2011 AFL season

2011 AFL premiership season

Official 2011 AFL logo
Teams 17
Premiers Geelong
(9th premiership)
Minor premiers Collingwood
(19th minor premiership)
Pre-season cup Collingwood
(1st pre-season cup win)
Matches played 196
Attendance 7,139,272 (36,425 per match)
Highest attendance 99,537 (Grand Final, Collingwood vs. Geelong)
Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin (Hawthorn)
71 goals
Brownlow Medallist Dane Swan (Collingwood)
34 votes
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The 2011 Australian Football League season was the 115th season of the Australian rules football competition. It was the debut year for Gold Coast, and was scheduled to be the only season to be played with 17 teams. Geelong beat Collingwood in the 2011 AFL Grand Final by 38 points.

The season opened on 24 March 2011, with Carlton defeating Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

This was the first season since 1994 to have byes, and only the fourth after the 1991, 1992 and 1994 seasons to feature a 24-round format. The full fixture was announced on 29 October 2010.[1]

Pre-season

Draft

Main article: 2010 AFL Draft

The 2010 National Draft was held on 18 November 2010 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.[2] 107 players were drafted, including 28 promoted rookies. Gold Coast were awarded the first three selections as part of its draft concessions, and selected David Swallow with the number one draft pick.[3]

The 2011 Pre-season and Rookie Drafts were held on 7 December 2010, with another 80 players being selected. Greater Western Sydney had the first eight selections in the Rookie Draft as part of its draft concessions.[4]

NAB Cup

Main article: 2011 NAB Cup

The 2011 NAB Cup featured the addition of two new teams, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney. The first round of matches featured 6 pools of 3 teams, with each game being shortened to two twenty-minute halves. Collingwood defeated Essendon in the Grand Final at Etihad Stadium on Friday, 11 March.

2011 NAB Cup Grand Final
Friday, 11 March 7:45 pm Essendon def. by Collingwood Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 45,304) Report
0.2.2 (14)
0.3.4 (22)
0.9.5 (59)
0.13.8 (86)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 0.3.4 (22)
0.7.6 (48)
1.11.7 (82)
1.15.9 (108)		 Umpires: Rosebury, Stevic, Nicholls, Jennings
Michael Tuck Medal: Heath Shaw
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Super Goals 1 Buckley
Hurley, Monfries 3
Ryder, Watson, Zaharakis 2
Hocking 1		 Goals 3 Krakouer, Dawes
2 Cloke
1 Ball, Beams, McCarthy, Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas, Wellingham
Hardingham (groin) Injuries Nil
  • By winning this NAB Cup, Collingwood became the first team since its opponent Essendon, in 1993/1994, to win a pre-season premiership after winning the previous year's grand final. This was Collingwood's second pre-season/night premiership, the previous one coming in the 1979 Night Series.

Premiership season

The fixture was officially announced on 29 October.[5] Some of the highlights included:

Round 1

Round 1
Thursday, 24 March (7:40 pm) Carlton 14.20 (104) def. Richmond 13.6 (84) MCG (crowd: 60,654) Report
Friday, 25 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 6.12 (48) def. St Kilda 6.11 (47) MCG (crowd: 42,869) Report
Saturday, 26 March (2:10 pm) Collingwood 24.11 (155) def. Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,773) Report
Saturday, 26 March (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.9 (105) def. Hawthorn 12.13 (85) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,536) Report
Saturday, 26 March (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92) def. by Fremantle 13.16 (94) The Gabba (crowd: 23,373) Report
Sunday, 27 March (1:10 pm) Essendon 16.17 (113) def. Western Bulldogs 8.10 (58) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,617) Report
Sunday, 27 March (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.18 (84) drew with Sydney 11.18 (84) MCG (crowd: 33,951) Report
Sunday, 27 March (4:10 pm) West Coast 13.14 (92) def. North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,878) Report
Bye: Gold Coast

Round 2

Round 2
Friday, 1 April (7:40 pm) St Kilda 13.17 (95) drew with Richmond 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 41,465) Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 7.14 (56) def. by Collingwood 21.17 (143) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,578) Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 15.8 (98) def. by West Coast 16.20 (116) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,214) Report
Saturday, 2 April (6:40 pm) Gold Coast 7.10 (52) def. by Carlton 26.15 (171) The Gabba (crowd: 27,914) Report
Saturday, 2 April (5:40 pm) Fremantle 10.18 (78) def. by Geelong 13.11 (89) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,004) Report
Sunday, 3 April (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 19.9 (123) def. Brisbane Lions 6.9 (45) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,331) Report
Sunday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 14.14 (98) def. Essendon 13.15 (93) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 28,082) Report
Sunday, 3 April (4:40 pm) Hawthorn 16.26 (122) def. Melbourne 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 49,905) Report
Bye: Adelaide
  • The new team, Gold Coast, made its AFL Premiership debut against Carlton at The Gabba. Carlton's score of 26.15 (171) was its highest in a match since 2000, and the winning margin, 119 points, was its greatest since 2001.[10]
  • Richmond drew with St Kilda, ending the club's 13-game losing streak against the Saints, but extending the winless streak against the same opponent to 14 games. Richmond had not beaten St Kilda since Round 4, 2003.
  • For the first time since 1911, there was a draw in each of the first two rounds of the season.
  • Chris Judd (Carlton) played his 200th AFL match.[11]

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 8 April (7:40 pm) Collingwood 15.12 (102) def. Carlton 11.8 (74) MCG (crowd: 88,181) Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 18.14 (122) def. Gold Coast 7.9 (51) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,373) Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:40 pm) Adelaide 7.12 (54) def. by Fremantle 11.13 (79) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,414) Report
Saturday, 9 April (7:10 pm) Richmond 6.16 (52) def. by Hawthorn 17.13 (115) MCG (crowd: 46,368) Report
Saturday, 9 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 13.10 (88) def. by Sydney 15.11 (101) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,288) Report
Sunday, 10 April (1:10 pm) Melbourne 12.10 (82) def. Brisbane Lions 11.5 (71) MCG (crowd: 24,380) Report
Sunday, 10 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.20 (122) def. Port Adelaide 6.7 (43) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,420) Report
Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) St Kilda 12.12 (84) def. by Essendon 21.10 (136) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,762) Report
Bye: North Melbourne

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 15 April (7:40 pm) Richmond 13.12 (90) def. by Collingwood 24.17 (161) MCG (crowd: 58,050) Report
Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.12 (72) def. West Coast 9.11 (65) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,063[12]) Report
Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 11.13 (79) drew with Essendon 11.13 (79) MCG (crowd: 78,605) Report
Saturday, 16 April (7:10 pm) Sydney 7.12 (54) def. by Geelong 11.15 (81) SCG (crowd: 25,300) Report
Saturday, 16 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.14 (98) def. Adelaide 9.12 (66) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,143) Report
Sunday, 17 April (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 9.15 (69) def. by Melbourne 23.21 (159) The Gabba (crowd: 12,111) Report
Sunday, 17 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle 18.19 (127) def. North Melbourne 14.14 (98) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,779) Report
Bye: Brisbane Lions, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs
  • Collingwood's score of 24.17 (161) was its highest ever against Richmond.
  • The draw between Carlton and Essendon was the third of the season. It was the first time since 1914 that there were three draws in the first four rounds of the season. Between the 2010 drawn Grand Final and this match, four out of the twelve matches played at the MCG were drawn.
  • Darren Glass of West Coast played his 200th game.
  • The longest and second longest active streaks of consecutive games played were both broken this weekend: Kane Cornes of Port Adelaide was omitted after 174 consecutive games, and Collingwood's Darren Jolly was injured after 142 consecutive matches.[13]
  • This was the first time that AFL games were played in every state of Australia during the same round, and only the third time since it opened in 2000 that no games were played at Etihad Stadium.

