The 2011 AFL season was the 115th 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 seventeen clubs, with the newly established Gold Coast Suns, based in Gold Coast, Queensland, playing its inaugural season. The season ran from 24 March until 1 October, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The 2011 Pre-season and Rookie Drafts were held on 7 December 2010, with another 80 players being selected. Greater Western Sydney, set to join the AFL as a senior club in 2012, had the first eight selections in the Rookie Draft as part of its draft concessions.[3]
The 2011 NAB Cup featured all seventeen senior clubs, as well as Greater Western Sydney which would not join the AFL as a senior club until 2012. The first round of matches featured lightning football matches played among six pools of three teams; standard matches were played for the rest of the competition. Collingwood defeated Essendon in the Grand Final at Etihad Stadium on Friday, 11 March.
The fixture was announced on 29 October.[4] Some of the highlights included:
Gold Coast had a bye for the first round and played its first home match in the second round against Carlton at the Gabba. Its first match at its permanent home ground, the renovated Metricon Stadium, was against Geelong on 28 May.
The season had 24 rounds; 19 rounds featured eight matches with one team having a bye, and five rounds featured seven matches with three teams having a bye. There were eleven additional matches compared with 2010, giving a total of 196 games including finals, up from 185.[5]
The new club, 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.[7]
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.
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 out injured after 142 consecutive matches.[9]
Gold Coast recorded its first victory at AFL premiership level, defeating Port Adelaide by three points. Gold Coast trailed by 40 points late in the third quarter, before recovering to win the match; Port Adelaide's Justin Westhoffmissed a 45m set shot after the siren which would have won the game for Port Adelaide.[10]
Essendon's scored 15.4 (94) in the first quarter against Gold Coast. It was the second highest score by any club in a quarter of football and as of 2022 stands as the highest-scoring first quarter of all time.[11]
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.[12]
In a VFL/AFL first, twin brothers Chris Scott (Geelong) and Brad Scott (North Melbourne) faced each other as coaches. It was the first of many matches the pair coached against each other over the following nine seasons.[13]
Geelong recorded its 25th consecutive victory at Kardinia Park, breaking the VFL/AFL record for most successive wins at one venue.[14] The record was previously held jointly by Richmond at Punt Road Oval (1932–1935) and South Melbourne at Lake Oval (1934–1936).[15] 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.[16]
West Coast set new records for the club's highest score, 26.19 (175), and greatest winning margin, 123 points, in matches against the Western Bulldogs.[18] It was the Bulldogs' worst defeat since round 2, 1996.[19]
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;[27] and, it set a new record as the lowest match score ever at Etihad Stadium.[28] It was the lowest score conceded in a match by St Kilda since round 12, 1971.[29] Following the loss, Neil Craig stepped down as Adelaide head coach, effective immediately, and was replaced by Mark Bickley as caretaker.[30]
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.[31]
Geelong's final score of 37.11 (233) stands, as of 2022, as 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.[33][34][35]
Geelong's final winning margin of 186 points stands, as of 2022, as 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.[36]
Geelong recorded 510 disposals through the game, a new record.[37]
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.[38]
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.[41] For Collingwood, the winning margin was its highest since round 4, 1979, and the third biggest win in its history.[42]
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);[43] the highest winning margin by any club at the MCG;[44] and the highest losing margin in Port Adelaide's history (surpassing the record of 138 points set the previous week).[41]
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.[citation needed]
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.[47]
Port Adelaide's win over Melbourne ended a club record 11-match losing streak and lifted it off the bottom of the ladder.[48] This ensured that Gold Coast finished its inaugural AFL season with the wooden spoon.
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.[49]
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.[74]
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,[74] and Bock was fined $10,000 and suspended for two matches.[75]
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).[76]
The AFL introduced a new interchange rule. The standard interchange system was reduced from four players to three players. A fourth player is named as a substitute, and begins the game wearing a green vest. The substitute can be brought on at any point in the game, permanently replacing any player on the bench or the field. The player being replaced must wear a red vest when leaving the ground. This rule was predominantly introduced to keep the number of players able to participate in the game for each team equal, even if a severe injury occurs.[96]
The rules for calling "advantage" after a free kick were amended, to allow the players, rather than the umpires, make the decision on whether or not they see an advantage in continuous play.[97]
