2023 AFL season
2023 AFL premiership season | |
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Date | 16 March—30 September 2023 |
Teams | 18 |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 18 |
Total attendance | 765,787 (42,544 per match) |
Highest | 88,084 (round 1, Richmond v Carlton) |
The 2023 AFL season is the 127th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season will feature eighteen clubs and is scheduled to run from 16 March until 30 September, comprising a 23-game home-and-away season, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
Background
The fixture was extended to 23 matches per club, the longest in history. This was to accommodate the introduction of the 'Gather Round' – known in full as 'Gather Round... a festival of footy' – a special round featuring all eighteen clubs playing in the same city; this was modelled on the Magic Round, which the National Rugby League had scheduled annually since 2019.[1][2] South Australia won the bid for the event, beating a bid from New South Wales.[3] Six of the nine matches will take place at Adelaide Oval, with Norwood Oval (two) and Summit Oval, Mount Barker (one) each to host their first AFL matches;[4] and the Saturday and Sunday fixtures at Adelaide Oval were staged as ticketed double-headers, with a single ticket granting access to both matches.[5] For all practical purposes – including distribution of gate receipts, benefits and reserved seating for club members, and clash uniform colours – the round is considered a neutral AFL event, and clubs will be considered neither home nor away, meaning each club still plays eleven home games and eleven away games for the season (clubs below are listed alphabetically). All club members were given priority access to Gather Round tickets.[6]
The following rule changes were made for the 2023 season:
- The number of field umpires in control of each match was increased from three to four.[7]
- The medical substitute position, which had been introduced in 2021, was replaced with a general substitute. Prior rules had allowed for the medical substitute to be used only if the player being substituted from the had a medical reason to do so, but this stipulation was removed allowing for the substitute to be used for any reason.[8]
Coach appointments
New coach | Club | Date of appointment | Previous coach | Ref. |
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Alastair Clarkson | North Melbourne | 19 August 2022 | David Noble | [9] |
Adam Kingsley | Greater Western Sydney | 22 August 2022 | Leon Cameron | [10] |
Brad Scott | Essendon | 29 September 2022 | Ben Rutten | [11] |
Ross Lyon | St Kilda | 24 October 2022 | Brett Ratten | [12] |
Club leadership
Pre-season
All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au
Official practice matches | |||||
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Thursday, 2 March (5:10 pm) | Hawthorn 14.16 (100) | def. by | Collingwood 15.16 (106) | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
Thursday, 2 March (4:10 pm) | Fremantle 13.14 (92) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.13 (61) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | |
Thursday, 2 March (7:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions 13.13 (91) | def. | Geelong 6.9 (45) | Brighton Homes Arena | |
Friday, 3 March (4:10 pm) | St Kilda 10.7 (67) | def. | Essendon 3.14 (32) | RSEA Park | |
Friday, 3 March (7:10 pm) | Sydney 15.7 (97) | def. | Carlton 7.12 (54) | Blacktown ISP Oval | |
Friday, 3 March (4:40 pm) | West Coast 7.10 (52) | def. by | Adelaide 17.9 (111) | Mineral Resources Park | |
Saturday, 4 March (12:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 19.8 (122) | def. | Gold Coast 12.5 (77) | Blacktown ISP Oval | |
Saturday, 4 March (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 22.11 (143) | def. | North Melbourne 13.7 (85) | Ikon Park | |
Saturday, 4 March (4:10 pm) | Melbourne 18.13 (121) | def. | Richmond 10.11 (71) | Casey Fields | |
Home-and-away season
All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables
Round 1
Round 1 (Opening Round) | |||||
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Thursday, 16 March (7:20 pm) | Richmond 8.10 (58) | drew with | Carlton 8.10 (58) | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 88,084) | |
Friday, 17 March (7:40 pm) | Geelong 16.7 (103) | def. by | Collingwood 19.11 (125) | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 86,595) | |
