| 2013 AFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
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| Teams | 18 |
| Premiers | Hawthorn 11th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Hawthorn 9th minor premiership |
| Pre-season cup | Brisbane Lions 1st pre-season cup win |
| Brownlow Medallist | Gary Ablett Jr. Gold Coast (28 votes) |
| Coleman Medallist | Jarryd Roughead Hawthorn (68 goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 207 |
| Total attendance | 6,931,085 (33,484 per match) |
| Highest (H&A) | 93,373 (round 5,Essendon vCollingwood) |
| Highest (finals) | 100,007(Grand Final,Hawthorn vs.Fremantle) |
The2013 AFL season was the 117th season of theAustralian Football League (AFL), the highest level seniorAustralian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eighteen clubs, ran from 22 March until 28 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by afinals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The premiership was won by theHawthorn Football Club for the eleventh time, after it defeatedFremantle by 15 points in the2013 AFL Grand Final.
The season was marred by a series of off-field controversies, with three clubs penalised in 2013 for separate infractions which had taken place over previous years:Essendon, following anAustralian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation into the club'ssupplements program;Adelaide, after illegal payments and draft-tampering charges relating toKurt Tippett's 2009 contract extension; andMelbourne, after an investigation into allegations that the club hadintentionally lost matches towards the end of the 2009 season.
The biennial All Star game played in theNorthern Territory, featuring an AFL team and theIndigenous All Stars team, made up of some of the bestIndigenous players in the game, returned for the 2013 pre-season.Richmond were selected as the AFL team to partake in the game, which was played atTraeger Park inAlice Springs.[1]
| 2013 Indigenous All Stars Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 8 February 7:45pm (ACST) | Indigenous All Stars | def. | Richmond | Traeger Park,Alice Springs (crowd: 8,350) | Report |
| 5.0 (30) 8.1 (49) 12.4 (76) 14.6 (90) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.1 (7) 2.1 (13) 3.1 (19) 6.4 (40) | Polly Farmer Medal:Harley Bennell Television broadcast:afl | ||
| Johncock 3, Jones 2, Betts 2, Leroy Jetta, Ryder, Ugle, Thomas, Anderson, Bennell, Newman | Goals | McGuane 2, Stephenson 2, McDonough, A.Edwards | |||
| Bennell, Jones, Alwyn Davey, Johncock, Betts | Best | Martin, S.Edwards, Conca, Grigg, Elton | |||
| Nil | Injuries | Nil | |||
| Nil | Reports | Nil | |||
The 2013 NAB Cup was won by theBrisbane Lions, their first ever win preseason competition win, when they defeatedCarlton by 40 points.[2]
| 2013 NAB Cup Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 15 March 7:45pm (AEDT) | Carlton | def. by | Brisbane Lions | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,884) | Report |
| 1.2.0 (21) 2.6.6 (60) 2.7.7 (67) 2.7.9 (69) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.5.3 (33) 0.7.5 (47) 0.12.10 (82) 0.16.13 (109) | Umpires: Bannister, Margetts, Jeffery Michael Tuck Medal:Daniel Rich Television broadcast:Seven Network /Fox Footy | ||
| Bryce Gibbs,Zach Tuohy | Super Goals | N/A | |||
| Betts, Casboult, Duigan, Kreuzer, Robinson, Rowe, White | Goals | Brown 5, Green 3, Zorko 2, Bewick, Karnezis, McGrath, Polkinghorne, Redden, Rich | |||
| Gibbs, Simpson, Yarran, Kreuzer, Murphy | Best | Rich, Zorko, Hanley, Brown, Karnezis, Moloney, Merrett, Green | |||
| N/A | Injuries | N/A | |||
| N/A | Reports | N/A | |||
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The full fixture was released on Wednesday 31 October 2012.
| Round 1 | |||||
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| Friday, 22 March (8:10 pm) | Adelaide 11.16 (82) | def. by | Essendon 18.9 (117) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,218) | Match report |
| Saturday, 23 March (4:40 pm) | Fremantle 16.12 (108) | def. | West Coast 11.14 (80) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 39,629) | Match report |
| Thursday, 28 March (7:45 pm) | Carlton 14.17 (101) | def. by | Richmond 14.22 (106) | MCG (crowd: 80,971) | Match report |
| Saturday, 30 March (1:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 19.13 (127) | def. | Brisbane Lions 7.17 (59) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,263) | Match report |
| Saturday, 30 March (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 11.10 (76) | def. by | Sydney 16.10 (106) | ANZ Stadium (crowd: 23,690) | Match report |
| Saturday, 30 March (6:45 pm) | Gold Coast 13.12 (90) | def. | St Kilda 10.17 (77) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,832) | Match report |
| Sunday, 31 March (1:10 pm) | Melbourne 8.6 (54) | def. by | Port Adelaide 19.19 (133) | MCG (crowd: 22,924) | Match report |
| Sunday, 31 March (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne 13.9 (87) | def. by | Collingwood 15.13 (103) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 41,040) | Match report |
| Monday, 1 April (3:20 pm) | Hawthorn 12.14 (86) | def. by | Geelong 13.15 (93) | MCG (crowd: 76,300) | Match report |
| Round 2 | |||||
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| Friday, 5 April (7:50 pm) | St Kilda 12.10 (82) | def. by | Richmond 14.15 (99) | MCG (crowd: 56,783) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 April (1:45 pm) | Sydney 17.12 (114) | def. | Gold Coast 11.7 (73) | SCG (crowd: 20,372) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 11.12 (78) | def. by | Fremantle 16.10 (106) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,210) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 April (3:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 10.17 (77) | def. by | Adelaide 14.12 (96) | Gabba (crowd: 21,308) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 April (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 19.20 (134) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 11.12 (78) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,122) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 April (7:40 pm) | Essendon 28.16 (184) | def. | Melbourne 5.6 (36) | MCG (crowd: 51,153) | Match report |
| Sunday, 7 April (1:10 pm) | Geelong 16.16 (112) | def. | North Melbourne 17.6 (108) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,152) | Match report |
| Sunday, 7 April (3:20 pm) | Collingwood 17.15 (117) | def. | Carlton 15.10 (100) | MCG (crowd: 84,247) | Match report |
| Sunday, 7 April (2:40 pm) | West Coast 15.8 (98) | def. by | Hawthorn 23.10 (148) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,389) | Match report |
| Round 3 | |||||