Round 5

Round 5 (Easter and Anzac Day)
Thursday, 21 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.10 (76) def. by St Kilda 13.11 (89) The Gabba (crowd: 22,520) Report
Saturday, 23 April (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 15.11 (101) def. by Gold Coast 15.14 (104) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,287) Report
Saturday, 23 April (7:10 pm) Carlton 11.19 (85) def. Adelaide 12.7 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,607) Report
Sunday, 24 April (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 14.19 (103) def. by Richmond 17.10 (112) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,461) Report
Monday, 25 April (2:40 pm) Essendon 11.11 (77) def. by Collingwood 16.11 (107) MCG (crowd: 89,626) Report
Monday, 25 April (6:40 pm) Fremantle 12.13 (85) def. Western Bulldogs 11.12 (78) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,551) Report
Tuesday, 26 April (2:40 pm) Hawthorn 15.8 (98) def. by Geelong 17.15 (117) MCG (crowd: 78,579) Report
Bye: Melbourne, Sydney, West Coast

Round 6

Round 6
Thursday, 28 April (6:40 pm) West Coast 15.16 (106) def. Melbourne 6.16 (52) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,298) Report
Friday, 29 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 10.11 (71) def. by Carlton 12.15 (87) SCG (crowd: 28,081) Report
Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 18.25 (133) def. Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,014) Report
Saturday, 30 April (7:10 pm) Richmond 18.16 (124) def. Brisbane Lions 14.14 (98) MCG (crowd: 37,438) Report
Saturday, 30 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 13.12 (90) def. St Kilda 9.17 (71) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,854) Report
Sunday, 1 May (1:10 pm) Essendon 31.11 (197) def. Gold Coast 8.10 (58) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,710) Report
Sunday, 1 May (4:40 pm) Collingwood 15.15 (105) def. Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57) MCG (crowd: 53,776) Report
Bye: Fremantle, Geelong, Hawthorn
  • Essendon's first quarter score of 15.4 (94) against Gold Coast was the highest score in a quarter of football since 1919, and is the highest-scoring first quarter of all time.[14] Essendon's final score of 31.11 (197) was its highest since 2000, and its final winning margin of 139 points was its highest since 1989.[15]
  • Umpire Michael Vozzo qualified for AFL Life membership with his 300th match; Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade coached his 300th AFL match.

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Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 6 May (8:10 pm) Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) def. by Hawthorn 15.14 (104) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,819) Report
Saturday, 7 May (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.5 (65) def. by Sydney 10.13 (73) Manuka Oval (crowd: 10,184) Report
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 19.13 (127) def. North Melbourne 9.7 (61) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,669) Report
Saturday, 7 May (4:10 pm) Richmond 23.10 (148) def. Fremantle 14.15 (99) MCG (crowd: 34,090) Report
Saturday, 7 May (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 18.16 (124) def. Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) The Gabba (crowd: 25,501) Report
Sunday, 8 May (1:10 pm) Essendon 16.10 (106) def. West Coast 12.18 (90) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,631) Report
Sunday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 22.17 (149) def. Adelaide 8.5 (53) MCG (crowd: 19,987) Report
Monday, 9 May (7:20 pm) St Kilda 12.9 (81) def. by Carlton 11.18 (84) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 41,576) Report
Bye: Collingwood
  • In a VFL/AFL first, two twin brothers, Chris and Brad Scott, went head to head as coaches in Geelong's victory against North Melbourne.[16] Geelong's win was its 25th consecutive victory at Kardinia Park, breaking the VFL/AFL record for most successive wins at one venue.[17] The record was previously held jointly by Richmond at Punt Road Oval (1932-1935) and South Melbourne at Lake Oval (1934-1936).[18] Geelong would ultimately extend the streak to 29 wins before losing to Sydney in Round 23.
  • The two Queensland teams, Gold Coast and the Brisbane Lions, played their first ever regular-season game against each other, known as the QClash. Gold Coast won the game by 8 points.[19]
  • This was the first round since Fremantle's admission to the AFL in 1995 that no match was played in Western Australia.
  • Melbourne recorded its greatest winning margin against Adelaide, winning by 96 points. It was Melbourne's biggest ever win under Dean Bailey, and Adelaide's largest defeat since 2004.

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 13 May (7:40 pm) Geelong 8.17 (65) def. Collingwood 9.8 (62) MCG (crowd: 81,691) Report
Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.10 (124) def. Melbourne 12.11 (83) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,536) Report
Saturday, 14 May (2:40 pm) Adelaide 20.10 (130) def. Gold Coast 9.19 (73) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,056) Report
Saturday, 14 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.12 (66) def. by Essendon 15.12 (102) The Gabba (crowd: 24,921) Report
Saturday, 14 May (7:10 pm) Sydney 18.13 (121) def. Port Adelaide 9.5 (59) SCG (crowd: 20,719) Report
Sunday, 15 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 14.15 (99) def. St Kilda 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 42,453) Report
Sunday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 23.15 (153) def. Richmond 18.10 (118) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,141[20]) Report
Sunday, 15 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.12 (96) def. Fremantle 9.9 (63) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,567) Report
Bye: Carlton

Round 9

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 20 May (7:40 pm) Carlton 14.16 (100) def. by Geelong 15.12 (102) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 48,429) Report
Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 16.10 (106) def. Melbourne 13.8 (86) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,863) Report
Saturday, 21 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.6 (90) def. by Fremantle 21.16 (142) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,274) Report
Saturday, 21 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73) def. North Melbourne 8.11 (59) The Gabba (crowd: 18,404) Report
Saturday, 21 May (7:40 pm) Richmond 16.9 (105) def. Essendon 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 83,563) Report
Sunday, 22 May (1:10 pm) Collingwood 20.15 (135) def. Adelaide 14.8 (92) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,849) Report
Sunday, 22 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 8.12 (60) def. by Hawthorn 15.16 (106) SCG (crowd: 33,136) Report
Sunday, 22 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 26.19 (175) def. Western Bulldogs 8.4 (52) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,308) Report
Bye: Gold Coast

