report
Sunday, 2 April (1:10 pm) Geelong 17.10 (112) def. North Melbourne 17.9 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,917) Report
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Melbourne 13.8 (86) def. Carlton 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 46,727) Report
Sunday, 2 April (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 22.13 (145) def. Fremantle 8.8 (56) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,388) Report

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 7 April (7:50 pm) Sydney 11.13 (79) def. by Collingwood 11.14 (80) SCG (crowd: 35,310) Report
Saturday, 8 April (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 10.7 (67) def. by Greater Western Sydney 15.19 (109) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 8,758) Report
Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.10 (76) def. West Coast 8.17 (65) MCG (crowd: 42,523) Report
Saturday, 8 April (4:35 pm) Geelong 20.6 (126) def. Melbourne 13.19 (97) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,733) Report
Saturday, 8 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) def. by Adelaide 15.10 (100) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 53,698) Report
Saturday, 8 April (5:40 pm) Fremantle 13.11 (89) def. Western Bulldogs 10.13 (73) Domain Stadium (crowd: 28,865) Report
Sunday, 9 April (1:10 pm) St Kilda 14.23 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 11.10 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,097) Report
Sunday, 9 April (3:20 pm) Carlton 7.15 (57) def. Essendon 6.6 (42) MCG (crowd: 48,002) Report
Sunday, 9 April (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 21.13 (139) def. Hawthorn 7.11 (53) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,728) Report

Round 4

Round 4 (Easter)
Thursday, 13 April (6:10 pm) West Coast v Sydney Domain Stadium
Friday, 14 April (4:20 pm) North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 15 April (1:40 pm) Melbourne v Fremantle MCG
Saturday, 15 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Port Adelaide Manuka Oval
Saturday, 15 April (7:25 pm) Carlton v Gold Coast Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 15 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide v Essendon Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 16 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood v St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 16 April (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba
Monday, 17 April (3:20 pm) Hawthorn v Geelong MCG

Round 5

Round 5 (Anzac Round)
Friday, 21 April (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide v Carlton Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 22 April (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) Gold Coast v Adelaide Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 22 April (7:25 pm) Sydney v Greater Western Sydney SCG
Saturday, 22 April (5:40 pm) Fremantle v North Melbourne Domain Stadium
Sunday, 23 April (3:20 pm) St Kilda v Geelong Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 23 April (4:40 pm) Hawthorn v West Coast MCG
Monday, 24 April (7:25 pm) Richmond v Melbourne MCG
Tuesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Essendon v Collingwood MCG

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 28 April (7:50 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Western Bulldogs Manuka Oval
Saturday, 29 April (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v St Kilda University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) Carlton v Sydney MCG
Saturday, 29 April (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba
Saturday, 29 April (7:25 pm) North Melbourne v Gold Coast Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 29 April (5:40 pm) West Coast v Fremantle Domain Stadium
Sunday, 30 April (1:10 pm) Essendon v Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 30 April (3:20 pm) Geelong v Collingwood MCG
Sunday, 30 April (4:10 pm) Adelaide v Richmond Adelaide Oval

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 5 May (7:50 pm) St Kilda v Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 6 May (1:45 pm) North Melbourne v Adelaide Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood v Carlton MCG
Saturday, 6 May (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide v West Coast Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 6 May (7:25 pm) Gold Coast v Geelong Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 6 May (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs v Richmond Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 7 May (1:10 pm) Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG
Sunday, 7 May (3:20 pm) Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG
Sunday, 7 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Essendon Domain Stadium

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 12 May (6:10 pm) West Coast v Western Bulldogs Domain Stadium
Saturday, 13 May (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda v Carlton Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 13 May (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Collingwood Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 13 May (7:25 pm) Essendon v Geelong MCG
Saturday, 13 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide v Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 14 May (1:10 pm) Richmond v Fremantle MCG
Sunday, 14 May (1:20 pm) Gold Coast v Port Adelaide Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai
Sunday, 14 May (4:40 pm) North Melbourne v Sydney Etihad Stadium

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 19 May (7:50 pm) Geelong v Western Bulldogs Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm) St Kilda v Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 20 May (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Richmond Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 20 May (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba
Saturday, 20 May (7:25 pm) Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG
Sunday, 21 May (1:10 pm) Essendon v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 21 May (3:20 pm) Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG
Sunday, 21 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Carlton Domain Stadium
Bye
Gold Coast, Port Adelaide

