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2010 AFL premiership season
Teams16
PremiersCollingwood
15th premiership
Minor premiersCollingwood
18th minor premiership
Pre-season cupWestern Bulldogs
1st pre-season cup win
Brownlow MedallistChris Judd (Carlton)
30 votes
Coleman MedallistJack Riewoldt (Richmond)
78 goals
Attendance
Matches played186
Total attendance7,146,738 (38,423 per match)
Highest100,016 (Grand Final, Collingwood vs. St Kilda)
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The 2010 Australian Football League season commenced on 25 March 2010 and concluded on 2 October 2010. It was the 114th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 21st under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. The premiership was won by Collingwood, who defeated St Kilda by 56 points in the Grand Final Replay, which was played after the first Grand Final was drawn. Collingwood's win marked the 15th VFL/AFL premiership in the club's history.

The 2010 AFL season had a total attendance of 7,146,738 people and an average attendance of 38,423 per game, both of which were the highest in league history (breaking the previous records set in 2008). The record for total attendance was broken in 2017, but the record for average attendance still stands.[1] It was the 16th and final season to be played with sixteen teams. An expansion of the league occurred over the following two seasons, with Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney joining in 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Pre-season

AFL pre-season draft

Main article: 2009 AFL Draft § 2010 Pre-season Draft

AFL rookie draft

Main article: 2009 AFL Draft § 2010 Rookie Draft

NAB Cup

Main article: 2010 NAB Cup

Summary of results

Round One Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
West Coast 117
Essendon 82   West Coast 70
Adelaide 67   Port Adelaide 158
Port Adelaide 123   Port Adelaide 89
Hawthorn 135   Western Bulldogs 92
Richmond 62   Hawthorn 54
Western Bulldogs 53   Western Bulldogs 111
Brisbane Lions 45   Western Bulldogs 104
St Kilda 100   St Kilda 64
Collingwood 99   St Kilda 79
Sydney 71   Sydney 78
Carlton 59   St Kilda 115
Geelong 81   Fremantle 45
North Melbourne 95   North Melbourne 90
Fremantle 97   Fremantle 94
Melbourne 50

Premiership season

The draw for the 2010 AFL Premiership Season was produced by the AFL with the intention of producing a balanced draw while also providing the fans and television networks with blockbuster games. In a competition with 16 teams and 22 rounds, it is not possible for all teams to play each other twice. These factors combine to create some of the following anomalies:[2]

  • Six teams played each other for the first time in round 21;
  • Of the Victorian-based teams St Kilda played six games interstate while Essendon travelled only three times;
  • Of the six games Fremantle played in Melbourne, none were at the MCG, while defending premiers Geelong played seven games at the MCG despite not being one of the tenants at this ground;
  • North Melbourne and Port Adelaide played only two of 2009's top eight teams twice, while Essendon and Collingwood played five of these teams twice.

Round 1

Round 1 (Season Launch)
Thursday, 25 March (7:10 pm) Richmond 9.10 (64) def. by Carlton 18.12 (120) MCG (crowd: 72,010) Report
Friday, 26 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 19.11 (125) def. Essendon 13.16 (94) MCG (crowd: 57,772) Report
Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm) Melbourne 8.13 (61) def. by Hawthorn 17.15 (117) MCG (crowd: 45,615) Report
Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.18 (114) def. West Coast 12.10 (82) Gabba (crowd: 29,201) Report
Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm) Sydney 13.10 (88) def. by St Kilda 15.6 (96) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 31,330) Report
Sunday, 28 March (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 13.18 (96) def. North Melbourne 12.10 (82) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,205) Report
Sunday, 28 March (5:10 pm) Fremantle 17.16 (118) def. Adelaide 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,976) Report
Sunday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93) def. by Collingwood 19.15 (129) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,000) Report

Round 2

Round 2 (Easter)
Thursday, 1 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107) def. Carlton 12.16 (88) Gabba (crowd: 36,780) Report
Saturday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 12.14 (86) def. Melbourne 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 50,421) Report
Saturday, 3 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 12.14 (86) def. by Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,010) Report
Saturday, 3 April (7:10 pm) St Kilda 23.5 (143) def. North Melbourne 6.3 (39) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,006) Report
Sunday, 4 April (12:40 pm) Adelaide 11.9 (75) def. by Sydney 18.10 (118) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,041) Report
Sunday, 4 April (4:40 pm) Richmond 7.6 (48) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.18 (120) MCG (crowd: 27,358) Report
Sunday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69) def. by Fremantle 17.11 (113) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,651) Report
Monday, 5 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 13.13 (91) def. by Geelong 14.16 (100) MCG (crowd: 68,628) Report
  • Fremantle won its first match in Victoria since round 4, 2007,[3] breaking a streak of sixteen consecutive losses in the state.[4]
  • This was the first of ten consecutive Easter Monday public holiday clashes between Geelong and Hawthorn. They were due to play again in 2020 before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 9 April (7:40 pm) St Kilda 10.9 (69) def. Collingwood 4.17 (41) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,669) Report
Saturday, 10 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.14 (116) def. West Coast 13.13 (91) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,394) Report
Saturday, 10 April (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 11.15 (81) def. by Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,306) Report
Saturday, 10 April (7:10 pm) Sydney 16.15 (111) def. Richmond 7.14 (56) SCG (crowd: 28,414) Report
Saturday, 10 April (7:10 pm) Carlton 10.15 (75) def. by Essendon 13.17 (95) MCG (crowd: 71,006) Report
Sunday, 11 April (1:10 pm) Melbourne 7.15 (57) def. Adelaide 5.11 (41) MCG (crowd: 23,335) Report
Sunday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100) def. Hawthorn 12.12 (84) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,933) Report
Sunday, 11 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle 18.17 (125) def. Geelong 17.16 (118) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,762) Report
  • For the first time since 1989, West Coast lost its first three games of the year.
  • Richmond won the final quarter of its game against Sydney, ending a streak of nineteen consecutive quarters lost, dating back to round 21, 2009. This was the longest streak of quarters lost since St Kilda lost twenty-two in a row in 1897.

