The 2015 Australian Football League season was the 119th season of the elite Australian rules football competition. There were 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous year . The first game was played on Thursday, 2 April, and the Grand Final was played on Saturday, 3 October,[1] with Hawthorn defeating West Coast by 46 points to win its 13th premiership and its third in successive years.
Nat Fyfe won the Brownlow Medal , voted by the umpires to be the best and fairest player in the league for the home-and-away season. Josh Kennedy won the Coleman Medal as the highest goal scorer in the competition.
The season was marred by the mid-season death of Adelaide senior coach Phil Walsh .[2]
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 .[3] [4]
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)
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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 [5]
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
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Injuries
Nil
Nil
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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.[6] 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. Matches in Adelaide and Perth retained their respective local starting times of 7:10 pm and 5:40 pm.[7]
Many of the grounds used by the AFL hosted games in the 2015 Cricket World Cup , which ended on March 29. Consequently, the season started and finished slightly later than in previous years, with the Grand Final scheduled for the first Saturday in October instead of the customary last Saturday in September.
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]
Mother's Day Round (Round 6) saw six matches played on Saturday instead of the usual five, with only two matches played on Mother's Day itself.[10] This was repeated in Round 23, with no twilight game on the Sunday.[11]
The Friday before the Grand Final became a public holiday in Victoria, following an election promise by the incoming state government, under the premiership of Daniel Andrews .
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)
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Saturday, 4 April (1:40 pm)
Melbourne 17.13 (115)
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Gold Coast 13.11 (89)
MCG (crowd: 27,013)
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Saturday, 4 April (4:35 pm)
Sydney 10.12 (72)
def.
Essendon 9.6 (60)
ANZ Stadium (crowd: 23,274)
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Saturday, 4 April (6:20 pm)
Brisbane Lions 11.8 (74)
def. by
Collingwood 12.14 (86)
Gabba (crowd: 31,240)
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Saturday, 4 April (7:20 pm)
Western Bulldogs 14.13 (97)
def.
West Coast 14.3 (87)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,366)
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Sunday, 5 April (1:10 pm)
St Kilda 11.12 (78)
def. by
Greater Western Sydney 12.15 (87)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,794)
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Sunday, 5 April (2:50 pm)
Adelaide 21.14 (140)
def.
North Melbourne 9.9 (63)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,607)
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Sunday, 5 April (4:40 pm)
Fremantle 11.9 (75)
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Port Adelaide 10.8 (68)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,099)
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Monday, 6 April (3:20 pm)
Hawthorn 17.21 (123)
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Geelong 8.13 (61)
MCG (crowd: 73,584)
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Melbourne 's win against Gold Coast was the first time since 2005 it had won its Round 1 game.[12]
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.[13] Sydney's three-quarter time deficit of 34 points was the largest it had ever overcome to win in the club's history.[14]
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)
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Saturday, 11 April (1:45 pm)
Richmond 9.12 (66)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 12.13 (85)
MCG (crowd: 49,945)
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Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 15.11 (101)
def.
Melbourne 8.8 (56)
StarTrack Oval (crowd: 8,811[15] )
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Saturday, 11 April (4:35 pm)
Collingwood 9.9 (63)
def. by
Adelaide 12.18 (90)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,771)
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Saturday, 11 April (7:20 pm)
Gold Coast 10.16 (76)
def. by
St Kilda 16.8 (104)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,649)
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Saturday, 11 April (7:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 6.8 (44)
def. by
Sydney 14.8 (92)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,907)
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Sunday, 12 April (1:10 pm)
Geelong 9.6 (60)
def. by
Fremantle 15.14 (104)
Simonds Stadium (crowd: 23,723)
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Sunday, 12 April (3:20 pm)
Essendon 12.6 (78)
def.
Hawthorn 11.10 (76)
MCG (crowd: 59,866)
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Sunday, 12 April (4:40 pm)
North Melbourne 20.13 (133)
def.
Brisbane Lions 7.9 (51)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,275)
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Round 3
Round 3
Friday, 17 April (7:50 pm)
Collingwood 21.14 (140)
def.
St Kilda 10.6 (66)
MCG (crowd: 45,197)
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Saturday, 18 April (1:45 pm)
Carlton 11.18 (84)
def. by
Essendon 16.9 (105)
MCG (crowd: 54,854)
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Saturday, 18 April (1:40 pm)
Adelaide 12.8 (80)
def.
Melbourne 7.13 (55)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,834)
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Saturday, 18 April (4:35 pm)
Sydney 16.15 (111)
def.