Saturday, 18 March (1:45 pm) | North Melbourne 12.15 (87) | def. | West Coast 12.10 (82) | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 21,274) | |
Saturday, 18 March (4:05 pm) | Port Adelaide 18.18 (126) | def. | Brisbane Lions 11.6 (72) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,255) | |
Saturday, 18 March (7:25 pm) | Melbourne 17.13 (115) | def. | Western Bulldogs 9.11 (65) | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 48,103) | |
Saturday, 18 March (7:00 pm) | Gold Coast 9.7 (61) | def. by | Sydney 16.14 (110) | Heritage Bank Stadium (crowd: 13,648) | |
Sunday, 19 March (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 15.16 (106) | def. | Adelaide 12.18 (90) | Giants Stadium (crowd: 8,169) | |
Sunday, 19 March (3:20 pm) | Hawthorn 9.11 (65) | def. by | Essendon 19.10 (124) | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 68,691) | |
Sunday, 19 March (4:40 pm) | St Kilda 10.7 (67) | def. | Fremantle 7.10 (52) | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,429) | |
Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Thursday, 23 March (7:20 pm) | Carlton 13.12 (90) | def. | Geelong 12.10 (82) | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 55,861) | Report |
Friday, 24 March (6:55 pm) | Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) | def. | Melbourne 13.4 (82) | The Gabba (crowd: 30,047) | Report |
Saturday, 25 March (1:45 pm) | Collingwood 21.9 (135) | def. | Port Adelaide 9.10 (64) | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 60,744) | Report |
Saturday, 25 March (4:05 pm) | Adelaide 10.16 (76) | def. by | Richmond 17.6 (108) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,492) | Report |
Saturday, 25 March (7:25 pm) | Western Bulldogs 5.11 (41) | def. by | St Kilda 14.8 (92) | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 33,294) | Report |
Saturday, 25 March (4:30 pm) | Fremantle 10.12 (72) | def. by | North Melbourne 11.7 (73) | Optus Stadium (crowd: 40,487) | Report |
Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm) | Sydney 17.16 (118) | def. | Hawthorn 4.13 (37) | Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 37,052) | Report |
Sunday, 26 March (3:20 pm) | Essendon 16.12 (108) | def. | Gold Coast 11.14 (80) | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,915) | Report |
Sunday, 26 March (3:20 pm) | West Coast 14.16 (100) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 11.15 (81) | Optus Stadium (crowd: 44,649) | Report |
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Round 3
Round 3 | |||||
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Thursday, 30 March (7:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Brisbane Lions | Marvel Stadium | |
Friday, 31 March (7:50 pm) | Collingwood | v | Richmond | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 1 April (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn | v | North Melbourne | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Carlton | Giants Stadium | |
Saturday, 1 April (7:25 pm) | St Kilda | v | Essendon | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 1 April (7:30 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | |
Sunday, 2 April (2:10 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Geelong | Heritage Bank Stadium | |
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | Sydney | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) | Fremantle | v | West Coast | Optus Stadium | |
Round 4
Round 4 (Easter Round) | |||||
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Thursday, 6 April (7:35 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Collingwood | The Gabba | |
Friday, 7 April (4:20 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Carlton | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 8 April (1:45 pm) | Adelaide | v | Fremantle | Adelaide Oval | |
Saturday, 8 April (4:35 pm) | Richmond | v | Western Bulldogs | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) | St Kilda | v | Gold Coast | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) | Sydney | v | Port Adelaide | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | v | Greater Western Sydney | Marvel Stadium | |
Sunday, 9 April (5:20 pm) | West Coast | v | Melbourne | Optus Stadium | |
Monday, 10 April (3:20 pm) | Geelong | v | Hawthorn | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Round 5