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| Friday, 12 April (6:40 pm) | Fremantle 9.14 (68) | def. by | Essendon 10.12 (72) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,963) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 April (1:45 pm) | North Melbourne 13.14 (92) | def. by | Sydney 20.11 (131) | Blundstone Arena (crowd: 13,221) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 13.5 (83) | def. by | West Coast 27.15 (177) | MCG (crowd: 18,571) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 April (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 10.8 (68) | def. by | St Kilda 21.14 (140) | StarTrack Oval Canberra (crowd: 11,092) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 April (7:40 pm) | Geelong 18.11 (119) | def. | Carlton 15.13 (103) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,241) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 April (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast 13.14 (92) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 13.16 (94) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,961) | Match report |
| Sunday, 14 April (1:10 pm) | Richmond 20.15 (135) | def. | Western Bulldogs 10.8 (68) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,045) | Match report |
| Sunday, 14 April (3:20 pm) | Collingwood 13.12 (90) | def. by | Hawthorn 22.13 (145) | MCG (crowd: 72,254) | Match report |
| Sunday, 14 April (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 17.16 (118) | def. | Adelaide 16.13 (109) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,707) | Match report |
| Round 4 | |||||
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| Friday, 19 April (7:50 pm) | Sydney 16.7 (103) | def. by | Geelong 19.10 (124) | SCG (crowd: 31,060) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 April (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn 18.10 (118) | def. | Fremantle 11.10 (76) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 12,619) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond 11.13 (79) | def. by | Collingwood 16.17 (113) | MCG (crowd: 81,950) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 April (4:40 pm) | St Kilda 13.13 (91) | def. by | Essendon 19.14 (128) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,965) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 April (5:40 pm) | West Coast 7.23 (65) | def. by | Carlton 12.17 (89) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,674) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 April (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast 9.12 (66) | def. by | Port Adelaide 16.8 (104) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,332) | Match report |
| Sunday, 21 April (1:10 pm) | Melbourne 22.12 (144) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 15.13 (103) | MCG (crowd: 20,018) | Match report |
| Sunday, 21 April (2:50 pm) | Adelaide 12.8 (80) | def. | Western Bulldogs 4.4 (28) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 24,684) | Match report |
| Sunday, 21 April (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne 18.17 (125) | def. | Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,776) | Match report |
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| Round 5 | |||||
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| Thursday, 25 April (2:40 pm) | Essendon 18.13 (121) | def. | Collingwood 10.15 (75) | MCG (crowd: 93,373) | Match report |
| Thursday, 25 April (7:50 pm) | St Kilda 9.9 (63) | def. by | Sydney 11.13 (79) | Westpac Stadium (crowd: 22,546) | Match report |
| Friday, 26 April (6:45 pm) | Fremantle 12.9 (81) | def. | Richmond 12.8 (80) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,365) | Match report |
| Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 16.8 (104) | def. by | Gold Coast 21.22 (148) | StarTrack Oval Canberra (crowd: 6,832) | Match report |
| Saturday, 27 April (4:40 pm) | Carlton 17.13 (115) | def. | Adelaide 12.11 (83) | MCG (crowd: 44,711) | Match report |
| Saturday, 27 April (7:15 pm) | Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) | def. | West Coast 10.19 (79) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,132) | Match report |
| Saturday, 27 April (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 13.8 (86) | def. by | Geelong 15.17 (107) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,153) | Match report |
| Sunday, 28 April (3:20 pm) | Brisbane Lions 17.20 (122) | def. | Melbourne 14.10 (94) | Gabba (crowd: 19,018) | Match report |
| Sunday, 28 April (4:40 pm) | Hawthorn 14.15 (99) | def. | North Melbourne 13.18 (96) | MCG (crowd: 42,103) | Match report |
| Round 6 | |||||
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| Friday, 3 May (7:50 pm) | Collingwood 15.13 (103) | def. | St Kilda 11.11 (77) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,071) | Match report |
| Saturday, 4 May (1:45 pm) | Essendon 17.18 (120) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 12.9 (81) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,143) | Match report |
| Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 14.9 (93) | def. | Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) | Blundstone Arena (crowd: 10,265) | Match report |
| Saturday, 4 May (4:10 pm) | Adelaide 11.12 (78) | def. by | Hawthorn 13.11 (89) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 37,324) | Match report |
| Saturday, 4 May (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast 7.12 (54) | def. by | Fremantle 15.9 (99) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,552) | Match report |
| Saturday, 4 May (7:40 pm) | Richmond 13.9 (87) | def. by | Geelong 20.11 (131) | MCG (crowd: 55,625) | Match report |
| Sunday, 5 May (1:10 pm) | Sydney 17.13 (115) | def. | Brisbane Lions 8.7 (55) | SCG (crowd: 23,315) | Match report |
| Sunday, 5 May (3:20 pm) | Carlton 18.13 (121) | def. | Melbourne 8.12 (60) | MCG (crowd: 35,286) | Match report |
| Sunday, 5 May (2:40 pm) | West Coast 21.11 (137) | def. | Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,163) | Match report |
| Round 7 | |||||
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| Friday, 10 May (7:50 pm) | Geelong 17.11 (113) | def. | Essendon 11.19 (85) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 53,014) | Match report |
| Saturday, 11 May (1:15 pm) | Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) | def. by | Richmond 18.6 (114) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,372) | Match report |
| Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82) | def. by | West Coast 17.6 (108) | Gabba (crowd: 17,615) | Match report |
| Saturday, 11 May (4:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 15.7 (97) | def. by | North Melbourne 22.19 (151) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,690) | Match report |
| Saturday, 11 May (5:40 pm) | Fremantle 15.10 (100) | def. | Collingwood 10.13 (73) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,214) | Match report |
| Saturday, 11 May (7:40 pm) | Hawthorn 18.11 (119) | def. | Sydney 12.10 (82) | MCG (crowd: 54,725) | Match report |
| Sunday, 12 May (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 7.10 (52) | def. by | Adelaide 29.13 (187) | Škoda Stadium (crowd: 5,830) | Match report |
| Sunday, 12 May (4:40 pm) | Melbourne 7.12 (54) | def. by | Gold Coast 16.18 (114) | MCG (crowd: 13,304) | Match report |
| Monday, 13 May (7:40 pm) | St Kilda 11.11 (77) | def. | Carlton 9.14 (68) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,054) | Match report |
| Round 8 | |||||
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| Friday, 17 May (6:40 pm) | West Coast 12.18 (90) | def. | North Melbourne 13.10 (88) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,146) | Match report |
| Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm) | Essendon 12.14 (86) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 14.12 (96) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,915) | Match report |
| Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 21.14 (140) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 9.3 (57) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 10,513) | Match report |
| Saturday, 18 May (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast 13.15 (93) | def. | Western Bulldogs 8.13 (61) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,520) | Match report |
| Saturday, 18 May (7:40 pm) | Sydney 11.4 (70) | drew with | Fremantle 9.16 (70) | SCG (crowd: 22,546) | Match report |
| Saturday, 18 May (7:40 pm) | Collingwood 15.12 (102) | def. | Geelong 14.12 (96) | MCG (crowd: 66,768) | Match report |
| Sunday, 19 May (1:10 pm) | Carlton 16.13 (109) | def. | Port Adelaide 14.7 (91) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,936) | Match report |
| Sunday, 19 May (3:20 pm) | Richmond 15.16 (106) | def. | Melbourne 11.6 (72) | MCG (crowd: 39,148) | Match report |
| Sunday, 19 May (4:10 pm) | Adelaide 12.15 (87) | def. | St Kilda 6.11 (47) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,605) | Match report |
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| Round 9 | |||||
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| Friday, 24 May (7:50 pm) | Collingwood 8.7 (55) | def. by | Sydney 15.12 (102) | MCG (crowd: 65,306) | Match report |
| Saturday, 25 May (1:15 pm) | Port Adelaide 9.14 (68) | def. by | Geelong 18.8 (116) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,309) | Match report |
| Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 8.7 (55) | def. by | West Coast 23.17 (155) | Škoda Stadium (crowd: 6,324) | Match report |
| Saturday, 25 May (4:40 pm) | St Kilda 15.11 (101) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 17.8 (110) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,982) | Match report |
| Saturday, 25 May (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85) | def. by | Carlton 13.20 (98) | Gabba (crowd: 24,037) | Match report |
| Saturday, 25 May (7:45 pm) | Richmond 9.8 (62) | def. by | Essendon 13.13 (91) | MCG (crowd: 84,234) | Match report |
| Sunday, 26 May (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn 18.10 (118) | def. | Gold Coast 14.8 (92) | MCG (crowd: 28,112) | Match report |
| Sunday, 26 May (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne 19.10 (124) | def. by | Adelaide 18.17 (125) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,033) | Match report |
| Sunday, 26 May (2:40 pm) | Fremantle 19.16 (130) | def. | Melbourne 6.4 (40) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 32,950) | Match report |
| Round 10 | |||||
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| Friday, 31 May (7:50 pm) | Brisbane Lions 7.9 (51) | def. by | Collingwood 14.16 (100) | Gabba (crowd: 26,626) | Match report |
| Saturday, 1 June (1:45 pm) | Carlton 22.16 (148) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 8.6 (54) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,008) | Match report |
| Saturday, 1 June (1:40 pm) | Adelaide 8.11 (59) | def. by | Fremantle 10.6 (66) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,684) | Match report |
| Saturday, 1 June (4:40 pm) | Sydney 17.13 (115) | def. | Essendon 10.11 (71) | SCG (crowd: 29,792) | Match report |
| Saturday, 1 June (7:40 pm) | Geelong 18.15 (123) | def. | Gold Coast 10.11 (71) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 30,082) | Match report |
| Saturday, 1 June (7:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) | TIO Stadium (crowd: 7,850) | Match report |
| Sunday, 2 June (3:20 pm) | Melbourne 6.12 (48) | def. by | Hawthorn 21.17 (143) | MCG (crowd: 28,546) | Match report |
| Sunday, 2 June (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne 19.19 (133) | def. | St Kilda 10.5 (65) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,658) | Match report |
| Monday, 3 June (5:40 pm) | West Coast 8.14 (62) | def. by | Richmond 16.7 (103) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,781) | Match report |
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| Round 11 | |||||
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| Friday, 7 June (7:50 pm) | Essendon 11.11 (77) | def. | Carlton 10.12 (72) | MCG (crowd: 82,639) | Match report |
| Saturday, 8 June (1:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 15.8 (98) | def. by | Geelong 24.13 (157) | Škoda Stadium (crowd: 7,809) | Match report |
| Saturday, 8 June (4:10 pm) | Adelaide 6.14 (50) | def. by | Sydney 19.13 (127) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,374) | Match report |
| Saturday, 8 June (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast 9.12 (66) | def. | North Melbourne 8.3 (51) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,891) | Match report |
| Sunday, 9 June (4:40 pm) | St Kilda 11.14 (80) | def. by | West Coast 12.12 (84) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,795) | Match report |
| Monday, 10 June (3:15 pm) | Melbourne 5.9 (39) | def. by | Collingwood 17.20 (122) | MCG (crowd: 50,835) | Match report |
| Bye Brisbane Lions,Fremantle,Hawthorn,Port Adelaide,Richmond,Western Bulldogs | |||||
| Round 12 | |||||
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| Friday, 14 June (7:50 pm) | Carlton 13.9 (87) | def. by | Hawthorn 15.12 (102) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,670) | Match report |
| Saturday, 15 June (1:40 pm) | Richmond 16.14 (110) | def. | Adelaide 10.12 (72) | MCG (crowd: 43,615) | Match report |
| Saturday, 15 June (2:40 pm) | Fremantle 12.14 (86) | def. | Brisbane Lions 6.10 (46) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 33,384) | Match report |
| Saturday, 15 June (7:40 pm) | Essendon 17.13 (115) | def. | Gold Coast 11.6 (72) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,452) | Match report |
| Sunday, 16 June (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 6.14 (50) | def. by | Port Adelaide 19.11 (125) | Škoda Stadium (crowd: 6,601) | Match report |
| Sunday, 16 June (4:40 pm) | Collingwood 15.9 (99) | def. | Western Bulldogs 9.11 (65) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,253) | Match report |
| Bye Geelong,Melbourne,North Melbourne,St Kilda,Sydney,West Coast | |||||
| Round 13 | |||||
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| Friday, 21 June (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn 19.9 (123) | def. | West Coast 16.7 (103) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,567) | Match report |
| Saturday, 22 June (1:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) | def. | Sydney 8.6 (54) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,096) | Match report |
| Saturday, 22 June (4:40 pm) | St Kilda 16.8 (104) | def. | Melbourne 10.9 (69) | MCG (crowd: 28,751) | Match report |
| Saturday, 22 June (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 8.13 (61) | def. by | Richmond 17.19 (121) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,788) | Match report |
| Sunday, 23 June (1:20 pm) | Fremantle 10.7 (67) | def. | North Melbourne 4.5 (29) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 31,637) | Match report |