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For the 2011 season of the Arena Football League see 2011 Arena Football League season The 2011 AFL season was the 115th 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 2011 AFL premiership seasonTeams17PremiersGeelong9th premiershipMinor premiersCollingwood19th minor premiershipPre season cupCollingwood2nd pre season cup winBrownlow MedallistDane Swan Collingwood 34 votesColeman MedallistLance Franklin Hawthorn 71 goalsAttendanceMatches played196Total attendance7 139 272 36 425 per match Highest99 537 Grand Final Collingwood vs Geelong 20102012 The season featured seventeen clubs with the newly established Gold Coast Suns based in Gold Coast Queensland playing its inaugural season The season ran from 24 March until 1 October and comprised a 22 game home and away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs The premiership was won by the Geelong Football Club for the ninth time after it defeated Collingwood by 38 points in the 2011 AFL Grand Final Contents 1 Pre season 1 1 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 Round 23 2 24 Round 24 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 7 Notable events and controversies 7 1 Betting scandals 8 Club leadership 9 Umpiring and rule changes 10 Club membership 11 Coach changes 12 Club overviews 13 ReferencesPre season EditDraft Edit Main article 2010 AFL Draft The 2010 National Draft was held on 18 November 2010 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre 1 107 players were drafted including 28 promoted rookies New club Gold Coast received the first three selections as part of its draft concessions and selected David Swallow with the number one draft pick 2 The 2011 Pre season and Rookie Drafts were held on 7 December 2010 with another 80 players being selected Greater Western Sydney set to join the AFL as a senior club in 2012 had the first eight selections in the Rookie Draft as part of its draft concessions 3 NAB Cup Edit Main article 2011 NAB Cup The 2011 NAB Cup featured all seventeen senior clubs as well as Greater Western Sydney which would not join the AFL as a senior club until 2012 The first round of matches featured lightning football matches played among six pools of three teams standard matches were played for the rest of the competition Collingwood defeated Essendon in the Grand Final at Etihad Stadium on Friday 11 March 2011 NAB Cup Grand FinalFriday 11 March 7 45 pm Essendon def by Collingwood Etihad Stadium crowd 45 304 Report0 2 2 14 0 3 4 22 0 9 5 59 0 13 8 86 Q1Q2Q3 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 NetworkSuper Goals 1 BuckleyHurley Monfries 3 Ryder Watson Zaharakis 2 Hocking 1 Goals 3 Krakouer Dawes2 Cloke1 Ball Beams McCarthy Pendlebury Swan Thomas WellinghamHardingham groin Injuries NilPremiership season EditThe fixture was announced on 29 October 4 Some of the highlights included Gold Coast had a bye for the first round and played its first home match in the second round against Carlton at the Gabba Its first match at its permanent home ground the renovated Metricon Stadium was against Geelong on 28 May The season had 24 rounds 19 rounds featured eight matches with one team having a bye and five rounds featured seven matches with three teams having a bye There were eleven additional matches compared with 2010 giving a total of 196 games including finals up from 185 5 Two venues hosted their first AFL matches during the season Cazaly s Stadium in Cairns hosted the Richmond vs Gold Coast match in round 17 and the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide hosted the Port Adelaide vs Melbourne match in round 24 the latter was not part of the original fixture and the game was moved there from AAMI Stadium during the season Round 1 Edit Round 1Thursday 24 March 7 40 pm Carlton 14 20 104 def Richmond 13 6 84 MCG crowd 60 654 ReportFriday 25 March 7 40 pm Geelong 6 12 48 def St Kilda 6 11 47 MCG crowd 42 869 ReportSaturday 26 March 2 10 pm Collingwood 24 11 155 def Port Adelaide 12 8 80 Etihad Stadium crowd 35 773 ReportSaturday 26 March 7 10 pm Adelaide 16 9 105 def Hawthorn 12 13 85 AAMI Stadium crowd 42 536 ReportSaturday 26 March 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 14 8 92 def by Fremantle 13 16 94 The Gabba crowd 23 373 ReportSunday 27 March 1 10 pm Essendon 16 17 113 def Western Bulldogs 8 10 58 Etihad Stadium crowd 42 617 ReportSunday 27 March 2 10 pm Melbourne 11 18 84 drew with Sydney 11 18 84 MCG crowd 33 951 ReportSunday 27 March 4 10 pm West Coast 13 14 92 def North Melbourne 13 10 88 Patersons Stadium crowd 35 878 ReportBye Gold CoastAdelaide commemorated 20 years since joining the AFL with a rematch against Hawthorn its opponent in round 1 of its inaugural 1991 season 6 Round 2 Edit Round 2Friday 1 April 7 40 pm St Kilda 13 17 95 drew with Richmond 14 11 95 MCG crowd 41 465 ReportSaturday 2 April 2 10 pm North Melbourne 7 14 56 def by Collingwood 21 17 143 Etihad Stadium crowd 40 578 ReportSaturday 2 April 2 40 pm Port Adelaide 15 8 98 def by West Coast 16 20 116 AAMI Stadium crowd 23 214 ReportSaturday 2 April 6 40 pm Gold Coast 7 10 52 def by Carlton 26 15 171 The Gabba crowd 27 914 ReportSaturday 2 April 5 40 pm Fremantle 10 18 78 def by Geelong 13 11 89 Patersons Stadium crowd 37 004 ReportSunday 3 April 1 10 pm Western Bulldogs 19 9 123 def Brisbane Lions 6 9 45 Etihad Stadium crowd 22 331 ReportSunday 3 April 2 10 pm Sydney 14 14 98 def Essendon 13 15 93 ANZ Stadium crowd 28 082 ReportSunday 3 April 4 40 pm Hawthorn 16 26 122 def Melbourne 12 5 77 MCG crowd 49 905 ReportBye AdelaideThe new club 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 7 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 Round 3 Edit Round 3Friday 8 April 7 40 pm Collingwood 15 12 102 def Carlton 11 8 74 MCG crowd 88 181 ReportSaturday 9 April 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 18 14 122 def Gold Coast 7 9 51 Etihad Stadium crowd 21 373 ReportSaturday 9 April 2 40 pm Adelaide 7 12 54 def by Fremantle 11 13 79 AAMI Stadium crowd 33 414 ReportSaturday 9 April 7 10 pm Richmond 6 16 52 def by Hawthorn 17 13 115 MCG crowd 46 368 ReportSaturday 9 April 5 40 pm West Coast 13 10 88 def by Sydney 15 11 101 Patersons Stadium crowd 37 288 ReportSunday 10 April 1 10 pm