Greater Western Sydney 12.18 (90)
SCG (crowd: 31,966)
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Saturday, 18 April (7:20 pm)
North Melbourne 16.9 (105)
def. by
Port Adelaide 17.11 (113)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,586)
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Saturday, 18 April (7:20 pm)
Brisbane Lions 8.10 (58)
def. by
Richmond 21.11 (137)
Gabba (crowd: 22,441)
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Sunday, 19 April (1:10 pm)
Hawthorn 19.13 (127)
def.
Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,559)
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Sunday, 19 April (3:20 pm)
Geelong 16.9 (105)
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Gold Coast 13.18 (96)
Simonds Stadium (crowd: 20,813)
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Sunday, 19 April (2:40 pm)
West Coast 12.9 (81)
def. by
Fremantle 17.9 (111)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 39,138)
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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)
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Saturday, 25 April (1:10 pm)
St Kilda 12.9 (81)
def. by
Carlton 18.13 (121)
Westpac Stadium (crowd: 12,125)
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Saturday, 25 April (2:40 pm)
Essendon 6.13 (49)
def. by
Collingwood 9.15 (69)
MCG (crowd: 88,395)
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Saturday, 25 April (5:40 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 16.23 (119)
def.
Gold Coast 7.11 (53)
StarTrack Oval (crowd: 6,917)
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Saturday, 25 April (7:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 15.9 (99)
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Hawthorn 13.13 (91)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,831)
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Saturday, 25 April (6:45 pm)
Fremantle 11.8 (74)
def.
Sydney 8.12 (60)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 39,009)
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Sunday, 26 April (1:10 pm)
Brisbane Lions 9.11 (65)
def. by
West Coast 17.16 (118)
Gabba (crowd: 16,632)
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Sunday, 26 April (3:20 pm)
Geelong 9.13 (67)
def. by
North Melbourne 12.11 (83)
Simonds Stadium (crowd: 23,452)
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Sunday, 26 April (4:40 pm)
Western Bulldogs 18.17 (125)
def.
Adelaide 10.8 (68)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,915)
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Round 5
Round 5
Friday, 1 May (7:50 pm)
Carlton 6.9 (45)
def. by
Collingwood 18.12 (120)
MCG (crowd: 71,759)
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Saturday, 2 May (1:45 pm)
Richmond 11.10 (76)
def. by
Geelong 12.13 (85)
MCG (crowd: 45,228)
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Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm)
Sydney 10.13 (73)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77)
SCG (crowd: 25,541)
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Saturday, 2 May (4:35 pm)
Gold Coast 18.10 (118)
def.
Brisbane Lions 7.12 (54)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,464)
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Saturday, 2 May (7:20 pm)
North Melbourne 10.10 (70)
def. by
Hawthorn 19.16 (130)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,077)
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Saturday, 2 May (5:40 pm)
West Coast 18.12 (120)
def.
Greater Western Sydney 4.9 (33)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,554)
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Sunday, 3 May (1:10 pm)
Melbourne 6.14 (50)
def. by
Fremantle 18.10 (118)
MCG (crowd: 22,892)
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Sunday, 3 May (3:20 pm)
St Kilda 11.14 (80)
def. by
Essendon 11.16 (82)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,869)
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Sunday, 3 May (4:10 pm)
Adelaide 13.13 (91)
def. by
Port Adelaide 18.7 (115)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,617)
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Round 6
Round 6
Friday, 8 May (7:50 pm)
Collingwood 8.11 (59)
def. by
Geelong 15.10 (100)
MCG (crowd: 52,152)
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Saturday, 9 May (1:45 pm)
North Melbourne 16.13 (109)
def.
Richmond 10.14 (74)
Blundstone Arena (crowd: 17,544)
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Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 13.9 (87)
def. by
St Kilda 14.10 (94)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,619)
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Saturday, 9 May (4:35 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 16.12 (108)
def.
Hawthorn 14.14 (98)
Spotless Stadium (crowd: 13,556)
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Saturday, 9 May (5:10 pm)
Gold Coast 11.12 (78)
def. by
Adelaide 18.11 (119)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,464)
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Saturday, 9 May (7:20 pm)
Melbourne 7.8 (50)
def. by
Sydney 12.16 (88)
MCG (crowd: 26,894)
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Saturday, 9 May (6:10 pm)
Fremantle 12.8 (80)
def.
Essendon 7.10 (52)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,535)
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Sunday, 10 May (3:20 pm)
Carlton 11.9 (75)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,273)
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Sunday, 10 May (4:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 10.8 (68)
def. by
West Coast 11.12 (78)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,635)
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The attendance of 17,544 at Blundstone Arena set a new record for the largest sports crowd at the ground.[18]
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[19] and equalled the club's greatest ever comeback.[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)
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Saturday, 16 May (1:15 pm)
Adelaide 18.11 (119)
def.
St Kilda 10.13 (73)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,795)
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Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm)
Hawthorn 24.11 (155)
def.
