The 2009 AFL season was the 113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 26 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The pre-season draft was held on 16 December 2008 (but is referred to as the 2009 Pre-season draft in continuation from the early years of the AFL draft when it was held in January or February) and most pre-draft interest was on whether or not former West Coast Eagles captain and Brownlow Medal winner Ben Cousins would be selected by the Richmond Football Club. Richmond, the only club to show interest in recruiting Cousins, had one selection in the pre-season draft (because it had only one space left on its senior list). In the week leading up to the pre-season draft, Richmond requested to have Graham Polak (who had been hit by a tram the previous season, with it not clear at this stage whether or not the resulting injuries would end his career) moved to the rookie list, to free up an additional list space and give them a second selection in the pre-season draft. The request was similar to one made by and granted to the Essendon Football Club a few years earlier with respect to Adam Ramanauskas, but there were key differences which led to Richmond's request being rejected by the AFL and a majority of rival clubs on 15 December.[1] Although Richmond had maintained throughout the previous week that it would draft Cousins only if its request to put Polak on the rookie list was granted, they selected Cousins anyway with their only selection in the pre-season draft. Josh Carr's return to Port Adelaide was another major player move.[2]
Gary Ablett, Jr. (Geelong) recorded 33 handpasses in the match against Adelaide. It broke West Coast's Matt Priddis' 2008 record for most handpasses in a game (30), and stood as the record until 2018.[4] In the same match, Geelong set a new team record of 254 handpasses, exceeding its own 2008 record of 242 handpasses.[5]
Daniel Pratt (North Melbourne) became the first player to concede a free kick for deliberately rushing a behind, under the new rule introduced this year; Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) goaled from the free kick.[6]
Geelong amassed a new record 490 disposals in its match against Brisbane, breaking the old record of 469 disposals (West Coast, 2007; and Geelong, 2008).[5]
Geelong recorded 498 disposals, including 259 handpasses, in its match against Melbourne; these marks broke the records the club had set in Rounds 5 and 4 respectively.[5]
Terry Wallace coached his final match for Richmond, after announcing his retirement earlier in the week. Wallace was replaced by Jade Rawlings as caretaker.[8]
St Kilda won its 11th consecutive game, breaking the previous club record of 10 set in 2004.[9]
In wet weather in Adelaide, North Melbourne was held to 3.6 (24), its lowest score since 1971,[10] and the lowest score by any team since round 4, 1999.[citation needed]
The match between St Kilda and Geelong saw both teams enter the game undefeated with 13–0 records; unbeaten teams had never faced each other so late in the season, the previous latest being Round 8, 1991 between West Coast and Essendon. The high demand for the match to be broadcast live resulted in a change in timeslot, moving from 2:10 pm to 3:10 pm so that the Seven Network could broadcast the game live into Melbourne, and use it as a lead-in to its 6pm news broadcast in accordance with its broadcast contract. As of 2021, the match's attendance of 54,444 stands as the largest crowd at an AFL game held at Etihad Stadium. Geelong's loss was its first at the stadium since Round 1, 2007, ending a 13-match winning streak at the ground.
Western Bulldogs held reigning Coleman MedallistLance Franklin goalless for the first time since Round 11, 2006, breaking a streak of 71 consecutive games scoring at least one goal. As of 2022, the streak stands as the longest by a player in the 21st century.[11]
Adelaide's dominant victory against Fremantle saw the latter held to a score of only 1.7 (13). As of 2021, it stands as the lowest score in Fremantle's history;[12] and, it was the lowest score kicked by any team in a game since 1961.[13] Fremantle managed only one behind in the first half, also the lowest in club history and the lowest by any club since Fitzroy in Round 1, 1995.[14]
Richmond's Jordan McMahon kicked a goal after the final siren from outside the 50-metre arc to secure a four-point win over Melbourne, after Richmond came back from a few goals behind late in the final quarter. Melbourne was later accused of attempting to deliberately lose the match to stay near the bottom of the ladder and secure better draft picks,[18] and the game later became part of an AFL tanking investigation into Melbourne, conducted in 2012 and 2013.[19]
Essendon defeated St Kilda by two points to inflict St Kilda's first loss of the season; St Kilda's captain Nick Riewoldt had the chance to win the game with a 45-metre set shot after the final siren, but he missed the goal.[21] The losses ended St Kilda's 19-game winning streak, which as of 2022 stands as the longest in St Kilda's history and the equal fifth-longest by any club in VFL/AFL history.[22]
Hawthorn missed the finals, become the first reigning premier to do so since Adelaide in 1999.
In the final round, Western Bulldogs defeated Collingwood by 24 points; the win gave the Bulldogs a 0.31% percentage advantage over Collingwood, placing the Bulldogs third and the Magpies fourth. Had Brad Johnson not scored a goal in the final minute, Collingwood would have finished third.
The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Melbourne for the second year in a row. Melbourne finished the season in last place on the ladder after 22 rounds, with just 4 wins.
The McClelland Trophy was awarded to St Kilda for finishing 1st on the ladder during the premiership season.
The Australian Football League, with the support of the Australian Army, recognises players who produce an act or acts of bravery or selflessness to promote the cause of his team during a game. Each week three players and what they did are made available on the AFL Army Award website for supporters to vote on. The player with the highest percentage of the vote is the AFL Army Award nominee for that round.
Two rule changes were introduced into the regular season[48]
If a player is not 'under pressure' and deliberately rushes a behind would be penalised by a free kick at the spot that the ball was rushed;
If a player tackles an opponent after he disposes of the ball, preventing him from taking further part in the play, then a free kick and 50m penalty is paid.
Umpires were also encouraged to recall a centre bounce if it is offline, throwing it up the second time.