Round 5 (Gather Round) | |||||
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Thursday, 13 April (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | v | Carlton | Adelaide Oval | |
Friday, 14 April (4:40 pm) | Fremantle | v | Gold Coast | Norwood Oval | |
Friday, 14 April (7:40 pm) | Richmond | v | Sydney | Adelaide Oval | |
Saturday, 15 April (12:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | North Melbourne | Summit Oval | |
Saturday, 15 April (3:40 pm) | Essendon | v | Melbourne | Adelaide Oval | |
Saturday, 15 April (7:20 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Western Bulldogs | Adelaide Oval | |
Sunday, 16 April (12:40 pm) | Geelong | v | West Coast | Adelaide Oval | |
Sunday, 16 April (2:50 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Hawthorn | Norwood Oval | |
Sunday, 16 April (4:20 pm) | Collingwood | v | St Kilda | Adelaide Oval | |
Round 6
Round 6 (Anzac Round) | |||||
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Friday, 21 April (6:10 pm) | Fremantle | v | Western Bulldogs | Optus Stadium | |
Saturday, 22 April (1:15 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | West Coast | Adelaide Oval | |
Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Brisbane Lions | Manuka Oval | |
Saturday, 22 April (7:25 pm) | Geelong | v | Sydney | GMHBA Stadium | |
Sunday, 23 April (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Adelaide | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
Sunday, 23 April (3:20 pm) | Carlton | v | St Kilda | Marvel Stadium | |
Sunday, 23 April (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast | v | North Melbourne | Heritage Bank Stadium | |
Monday, 24 April (7:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | Richmond | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Tuesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) | Collingwood | v | Essendon | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Round 7
Round 7 | |||||
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Friday, 28 April (7:50 pm) | St Kilda | v | Port Adelaide | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 29 April (1:45 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Fremantle | The Gabba | |
Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) | Sydney | v | Greater Western Sydney | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 29 April (4:35 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Hawthorn | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 29 April (7:25 pm) | Melbourne | v | North Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 29 April (5:30 pm) | West Coast | v | Carlton | Optus Stadium | |
Sunday, 30 April (1:10 pm) | Essendon | v | Geelong | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 30 April (3:20 pm) | Richmond | v | Gold Coast | Marvel Stadium | |
Sunday, 30 April (4:10 pm) | Adelaide | v | Collingwood | Adelaide Oval | |
Round 8
Round 8 | |||||
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Friday, 5 May (7:50 pm) | Carlton | v | Brisbane Lions | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 6 May (1:45 pm) | Richmond | v | West Coast | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong | v | Adelaide | GMHBA Stadium | |
Saturday, 6 May (4:35 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Melbourne | Heritage Bank Stadium | |
Saturday, 6 May (7:25 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Western Bulldogs | Manuka Oval | |
Saturday, 6 May (5:30 pm) | Fremantle | v | Hawthorn | Optus Stadium | |
Sunday, 7 May (12:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Essendon | Adelaide Oval | |
Sunday, 7 May (3:20 pm) | Collingwood | v | Sydney | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 7 May (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne | v | St Kilda | Marvel Stadium | |
Round 9
Round 9 | |||||
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Friday, 12 May (7:20 pm) | Richmond | v | Geelong | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Friday, 12 May (6:40 pm) | West Coast | v | Gold Coast | Optus Stadium | |
Saturday, 13 May (1:45 pm) | Sydney | v | Fremantle | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Port Adelaide | Blundstone Arena | |
Saturday, 13 May (4:35 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 13 May (7:25 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Essendon | The Gabba | |