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 27 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne 6.10 (46) def. by Carlton 13.15 (93) MCG (crowd: 47,464) Report
Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.17 (71) def. by Sydney 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,267) Report
Saturday, 28 May (1:10 pm) Fremantle 7.14 (56) def. by St Kilda 15.12 (102) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,483) Report
Saturday, 28 May (7:20 pm) Gold Coast 10.13 (73) def. by Geelong 21.13 (139) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 21,485) Report
Saturday, 28 May (8:10 pm) Richmond 10.14 (74) def. by Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,506) Report
Sunday, 29 May (12:40 pm) Adelaide 8.13 (61) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.11 (101) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,583) Report
Sunday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.9 (105) def. West Coast 7.11 (53) MCG (crowd: 52,560) Report
Sunday, 29 May (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62) def. by Hawthorn 13.13 (91) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,747) Report
Bye: Essendon
  • Gold Coast played its first home game at the renovated Metricon Stadium, (formerly known as Carrara Stadium). The match set a new VFL/AFL attendance record for the venue of 21,485.

Round 11

Round 11
Friday, 3 June (7:40 pm) Essendon 10.8 (68) def. by Melbourne 15.11 (101) MCG (crowd: 53,077) Report
Saturday, 4 June (1:10 pm) West Coast 13.7 (85) def. Gold Coast 10.7 (67) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,815) Report
Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 23.10 (148) def. Western Bulldogs 13.9 (87) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,078) Report
Saturday, 4 June (7:10 pm) Collingwood 16.12 (108) def. St Kilda 7.9 (51) MCG (crowd: 62,991) Report
Saturday, 4 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 7.9 (51) def. by Sydney 17.14 (116) The Gabba (crowd: 22,150) Report
Sunday, 5 June (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 31,925) Report
Sunday, 5 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 18.7 (115) def. Adelaide 10.8 (68) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,185) Report
Sunday, 5 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.7 (49) def. by Carlton 16.15 (111) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,192) Report
Bye: Richmond

Round 12

Round 12 (Women's Round & Queen's Birthday)
Friday, 10 June (7:40 pm) St Kilda 12.9 (81) def. Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,237) Report
Saturday, 11 June (2:40 pm) Adelaide 10.7 (67) def. by West Coast 15.16 (106) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,412) Report
Saturday, 11 June (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 9.9 (63) def. by North Melbourne 18.14 (122) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,945[26]) Report
Saturday, 11 June (7:10 pm) Geelong 13.10 (88) def. Hawthorn 13.5 (83) MCG (crowd: 63,476) Report
Sunday, 12 June (1:10 pm) Carlton 19.10 (124) def. Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,617) Report
Sunday, 12 June (2:10 pm) Sydney 9.21 (75) def. Richmond 9.11 (65) SCG (crowd: 23,782) Report
Sunday, 12 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 15.8 (98) def. Essendon 9.10 (64) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,824) Report
Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.5 (41) def. by Collingwood 19.15 (129) MCG (crowd: 75,998) Report
Bye: Port Adelaide

Round 13

Round 13
Friday, 17 June (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100) def. Adelaide 10.10 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,363) Report
Saturday, 18 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.15 (129) def. Gold Coast 8.10 (58) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,377) Report
Saturday, 18 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 12.18 (90) def. by North Melbourne 17.9 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,329) Report
Saturday, 18 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94) def. by Richmond 18.17 (125) The Gabba (crowd: 21,510) Report
Saturday, 18 June (7:10 pm) St Kilda 11.6 (72) def. by Geelong 15.10 (100) MCG (crowd: 39,539) Report
Sunday, 19 June (1:10 pm) Melbourne 22.17 (149) def. Fremantle 8.12 (60) MCG (crowd: 19,092) Report
Sunday, 19 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.10 (100) def. Sydney 10.6 (66) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,788) Report
Sunday, 19 June (2:40 pm) West Coast 15.20 (110) def. Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,059) Report
Bye: Collingwood

Round 14

Round 14
Friday, 24 June (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 23.8 (146) def. Essendon 12.9 (81) MCG (crowd: 64,537) Report
Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 13.10 (88) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.8 (110) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,149) Report
Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.13 (91) def. by Melbourne 17.16 (118) MCG (crowd: 61,900) Report
Saturday, 25 June (7:10 pm) Sydney 14.9 (93) def. by Collingwood 13.21 (99) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 38,053) Report
Saturday, 25 June (5:40 pm) Fremantle 12.16 (88) def. Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 30,330) Report
Sunday, 26 June (1:10 pm) Geelong 19.11 (125) def. Adelaide 10.13 (73) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,246) Report
Sunday, 26 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 10.7 (67) def. by West Coast 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,241) Report
Sunday, 26 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.7 (91) def. by North Melbourne 21.10 (136) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 17,275) Report
Bye: St Kilda
  • Barry Hall qualified for AFL Life membership after playing his 300th match.

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 1 July (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 19.13 (127) def. Melbourne 8.15 (63) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,516) Report
Saturday, 2 July (1:10 pm) Fremantle 17.10 (112) def. Gold Coast 9.8 (62) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 28,646) Report
Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.9 (81) def. by Carlton 28.16 (184) MCG (crowd: 59,650) Report
Saturday, 2 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 18.7 (115) def. Geelong 16.15 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,806) Report
Saturday, 2 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 8.9 (57) def. Sydney 6.14 (50) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,063) Report
Sunday, 3 July (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.9 (99) def. Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) The Gabba (crowd: 17,276) Report
Sunday, 3 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.16 (106) def. Hawthorn 9.11 (65) MCG (crowd: 83,985) Report
Sunday, 3 July (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 10.10 (70) def. by St Kilda 12.7 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,693) Report
Bye: West Coast

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 8 July (6:40 pm) West Coast 14.12 (96) def. Geelong 13.10 (88) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,164) Report
Saturday, 9 July (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 16.9 (105) def. Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 14,604) Report
Saturday, 9 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 4.12 (36) def. by Sydney 15.16 (106) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,488) Report
Saturday, 9 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 15.15 (105) def. Richmond 9.12 (66) MCG (crowd: 55,442[29]) Report
Sunday, 10 July (1:10 pm) Collingwood 22.15 (147) def. North Melbourne 3.12 (30) MCG (crowd: 53,601) Report
Sunday, 10 July (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 8.5 (53) def. by St Kilda 17.7 (109) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,887) Report
Sunday, 10 July (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.12 (96) def. Carlton 9.15 (69) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,582) Report
Bye: Adelaide, Fremantle, Melbourne

Round 17

Round 17 (Multicultural Round)
Friday, 15 July (8:10 pm) Adelaide 10.13 (73) def. by Essendon 12.12 (84) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,118) Report
Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 9.16 (70) def. by Gold Coast 12.13 (85) Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 10,382) Report
Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 11.13 (79) def. by Collingwood 13.20 (98) MCG (crowd: 85,936) Report
Saturday, 16 July (7:10 pm) St Kilda 13.4 (82) def. West Coast 9.7 (61) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,416) Report
Saturday, 16 July (8:40 pm) Melbourne 17.11 (113) def. Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) TIO Stadium (crowd: 7,255) Report
Sunday, 17 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 13.9 (87) def. by Fremantle 15.8 (98) SCG (crowd: 23,415) Report
Sunday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.14 (104) def. by Geelong 20.13 (133) The Gabba (crowd: 19,906) Report
Sunday, 17 July (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 21.16 (142) def. Western Bulldogs 17.9 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,754) Report
Bye: Hawthorn
  • For the first time, Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns played host to a premiership match when Richmond hosted the Gold Coast. This was the first time that two matches were played in Queensland during a single round.
  • Essendon coach James Hird earned AFL life membership with his 300th game as a player and coach.
  • Barry Hall became the first player to score more than 100 career goals with three different league clubs.