Melbourne 7.8 (50)
MCG (crowd: 41,935)
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Saturday, 16 May (4:35 pm)
Carlton 9.3 (57)
def. by
Greater Western Sydney 19.21 (135)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,676)
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Saturday, 16 May (7:20 pm)
Sydney 18.12 (120)
def.
Geelong 11.11 (77)
ANZ Stadium (crowd: 28,063)
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Saturday, 16 May (5:40 pm)
West Coast 21.9 (135)
def.
Gold Coast 6.7 (43)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 26,964)
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Sunday, 17 May (1:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 14.4 (88)
def. by
Fremantle 15.11 (101)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,170)
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Sunday, 17 May (3:20 pm)
Richmond 16.9 (105)
def.
Collingwood 15.10 (100)
MCG (crowd: 59,034)
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Sunday, 17 May (4:40 pm)
Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102)
def.
Port Adelaide 8.17 (65)
Gabba (crowd: 15,957)
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Round 8
Round 8
Friday, 22 May (7:50 pm)
Geelong 22.8 (140)
def.
Carlton 9.9 (63)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,032)
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Saturday, 23 May (1:45 pm)
St Kilda 12.6 (78)
def. by
West Coast 20.11 (131)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,598)
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Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 16.12 (108)
def.
Adelaide 12.12 (84)
Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,481)
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Saturday, 23 May (4:35 pm)
Gold Coast 9.9 (63)
def. by
Collingwood 20.12 (132)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,440)
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Saturday, 23 May (7:20 pm)
Hawthorn 9.15 (69)
def. by
Sydney 11.7 (73)
MCG (crowd: 63,319)
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Saturday, 23 May (5:40 pm)
Fremantle 17.13 (115)
def.
North Melbourne 5.12 (42)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 35,836)
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Sunday, 24 May (1:10 pm)
Essendon 21.10 (136)
def.
Brisbane Lions 12.6 (78)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,857)
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Sunday, 24 May (3:20 pm)
Melbourne 15.13 (103)
def.
Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64)
MCG (crowd: 29,381)
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Sunday, 24 May (4:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 5.13 (43)
def. by
Richmond 11.10 (76)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,451)
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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)
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Saturday, 30 May (1:45 pm)
Hawthorn 14.9 (93)
def.
Gold Coast 6.4 (40)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 11,320)
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Saturday, 30 May (1:40 pm)
Melbourne 8.6 (54)
def. by
Port Adelaide 18.7 (115)
TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 4,866)
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Saturday, 30 May (4:35 pm)
Western Bulldogs 16.17 (113)
def.
Greater Western Sydney 11.2 (68)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,395)
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Saturday, 30 May (7:25 pm)
Richmond 10.12 (72)
def.
Essendon 8.11 (59)
MCG (crowd: 83,804)
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Saturday, 30 May (7:10 pm)
Adelaide 7.15 (57)
def. by
Fremantle 10.8 (68)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,009)
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Sunday, 31 May (1:10 pm)
Brisbane Lions 13.8 (86)
def. by
St Kilda 16.12 (108)
Gabba (crowd: 16,898)
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Sunday, 31 May (3:20 pm)
Collingwood 17.10 (112)
def.
North Melbourne 14.11 (95)
MCG (crowd: 43,452)
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Sunday, 31 May (2:40 pm)
West Coast 16.24 (120)
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Geelong 10.4 (64)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,676)
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Dustin Fletcher of Essendon became the third player in VFL/AFL history to play 400 games.[23]
Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle ) recorded 69 hit-outs against Adelaide, the highest amount since game statistics were documented from 1965;[24] this broke the previous record of 63 set in 1982 by Gary Dempsey .[25] The new record stood for only two weeks, before Sandilands bettered the tally in Round 11.[26]
Fremantle recorded its best ever start to the season, winning its first nine matches; its previous best unbeaten start to a season was three matches, in 2010.[27]
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)
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Saturday, 6 June (1:40 pm)
Carlton 14.6 (90)
def. by
Adelaide 14.15 (99)
MCG (crowd: 32,035)
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Saturday, 6 June (4:35 pm)
Gold Coast 5.11 (41)
def. by
Sydney 13.15 (93)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,068)
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Saturday, 6 June (7:20 pm)
Essendon 7.11 (53)
def. by
Geelong 19.8 (122)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,632)
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Saturday, 6 June (7:10 pm)
Port Adelaide 16.4 (100)
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Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,907)
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Sunday, 7 June (1:10 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 14.13 (97)
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Brisbane Lions 10.7 (67)
Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,079)
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Sunday, 7 June (3:20 pm)
North Melbourne 13.7 (85)
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West Coast 10.15 (75)
Blundstone Arena (crowd: 12,011)
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Sunday, 7 June (4:40 pm)
St Kilda 10.9 (69)
def. by
Hawthorn 20.12 (132)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,886)
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Monday, 8 June (3:20 pm)
Melbourne 13.7 (85)
def. by
Collingwood 17.8 (110)
MCG (crowd: 66,120)
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Round 11
Round 11
Friday, 12 June (7:20 pm)
Port Adelaide 11.3 (69)
def. by
Geelong 14.8 (92)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,140)
