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Australian rules football season
The 2019 Australian Football League season is the 123rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 30th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. There are 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous seven seasons. The first game was played on Thursday, 21 March, and the season is scheduled to conclude with the 2019 AFL Grand Final on Saturday, 28 September. The reigning premiers are the West Coast Eagles .
Rule changes
The AFL Commission approved several alterations to the rules of the game , to come into effect for the 2019 season:[ 1]
Traditional playing positions mandated at centre bounces (i.e. after goals have been scored)
Clubs must have six players inside both 50m arcs, with one player inside the goalsquare.
Four midfield players must start inside the centre square with the two wingmen stationed along the wing. At kick-ins, a player will no longer need to kick to himself to play on from the goalsquare. Following a behind, the man on the mark will be brought out to 10m from the top of the goalsquare, rather than the existing five metres. When defenders mark or receive a free kick within nine metres of their own goal, the man on the mark will be brought in line with the top of the goalsquare. Team runners may only enter the playing surface after a goal has been kicked and must exit before play restarts. Water carriers are not permitted to enter the playing surface during live play. Players will be prohibited from setting up behind the umpire at centre bounces. With respect to 50 metre penalties, the player with the ball:
Must be allowed to advance the mark by 50m without the infringing player delaying the game and;
Will be able to play on while the 50m penalty is being measured out. With respect to kicks after the siren , a player in this situation:
Will be able to kick across their body using a snap or check-side however;
They must kick the ball directly in line with the man on the mark and the goal. The 'hands in the back’ rule interpretation has been repealed so a player can now:
Place his hands on the back of his opponent to protect his position in a marking contest, provided he does not push his opponent in the back. A ruckman who takes direct possession of the ball from a bounce, throw-up or boundary throw-in will no longer be regarded as having had prior opportunity. Where there is uncertainty over who is the designated ruckman, the ruckman for each team will still be required to nominate to the field umpire.
Pre-season
AFLX
The AFL confirmed in December 2018 that the modified version of the sport, known as AFLX , would return in the 2019 pre-season.[ 2] 2018 competition , no AFL clubs took part in the event, with four all-star teams being picked by four high-profile players respectively; Patrick Dangerfield (captain of the Bolts ), Eddie Betts (Deadlys ), Nat Fyfe (Flyers ) and Jack Riewoldt (Rampage ).[ 2] Marvel Stadium , Melbourne on 22 February 2019 and was won by the Rampage .[ 3]
The pre-season series of games returned as the 2019 JLT Community Series, with teams playing two games each. The games were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. Each team played two games, many at suburban or regional venues, while all games were televised on Fox Footy .
Premiership season
Notable features of the draw include:
Round 1
Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 21 March (7:20 pm)
Carlton 9.10 (64)
def. by
Richmond 14.13 (97)
MCG (crowd: 64,016)
Report
Friday, 22 March (7:50 pm)
Collingwood 9.11 (65)
def. by
Geelong 10.12 (72)
MCG (crowd: 91,022)
Report
Saturday, 23 March (1:45 pm)
Melbourne 9.7 (61)
def. by
Port Adelaide 12.15 (87)
MCG (crowd: 85,021)
Report
Saturday, 23 March (4:05 pm)
Adelaide 7.13 (55)
def. by
Hawthorn 12.15 (87)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,960)
Report
Saturday, 23 March (7:20 pm)
Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102)
def.
West Coast 8.10 (58)
Gabba (crowd: 30,222)
Report
Saturday, 23 March (7:25 pm)
Western Bulldogs 11.16 (82)
def.
Sydney 9.11 (65)
Marvel Stadium (crowd: 37,341)
Report
Sunday, 24 March (1:10 pm)
St Kilda 13.7 (85)
def.
Gold Coast 13.6 (84)
Marvel Stadium (crowd: 28,806)
Report
Sunday, 24 March (3:20 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 16.16 (112)
def.
Essendon 5.10 (40)
GIANTS Stadium (crowd: 19,200)
Report
Sunday, 24 March (3:20 pm)
Fremantle 21.15 (141)
def.