Players contacting umpires continued to be an issue with several players fined for making contact with umpires as they retreated from ball-ups. In related offences, Collingwood's Heath Shaw was suspended for one week after touching an umpire's shoulder, and Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett was fined $5000 after criticising the umpires on radio.[49]
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The 2009 AFL season was the 113th season of the Australian Football League AFL the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989 The season featured sixteen clubs ran from 26 March until 26 September and comprised a 22 game home and away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs 2009 AFL premiership seasonTeams16PremiersGeelong8th premiershipMinor premiersSt Kilda3rd minor premiershipPre season cupGeelong2nd pre season cup winBrownlow MedallistGary Ablett Jr Geelong 30 votes Coleman MedallistBrendan FevolaCarlton 86 goals AttendanceMatches played185Total attendance6 988 638 37 776 per match Highest99 251 Grand Final St Kilda vs Geelong 20082010 The premiership was won by the Geelong Football Club for the eighth time after it defeated St Kilda by twelve points in the 2009 AFL Grand Final Contents 1 Pre season 1 1 AFL pre season draft 1 2 NAB Cup 2 Premiership season 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 2 7 Round 7 2 8 Round 8 2 9 Round 9 2 10 Round 10 2 11 Round 11 2 12 Round 12 2 13 Round 13 2 14 Round 14 2 15 Round 15 2 16 Round 16 2 17 Round 17 2 18 Round 18 2 19 Round 19 2 20 Round 20 2 21 Round 21 2 22 Round 22 2 23 Season notes 3 Win loss table 4 Ladder 4 1 Ladder progression 5 Finals series 5 1 Week one 5 2 Week two 5 3 Week three 5 4 Week four 6 Awards 6 1 Best and fairest 6 2 AFL Rising Star 6 3 Goal of the Year 6 4 Mark of the Year 6 5 AFL Army Award 7 Club leadership 8 Umpiring and rule changes 9 Coach changes 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksPre season EditAFL pre season draft Edit Main article 2008 AFL Draft 2009 Pre season Draft The pre season draft was held on 16 December 2008 but is referred to as the 2009 Pre season draft in continuation from the early years of the AFL draft when it was held in January or February and most pre draft interest was on whether or not former West Coast Eagles captain and Brownlow Medal winner Ben Cousins would be selected by the Richmond Football Club Richmond the only club to show interest in recruiting Cousins had one selection in the pre season draft because it had only one space left on its senior list In the week leading up to the pre season draft Richmond requested to have Graham Polak who had been hit by a tram the previous season with it not clear at this stage whether or not the resulting injuries would end his career moved to the rookie list to free up an additional list space and give them a second selection in the pre season draft The request was similar to one made by and granted to the Essendon Football Club a few years earlier with respect to Adam Ramanauskas but there were key differences which led to Richmond s request being rejected by the AFL and a majority of rival clubs on 15 December 1 Although Richmond had maintained throughout the previous week that it would draft Cousins only if its request to put Polak on the rookie list was granted they selected Cousins anyway with their only selection in the pre season draft Josh Carr s return to Port Adelaide was another major player move 2 NAB Cup Edit Main article 2009 NAB Cup Round OneQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalWestern Bulldogs69Essendon70Essendon67Brisbane Lions65Brisbane Lions65St Kilda56Essendon73West Coast54Collingwood116Collingwood116Collingwood97Fremantle86Richmond51Richmond89Collingwood51Geelong119Geelong127Adelaide84Geelong72Sydney78Port Adelaide54Port Adelaide143Geelong84Carlton123Carlton67North Melbourne70Carlton112Hawthorn69Hawthorn88Melbourne66Premiership season EditRound 1 Edit Round 1 season launch Thursday 26 March Richmond 9 13 67 def by Carlton 23 12 150 MCG crowd 87 043 ReportFriday 27 March Hawthorn 16 7 103 def by Geelong 15 21 111 MCG crowd 69 593 ReportSaturday 28 March Collingwood 13 8 86 def by Adelaide 13 12 90 MCG crowd 41 591 ReportSaturday 28 March Brisbane Lions 14 11 95 def West Coast 13 8 86 The Gabba crowd 26 800 ReportSaturday 28 March St Kilda 12 8 80 def Sydney 9 11 65 Etihad Stadium crowd 32 442 ReportSunday 29 March Melbourne 10 7 67 def by North Melbourne 15 11 101 MCG crowd 28 707 ReportSunday 29 March Port Adelaide 15 17 107 def Essendon 9 12 66 AAMI Stadium crowd 28 315 ReportSunday 29 March Fremantle 13 16 94 def by Western Bulldogs 25 7 157 Subiaco Oval crowd 34 634 ReportRound 2 Edit Round 2Friday 3 April Adelaide 10 9 69 def by St Kilda 15 11 101 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 189 ReportSaturday 4 April Geelong 15 15 105 def Richmond 13 7 85 Skilled Stadium crowd 22 288 ReportSaturday 4 April Collingwood 17 15 117 def Melbourne 10 4 64 MCG crowd 43 176 ReportSaturday 4 April Carlton 18 11 119 def Brisbane Lions 15 10 100 Etihad Stadium crowd 42 496 ReportSaturday 4 April Sydney 22 11 143 def Hawthorn 15 15 105 ANZ Stadium crowd 36 116 ReportSunday 5 April Essendon 16 13 109 def Fremantle 10 11 71 Etihad Stadium crowd 27 461 ReportSunday 5 April Western Bulldogs 11 14 80 def North Melbourne 9 11 65 MCG crowd 34 466 ReportSunday 5 April West Coast 19 11 125 def Port Adelaide 10 15 75 Subiaco Oval crowd 37 826 ReportRound 3 Edit Round 3 Easter Thursday 9 April Geelong 18 14 122 def Collingwood 13 17 95 MCG crowd 58 527 ReportSaturday 11 April St Kilda 25 11 161 def West Coast 9 10 64 Etihad Stadium crowd 29 006 ReportSaturday 11 April Brisbane Lions 15 10 100 def Sydney 9 13 67 The Gabba crowd 24 984 ReportSaturday 11 April Carlton 16 