Melbourne 12 10 82 def Brisbane Lions 11 5 71 MCG crowd 24 380 ReportSunday 10 April 2 10 pm Geelong 17 20 122 def Port Adelaide 6 7 43 Skilled Stadium crowd 22 420 ReportSunday 10 April 4 40 pm St Kilda 12 12 84 def by Essendon 21 10 136 Etihad Stadium crowd 47 762 ReportBye North MelbourneMatthew Pavlich became Fremantle s club game record holder breaking former Docker Shane Parker s 238 game record Round 4 Edit Round 4Friday 15 April 7 40 pm Richmond 13 12 90 def by Collingwood 24 17 161 MCG crowd 58 050 ReportSaturday 16 April 2 10 pm Hawthorn 10 12 72 def West Coast 9 11 65 Aurora Stadium crowd 15 063 8 ReportSaturday 16 April 2 10 pm Carlton 11 13 79 drew with Essendon 11 13 79 MCG crowd 78 605 ReportSaturday 16 April 7 10 pm Sydney 7 12 54 def by Geelong 11 15 81 SCG crowd 25 300 ReportSaturday 16 April 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 14 14 98 def Adelaide 9 12 66 AAMI Stadium crowd 33 143 ReportSunday 17 April 2 10 pm Gold Coast 9 15 69 def by Melbourne 23 21 159 The Gabba crowd 12 111 ReportSunday 17 April 2 40 pm Fremantle 18 19 127 def North Melbourne 14 14 98 Patersons Stadium crowd 34 779 ReportBye Brisbane Lions St Kilda Western BulldogsThe 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 out injured after 142 consecutive matches 9 Round 5 Edit 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 ReportSaturday 23 April 2 40 pm Port Adelaide 15 11 101 def by Gold Coast 15 14 104 AAMI Stadium crowd 21 287 ReportSaturday 23 April 7 10 pm Carlton 11 19 85 def Adelaide 12 7 79 Etihad Stadium crowd 37 607 ReportSunday 24 April 4 40 pm North Melbourne 14 19 103 def by Richmond 17 10 112 Etihad Stadium crowd 36 461 ReportMonday 25 April 2 40 pm Essendon 11 11 77 def by Collingwood 16 11 107 MCG crowd 89 626 ReportMonday 25 April 6 40 pm Fremantle 12 13 85 def Western Bulldogs 11 12 78 Patersons Stadium crowd 37 551 ReportTuesday 26 April 2 40 pm Hawthorn 15 8 98 def by Geelong 17 15 117 MCG crowd 78 579 ReportBye Melbourne Sydney West CoastGold Coast recorded its first victory at AFL premiership level defeating Port Adelaide by three points Gold Coast trailed by 40 points late in the third quarter before recovering to win the match Port Adelaide s Justin Westhoff missed a 45m set shot after the siren which would have won the game for Port Adelaide 10 Round 6 Edit Round 6Thursday 28 April 6 40 pm West Coast 15 16 106 def Melbourne 6 16 52 Patersons Stadium crowd 36 298 ReportFriday 29 April 7 40 pm Sydney 10 11 71 def by Carlton 12 15 87 SCG crowd 28 081 ReportSaturday 30 April 2 10 pm North Melbourne 18 25 133 def Port Adelaide 10 13 73 Etihad Stadium crowd 16 014 ReportSaturday 30 April 7 10 pm Richmond 18 16 124 def Brisbane Lions 14 14 98 MCG crowd 37 438 ReportSaturday 30 April 7 10 pm Adelaide 13 12 90 def St Kilda 9 17 71 AAMI Stadium crowd 33 854 ReportSunday 1 May 1 10 pm Essendon 31 11 197 def Gold Coast 8 10 58 Etihad Stadium crowd 33 710 ReportSunday 1 May 4 40 pm Collingwood 15 15 105 def Western Bulldogs 8 9 57 MCG crowd 53 776 ReportBye Fremantle Geelong HawthornEssendon s scored 15 4 94 in the first quarter against Gold Coast It was the second highest score by any club in a quarter of football and as of 2022 stands as the highest scoring first quarter of all time 11 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 12 Round 7 Edit Round 7Friday 6 May 8 10 pm Port Adelaide 10 12 72 def by Hawthorn 15 14 104 AAMI Stadium crowd 21 819 ReportSaturday 7 May 1 10 pm Western Bulldogs 10 5 65 def by Sydney 10 13 73 Manuka Oval crowd 10 184 ReportSaturday 7 May 2 10 pm Geelong 19 13 127 def North Melbourne 9 7 61 Skilled Stadium crowd 23 669 ReportSaturday 7 May 4 10 pm Richmond 23 10 148 def Fremantle 14 15 99 MCG crowd 34 090 ReportSaturday 7 May 7 10 pm Gold Coast 18 16 124 def Brisbane Lions 17 14 116 The Gabba crowd 25 501 ReportSunday 8 May 1 10 pm Essendon 16 10 106 def West Coast 12 18 90 Etihad Stadium crowd 33 631 ReportSunday 8 May 2 10 pm Melbourne 22 17 149 def Adelaide 8 5 53 MCG crowd 19 987 ReportMonday 9 May 7 20 pm St Kilda 12 9 81 def by Carlton 11 18 84 Etihad Stadium crowd 41 576 ReportBye CollingwoodIn a VFL AFL first twin brothers Chris Scott Geelong and Brad Scott North Melbourne faced each other as coaches It was the first of many matches the pair coached against each other over the following nine seasons 13 Geelong recorded its 25th consecutive victory at Kardinia Park breaking the VFL AFL record for most successive wins at one venue 14 The record was previously held jointly by Richmond at Punt Road Oval 1932 1935 and South Melbourne at Lake Oval 1934 1936 15 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 16 Round 8 Edit Round 8Friday 13 May 7 40 pm Geelong 8 17 65 def Collingwood 9 8 62 MCG crowd 81 691 ReportSaturday 14 May 2 10 pm North Melbourne 19 10 124 def Melbourne 12 11 83 Etihad Stadium crowd 23 536 ReportSaturday 14 May 2 40 pm Adelaide 20 10 130 def Gold Coast 9 19 73 AAMI Stadium crowd 36 056 ReportSaturday 14 May 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 9 12 66 def by Essendon 15 12 102 The Gabba crowd 24 921 ReportSaturday 14 May 7 10 pm Sydney 18 13 121 def Port Adelaide 9 5 59 SCG crowd 20 719 ReportSunday 15 May 1 10 pm Hawthorn 14 15 99 def St Kilda 10 9 69 MCG crowd 42 453 ReportSunday 15 May 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 23 15 153 def Richmond 18 10 118 Etihad Stadium crowd 39 141 17 ReportSunday 15 May 2 40 pm West Coast 14 12 96 def Fremantle 9 9 63 Patersons Stadium crowd 40 567 ReportBye CarltonWest Coast won its first Western Derby since round 3 2007 ending Fremantle s seven derby winning streak Round 9 Edit 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 ReportSaturday 21 May 2 10 pm St Kilda 16 10 106 def Melbourne 13 8 86 Etihad Stadium crowd 28 863 ReportSaturday 21 May 2 40 pm Port Adelaide 14 6 90 def by Fremantle 21 16 142 AAMI Stadium crowd 16 274 ReportSaturday 21 May 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 10 13 73 def North Melbourne 8 11 59 The