Saturday, 13 May (7:30 pm) | Carlton | v | Western Bulldogs | Marvel Stadium | |
Sunday, 14 May (12:40 pm) | Adelaide | v | St Kilda | Adelaide Oval | |
Sunday, 14 May (4:40 pm) | Collingwood | v | Greater Western Sydney | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Round 10
Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 1) | |||||
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Friday, 19 May (7:20 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Melbourne | Adelaide Oval | |
Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Sydney | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Adelaide | Mars Stadium | |
Saturday, 20 May (2:35 pm) | Fremantle | v | Geelong | Optus Stadium | |
Saturday, 20 May (7:30 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Gold Coast | The Gabba | |
Saturday, 20 May (7:40 pm) | Essendon | v | Richmond | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 21 May (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn | v | West Coast | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
Sunday, 21 May (3:20 pm) | Carlton | v | Collingwood | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 21 May (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | St Kilda | Giants Stadium | |
Round 11
Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 2) | |||||
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Friday, 26 May (7:50 pm) | Sydney | v | Carlton | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 27 May (1:45 pm) | St Kilda | v | Hawthorn | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | v | Fremantle | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 27 May (4:35 pm) | Geelong | v | Greater Western Sydney | GMHBA Stadium | |
Saturday, 27 May (6:55 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Western Bulldogs | TIO Stadium | |
Saturday, 27 May (5:30 pm) | West Coast | v | Essendon | Optus Stadium | |
Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm) | Richmond | v | Port Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 28 May (3:20 pm) | Collingwood | v | North Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | |
Sunday, 28 May (4:10 pm) | Adelaide | v | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide Oval | |
Round 12
Round 12 | |||||
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Friday, 2 June (7:50 pm) | Melbourne | v | Carlton | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 3 June (1:15 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Hawthorn | Adelaide Oval | |
Saturday, 3 June (2:35 pm) | West Coast | v | Collingwood | Optus Stadium | |
Saturday, 3 June (7:25 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Geelong | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 3 June (7:00 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Adelaide | TIO Stadium | |
Sunday, 4 June (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Richmond | Giants Stadium | |
Sunday, 4 June (4:40 pm) | Essendon | v | North Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | |
Bye Brisbane Lions, Fremantle, St Kilda, Sydney |
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Round 13
Round 13 | |||||
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Thursday, 8 June (7:20 pm) | Sydney | v | St Kilda | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Friday, 9 June (7:50 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Port Adelaide | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 10 June (4:05 pm) | Adelaide | v | West Coast | Adelaide Oval | |
Saturday, 10 June (5:25 pm) | Fremantle | v | Richmond | Optus Stadium | |
Sunday, 11 June (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Greater Western Sydney | Blundstone Arena | |
Sunday, 11 June (7:15 pm) | Carlton | v | Essendon | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Monday, 12 June (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | v | Collingwood | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Bye Geelong, Gold Coast |
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Round 14
Round 14 | |||||
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Thursday, 15 June (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Geelong | Adelaide Oval | |
Friday, 16 June (7:50 pm) | Brisbane Lions | v | Sydney | The Gabba | |
Saturday, 17 June (4:35 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Fremantle | Giants Stadium | |