16 112 def by Essendon 17 14 116 MCG crowd 70 411 ReportSunday 12 April Port Adelaide 22 15 147 def Melbourne 14 6 90 AAMI Stadium crowd 21 030 ReportSunday 12 April North Melbourne 10 9 69 def by Hawthorn 19 9 123 Etihad Stadium crowd 34 893 ReportSunday 12 April Fremantle 11 14 80 def by Adelaide 15 14 104 Subiaco Oval crowd 30 035 ReportMonday 13 April Western Bulldogs 16 14 110 def Richmond 8 15 63 Etihad Stadium crowd 46 261 ReportRound 4 Edit Round 4Friday 17 April Brisbane Lions 10 13 73 def by Collingwood 13 12 90 The Gabba crowd 34 912 ReportSaturday 18 April Sydney 12 12 84 def Carlton 9 13 67 SCG crowd 30 834 ReportSaturday 18 April Hawthorn 12 13 85 def by Port Adelaide 17 13 115 MCG crowd 33 274 ReportSaturday 18 April St Kilda 17 9 111 def Fremantle 4 4 28 Etihad Stadium crowd 26 326 ReportSaturday 18 April Adelaide 13 8 86 def by Geelong 21 8 134 AAMI Stadium crowd 40 418 ReportSunday 19 April North Melbourne 10 9 69 def Essendon 7 15 57 Etihad Stadium crowd 33 842 ReportSunday 19 April Richmond 13 14 92 def by Melbourne 14 16 100 MCG crowd 40 763 ReportSunday 19 April West Coast 17 14 116 def Western Bulldogs 12 11 83 Subiaco Oval crowd 37 758 ReportSt Kilda recorded its greatest win in matches against Fremantle 83 points 3 Gary Ablett Jr Geelong recorded 33 handpasses in the match against Adelaide It broke West Coast s Matt Priddis 2008 record for most handpasses in a game 30 and stood as the record until 2018 4 In the same match Geelong set a new team record of 254 handpasses exceeding its own 2008 record of 242 handpasses 5 Daniel Pratt North Melbourne became the first player to concede a free kick for deliberately rushing a behind under the new rule introduced this year Matthew Lloyd Essendon goaled from the free kick 6 Round 5 Edit Round 5 ANZAC Day Friday 24 April Port Adelaide 5 6 36 def by St Kilda 15 12 102 AAMI Stadium crowd 25 426 ReportSaturday 25 April Essendon 13 15 93 def Collingwood 12 16 88 MCG crowd 84 829 ReportSaturday 25 April Hawthorn 11 8 74 def West Coast 7 14 56 Aurora Stadium crowd 17 880 ReportSaturday 25 April Fremantle 18 13 121 def Sydney 16 4 100 Subiaco Oval crowd 32 884 ReportSaturday 25 April North Melbourne 7 16 58 def by Richmond 13 16 94 Etihad Stadium crowd 29 224 ReportSunday 26 April Geelong 18 18 126 def Brisbane Lions 5 3 33 Skilled Stadium crowd 15 580 ReportSunday 26 April Western Bulldogs 13 12 90 def by Carlton 21 7 133 Etihad Stadium crowd 44 268 ReportSunday 26 April Melbourne 4 10 34 def by Adelaide 7 9 51 MCG crowd 14 129 ReportGeelong amassed a new record 490 disposals in its match against Brisbane breaking the old record of 469 disposals West Coast 2007 and Geelong 2008 5 Round 6 Edit Round 6Friday 1 May North Melbourne 11 9 75 def by Collingwood 19 13 127 Etihad Stadium crowd 40 087 ReportSaturday 2 May Hawthorn 16 10 106 def Carlton 15 12 102 MCG crowd 69 014 ReportSaturday 2 May West Coast 9 20 74 def by Fremantle 13 9 87 Subiaco Oval crowd 41 654 ReportSaturday 2 May Brisbane Lions 17 9 111 def Essendon 9 14 68 The Gabba crowd 29 252 ReportSaturday 2 May Port Adelaide 15 15 105 def Adelaide 12 7 79 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 558 ReportSunday 3 May Sydney 14 10 94 def Richmond 11 9 75 SCG crowd 25 410 ReportSunday 3 May Melbourne 10 8 68 def by Geelong 15 21 111 MCG crowd 36 932 ReportSunday 3 May Western Bulldogs 11 10 76 def by St Kilda 14 20 104 Etihad Stadium crowd 36 302 ReportGeelong recorded 498 disposals including 259 handpasses in its match against Melbourne these marks broke the records the club had set in Rounds 5 and 4 respectively 5 Round 7 Edit Round 7Friday 8 May Essendon 17 14 116 def Hawthorn 10 12 72 Etihad Stadium crowd 50 475 Saturday 9 May Geelong 17 14 116 def Sydney 10 5 65 Skilled Stadium crowd 22 050 Saturday 9 May Richmond 10 11 71 def by Brisbane Lions 15 7 97 MCG crowd 34 646 Saturday 9 May North Melbourne 20 5 125 def Port Adelaide 18 12 120 Etihad Stadium crowd 14 342 Saturday 9 May Carlton 11 15 81 def by Fremantle 13 10 88 Gold Coast Stadium crowd 10 294 Sunday 10 May Adelaide 12 14 86 def by Western Bulldogs 17 16 118 AAMI Stadium crowd 31 742 Sunday 10 May West Coast 12 18 90 def Melbourne 13 4 82 Subiaco Oval crowd 35 209 Monday 11 May Collingwood 5 10 40 def by St Kilda 20 8 128 Etihad Stadium crowd 46 880 ReportSt Kilda defeated Collingwood won by 88 points its greatest ever winning margin against Collingwood 7 Round 8 Edit Round 8Friday 15 May Fremantle 9 11 65 def by Hawthorn 13 9 87 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 135 ReportSaturday 16 May Melbourne 15 7 97 def by Western Bulldogs 15 14 104 MCG crowd 28 279 Saturday 16 May Geelong 18 11 119 def North Melbourne 7 7 49 Skilled Stadium crowd 20 273 Saturday 16 May Brisbane Lions 18 11 119 def Adelaide 12 11 83 The Gabba crowd 27 767 Saturday 16 May Sydney 16 10 106 def West Coast 15 11 101 ANZ Stadium crowd 33 079 Sunday 17 May Port Adelaide 14 18 102 def Richmond 15 9 99 AAMI Stadium crowd 22 034 Sunday 17 May Collingwood 7 11 53 def by Carlton 16 8 104 MCG crowd 82 834 Sunday 17 May St Kilda 13 12 90 def Essendon 10 11 71 Etihad Stadium crowd 45 594 Round 9 Edit Round 9 Indigenous Round Friday 22 May Geelong 17 14 116 def Western Bulldogs 17 12 114 Etihad Stadium crowd 44 620 Saturday 23 May North Melbourne 14 14 98 def Fremantle 12 13 85 Etihad Stadium crowd 15 436 Saturday 23 May Adelaide 15 14 104 def Carlton 8 12 60 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 107 Saturday 23 May West Coast 9 12 66 def by Collingwood 12 16 88 Subiaco Oval crowd 36 658 Saturday 23 May Richmond 12 13 85 def by Essendon 19 11 125 MCG crowd 73 625 Sunday 24 May Sydney 18 15 123 def Port Adelaide 10 8 68 SCG crowd 23 229 Sunday 24 May St Kilda 14 13 97 def Brisbane Lions 13 3 81 Etihad Stadium crowd 30 673 Sunday 24 