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 16 April (6:40 pm) West Coast 15.11 (101) def. Essendon 11.12 (78) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,676) Report
Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 8.12 (60) def. by Sydney 14.16 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,646) Report
Saturday, 17 April (2:40 pm) Adelaide 6.19 (55) def. by Carlton 16.7 (103) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,321) Report
Saturday, 17 April (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.23 (101) def. Western Bulldogs 12.7 (79) Gabba (crowd: 33,323) Report
Saturday, 17 April (7:10 pm) Collingwood 17.21 (123) def. Hawthorn 8.11 (59) MCG (crowd: 67,668) Report
Sunday, 18 April (1:10 pm) Richmond 11.12 (78) def. by Melbourne 20.13 (133) MCG (crowd: 42,594) Report
Sunday, 18 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 23.21 (159) def. Port Adelaide 10.4 (64) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,579) Report
Sunday, 18 April (4:40 pm) St Kilda 16.12 (108) def. Fremantle 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,814) Report

Round 5

Round 5 (ANZAC Day)
Friday, 23 April (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 18.13 (121) def. Adelaide 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,884) Report
Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 17.13 (115) def. West Coast 9.9 (63) SCG (crowd: 28,422) Report
Saturday, 24 April (7:10 pm) Melbourne 15.13 (103) def. Brisbane Lions 7.11 (53) MCG (crowd: 36,396) Report
Saturday, 24 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.12 (54) def. St Kilda 6.8 (44) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,355) Report
Sunday, 25 April (2:40 pm) Collingwood 18.12 (120) def. Essendon 8.7 (55) MCG (crowd: 90,070) Report
Sunday, 25 April (5:40 pm) Hawthorn 10.10 (70) def. by North Melbourne 12.10 (82) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,301) Report
Sunday, 25 April (6:40 pm) Fremantle 15.22 (112) def. Richmond 11.7 (73) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,010) Report
Monday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104) def. Geelong 9.14 (68) MCG (crowd: 71,399) Report

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 30 April (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.10 (46) def. by St Kilda 7.7 (49) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,072) Report
Saturday, 1 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 15.14 (104) def. Melbourne 12.6 (78) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,763) Report
Saturday, 1 May (2:40 pm) Adelaide 10.14 (74) def. by Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,371) Report
Saturday, 1 May (7:10 pm) Sydney 16.11 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 13.9 (87) SCG (crowd: 30,975) Report
Saturday, 1 May (7:10 pm) Essendon 15.16 (106) def. Hawthorn 9.9 (63) MCG (crowd: 61,006) Report
Sunday, 2 May (1:10 pm) Geelong 24.17 (161) def. Richmond 7.11 (53) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,106) Report
Sunday, 2 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.6 (102) def. by Collingwood 24.11 (155) MCG (crowd: 80,645) Report
Sunday, 2 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 10.13 (73) def. by Fremantle 17.9 (111) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,886) Report
  • Adelaide lost its first six matches of the year, its worst ever start to a season.
  • The combined total of 95 points scored in the match between St Kilda and Western Bulldogs was the lowest aggregate score ever in a game at Etihad Stadium.

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 7 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne 9.12 (66) def. by Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70) MCG (crowd: 45,444) Report
Saturday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 16.10 (106) def. by Port Adelaide 17.7 (109) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,248) Report
Saturday, 8 May (1:10 pm) West Coast 15.12 (102) def. Hawthorn 14.10 (94) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,864) Report
Saturday, 8 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) def. by Fremantle 15.23 (113) Gabba (crowd: 27,739) Report
Saturday, 8 May (7:10 pm) Collingwood 23.19 (157) def. North Melbourne 14.7 (91) MCG (crowd: 52,696) Report
Sunday, 9 May (1:10 pm) Geelong 19.12 (126) def. Sydney 9.5 (59) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,970) Report
Sunday, 9 May (4:10 pm) Adelaide 15.14 (104) def. Richmond 7.12 (54) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,196) Report
Monday, 10 May (7:20 pm) St Kilda 9.14 (68) def. by Carlton 20.9 (129) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,866) Report
  • Richmond's seven consecutive losses and percentage of 49.5% was statistically the worst start to a season by any team since 1955.[5]
  • St Kilda vs. Carlton was the AFL's first 'Monday Night Football' match since round 1, 2006.

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 14 May (6:40 pm) Fremantle 15.7 (97) def. by Collingwood 20.13 (133) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,624) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.17 (101) def. Sydney 9.9 (63) Manuka Oval (crowd: 14,308) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.10 (46) def. by West Coast 10.15 (75) MCG (crowd: 28,592) Report
Saturday, 15 May (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.12 (84) def. Adelaide 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,455) Report
Saturday, 15 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.14 (74) def. by Geelong 24.11 (155) Gabba (crowd: 33,629) Report
Sunday, 16 May (1:10 pm) Richmond 13.8 (86) def. by Hawthorn 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 41,563) Report
Sunday, 16 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) def. by Carlton 17.16 (118) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 30,228) Report
Sunday, 16 May (4:40 pm) St Kilda 11.15 (81) def. by Essendon 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,204) Report