Gabba crowd 18 404 ReportSaturday 21 May 7 40 pm Richmond 16 9 105 def Essendon 13 11 89 MCG crowd 83 563 ReportSunday 22 May 1 10 pm Collingwood 20 15 135 def Adelaide 14 8 92 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 849 ReportSunday 22 May 2 10 pm Sydney 8 12 60 def by Hawthorn 15 16 106 SCG crowd 33 136 ReportSunday 22 May 2 40 pm West Coast 26 19 175 def Western Bulldogs 8 4 52 Patersons Stadium crowd 37 308 ReportBye Gold CoastWest Coast set new records for the club s highest score 26 19 175 and greatest winning margin 123 points in matches against the Western Bulldogs 18 It was the Bulldogs worst defeat since round 2 1996 19 Round 10 Edit Round 10Friday 27 May 7 40 pm Melbourne 6 10 46 def by Carlton 13 15 93 MCG crowd 47 464 ReportSaturday 28 May 2 10 pm North Melbourne 9 17 71 def by Sydney 10 12 72 Etihad Stadium crowd 24 267 ReportSaturday 28 May 1 10 pm Fremantle 7 14 56 def by St Kilda 15 12 102 Patersons Stadium crowd 35 483 ReportSaturday 28 May 7 20 pm Gold Coast 10 13 73 def by Geelong 21 13 139 Metricon Stadium crowd 21 485 ReportSaturday 28 May 8 10 pm Richmond 10 14 74 def by Port Adelaide 13 11 89 TIO Stadium crowd 11 506 ReportSunday 29 May 12 40 pm Adelaide 8 13 61 def by Brisbane Lions 15 11 101 AAMI Stadium crowd 34 583 ReportSunday 29 May 2 10 pm Collingwood 16 9 105 def West Coast 7 11 53 MCG crowd 52 560 ReportSunday 29 May 4 40 pm Western Bulldogs 9 8 62 def by Hawthorn 13 13 91 Etihad Stadium crowd 30 747 ReportBye EssendonRound 11 Edit Round 11Friday 3 June 7 40 pm Essendon 10 8 68 def by Melbourne 15 11 101 MCG crowd 53 077 ReportSaturday 4 June 1 10 pm West Coast 13 7 85 def Gold Coast 10 7 67 Patersons Stadium crowd 36 815 ReportSaturday 4 June 2 10 pm Geelong 23 10 148 def Western Bulldogs 13 9 87 Skilled Stadium crowd 25 078 ReportSaturday 4 June 7 10 pm Collingwood 16 12 108 def St Kilda 7 9 51 MCG crowd 62 991 ReportSaturday 4 June 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 7 9 51 def by Sydney 17 14 116 The Gabba crowd 22 150 ReportSunday 5 June 1 10 pm Hawthorn 17 9 111 def Fremantle 13 11 89 MCG crowd 31 925 ReportSunday 5 June 2 10 pm North Melbourne 18 7 115 def Adelaide 10 8 68 Etihad Stadium crowd 18 185 ReportSunday 5 June 4 10 pm Port Adelaide 7 7 49 def by Carlton 16 15 111 AAMI Stadium crowd 23 192 ReportBye RichmondRound 12 Edit Round 12 Women s Round amp 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 ReportSaturday 11 June 2 40 pm Adelaide 10 7 67 def by West Coast 15 16 106 AAMI Stadium crowd 31 412 ReportSaturday 11 June 7 10 pm Gold Coast 9 9 63 def by North Melbourne 18 14 122 Metricon Stadium crowd 14 945 20 ReportSaturday 11 June 7 10 pm Geelong 13 10 88 def Hawthorn 13 5 83 MCG crowd 63 476 ReportSunday 12 June 1 10 pm Carlton 19 10 124 def Brisbane Lions 9 9 63 Etihad Stadium crowd 43 617 ReportSunday 12 June 2 10 pm Sydney 9 21 75 def Richmond 9 11 65 SCG crowd 23 782 ReportSunday 12 June 2 40 pm Fremantle 15 8 98 def Essendon 9 10 64 Patersons Stadium crowd 35 824 ReportMonday 13 June 2 10 pm Melbourne 6 5 41 def by Collingwood 19 15 129 MCG crowd 75 998 ReportBye Port AdelaideBrent Harvey played his 312th game for North Melbourne breaking the club games record previously held by Glenn Archer 21 Round 13 Edit Round 13Friday 17 June 7 40 pm Western Bulldogs 14 16 100 def Adelaide 10 10 70 Etihad Stadium crowd 19 363 ReportSaturday 18 June 2 10 pm Hawthorn 19 15 129 def Gold Coast 8 10 58 Aurora Stadium crowd 16 377 ReportSaturday 18 June 2 10 pm Essendon 12 18 90 def by North Melbourne 17 9 111 Etihad Stadium crowd 42 329 ReportSaturday 18 June 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 14 10 94 def by Richmond 18 17 125 The Gabba crowd 21 510 ReportSaturday 18 June 7 10 pm St Kilda 11 6 72 def by Geelong 15 10 100 MCG crowd 39 539 ReportSunday 19 June 1 10 pm Melbourne 22 17 149 def Fremantle 8 12 60 MCG crowd 19 092 ReportSunday 19 June 2 10 pm Carlton 15 10 100 def Sydney 10 6 66 Etihad Stadium crowd 42 788 ReportSunday 19 June 2 40 pm West Coast 15 20 110 def Port Adelaide 13 10 88 Patersons Stadium crowd 35 059 ReportBye CollingwoodMelbourne recorded its biggest ever victory over Fremantle winning by 89 points 22 Round 14 Edit Round 14Friday 24 June 7 40 pm Hawthorn 23 8 146 def Essendon 12 9 81 MCG crowd 64 537 ReportSaturday 25 June 2 10 pm Gold Coast 13 10 88 def by Western Bulldogs 17 8 110 Metricon Stadium crowd 16 149 ReportSaturday 25 June 2 10 pm Richmond 13 13 91 def by Melbourne 17 16 118 MCG crowd 61 900 ReportSaturday 25 June 7 10 pm Sydney 14 9 93 def by Collingwood 13 21 99 ANZ Stadium crowd 38 053 ReportSaturday 25 June 5 40 pm Fremantle 12 16 88 def Brisbane Lions 10 5 65 Patersons Stadium crowd 30 330 ReportSunday 26 June 1 10 pm Geelong 19 11 125 def Adelaide 10 13 73 Skilled Stadium crowd 23 246 ReportSunday 26 June 2 10 pm Carlton 10 7 67 def by West Coast 15 13 103 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 241 ReportSunday 26 June 4 10 pm Port Adelaide 14 7 91 def by North Melbourne 21 10 136 AAMI Stadium crowd 17 275 ReportBye St KildaRound 15 Edit Round 15Friday 1 July 7 40 pm Western Bulldogs 19 13 127 def Melbourne 8 15 63 Etihad Stadium crowd 29 516 ReportSaturday 2 July 1 10 pm Fremantle 17 10 112 def Gold Coast 9 8 62 Patersons Stadium crowd 28 646 ReportSaturday 2 July 2 10 pm Richmond 12 9 81 def by Carlton 28 16 184 MCG crowd 59 650 ReportSaturday 2 July 7 10 pm Essendon 18 7 115 def Geelong 16 15 111 Etihad Stadium crowd 43 806 ReportSaturday 2 July 7 10 pm Adelaide 8 9 57 def Sydney 6 14 50 AAMI Stadium crowd 23 063 ReportSunday 3 July 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 15 9 99 def Port Adelaide 13 10 88 The Gabba crowd 17 276 ReportSunday 3 July 2 10 pm Collingwood 15 16 106 def Hawthorn 9 11 65 MCG crowd 83 985 ReportSunday 3 July 4 40 pm North Melbourne 10 10 70 def by St Kilda 12 7 79 Etihad Stadium crowd 29 693 ReportBye West CoastCarlton recorded its highest ever score against Richmond kicking 28 16 184 23 Essendon defeated Geelong ending Geelong