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Saturday, 13 June (1:40 pm)
Gold Coast 7.4 (46)
def. by
Fremantle 6.17 (53)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 8,911)
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Saturday, 13 June (2:35 pm)
West Coast 14.12 (96)
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Essendon 6.10 (46)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,306)
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Saturday, 13 June (7:20 pm)
North Melbourne 10.15 (75)
def. by
Sydney 14.7 (91)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,127)
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Sunday, 14 June (1:10 pm)
Collingwood 18.11 (119)
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Greater Western Sydney 11.11 (77)
MCG (crowd: 43,390)
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Sunday, 14 June (4:40 pm)
St Kilda 12.13 (85)
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Melbourne 12.11 (83)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,187)
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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;[24] this broke the previous record of 69 which Sandilands had set only two weeks earlier.[26] However, this was later broken when Todd Goldstein recorded 80 hitouts in round 12.[28]
Round 12
Round 12
Thursday, 18 June (7:20 pm)
Adelaide 12.13 (85)
def. by
Hawthorn 17.12 (114)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,108)
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Friday, 19 June (7:50 pm)
Richmond 10.10 (70)
def. by
West Coast 13.12 (90)
MCG (crowd: 45,178)
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Saturday, 20 June (1:40 pm)
Carlton 17.8 (110)
def.
Port Adelaide 16.10 (106)
MCG (crowd: 27,693)
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Saturday, 20 June (4:35 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 8.13 (61)
def. by
North Melbourne 18.9 (117)
Spotless Stadium (crowd: 7,824)
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Saturday, 20 June (7:20 pm)
Western Bulldogs 22.14 (146)
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Brisbane Lions 11.8 (74)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,129)
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Sunday, 21 June (3:20 pm)
Geelong 13.11 (89)
def. by
Melbourne 18.5 (113)
Simonds Stadium (crowd: 28,007)
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Bye Collingwood , Essendon , Fremantle , Gold Coast , St Kilda , Sydney
Round 13
Round 13
Thursday, 25 June (6:10 pm)
Fremantle 12.8 (80)
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Collingwood 11.7 (73)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,145)
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Friday, 26 June (7:50 pm)
Sydney 11.11 (77)
def. by
Richmond 14.11 (95)
SCG (crowd: 37,579)
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Saturday, 27 June (1:40 pm)
Hawthorn 16.18 (114)
def.
Essendon 11.10 (76)
MCG (crowd: 62,500)
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Saturday, 27 June (4:35 pm)
Brisbane Lions 10.9 (69)
def. by
Adelaide 11.16 (82)
Gabba (crowd: 18,146)
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Saturday, 27 June (7:20 pm)
St Kilda 7.14 (56)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,511)
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Sunday, 28 June (3:20 pm)
Carlton 14.19 (103)
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Gold Coast 9.15 (69)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,207)
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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)
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Friday, 3 July (7:50 pm)
Collingwood 12.19 (91)
def. by
Hawthorn 15.11 (101)
MCG (crowd: 75,880)
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Saturday, 4 July (1:40 pm)
Richmond 10.18 (78)
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Greater Western Sydney 10.9 (69)
MCG (crowd: 35,968)
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Saturday, 4 July (4:40 pm)
Gold Coast 19.11 (125)
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North Melbourne 10.10 (70)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,444)
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Saturday, 4 July (7:30 pm)
Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64)
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Carlton 7.11 (53)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,445)
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Saturday, 4 July (7:10 pm)
Melbourne 9.6 (60)
def. by
West Coast 16.18 (114)
TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,873)
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Sunday, 5 July (1:10 pm)
Essendon 8.4 (52)
def. by
St Kilda 25.12 (162)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,020)
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Sunday, 5 July (2:40 pm)
Fremantle 13.6 (84)
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Brisbane Lions 7.6 (48)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 32,970)
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Sunday, 5 July (cancelled)
Adelaide
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Geelong
Adelaide Oval
The match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled following the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh on 3 July, with each team receiving two premiership points. It was the first premiership match ever to be cancelled outright, rather than rescheduled or postponed, in VFL/AFL history.[2] [30] Starting times of some other matches were adjusted slightly to accommodate tributes to Walsh.[31]
St Kilda recorded its highest score – 25.12 (162) – and greatest winning margin – 110 points – in matches against Essendon .[32]
Round 15
Round 15
Thursday, 9 July (7:20 pm)
Port Adelaide 9.12 (66)
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Collingwood 9.9 (63)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,496)
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Friday, 10 July (7:50 pm)
Richmond 10.11 (71)
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Carlton 5.11 (41)
MCG (crowd: 52,564)
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Saturday, 11 July (1:40 pm)
Essendon 10.9 (69)
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Melbourne 7.18 (60)
MCG (crowd: 38,861)
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Saturday, 11 July (4:35 pm)
Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95)
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Gold Coast 11.7 (73)
Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 9,449)
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Saturday, 11 July (7:20 pm)
North Melbourne 18.12 (120)
def.