Saturday, 17 June (7:25 pm) | Richmond | v | St Kilda | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 18 June (1:10 pm) | Carlton | v | Gold Coast | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 18 June (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Western Bulldogs | Marvel Stadium | |
Bye Adelaide, Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn, Melbourne, West Coast |
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Round 15
Round 15 | |||||
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Thursday, 22 June (7:20 pm) | Geelong | v | Melbourne | GMHBA Stadium | |
Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm) | St Kilda | v | Brisbane Lions | Marvel Stadium | |
Saturday, 24 June (4:35 pm) | Sydney | v | West Coast | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Saturday, 24 June (5:25 pm) | Fremantle | v | Essendon | Optus Stadium | |
Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm) | Collingwood | v | Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Hawthorn | Heritage Bank Stadium | |
Bye Carlton, Greater Western Sydney, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, Western Bulldogs |
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Round 16
Round 16 | |||||
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Thursday, 29 June—Sunday, 2 July | Adelaide | v | North Melbourne | Adelaide Oval | |
Brisbane Lions | v | Richmond | The Gabba | ||
Essendon | v | Port Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Gold Coast | v | Collingwood | Heritage Bank Stadium | ||
Hawthorn | v | Carlton | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Melbourne | v | Greater Western Sydney | TIO Traeger Park | ||
Sydney | v | Geelong | Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
West Coast | v | St Kilda | Optus Stadium | ||
Western Bulldogs | v | Fremantle | Marvel Stadium | ||
Round 17
Round 17 | |||||
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Thursday, 6 July—Sunday, 9 July | Brisbane Lions | v | West Coast | The Gabba | |
Essendon | v | Adelaide | Marvel Stadium | ||
Fremantle | v | Carlton | Optus Stadium | ||
Geelong | v | North Melbourne | GMHBA Stadium | ||
Greater Western Sydney | v | Hawthorn | Giants Stadium | ||
Port Adelaide | v | Gold Coast | Adelaide Oval | ||
Richmond | v | Sydney | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
St Kilda | v | Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | ||
Western Bulldogs | v | Collingwood | Marvel Stadium | ||
Round 18
Round 18 | |||||
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Thursday, 13 July—Sunday, 16 July | Adelaide | v | Greater Western Sydney | Adelaide Oval | |
Carlton | v | Port Adelaide | Marvel Stadium | ||
Collingwood | v | Fremantle | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Geelong | v | Essendon | GMHBA Stadium | ||
Gold Coast | v | St Kilda | Heritage Bank Stadium | ||
Melbourne | v | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
North Melbourne | v | Hawthorn | Marvel Stadium | ||
Sydney | v | Western Bulldogs | Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
West Coast | v | Richmond | Optus Stadium | ||
Round 19
Round 19 | |||||
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Friday, 21 July—Sunday, 23 July | Brisbane Lions | v | Geelong | The Gabba | |
Carlton | v | West Coast | Marvel Stadium | ||
Essendon | v | Western Bulldogs | Marvel Stadium | ||
Fremantle | v | Sydney | Optus Stadium | ||
Greater Western Sydney | v | Gold Coast | Manuka Oval | ||
Melbourne | v | Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Port Adelaide | v | Collingwood | Adelaide Oval | ||
Richmond | v | Hawthorn | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
St Kilda | v | North Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | ||
Round 20
Round 20 | |||||
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Friday, 28 July—Sunday, 30 July | Adelaide | v | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | |
Collingwood | v | Carlton | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Essendon | v | Sydney | Marvel Stadium | ||
Geelong | v | Fremantle | GMHBA Stadium | ||
Gold Coast | v | Brisbane Lions | Heritage Bank Stadium | ||
Hawthorn | v | St Kilda | Marvel Stadium | ||
Richmond | v | Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
West Coast | v | North Melbourne | Optus Stadium | ||
Western Bulldogs | v | Greater Western Sydney | Mars Stadium | ||