| Sunday, 23 June (4:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 15.13 (103) | def. | Geelong 14.14 (98) | Gabba (crowd: 24,164) | Match report |
| Bye Adelaide,Carlton,Collingwood,Essendon,Gold Coast,Greater Western Sydney | |||||
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| Round 14 | |||||
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| Thursday, 27 June (6:10 pm) | West Coast 13.13 (91) | def. by | Essendon 15.8 (98) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,451) | Match report |
| Friday, 28 June (7:50 pm) | Sydney 8.17 (65) | def. | Carlton 5.13 (43) | SCG (crowd: 25,349) | Match report |
| Saturday, 29 June (1:40 pm) | Gold Coast 11.17 (83) | def. by | Adelaide 16.15 (111) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,791) | Match report |
| Saturday, 29 June (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) | def. | Collingwood 7.9 (51) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,121) | Match report |
| Saturday, 29 June (7:40 pm) | Melbourne 15.13 (103) | def. | Western Bulldogs 15.10 (100) | MCG (crowd: 21,217) | Match report |
| Saturday, 29 June (7:40 pm) | Geelong 11.19 (85) | def. | Fremantle 7.2 (44) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 26,743) | Match report |
| Sunday, 30 June (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn 21.17 (143) | def. | Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,796) | Match report |
| Sunday, 30 June (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne 19.16 (130) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 6.8 (44) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,438) | Match report |
| Sunday, 30 June (4:40 pm) | Richmond 17.17 (119) | def. | St Kilda 8.7 (55) | MCG (crowd: 52,184) | Match report |
| Round 15 | |||||
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| Friday, 5 July (7:50 pm) | Carlton 12.5 (77) | def. by | Collingwood 17.16 (118) | MCG (crowd: 78,224) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 July (1:45 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 12.11 (83) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 13.9 (87) | StarTrack Oval Canberra (crowd: 7,132) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 19.14 (128) | def. | Richmond 8.18 (66) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,966) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 July (4:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) | def. | Gold Coast 12.11 (83) | Gabba (crowd: 27,170) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 July (7:10 pm) | Adelaide 9.15 (69) | def. by | West Coast 11.9 (75) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,426) | Match report |
| Saturday, 6 July (7:40 pm) | Geelong 11.16 (82) | def. | Hawthorn 10.12 (72) | MCG (crowd: 85,197) | Match report |
| Sunday, 7 July (1:10 pm) | Melbourne 13.7 (85) | def. by | Sydney 16.20 (116) | MCG (crowd: 26,216) | Match report |
| Sunday, 7 July (1:20 pm) | Fremantle 15.10 (100) | def. | St Kilda 11.4 (70) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,064) | Match report |
| Sunday, 7 July (4:40 pm) | Essendon 18.10 (118) | def. | Port Adelaide 12.16 (88) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,817) | Match report |
| Round 16 | |||||
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| Friday, 12 July (7:50 pm) | Collingwood 17.9 (111) | def. | Adelaide 12.12 (84) | MCG (crowd: 54,790) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 July (1:15 pm) | Port Adelaide 12.7 (79) | def. by | Hawthorn 19.10 (124) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,748) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) | Geelong 13.20 (98) | def. | Melbourne 4.6 (30) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 23,172) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 July (4:40 pm) | Richmond 6.17 (53) | def. | Gold Coast 6.8 (44) | Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 11,197) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 July (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 18.9 (117) | def. | North Melbourne 17.3 (105) | Gabba (crowd: 18,131) | Match report |
| Saturday, 13 July (7:40 pm) | Carlton 16.14 (110) | def. | St Kilda 10.14 (74) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,949) | Match report |
| Sunday, 14 July (1:10 pm) | Sydney 24.27 (171) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 5.12 (42) | SCG (crowd: 21,757) | Match report |
| Sunday, 14 July (3:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs 14.6 (90) | def. by | Essendon 18.13 (121) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,500) | Match report |
| Sunday, 14 July (2:40 pm) | West Coast 14.9 (93) | def. by | Fremantle 19.7 (121) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 39,839) | Match report |
| Round 17 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 19 July (7:50 pm) | North Melbourne 16.12 (108) | def. by | Carlton 16.13 (109) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,443) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 July (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn 13.17 (95) | def. | Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 14,022) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 11.11 (77) | def. by | Essendon 18.8 (116) | Škoda Stadium (crowd: 10,783) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 July (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast 13.7 (85) | def. | Collingwood 11.12 (78) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 19,721) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 July (7:10 pm) | Melbourne 11.9 (75) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 13.16 (94) | TIO Stadium (crowd: 7,615) | Match report |
| Saturday, 20 July (7:40 pm) | St Kilda 13.14 (92) | def. by | Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,878) | Match report |
| Sunday, 21 July (1:10 pm) | Richmond 12.12 (84) | def. | Fremantle 8.9 (57) | MCG (crowd: 40,125) | Match report |
| Sunday, 21 July (2:50 pm) | Adelaide 14.10 (94) | def. | Geelong 14.8 (92) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 28,603) | Match report |
| Sunday, 21 July (2:40 pm) | West Coast 11.13 (79) | def. by | Sydney 17.11 (113) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,166) | Match report |
| Round 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 26 July (7:50 pm) | Essendon 13.9 (87) | def. by | Hawthorn 22.11 (143) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,505) | Match report |
| Saturday, 27 July (1:45 pm) | Gold Coast 11.11 (77) | def. by | Carlton 16.24 (120) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 19,460) | Match report |
| Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 4.4 (28) | def. by | North Melbourne 22.18 (150) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,959) | Match report |
| Saturday, 27 July (4:40 pm) | Collingwood 15.16 (106) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 10.6 (66) | MCG (crowd: 32,691) | Match report |
| Saturday, 27 July (5:40 pm) | Fremantle 11.9 (75) | def. | Adelaide 7.11 (53) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 28,765) | Match report |
| Saturday, 27 July (7:40 pm) | Geelong 21.11 (137) | def. | St Kilda 5.6 (36) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 27,200) | Match report |