s thirteen game winning streak to start the season Round 16 Edit Round 16Friday 8 July 6 40 pm West Coast 14 12 96 def Geelong 13 10 88 Patersons Stadium crowd 40 164 ReportSaturday 9 July 2 10 pm Hawthorn 16 9 105 def Brisbane Lions 9 9 63 Aurora Stadium crowd 14 604 ReportSaturday 9 July 7 10 pm Gold Coast 4 12 36 def by Sydney 15 16 106 Metricon Stadium crowd 16 488 ReportSaturday 9 July 7 10 pm Essendon 15 15 105 def Richmond 9 12 66 MCG crowd 55 442 24 Report dead link Sunday 10 July 1 10 pm Collingwood 22 15 147 def North Melbourne 3 12 30 MCG crowd 53 601 ReportSunday 10 July 2 40 pm Port Adelaide 8 5 53 def by St Kilda 17 7 109 AAMI Stadium crowd 16 887 ReportSunday 10 July 4 40 pm Western Bulldogs 14 12 96 def Carlton 9 15 69 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 582 ReportBye Adelaide Fremantle MelbourneJonathan Brown became the Brisbane Lions all time leading goalkicker surpassing Daniel Bradshaw s total of 496 25 Collingwood recorded its largest ever victory over North Melbourne by a margin of 117 points 26 Round 17 Edit 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 ReportSaturday 16 July 2 10 pm Richmond 9 16 70 def by Gold Coast 12 13 85 Cazaly s Stadium crowd 10 382 ReportSaturday 16 July 2 10 pm Carlton 11 13 79 def by Collingwood 13 20 98 MCG crowd 85 936 ReportSaturday 16 July 7 10 pm St Kilda 13 4 82 def West Coast 9 7 61 Etihad Stadium crowd 31 416 ReportSaturday 16 July 8 10 pm Melbourne 17 11 113 def Port Adelaide 14 8 92 TIO Stadium crowd 7 255 ReportSunday 17 July 1 10 pm Sydney 13 9 87 def by Fremantle 15 8 98 SCG crowd 23 415 ReportSunday 17 July 2 10 pm Brisbane Lions 15 14 104 def by Geelong 20 13 133 The Gabba crowd 19 906 ReportSunday 17 July 4 40 pm North Melbourne 21 16 142 def Western Bulldogs 17 9 111 Etihad Stadium crowd 22 754 ReportBye HawthornRound 18 Edit Round 18Friday 22 July 7 40 pm St Kilda 19 13 127 def Adelaide 3 6 24 Etihad Stadium crowd 26 546 ReportSaturday 23 July 2 10 pm North Melbourne 17 20 122 def Brisbane Lions 11 11 77 Etihad Stadium crowd 20 809 ReportSaturday 23 July 2 10 pm Sydney 16 18 114 def Western Bulldogs 11 9 75 SCG crowd 19 449 ReportSaturday 23 July 7 10 pm Gold Coast 11 9 75 def by Collingwood 19 15 129 Metricon Stadium crowd 23 302 ReportSaturday 23 July 7 10 pm Essendon 12 7 79 def by Carlton 24 9 153 MCG crowd 74 123 ReportSunday 24 July 1 10 pm Geelong 17 11 113 def Richmond 7 9 51 Etihad Stadium crowd 33 761 ReportSunday 24 July 2 10 pm Melbourne 12 6 78 def by Hawthorn 20 12 132 MCG crowd 39 782 ReportSunday 24 July 2 40 pm Fremantle 9 10 64 def by West Coast 8 17 65 Patersons Stadium crowd 41 055 ReportBye Port AdelaideAdelaide 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 27 and it set a new record as the lowest match score ever at Etihad Stadium 28 It was the lowest score conceded in a match by St Kilda since round 12 1971 29 Following the loss Neil Craig stepped down as Adelaide head coach effective immediately and was replaced by Mark Bickley as caretaker 30 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 31 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 32 Round 19 Edit Round 19Friday 29 July 7 40 pm North Melbourne 9 8 62 def by Carlton 11 14 80 Etihad Stadium crowd 41 332 ReportSaturday 30 July 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 15 5 95 def by West Coast 15 13 103 Etihad Stadium crowd 28 883 ReportSaturday 30 July 2 10 pm Geelong 37 11 233 def Melbourne 7 5 47 Skilled Stadium crowd 22 716 ReportSaturday 30 July 7 10 pm Gold Coast 6 18 54 def by St Kilda 10 14 74 Metricon Stadium crowd 17 482 ReportSaturday 30 July 5 40 pm Fremantle 6 8 44 def by Hawthorn 13 17 95 Patersons Stadium crowd 30 937 ReportSunday 31 July 2 10 pm Collingwood 25 16 166 def Essendon 14 8 92 MCG crowd 73 163 ReportSunday 31 July 4 10 pm Adelaide 16 15 111 def Port Adelaide 11 13 79 AAMI Stadium crowd 40 586 ReportBye Brisbane Lions Richmond SydneyGeelong s final score of 37 11 233 stands as of 2022 as 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 33 34 35 Geelong s final winning margin of 186 points stands as of 2022 as 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 36 Geelong recorded 510 disposals through the game a new record 37 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 38 Round 20 Edit Round 20Friday 5 August 7 40 pm St Kilda 16 17 113 def Fremantle 10 12 72 Etihad Stadium crowd 26 181 ReportSaturday 6 August 1 40 pm Geelong 29 14 188 def Gold Coast 6 2 38 Skilled Stadium crowd 24 588 ReportSaturday 6 August 2 10 pm Carlton 21 8 134 def Melbourne 7 16 58 MCG crowd 42 342 ReportSaturday 6 August 7 20 pm Essendon 15 10 100 def Sydney 14 15 99 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 722 ReportSaturday 6 August 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 3 3 21 def by Collingwood 23 21 159 AAMI Stadium crowd 21 863 ReportSunday 7 August 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 16 9 105 def by Adelaide 16 14 110 The Gabba crowd 17 930 ReportSunday 7 August 2 10 pm Hawthorn 15 13 103 def North Melbourne 13 8 86 Aurora Stadium crowd 16 820 ReportSunday 7 August 2 40 pm West Coast 22 15 147 def Richmond 14 6 90 Patersons Stadium crowd 38 106 ReportBye Western BulldogsGold Coast s defeat of 150 points stands as of 2022 as the club s greatest losing margin 39 Adam Goodes Sydney missed a set shot after the siren from 50m resulting in Sydney s one point less to Essendon 40 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 41 For Collingwood the winning margin was its highest since round 4 1979 and the third biggest win in its history 42 Round 21 Edit Round 21Friday 12 August 7 40 pm St Kilda 10 10 70 def by Collingwood 14 5 89 Etihad Stadium crowd 46 505 ReportSaturday 13 August 2 10 pm Hawthorn 31 11 197 def Port Adelaide 5 2 32 MCG crowd 27 532 ReportSaturday 13 August 1 10 pm Fremantle 12 13 85 def by Carlton 16 19 115 Patersons Stadium crowd 34 737 ReportSaturday 13 August 7 10 pm Western Bulldogs 15 11 101 def by Essendon 23 12 150 