2017 AFL season

For the 2017 season of the Arena Football League, see 2017 Arena Football League season. For the 2017 season of the AFL Women's competition, see 2017 AFL Women's season.

The 2017 AFL season was the 121st season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eighteen clubs, ran from 23 March until 30 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

2017 AFL premiership season
Date	23 March – 30 September
Teams	18
Premiers	Richmond 11th premiership
Runners-up	Adelaide (1st runners-up)
Minor premiers	Adelaide 2nd minor premiership
Brownlow Medallist	Dustin Martin Richmond (36 votes)
Coleman Medallist	Lance Franklin Sydney (69 goals)
Attendance
Matches played	207
Total attendance	7,287,880 (35,207 per match)
Highest	100,021 (Grand Final, Adelaide vs. Richmond)
← 2016 2018 →

The premiership was won by the Richmond Football Club for the eleventh time, after it defeated Adelaide by 48 points in the 2017 AFL Grand Final.

Rule changes

The following amendments were made to the Laws of the Game for the 2017 season:^[1]

• Rules relating to around-the-ground ruck contests were amended such that only the nominated ruckman for each team is permitted in the contest, eliminating the option for another player to enter the contest and take the tap, otherwise known as the "third man up" strategy.^[2] This was done to make ruck contests easier to adjudicate, to reduce the risk of injuries to ruckmen, and to increase the value of the skill of ruckwork.^[2]
• A more stringent interpretation of deliberate rushed behinds was introduced, by allowing the umpire to consider prior opportunity, distance from the goal line and degree of applied pressure when judging whether or not to pay a free kick.
• Adjustments were made to the interpretation of high tackles, giving the umpire more discretion to call play-on when he deems that the tackled player is responsible for the high contact. This was introduced to discourage the practice of ducking into a tackle, dropping the knees when tackled or trying to shrug off a tackle to earn a free kick.^[3]
• A more stringent interpretation of punches to the body was introduced to the match review panel and tribunal to allow for suspensions to be imposed; and to allow fines to be imposed for low impact jumper punches.
• The deliberate out of bounds free kick was amended, lowering the threshold for a free kick from 'intentionally' putting the ball out of bounds to 'not demonstrating sufficient intent' to keep the ball in bounds.^[4]

Pre-season

JLT Community Series

Main article: 2017 JLT Community Series

The pre-season series of matches returned in 2017 as the newly renamed JLT Community Series, which featured 27 practice matches played over 25 days, beginning on 16 February and ending on 12 March. The matches were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. Each team played three games, many at suburban or regional venues, while all games were televised on Fox Footy.

Premiership season

Notable features of the draw include:

• The naming rights of York Park were bought by the University of Tasmania from Aurora Energy in the week prior to the full fixture being released, with the venue becoming known as the University of Tasmania Stadium.^[5]
• Greater Western Sydney sold the naming rights for Manuka Oval during the AFL season to the University of New South Wales, and the stadium will be known as the UNSW Canberra Oval.^[6]
• North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs played in the AFL's first ever Good Friday match, which was played at Etihad Stadium.^[7][8]
• Port Adelaide and Gold Coast competed in the first AFL premiership match outside Australia and New Zealand when they played in round 8 at Jiangwan Stadium in Shanghai, China, with the match televised live on the Seven Network.^[9][10] Both teams had a bye the following round, while the remaining sixteen teams had their byes from rounds 11 to 13.^[11]
• Owing to redevelopment, Simonds Stadium was unavailable until round 9.^[12]
• The Western Bulldogs competed in the first AFL premiership match to be played at Mars Stadium in Ballarat when they faced Port Adelaide in round 22. The match was also the first AFL premiership match in a Victorian regional venue (other than Geelong) since a one-off round of promotional matches held in 1952.^[13]
• All starting times are local.

Round 1

	Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 23 March (7:20 pm)	Carlton 14.5 (89)	def. by	Richmond 20.12 (132)	MCG (crowd: 73,137)
Friday, 24 March (7:50 pm)	Collingwood 12.14 (86)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 15.10 (100)	MCG (crowd: 66,254)
Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm)	Sydney 12.10 (82)	def. by	Port Adelaide 17.8 (110)	SCG (crowd: 33,129)
Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm)	St Kilda 13.12 (90)	def. by	Melbourne 18.12 (120)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,249)
Saturday, 25 March (7:25 pm)	Essendon 17.14 (116)	def.	Hawthorn 12.19 (91)	MCG (crowd: 78,294)
Saturday, 25 March (7:05 pm)	Gold Coast 14.12 (96)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,710)
Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm)	North Melbourne 13.15 (93)	def. by	West Coast 21.10 (136)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,997)
Sunday, 26 March (2:45 pm)	Adelaide 22.15 (147)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 14.7 (91)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,993)
Sunday, 26 March (4:40 pm)	Fremantle 10.13 (73)	def. by	Geelong 18.7 (115)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,638)
Melbourne defeated St Kilda for the first time since the 2006 elimination final, ending a fourteen match losing streak.^[14] The crowd of 78,294 for Essendon vs. Hawthorn is the highest ever crowd in a home-and-away game between these two teams.^[15] The match between North Melbourne and West Coast was the 15,000th VFL/AFL game played.^[16] The match between Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney started five minutes earlier than initially scheduled due to the application of the heat policy, whereby each quarter break was extended by two minutes.^[17] The total attendance of 400,401 for the round broke the record for the highest attended round in VFL/AFL history, breaking the previous record of 371,212 set in round 15, 2013.^[18]