Round 21
Round 21 | |||||
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Friday, 4 August—Sunday, 6 August | Adelaide | v | Gold Coast | Adelaide Oval | |
Essendon | v | West Coast | Marvel Stadium | ||
Fremantle | v | Brisbane Lions | Optus Stadium | ||
Geelong | v | Port Adelaide | GMHBA Stadium | ||
Greater Western Sydney | v | Sydney | Giants Stadium | ||
Hawthorn | v | Collingwood | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
North Melbourne | v | Melbourne | Blundstone Arena | ||
St Kilda | v | Carlton | Marvel Stadium | ||
Western Bulldogs | v | Richmond | Marvel Stadium | ||
Round 22
Round 22 | |||||
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Friday, 11 August—Sunday, 13 August | Brisbane Lions | v | Adelaide | The Gabba | |
Carlton | v | Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Collingwood | v | Geelong | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Hawthorn | v | Western Bulldogs | University of Tasmania Stadium | ||
North Melbourne | v | Essendon | Marvel Stadium | ||
Port Adelaide | v | Greater Western Sydney | Adelaide Oval | ||
St Kilda | v | Richmond | Marvel Stadium | ||
Sydney | v | Gold Coast | Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
West Coast | v | Fremantle | Optus Stadium | ||
Round 23
Round 23 | |||||
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Friday, 18 August—Sunday, 20 August | Adelaide | v | Sydney | Adelaide Oval | |
Collingwood | v | Brisbane Lions | Marvel Stadium | ||
Fremantle | v | Port Adelaide | Optus Stadium | ||
Gold Coast | v | Carlton | Heritage Bank Stadium | ||
Greater Western Sydney | v | Essendon | Giants Stadium | ||
Melbourne | v | Hawthorn | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Richmond | v | North Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
St Kilda | v | Geelong | Marvel Stadium | ||
Western Bulldogs | v | West Coast | Marvel Stadium | ||
Round 24
Round 24 | |||||
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Friday, 25 August—Sunday, 27 August | Brisbane Lions | v | St Kilda | The Gabba | |
Carlton | v | Greater Western Sydney | Marvel Stadium | ||
Essendon | v | Collingwood | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Geelong | v | Western Bulldogs | GMHBA Stadium | ||
Hawthorn | v | Fremantle | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
North Melbourne | v | Gold Coast | Blundstone Arena | ||
Port Adelaide | v | Richmond | Adelaide Oval | ||
Sydney | v | Melbourne | Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
West Coast | v | Adelaide | Optus Stadium | ||
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 98 | 232.7 | 8 | Finals series |
2 | St Kilda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 93 | 171.0 | 8 | |
3 | Essendon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 145 | 160.0 | 8 | |
4 | Collingwood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 167 | 155.7 | 8 | |
5 | North Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 154 | 103.9 | 8 | |
6 | Richmond | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 134 | 123.9 | 6 | |
7 | Carlton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 140 | 105.7 | 6 | |
8 | Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 158 | 124.7 | 4 | |
9 | West Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 168 | 108.3 | 4 | |
10 | Greater Western Sydney | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 190 | 98.4 | 4 | |
11 | Port Adelaide | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 207 | 91.8 | 4 | |
12 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 208 | 79.3 | 4 | |
13 | Fremantle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 140 | 88.6 | 0 | |
14 | Geelong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 215 | 86.0 | 0 | |
15 | Adelaide | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 214 | 77.6 | 0 | |
16 | Gold Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 218 | 64.7 | 0 | |
17 | Western Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 207 | 51.2 | 0 | |
18 | Hawthorn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 242 | 42.1 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
Progression by round
4 | Finished the round in first place | 0 | Finished the round in last place |
41 | Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round | ||
41 | Underlined points indicate the team had a bye that round |
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 |