May Hawthorn 17 12 114 def Melbourne 13 14 92 MCG crowd 39 395 Round 10 Edit Round 10Friday 29 May Carlton 16 15 111 def West Coast 10 10 70 Etihad Stadium crowd 39 611 Saturday 30 May Western Bulldogs 18 9 117 def Sydney 12 5 77 Manuka Oval crowd 12 457 Saturday 30 May North Melbourne 12 9 81 def by Brisbane Lions 15 9 99 Etihad Stadium crowd 21 583 ReportSaturday 30 May Fremantle 17 10 112 def by Richmond 17 13 115 Subiaco Oval crowd 35 391 Saturday 30 May St Kilda 11 17 83 def Melbourne 6 10 46 Gold Coast Stadium crowd 9 112 Sunday 31 May Adelaide 16 10 106 def Hawthorn 12 7 79 AAMI Stadium crowd 40 035 Sunday 31 May Essendon 11 4 70 def by Geelong 20 14 134 Etihad Stadium crowd 48 852 Sunday 31 May Collingwood 17 12 114 def Port Adelaide 11 10 76 MCG crowd 34 793 Round 11 Edit Round 11 Women s Round Queen s Birthday Holiday Weekend Friday 5 June Richmond 14 5 89 def by Western Bulldogs 24 13 157 Etihad Stadium crowd 36 483 Saturday 6 June North Melbourne 9 3 57 def by St Kilda 15 13 103 Etihad Stadium crowd 30 962 Saturday 6 June Brisbane Lions 16 10 106 def by Carlton 16 16 112 The Gabba crowd 33 790 Saturday 6 June Port Adelaide 14 10 94 def Fremantle 11 4 70 AAMI Stadium crowd 18 418 Sunday 7 June Essendon 18 6 114 def by Adelaide 21 4 130 Etihad Stadium crowd 39 451 Sunday 7 June Hawthorn 12 14 86 def Sydney 11 9 75 MCG crowd 44 464 Sunday 7 June West Coast 12 5 77 def by Geelong 15 9 99 Subiaco Oval crowd 35 355 Monday 8 June Melbourne 8 12 60 def by Collingwood 19 12 126 MCG crowd 61 287 Terry Wallace coached his final match for Richmond after announcing his retirement earlier in the week Wallace was replaced by Jade Rawlings as caretaker 8 St Kilda won its 11th consecutive game breaking the previous club record of 10 set in 2004 9 Round 12 Edit Round 12 Split round Friday 12 June Carlton 14 11 95 def by St Kilda 16 8 104 Etihad Stadium crowd 50 820 Saturday 13 June Western Bulldogs 21 11 137 def Port Adelaide 7 2 44 TIO Stadium crowd 11 306 Saturday 13 June Richmond 13 14 92 def West Coast 11 11 77 Etihad Stadium crowd 30 117 Sunday 14 June Hawthorn 7 9 51 def by Brisbane Lions 13 15 93 Aurora Stadium crowd 16 710 Sunday 14 June Adelaide 9 14 68 def North Melbourne 3 6 24 AAMI Stadium crowd 30 173 Friday 19 June Essendon 19 17 131 def Melbourne 13 5 83 Etihad Stadium crowd 45 740 Saturday 20 June Sydney 9 12 66 def by Collingwood 13 11 89 ANZ Stadium crowd 41 042 Sunday 21 June Fremantle 11 9 75 def by Geelong 13 16 94 Subiaco Oval crowd 33 213 In wet weather in Adelaide North Melbourne was held to 3 6 24 its lowest score since 1971 10 and the lowest score by any team since round 4 1999 citation needed Round 13 Edit Round 13Friday 26 June Essendon 21 10 136 def Carlton 9 13 67 MCG crowd 83 407 ReportSaturday 27 June Collingwood 26 13 169 def Fremantle 13 7 85 MCG crowd 44 114 ReportSaturday 27 June Adelaide 12 13 85 def Sydney 10 9 69 AAMI Stadium crowd 38 064 ReportSaturday 27 June West Coast 16 11 107 def Hawthorn 13 9 87 Subiaco Oval crowd 31 441 ReportSaturday 27 June Brisbane Lions 16 15 111 def Melbourne 8 8 56 The Gabba crowd 23 750 ReportSunday 28 June Geelong 18 14 122 def Port Adelaide 13 10 88 Skilled Stadium crowd 21 142 ReportSunday 28 June North Melbourne 12 14 86 def by Western Bulldogs 17 6 108 MCG crowd 31 470 ReportSunday 28 June St Kilda 13 14 92 def Richmond 5 6 36 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 196 ReportRound 14 Edit Round 14Friday 3 July Collingwood 15 12 102 def Essendon 9 13 67 MCG crowd 77 699 ReportSaturday 4 July Melbourne 17 10 112 def West Coast 13 14 92 MCG crowd 23 149 ReportSaturday 4 July Port Adelaide 19 14 128 def Brisbane Lions 11 14 80 AAMI Stadium crowd 20 293 ReportSaturday 4 July Richmond 13 7 85 def by Adelaide 15 12 102 Gold Coast Stadium crowd 11 174 ReportSaturday 4 July Western Bulldogs 19 19 133 def Hawthorn 6 9 45 Etihad Stadium crowd 36 827 ReportSunday 5 July Sydney 15 10 100 def North Melbourne 13 7 85 SCG crowd 21 929 ReportSunday 5 July St Kilda 14 7 91 def Geelong 13 7 85 Etihad Stadium crowd 54 444 ReportSunday 5 July Fremantle 15 10 100 def by Carlton 16 19 115 Subiaco Oval crowd 34 720 ReportThe match between St Kilda and Geelong saw both teams enter the game undefeated with 13 0 records unbeaten teams had never faced each other so late in the season the previous latest being Round 8 1991 between West Coast and Essendon The high demand for the match to be broadcast live resulted in a change in timeslot moving from 2 10 pm to 3 10 pm so that the Seven Network could broadcast the game live into Melbourne and use it as a lead in to its 6pm news broadcast in accordance with its broadcast contract As of 2021 the match s attendance of 54 444 stands as the largest crowd at an AFL game held at Etihad Stadium Geelong s loss was its first at the stadium since Round 1 2007 ending a 13 match winning streak at the ground Western Bulldogs held reigning Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin goalless for the first time since Round 11 2006 breaking a streak of 71 consecutive games scoring at least one goal As of 2022 the streak stands as the longest by a player in the 21st century 11 Round 15 Edit Round 15Friday 10 July Western Bulldogs 16 14 110 def by Collingwood 17 9 111 Etihad Stadium crowd 51 382 ReportSaturday 11 July Sydney 10 12 72 def by Essendon 15 17 107 SCG crowd 30 924 ReportSaturday 11 July Carlton 16 13 109 def Richmond 12 17 89 MCG crowd 50 784 ReportSaturday 11 July Brisbane Lions 16 12 108 def Geelong 9 11 65 The Gabba crowd 34 274 ReportSaturday 11 July Adelaide 19 16 130 def Fremantle 1 7 13 AAMI Stadium crowd 32 451 ReportSunday 12 July Hawthorn 10 13 73 def North Melbourne 9 10 64 Aurora Stadium crowd 15 080 ReportSunday 12 July Melbourne 15 11 101 def Port Adelaide 13 12 90 MCG crowd 15 888 ReportSunday 