| Sunday, 28 July (12:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 9.17 (71) | def. | Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 22,631) | Match report |
| Sunday, 28 July (3:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs 16.15 (111) | def. | West Coast 13.11 (89) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,019) | Match report |
| Sunday, 28 July (4:40 pm) | Sydney 16.14 (110) | def. | Richmond 9.9 (63) | SCG (crowd: 29,738) | Match report |
| Round 19 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 2 August (7:50 pm) | North Melbourne 15.6 (96) | def. | Geelong 13.8 (86) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,584) | Match report |
| Saturday, 3 August (1:45 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 19.10 (124) | def. | Melbourne 12.15 (87) | Škoda Stadium (crowd: 8,308) | Match report |
| Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 9.12 (66) | def. by | Richmond 16.11 (107) | MCG (crowd: 64,324) | Match report |
| Saturday, 3 August (2:40 pm) | West Coast 20.10 (130) | def. | Gold Coast 17.11 (113) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 32,140) | Match report |
| Saturday, 3 August (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) | def. | St Kilda 11.11 (77) | Gabba (crowd: 19,856) | Match report |
| Saturday, 3 August (7:40 pm) | Carlton 12.8 (80) | def. by | Fremantle 17.14 (116) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,457) | Match report |
| Sunday, 4 August (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 15.9 (99) | def. by | Sydney 21.8 (134) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,647) | Match report |
| Sunday, 4 August (2:50 pm) | Adelaide 15.13 (103) | def. by | Port Adelaide 17.5 (107) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,368) | Match report |
| Sunday, 4 August (4:40 pm) | Collingwood 20.13 (133) | def. | Essendon 7.12 (54) | MCG (crowd: 69,821) | Match report |
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| Round 20 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 9 August (7:50 pm) | St Kilda 7.14 (56) | def. by | Hawthorn 14.18 (102) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,765) | Match report |
| Saturday, 10 August (1:45 pm) | Richmond 14.13 (97) | def. | Brisbane Lions 11.8 (74) | MCG (crowd: 46,961) | Match report |
| Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) | Geelong 20.9 (129) | def. | Port Adelaide 16.8 (104) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 24,784) | Match report |
| Saturday, 10 August (4:40 pm) | Carlton 13.11 (89) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 16.21 (117) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,126) | Match report |
| Saturday, 10 August (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast 13.12 (90) | def. | Melbourne 10.17 (77) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,840) | Match report |
| Saturday, 10 August (7:40 pm) | Sydney 10.11 (71) | def. by | Collingwood 14.16 (100) | ANZ Stadium (crowd: 42,627) | Match report |
| Sunday, 11 August (1:10 pm) | Essendon 9.13 (67) | def. by | West Coast 18.12 (120) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,595) | Match report |
| Sunday, 11 August (2:50 pm) | Adelaide 11.13 (79) | def. | North Melbourne 10.10 (70) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,801) | Match report |
| Sunday, 11 August (2:40 pm) | Fremantle 24.13 (157) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 6.8 (44) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 31,390) | Match report |
| Round 21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 16 August (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn 18.11 (119) | def. | Collingwood 12.12 (84) | MCG (crowd: 71,533) | Match report |
| Saturday, 17 August (1:45 pm) | Richmond 14.12 (96) | def. by | Carlton 16.10 (106) | MCG (crowd: 63,825) | Match report |
| Saturday, 17 August (1:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 16.17 (113) | def. | Gold Coast 14.12 (96) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,703) | Match report |
| Saturday, 17 August (4:40 pm) | Essendon 9.16 (70) | def. by | North Melbourne 17.13 (115) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,102) | Match report |
| Saturday, 17 August (5:40 pm) | West Coast 6.5 (41) | def. by | Geelong 16.11 (107) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,394) | Match report |
| Saturday, 17 August (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 18.15 (123) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 9.9 (63) | Gabba (crowd: 13,855) | Match report |
| Sunday, 18 August (1:10 pm) | Melbourne 5.8 (38) | def. by | Fremantle 20.13 (133) | MCG (crowd: 13,768) | Match report |
| Sunday, 18 August (3:20 pm) | Sydney 18.10 (118) | def. | St Kilda 8.11 (59) | SCG (crowd: 26,730) | Match report |
| Sunday, 18 August (4:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 20.11 (131) | def. | Adelaide 17.12 (114) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,159) | Match report |
| Round 22 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 23 August (7:50 pm) | Collingwood 15.11 (101) | def. | West Coast 5.9 (39) | MCG (crowd: 41,198) | Match report |
| Saturday, 24 August (1:15 pm) | Adelaide 18.12 (120) | def. | Melbourne 7.10 (52) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,643) | Match report |
| Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 15.13 (103) | def. by | Hawthorn 17.15 (117) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,039) | Match report |
| Saturday, 24 August (4:40 pm) | Geelong 13.14 (92) | def. | Sydney 7.6 (48) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 28,459) | Match report |
| Saturday, 24 August (5:40 pm) | Fremantle 21.8 (134) | def. | Port Adelaide 9.6 (60) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,565) | Match report |
| Saturday, 24 August (7:40 pm) | Carlton 9.22 (76) | def. by | Essendon 12.10 (82) | MCG (crowd: 53,630) | Match report |
| Sunday, 25 August (1:10 pm) | St Kilda 17.14 (116) | def. | Gold Coast 10.10 (70) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,622) | Match report |
| Sunday, 25 August (3:20 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 6.6 (42) | def. by | Richmond 25.13 (163) | Škoda Stadium (crowd: 12,314) | Match report |
| Sunday, 25 August (4:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) | def. | Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93) | Gabba (crowd: 20,130) | Match report |
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| Round 23 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 30 August (7:50 pm) | Sydney 16.4 (100) | def. by | Hawthorn 17.10 (112) | ANZ Stadium (crowd: 37,980) | Match report |
| Saturday, 31 August (1:45 pm) | St Kilda 16.16 (112) | def. | Fremantle 6.5 (41) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,476) | Match report |
| Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) | Geelong 15.22 (112) | def. | Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 27,467) | Match report |
| Saturday, 31 August (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 15.13 (103) | def. by | Carlton 15.14 (104) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 45,127) | Match report |