Round 10

Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Thursday, 25 May (7:20 pm) Geelong v Port Adelaide Simonds Stadium
Friday, 26 May (7:50 pm) Sydney v Hawthorn SCG
Saturday, 27 May (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs v St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 27 May (4:35 pm) Melbourne v Gold Coast TIO Traeger Park
Saturday, 27 May (7:25 pm) Richmond v Essendon MCG
Saturday, 27 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide v Fremantle Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm) Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG
Sunday, 28 May (3:20 pm) Carlton v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 28 May (2:40 pm) West Coast v Greater Western Sydney Domain Stadium

Round 11

Round 11
Thursday, 1 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide v Hawthorn Adelaide Oval
Friday, 2 June (7:50 pm) Geelong v Adelaide Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 3 June (1:45 pm) Gold Coast v West Coast Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 3 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Essendon Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 3 June (7:25 pm) North Melbourne v Richmond Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 4 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Collingwood Domain Stadium
Bye
Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Melbourne, St Kilda, Sydney, Western Bulldogs

Round 12

Round 12
Thursday, 8 June (7:20 pm) Sydney v Western Bulldogs SCG
Friday, 9 June (7:20 pm) Adelaide v St Kilda Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v Gold Coast MCG
Saturday, 10 June (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions v Fremantle Gabba
Saturday, 10 June (7:25 pm) Essendon v Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 11 June (3:20 pm) Carlton v Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
Monday, 12 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne v Collingwood MCG
Bye
Geelong, North Melbourne, Richmond, West Coast

Round 13

Round 13
Thursday, 15 June (6:10 pm) West Coast v Geelong Domain Stadium
Friday, 16 June (7:50 pm) North Melbourne v St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 17 June (1:45 pm) Richmond v Sydney MCG
Saturday, 17 June (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 17 June (7:25 pm) Gold Coast v Carlton Metricon Stadium
Sunday, 18 June (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Bye
Adelaide, Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Greater Western Sydney, Hawthorn

Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 22 June (7:20 pm) Adelaide v Hawthorn Adelaide Oval
Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm) Sydney v Essendon SCG
Saturday, 24 June (1:45 pm) Collingwood v Port Adelaide MCG
Saturday, 24 June (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions v Greater Western Sydney Gabba
Saturday, 24 June (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 24 June (5:40 pm) West Coast v Melbourne Domain Stadium
Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm) Geelong v Fremantle Simonds Stadium
Sunday, 25 June (3:20 pm) Richmond v Carlton MCG
Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm) St Kilda v Gold Coast Etihad Stadium

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 30 June (7:50 pm) Melbourne v Sydney MCG
Saturday, 1 July (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm) Carlton v Adelaide MCG
Saturday, 1 July (4:35 pm) Gold Coast v North Melbourne Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 1 July (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Geelong Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 1 July (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Richmond Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 2 July (1:10 pm) Essendon v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 2 July (3:20 pm) Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG
Sunday, 2 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle v St Kilda Domain Stadium

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 7 July (7:20 pm) Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 8 July (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v Greater Western Sydney University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood v Essendon MCG
Saturday, 8 July (4:35 pm) Sydney v Gold Coast SCG
Saturday, 8 July (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions v Geelong Gabba
Saturday, 8 July (7:25 pm) St Kilda v Richmond Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 9 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne v Fremantle Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 9 July (3:20 pm) Carlton v Melbourne MCG
Sunday, 9 July (2:40 pm) West Coast v Port Adelaide Domain Stadium

Round 17

Round 17
Friday, 14 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda v Essendon Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 15 July (1:45 pm) Geelong v Hawthorn MCG
Saturday, 15 July (1:40 pm) Port Adelaide v North Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 15 July (4:35 pm) Gold Coast v Collingwood Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 15 July (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Sydney Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 15 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne v Adelaide TIO Stadium
Sunday, 16 July (1:10 pm) Richmond v Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 16 July (3:20 pm) Carlton v Western Bulldogs MCG
Sunday, 16 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle v West Coast Domain Stadium

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 21 July (7:20 pm) Adelaide v Geelong Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 22 July (1:45 pm) Essendon v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne v Port Adelaide MCG
Saturday, 22 July (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast Cazaly's Stadium
Saturday, 22 July (7:25 pm) Sydney v St Kilda SCG
Saturday, 22 July (5:40 pm) Fremantle v Hawthorn Domain Stadium
Sunday, 23 July (1:10 pm) Richmond v Greater Western Sydney MCG
Sunday, 23 July (3:20 pm) Collingwood v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 23 July (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions v Carlton Gabba