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 22 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 19.13 (127) def. Adelaide 3.6 (24) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,546) Report
Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.20 (122) def. Brisbane Lions 11.11 (77) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,809) Report
Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 16.18 (114) def. Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75) SCG (crowd: 19,449) Report
Saturday, 23 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 11.9 (75) def. by Collingwood 19.15 (129) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 23,302) Report
Saturday, 23 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 12.7 (79) def. by Carlton 24.9 (153) MCG (crowd: 74,123) Report
Sunday, 24 July (1:10 pm) Geelong 17.11 (113) def. Richmond 7.9 (51) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,761) Report
Sunday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 12.6 (78) def. by Hawthorn 20.12 (132) MCG (crowd: 39,782) Report
Sunday, 24 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 9.10 (64) def. by West Coast 8.17 (65) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 41,055) Report
Bye: Port Adelaide
  • Adelaide's score of 3.6 (24) set a new record as the lowest match score ever in club history, breaking the previous club record of 4.7 (31) set in Round 7, 1991, also against St Kilda;[30] and, it set a new record as the lowest match score ever at Etihad Stadium.[31] It was also the lowest score conceded in a match by St Kilda since Round 12, 1971.[32] Following the loss, Neil Craig stepped down as Adelaide head coach, effective immediately, to be replaced by Mark Bickley as caretaker.[33]
  • A new record crowd for any event at Metricon Stadium was set when 23,302 spectators watched Gold Coast play Collingwood. Reportedly, 7,000 of those spectators were Collingwood supporters who made the trip from Melbourne to watch the match.[34]
  • Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne hit the post from 50 metres out on the boundary line after the siren against West Coast. A goal would have won the game.

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 29 July (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 9.8 (62) def. by Carlton 11.14 (80) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 41,332) Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.5 (95) def. by West Coast 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,883) Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 37.11 (233) def. Melbourne 7.5 (47) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,716) Report
Saturday, 30 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 6.18 (54) def. by St Kilda 10.14 (74) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 17,482) Report
Saturday, 30 July (5:40 pm) Fremantle 6.8 (44) def. by Hawthorn 13.17 (95) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 30,937) Report
Sunday, 31 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 25.16 (166) def. Essendon 14.8 (92) MCG (crowd: 73,163) Report
Sunday, 31 July (4:10 pm) Adelaide 16.15 (111) def. Port Adelaide 11.13 (79) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,586) Report
Bye: Brisbane Lions, Richmond, Sydney
  • Geelong's final score of 37.11 (233) was the second-highest ever scored by Geelong, the second-highest score ever conceded by Melbourne, the highest score ever at Skilled Stadium, the fourth-highest score of all-time, and the highest score by any team since quarters were shortened to 20 minutes in 1994.[35][36][37]
  • Geelong's final winning margin of 186 points was Geelong's highest ever, the highest ever at Skilled Stadium, the second-highest ever conceded by Melbourne, the second-highest of all-time, and the largest since quarters were shortened to 20 minutes in 1994.
  • Geelong's second quarter score of 12.1 (73) was the highest ever by Geelong, and the equal-highest ever conceded by Melbourne.[38]
  • Geelong's leading margin at half-time of 114 points was the second-highest of all-time (the highest, 120 points, occurred in Round 8, 1993).[38]
  • Geelong's half-time score of 20.4 (124) was the second-highest in Geelong's history, and the highest ever conceded by Melbourne.[38]
  • Geelong's score of 37.11 featured 26 more goals than behinds, a new VFL/AFL record (the previous record of 23 was set by Geelong in Round 6, 2007).[39]
  • Geelong recorded 510 disposals through the game, a new record.[40]
  • Geelong became the first team to score more than fifty points in each of the four quarters of a match.
  • Melbourne coach Dean Bailey was sacked by the club at an emergency board meeting on the day after the 186-point loss, to be replaced immediately by Todd Viney as caretaker.[41]
  • Darren Jolly (Collingwood), Adam McPhee (Fremantle)[42] and Ryan Houlihan (Carlton)[43] played their 200th AFL games.

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 5 August (7:40 pm) St Kilda 16.17 (113) def. Fremantle 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,181) Report
Saturday, 6 August (1:40 pm) Geelong 29.14 (188) def. Gold Coast 6.2 (38) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,588) Report
Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 21.8 (134) def. Melbourne 7.16 (58) MCG (crowd: 42,342) Report
Saturday, 6 August (7:20 pm) Essendon 15.10 (100) def. Sydney 14.15 (99) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,722) Report
Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 3.3 (21) def. by Collingwood 23.21 (159) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,863) Report
Sunday, 7 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.9 (105) def. by Adelaide 16.14 (110) The Gabba (crowd: 17,930) Report
Sunday, 7 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.13 (103) def. North Melbourne 13.8 (86) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,820) Report
Sunday, 7 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 22.15 (147) def. Richmond 14.6 (90) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,106) Report
Bye: Western Bulldogs
  • Geelong became the first VFL/AFL team to win 17 or more home and away matches in five consecutive seasons.
  • Geelong became the first team since St Kilda in 2004 to win consecutive games by more than 100 points, and the first ever to win consecutive games by 150 points or more. The consecutive wins against Melbourne and Gold Coast, with a combined margin of 336 points, was the highest combined margin in consecutive wins of all time, breaking Sydney's record of 293 set in 1987.
  • Gold Coast's defeat of 150 points was the club's largest in its inaugural season.[44]
  • Adam Goodes missed a shot after the siren for Sydney to defeat Essendon.
  • Port Adelaide's final score of 3.3 (21) and its losing margin of 138 points against Collingwood were in both cases new records as the worst in club history; the new record-losing margin for the club lasted only until the following round. Port Adelaide's total of six scoring shots was the fewest in club history, and the fewest by any team since Round 12, 1971.[45] For Collingwood, the winning margin was its highest since Round 4 1979, and the third biggest win in its history.[46]