| Saturday, 31 August (6:10 pm) | West Coast 5.13 (43) | def. by | Adelaide 19.15 (129) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 29,416) | Match report |
| Saturday, 31 August (7:40 pm) | Essendon 9.11 (65) | def. by | Richmond 15.14 (104) | MCG (crowd: 60,979) | Match report |
| Sunday, 1 September (1:10 pm) | Gold Coast 22.14 (146) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 9.9 (63) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,080) | Match report |
| Sunday, 1 September (3:20 pm) | Collingwood 17.12 (114) | def. by | North Melbourne 19.11 (125) | MCG (crowd: 50,958) | Match report |
| Sunday, 1 September (4:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) | def. | Melbourne 13.9 (87) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,176) | Match report |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF | Ladder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | Ess -35 | BL +19 | PA -9 | WB +52 | Carl -32 | Haw -11 | GWS +135 | StK +40 | NM +1 | Frem -7 | Syd -77 | Rich -38 | X | GCS +28 | WCE -6 | Coll -27 | Geel +2 | Frem -22 | PA -4 | NM +9 | WB -17 | Melb +68 | WCE +86 | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Brisbane Lions | WB -68 | Adel -19 | GCS +2 | NM -63 | Melb +28 | Syd -60 | WCE -26 | Ess +10 | Carl -13 | Coll -49 | X | Frem -40 | Geel +5 | Haw -58 | GCS +33 | NM +12 | Melb +19 | PA -9 | StK +31 | Rich -23 | GWS +60 | WB +7 | Geel -1 | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| Carlton | Rich -5 | Coll -17 | Geel -16 | WCE +24 | Adel +32 | Melb +61 | StK -9 | PA +18 | BL +13 | GWS +94 | Ess -5 | Haw -16 | X | Syd -22 | Coll -41 | StK +36 | NM +1 | GCS +43 | Frem -36 | WB -28 | Rich +10 | Ess -6 | PA +1 | Rich +20 | Syd -24 | X | X | 8[a] |
| Collingwood | NM +16 | Carl +17 | Haw -55 | Rich +34 | Ess -46 | StK +26 | Frem -27 | Geel +6 | Syd -47 | BL +49 | Melb +83 | WB +34 | X | PA -35 | Carl +41 | Adel +27 | GCS -7 | GWS +40 | Ess +79 | Syd +29 | Haw -35 | WCE +62 | NM -11 | PA -24 | X | X | X | 6 |
| Essendon | Adel +35 | Melb +148 | Frem +4 | StK +37 | Coll +46 | GWS +39 | Geel -28 | BL -10 | Rich +29 | Syd -44 | Carl +5 | GCS +43 | X | WCE +7 | PA +30 | WB +31 | GWS +39 | Haw -56 | Coll -79 | WCE -53 | NM -45 | Carl +6 | Rich -39 | X | X | X | X | 9[b] |
| Fremantle | WCE +28 | WB +28 | Ess -4 | Haw -42 | Rich +1 | GCS +45 | Coll +27 | Syd 0 | Melb +90 | Adel +7 | X | BL +40 | NM +38 | Geel -41 | StK +30 | WCE +28 | Rich -27 | Adel +22 | Carl +36 | GWS +113 | Melb +95 | PA +74 | StK -71 | Geel +15 | X | Syd +25 | Haw -15 | 3 |
| Geelong | Haw +7 | NM +4 | Carl +16 | Syd +21 | WB +21 | Rich +44 | Ess +28 | Coll -6 | PA +48 | GCS +52 | GWS +59 | X | BL -5 | Frem +41 | Haw +10 | Melb +68 | Adel -2 | StK +101 | NM -10 | PA +25 | WCE +66 | Syd +44 | BL +1 | Frem -15 | PA +16 | Haw -5 | X | 2 |
| Gold Coast | StK +13 | Syd -41 | BL -2 | PA -38 | GWS +44 | Frem -45 | Melb +60 | WB +32 | Haw -26 | Geel -52 | NM +15 | Ess -43 | X | Adel -28 | BL -33 | Rich -9 | Coll +7 | Carl -43 | WCE -17 | Melb +13 | PA -17 | StK -46 | GWS +83 | X | X | X | X | 14 |
| Greater Western Sydney | Syd -30 | PA -56 | StK -72 | Melb -41 | GCS -44 | Ess -39 | Adel -135 | Haw -83 | WCE -100 | Carl -94 | Geel -59 | PA -75 | X | NM -86 | WB -4 | Syd -129 | Ess -39 | Coll -40 | Melb +37 | Frem -113 | BL -60 | Rich -121 | GCS -83 | X | X | X | X | 18 |
| Hawthorn | Geel -7 | WCE +50 | Coll +55 | Frem +42 | NM +3 | Adel +11 | Syd +37 | GWS +83 | GCS +26 | Melb +95 | X | Carl +16 | WCE +20 | BL +58 | Geel -10 | PA +45 | WB +19 | Ess +56 | Rich -41 | StK +46 | Coll +35 | NM +14 | Syd +12 | Syd +54 | X | Geel +5 | Frem +15 | 1 |
| Melbourne | PA -79 | Ess -148 | WCE -94 | GWS +41 | BL -28 | Carl -61 | GCS -60 | Rich -34 | Frem -90 | Haw -95 | Coll -83 | X | StK -35 | WB +3 | Syd -31 | Geel -68 | BL -19 | NM -122 | GWS -37 | GCS -13 | Frem -95 | Adel -68 | WB -20 | X | X | X | X | 17 |
| North Melbourne | Coll -16 | Geel -4 | Syd -39 | BL +63 | Haw -3 | PA +10 | WB +54 | WCE -2 | Adel -1 | StK +68 | GCS -15 | X | Frem -38 | GWS +86 | Rich +62 | BL -12 | Carl -1 | Melb +122 | Geel +10 | Adel -9 | Ess +45 | Haw -14 | Coll +11 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Port Adelaide | Melb +79 | GWS +56 | Adel +9 | GCS +38 | WCE +5 | NM -10 | Rich -41 | Carl -18 | Geel -48 | WB -9 | X | GWS +75 | Syd +18 | Coll +35 | Ess -30 | Haw -45 | StK +5 | BL +9 | Adel +4 | Geel -25 | GCS +17 | Frem -74 | Carl -1 | Coll +24 | Geel -16 | X | X | 7[c] |
| Richmond | Carl +5 | StK +17 | WB +67 | Coll -35 | Frem -1 | Geel -44 | PA +41 | Melb +34 | Ess -29 | WCE +41 | X | Adel +38 | WB +60 | StK +64 | NM -62 | GCS +9 | Frem +27 | Syd -47 | Haw +41 | BL +23 | Carl -10 | GWS +121 | Ess +39 | Carl -20 | X | X | X | 5 |
| St Kilda | GCS -13 | Rich -17 | GWS +72 | Ess -37 | Syd -16 | Coll -26 | Carl +9 | Adel -40 | WB -9 | NM -68 | WCE -4 | X | Melb +35 | Rich -64 | Frem -30 | Carl -36 | PA -5 | Geel -101 | BL -31 | Haw -46 | Syd -59 | GCS +46 | Frem +71 | X | X | X | X | 16 |
| Sydney | GWS +30 | GCS +41 | NM +39 | Geel -21 | StK +16 | BL +60 | Haw -37 | Frem 0 | Coll +47 | Ess +44 | Adel +77 | X | PA -18 | Carl +22 | Melb +31 | GWS +129 | WCE +34 | Rich +47 | WB +35 | Coll -29 | StK +59 | Geel -44 | Haw -12 | Haw -54 | Carl +24 | Frem -25 | X | 4 |
| West Coast | Frem -28 | Haw -50 | Mel +94 | Carl -24 | PA -5 | WB +70 | BL +26 | NM +2 | GWS +100 | Rich -41 | StK +4 | X | Haw -20 | Ess -7 | Adel +6 | Frem -28 | Syd -34 | WB -22 | GCS +17 | Ess +53 | Geel -66 | Coll -62 | Adel -86 | X | X | X | X | 13 |
| Western Bulldogs | BL +68 | Frem -28 | Rich -67 | Adel -52 | Geel -21 | WCE -70 | NM -54 | GCS -32 | StK +9 | PA +9 | X | Coll -34 | Rich -60 | Melb -3 | GWS +4 | Ess -31 | Haw -19 | WCE +22 | Syd -35 | Carl +28 | Adel +17 | BL -7 | Melb +20 | X | X | X | X | 15 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF | Ladder |
| + | Win | Qualified for finals | |
| - | Loss | X | Bye |
| Draw | Eliminated |
Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn(P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2523 | 1859 | 135.7 | 76 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2409 | 1776 | 135.6 | 72 | |
| 3 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2035 | 1518 | 134.1 | 66 | |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2244 | 1694 | 132.5 | 62 | |
| 5 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2154 | 1754 | 122.8 | 60 | |
| 6 | Collingwood | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2148 | 1868 | 115.0 | 56 | |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2051 | 2002 | 102.4 | 48 | |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2125 | 1992 | 106.7 | 44 | |
| 9 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2145 | 2000 | 107.3 | 56[d] | |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2307 | 1930 | 119.5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2064 | 1909 | 108.1 | 40 | |
| 12 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1922 | 2144 | 89.6 | 40 | |
| 13 | West Coast | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2038 | 2139 | 95.3 | 36 | |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1918 | 2091 | 91.7 | 32 | |
| 15 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1926 | 2262 | 85.1 | 32 | |