Geelong 11.13 (79)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,270)
Report
Saturday, 11 July (5:40 pm)
West Coast 22.15 (147)
def.
Adelaide 14.7 (91)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 38,133)
Report
Sunday, 12 July (1:10 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 12.12 (84)
def.
St Kilda 6.13 (49)
Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,178)
Report
Sunday, 12 July (3:20 pm)
Hawthorn 17.13 (115)
def.
Fremantle 6.7 (43)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,792)
Report
Sunday, 12 July (4:40 pm)
Brisbane Lions 7.7 (49)
def. by
Sydney 10.10 (70)
Gabba (crowd: 16,936)
Report
At an average of 76.9 points per team, this was the lowest scoring round since round 16, 1996.[33]
Round 16
Round 16
Friday, 17 July (7:50 pm)
North Melbourne 14.9 (93)
def.
Essendon 9.14 (68)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,025)
Report
Saturday, 18 July (1:45 pm)
Geelong 10.12 (72)
def.
Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64)
Simonds Stadium (crowd: 25,041)
Report
Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm)
Gold Coast 12.7 (79)
def. by
Greater Western Sydney 13.16 (94)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 9,589)
Report
Saturday, 18 July (4:35 pm)
Collingwood 7.14 (56)
def. by
West Coast 11.21 (87)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,527)
Report
Saturday, 18 July (7:20 pm)
Sydney 7.15 (57)
def. by
Hawthorn 23.8 (146)
ANZ Stadium (crowd: 37,369)
Report
Saturday, 18 July (5:40 pm)
Fremantle 13.17 (95)
def.
Carlton 8.5 (53)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 33,581)
Report
Sunday, 19 July (1:10 pm)
Melbourne 8.12 (60)
def.
Brisbane Lions 4.12 (36)
MCG (crowd: 25,149)
Report
Sunday, 19 July (2:50 pm)
Port Adelaide 17.11 (113)
def. by
Adelaide 18.8 (116)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 53,518)
Report
Sunday, 19 July (4:40 pm)
St Kilda 10.13 (73)
def. by
Richmond 13.11 (89)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,772)
Report
Round 17
Round 17
Friday, 24 July (7:50 pm)
Carlton 4.11 (35)
def. by
Hawthorn 27.11 (173)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,815)
Report
Saturday, 25 July (1:45 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 6.6 (42)
def. by
Geelong 9.15 (69)
StarTrack Oval (crowd: 14,667)
Report
Saturday, 25 July (1:40 pm)
Adelaide 19.11 (125)
def.
Gold Coast 12.8 (80)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,715)
Report
Saturday, 25 July (4:35 pm)
Richmond 10.18 (78)
def. by
Fremantle 12.10 (82)
MCG (crowd: 39,777)
Report
Saturday, 25 July (7:20 pm)
Essendon 17.14 (116)
def. by
Port Adelaide 20.9 (129)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,705)
Report
Saturday, 25 July (7:20 pm)
Brisbane Lions 5.8 (38)
def. by
North Melbourne 16.14 (110)
Gabba (crowd: 15,563)
Report
Sunday, 26 July (1:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104)
def.
Collingwood 13.8 (86)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,581)
Report
Sunday, 26 July (3:20 pm)
Melbourne 6.10 (46)
def. by
St Kilda 12.11 (83)
MCG (crowd: 22,945)
Report
Sunday, 26 July (2:40 pm)
West Coast 15.13 (103)
def.
Sydney 7.9 (51)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 38,760)
Report
Carlton 's 138-point loss against Hawthorn set a new record as the club's heaviest ever defeat in a premiership match,[36] in addition, their score of 4.11 (35) was their lowest score against Hawthorn in history.[37]
Brent Harvey of North Melbourne became the fourth player in VFL/AFL history to play 400 games.[38]
Round 18
Round 18
Friday, 31 July (7:50 pm)
Hawthorn 7.11 (53)
def. by
Richmond 10.11 (71)
MCG (crowd: 66,305)
Report
Saturday, 1 August (1:45 pm)
Geelong 17.11 (113)
def.