Round 19

Round 19 (Multicultural Round)
Friday, 28 July (7:50 pm) Hawthorn v Sydney MCG
Saturday, 29 July (1:45 pm) North Melbourne v Melbourne Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Fremantle Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 29 July (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide v St Kilda Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 29 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast v Richmond Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 29 July (7:25 pm) Carlton v Geelong Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 30 July (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs v Essendon Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 30 July (3:20 pm) Collingwood v Adelaide MCG
Sunday, 30 July (2:40 pm) West Coast v Brisbane Lions Domain Stadium

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 4 August (7:50 pm) Geelong v Sydney Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 5 August (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Melbourne Manuka Oval
Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) Essendon v Carlton MCG
Saturday, 5 August (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba
Saturday, 5 August (7:25 pm) North Melbourne v Collingwood Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 5 August (5:40 pm) Fremantle v Gold Coast Domain Stadium
Sunday, 6 August (1:10 pm) St Kilda v West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 6 August (3:20 pm) Richmond v Hawthorn MCG
Sunday, 6 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 11 August (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs v Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 12 August (1:45 pm) Sydney v Fremantle SCG
Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm) Geelong v Richmond Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 12 August (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Gabba
Saturday, 12 August (7:25 pm) Essendon v Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 12 August (5:40 pm) West Coast v Carlton Domain Stadium
Sunday, 13 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne v St Kilda MCG
Sunday, 13 August (3:20 pm) Hawthorn v North Melbourne University of Tasmania Stadium
Sunday, 13 August (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Collingwood Adelaide Oval

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 18 August (7:20 pm) Adelaide v Sydney Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 19 August (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Eureka Stadium
Saturday, 19 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood v Geelong MCG
Saturday, 19 August (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney v West Coast Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 19 August (7:25 pm) Gold Coast v Essendon Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 19 August (7:25 pm) Carlton v Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 20 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG
Sunday, 20 August (3:20 pm) St Kilda v North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle v Richmond Domain Stadium

Round 23

Round 23
25–27 August West Coast v Adelaide Domain Stadium
25–27 August Sydney v Carlton SCG
25–27 August Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Gabba
25–27 August Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Adelaide Oval
25–27 August Collingwood v Melbourne MCG
25–27 August Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium
25–27 August Geelong v Greater Western Sydney Simonds Stadium
25–27 August Richmond v St Kilda MCG
25–27 August Essendon v Fremantle Etihad Stadium