| 16 | St Kilda | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1751 | 2120 | 82.6 | 20 | |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1455 | 2691 | 54.1 | 8 | |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1524 | 2990 | 51.0 | 4 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 |
| Geelong | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 |
| Fremantle | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 66 |
| Sydney | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Richmond | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 60 |
| Collingwood | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 56 |
| Port Adelaide | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| Carlton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 44 |
| Essendon | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 56 |
| North Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 40 |
| Adelaide | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 |
| Brisbane Lions | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 |
| West Coast | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Gold Coast | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 |
| Western Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 |
| St Kilda | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| Sep 6,MCG | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hawthorn | 15.15 (105) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sydney | 7.9 (51) | Sep 14,ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Sydney | 13.8 (86) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sep 8,MCG | Carlton | 8.14 (62) | Sep 20,MCG | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Richmond | 14.12 (96) | Hawthorn | 14.18 (102) | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Carlton | 18.8 (116) | Geelong | 15.7 (97) | Sep 28,MCG | ||||||||||||||
| Hawthorn | 11.11 (77) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sep 7,MCG | Sep 21,Patersons Stadium | Fremantle | 8.14 (62) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Collingwood | 9.9 (63) | Fremantle | 14.15 (99) | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 12.15 (87) | Sep 13,MCG | Sydney | 11.8 (74) | ||||||||||||||
| Geelong | 13.18 (96) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sep 7,Simonds Stadium | Port Adelaide | 12.8 (80) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Geelong | 9.18 (72) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fremantle | 12.15 (87) | |||||||||||||||||
| Qualifying Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF1: Friday, 6 September (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn 15.15 (105) | def. | Sydney 7.9 (51) | MCG (crowd: 59,615) | Match report |
| QF2: Saturday, 7 September (2:20 pm) | Geelong 9.18 (72) | def. by | Fremantle 12.15 (87) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 32,815) | Match report |
| Elimination Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF2: Saturday, 7 September (7:45 pm) | Collingwood 9.9 (63) | def. by | Port Adelaide 12.15 (87) | MCG (crowd: 51,722) | Match report |
| EF1: Sunday, 8 September (3:20 pm) | Richmond 14.12 (96) | def. by | Carlton 18.8 (116) | MCG (crowd: 94,690) | Match report |
| Semi-finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF2: Friday, 13 September (7:50 pm) | Geelong 13.18 (96) | def. | Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) | MCG (crowd: 52,744) | Match report |
| SF1: Saturday, 14 September (7:45 pm) | Sydney 13.8 (86) | def. | Carlton 8.14 (62) | ANZ Stadium (crowd: 37,980) | Match report |
| Preliminary Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF1: Friday, 20 September (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn 14.18 (102) | def. | Geelong 15.7 (97) | MCG (crowd: 85,569) | Match report |
| PF2: Saturday, 21 September (5:45 pm) | Fremantle 14.15 (99) | def. | Sydney 11.8 (74) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 43,249) | Match report |
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| Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GF: Saturday, 28 September (2:30 pm) | Hawthorn 11.11 (77) | def. | Fremantle 8.14 (62) | MCG (crowd: 100,007) | Match report |
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| Club | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 693,855 | 22 | 31,539 |
| Brisbane Lions | 503,994 | 22 | 22,909 |
| Carlton | 1,116,734 | 24 | 46,531 |
| Collingwood | 1,236,343 | 23 | 53,754 |
| Essendon | 1,036,044 | 22 | 47,093 |
| Fremantle | 819,016 | 25 | 32,761 |
| Geelong | 980,408 | 25 | 39,216 |
| Gold Coast | 389,966 | 22 | 17,726 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 345,730 | 22 | 15,715 |
| Hawthorn | 1,144,222 | 25 | 45,769 |
| Melbourne | 549,418 | 22 | 24,974 |
| North Melbourne | 634,033 | 22 | 28,820 |
| Port Adelaide | 648,854 | 24 | 27,036 |
| Richmond | 1,137,980 | 23 | 49,477 |
| St Kilda | 634,858 | 22 | 28,857 |
| Sydney | 798,556 | 25 | 31,942 |
| West Coast | 678,430 | 22 | 30,838 |
| Western Bulldogs | 513,729 | 22 | 23,351 |
| Ground | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAMI Stadium | 665,808 | 22 | 30,264 |
| ANZ Stadium | 104,297 | 3 | 32,347 |
| Aurora Stadium | 52,950 | 4 | 13,238 |
| Blundstone Arena | 23,488 | 2 | 11,744 |
| Cazaly's Stadium | 11,197 | 1 | 11,197 |
| Etihad Stadium | 1,466,099 | 48 | 30,544 |
| Gabba | 231,909 | 11 | 21,083 |
| MCG | 2,346,893 | 45 | 52,153 |
| Metricon Stadium | 152,980 | 11 | 13,907 |
| Patersons Stadium | 773,485 | 22 | 35,158 |
| Simonds Stadium | 187,545 | 7 | 26,792 |
| Škoda Stadium | 57,969 | 7 | 8,281 |
| StarTrack Oval | 25,056 | 3 | 8,352 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 230,659 | 9 | 25,629 |
| TIO Stadium | 15,465 | 2 | 7,733 |
| Westpac Stadium | 22,546 | 1 | 22,546 |
| 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 | Jarryd Roughead | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 68 |
| 2 | Travis Cloke | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 66 |
| 3 | Jeremy Cameron | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| 4 | Josh J. Kennedy | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 5 | Lance Franklin | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 58 |
| 6 | Jack Riewoldt | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| 7 | Lindsay Thomas | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 53 |
| 8 | Nick Riewoldt | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| 9 | Tom Hawkins | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 10 | Jay Schulz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 44 |
| Club | Members[67] | Change from 2012 | % Change from 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 46,405 |  1,300 | 2.80% |
| Brisbane Lions | 24,130 | 3,368 | 16.22% |
| Carlton | 50,564 | 4,764 | 10.40% |
| Collingwood | 78,427 | 5,739 | 7.90% |
| Essendon | 56,173 | 8,465 | 17.74% |
| Fremantle | 43,880 | 962 | 2.24% |
| Geelong | 42,884 | 2,679 | 6.66% |
| Gold Coast | 12,502 | 1,298 | 11.59% |
| Greater Western Sydney | 12,681 | 2,440 | 23.83% |
| Hawthorn | 63,353 | 2,512 | 4.13% |
| Melbourne | 33,177 |  2,282 | 6.44% |
| North Melbourne | 34,607 | 1,184 | 3.54% |
| Port Adelaide | 39,838 | 4,295 | 12.08% |
| Richmond | 60,321 | 7,294 | 13.76% |
| St Kilda | 32,707 | 2,733 | 7.71% |
| Sydney | 36,358 | 6,485 | 21.71% |
| West Coast | 58,501 | 1,124 | 1.96% |