12 July West Coast 11 4 70 def by St Kilda 13 12 90 Subiaco Oval crowd 36 259 ReportAdelaide s dominant victory against Fremantle saw the latter held to a score of only 1 7 13 As of 2021 it stands as the lowest score in Fremantle s history 12 and it was the lowest score kicked by any team in a game since 1961 13 Fremantle managed only one behind in the first half also the lowest in club history and the lowest by any club since Fitzroy in Round 1 1995 14 Round 16 Edit Round 16Friday 17 July Essendon 11 4 70 def by Western Bulldogs 15 13 103 Etihad Stadium crowd 47 120 ReportSaturday 18 July Carlton 19 10 124 def Sydney 9 9 63 Etihad Stadium crowd 42 018 ReportSaturday 18 July Geelong 17 15 117 def Melbourne 11 5 71 Skilled Stadium crowd 21 160 ReportSaturday 18 July Fremantle 7 5 47 def by Brisbane Lions 9 8 62 Subiaco Oval crowd 22 595 ReportSaturday 18 July Collingwood 11 10 76 def by Hawthorn 18 13 121 MCG crowd 66 149 ReportSunday 19 July Port Adelaide 17 10 112 def West Coast 11 10 76 AAMI Stadium crowd 21 106 ReportSunday 19 July Richmond 12 13 85 drew with North Melbourne 12 13 85 MCG crowd 30 604 ReportSunday 19 July St Kilda 15 15 105 def Adelaide 7 6 48 Etihad Stadium crowd 31 940 ReportCarlton defeated Sydney to end a twelve game losing streak against the club dating back to 2000 15 Round 17 Edit Round 17 Rivalry Round Friday 24 July Carlton 4 16 40 def by Collingwood 14 10 94 MCG crowd 84 938 ReportSaturday 25 July Geelong 15 9 99 def Hawthorn 14 14 98 MCG crowd 64 803 ReportSaturday 25 July Fremantle 10 11 71 def West Coast 8 18 66 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 536 ReportSaturday 25 July Brisbane Lions 17 14 116 def North Melbourne 11 9 75 The Gabba crowd 25 509 ReportSaturday 25 July St Kilda 16 10 106 def Western Bulldogs 9 7 61 Etihad Stadium crowd 45 082 ReportSunday 26 July Melbourne 6 14 50 def by Sydney 10 8 68 Manuka Oval crowd 7 311 ReportSunday 26 July Essendon 14 12 96 def by Richmond 15 11 101 MCG crowd 47 412 ReportSunday 26 July Adelaide 19 18 132 def Port Adelaide 9 8 62 AAMI Stadium crowd 46 859 ReportAfter Geelong trailed by 28 points early in the final quarter it came from behind to defeat Hawthorn by one point with the winning behind kicked after the siren by Jimmy Bartel 16 Round 18 Edit Round 18Friday 31 July North Melbourne 11 18 84 def by Carlton 14 10 94 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 554 ReportSaturday 1 August Western Bulldogs 17 9 111 def Fremantle 11 14 80 Etihad Stadium crowd 19 065 ReportSaturday 1 August Geelong 14 9 93 def Adelaide 13 13 91 Skilled Stadium crowd 21 686 ReportSaturday 1 August Sydney 13 15 93 def by St Kilda 13 16 94 SCG crowd 27 805 ReportSaturday 1 August Collingwood 12 23 95 def Brisbane Lions 8 7 55 MCG crowd 47 268 ReportSunday 2 August Melbourne 12 10 82 def by Richmond 12 14 86 MCG crowd 37 438 Sunday 2 August Port Adelaide 18 13 121 def Hawthorn 14 19 103 AAMI Stadium crowd 25 154 ReportSunday 2 August West Coast 14 11 95 def Essendon 10 8 68 Subiaco Oval crowd 35 765 ReportBrad Johnson played his 342nd game for the Western Bulldogs surpassing Chris Grant to become the club s games record holder 17 Richmond s Jordan McMahon kicked a goal after the final siren from outside the 50 metre arc to secure a four point win over Melbourne after Richmond came back from a few goals behind late in the final quarter Melbourne was later accused of attempting to deliberately lose the match to stay near the bottom of the ladder and secure better draft picks 18 and the game later became part of an AFL tanking investigation into Melbourne conducted in 2012 and 2013 19 Round 19 Edit Round 19Friday 7 August Carlton 14 13 97 def Geelong 8 14 62 MCG crowd 55 057 Saturday 8 August Western Bulldogs 13 19 97 def by West Coast 16 6 102 Etihad Stadium crowd 22 417 ReportSaturday 8 August Hawthorn 7 7 49 def by St Kilda 10 14 74 Aurora Stadium crowd 20 011 ReportSaturday 8 August Essendon 13 9 87 drew with Brisbane Lions 12 15 87 MCG crowd 41 636 ReportSaturday 8 August Adelaide 9 14 68 def by Collingwood 13 11 89 AAMI Stadium crowd 45 128 ReportSunday 9 August North Melbourne 19 9 123 def Melbourne 8 13 61 Etihad Stadium crowd 16 594 ReportSunday 9 August Richmond 10 8 68 def by Sydney 18 15 123 MCG crowd 32 216 ReportSunday 9 August Fremantle 17 14 116 def Port Adelaide 11 8 74 Subiaco Oval crowd 30 029 ReportBrisbane Lions s Daniel Bradshaw kicked a goal after the final siren to draw his side s game against Essendon 20 Round 20 Edit Round 20 Green Round Friday 14 August Hawthorn 9 13 67 def by Adelaide 13 16 94 MCG crowd 32 583 ReportSaturday 15 August Richmond 8 11 59 def by Collingwood 22 20 152 MCG crowd 63 366 ReportSaturday 15 August West Coast 17 8 110 def North Melbourne 10 12 72 Subiaco Oval crowd 32 472 ReportSaturday 15 August Brisbane Lions 12 12 84 def by Western Bulldogs 15 12 102 The Gabba crowd 33 421 ReportSaturday 15 August Sydney 13 9 87 def by Geelong 13 14 92 ANZ Stadium crowd 40 261 ReportSunday 16 August Melbourne 20 7 127 def Fremantle 9 10 64 MCG crowd 13 004 ReportSunday 16 August Port Adelaide 9 13 67 def by Carlton 18 13 121 AAMI Stadium crowd 27 221 ReportSunday 16 August Essendon 16 14 110 def St Kilda 16 12 108 Etihad Stadium crowd 41 410 ReportEssendon defeated St Kilda by two points to inflict St Kilda s first loss of the season St Kilda s captain Nick Riewoldt had the chance to win the game with a 45 metre set shot after the final siren but he missed the goal 21 The losses ended St Kilda s 19 game winning streak which as of 2022 stands as the longest in St Kilda s history and the equal fifth longest by any club in VFL AFL history 22 Round 21 Edit Round 21Friday 21 August Western Bulldogs 16 14 110 def Geelong 14 12 96 Etihad Stadium crowd 46 818 ReportSaturday 22 August Carlton 24 9 153 def