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 GWS
56 		Haw
24 		PA
17 		Ess GC Rich NM Mel BL Frem Geel StK X Haw Carl WB Mel Geel Coll PA Ess Syd WCE
Brisbane Lions GC
2 		Ess
27 		StK
31 		Rich WB PA Syd Haw Adel Coll X Frem PA GWS Ess Geel Rich Carl WCE WB GC Mel NM
Carlton Rich
43 		Mel
22 		Ess
15 		GC PA Syd Coll StK Frem NM X GWS GC Rich Adel Mel WB BL Geel Ess WCE Haw Syd
Collingwood WB
14 		Rich
19 		Syd
1 		StK Ess Geel Carl GWS Haw BL Frem Mel X PA Haw Ess GC WCE Adel NM PA Geel Mel
Essendon Haw
25 		BL
27 		Carl
15 		Adel Coll Mel Frem Geel WCE Rich GWS PA X Syd BL Coll StK NM WB Carl Adel GC Frem
Fremantle Geel
42 		PA
89 		WB
16 		Mel NM WCE Ess Rich Carl Adel Coll BL X Geel StK NM WCE Haw GWS GC Syd Rich Ess
Geelong Frem
42 		NM
1 		Mel
29 		Haw StK Coll GC Ess WB PA Adel X WCE Frem GWS BL Haw Adel Carl Syd Rich Coll GWS
Gold Coast BL
2 		GWS
102 		Haw
86 		Carl Adel NM Geel PA X Mel WCE Haw Carl StK NM Syd Coll WB Rich Frem BL Ess PA
Greater Western Sydney Adel
56 		GC
102 		NM
42 		PA Syd WB StK Coll Rich WCE Ess Carl X BL Geel Haw Syd Rich Frem Mel WB WCE Geel
Hawthorn Ess
25 		Adel
24 		GC
86 		Geel WCE StK Mel BL Coll Syd PA GC X Adel Coll GWS Geel Frem Syd Rich NM Carl WB
Melbourne StK
30 		Carl
22 		Geel
29 		Frem Rich Ess Haw Adel NM GC X Coll WB WCE Syd Carl Adel PA NM GWS StK BL Coll
North Melbourne WCE
43 		Geel
1 		GWS
42 		WB Frem GC Adel Syd Mel Carl Rich X StK WB GC Frem PA Ess Mel Coll Haw StK BL
Port Adelaide Syd
28 		Frem
89 		Adel
17 		GWS Carl BL WCE GC X Geel Haw Ess BL Coll Rich WCE NM Mel StK Adel Coll WB GC
Richmond Carl
43 		Coll
19 		WCE
11 		BL Mel Adel WB Frem GWS Ess NM X Syd Carl PA StK BL GWS GC Haw Geel Frem StK
St Kilda Mel
30 		WCE
19 		BL
31 		Coll Geel Haw GWS Carl Syd WB X Adel NM GC Frem Rich Ess Syd PA WCE Mel NM Rich
Sydney PA
28 		WB
23 		Coll
1 		WCE GWS Carl BL NM StK Haw X WB Rich Ess Mel GC GWS StK Haw Geel Frem Adel Carl
West Coast NM
43 		StK
19 		Rich
11 		Syd Haw Frem PA WB Ess GWS GC X Geel Mel WB PA Frem Coll BL StK Carl GWS Adel
Western Bulldogs Coll
14 		Syd
23 		Frem
16 		NM BL GWS Rich WC Geel StK X Syd Mel NM WCE Adel Carl GC Ess BL GWS PA Haw
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

Ladder

Template:AFL Ladder/2017

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 Adelaide 4 8 12
2 Richmond 4 8 12
3 Geelong 4 8 12
4 Port Adelaide 4 8 8
5 Greater Western Sydney 0 4 8
6 West Coast 4 8 8
7 Essendon 4 8 8
8 Melbourne 4 8 8
9 Western Bulldogs 4 8 8
10 St Kilda 0 0 4
11 Gold Coast 0 0 4
12 Collingwood 0 0 4
13 Brisbane Lions 4 4 4
14 Carlton 0 0 4
15 Fremantle 0 0 4
16 Sydney 0 0 0
17 North Melbourne 0 0 0
18 Hawthorn 0 0 0

Finals series

Week one

Qualifying finals
QF1: 1st v 4th
QF2: 2nd v 3rd
Elimination finals
EF1: 5th v 8th
EF2: 6th v 7th

Week two

Semi finals
SF1: QF1 Loser v EF1 Winner
SF2: QF2 Loser v EF2 Winner

Week three

Preliminary finals
PF1: QF1 Winner v SF2 Winner
PF2: QF2 Winner v SF1 Winner

Week four

Grand Final
Saturday, 30 September (2:30 pm) PF1 Winner v PF2 Winner MCG

Attendances

By club

2017 AFL attendances
Club Total Games Avg. per game Home total Home games Home avg.
Adelaide 135111 3 45037 43993 1 43993
Brisbane Lions 57556 3 19185 21749 1 21749
Carlton 167866 3 55955 121139 2 60570
Collingwood 159800 3 53267 66254 1 66254
Essendon 148045 3 49348 78294 1 78294
Fremantle 101891 3 33964 63503 2 31752
Geelong 95288 3 31763 60650 2 30325
Gold Coast 35460 3 11820 27438 2 13719
Greater Western Sydney 60773 3 20258 8022 1 8022
Hawthorn 130442 3 43481 37420 1 37420
Melbourne 112709 3 37570 46727 1 46727
North Melbourne 61672 3 20557 30755 2 15378
Port Adelaide 125215 3 41738 92086 2 46043
Richmond 173896 3 57965 100759 2 50380
St Kilda 97095 3 32365 59346 2 29673
Sydney 111273 3 37091 68439 2 34220
West Coast 102269 3 34090 37749 1 37749
Western Bulldogs 137953 3 45984 42834 1 42834