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 986 ReportSaturday 13 August 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 18 15 123 def Gold Coast 8 13 61 The Gabba crowd 23 565 ReportSunday 14 August 1 10 pm Melbourne 9 8 62 def by West Coast 16 14 110 Etihad Stadium crowd 15 740 ReportSunday 14 August 2 10 pm Richmond 14 15 99 def Sydney 7 14 56 MCG crowd 34 337 ReportSunday 14 August 4 10 pm Adelaide 12 13 85 def by Geelong 14 12 96 AAMI Stadium crowd 33 576 ReportBye North MelbourneHawthorn 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 43 the highest winning margin by any club at the MCG 44 and the highest losing margin in Port Adelaide s history surpassing the record of 138 points set the previous week 41 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 citation needed Round 22 Edit Round 22Friday 19 August 7 40 pm Carlton 8 18 66 def by Hawthorn 10 18 78 Etihad Stadium crowd 52 052 ReportSaturday 20 August 2 10 pm Gold Coast 9 10 64 def by Adelaide 18 17 125 Metricon Stadium crowd 16 168 ReportSaturday 20 August 1 10 pm West Coast 20 14 134 def Essendon 11 11 77 Patersons Stadium crowd 38 253 ReportSaturday 20 August 7 10 pm North Melbourne 21 17 143 def Fremantle 6 9 45 Etihad Stadium crowd 17 581 ReportSaturday 20 August 7 10 pm Collingwood 14 18 102 def Brisbane Lions 13 6 84 MCG crowd 47 788 ReportSunday 21 August 1 10 pm Sydney 10 23 83 def St Kilda 10 8 68 ANZ Stadium crowd 25 025 ReportSunday 21 August 2 40 pm Port Adelaide 15 7 97 def by Western Bulldogs 24 13 157 AAMI Stadium crowd 14 169 ReportSunday 21 August 4 40 pm Melbourne 17 8 110 def by Richmond 17 15 117 MCG crowd 36 321 ReportBye GeelongScott Thompson Adelaide recorded 51 disposals against Gold Coast which at the time was the most since Greg Williams 53 disposals in 1989 45 Round 23 Edit Round 23Friday 26 August 6 40 pm Fremantle 8 4 52 def by Collingwood 20 12 132 Patersons Stadium crowd 31 985 ReportSaturday 27 August 2 10 pm Hawthorn 16 17 113 def Western Bulldogs 10 7 67 MCG crowd 42 198 ReportSaturday 27 August 2 10 pm Geelong 12 14 86 def by Sydney 15 9 99 Skilled Stadium crowd 25 900 ReportSaturday 27 August 7 10 pm St Kilda 19 21 135 def North Melbourne 10 10 70 Etihad Stadium crowd 35 848 ReportSaturday 27 August 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 11 15 81 def by West Coast 13 11 89 The Gabba crowd 13 500 ReportSunday 28 August 12 40 pm Adelaide 15 9 99 def by Richmond 17 19 121 AAMI Stadium crowd 38 023 ReportSunday 28 August 2 10 pm Melbourne 17 10 112 def Gold Coast 12 10 82 MCG crowd 21 534 ReportSunday 28 August 4 40 pm Essendon 17 18 120 def Port Adelaide 17 11 113 Etihad Stadium crowd 34 849 ReportBye CarltonGeelong 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 citation needed Round 24 Edit Round 24Friday 2 September 7 40 pm Collingwood 8 5 53 def by Geelong 22 17 149 MCG crowd 85 705 ReportSaturday 3 September 1 10 pm Gold Coast 14 13 97 def by Hawthorn 16 10 106 Metricon Stadium crowd 19 314 ReportSaturday 3 September 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 15 17 107 def Fremantle 8 13 61 Etihad Stadium crowd 18 128 ReportSaturday 3 September 4 10 pm Sydney 18 11 119 def Brisbane Lions 9 13 67 SCG crowd 27 721 ReportSaturday 3 September 5 10 pm West Coast 22 13 145 def Adelaide 7 8 50 Patersons Stadium crowd 36 062 ReportSaturday 3 September 7 10 pm Carlton 9 12 66 def by St Kilda 13 8 86 MCG crowd 55 606 ReportSunday 4 September 2 40 pm Port Adelaide 17 10 112 def Melbourne 15 14 104 Adelaide Oval crowd 29 340 ReportSunday 4 September 4 40 pm Richmond 13 13 91 def by North Melbourne 15 14 104 Etihad Stadium crowd 32 890 ReportBye EssendonGeelong recorded its greatest ever winning margin against Collingwood by 96 points 46 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 47 Port Adelaide s win over Melbourne ended a club record 11 match losing streak and lifted it off the bottom of the ladder 48 This ensured that Gold Coast finished its inaugural AFL season with the wooden spoon 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 23 24 F1 F2 F3 GF LadderAdelaide Haw 20 X Frem 25 PA 32 Carl 6 StK 19 Melb 96 GCS 57 Coll 43 BL 40 NM 47 WCE 39 WB 30 Geel 52 Syd 7 X Ess 11 StK 103 PA 32 BL 5 Geel 11 GCS 61 Rich 22 WCE 95 X X X X 14Brisbane Lions Frem 2 WB 78 Melb 11 X StK 13 Rich 26 GCS 8 Ess 36 NM 14 Adel 40 Syd 65 Carl 61 Rich 31 Frem 23 PA 11 Haw 42 Geel 29 NM 45 X Adel 5 GCS 62 Coll 18 WCE 8 Syd 52 X X X X 15Carlton Rich 20 GCS 119 Coll 28 Ess 0 Adel 6 Syd 16 StK 3 X Geel 2 Melb 47 PA 62 BL 61 Syd 34 WCE 36 Rich 103 WB 27 Coll 19 Ess 74 NM 18 Melb 76 Frem 30 Haw 12 X StK 20 Ess 62 WCE 3 X X 5Collingwood PA 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 GCS 54 Ess 74 PA 138 StK 19 BL 18 Frem 80 Geel 96 WCE 20 X Haw 3 Geel 38 1Essendon WB 55 Syd 5 StK 52 Carl 0 Coll 30 GCS 139 WCE 16 BL 36 Rich 16 X Melb 33 Frem 34 NM 21 Haw 65 Geel 4 Rich 39 Adel 11 Carl 74 Coll 74 Syd 1 WB 49 WCE 57 PA 7 X Carl 62 X X X 8Fremantle BL 2 Geel 11 Adel 25 NM 29 WB 7 X Rich 49 WCE 33 PA 52 StK 46 Haw 22 Ess 34 Melb 89 BL 23 GCS 50 X Syd 11 WCE 1 Haw 51 StK 41 Carl 30 NM 98 Coll 80 WB 46 X X X X 11Gold Coast X Carl 119 WB 71 Melb 90 PA 3 Ess 139 BL 8 Adel 57 X Geel 66 WCE 18 NM 59 Haw 71 WB 22 Frem 50 Syd 70 Rich 15 Coll 54 StK 20 Geel 150 BL 62 Adel 61 Melb 30 Haw 9 X X X X 17Geelong StK 1 Frem 11 PA 79 Syd 27 Haw 19 X NM 66 Coll 3 Carl 2 GCS 66 WB 61 Haw 5 StK 28 Adel 52 Ess 4 WCE 8 BL 29 Rich 62 Melb 186 GCS 150 Adel 11 X Syd 13 Coll 96 Haw 31 X WCE 48 Coll 38 2Hawthorn Adel 20 Melb 45 Rich 63 WCE 7 Geel 19 X PA 32 StK 30 Syd 46 WB 29 Frem 22 Geel 5 GCS 71 Ess 65 Coll 41 BL 42 X Melb 54 Frem 51 NM 17 PA 165 Carl 12 WB 46 GCS 9 Geel 31 Syd 36 Coll 3 X 3Melbourne Syd 0 Haw 45 BL 11 GCS 90 X WCE 54 Adel 96 NM 41 StK 20 Carl 47 Ess 33 Coll 88 Frem 89 Rich 27 WB 64 X PA 21 Haw 54 Geel 186 Carl 76 WCE 48 Rich 7 GCS 30 PA 8 X X X X 13North Melbourne WCE 4 Coll 87 X Frem 29 Rich 9 PA 60 Geel 66 Melb 41 BL 14 Syd 1 Adel 47 GCS 59 Ess 21 PA 45 StK 9 Coll 117 WB 31 BL 45 Carl 