Round 2

	Round 2
Thursday, 30 March (7:20 pm)	Richmond 14.15 (99)	def.	Collingwood 11.14 (80)	MCG (crowd: 58,236)
Friday, 31 March (7:50 pm)	Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110)	def.	Sydney 13.9 (87)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,834)
Saturday, 1 April (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn 13.11 (89)	def. by	Adelaide 16.17 (113)	MCG (crowd: 37,420)
Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 24.16 (160)	def.	Gold Coast 8.10 (58)	Spotless Stadium (crowd: 8,022)
Saturday, 1 April (6:25 pm)	Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84)	def. by	Essendon 17.9 (111)	Gabba (crowd: 21,749)
Saturday, 1 April (4:40 pm)	West Coast 18.8 (116)	def.	St Kilda 13.19 (97)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,749)
Sunday, 2 April (1:10 pm)	Geelong 17.10 (112)	def.	North Melbourne 17.9 (111)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,917)
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm)	Melbourne 13.8 (86)	def.	Carlton 9.10 (64)	MCG (crowd: 46,727)
Sunday, 2 April (4:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 22.13 (145)	def.	Fremantle 8.8 (56)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,388)
Sydney's loss against the Western Bulldogs ended its 10-match winning streak at Etihad Stadium.^[19] Greater Western Sydney recorded its highest ever score with 160 points in its 102 point victory against Gold Coast.^[20]

Round 3

	Round 3
Friday, 7 April (7:50 pm)	Sydney 11.13 (79)	def. by	Collingwood 11.14 (80)	SCG (crowd: 35,310)
Saturday, 8 April (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne 10.7 (67)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 15.19 (109)	Blundstone Arena (crowd: 8,758)
Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm)	Richmond 11.10 (76)	def.	West Coast 8.17 (65)	MCG (crowd: 42,523)
Saturday, 8 April (4:35 pm)	Geelong 20.6 (126)	def.	Melbourne 13.19 (97)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,733)
Saturday, 8 April (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.11 (83)	def. by	Adelaide 15.10 (100)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 53,698)
Saturday, 8 April (5:40 pm)	Fremantle 13.11 (89)	def.	Western Bulldogs 10.13 (73)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 28,865)
Sunday, 9 April (1:10 pm)	St Kilda 14.23 (107)	def.	Brisbane Lions 11.10 (76)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,097)
Sunday, 9 April (3:20 pm)	Carlton 7.15 (57)	def.	Essendon 6.6 (42)	MCG (crowd: 48,022)
Sunday, 9 April (4:40 pm)	Gold Coast 21.13 (139)	def.	Hawthorn 7.11 (53)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,728)
The attendance of 53,698 between Port Adelaide and Adelaide is the largest crowd for an AFL home and away match in South Australia.^[21] Gold Coast recorded its highest ever winning margin of 86 points.^[22] Gold Coast recorded its highest score in a quarter in its history, scoring 10.2 (62) in the third quarter.^[22]

Round 4

	Round 4 (Easter)
Thursday, 13 April (6:10 pm)	West Coast 13.13 (91)	def.	Sydney 10.5 (65)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 38,065)
Friday, 14 April (4:20 pm)	North Melbourne 12.14 (86)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 12.17 (89)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,814)
Saturday, 15 April (1:40 pm)	Melbourne 15.14 (104)	def. by	Fremantle 16.10 (106)	MCG (crowd: 27,829)
Saturday, 15 April (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 16.16 (112)	def.	Port Adelaide 11.15 (81)	UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 9,185)
Saturday, 15 April (7:25 pm)	Carlton 12.10 (82)	def. by	Gold Coast 17.6 (108)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,968)
Saturday, 15 April (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 24.9 (153)	def.	Essendon 13.10 (88)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,492)
Sunday, 16 April (3:20 pm)	Collingwood 7.13 (55)	def. by	St Kilda 9.15 (69)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,650)
Sunday, 16 April (4:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 10.7 (67)	def. by	Richmond 17.17 (119)	Gabba (crowd: 21,669)
Monday, 17 April (3:20 pm)	Hawthorn 6.12 (48)	def. by	Geelong 20.14 (134)	MCG (crowd: 62,360)
Hawthorn's 86-point loss to Geelong was its heaviest loss against Geelong since round 10, 1949.^[23]