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 21 May (7:40 pm) Collingwood 6.14 (50) def. by Geelong 12.14 (86) MCG (crowd: 88,115) Report
Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 7.15 (57) def. by Western Bulldogs 20.7 (127) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,794) Report
Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 9.9 (63) def. by Fremantle 14.16 (100) SCG (crowd: 24,819) Report
Saturday, 22 May (7:10 pm) Melbourne 17.9 (111) def. Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,848) Report
Saturday, 22 May (7:30 pm) Essendon 19.16 (130) def. Richmond 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 64,709) Report
Sunday, 23 May (12:40 pm) Adelaide 13.15 (93) def. Brisbane Lions 11.15 (81) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,517) Report
Sunday, 23 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 8.12 (60) def. by Hawthorn 16.14 (110) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,484) Report
Sunday, 23 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 8.8 (56) def. by St Kilda 13.13 (91) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,244) Report
  • Collingwood's home game against Geelong set a new record crowd of 88,115 for a home and away match featuring Geelong.

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 28 May (7:40 pm) Essendon 15.9 (99) def. Western Bulldogs 14.6 (90) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,742) Report
Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.13 (121) def. Melbourne 10.7 (67) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,525) Report
Saturday, 29 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 3.12 (30) def. by Richmond 10.17 (77) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,694) Report
Saturday, 29 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.10 (88) def. Collingwood 11.14 (80) Gabba (crowd: 34,239) Report
Saturday, 29 May (7:10 pm) St Kilda 19.9 (123) def. Adelaide 12.4 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,708) Report
Sunday, 30 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.19 (79) def. Sydney 11.11 (77) MCG (crowd: 36,003) Report
Sunday, 30 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.15 (105) def. West Coast 11.10 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,175) Report
Sunday, 30 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 21.13 (139) def. North Melbourne 11.12 (78) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,175) Report
  • Richmond broke a 14-game losing streak with a 47-point victory over Port Adelaide in horrendous weather. In the game, Richmond laid a record 142 tackles, and Port Adelaide's score of 3.12 (30) set a new record as its lowest ever in the AFL.

Round 11

Round 11
Friday, 4 June (7:40 pm) Richmond 8.11 (59) def. by St Kilda 14.13 (97) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,858) Report
Saturday, 5 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.11 (101) def. Melbourne 9.6 (60) MCG (crowd: 49,745) Report
Saturday, 5 June (2:40 pm) Adelaide 16.9 (105) def. Fremantle 12.10 (82) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,605) Report
Saturday, 5 June (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.18 (90) def. Brisbane Lions 13.11 (89) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,100) Report
Saturday, 5 June (5:40 pm) West Coast 14.14 (98) def. by Geelong 18.14 (122) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 33,784) Report
Sunday, 6 June (1:10 pm) Sydney 12.17 (89) def. Essendon 12.8 (80) SCG (crowd: 29,329) Report
Sunday, 6 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.14 (74) def. Port Adelaide 8.15 (63) MCG (crowd: 21,287) Report
Sunday, 6 June (4:40 pm) Collingwood 17.11 (113) def. Western Bulldogs 16.7 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,813) Report

Round 12

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday)
Friday, 11 June (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 14.13 (97) def. Carlton 10.8 (68) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,732) Report
Saturday, 12 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.10 (124) def. Adelaide 11.11 (77) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,167) Report
Saturday, 12 June (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.7 (55) def. by Sydney 14.9 (93) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 20,106) Report
Saturday, 12 June (7:10 pm) Essendon 12.11 (83) def. by Geelong 23.16 (154) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,358) Report
Sunday, 13 June (1:10 pm) Richmond 19.12 (126) def. West Coast 11.11 (77) MCG (crowd: 30,870) Report
Sunday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.19 (121) def. Brisbane Lions 8.8 (56) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,831) Report
Sunday, 13 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 10.7 (67) def. by St Kilda 12.13 (85) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,569) Report
Monday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.10 (76) drew with Collingwood 9.22 (76) MCG (crowd: 67,454) Report
  • North Melbourne played Carlton in a game which celebrated 25 years since North Melbourne pioneered 'Friday Night Football'.

Round 13

Round 13 (Week one)
Friday, 18 June (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 14.18 (102) def. Essendon 13.8 (86) MCG (crowd: 54,148) Report
Saturday, 19 June (7:10 pm) Carlton 12.15 (87) def. by Fremantle 14.12 (96) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,869) Report
Saturday, 19 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.14 (86) def. by Richmond 15.15 (105) Gabba (crowd: 28,415) Report
Sunday, 20 June (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.15 (129) def. Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,109) Report
Sunday, 20 June (2:40 pm) West Coast 9.5 (59) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.17 (119) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,280) Report
Round 13 (Week two)
Friday, 25 June (7:40 pm) St Kilda 10.10 (70) def. Geelong 6.10 (46) MCG (crowd: 58,208) Report
Saturday, 26 June (7:10 pm) Sydney 10.11 (71) def. by Collingwood 13.18 (96) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 43,585) Report
Sunday, 27 June (2:40 pm) Adelaide 16.21 (117) def. Melbourne 11.7 (73) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,442) Report
  • Round 13 was a split round, played over two weeks to give each club one week's break at roughly midseason.
  • In its first rematch since the 2009 AFL Grand Final, St Kilda and Geelong set a new record crowd for a home and away game between the two clubs (58,208).
  • Geelong was held goalless in the second half against St Kilda, the first time since 2001 that the club had been goalless in a half of football.
  • The game between Geelong and St Kilda was notable for the spiteful clashes between Geelong forward Steve Johnson and St Kilda tagger Steven Baker; Johnson was twice cited for striking Baker, and was suspended for three weeks, while Baker was cited three times for striking Johnson and once for misconduct (deliberately punching Johnson in his broken hand), and was suspended for nine weeks.[7][8]

Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 1 July (7:10 pm) Carlton 18.12 (120) def. Brisbane Lions 9.11 (65) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,623) Report
Friday, 2 July (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 12.7 (79) def. Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 47,454) Report
Saturday, 3 July (1:10 pm) Fremantle 17.13 (115) def. Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,442) Report
Saturday, 3 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood 20.15 (135) def. West Coast 7.10 (52) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,781) Report
Saturday, 3 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 19.10 (124) def. Essendon 5.10 (40) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 37,296) Report
Sunday, 4 July (1:10 pm) Geelong 14.14 (98) def. North Melbourne 9.9 (63) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,159) Report
Sunday, 4 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.5 (89) def. Sydney 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 39,386) Report
Sunday, 4 July (4:40 pm) St Kilda 15.10 (100) def. Melbourne 9.11 (65) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,993) Report

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 9 July (8:10 pm) Port Adelaide 12.7 (79) def. by Collingwood 16.9 (105) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 24,260) Report
Saturday, 10 July (1:10 pm) West Coast 14.11 (95) def. by Adelaide 17.15 (117) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 26,976) Report
Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85) def. Hawthorn 11.17 (83) MCG (crowd: 69,220) Report
Saturday, 10 July (7:10 pm) Richmond 15.10 (100) def. Fremantle 11.15 (81) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,707) Report
Saturday, 10 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) def. by St Kilda 11.13 (79) Gabba (crowd: 29,329) Report
Sunday, 11 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 12.13 (85) def. North Melbourne 7.13 (55) SCG (crowd: 23,856) Report
Sunday, 11 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 19.8 (122) def. Essendon 14.19 (103) MCG (crowd: 49,203) Report
Sunday, 11 July (4:40 pm) Carlton 8.10 (58) def. by Western Bulldogs 20.6 (126) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,517) Report

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 16 July (8:10 pm) Adelaide 11.8 (74) def. Geelong 9.9 (63) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,195) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.10 (100) def. St Kilda 6.16 (52) MCG (crowd: 81,386) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.16 (118) def. Brisbane Lions 7.1 (43) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,690) Report
Saturday, 17 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 14.16 (100) def. by West Coast 20.12 (132) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,991) Report
Saturday, 17 July (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) def. Port Adelaide 7.5 (47) TIO Stadium (crowd: 10,108) Report
Sunday, 18 July (1:10 pm) Carlton 10.8 (68) def. by Sydney 16.11 (107) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,915) Report
Sunday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 7.11 (53) def. by North Melbourne 15.13 (103) MCG (crowd: 42,723) Report
Sunday, 18 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 11.16 (82) def. Melbourne 10.11 (71) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,816) Report
  • Collingwood's home game against St Kilda set a new record home and away crowd for a match featuring St Kilda, with an attendance of 81,386.
  • Mark LeCras (West Coast) kicked a personal best and ground record of 12.2 (74) in his club's win over Essendon at Etihad Stadium. The haul of 12 goals was the highest kicked by a player in a game since Scott Cummings, who kicked 14 goals in round 4, 2000.[10]

Round 17

Round 17
Friday, 23 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 14.3 (87) drew with Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,373) Report
Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 19.13 (127) def. Richmond 6.9 (45) MCG (crowd: 66,727) Report
Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 19.13 (127) def. Brisbane Lions 9.10 (64) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,508) Report
Saturday, 24 July (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 18.11 (119) def. by Essendon 18.14 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,330) Report
Saturday, 24 July (5:40 pm) West Coast 11.17 (83) def. by Carlton 15.19 (109) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,925) Report
Sunday, 25 July (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 24.14 (158) def. Fremantle 12.4 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,797) Report
Sunday, 25 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 22.10 (142) def. Sydney 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 29,374) Report
Sunday, 25 July (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) def. Adelaide 9.15 (69) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,788) Report

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 30 July (7:40 pm) Essendon 16.12 (108) def. St Kilda 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,165) Report
Saturday, 31 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.15 (105) def. Carlton 9.3 (57) MCG (crowd: 76,980) Report
Saturday, 31 July (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) def. Hawthorn 12.12 (84) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 22,340) Report
Saturday, 31 July (7:10 pm) Sydney 9.18 (72) def. by Geelong 20.5 (125) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 30,710) Report
Saturday, 31 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.10 (64) def. by Melbourne 11.8 (74) Gabba (crowd: 26,144) Report
Sunday, 1 August (1:10 pm) Richmond 15.10 (100) def. Adelaide 11.14 (80) MCG (crowd: 19,181) Report
Sunday, 1 August (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 22.11 (143) def. North Melbourne 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,038) Report
Sunday, 1 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 24.16 (160) def. West Coast 13.7 (85) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,451) Report

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 6 August (7:40 pm) Essendon 9.19 (73) def. by Carlton 23.11 (149) MCG (crowd: 57,095) Report
Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.9 (123) def. Fremantle 10.9 (69) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,891) Report
Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 19.15 (129) def. Hawthorn 13.7 (85) SCG (crowd: 29,431) Report
Saturday, 7 August (7:10 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85) def. by Collingwood 14.23 (107) MCG (crowd: 84,401) Report
Saturday, 7 August (5:40 pm) West Coast 9.11 (65) def. by Brisbane Lions 10.10 (70) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,587) Report
Sunday, 8 August (1:10 pm) St Kilda 23.13 (151) def. Port Adelaide 8.9 (57) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,467) Report
Sunday, 8 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.13 (109) def. Richmond 11.14 (80) MCG (crowd: 45,844) Report
Sunday, 8 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 7.11 (53) def. by Western Bulldogs 8.13 (61) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 29,321) Report
  • Geelong lost its first home-and-away game as the home team at any venue since round 21, 2007, ending a run of 30 consecutive wins.