North Melbourne 9.5 (59)
Optus Stadium (crowd: 39,600)
Report
Fremantle collected a team record of 40 clearances in its 82-point win over North Melbourne , the biggest winning margin at Perth Stadium and Fremantle's biggest win against North Melbourne.[citation needed Despite a swathe of rule changes designed to increase scoring, it was the lowest average scoring opening round since 1965 .[ 6]
Round 2
Round 2
Thursday, 28 March (7:20 pm)
Richmond 10.6 (66)
def. by
Collingwood 17.8 (110)
MCG (crowd: 95,023)
Report
Friday, 29 March (7:50 pm)
Sydney 8.14 (62)
def. by
Adelaide 12.16 (88)
SCG (crowd: 36,960)
Report
Saturday, 30 March (4:35 pm)
Essendon 9.11 (65)
def. by
St Kilda 10.16 (76)
Marvel Stadium (crowd: 34,673)
Report
Saturday, 30 March (4:40 pm)
Port Adelaide 13.10 (88)
def.
Carlton 11.6 (72)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 35,100)
Report
Saturday, 30 March (5:10 pm)
West Coast 16.8 (104)
def.
Greater Western Sydney 7.10 (52)
Optus Stadium (crowd: 57,000)
Report
Saturday, 30 March (7:25 pm)
Geelong 20.6 (126)
def.
Melbourne 6.10 (46)
GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 29,880)
Report
Sunday, 31 March (1:10 pm)
North Melbourne 13.9 (87)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107)
Marvel Stadium (crowd: 37,341)
Report
Sunday, 31 March (3:20 pm)
Hawthorn 13.9 (87)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 16.10 (106)
MCG (crowd: 80,020)
Report
Sunday, 31 March (3:40 pm)
Gold Coast 7.19 (61)
def.
Fremantle 8.10 (58)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,750)
Report
Collingwood took 99 marks in the 1st half against Richmond which broke the VFL/AFL record for most marks in a half by a team. The Magpies ended up with 174 marks for the game which is 5th most marks in a game in VFL/AFL history.[ 7]
Round 3
Round 3
Thursday, 4 April (7:20 pm)
Adelaide 10.15 (75)
def. by
Geelong 14.15 (99)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,340)
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Friday, 5 April (7:50 pm)
Melbourne 18.4 (112)
def. by
Essendon 20.10 (130)
MCG (crowd: 84,021)
Report
Saturday, 6 April (1:45 pm)
Carlton 10.14 (74)
def. by
Sydney 14.9 (93)
Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,006)
Report
Saturday, 6 April (4:35 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 19.11 (125)
def.
Richmond 10.16 (76)
GIANTS Stadium (crowd: 21,120)
Report
Saturday, 6 April (6:25 pm)
Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107)
def.
Port Adelaide 13.12 (90)
Gabba (crowd: 26,444)
Report
Saturday, 6 April (7:25 pm)
Collingwood 11.10 (76)
def. by
West Coast 15.8 (98)
MCG (crowd: 60,878)
Report
Sunday, 7 April (2:20 pm)
Western Bulldogs 9.14 (68)
def. by
Gold Coast 10.13 (73)
Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,006)
Report
Sunday, 7 April (3:20 pm)
Hawthorn 13.9 (87)
def.
North Melbourne 10.11 (71)
MCG (crowd: 84,021)
Report
Sunday, 7 April (3:20 pm)
Fremantle 11.5 (71)
def.
St Kilda 9.12 (66)
Optus Stadium (crowd: 35,400)
Report
Round 4
Round 4
Thursday, 11 April (7:20 pm)
Sydney 11.12 (78)
def. by
Melbourne 15.10 (100)
SCG (crowd: 26,669)
Report
Friday, 12 April (7:50 pm)
Collingwood 11.12 (78)
def.
Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64)
MCG (crowd: 59,257)
Report
Saturday, 13 April (1:45 pm)
Geelong
v
Greater Western Sydney
GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm)
Essendon
v
Brisbane Lions
MCG
Saturday, 13 April (4:05 pm)
Port Adelaide
v
Richmond
Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 13 April (7:25 pm)
North Melbourne
v
Adelaide
Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 13 April (6:10 pm)
West Coast
v
Fremantle
Optus Stadium
Sunday, 14 April (2:40 pm)
Gold Coast
v
Carlton
Metricon Stadium
Sunday, 14 April (3:20 pm)
St Kilda
v
Hawthorn
Marvel Stadium
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 12
Friday, 7 June (7:50 pm)
Richmond
v
Geelong
MCG
Saturday, 8 June (1:45 pm)
Carlton
v
Brisbane Lions
Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 8 June (4:35 pm)
Gold Coast
v
North Melbourne
Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 8 June (7:10 pm)
Adelaide
v
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 9 June (3:20 pm)
Sydney
v
West Coast
SCG
Monday, 10 June (3:20 pm)
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
MCG
Bye Essendon , Fremantle , Hawthorn , Port Adelaide , St Kilda , Western Bulldogs
Round 13
Round 13
Thursday, 13 June (7:20 pm)
Adelaide
v
Richmond
Adelaide Oval
Friday, 14 June (7:50 pm)
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 15 June (1:45 pm)
Gold Coast
v
St Kilda
Riverway Stadium
Saturday, 15 June (2:35 pm)
Fremantle
v
Port Adelaide
Optus Stadium
Saturday, 15 June (7:10 pm)
Carlton
v
Western Bulldogs
Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 16 June (3:20 pm)
North Melbourne
v
Greater Western Sydney
Blundstone Arena
Bye Brisbane Lions , Collingwood , Geelong , Melbourne , Sydney , West Coast
Round 14
Round 14
Thursday, 20 June (7:20 pm)
West Coast
v
Essendon
Optus Stadium
Friday, 21 June (7:50 pm)
Sydney
v
Hawthorn
SCG
Saturday, 22 June (1:45 pm)
Melbourne
v
Fremantle
MCG
Saturday, 22 June (4:35 pm)
St Kilda
v
Brisbane Lions
Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 22 June (7:10 pm)
Port Adelaide
v
Geelong
Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 23 June (3:20 pm)
Western Bulldogs
v
Collingwood
Marvel Stadium
Bye Adelaide , Carlton , Gold Coast , Greater Western Sydney , North Melbourne , Richmond
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Ladder
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Awards
Coleman Medal
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman Medal at the end of that round.
Numbers underlined indicates the player did not play in that round.
Club leadership
Club
Coach
Captain(s)
Vice-captain(s)
Leadership group
Ref
Adelaide
Don Pyke
Rory Sloane Taylor Walker
Matt Crouch , Richard Douglas , Josh Jenkins , Tom Lynch , Daniel Talia
[ 8] [ 9]
Brisbane Lions
Chris Fagan
Dayne Zorko
Harris Andrews
Jarrod Berry , Allen Christensen , Darcy Gardiner , Ryan Lester , Stefan Martin , Lachie Neale
[ 10]
Carlton
Brendon Bolton
Patrick Cripps Sam Docherty
Ed Curnow , Marc Murphy , Kade Simpson
[ 11]
Collingwood
Nathan Buckley
Scott Pendlebury
Steele Sidebottom
Taylor Adams , Lynden Dunn , Jeremy Howe
[ 12]
Essendon
John Worsfold
Dyson Heppell
Zach Merrett
Joe Daniher , Orazio Fantasia , David Myers
[ 13]
Fremantle
Ross Lyon
Nat Fyfe
Reece Conca , Joel Hamling , David Mundy , Alex Pearce , Michael Walters
[ 14]
Geelong
Chris Scott
Joel Selwood
Mark Blicavs , Patrick Dangerfield
Mitch Duncan , Tom Stewart , Harry Taylor , Zach Tuohy
[ 15]
Gold Coast
Stuart Dew
David Swallow Jarrod Witts
Pearce Hanley , Touk Miller
Brayden Fiorini , Jarrod Harbrow , George Horlin-Smith , Alex Sexton
[ 16]
Greater Western Sydney
Leon Cameron
Phil Davis Callan Ward