Brisbane Lions 8.9 (57)
Simonds Stadium (crowd: 21,914)
Report
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm)
Collingwood 7.12 (54)
def. by
Melbourne 13.13 (91)
MCG (crowd: 37,894)
Report
Saturday, 1 August (4:35 pm)
Sydney 17.15 (117)
def.
Adelaide 9.11 (65)
SCG (crowd: 38,690)
Report
Saturday, 1 August (7:20 pm)
Carlton 8.6 (54)
def. by
North Melbourne 18.10 (118)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,251)
Report
Saturday, 1 August (7:20 pm)
Gold Coast 12.11 (83)
drew with
West Coast 11.17 (83)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 9,341)
Report
Sunday, 2 August (12:40 pm)
Port Adelaide 17.10 (112)
def.
St Kilda 6.13 (49)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 35,977)
Report
Sunday, 2 August (3:20 pm)
Essendon 5.10 (40)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 19.13 (127)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,466)
Report
Sunday, 2 August (2:40 pm)
Fremantle 12.12 (84)
def.
Greater Western Sydney 9.9 (63)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,626)
Report
Round 19
Round 19 (Multicultural Round)
Friday, 7 August (7:20 pm)
Adelaide 11.22 (88)
def.
Richmond 8.4 (52)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,116)
Report
Saturday, 8 August (1:45 pm)
Collingwood 16.9 (105)
def.
Carlton 13.9 (87)
MCG (crowd: 48,133)
Report
Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm)
Western Bulldogs 19.14 (128)
def.
Port Adelaide 9.10 (64)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,590)
Report
Saturday, 8 August (4:35 pm)
Brisbane Lions 14.16 (100)
def. by
Gold Coast 17.12 (114)
Gabba (crowd: 20,025)
Report
Saturday, 8 August (7:20 pm)
Geelong 14.11 (95)
def.
Sydney 9.9 (63)
Simonds Stadium (crowd: 27,901)
Report
Saturday, 8 August (5:40 pm)
West Coast 11.8 (74)
def. by
Hawthorn 13.10 (88)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,843)
Report
Sunday, 9 August (1:10 pm)
Melbourne 14.8 (92)
def. by
North Melbourne 19.13 (127)
MCG (crowd: 30,695)
Report
Sunday, 9 August (3:20 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 14.9 (93)
def.
Essendon 8.13 (61)
Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,093)
Report
Sunday, 9 August (4:40 pm)
St Kilda 8.11 (59)
def. by
Fremantle 15.6 (96)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,419)
Report
The Brisbane Lions –Gold Coast match featured a one-off trial of officiating a match with four field umpires instead of three. The four umpire system had previously been trialled in the pre-season, but this was the first premiership match to be officiated by four umpires.[40]
Round 20
Round 20
Friday, 14 August (7:50 pm)
Sydney 13.9 (87)
def.
Collingwood 10.16 (76)
SCG (crowd: 38,408)
Report
Saturday, 15 August (1:45 pm)
Essendon 8.11 (59)
def. by
Adelaide 27.9 (171)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,914)
Report
Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm)
North Melbourne 18.12 (120)
def.
St Kilda 11.17 (83)
Blundstone Arena (crowd: 14,346)
Report
Saturday, 15 August (4:05 pm)
Port Adelaide 16.15 (111)
def.
Greater Western Sydney 13.12 (90)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 32,436)
Report
Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm)
Geelong 12.13 (85)
def. by
Hawthorn 19.7 (121)
MCG (crowd: 55,802)
Report
Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm)
Brisbane Lions 20.11 (131)
def.
Carlton 9.13 (67)
Gabba (crowd: 17,744)
Report
Sunday, 16 August (1:10 pm)
Richmond 22.6 (138)
def.
Gold Coast 8.7 (55)
MCG (crowd: 38,508)
Report
Sunday, 16 August (3:20 pm)
Western Bulldogs 24.9 (153)
def.
Melbourne 8.7 (55)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,805)
Report
Sunday, 16 August (2:40 pm)
Fremantle 11.14 (80)
def. by
West Coast 15.14 (104)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 41,959)
Report
Adelaide 's fourth quarter score of 11.1 (67) against Essendon is their highest fourth quarter score in their history.
Round 21
Round 21
Friday, 21 August (7:50 pm)
Hawthorn 13.8 (86)
def. by
Port Adelaide 16.12 (108)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,657)
Report
Saturday, 22 August (1:45 pm)
Collingwood 7.14 (56)
def. by
Richmond 23.9 (147)
MCG (crowd: 63,178)
Report
Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 6.8 (44)
def. by
Sydney 20.13 (133)
Spotless Stadium (crowd: 19,507)
Report
Saturday, 22 August (4:35 pm)
Gold Coast 14.13 (97)
def.