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 13 August (7:40 pm) Essendon 10.4 (64) def. by Collingwood 24.18 (162) MCG (crowd: 59,277) Report
Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 23.18 (156) def. Richmond 10.7 (67) MCG (crowd: 44,716) Report
Saturday, 14 August (1:10 pm) Fremantle 13.9 (87) def. by Sydney 14.12 (96) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,087) Report
Saturday, 14 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.6 (60) def. by Geelong 25.11 (161) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,199) Report
Saturday, 14 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.13 (61) def. West Coast 8.12 (60) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,113) Report
Sunday, 15 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.19 (97) def. by Adelaide 15.14 (104) Gabba (crowd: 25,403) Report
Sunday, 15 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.9 (99) def. Melbourne 12.6 (78) MCG (crowd: 48,211) Report
Sunday, 15 August (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 9.9 (63) def. by St Kilda 17.13 (115) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,118) Report

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 20 August (7:40 pm) Geelong 18.13 (121) def. Carlton 12.7 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,172) Report
Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 17.13 (115) def. Richmond 14.10 (94) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,790) Report
Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 24.11 (155) def. Fremantle 5.9 (39) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,532[11]) Report
Saturday, 21 August (7:10 pm) Collingwood 6.18 (54) def. Adelaide 7.9 (51) MCG (crowd: 42,159) Report
Saturday, 21 August (7:10 pm) Sydney 17.12 (114) def. Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70) SCG (crowd: 36,554) Report
Sunday, 22 August (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) def. Melbourne 11.17 (83) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,086) Report
Sunday, 22 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.8 (68) def. by Brisbane Lions 14.11 (95) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,785) Report
Sunday, 22 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.10 (94) def. by North Melbourne 16.14 (110) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,007) Report
  • Fremantle played at Aurora Stadium for the first time since the siren controversy of 2006. Fremantle, having already qualified for a place in the finals, chose to rest seven of its regular senior players for the game, playing inexperienced youngsters in their place; as a result, the team suffered the worst loss of any team during 2010, going down by 116 points.[12] By winning, Hawthorn clinched its own finals berth. Hawthorn's score and winning margin were each the highest ever for an AFL game played at Aurora Stadium, until the highest score was eclipsed in round 10, 2012, when Hawthorn scored 27.12 (174) against North Melbourne.
  • Collingwood's three point win over Adelaide secured its first minor premiership since 1977, and its first McClelland Trophy since 1970.
  • West Coast's loss meant that the club won its first wooden spoon in its 24-year history.

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 27 August (6:40 pm) Fremantle 13.15 (93) def. Carlton 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,376) Report
Saturday, 28 August (1:10 pm) Geelong 16.16 (112) def. West Coast 10.8 (68) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,099) Report
Saturday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.8 (98) def. Collingwood 13.17 (95) MCG (crowd: 76,218) Report
Saturday, 28 August (3:40 pm) Adelaide 9.11 (65) def. St Kilda 5.7 (37) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,121) Report
Saturday, 28 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.5 (107) def. Essendon 11.12 (78) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,776) Report
Saturday, 28 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.8 (68) def. by Sydney 16.10 (106) Gabba (crowd: 24,789) Report
Sunday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 16.16 (112) def. by Port Adelaide 18.14 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,674) Report
Sunday, 29 August (4:40 pm) Melbourne 15.13 (103) def. by North Melbourne 17.11 (113) MCG (crowd: 31,064) Report
  • In a first for the league, the final round of the season was given a floating schedule, with the AFL to allocate the timeslots for the games six weeks out from the end of the season, in order to reduce the likelihood of a team playing the first week of the finals after a Sunday game in round 22.[13] The schedule was announced on 12 July 2010.[14] The floating schedule for the final round became a standard feature in future years.
  • Collingwood lost its first match since round 10, ending an 11-match unbeaten streak.