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 12 August (7:40 pm) St Kilda 10.10 (70) def. by Collingwood 14.5 (89) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,505) Report
Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 31.11 (197) def. Port Adelaide 5.2 (32) MCG (crowd: 27,532) Report
Saturday, 13 August (1:10 pm) Fremantle 12.13 (85) def. by Carlton 16.19 (115) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,737) Report
Saturday, 13 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.11 (101) def. by Essendon 23.12 (150) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,986) Report
Saturday, 13 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.15 (123) def. Gold Coast 8.13 (61) The Gabba (crowd: 23,565) Report
Sunday, 14 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne 9.8 (62) def. by West Coast 16.14 (110) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,740) Report
Sunday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.15 (99) def. Sydney 7.14 (56) MCG (crowd: 34,337) Report
Sunday, 14 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 12.13 (85) def. by Geelong 14.12 (96) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,576) Report
Bye: North Melbourne
  • Stephen Milne surpassed Matthew Lloyd's record of most goals kicked at Docklands Stadium by kicking his 300th goal at the venue.
  • Hawthorn's winning margin of 165 points against Port Adelaide was the highest winning margin in Hawthorn's history (surpassing the previous record of 160 points set in 1992), the highest winning margin at the MCG and the highest losing margin in Port Adelaide's history (surpassing the record of 138 points set the previous week). Hawthorn's half time lead of 92 points was the biggest half time lead in Hawthorn's history and the biggest half time lead at the MCG.
  • Port Adelaide's consecutive heavy losses against Collingwood and Hawthorn were by a total of 303 points, a new VFL/AFL record for the heaviest pair of consecutive defeats, breaking the record of 269 points set by Melbourne in 1979.
  • Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) played his 200th AFL game.
  • This was the last round coached for the season by Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade. His contract was not renewed for 2012, and he elected to stand aside immediately rather than complete the season. Paul Williams replaced him as caretaker for the last three matches.

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 19 August (7:40 pm) Carlton 8.18 (66) def. by Hawthorn 10.18 (78) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 52,052) Report
Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 9.10 (64) def. by Adelaide 18.17 (125) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,168) Report
Saturday, 20 August (1:10 pm) West Coast 20.14 (134) def. Essendon 11.11 (77) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,253) Report
Saturday, 20 August (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.17 (143) def. Fremantle 6.9 (45) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,581) Report
Saturday, 20 August (7:10 pm) Collingwood 14.18 (102) def. Brisbane Lions 13.6 (84) MCG (crowd: 47,788) Report
Sunday, 21 August (1:10 pm) Sydney 10.23 (83) def. St Kilda 10.8 (68) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 25,025) Report
Sunday, 21 August (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 15.7 (97) def. by Western Bulldogs 24.13 (157) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,169) Report
Sunday, 21 August (4:40 pm) Melbourne 17.8 (110) def. by Richmond 17.15 (117) MCG (crowd: 36,321) Report
Bye: Geelong

Round 23

Round 23
Friday, 26 August (6:40 pm) Fremantle 8.4 (52) def. by Collingwood 20.12 (132) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 31,985) Report
Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 16.17 (113) def. Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67) MCG (crowd: 42,198) Report
Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.14 (86) def. by Sydney 15.9 (99) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,900) Report
Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) St Kilda 19.21 (135) def. North Melbourne 10.10 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,848) Report
Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.15 (81) def. by West Coast 13.11 (89) The Gabba (crowd: 13,500) Report
Sunday, 28 August (12:40 pm) Adelaide 15.9 (99) def. by Richmond 17.19 (121) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,023) Report
Sunday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.10 (112) def. Gold Coast 12.10 (82) MCG (crowd: 21,534) Report
Sunday, 28 August (4:40 pm) Essendon 17.18 (120) def. Port Adelaide 17.11 (113) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,849) Report
Bye: Carlton
  • Geelong lost its first match at Skilled Stadium since Round 21, 2007, ending a streak of 29 consecutive victories at Skilled Stadium, the most by any club at any venue. It was Sydney's first win over Geelong since Round 5, 2006, ending a nine-match losing streak, and its first win at Skilled Stadium since Round 8, 1999, ending a seven-match losing streak.
  • After Geelong's loss to Sydney, Collingwood clinched the minor premiership (and the McClelland Trophy) for the second consecutive year. Additionally, West Coast clinched a top-four finish with its win over Brisbane.
  • The Brisbane Lions and West Coast played in front of a crowd of 13,500, the second-lowest ever for a Brisbane Lions home game at The Gabba, and the second-lowest for a Brisbane-based club at the Gabba since Round 22, 1995.

Round 24

Round 24
Friday, 2 September (7:40 pm) Collingwood 8.5 (53) def. by Geelong 22.17 (149) MCG (crowd: 85,705) Report
Saturday, 3 September (1:10 pm) Gold Coast 14.13 (97) def. by Hawthorn 16.10 (106) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 19,314) Report
Saturday, 3 September (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.17 (107) def. Fremantle 8.13 (61) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,128) Report
Saturday, 3 September (4:10 pm) Sydney 18.11 (119) def. Brisbane Lions 9.13 (67) SCG (crowd: 27,721) Report
Saturday, 3 September (5:10 pm) West Coast 22.13 (145) def. Adelaide 7.8 (50) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,062) Report
Saturday, 3 September (7:10 pm) Carlton 9.12 (66) def. by St Kilda 13.8 (86) MCG (crowd: 55,606) Report
Sunday, 4 September (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) def. Melbourne 15.14 (104) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 29,340) Report
Sunday, 4 September (4:40 pm) Richmond 13.13 (91) def. by North Melbourne 15.14 (104) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,890) Report
Bye: Essendon
  • For the second time, the final round of the season was given a floating schedule in order to reduce the likelihood of a team playing the first week of the finals after a Sunday game in the final round of the season.
  • Geelong recorded its greatest ever winning margin against Collingwood by 96 points. It was Collingwood's greatest losing margin since Round 21, 2005,[49] and their worst ever defeat at the MCG.
  • The Port Adelaide vs Melbourne match was originally scheduled to be played at AAMI Stadium. On 30 June 2011, the AFL announced the match would be moved to the Adelaide Oval. This was the first AFL match to be played at the venue and only the second venue in South Australia to host an AFL home and away match.[50]
  • Port Adelaide's win over Melbourne ended a club record 11-match losing streak and lifted it off the bottom of the ladder. This ensured that Gold Coast finished its inaugural AFL season with the wooden spoon. Gold Coast are the first interstate team to ever win the wooden spoon on debut and the first team to win their wooden spoon on debut since Hawthorn in 1925.