Essendon 14.11 (95)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,253)
Report
Saturday, 22 August (7:20 pm)
St Kilda 14.13 (97)
drew with
Geelong 15.7 (97)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,245)
Report
Saturday, 22 August (7:10 pm)
Adelaide 20.11 (131)
def.
Brisbane Lions 6.8 (44)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,609)
Report
Sunday, 23 August (1:10 pm)
North Melbourne 14.10 (94)
def.
Fremantle 12.11 (83)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,857)
Report
Sunday, 23 August (3:20 pm)
Carlton 12.6 (78)
def.
Melbourne 7.13 (55)
MCG (crowd: 33,962)
Report
Sunday, 23 August (2:40 pm)
West Coast 25.12 (162)
def.
Western Bulldogs 13.7 (85)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,733)
Report
Round 22
Round 22
Friday, 28 August (7:50 pm)
Geelong 9.8 (62)
def. by
Collingwood 17.8 (110)
MCG (crowd: 40,582)
Report
Saturday, 29 August (1:45 pm)
Greater Western Sydney 20.12 (132)
def.
Carlton 7.9 (51)
Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,538)
Report
Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm)
Hawthorn 21.8 (134)
def.
Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62)
Aurora Stadium (crowd: 11,731)
Report
Saturday, 29 August (4:35 pm)
North Melbourne 10.13 (73)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 14.12 (96)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,299)
Report
Saturday, 29 August (7:20 pm)
Essendon 7.5 (47)
def. by
Richmond 10.14 (74)
MCG (crowd: 37,864)
Report
Saturday, 29 August (7:20 pm)
Gold Coast 7.9 (51)
def. by
Port Adelaide 12.16 (88)
Metricon Stadium (crowd: 9,343)
Report
Sunday, 30 August (1:10 pm)
Adelaide 19.12 (126)
def.
West Coast 10.9 (69)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,460)
Report
Sunday, 30 August (3:20 pm)
St Kilda 4.14 (38)
def. by
Sydney 20.15 (135)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,856)
Report
Sunday, 30 August (2:40 pm)
Fremantle 17.6 (108)
def.
Melbourne 8.6 (54)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 33,529)
Report
Round 23
Round 23
Friday, 4 September (7:50 pm)
Richmond 16.12 (108)
def.
North Melbourne 10.7 (67)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,461)
Report
Saturday, 5 September (1:05 pm)
Geelong 17.17 (119)
def.
Adelaide 11.14 (80)
Simonds Stadium (crowd: 26,128)
Report
Saturday, 5 September (1:45 pm)
Brisbane Lions 19.16 (130)
def.
Western Bulldogs 19.8 (122)
Gabba (crowd: 15,434)
Report
Saturday, 5 September (3:20 pm)
Port Adelaide 18.14 (122)
def.
Fremantle 8.5 (53)
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,922)
Report
Saturday, 5 September (4:40 pm)
Hawthorn 17.11 (113)
def.
Carlton 8.8 (56)
MCG (crowd: 33,182)
Report
Saturday, 5 September (7:25 pm)
Sydney 19.13 (127)
def.
Gold Coast 9.10 (64)
SCG (crowd: 25,424)
Report
Saturday, 5 September (5:40 pm)
West Coast 18.17 (125)
def.
St Kilda 4.6 (30)
Domain Stadium (crowd: 36,165)
Report
Sunday, 6 September (1:10 pm)
Melbourne 15.13 (103)
def.
Greater Western Sydney 11.11 (77)
Etihad Stadium (crowd: 8,974)
Report
Sunday, 6 September (3:20 pm)
Collingwood 14.8 (92)
def. by
Essendon 14.11 (95)
MCG (crowd: 40,270)
Report
Season notes
Template:AFL 2015 win loss table
Ladder
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Finals series
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Week one
Week two
Week three
Week four
Attendances
By club
By ground
Awards
Milestones
Coleman Medal
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman that round.
Underlined numbers indicates the player did not play that round.