Win/loss table

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF1 GF2 Ladder
Adelaide Frem
56 		Syd
43 		Melb
16 		Carl
48 		WB
49 		PA
23 		Rich
50 		NM
9 		BL
12 		StK
47 		Frem
23 		Haw
47 		Melb
44 		Ess
84 		WCE
22 		Geel
11 		PA
19 		Rich
20 		WB
8 		BL
7 		Coll
3 		StK
28 		X X X X X 11
Brisbane Lions WCE
32 		Carl
19 		PA
27 		WB
22 		Melb
50 		Syd
20 		Frem
13 		Geel
81 		Adel
12 		Coll
8 		NM
1 		WB
65 		Rich
19 		Carl
55 		StK
14 		Haw
75 		Geel
63 		Melb
10 		WCE
5 		Adel
7 		Ess
27 		Syd
38 		X X X X X 13
Carlton Rich
56 		BL
19 		Ess
20 		Adel
48 		Geel
36 		Coll
53 		StK
61 		PA
26 		Haw
50 		WCE
29 		Melb
41 		NM
29 		Frem
9 		BL
55 		WB
68 		Syd
39 		WCE
26 		Coll
48 		Ess
76 		Rich
89 		Geel
42 		Frem
6 		Syd
5 		X X X X 8
Collingwood WB
36 		Melb
1 		StK
28 		Haw
64 		Ess
65 		Carl
53 		NM
66 		Frem
36 		Geel
36 		BL
8 		WB
10 		Melb
0 		Syd
25 		WCE
83 		PA
26 		StK
48 		Rich
82 		Carl
48 		Geel
22 		Ess
98 		Adel
3 		Haw
3 		WB
62 		X Geel
41 		StK
0 		StK
56 		1
Essendon Geel
31 		Frem
44 		Carl
20 		WCE
23 		Coll
65 		Haw
43 		PA
3 		StK
12 		Rich
35 		WB
9 		Syd
9 		Geel
71 		Haw
16 		Adel
84 		Melb
19 		WCE
32 		NM
3 		StK
33 		Carl
76 		Coll
98 		BL
27 		WB
29 		X X X X X 14
Fremantle Adel
56 		Ess
44 		Geel
7 		StK
15 		Rich
39 		WCE
38 		BL
13 		Coll
36 		Syd
37 		NM
61 		Adel
23 		StK
18 		Carl
9 		PA
57 		Rich
19 		Melb
11 		WB
82 		WCE
75 		NM
54 		Syd
9 		Haw
116 		Carl
6 		Haw
30 		Geel
69 		X X X 6
Geelong Ess
31 		Haw
9 		Frem
7 		PA
95 		Carl
36 		Rich
108 		Syd
67 		BL
81 		Coll
36 		Melb
54 		WCE
24 		Ess
71 		StK
24 		NM
35 		Haw
2 		Adel
11 		BL
63 		Syd
53 		Coll
22 		WB
101 		Carl
42 		WCE
44 		StK
4 		Frem
69 		Coll
41 		X X 2
Hawthorn Melb
56 		Geel
9 		WB
16 		Coll
64 		NM
12 		Ess
43 		WCE
8 		Rich
3 		Carl
50 		Syd
2 		PA
11 		Adel
47 		Ess
16 		WB
3 		Geel
2 		BL
75 		StK
0 		PA
8 		Syd
44 		Melb
21 		Frem
116 		Coll
3 		Frem
30 		X X X X 7
Melbourne Haw
56 		Coll
1 		Adel
16 		Rich
55 		BL
50 		NM
26 		WB
4 		WCE
29 		PA
1 		Geel
54 		Carl
41 		Coll
0 		Adel
44 		StK
35 		Ess
19 		Frem
11 		Syd
73 		BL
10 		Rich
29 		Haw
21 		PA
29 		NM
10 		X X X X X 12
North Melbourne PA
14 		StK
104 		WCE
25 		Syd
40 		Haw
12 		Melb
26 		Coll
66 		Adel
9 		WB
70 		Frem
61 		BL
1 		Carl
29 		PA
36 		Geel
35 		Syd
30 		Rich
50 		Ess
3 		WB
71 		Frem
54 		StK
52 		WCE
16 		Melb
10 		X X X X X 9
Port Adelaide NM
14 		WCE
3 		BL
27 		Geel
95 		StK
10 		Adel
23 		Ess
3 		Carl
26 		Melb
1 		Rich
47 		Haw
11 		Syd
38 		NM
36 		Frem
57 		Coll
26 		WB
36 		Adel
19 		Haw
8 		StK
94 		WCE
1 		Melb
29 		Rich
10 		X X X X X 10
Richmond Carl
56 		WB
72 		Syd
55 		Melb
55 		Frem
39 		Geel
108 		Adel
50 		Haw
3 		Ess
35 		PA
47 		StK
38 		WCE
49 		BL
19 		Syd
4 		Frem
19 		NM
50 		Coll
82 		Adel
20 		Melb
29 		Carl
89 		StK
24 		PA
10 		X X X X X 15
St Kilda Syd
8 		NM
104 		Coll
28 		Frem
15 		PA
10 		WB
3 		Carl
61 		Ess
12 		WCE
35 		Adel
47 		Rich
38 		Frem
18 		Geel
24 		Melb
35 		BL
14 		Coll
48 		Haw
0 		Ess
33 		PA
94 		NM
52 		Rich
24 		Adel
28 		Geel
4 		X WB
24 		Coll
0 		Coll
56 		3
Sydney StK
8 		Adel
43 		Rich
55 		NM
40 		WCE
56 		BL
20 		Geel
67 		WB
38 		Frem
37 		Haw
2 		Ess
9 		PA
38 		Coll
25 		Rich
4 		NM
30 		Carl
39 		Melb
73 		Geel
53 		Haw
44 		Frem
9 		WB
44 		BL
38 		Carl
5 		WB
5 		X X X 5
West Coast BL
32 		PA
3 		NM
25 		Ess
23 		Syd
56 		Frem
38 		Haw
8 		Melb
29 		StK
35 		Carl
29 		Geel
24 		Rich
49 		WB
60 		Coll
83 		Adel
22 		Ess
32 		Carl
26 		Frem
75 		BL
5 		PA
1 		NM
16 		Geel
44 		X X X X X 16
Western Bulldogs Coll
36 		Rich
72 		Haw
16 		BL
22 		Adel
49 		StK
3 		Melb
4 		Syd
38 		NM
70 		Ess
9 		Coll
10 		BL
65 		WCE
60 		Haw
3 		Carl
68 		PA
36 		Frem
82 		NM
71 		Adel
8 		Geel
101 		Syd
44 		Ess
29 		Coll
62 		Syd
5 		StK
24 		X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF1 GF2 Ladder
+ Win Qualified for finals
- Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated

Bold – Home game

Ladder

2010 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Collingwood (P) 22 17 4 1 2349 1658 141.7 70 Finals series
2 Geelong 22 17 5 0 2518 1702 147.9 68
3 St Kilda 22 15 6 1 1935 1591 121.6 62
4 Western Bulldogs 22 14 8 0 2174 1734 125.4 56
5 Sydney 22 13 9 0 2017 1863 108.3 52
6 Fremantle 22 13 9 0 2168 2087 103.9 52
7 Hawthorn 22 12 9 1 2044 1847 110.7 50
8 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2143 1983 108.1 44
9 North Melbourne 22 11 11 0 1930 2208 87.4 44
10 Port Adelaide 22 10 12 0 1749 2123 82.4 40
11 Adelaide 22 9 13 0 1763 1870 94.3 36
12 Melbourne 22 8 13 1 1863 1971 94.5 34
13 Brisbane Lions 22 7 15 0 1775 2158 82.3 28
14 Essendon 22 7 15 0 1930 2402 80.3 28
15 Richmond 22 6 16 0 1714 2348 73.0 24
16 West Coast 22 4 18 0 1773 2300 77.1 16
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Ladder progression

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Collingwood48812162024282828323438424650545862667070
Geelong48812121620242832364040444848525656606468
St Kilda481216162020202428323640444848505054586262
Western Bulldogs0488121216202424242832323640444852525256
Sydney04812162020202020242828283236363640444852
Fremantle481212162024242832323236404044444848484852
Hawthorn444444481216202428323236383838424650
Carlton4448121216202024282828323236363640444444
North Melbourne004481212161616202428282832323236364044
Port Adelaide4888121620202020202020202020242828323640
Adelaide0000004488121216202428282828323236
Melbourne0048121212121616161818182222263034343434
Brisbane Lions481216161616161620202020202020202024242828
Essendon0044488121620202020202020242828282828
Richmond00000000044812162020202424242424
West Coast0004448121212121212121216161616161616
Source: [citation needed]

Finals series

Main article: 2010 AFL finals series

Week one

Qualifying Finals
Saturday, 4 September (7:20 pm) Collingwood 17.22 (124) def. Western Bulldogs 8.14 (62) MCG (crowd: 66,545) Report
Friday, 3 September (7:45 pm) Geelong 11.13 (79) def. by St Kilda 12.11 (83) MCG (crowd: 63,608) Report
Elimination Finals
Sunday, 5 September (2:40 pm) Sydney 14.15 (99) def. Carlton 13.16 (94) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 41,596) Report
Saturday, 4 September (1:20 pm) Fremantle 14.10 (94) def. Hawthorn 8.16 (64) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,719) Report
  • Geelong and St Kilda played each other in a finals match for the third consecutive year, in the second qualifying final. A potential go-ahead goal by Cameron Ling with one minute remaining was disallowed because Cameron Mooney pushed James Gwilt in the back during the tackle which set up the shot on goal; although controversial, the AFL later endorsed the decision.[15]
  • Carlton played its first match at ANZ Stadium since round 1, 2003.

Week two

Semi-Finals
Saturday, 11 September (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77) def. Sydney 10.12 (72) MCG (crowd: 39,596) Report
Friday, 10 September (7:45 pm) Geelong 20.15 (135) def. Fremantle 10.6 (66) MCG (crowd: 45,056) Report
  • The crowd of 39,596 for the Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney match was the lowest crowd for a finals match at the MCG since 1934.
  • Geelong's victory over Fremantle put it into its fourth preliminary final in a row, and its third against Collingwood in that sequence.

Week three

Preliminary Finals
Friday, 17 September (7:45 pm) Collingwood 18.12 (120) def. Geelong 11.13 (79) MCG (crowd: 95,241) Report
Saturday, 18 September (7:20 pm) St Kilda 13.10 (88) def. Western Bulldogs 8.16 (64) MCG (crowd: 62,694) Report
  • The two preliminary final matchups remained unchanged from 2009.
  • Geelong's half-time deficit of 62 points against Collingwood was its highest in any match since round 18, 1998.
  • The Western Bulldogs' loss to St Kilda was the third consecutive year in which their season ended with a loss in a preliminary final.

Weeks four/five

Main article: 2010 AFL Grand Final
Grand Final
25 September (2:30 pm) Collingwood drew with St Kilda MCG (crowd: 100,016) Report
4.2 (26)
7.8 (50)
7.13 (55)
9.14 (68) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.2 (20)
4.2 (26)
7.5 (47)
10.8 (68) 		Umpires: Chamberlain, Rosebury, Ryan
Norm Smith Medal: Lenny Hayes
Television broadcast: Seven / 7mate
National anthem: Cameron and Taylor Henderson
Cloke 2
Jolly, Blair, Didak, Thomas, Macaffer, O'Brien, Davis 		Goals Riewoldt, Milne, Goddard 2
Schneider, Koschitzke, Gilbert, Hayes
Shaw, Thomas, Swan, N. Brown, Maxwell, Pendlebury Best Hayes, Goddard, Fisher, Gilbert, Gwilt, Schneider
Prestigiacomo (groin), replaced in the side by N. Brown Injuries Gardiner (hamstring)
  • This was the second time that these two teams met each other in a Grand Final. The first was the 1966 Grand Final, the year of St Kilda's first and only premiership, which they won by just one point.
  • St Kilda made consecutive appearances in the Grand Final for the first time since 1965 and 1966.
  • Geelong missed the Grand Final for the first time since 2006.
  • The match was the third drawn Grand Final, and the first since 1977.
  • The crowd of 100,016 was the highest at a game since the 1986 VFL Grand Final.