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 23 24 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
Adelaide Haw
20		 X Freo
25		 Port
32		 Carl
6		 StK
19		 Melb
96		 GC
57		 Coll
43		 BL
40		 NM
47		 WCE
39		 WB
30		 Geel
52		 Syd
7		 X Ess
11		 StK
103		 Port
32		 BL
5		 Geel
11		 GC
61		 Rich
22		 WCE
95		 X X X X 14
Brisbane Lions Freo
2		 WB
78		 Melb
11		 X StK
13		 Rich
26		 GC
8		 Ess
36		 NM
14		 Adel
40		 Syd
65		 Carl
61		 Rich
31		 Freo
23		 Port
11		 Haw
42		 Geel
29		 NM
45		 X Adel
5		 GC
62		 Coll
18		 WCE
8		 Syd
52		 X X X X 15
Carlton Rich
20		 GC
119		 Coll
28		 Ess
0		 Adel
6		 Syd
16		 StK
3		 X Geel
2		 Melb
47		 Port
62		 BL
61		 Syd
34		 WCE
36		 Rich
103		 WB
27		 Coll
19		 Ess
74		 NM
18		 Melb
76		 Freo
30		 Haw
12		 X StK
20		 Ess
62		 WCE
3		 X X 5
Collingwood Port
75		 NM
87		 Carl
28		 Rich
71		 Ess
30		 WB
48		 X Geel
3		 Adel
43		 WCE
52		 StK
57		 Melb
88		 X Syd
6		 Haw
41		 NM
117		 Carl
19		 GC
54		 Ess
74		 Port
138		 StK
19		 BL
18		 Freo
80		 Geel
96		 WCE
20		 X Haw
3		 Geel
38		 1
Essendon WB
55		 Syd
5		 StK
52		 Carl
0		 Coll
30		 GC
139		 WCE
16		 BL
36		 Rich
16		 X Melb
33		 Freo
34		 NM
21		 Haw
65		 Geel
4		 Rich
39		 Adel
11		 Carl
74		 Coll
74		 Syd
1		 WB
49		 WCE
57		 Port
7		 X Carl
62		 X X X 8
Fremantle BL
2		 Geel
11		 Adel
25		 NM
29		 WB
7		 X Rich
49		 WCE
33		 Port
52		 StK
46		 Haw
22		 Ess
34		 Melb
89		 BL
23		 GC
50		 X Syd
11		 WCE
1		 Haw
51		 StK
41		 Carl
30		 NM
98		 Coll
80		 WB
46		 X X X X 11
Gold Coast X Carl
119		 WB
71		 Melb
90		 Port
3		 Ess
139		 BL
8		 Adel
57		 X Geel
66		 WCE
18		 NM
59		 Haw
71		 WB
22		 Freo
50		 Syd
70		 Rich
15		 Coll
54		 StK
20		 Geel
150		 BL
62		 Adel
61		 Melb
30		 Haw
9		 X X X X 17
Geelong StK
1		 Freo
11		 Port
79		 Syd
27		 Haw
19		 X NM
66		 Coll
3		 Carl
2		 GC
66		 WB
61		 Haw
5		 StK
28		 Adel
52		 Ess
4		 WCE
8		 BL
29		 Rich
62		 Melb
186		 GC
150		 Adel
11		 X Syd
13		 Coll
96		 Haw
31		 X WCE
48		 Coll
38		 2
Hawthorn Adel
20		 Melb
45		 Rich
63		 WCE
7		 Geel
19		 X Port
32		 StK
30		 Syd
46		 WB
29		 Freo
22		 Geel
5		 GC
71		 Ess
65		 Coll
41		 BL
42		 X Melb
54		 Frem
51		 NM
17		 Port
165		 Carl
12		 WB
46		 GC
9		 Geel
31		 Syd
36		 Coll
3		 X 3
Melbourne Syd
0		 Haw
45		 BL
11		 GC
90		 X WCE
54		 Adel
96		 NM
41		 StK
20		 Carl
47		 Ess
33		 Coll
88		 Freo
89		 Rich
27		 WB
64		 X Port
21		 Haw
54		 Geel
186		 Carl
76		 WCE
48		 Rich
7		 GC
30		 Port
8		 X X X X 13
North Melbourne WCE
4		 Coll
87		 X Freo
29		 Rich
9		 Port
60		 Geel
66		 Melb
41		 BL
14		 Syd
1		 Adel
47		 GC
59		 Ess
21		 Port
45		 StK
9		 Coll
117		 WB
31		 BL
45		 Carl
18		 Haw
17		 X Freo
98		 StK
65		 Rich
13		 X X X X 9
Port Adelaide Coll
75		 WCE
18		 Geel
79		 Adel
32		 GC
3		 NM
60		 Haw
32		 Syd
62		 Freo
52		 Rich
15		 Carl
62		 X WCE
22		 NM
45		 BL
11		 StK
56		 Melb
21		 X Adel
32		 Coll
138		 Haw
165		 WB
60		 Ess
7		 Melb
8		 X X X X 16
Richmond Carl
20		 StK
0		 Haw
63		 Coll
71		 NM
9		 BL
26		 Freo
49		 WB
35		 Ess
16		 Port
15		 X Syd
10		 BL
31		 Melb
27		 Carl
103		 Ess
39		 GC
15		 Geel
62		 X WCE
57		 Syd
43		 Melb
7		 Adel
22		 NM
13		 X X X X 12
St Kilda Geel
1		 Rich
0		 Ess
52		 X BL
13		 Adel
19		 Carl
3		 Haw
30		 Melb
20		 Freo
46		 Coll
57		 WB
24		 Geel
28		 X NM
9		 Port
56		 WCE
21		 Adel
103		 GC
20		 Freo
41		 Coll
19		 Syd
15		 NM
65		 Carl
20		 Syd
25		 X X X 6
Sydney Melb
0		 Ess
5		 WCE
13		 Geel
27		 X Carl
16		 WB
8		 Port
62		 Haw
46		 NM
1		 BL
65		 Rich
10		 Carl
34		 Coll
6		 Adel
7		 GC
70		 Freo
11		 WB
39		 X Ess
1		 Rich
43		 StK
15		 Geel
13		 BL
52		 StK
25		 Haw
36		 X X 7
West Coast NM
4		 Port
18		 Syd
13		 Haw
7		 X Melb
54		 Ess
16		 Freo
33		 WB
123		 Coll
52		 GC
18		 Adel
39		 Port
22		 Carl
36		 X Geel
8		 StK
21		 Freo
1		 WB
8		 Rich
57		 Melb
48		 Ess
57		 BL
8		 Adel
95		 Coll
20		 Carl
3		 Geel
48		 X 4
Western Bulldogs Ess
55		 BL
78		 GC
71		 X Freo
7		 Coll
48		 Syd
8		 Rich
35		 WCE
123		 Haw
29		 Geel
61		 StK
24		 Adel
30		 GC
22		 Melb
64		 Carl
27		 NM
31		 Syd
39		 WCE
8		 X Ess
49		 Port
60		 Haw
46		 Freo
46		 X X X X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
Colour Result
Green Win
Red Loss
Blue Draw