By ground

2017 ground attendances
Ground Total Games Avg. per game
Adelaide Oval 136079 3 45360
Blundstone Arena 8758 1 8758
Domain Stadium 101252 3 33751
Etihad Stadium 184827 6 30805
Gabba 21749 1 21749
MCG 450593 8 56324
Metricon Stadium 27438 2 13719
Spotless Stadium 8022 1 8022
SCG 68439 2 34220

Milestones

Name Club Milestone Round
Travis Boak Port Adelaide 200 AFL games Round 1
Brent Stanton Essendon 250 AFL games Round 2
Danyle Pearce Fremantle 250 AFL games Round 2
Lance Franklin Sydney 250 AFL games Round 3
Steve Johnson Greater Western Sydney 500 AFL goals Round 3

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 Total
1 Jeremy Cameron 44 610 313 13
Josh Kennedy 77 411 213
3 Tom Hawkins 33 47 512 12
4 Eddie Betts 44 37 310 10
Daniel Menzel 11 45 510
Sam Reid 33 69 110
7 Orazio Fantasia 44 59 09 9
Toby Greene 11 56 39
9 Lance Franklin 44 48 08 8
Robbie Gray 00 66 18
Mark LeCras 44 15 38
Dustin Martin 44 26 28

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group Ref
Adelaide Don Pyke Taylor Walker Rory Sloane Eddie Betts, Tom Lynch, Daniel Talia, Scott Thompson [18]
Brisbane Lions Chris Fagan Dayne Beams Tom Rockliff, Dayne Zorko (deputy) Harris Andrews, Allen Christensen, Ryan Lester, Stefan Martin [19]
Carlton Brendon Bolton Marc Murphy Kade Simpson Dennis Armfield, Patrick Cripps, Ed Curnow, Sam Docherty, Bryce Gibbs [20]
Collingwood Nathan Buckley Scott Pendlebury Taylor Adams, Steele Sidebottom [21]
Essendon John Worsfold Dyson Heppell Cale Hooker, Zach Merrett Joe Daniher, Brendon Goddard, Michael Hurley, Jobe Watson [22]
Fremantle Ross Lyon Nathan Fyfe David Mundy, Lachie Neale, Aaron Sandilands, Lee Spurr, Michael Walters [23]
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood Patrick Dangerfield, Harry Taylor Mark Blicavs, Mitch Duncan, Cameron Guthrie, Tom Hawkins, Scott Selwood [24]
Gold Coast Rodney Eade Tom Lynch
Steven May 		Michael Barlow, Touk Miller, Michael Rischitelli, Matt Rosa, David Swallow [25][26]
Greater Western Sydney Leon Cameron Phil Davis
Callan Ward 		Stephen Coniglio Josh Kelly, Heath Shaw, Dylan Shiel, Devon Smith [27]
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Jarryd Roughead Liam Shiels, Isaac Smith Josh Gibson, Jack Gunston, Luke Hodge, Ben Stratton [28]
Melbourne Simon Goodwin Nathan Jones
Jack Viney 		Max Gawn, Jordan Lewis, Tom McDonald, Bernie Vince [29]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Jack Ziebell Robbie Tarrant Shaun Higgins, Jamie Macmillan, Andrew Swallow [30]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Travis Boak Ollie Wines Brad Ebert, Hamish Hartlett, Tom Jonas [31]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Trent Cotchin Jack Riewoldt, Alex Rance [32]
St Kilda Alan Richardson Jarryn Geary David Armitage, Josh Bruce, Jack Newnes, Dylan Roberton, Sebastian Ross, Jack Steven, Maverick Weller [33]
Sydney John Longmire Josh Kennedy Dan Hannebery, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe Heath Grundy, Kieren Jack, Jarrad McVeigh, Nick Smith [34]
West Coast Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn Josh Kennedy, Luke Shuey Andrew Gaff, Jeremy McGovern, Sam Mitchell, Matt Priddis [35]
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Robert Murphy Easton Wood Matthew Boyd, Marcus Bontempelli, Dale Morris [36][37]

Post-season

International Rules Series

Main article: 2017 International Rules Series

The International Rules Series returns in November 2017, with Australia hosting two test matches. The series will be played on an aggregate-points basis, with the winner to be the team that scores the highest amount over the two test matches. The matches will be played on 11 and 18 November 2017 at venues yet to be decided. The Australian team will again be comprised exclusively of players who have won All-Australian honours in their careers.[38]

2017 International Rules Series
Saturday, 11 November Australia v Ireland
Saturday, 18 November Australia v Ireland

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