Stephen Coniglio , Josh Kelly
Matt de Boer
[ 17]
Hawthorn
Alastair Clarkson
Ben Stratton
Jack Gunston
Ben McEvoy , Jaeger O'Meara , Liam Shiels , Isaac Smith
[ 18]
Melbourne
Simon Goodwin
Nathan Jones Jack Viney
Max Gawn , Neville Jetta
[ 19]
North Melbourne
Brad Scott
Jack Ziebell
Robbie Tarrant
Shaun Higgins , Jamie Macmillan
[ 20]
Port Adelaide
Ken Hinkley
Tom Jonas Ollie Wines
Hamish Hartlett
[ 21]
Richmond
Damien Hardwick
Trent Cotchin
Alex Rance , Jack Riewoldt
St Kilda
Alan Richardson
Jarryn Geary
Sebastian Ross
Dan Hannebery , Tim Membrey , Dylan Roberton
[ 22]
Sydney
John Longmire
Josh Kennedy Luke Parker Dane Rampe
Isaac Heeney , Jarrad McVeigh , Callum Mills , Tom Papley , Nick Smith
[ 23]
West Coast
Adam Simpson
Shannon Hurn
Josh Kennedy , Luke Shuey
Andrew Gaff , Jeremy McGovern , Nic Naitanui
[ 24]
Western Bulldogs
Luke Beveridge
Easton Wood
Marcus Bontempelli
Lachie Hunter , Jason Johannisen , Jackson Trengove , Mitch Wallis
[ 25]
References
^ "New rules revealed: nine changes for 2019 season" . AFL.com.au . 11 October 2018.^ a b "AFLX 2019: The Deadlys, Bolt, Flyers and Rampage - logos and captains revealed" . Sporting News . 16 December 2018.^ "Rampage down Flyers in AFLX grand final" . The West Australian . 22 February 2019.^ "Saints seize China opportunity" . St Kilda Football Club. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018 .^ Edwards, Nat (30 October 2018). "Lions v Pies set for Easter Thursday blockbuster" . AFL.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2018 . ^ McGowan, Marc (25 March 2019). "Low-scoring round one makes unwanted history" . AFL.com.au Telstra Media . ^ "Pies make their mark in the record books" . Collingwood Football Club . 28 March 2019.^ "Taylor Walker, Rory Sloane named first co-captains of Adelaide Crows" . news.com.au ^ "Leadership group named for 2019" . Adelaide Telstra Media . 27 February 2019.^ Gabelich, Josh (15 February 2019). "Brisbane star midfielder Dayne Zorko named captain for 2019 after filling in for Dayne Beams last year" . Fox Sports . ^ Gabelich, Josh (5 December 2018). "New Carlton co-captain Patrick Cripps turns to Brisbane Lions champion Jonathan Brown for leadership advice" . Fox Sports . ^ Gleeson, Michael (27 February 2019). "De Goey moon walking to fitness" . The Age ^ Fowler, Michael (23 January 2019). "Bombers cut Hooker, Hurley from leadership group" . The Age ^ Bertoldo, Lucie (24 January 2019). "Nat Fyfe docked as Fremantle captain for third consecutive year" . Sporting News ^ Ryan, Peter (8 March 2019). "Joel Selwood to lead Geelong as two vice-captains appointed" . The Age ^ "Swallow, Witts to co-captain the Suns" . The Sydney Morning Herald ^ "GWS announce leadership group" . 1116 SEN . 5 February 2019.^ Niall, Jake (28 February 2019). "Ben Stratton named Hawthorn captain" . The Age ^ Waterworth, Ben (21 February 2019). "AFL 2019: Melbourne leadership group will again be led by Nathan Jones and Jack Viney" . Fox Sports . ^ "North Melbourne's 2019 leaders revealed" . NMFC.com.au . 11 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019 .^ "Port Adelaide appoint Ollie Wines and Tom Jonas as co-captains for 2019" . Fox Sports . 21 February 2019.^ Gabelich, Josh (14 February 2019). "New St Kilda recruit Dan Hannebery is confident he will be fit for Round 1" . Fox Sports . ^ Vernuccio, Chris (14 December 2018). "Luke Parker and Dane Rampe join Josh Kennedy as Sydney captains for 2019 season" . The Daily Telegraph ^ "West Coast Eagles re-elect Shannon Hurn as captain for fifth successive year" . The Sunday Times ^ Ryan, Peter (4 December 2018). "Mitch Wallis prepares to step up again for Western Bulldogs" . The Age
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