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

2011 AFL Ladder
Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Collingwood 22 20 2 0 2592 1546 167.66 80
2 Geelong (P) 22 19 3 0 2548 1619 157.38 76
3 Hawthorn 22 18 4 0 2355 1634 144.12 72
4 West Coast 22 17 5 0 2235 1715 130.32 68
5 Carlton 22 14 7 1 2225 1700 130.88 58
6 St Kilda 22 12 9 1 1891 1677 112.76 50
7 Sydney 22 12 9 1 1897 1735 109.34 50
8 Essendon 22 11 10 1 2217 2217 100.00 46
9 North Melbourne 22 10 12 0 2106 2082 101.15 40
10 Western Bulldogs 22 9 13 0 2060 2155 95.59 36
11 Fremantle 22 9 13 0 1791 2155 83.11 36
12 Richmond 22 8 13 1 2069 2396 86.35 34
13 Melbourne 22 8 13 1 1974 2315 85.27 34
14 Adelaide 22 7 15 0 1742 2193 79.43 28
15 Brisbane Lions 22 4 18 0 1814 2240 80.98 16
16 Port Adelaide 22 3 19 0 1718 2663 64.51 12
17 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1534 2726 56.27 12
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Ladder progression

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1 Collingwood 4 8 12 16 20 24 24 24 28 32 36 40 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 80
2 Geelong 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 52 52 56 60 64 68 72 72 72 76
3 Hawthorn 0 4 8 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 32 32 36 40 40 44 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72
4 West Coast 4 8 8 8 8 12 12 16 20 20 24 28 32 36 36 40 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68
5 Carlton 4 8 8 10 14 18 22 22 22 26 30 34 38 38 42 42 42 46 50 54 58 58 58 58
6 St Kilda 0 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 10 14 14 18 18 18 22 26 30 34 38 42 42 42 46 50
7 Sydney 2 6 10 10 10 10 14 18 18 22 26 30 30 30 30 34 34 38 38 38 38 42 46 50
8 Essendon 4 4 8 10 10 14 18 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 26 30 34 34 34 38 42 42 46 46
9 North Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 8 8 12 16 20 24 24 24 28 32 32 32 32 36 36 40
10 Western Bulldogs 0 4 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 28 28 28 28 28 32 32 36
11 Fremantle 4 4 8 12 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 24 24 28 32 32 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36
12 Richmond 0 2 2 2 6 10 14 14 18 18 18 18 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 26 30 34 34
13 Melbourne 2 2 6 10 10 10 14 14 14 14 18 18 22 26 26 26 30 30 30 30 30 30 34 34
14 Adelaide 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 20 24 24 28 28 28
15 Brisbane Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 16
16 Port Adelaide 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12
17Gold Coast 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Finals Series

  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: Sep 10, MCG  
1  Collingwood 12.10 (82)  
4  West Coast 9.8 (62)     SF1: Sep 17, Patersons Stadium  
     West Coast 15.11 (101)    
EF1: Sep 11, MCG      Carlton 15.8 (98)       PF1: Sep 23, MCG
5  Carlton 21.23 (149)        Collingwood 10.8 (68)  
8  Essendon 13.9 (87)          Hawthorn 9.11 (65)     GF: Oct 1, MCG
         Collingwood 12.9 (81)
  EF2: Sep 10, Etihad Stadium       PF2: Sep 24, MCG      Geelong 18.11 (119)
6  St Kilda 8.9 (57)          West Coast 10.9 (69)  
7  Sydney 12.10 (82)     SF2: Sep 16, MCG        Geelong 17.15 (117)  
     Sydney 13.8 (86)    
QF2: Sep 9, MCG      Hawthorn 19.8 (122)    
2  Geelong 14.14 (98)  
3  Hawthorn 9.13 (67)  

Week 1 (Qualifying and Elimination Finals)

Qualifying Finals
Saturday, 10 September (2:20 pm) Collingwood 12.10 (82) def. West Coast 9.8 (62) MCG (crowd: 67,379) Report
Friday, 9 September (7:45 pm) Geelong 14.14 (98) def. Hawthorn 9.13 (67) MCG (crowd: 73,400) Report
Elimination Finals
Sunday, 11 September (2:20 pm) Carlton 21.23 (149) def. Essendon 13.9 (87) MCG (crowd: 90,161) Report
Saturday, 10 September (7:20 pm) St Kilda 8.9 (57) def. by Sydney 12.10 (82) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,205) Report
  • For the first time since the current AFL finals system was implemented in 2000, all four games were played in Melbourne.
  • The elimination final between Carlton and Essendon had an attendance of 90,161, the largest crowd for an elimination final in VFL/AFL history. This record stood until 2013.[51]

Week 2 (Semi Finals)

Semi-Finals
Friday, 16 September (7:45 pm) Hawthorn 19.8 (122) def. Sydney 13.8 (86) MCG (crowd: 55,198) Report
Saturday, 17 September (5:50 pm) West Coast 15.11 (101) def. Carlton 15.8 (98) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 42,803) Report

Week 3 (Preliminary Finals)

Preliminary Finals
Friday, 23 September (7:45 pm) Collingwood 10.8 (68) def. Hawthorn 9.11 (65) MCG (crowd: 87,112) Report
Saturday, 24 September (2:20 pm) Geelong 17.15 (117) def. West Coast 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 59,455) Report
  • West Coast was the first non-Victorian team to reach the preliminary finals since 2007.

Week 4 (Grand Final)

Main article: 2011 AFL Grand Final
Grand Final
Saturday, 1 October 2:30pm Collingwood def. by Geelong MCG (Crowd: 99,537) Report
4.2 (26)
9.3 (57)
12.6 (78)
12.9 (81)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 4.3 (27)
8.6 (54)
13.7 (85)
18.11 (119)		 Umpires: C Donlon, B Rosebury, S Ryan
Norm Smith Medal: Jimmy Bartel (Geelong)
Television broadcast: Network Ten
National anthem: Vanessa Amorosi
T Cloke, A Krakouer 3
S Sidebottom 2
L Ball, L Brown, B Johnson, S Wellingham 1		 Goals 4 S Johnson
3 J Bartel, T Hawkins, T Varcoe
2 J Selwood
1 M Duncan, C Ling, M Stokes
S Pendlebury, D Thomas, S Sidebottom, C Tarrant, L Ball, L Brown, T Cloke Best J Bartel, J Selwood, T Hawkins, C Ling, S Johnson, P Chapman, B Ottens, T Varcoe
Nil Injuries J Podsiadly (shoulder)
L Davis Reports Nil
  • This was the sixth Grand Final contested between Collingwood and Geelong, and the first since 1953.
  • Collingwood finished its season with only three losses, all against Geelong.
  • Mick Malthouse coached his 50th finals match
  • Chris Scott became the 13th person to coach a VFL/AFL team to a premiership in his debut coaching season, and the first since Alan Joyce in 1988