Melbourne 15 6 96 Etihad Stadium crowd 37 433 ReportSaturday 22 August Adelaide 18 14 122 def West Coast 7 6 48 AAMI Stadium crowd 39 640 ReportSaturday 22 August Brisbane Lions 16 11 107 def Port Adelaide 14 8 92 The Gabba crowd 26 437 ReportSaturday 22 August Richmond 14 9 93 def by Hawthorn 20 15 135 MCG crowd 34 779 ReportSunday 23 August St Kilda 8 11 59 def by North Melbourne 10 4 64 Etihad Stadium crowd 30 522 ReportSunday 23 August Collingwood 13 19 97 def Sydney 8 8 56 MCG crowd 54 400 ReportSunday 23 August Fremantle 21 15 141 def Essendon 13 9 87 Subiaco Oval crowd 32 413 ReportRound 22 Edit Round 22Friday 28 August West Coast 17 23 125 def Richmond 6 9 45 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 017 ReportSaturday 29 August Geelong 14 10 94 def Fremantle 8 6 54 Skilled Stadium crowd 18 196 ReportSaturday 29 August Hawthorn 14 15 99 def by Essendon 16 20 116 MCG crowd 77 278 ReportSaturday 29 August Carlton 16 8 104 def by Adelaide 27 14 176 Etihad Stadium crowd 42 356 ReportSaturday 29 August Sydney 14 8 92 def by Brisbane Lions 15 10 100 SCG crowd 27 933 ReportSaturday 29 August Port Adelaide 9 13 67 def by North Melbourne 10 11 71 AAMI Stadium crowd 17 284 ReportSunday 30 August Melbourne 10 7 67 def by St Kilda 17 12 114 MCG crowd 36 748 ReportSunday 30 August Collingwood 10 16 76 def by Western Bulldogs 14 16 100 Etihad Stadium crowd 48 888 ReportSeason notes Edit Hawthorn missed the finals become the first reigning premier to do so since Adelaide in 1999 In the final round Western Bulldogs defeated Collingwood by 24 points the win gave the Bulldogs a 0 31 percentage advantage over Collingwood placing the Bulldogs third and the Magpies fourth Had Brad Johnson not scored a goal in the final minute Collingwood would have finished third Win loss table EditTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF LadderAdelaide Coll 4 StK 32 Frem 24 Geel 48 Melb 17 PA 26 WB 32 BL 36 Carl 44 Haw 27 Ess 16 NM 44 Syd 16 Rich 17 Frem 117 StK 57 PA 70 Geel 2 Coll 21 Haw 27 WCE 74 Carl 72 Ess 96 Coll 5 X X 5 5 Brisbane Lions WCE 9 Carl 19 Syd 33 Coll 17 Geel 93 Ess 43 Rich 26 Adel 36 StK 16 NM 18 Carl 6 Haw 42 Melb 55 PA 48 Geel 43 Frem 15 NM 41 Coll 40 Ess 0 WB 18 PA 15 Syd 8 Carl 7 WB 51 X X 6 6 Carlton Rich 83 BL 19 Ess 4 Syd 17 WB 43 Haw 4 Frem 7 Coll 51 Adel 44 WCE 41 BL 6 StK 9 Ess 69 Frem 15 Rich 20 Syd 61 Coll 54 NM 10 Geel 35 PA 54 Melb 57 Adel 72 BL 7 X X X 7 7 Collingwood Adel 4 Melb 53 Geel 27 BL 17 Ess 5 NM 52 StK 88 Carl 51 WCE 22 PA 38 Melb 66 Syd 23 Frem 84 Ess 35 WB 1 Haw 45 Carl 54 BL 40 Adel 21 Rich 93 Syd 41 WB 24 StK 28 Adel 5 Geel 73 X 4 4 Essendon PA 41 Frem 38 Carl 4 NM 12 Coll 5 BL 43 Haw 44 StK 19 Rich 40 Geel 64 Adel 16 Melb 48 Carl 69 Coll 35 Syd 35 WB 33 Rich 5 WCE 27 BL 0 StK 2 Frem 54 Haw 17 Adel 96 X X X 8 8 Fremantle WB 63 Ess 38 Adel 24 StK 83 Syd 21 WCE 13 Carl 7 Haw 22 NM 13 Rich 3 PA 24 Geel 19 Coll 84 Carl 15 Adel 117 BL 15 WCE 5 WB 31 PA 42 Melb 63 Ess 54 Geel 40 X X X X 14Geelong Haw 8 Rich 20 Coll 27 Adel 48 BL 93 Melb 43 Syd 51 NM 70 WB 2 Ess 64 WCE 22 Frem 19 PA 34 StK 6 BL 43 Melb 46 Haw 1 Adel 2 Carl 35 Syd 5 WB 14 Frem 40 WB 14 X Coll 73 StK 12 2 1 Hawthorn Geel 8 Syd 38 NM 54 PA 30 WCE 18 Carl 4 Ess 44 Frem 22 Melb 22 Adel 27 Syd 11 BL 42 WCE 20 WB 88 NM 9 Coll 45 Geel 1 PA 18 StK 25 Adel 27 Rich 42 Ess 17 X X X X 9Melbourne NM 34 Coll 53 PA 57 Rich 8 Adel 17 Geel 43 WCE 8 WB 7 Haw 22 StK 37 Coll 66 Ess 48 BL 55 WCE 20 PA 11 Geel 46 Syd 18 Rich 4 NM 62 Frem 63 Carl 57 StK 47 X X X X 16North Melbourne Melb 34 WB 15 Haw 54 Ess 12 Rich 36 Coll 52 PA 5 Geel 70 Frem 13 BL 18 StK 46 Adel 44 WB 22 Syd 15 Haw 9 Rich 0 BL 41 Carl 10 Melb 62 WCE 38 StK 5 PA 4 X X X X 13Port Adelaide Ess 41 WCE 50 Melb 57 Haw 30 StK 66 Adel 26 NM 5 Rich 3 Syd 55 Coll 38 Frem 24 WB 93 Geel 34 BL 48 Melb 11 WCE 36 Adel 70 Haw 18 Frem 42 Carl 54 BL 15 NM 4 X X X X 10Richmond Carl 83 Geel 20 WB 47 Melb 8 NM 36 Syd 19 BL 26 PA 3 Ess 40 Frem 3 WB 68 WCE 15 StK 56 Adel 17 Carl 20 NM 0 Ess 5 Melb 4 Syd 55 Coll 93 Haw 42 WCE 80 X X X X 15St Kilda Syd 15 Adel 32 WCE 97 Frem 83 PA 66 WB 28 Coll 88 Ess 19 BL 16 Melb 37 NM 46 Carl 9 Rich 56 Geel 6 WCE 20 Adel 57 WB 45 Syd 1 Haw 25 Ess 2 NM 5 Melb 47 Coll 28 X WB 7 Geel 12 1 2 Sydney StK 15 Haw 38 BL 33 Carl 17 Frem 21 Rich 19 Geel 51 WCE 5 PA 55 WB 40 Haw 11 Coll 23 Adel 16 NM 15 Ess 35 Carl 61 Melb 18 StK 1 Rich 55 Geel 5 Coll 41 BL 8 X X X X 12West Coast BL 9 PA 50 StK 97 WB 33 Haw 18 Frem 13 Melb 8 Syd 5 Coll 22 Carl 41 Geel 22 Rich 15 Haw 20 Melb 20 StK 20 PA 36 Frem 5 Ess 27 WB 5 NM 38 Adel 74 Rich 80 X X X X 11Western Bulldogs Frem 63 NM 15 Rich 47 WCE 33 Carl 43 StK 28 Adel 32 Melb 7 Geel 2 Syd 40 Rich 68 PA 93 NM 22 Haw 88 Coll 1 Ess 33 StK 45 Frem 31 WCE 5 BL 18 Geel 14 Coll 24 Geel 14 BL 51 StK 7 X 3 3 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF LadderColour Symbol ResultGreen WinRed LossBlue N A DrawBold Home gameLadder Edit2009 AFL ladder Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts1 St Kilda 22 20 2 0 2197 1411 155 7 80 Finals series2 Geelong P 22 18 4 0 2312 1815 127 4 723 Western Bulldogs 22 15 7 0 2378 1940 122 6 604 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2174 1778 122 3 605 Adelaide 22 14 8 0 2104 1789 117 6 566 Brisbane Lions 22 13 8 1 2017 1890 106 7 547 Carlton 22 13 9 0 2270 2055 110 5 528 Essendon 22 10 11 1 2080 2127 97 8 429 Hawthorn 22 9 13 0 1962 2120 92 5 3610 Port Adelaide 22 9 13 0 1990 2244 88 7 3611 West Coast 22 8 14 0 1893 2029 93 3 3212 Sydney 22 8 14 0 1888 2027 93 1 3213 North Melbourne 22 7 14 1 1680 2015 83 4 3014 Fremantle 22 6 16 0 1747 2259 77 3 2415 Richmond 22 5 16 1 1774 2388 74 3 2216 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1706 2285 74 7 16Source AFL ladderRules for classification 1 points 2 percentage 3 number of points for P Premiers Ladder progression Edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8 Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round Team Round12345678910111213141516171819202122St Kilda481216202428323640444852566064687276767680Geelong481216202428323640444852525256606464686872Western Bulldogs481212121216202024283236404044444848525660Collingwood044881212121620242832364040444852566060Adelaide4488121212121620242832364040444444485256Brisbane Lions448881216202024242832323640444446465054Carlton4888121212161620242424283236364044485252Essendon0488121216162020202428283232323234383842Hawthorn004481212162020242424242832323232323636Port Adelaide44812121616202020242424282832323636363636West Coast04488812121212121216161616162024282832Sydney044881212162020202020242424282832323232North Melbourne44488812121616161616161618181822222630Fremantle00004812121212121212121212161620202424Richmond000044444881212121214182222222222Melbourne000444444444481212121212161616Source citation needed Finals series EditMain article 2009 AFL finals seriesQualifying and elimination finalsSemi finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final6 September MCG1St Kilda12 8 80 4Collingwood7 10 52 12 September MCGCollingwood12 11 83 4 September AAMI StadiumAdelaide11 12 78 18 September MCG5Adelaide26 10 166 St Kilda9 6 60 8Essendon10 10 70 Western Bulldogs7 11 53 26 September MCGSt Kilda9 14 68 5 September The Gabba19 September MCGGeelong12 8 80 6Brisbane Lions16 15 111 Geelong17 18 120 7Carlton15 14 104 11 September MCGCollingwood6 11 47 Western Bulldogs16 11 107 5 September MCGBrisbane Lions8 8 56 2Geelong14 12 96 3Western Bulldogs12 10 82 Week one Edit Qualifying and Elimination FinalsEF1 Friday 4 September 8 15 pm Adelaide 26 10 166 def Essendon 10 10 70 AAMI Stadium crowd 50 393 ReportQF2 Saturday 5 September 2 30 pm Geelong 14 12 96 def Western Bulldogs 12 10 82 MCG crowd 74 007 ReportEF2 Saturday 5 September 7 30 pm Brisbane Lions 16 15 111 def Carlton 15 14 104 Gabba crowd 32 702 ReportQF1 Sunday 6 September 2 30 pm St Kilda 12 8 80 def Collingwood 7 10 52 MCG crowd 84 213 ReportAdelaide s 96 point win over Essendon is the Crows biggest winning margin in a final and the Bombers biggest losing margin in a final Brisbane Lions came back from 30 points down early in the final quarter to defeat Carlton by 7 points Week two Edit Semi finalsSF2 Friday 11 September 7 45 pm Western Bulldogs 16 11 107 def Brisbane Lions 8 8 56 MCG crowd 47 030 ReportSF1 Saturday 12 September 7 30 pm Collingwood 12 11 83 def Adelaide 11 12 78 MCG crowd 62 184 ReportWeek three Edit Preliminary FinalsPF1 Friday 18 September 7 45 pm St Kilda 9 6 60 def Western Bulldogs 7 11 53 MCG crowd 78 245 ReportPF2 Saturday 19 September 7 30 pm Geelong 17 18 120 def Collingwood 6 11 47 MCG crowd 87 258 ReportWeek four Edit Main article 2009 AFL Grand Final Grand Final26 September 2 30 pm St Kilda def by Geelong MCG crowd 99 251 Report3 2 20 7 7 49 9 11 65 9 14 68 Q1Q2Q3 Final 3 0 18 7 1 43 9 4 58 12 8 80 Umpires McBurney Rosebury Ryan Norm Smith Medal Paul Chapman Geelong Schneider 2 Goddard Hayes Dempster Jones Koschitzke Riewoldt Montagna 1 Goals 3 Chapman2 Mooney Hawkins Rooke1 Selwood Byrnes AblettGram Hayes Ball Jones Montagna Baker Goddard Best Chapman Rooke Milburn Taylor Selwood Ablett Corey Bartel Ling ScarlettGoddard broken nose and collarbone Riewoldt torn adductor muscle Injuries Chapman hamstring Taylor broken hand Nil Reports NilAwards EditThe Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gary Ablett Jr of Geelong who polled 30 votes during the home and away season The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Daniel Rich of the Brisbane Lions who received the maximum 45 votes The Coleman Medal was awarded to Brendan Fevola of Carlton who kicked 86 goals during the home and away season The Wooden Spoon was awarded to Melbourne for the second year in a row Melbourne finished the season in last place on the ladder after 22 rounds with just 4 wins The McClelland Trophy was awarded to St Kilda for finishing 1st on the ladder during the premiership season The AFL Players Association Awards were as follows The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Gary Ablett Jr from Geelong for being the Most Valuable Player for the third year in a row The Robert Rose Award went to Joel Selwood from Geelong for being the Most Courageous Player throughout the premiership season The Best Captain award went to Jonathan Brown of the Brisbane Lions for the second time after winning the award in 2007 The Best First Year Player award was won by Daniel Rich from the Brisbane Lions Rich blitzed the competition receiving 463 votes and the runner up receiving just 45 Best and fairest Edit Club Award name Winner Ref Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Bernie Vince 23 Brisbane Lions Merrett Murray Medal Jonathan Brown 24 Carlton John Nicholls Medal Chris Judd 25 Collingwood Copeland Trophy Dane Swan 26 Essendon Crichton Medal Jobe Watson 27 Fremantle Doig Medal Aaron Sandilands 28 Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Gary Ablett Corey Enright 29 Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Sam Mitchell 30 Melbourne Keith Bluey Truscott Medal Aaron Davey 31 North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Andrew Swallow 32 Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Warren Tredrea 33 Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Brett Deledio 34 St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Nick Riewoldt 35 Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Ryan O Keefe 36 West Coast Club Champion Award Darren Glass 37 Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Matthew Boyd 38 AFL Rising Star Edit Main article 2009 AFL Rising Star The 2009 award was won by Daniel Rich from the Brisbane Lions 39 Goal of