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Sydney | 42 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St Kilda | 45 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Essendon | 41 | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Collingwood | 46 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
North Melbourne | 48 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 210 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlton | 29 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Melbourne | 43 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
West Coast | 011 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater Western Sydney | 47 | 410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Adelaide | 44 | 411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brisbane Lions | 015 | 412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fremantle | 014 | 013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Geelong | 013 | 014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adelaide | 012 | 015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Coast | 017 | 016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Bulldogs | 016 | 017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawthorn | 018 | 018 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2023. Source: AFL Tables
Home matches and membership
Team | Home match attendance | Membership | |||||||
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Hosted | Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | 2022[31] | 2023 | Change | ||
2022[32] | 2023[33] | ||||||||
Adelaide | 1 | 38,492 | 38,492 | 38,492 | 31,429 | 38,492 | 63,099 | ||
Brisbane Lions | 1 | 30,047 | 30,047 | 30,047 | 25,818 | 30,047 | 43,319 | ||
Carlton | 1 | 55,861 | 55,861 | 55,861 | 49,784 | 55,861 | 88,776 | ||
Collingwood | 1 | 60,744 | 60,744 | 60,744 | 48,573 | 60,744 | 100,384 | ||
Essendon | 1 | 32,913 | 32,913 | 32,913 | 39,754 | 32,913 | 86,001 | ||
Fremantle | 1 | 40,487 | 40,487 | 40,487 | 40,460 | 40,487 | 56,105 | ||
Geelong | 1 | 86,595 | 86,595 | 86,595 | 26,875 | 86,595 | 71,943 | ||
Gold Coast | 1 | 13,648 | 13,648 | 13,648 | 11,298 | 13,648 | 21,422 | ||
Greater Western Sydney | 1 | 8,169 | 8,169 | 8,169 | 9,219 | 8,169 | 32,614 | ||
Hawthorn | 1 | 68,691 | 68,691 | 68,691 | 26,502 | 68,691 | 81,494 | ||
Melbourne | 1 | 48,103 | 48,103 | 48,103 | 39,218 | 48,103 | 66,484 | ||
North Melbourne | 1 | 21,274 | 21,274 | 21,274 | 14,368 | 21,274 | 50,191 | ||
Port Adelaide | 1 | 34,255 | 34,255 | 34,255 | 29,693 | 34,255 | 58,643 | ||
Richmond | 1 | 88,084 | 88,084 | 88,084 | 46,485 | 88,084 | 100,792 | ||
St Kilda | 1 | 23,429 | 23,429 | 23,429 | 25,386 | 23,429 | 60,172 | ||
Sydney | 1 | 37,052 | 37,052 | 37,052 | 29,424 | 37,052 | 55,394 | ||
West Coast | 1 | 44,649 | 44,649 | 44,649 | 36,736 | 44,649 | 102,897 | ||
Western Bulldogs | 1 | 33,294 | 33,294 | 33,294 | 24,655 | 33,294 | 50,941 | ||
Total/overall | 18 | 765,787 | 88,084 | 8,169 | 30,871 | 42,544 | 1,190,671 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2023. Source: AFL Tables
Win/loss table
The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Home matches are in bold, and opponents are listed above the margins.
+ | Win | Qualified for finals | |
- | Loss | X | Bye |
Draw | Eliminated |
Team | Home-and-away season | Ladder | Finals series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
Adelaide | GWS -16 |
RIC -32 |
PA | FRE | CAR | HAW | COL | GEE | STK | WB | BL | GC | WC | X | COL | NM | ESS | GWS | MEL | PA | GC | BL | SYD | WC | 15 (0–2–0) |
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Brisbane Lions | PA -54 |
MEL +11 |
WB | COL | NM | GWS | FRE | CAR | ESS | GC | ADE | X | HAW | SYD | STK | RIC | WC | MEL | GEE | GC | FRE | ADE | COL | STK | 12 (1–1–0) |
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Carlton | RIC 0 |
GEE +8 |
GWS | NM | ADE | STK | WC | BL | WB | COL | SYD | MEL | ESS | GC | X | HAW | FRE | PA | WC | COL | STK | MEL | GC | GWS | 7 (1–0–1) |
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Collingwood | GEE +22 |
PA +71 |
RIC | BL | STK | ESS | ADE | SYD | GWS | CAR | NM | WC | MEL | X | ADE | GC | WB | FRE | PA | CAR | HAW | GEE | BL | ESS | 4 (2–0–0) |
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Essendon | HAW +59 |
GC +28 |
STK | GWS | MEL | COL | GEE | PA | BL | RIC | WC | NM | CAR | X | FRE | PA | ADE | GEE | WB | SYD | WC | NM | GWS | COL | 3 (2–0–0) |