Grand final replay

Grand Final Replay
2 October (2:30 pm) Collingwood def. St Kilda MCG (crowd: 93,853) Report
3.2 (20)
6.5 (41)
11.8 (74)
16.12 (108) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		0.2 (2)
1.8 (14)
4.9 (33)
7.10 (52) 		Umpires: Chamberlain, Rosebury, Ryan
Norm Smith Medal: Scott Pendlebury
Television broadcast: Seven / 7mate
National anthem: Julie Anthony
Sidebottom, Didak, Wellingham, Macaffer, Dawes 2
Thomas, Swan, Johnson, O'Brien, Jolly, Goldsack 1 		Goals Milne 2
Dal Santo, Goddard, Hayes, Gilbert, Koschitzke 1
Pendlebury, Jolly, N. Brown, Sidebottom, Ball, Shaw, Thomas, Wellingham Best Goddard, Gwilt, Dawson, Gilbert, Jones
Reid (leg) Injuries Eddy (arm), Fisher (hamstring)
  • The AFL announced in the lead-up to the match that, should the replay have been drawn, it would have been decided in extra time, rather than by another replay.

Season records

Awards

Best and fairest

Club Award name Player Ref.
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Richard Douglas [16]
Brisbane Lions Merrett-Murray Medal Michael Rischitelli [17]
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Chris Judd [18]
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Dane Swan [19]
Essendon Crichton Medal Jobe Watson [20]
Fremantle Doig Medal David Mundy [21]
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Joel Selwood [22]
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Luke Hodge [23]
Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Brad Green [24]
North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Brent Harvey and Brady Rawlings [25]
Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Kane Cornes [26]
Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Jack Riewoldt [27]
St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Lenny Hayes [28]
Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Kieren Jack [29]
West Coast Club Champion Award Mark LeCras [30]
Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Ryan Griffen [31]

AFL Rising Star

Main article: 2010 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star is awarded to the best player who, as of the beginning of the season, is under the age of 21 and has played fewer than 10 games. Each week one player is nominated and at the end of the season a selection panel votes to select the overall winner.

Sydney's Dan Hannebery won the award for 2010, with the maximum 45 votes awarded to him.[32]

Nominations

† players ineligible due to tribunal sanction

Voting[32]
  • Dan Hannebery – 45
  • Tom Scully – 35
  • Tom Rockliff – 24
  • Jack Trengove – 11
  • Ryan Bastinac – 6
  • Jeff Garlett – 5
  • Nathan Fyfe – 3
  • Michael Hurley – 2
  • Nic Naitanui – 2
  • Ben Reid – 1
  • Ben Stratton – 1

Goal of the Year

Main article: Goal of the Year (Australia)

The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual Goal of the Year competition. From 2010 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Panasonic Goal of the Year.

Lance 'Buddy' Franklin won the award for his running goal against Essendon in round 13. By winning the award Franklin became the fifth indigenous player to win the award since 2004.[55]

Nominations

Mark of the Year

Main article: Mark of the Year

The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Hungry Jack's Mark of the Year.

Liam Jurrah, of the Melbourne Football Club, won the award for his mark over the top of Port Adelaide's Nick Salter, in round 21.[55] However, he hadn't been nominated as Mark of the Week, which was won by Brendon Goddard. This inconsistency arose because the Mark of the Week is decided by an online public vote, while the Mark of the Year is decided separately by a panel of experts.

Weekly winners

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) and/or "leadership group"
Adelaide Neil Craig Simon Goodwin Brad Symes, Scott Stevens, Nathan van Berlo, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty, Brett Burton and Tyson Edwards[56]
Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Simon Black, Luke Power, Jed Adcock and Daniel Merrett
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Andrew Carrazzo, Michael Jamison, Kade Simpson, Heath Scotland and Simon Wiggins
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury (vc), Dane Swan (deputy vc), Darren Jolly, Heath Shaw, Harry O'Brien, Shane O'Bree and Luke Ball[57]
Essendon Matthew Knights Jobe Watson Andrew Welsh[58]
Fremantle Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich Paul Duffield, Michael Johnson, David Mundy, Aaron Sandilands, Antoni Grover and Des Headland[59]
Geelong Mark Thompson Cameron Ling Gary Ablett, Jr., Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, Joel Selwood, James Kelly and Harry Taylor[60]
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Sam Mitchell Luke Hodge
Melbourne Dean Bailey James McDonald Aaron Davey, Jared Rivers, Brent Moloney, Brad Green, Cameron Bruce and Brad Miller[61]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Brent Harvey Drew Petrie
Port Adelaide Matthew Primus Domenic Cassisi Dean Brogan and Jacob Surjan[62]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Chris Newman Nathan Foley, Brett Deledio, Daniel Jackson, Trent Cotchin and Troy Simmonds[63]
St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Lenny Hayes (vc)
Sydney Paul Roos Craig Bolton, Adam Goodes and Brett Kirk
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass Dean Cox, Matthew Priddis, Adam Selwood, Beau Waters, Shannon Hurn and Josh Kennedy[64]
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade Brad Johnson Daniel Giansiracusa, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross, Dale Morris and Shaun Higgins

Umpiring and rule changes

No major changes to the rules were introduced for the 2010 season. Minor adjustments to the tribunal rules were made, including adding a provision to report players for diving or staging.[65] The 2010 NAB Cup pre-season competition trialled three new rules: allowing boundary umpires to award free kicks, letting the players, not the umpire, decide if they want to use the advantage rule and penalising players who push the ball under another player.[66]

Coach changes

Coach Club Date New coach Notes
Mark Williams Port Adelaide 11 July 2010 Matthew Primus Retirement, effective after round 15 match against Collingwood.[67]
Matthew Knights Essendon 29 August 2010 James Hird[68] Sacked, after final match of season.[69]
Paul Roos Sydney — John Longmire Retired at the end of the season.
Mark Thompson[70] Geelong 4 October 2010 Chris Scott[71] Resignation.[72]

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