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 J. Kennedy
22
1012
113
316
622
123
427
431
637
340
343
346
046
248
250
353
356
258
462
264
771
172
375
75
2
Jeremy Cameron
44
15
27
411
112
719
524
226
329
332
234
135
035
237
542
244
044
246
248
351
354
761
263
63
3
Eddie Betts
44
15
16
410
515
520
626
329
231
132
032
133
235
035
237
138
341
142
244
549
352
254
458
58
4
Taylor Walker
66
28
311
112
214
418
321
425
025
126
026
127
229
029
332
335
237
239
241
344
751
354
155
55
5
Jake Stringer
33
25
05
611
112
416
016
218
018
220
020
525
025
328
230
131
132
436
440
444
549
150
454
54
6
Chad Wingard
22
13
14
15
27
29
110
212
214
317
421
526
026
329
332
335
338
442
244
347
451
253
053
53
7
Jack Gunston
11
34
26
39
413
215
116
117
219
322
022
022
325
227
027
431
637
340
040
141
344
448
452
52
8
Josh Bruce
22
68
210
212
517
118
523
225
126
228
129
029
332
537
239
140
141
142
143
245
348
048
250
50
Jack Riewoldt
44
26
410
010
313
316
420
424
125
227
027
128
634
236
339
241
142
143
144
246
248
048
250
50
10
Lance Franklin
33
36
511
213
316
016
420
020
727
330
434
034
236
036
339
342
042
345
045
045
045
146
147
47
Best and fairest
Club leadership
Club
Coach
Captain(s)
Vice-captain(s)
Leadership group
Adelaide
Phil Walsh (Rds 1–13) ;[2] Scott Camporeale (Rds 15–SF) [123]
Taylor Walker [124]
Patrick Dangerfield , Rory Sloane , Daniel Talia , Scott Thompson , Nathan van Berlo [125]
Brisbane Lions
Justin Leppitsch
Tom Rockliff [126]
Pearce Hanley , Daniel Rich , Dayne Zorko
Carlton
Mick Malthouse (Rds 1–8) ;John Barker (Rds 9–23)
Marc Murphy
Bryce Gibbs , Michael Jamison
Lachie Henderson , Sam Rowe [127]
Collingwood
Nathan Buckley
Scott Pendlebury
Nathan Brown , Travis Cloke , Tyson Goldsack , Steele Sidebottom [128]
Essendon
James Hird (Rds 1–20) ;[129] Matthew Egan (Rds 21–23)
Jobe Watson
Paul Chapman , Brendon Goddard , Dyson Heppell , Cale Hooker , David Myers , Brent Stanton , David Zaharakis [130]
Fremantle
Ross Lyon
Matthew Pavlich
Nathan Fyfe , Luke McPharlin , David Mundy , Aaron Sandilands , Lee Spurr [131]
Geelong
Chris Scott
Joel Selwood
Harry Taylor
Corey Enright , Tom Hawkins , Andrew Mackie [132]
Gold Coast
Rodney Eade
Gary Ablett
Tom Lynch , Nick Malceski , Dion Prestia , Michael Rischitelli , David Swallow [133]
Greater Western Sydney
Leon Cameron
Phil Davis Callan Ward
Tom Scully , Heath Shaw [134]
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 [135]
North Melbourne
Brad Scott
Andrew Swallow
Jack Ziebell , Drew Petrie
Nick Dal Santo , Sam Gibson , Jamie Macmillan , Drew Petrie , Scott Thompson , Jack Ziebell [136]
Port Adelaide
Ken Hinkley
Travis Boak
Brad Ebert , Matthew Lobbe [137]
Hamish Hartlett , Tom Jonas , Jackson Trengove , Ollie Wines
Richmond
Damien Hardwick
Trent Cotchin
Brett Deledio , Ivan Maric [138]
Troy Chaplin , Steven Morris [139]
St Kilda
Alan Richardson
Nick Riewoldt
David Armitage , Sean Dempster , Jarryn Geary , Leigh Montagna , Jack Newnes , Maverick Weller [140]
Sydney
John Longmire
Kieren Jack Jarrad McVeigh
Adam Goodes , Josh Kennedy , Luke Parker , Rhyce Shaw , Nick Smith [141]
West Coast
Adam Simpson
Shannon Hurn [142]
Josh Kennedy , Scott Selwood
Eric Mackenzie , Matt Priddis , Beau Waters [143]
Western Bulldogs
Luke Beveridge
Robert Murphy [144]
Jordan Roughead
Matthew Boyd , Tom Liberatore , Dale Morris [145]
Coach changes
Club financials
Post-season
International Rules Series
The International Rules Series returned in November 2015, with Ireland entitled to the hosting rights. The match was played on Saturday, 21 November 2015 at Dublin's Croke Park . A highly qualified Australian side, who were looking for back-to-back series wins, fell to a classy Irish team by 4 points.[152]
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.[153] In the week before the start of the AFL season, the players were found not guilty and their suspensions were lifted.[154] In May 2015, the World Anti-Doping Agency announced an appeal of the not guilty verdicts to the Court of Arbitration for Sport ,[155] 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 became 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.[156]
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 and returned positive B-samples in May.[157] Both were handed infraction notices in July[158] and accepted two-year bans in August (backdated to March), in addition they were delisted and fined $50,000 each by Collingwood.[159]
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.[160] Although nothing further came from Hunt's allegations, 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.[161] Bennell was fined $5000 and suspended for three matches.[162]
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, was charged with his murder. Walsh's wife Meredith also suffered injuries in the incident.[2] 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 two premiership points each.[30] 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.[163]
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