| Western Bulldogs | 30,209 | 202 | 0.67% |
| Total | 756,717 | 49,096 | 6.94% |
| Coach | Club | Date | Notes | Caretaker | New coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Neeld | Melbourne | 17 June 2013 | Sacked after a mid-season club review following a string of bad losses, including just five wins from 33 games.[68] | Neil Craig[68] | Paul Roos[69] |
| Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions | 13 August 2013 | Stepped down following the club's decision not to renew his contract at the end of the season.[70][71][72][73] | Mark Harvey | Justin Leppitsch[74] |
| James Hird | Essendon | 27 August 2013 | Suspended by the AFL for twelve months for his involvement in the 2012 Essendon supplements scandal, effective immediately[75] | Simon Goodwin | Mark Thompson[76] |
| John Worsfold | West Coast Eagles | 5 September 2013 | Stepped down[77][78] | None (end of regular season) | Adam Simpson[79] |
| Kevin Sheedy | Greater Western Sydney | 13 September 2013 | Retired as part of a succession plan[80] | None (end of regular season) | Leon Cameron |
| Scott Watters | St Kilda | 1 November 2013 | Sacked | None (end of regular season) | Alan Richardson |
TheInternational Rules Series was played between Australia andIreland for the first time since 2011. For the first time, theAustralian team was represented by theIndigenous All Stars.[81] As in previous years, two test matches were played, and the series was decided on aggregate. The series was held in Ireland, and was won by Ireland 2-0 and on an aggregate margin of 173-72 points.[82]
| 2013 International Rules Series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 19 October (7:00pm) | Ireland 2.12.9 (57) | def. | Australia 1.7.8 (35) | Breffni Park,Cavan (crowd: 17,657) | Match report |
| Saturday, 26 October (7:00pm) | Ireland 6.22.14 (116) | def. | Australia 2.7.4 (37) | Croke Park,Dublin (crowd: 28,525) | Match report |
During the trade period leading up to the 2013 season,Adelaide Crows forwardKurt Tippett sought to be traded. During trade negotiations, information was uncovered which brought into question the legality under AFL rules of Tippett's 2009 contract extension with Adelaide. The AFL investigated Tippett's contract during October and November, and charged Tippett and Adelaide with a total of eleven charges relating to draft tampering and breaching the total player payments, including:[83]
Adelaide was considered likely to incur a loss of draft picks, among other penalties, if found guilty, but theAFL Commission was yet to complete its hearing into the matter when the National Draft was held on 22 November 2012, so the club was permitted to participate in the draft as normal. However, on the day before the draft, the club voluntarily relinquished its highest two remaining selections (No. 20 and 54) as a "gesture of goodwill" ahead of the hearing.[84]
The final hearing took place on 30 November, and Adelaide and Tippett pleaded guilty to all charges. Adelaide was stripped of its first and second round draft picks, and banned from taking any father-son selections, in the 2013 National Draft, and received a $300,000 fine. Tippett was suspended for the 2013 NAB Cup and 11 premiership matches, with a further suspended sentence of 11 matches, and received a $50,000 fine. Several senior Adelaide personnel were also punished by the league: chief executive Steven Trigg and former football manager John Reid were each fined $50,000 and banned from AFL functions for six months (with a further suspended sentence of six months), and current football manager Phil Harper was banned from AFL functions for two months with a four-month suspended sentence.[83] In a separate hearing in January 2013, the AFL Players' Association revoked the accreditation of Tippett's manager, Peter Blucher, for at least one year.[85]
Throughout the 2012/13 offseason, the league investigated theMelbourne Football Club over allegations that it hadtanked during the latter part of the2009 season – that is, that it had intentionally lost matches near the end of the season so that it would finish with no more than four wins, and therefore receive apriority draft pick. The league released its findings in February 2013, and found the club not guilty of tanking.[86][87]
However, it did find two of Melbourne's then-senior staff members – senior coachDean Bailey and general manager of football operationsChris Connolly – guilty of "acting in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the competition". This related most specifically to a meeting in July 2009, which became known colloquially as "the vault", in which Connolly allegedly openly discussed the potential benefits to the club of tanking.[88] The guilty parties received the following penalties:
None of Melbourne, Connolly or Bailey contested these penalties.[90]
On 5 February theEssendon Football Club asked theAustralian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) to investigate the concerns over the clubs possible use of un-approved supplements during the2012 season.[91]
An internal independent review conducted byDr. Ziggy Switkowski regarding theEssendon Football Club governance processes was released to the public on 6 May.[92]
While ASADA investigated the legality of the supplements, the AFL separately investigated the administration of the club's supplements program, and charged the club and senior staff with bringing the game into disrepute. The charges focussed on the poor business practices within the program, including allowing "a culture of frequent, uninformed and unregulated use of the injection of supplements" at the club, incomplete record keeping which had made it impossible to determine with certainty whether or not players had been administered banned supplements, and for failing to guarantee the health and safety of its players in its program. On 27 August, five days before round 23 and after two days of discussions between the club and the league, the following penalties were imposed relating to these charges:
The scandal was investigated over the following years, and ended with 34 players who were on the 2012 Essendon list being suspended for the entire2016 AFL season as part of a partially offset two-year suspensions for using thymosin beta-4 during the scandal.
Late in the final quarter of theround 9 match betweenCollingwood andSydney,Adam Goodes became the target of racial abuse in which a 13-year-old Collingwood supporter called him an "ape".[94][95] Goodes pointed the supporter out to security following the incident, who subsequently evicted her from the ground; after the match, Collingwood presidentEddie McGuire visited the Swans' rooms to apologise "on behalf of football", and stamped out that racism would not be tolerated by the Collingwood Football Club.[96][97]
Five days later, McGuire was involved in another controversy involving Goodes on hisTriple M Melbourne breakfast show, when he joked that Goodes could be used to promote theKing Kong musical that was to be held in Melbourne, quickly apologising on air after making the reference.[98][99] McGuire initially defended his comments by saying that the remark was simply "a slip of the tongue", but admitted to vilifying Goodes in an interview later in the day, albeit unintentionally.[100][101]