18 Haw 17 X Frem 98 StK 65 Rich 13 X X X X 9Port Adelaide Coll 75 WCE 18 Geel 79 Adel 32 GCS 3 NM 60 Haw 32 Syd 62 Frem 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 16Richmond Carl 20 StK 0 Haw 63 Coll 71 NM 9 BL 26 Frem 49 WB 35 Ess 16 PA 15 X Syd 10 BL 31 Melb 27 Carl 103 Ess 39 GCS 15 Geel 62 X WCE 57 Syd 43 Melb 7 Adel 22 NM 13 X X X X 12St Kilda Geel 1 Rich 0 Ess 52 X BL 13 Adel 19 Carl 3 Haw 30 Melb 20 Frem 46 Coll 57 WB 24 Geel 28 X NM 9 PA 56 WCE 21 Adel 103 GCS 20 Frem 41 Coll 19 Syd 15 NM 65 Carl 20 Syd 25 X X X 6Sydney Melb 0 Ess 5 WCE 13 Geel 27 X Carl 16 WB 8 PA 62 Haw 46 NM 1 BL 65 Rich 10 Carl 34 Coll 6 Adel 7 GCS 70 Frem 11 WB 39 X Ess 1 Rich 43 StK 15 Geel 13 BL 52 StK 25 Haw 36 X X 7West Coast NM 4 PA 18 Syd 13 Haw 7 X Melb 54 Ess 16 Frem 33 WB 123 Coll 52 GCS 18 Adel 39 PA 22 Carl 36 X Geel 8 StK 21 Frem 1 WB 8 Rich 57 Melb 48 Ess 57 BL 8 Adel 95 Coll 20 Carl 3 Geel 48 X 4Western Bulldogs Ess 55 BL 78 GCS 71 X Frem 7 Coll 48 Syd 8 Rich 35 WCE 123 Haw 29 Geel 61 StK 24 Adel 30 GCS 22 Melb 64 Carl 27 NM 31 Syd 39 WCE 8 X Ess 49 PA 60 Haw 46 Frem 46 X X X X 10Team 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 LadderColour Symbol ResultGreen WinRed LossBlue N A DrawBold Home game X Bye Opponent for round listed above marginLadder Edit2011 AFL ladder Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts1 Collingwood 22 20 2 0 2592 1546 167 7 80 Finals series2 Geelong P 22 19 3 0 2548 1619 157 4 763 Hawthorn 22 18 4 0 2355 1634 144 1 724 West Coast 22 17 5 0 2235 1715 130 3 685 Carlton 22 14 7 1 2225 1700 130 9 586 St Kilda 22 12 9 1 1891 1677 112 8 507 Sydney 22 12 9 1 1897 1735 109 3 508 Essendon 22 11 10 1 2217 2217 100 0 469 North Melbourne 22 10 12 0 2106 2082 101 2 4010 Western Bulldogs 22 9 13 0 2060 2155 95 6 3611 Fremantle 22 9 13 0 1791 2155 83 1 3612 Richmond 22 8 13 1 2069 2396 86 4 3413 Melbourne 22 8 13 1 1974 2315 85 3 3414 Adelaide 22 7 15 0 1742 2193 79 4 2815 Brisbane Lions 22 4 18 0 1814 2240 81 0 1616 Port Adelaide 22 3 19 0 1718 2663 64 5 1217 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1534 2726 56 3 12Source 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 Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round Team Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324Collingwood4812162024242428323640404448525660646872768080Geelong4812162020242832364044485252525660646872727276Hawthorn048121212162024283232364040444448525660646872West Coast4888812121620202428323636404044485256606468Carlton488101418222222263034383842424246505458585858St Kilda0222666610141418181822263034384242424650Sydney2610101010141818222630303030343438383838424650Essendon448101014182222222222222226303434343842424646North Melbourne00000448881216202424242832323232363640Western Bulldogs04888881212121212162024282828282828323236Fremantle448121616161620202024242832323636363636363636Richmond0222610141418181818222222222222222226303434Melbourne226101010141414141818222626263030303030303434Adelaide44444881212121212121216161616202424282828Brisbane Lions0000000048888812121212121216161616Port Adelaide0004444448888888888888812Gold Coast00004488888888881212121212121212Source citation needed Finals series EditMain article 2011 AFL finals series Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final10 Sep MCG1Collingwood12 10 82 4West Coast9 8 62 17 Sep PatersonsWest Coast15 11 101 11 Sep MCGCarlton15 8 98 23 Sep MCG5Carlton21 23 149 Collingwood10 8 68 8Essendon13 9 87 Hawthorn9 11 65 1 Oct MCGCollingwood12 9 81 10 Sep Etihad Stadium24 Sep MCGGeelong18 11 119 6St Kilda8 9 57 Geelong17 15 117 7Sydney12 10 82 16 Sep MCGWest Coast10 9 69 Hawthorn19 8 122 9 Sep MCGSydney13 8 86 2Geelong14 14 98 3Hawthorn9 13 67 Week one Edit Qualifying finalsSaturday 10 September 2 20 pm Collingwood 12 10 82 def West Coast 9 8 62 MCG crowd 67 379 ReportFriday 9 September 7 45 pm Geelong 14 14 98 def Hawthorn 9 13 67 MCG crowd 73 400 ReportElimination finalsSunday 11 September 2 20 pm Carlton 21 23 149 def Essendon 13 9 87 MCG crowd 90 161 ReportSaturday 10 September 7 20 pm St Kilda 8 9 57 def by Sydney 12 10 82 Etihad Stadium crowd 39 205 ReportThe 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 49 Week two Edit Semi finalsFriday 16 September 7 45 pm Hawthorn 19 8 122 def Sydney 13 8 86 MCG crowd 55 198 ReportSaturday 17 September 5 50 pm West Coast 15 11 101 def Carlton 15 8 98 Patersons Stadium crowd 42 803 ReportWeek three Edit Preliminary finalsFriday 23 September 7 45 pm Collingwood 10 8 68 def Hawthorn 9 11 65 MCG crowd 87 112 ReportSaturday 24 September 2 20 pm Geelong 17 15 117 def West Coast 10 9 69 MCG crowd 59 455 ReportWeek four Edit Main article 2011 AFL Grand Final Grand FinalSaturday 1 October 2 30 pm Collingwood def by Geelong MCG crowd 99 537 Report4 2 26 9 3 57 12 6 78 12 9 81 Q1Q2Q3 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 AmorosiT 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 StokesS 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 VarcoeNil Injuries J Podsiadly shoulder L Davis Reports NilCollingwood finished its season with three losses all of which were against Geelong Awards EditThe Brownlow Medal was awarded to Dane Swan of Collingwood who received 34 votes 50 The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Jimmy Bartel of Geelong 51 The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Dyson Heppell of Essendon who received 44 votes 52 The Coleman Medal was awarded to Lance Franklin of Hawthorn who kicked 71 goals during the home and away season The McClelland Trophy was awarded to Collingwood The Wooden Spoon was awarded to Gold Coast The AFL Players Association Awards were as follows The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Chris Judd of Carlton for being the Most Valuable Player throughout the premiership season The Robert Rose Award went to Jonathan Brown of Brisbane Lions for being the Most Courageous Player throughout the premiership season The Best Captain award went to Chris Judd of Carlton The Best First Year Player award