Awards

Best and fairest

Club Award name Player Ref
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Thompson, ScottScott Thompson [53]
Brisbane Lions Merrett-Murray Medal Rockliff, TomTom Rockliff [54]
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Murphy, MarcMarc Murphy [55]
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Pendlebury, ScottScott Pendlebury [56]
Essendon Crichton Medal Zaharakis, DavidDavid Zaharakis [57]
Fremantle Doig Medal Pavlich, MatthewMatthew Pavlich [58]
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Enright, CoreyCorey Enright [59]
Gold Coast Club Champion Ablett, Jr., GaryGary Ablett, Jr. [60]
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Mitchell, SamSam Mitchell [61]
Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Moloney, BrentBrent Moloney [62]
North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Wells, DanielDaniel Wells
Andrew Swallow		 [63]
Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Boak, TravisTravis Boak
Jackson Trengove		 [64]
Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Cotchin, TrentTrent Cotchin [65]
St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Fisher, SamSam Fisher [66]
Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Goodes, AdamAdam Goodes [67]
Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Boyd, MatthewMatthew Boyd [68]
West Coast Club Champion Award Glass, DarrenDarren Glass [69]

Notable events and controversies

Betting scandals

The issue of betting became prominent during the 2011 season. The previous few years had seen other sports compromised by major spot-fixing scandals – most notably the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy – so the issue was already well publicised at the time. The AFL had in place a strict policy prohibiting anyone involved in the AFL from placing any bet on any AFL outcome.

Early in the season, it emerged that there were several suspicious plunges on players who were usually defenders to kick the first goal of a match; in each case, the player unexpectedly started in the forward-line, indicating that the plunges may have been caused by team information somehow leaking to punters. Five suspicious plunges on defenders for the first goal were identified during the season:

Nathan Bock was the only of the five players to kick the first goal of his respective match. The cases all raised concerns about "exotic bets" and the risk of spot-fixing, although in no case was a deliberate attempt at spot-fixing ever implicated.

The controversy deepened prior to Round 17, when the investigation into the Maxwell plunge revealed that Heath Shaw was implicated in bets placed on Maxwell's first goal. Shaw and a friend from outside the Collingwood Football Club were found to have placed a shared $20 bet on Maxwell for first goal at a TAB venue, using Shaw's knowledge from team meetings that Maxwell would be starting forward; that friend had later placed two more bets on Maxwell worth $15, shared with another friend. Shaw was penalised by the league under the anti-gambling code, receiving a suspension of eight matches, with a further suspended sentence of six matches, and was fined $20,000.[73]

In their respective investigations, it was found that both Nick Maxwell and Nathan Bock had informed family members and friends that they would be starting in the forward-line before their respective plunges, and, unbeknownst to the players, those family members and friends then placed bets. Maxwell was fined $5,000, with a further suspended fine of $5,000,[73] and Bock was fined $10,000 and suspended for two matches.[74]

Following Round 24, Essendon assistant coach Dean Wallis was found to have placed three separate FootyQuad bets worth a total of $400 during the latter half of the season, one of which included a leg which involved an Essendon match. Wallis was fined $7,500, and suspended for fourteen matches (the suspension prevents him from participating on match-day, and from interacting directly with his players during training, until the suspension is complete).[75]

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) and/or "leadership group"
Adelaide Neil Craig (Rds 1–18);
Mark Bickley (Rds 19–24)		 Nathan van Berlo[76] Scott Stevens, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty and Scott Thompson.
Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Daniel Merrett, Jed Adcock, Tom Rockliff[77]
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Kade Simpson (vc),[78] Andrew Carrazzo, Bryce Gibbs, Michael Jamison, Marc Murphy, Jordan Russell[79]
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury (vc), Dane Swan (deputy vc), Luke Ball, Darren Jolly, Harry O'Brien, Heath Shaw[80]
Essendon James Hird Jobe Watson Dustin Fletcher, Heath Hocking, Mark McVeigh, Brent Stanton, Andrew Welsh (vc)[81]
Fremantle Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Paul Duffield, Luke McPharlin, Garrick Ibbotson, Chris Mayne and Matt de Boer[82]
Gold Coast Guy McKenna Gary Ablett, Jr.[83] Nathan Bock (vc), Campbell Brown (deputy vc), Michael Rischitelli, Daniel Harris, Maverick Weller, Zac Smith and Marc Lock[84]
Geelong Chris Scott Cameron Ling[85] Joel Selwood(vc),[85] Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, James Kelly, Harry Taylor
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge[86] Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis[87]
Melbourne Dean Bailey (Rds 1–19);
Todd Viney (Rds 20–24)		 Brad Green[88] Aaron Davey, Jack Grimes, Nathan Jones, Brent Moloney and Jared Rivers[89]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Brent Harvey Brady Rawlings (vc) and Drew Petrie (vc)
Port Adelaide Matthew Primus Domenic Cassisi
Richmond Damien Hardwick Chris Newman
St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Lenny Hayes
Sydney John Longmire Adam Goodes, Jarrad McVeigh[90]
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass[91] Beau Waters (vc)[91] Scott Selwood, Andrew Embley, Mark Lecras, Dean Cox, Adam Selwood, Matt Priddis, Josh Kennedy and Shannon Hurn[92]
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade (Rds 1–21);
Paul Williams (Rds 22–24)[93]		 Matthew Boyd[94] Daniel Giansiracusa (vc) and Adam Cooney (vc)

Umpiring and rule changes

Club membership

Club Members[97] Change from 2010 % change from 2010
Adelaide 44,719 Decrease 826 −01.81
Brisbane Lions 20,792 Decrease 5,987 −22.36
Carlton 43,791 Increase 3,311 +08.18
Collingwood 71,271 Increase 13,863 +24.15
Essendon 42,559 Increase 1,970 +04.85
Fremantle 42,762 Increase 2,908 +07.30
Geelong 39,343 Decrease 983 −02.44
Gold Coast 11,141 N/A N/A
Hawthorn 56,224 Increase 2,246 +04.16
Melbourne 36,937 Increase 3,579 +10.73
North Melbourne 28,761 Increase 1,808 +06.71
Port Adelaide 32,581 Increase 3,489 +11.99
Richmond 40,184 Increase 4,224 +11.75
St Kilda 39,276 Increase 255 +00.58
Sydney 27,106 Decrease 1,565 −05.49
West Coast 43,216 Decrease 944 −02.14
Western Bulldogs 29,710 Decrease 2,367 −07.38
Total 650,373 Increase 36,122 +05.88

Team changes

Debuts

A total of 132 players made their début in the Australian Football League in 2011. The new Gold Coast played 34 new players and helped make 2011 the highest number of début players since West Coast and Brisbane Bears both joined the league in 1987. Each of the top 10 draft picks and 29 of the first 33 selections in the 2010 AFL Draft made their début.[98]

Retirements, sackings and delistings

Players

Coach changes

Club overviews

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