the Year Edit Main article Goal of the Year Australia The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual Goal of the Year competition From 2009 onwards the commercial name for the award is the AFL Stores Goal of the Year Nominations 40 Round 1 Shannon Hurn West Coast Round 2 Jason Winderlich Essendon Round 3 Taylor Walker Adelaide Round 4 Ryan Houlihan Carlton Round 5 Gary Ablett Jr Geelong Round 6 Drew Petrie North Melbourne Round 7 Cyril Rioli Hawthorn Winner 41 Round 8 Michael Osborne Hawthorn Round 9 Stephen Milne St Kilda Round 10 Mark LeCras West Coast Round 11 David Rodan Port Adelaide Round 12 David Rodan Port Adelaide Round 13 Nic Naitanui West Coast Round 14 Dale Thomas Collingwood Round 15 Brendan Fevola Carlton Round 16 David Rodan Port Adelaide Round 17 Lance Franklin Hawthorn Round 18 Leon Davis Collingwood Round 19 Adam Schneider St Kilda Round 20 Liam Jurrah Melbourne Round 21 Brad Dick Collingwood Round 22 Shannon Byrnes Geelong Mark of the Year Edit Main article Mark of the Year The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition From 2009 onwards the commercial name for the award is the Hungry Jack s Mark of the Year Nominations 42 Round 1 Simon Wiggins Carlton Round 2 Jay Schulz Richmond Round 3 Matthew Lloyd Essendon Round 4 Tom Logan Port Adelaide Round 5 Tom Hawkins Geelong Round 6 Joel Selwood Geelong Round 7 Patrick Ryder Essendon Round 8 Paul Bevan Sydney Round 9 Heath Grundy Sydney Round 10 David Mundy Fremantle Round 11 Kurt Tippett Adelaide Round 12 Nic Naitanui West Coast Round 13 Josh Hill Western Bulldogs Round 14 Darren Glass West Coast Round 15 Jayden Post Richmond Round 16 Liam Jurrah Melbourne Round 17 Brendan Fevola Carlton Round 18 Jimmy Bartel Geelong Round 19 Quinten Lynch West Coast Round 20 Lewis Roberts Thomson Sydney Round 21 Max Rooke Geelong Round 22 Brett Burton Adelaide Winner 41 AFL Army Award Edit Main article AFL Army Award The Australian Football League with the support of the Australian Army recognises players who produce an act or acts of bravery or selflessness to promote the cause of his team during a game Each week three players and what they did are made available on the AFL Army Award website for supporters to vote on The player with the highest percentage of the vote is the AFL Army Award nominee for that round NominationsFor the full list of round by round nominees see 2009 AFL Army Award Round 1 James Kelly Geelong Round 2 Campbell Brown Hawthorn Round 3 Luke Ball St Kilda Round 4 Ricky Dyson Essendon Round 5 Lenny Hayes St Kilda Round 6 Martin Mattner Sydney Round 7 Bryce Gibbs Carlton Round 8 Barry Hall Sydney Round 9 Matt White Richmond Round 10 Travis Varcoe Geelong Round 11 Scott McMahon North Melbourne Round 12 Brad Green Melbourne Round 13 Patrick Dangerfield Adelaide Round 14 Ryan Griffen Western Bulldogs Round 15 Nathan Eagleton Western Bulldogs Round 16 Jacob Surjan PA Adelaide Round 17 Cameron Mooney Geelong Round 18 Aaron Davey Melbourne Round 19 Brett Kirk Sydney Round 20 Stephen Milne St Kilda Round 21 Max Rooke Geelong Round 22 Tom Hawkins Geelong WinnerClub leadership EditClub Coach Captain s Vice Captain s Leadership GroupAdelaide Neil Craig Simon Goodwin Tyson Edwards Brett Burton Ben Rutten Nathan van Berlo Michael Doughty Scott Stevens 43 Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Simon Black Luke Power Jed Adcock Daniel MerrettCarlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Heath Scotland Nick StevensCollingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Josh Fraser vc Scott Pendlebury vc Shane O Bree Dane Swan Tarkyn Lockyer 44 Essendon Matthew Knights Matthew Lloyd Scott Lucas vc Mark McVeigh Adam McPhee Andrew Welsh David Hille Jobe WatsonFremantle Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich Luke McPharlin Aaron Sandilands Antoni Grover Des HeadlandGeelong Mark Thompson Tom Harley Cameron Ling vc Joel Corey dvc Joel Selwood Gary Ablett Jimmy Bartel Corey EnrightHawthorn Alastair Clarkson Sam Mitchell Luke Hodge vc Melbourne Dean Bailey James McDonald Cameron Bruce vc Brad Green Brad Miller Brent Moloney Brock McLeanNorth Melbourne Dean Laidley Brent Harvey Drew Petrie vc Port Adelaide Mark Williams Domenic Cassisi 45 Shaun Burgoyne vc Kane Cornes vc Richmond Terry Wallace Chris Newman Nathan Foley Kelvin Moore Brett Deledio 46 St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Lenny HayesSydney Paul Roos Brett Kirk 47 Craig Bolton Adam GoodesWest Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass Dean Cox vc Tyson Stenglein Matthew Priddis Adam Selwood Beau WatersWestern Bulldogs Rodney Eade Brad JohnsonUmpiring and rule changes EditTwo rule changes were introduced into the regular season 48 If a player is not under pressure and deliberately rushes a behind would be penalised by a free kick at the spot that the ball was rushed If a player tackles an opponent after he disposes of the ball preventing him from taking further part in the play then a free kick and 50m penalty is paid Umpires were also encouraged to recall a centre bounce if it is offline throwing it up the second time Players contacting umpires continued to be an issue with several players fined for making contact with umpires as they retreated from ball ups In related offences Collingwood s Heath Shaw was suspended for one week after touching an umpire s shoulder and Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett was fined 5000 after criticising the umpires on radio 49 Coach changes EditCoach Club Caretaker Coach for 2009 Date New Coach 2010 Terry Wallace Richmond Jade Rawlings 1 June 2009 Damien HardwickDean Laidley North Melbourne Darren Crocker 16 June 2009 Brad ScottSee also Edit2009 Australian football code crowdsReferences Edit Ben Cousins 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