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Fremantle | STK -15 |
NM -1 |
WC | ADE | GC | WB | BL | HAW | SYD | GEE | MEL | X | RIC | GWS | ESS | WB | CAR | COL | SYD | GEE | BL | WC | PA | HAW | 13 (0–2–0) |
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Geelong | COL -22 |
CAR -8 |
GC | HAW | WC | SYD | ESS | ADE | RIC | FRE | GWS | WB | X | PA | MEL | SYD | NM | ESS | BL | FRE | PA | COL | STK | WB | 14 (0–2–0) |
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Gold Coast | SYD -49 |
ESS -28 |
GEE | STK | FRE | NM | RIC | MEL | WC | BL | WB | ADE | X | CAR | HAW | COL | PA | STK | GWS | BL | ADE | SYD | CAR | NM | 16 (0–2–0) |
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Greater Western Sydney | ADE +16 |
WC -19 |
CAR | ESS | HAW | BL | SYD | WB | COL | STK | GEE | RIC | NM | FRE | X | MEL | HAW | ADE | GC | WB | SYD | PA | ESS | CAR | 10 (1–1–0) |
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Hawthorn | ESS -59 |
SYD -81 |
NM | GEE | GWS | ADE | WB | FRE | MEL | WC | STK | PA | BL | X | GC | CAR | GWS | NM | RIC | STK | COL | WB | MEL | FRE | 18 (0–2–0) |
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Melbourne | WB +50 |
BL -11 |
SYD | WC | ESS | RIC | NM | GC | HAW | PA | FRE | CAR | COL | X | GEE | GWS | STK | BL | ADE | RIC | NM | CAR | HAW | SYD | 8 (1–1–0) |
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North Melbourne | WC +5 |
FRE +1 |
HAW | CAR | BL | GC | MEL | STK | PA | SYD | COL | ESS | GWS | WB | X | ADE | GEE | HAW | STK | WC | MEL | ESS | RIC | GC | 5 (2–0–0) |
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Port Adelaide | BL +54 |
COL -71 |
ADE | SYD | WB | WC | STK | ESS | NM | MEL | RIC | HAW | WB | GEE | X | ESS | GC | CAR | COL | ADE | GEE | GWS | FRE | RIC | 11 (1–1–0) |
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Richmond | CAR 0 |
ADE +32 |
COL | WB | SYD | MEL | GC | WC | GEE | ESS | PA | GWS | FRE | STK | X | BL | SYD | WC | HAW | MEL | WB | STK | NM | PA | 6 (1–0–1) |
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St Kilda | FRE +15 |
WB +51 |
ESS | GC | COL | CAR | PA | NM | ADE | GWS | HAW | X | SYD | RIC | BL | WC | MEL | GC | NM | HAW | CAR | RIC | GEE | BL | 2 (2–0–0) |
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Sydney | GC +49 |
HAW +81 |
MEL | PA | RIC | GEE | GWS | COL | FRE | NM | CAR | X | STK | BL | WC | GEE | RIC | WB | FRE | ESS | GWS | GC | ADE | MEL | 1 (2–0–0) |
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West Coast | NM -5 |
GWS +19 |
FRE | MEL | GEE | PA | CAR | RIC | GC | HAW | ESS | COL | ADE | X | SYD | STK | BL | RIC | CAR | NM | ESS | FRE | WB | ADE | 9 (1–1–0) |
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Western Bulldogs | MEL -50 |
STK -51 |
BL | RIC | PA | FRE | HAW | GWS | CAR | ADE | GC | GEE | PA | NM | X | FRE | COL | SYD | ESS | GWS | RIC | HAW | WC | GEE | 17 (0–2–0) |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2023. Source: AFL Tables
Season notes
- The total round 1 attendance of 392,248 is the third-highest attendance for a round in VFL/AFL history.[34]
Milestones
Rd. | Player | Club | Milestone |
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1 | Dylan Shiel | Essendon | 200th AFL game |
Source: AFL Tables
Leading goalkickers
1 | Led the goalkicking at the end of the round |
11 | Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season |
# | Player | Team | Home-and-away season (Coleman Medal) | Finals | Total | Games | Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
1 | Nick Larkey | North Melbourne | 66 | 410 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ben Brown | Melbourne | 44 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeremy Cameron | Geelong | 22 | 68 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlie Curnow | Carlton | 33 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toby Greene | Greater Western Sydney | 44 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Charlie Dixon | Port Adelaide | 33 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jesse Hogan | Greater Western Sydney | 33 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Lynch | Richmond | 33 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Todd Marshall | Port Adelaide | 44 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2023. Source: AFL Tables
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