was won by Dyson Heppell of Essendon The AFL Coaches Association Awards were as follows 53 The Player of the Year Award was given to Marc Murphy of Carlton who received 94 votes The Allan Jeans Award was given to John Worsfold of West Coast The Assistant Coach of the Year Award was given to Darren Crocker of North Melbourne The Best Young Player Award was given to Nat Fyfe of Fremantle Best and fairest Edit Club Award name Player RefAdelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Scott Thompson 54 Brisbane Lions Merrett Murray Medal Tom Rockliff 55 Carlton John Nicholls Medal Marc Murphy 56 Collingwood Copeland Trophy Scott Pendlebury 57 Essendon Crichton Medal David Zaharakis 58 Fremantle Doig Medal Matthew Pavlich 59 Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Corey Enright 60 Gold Coast Club Champion Gary Ablett Jr 61 Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Sam Mitchell 62 Melbourne Keith Bluey Truscott Medal Brent Moloney 63 North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Daniel Wells Andrew Swallow 64 Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Travis Boak Jackson Trengove 65 Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Trent Cotchin 66 St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Sam Fisher 67 Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Adam Goodes 68 West Coast Club Champion Award Darren Glass 69 Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Matthew Boyd 70 Notable events and controversies EditBetting scandals Edit 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 Round 7 Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn Hawthorn midfielder defender Brent Guerra 71 Round 7 Gold Coast vs Brisbane Lions Brisbane defender Daniel Merrett Round 8 Brisbane Lions vs Essendon Brisbane defender Matt Maguire Round 9 Adelaide vs Collingwood Collingwood defender Nick Maxwell 72 Round 24 Gold Coast vs Hawthorn Gold Coast defender Nathan Bock 73 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 74 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 74 and Bock was fined 10 000 and suspended for two matches 75 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 76 Club leadership EditClub Coach Captain s Vice captain s and or leadership group Adelaide Neil Craig Rds 1 18 Mark Bickley Rds 19 24 Nathan van Berlo 77 Scott Stevens Ben Rutten Michael Doughty and Scott Thompson Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Daniel Merrett Jed Adcock Tom Rockliff 78 Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Kade Simpson vc 79 Andrew Carrazzo Bryce Gibbs Michael Jamison Marc Murphy Jordan Russell 80 Collingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury vc Dane Swan deputy vc Luke Ball Darren Jolly Harry O Brien Heath Shaw 81 Essendon James Hird Jobe Watson Dustin Fletcher Heath Hocking Mark McVeigh Brent Stanton Andrew Welsh vc 82 Fremantle Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich Aaron Sandilands David Mundy Paul Duffield Luke McPharlin Garrick Ibbotson Chris Mayne and Matt de Boer 83 Gold Coast Guy McKenna Gary Ablett Jr 84 Nathan Bock vc Campbell Brown deputy vc Michael Rischitelli Daniel Harris Maverick Weller Zac Smith and Marc Lock 85 Geelong Chris Scott Cameron Ling 86 Joel Selwood vc 86 Jimmy Bartel Joel Corey Corey Enright James Kelly Harry TaylorHawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge 87 Jarryd Roughead Jordan Lewis 88 Melbourne Dean Bailey Rds 1 19 Todd Viney Rds 20 24 Brad Green 89 Aaron Davey Jack Grimes Nathan Jones Brent Moloney and Jared Rivers 90 North Melbourne Brad Scott Brent Harvey Brady Rawlings vc and Drew Petrie vc Port Adelaide Matthew Primus Domenic CassisiRichmond Damien Hardwick Chris NewmanSt Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Lenny HayesSydney John Longmire Adam Goodes Jarrad McVeigh 91 West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass 92 Beau Waters vc 92 Scott Selwood Andrew Embley Mark LeCras Dean Cox Adam Selwood Matt Priddis Josh Kennedy and Shannon Hurn 93 Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade Rds 1 21 Paul Williams Rds 22 24 94 Matthew Boyd 95 Daniel Giansiracusa vc and Adam Cooney vc Umpiring and rule changes EditThe AFL introduced a new interchange rule The standard interchange system was reduced from four players to three players A fourth player is named as a substitute and begins the game wearing a green vest The substitute can be brought on at any point in the game permanently replacing any player on the bench or the field The player being replaced must wear a red vest when leaving the ground This rule was predominantly introduced to keep the number of players able to participate in the game for each team equal even if a severe injury occurs 96 The rules for calling advantage after a free kick were amended to allow the players rather than the umpires make the decision on whether or not they see an advantage in continuous play 97 Club membership Edit2011 AFL membership figures Club Members 98 Change from 2010 Change from 2010Adelaide 44 719 826 1 81 Brisbane Lions 20 792 5 987 22 36 Carlton 43 791 3 311 8 18 Collingwood 71 271 13 863 24 15 Essendon 42 559 1 970 4 85 Fremantle 42 762 2 908 7 30 Geelong 39 343 983 2 44 Gold Coast 11 141 Hawthorn 56 224 2 246 4 16 Melbourne 36 937 3 579 10 73 North Melbourne 28 761 1 808 6 71 Port Adelaide 32 581 3 489 11 99 Richmond 40 184 4 224 11 75 St Kilda 39 276 255 0 65 Sydney 27 106 1 565 5 46 West Coast 43 216 944 2 14 Western Bulldogs 29 710 2 367 7 38 Total 650 373 36 122 5 88 Coach changes EditCoach Club Date Notes Caretaker New coachNeil Craig Adelaide 25 July 2011 Stepped down following the round 18 loss to St Kilda 99 Mark Bickley Brenton SandersonDean Bailey Melbourne 31 July 2011 Sacked following the round 19 loss to Geelong 100 Todd Viney 101 Mark NeeldRodney Eade Western Bulldogs 17 August 2011 Will not have contract renewed at end of season 102 Paul Williams 103 Brendan McCartneyMark 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