Round 5

	Round 5 (ANZAC Round)
Friday, 21 April (7:20 pm)	Port Adelaide 20.17 (137)	def.	Carlton 6.11 (47)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,120)
Saturday, 22 April (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs 17.20 (122)	def.	Brisbane Lions 14.6 (90)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,822)
Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm)	Gold Coast 13.8 (86)	def. by	Adelaide 23.15 (153)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,672)
Saturday, 22 April (7:25 pm)	Sydney 9.9 (63)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 15.15 (105)	SCG (crowd: 34,824)
Saturday, 22 April (5:40 pm)	Fremantle 9.13 (67)	def.	North Melbourne 9.8 (62)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 33,319)
Sunday, 23 April (3:20 pm)	St Kilda 13.10 (88)	def. by	Geelong 19.12 (126)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,884)
Sunday, 23 April (4:40 pm)	Hawthorn 19.11 (125)	def.	West Coast 11.9 (75)	MCG (crowd: 28,997)
Monday, 24 April (7:25 pm)	Richmond 12.16 (88)	def.	Melbourne 11.9 (75)	MCG (crowd: 85,657)
Tuesday, 25 April (3:20 pm)	Essendon 15.10 (100)	def.	Collingwood 11.16 (82)	MCG (crowd: 87,685)
The crowd of 85,657 between Richmond and Melbourne was the highest ever between these two teams.^[24] This marked the first time in VFL/AFL history that two crowds in excess of 80,000 were drawn to matches in the same home-and-away round. Richmond and Melbourne drew 85,657, and Essendon and Collingwood drew 87,685.^[citation needed]

Round 6

	Round 6
Friday, 28 April (7:50 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 11.9 (75)	def.	Western Bulldogs 9.19 (73)	UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 14,048)
Saturday, 29 April (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn 8.7 (55)	def. by	St Kilda 19.16 (130)	University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 15,571)
Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm)	Carlton 15.7 (97)	def.	Sydney 11.12 (78)	MCG (crowd: 32,678)
Saturday, 29 April (4:35 pm)	Brisbane Lions 10.7 (67)	def. by	Port Adelaide 22.18 (150)	Gabba (crowd: 13,638)
Saturday, 29 April (7:25 pm)	North Melbourne 16.11 (107)	def.	Gold Coast 14.10 (94)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,431)
Saturday, 29 April (6:10 pm)	West Coast 16.7 (103)	def.	Fremantle 9.8 (62)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 40,836)
Sunday, 30 April (1:10 pm)	Essendon 10.14 (74)	def. by	Melbourne 17.10 (112)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,040)
Sunday, 30 April (3:20 pm)	Geelong 11.12 (78)	def. by	Collingwood 15.17 (107)	MCG (crowd: 46,457)
Sunday, 30 April (4:10 pm)	Adelaide 21.14 (140)	def.	Richmond 10.4 (64)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 51,069)
Hawthorn's loss to St Kilda ended its 19-game winning streak at University of Tasmania Stadium.^[25]

Round 7

	Round 7
Friday, 5 May (7:50 pm)	St Kilda 16.12 (108)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 12.13 (85)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,160)
Saturday, 6 May (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne 22.13 (145)	def.	Adelaide 13.8 (86)	Blundstone Arena (crowd: 10,064)
Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 8.8 (56)	def. by	Carlton 12.7 (79)	MCG (crowd: 70,279)
Saturday, 6 May (4:05 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.15 (87)	def. by	West Coast 15.7 (97)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,333)
Saturday, 6 May (7:25 pm)	Gold Coast 18.16 (124)	def.	Geelong 15.9 (99)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,648)
Saturday, 6 May (7:25 pm)	Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80)	def.	Richmond 11.9 (75)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,387)
Sunday, 7 May (1:10 pm)	Sydney 20.15 (135)	def.	Brisbane Lions 12.9 (81)	SCG (crowd: 25,619)
Sunday, 7 May (3:20 pm)	Melbourne 14.7 (91)	def. by	Hawthorn 14.10 (94)	MCG (crowd: 38,693)
Sunday, 7 May (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 17.14 (116)	def.	Essendon 11.13 (79)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 33,393)

Round 8

	Round 8
Friday, 12 May (6:10 pm)	West Coast 9.15 (69)	def.	Western Bulldogs 8.13 (61)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 38,934)
Saturday, 13 May (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn 17.11 (113)	def.	Brisbane Lions 11.9 (75)	University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 10,553)
Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm)	St Kilda 12.13 (85)	def.	Carlton 10.6 (66)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,014)
Saturday, 13 May (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 15.12 (102)	def.	Collingwood 15.9 (99)	Spotless Stadium (crowd: 11,360)
Saturday, 13 May (7:25 pm)	Essendon 17.8 (110)	def.	Geelong 13.15 (93)	MCG (crowd: 57,172)
Saturday, 13 May (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 9.12 (66)	def. by	Melbourne 17.5 (107)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,882)
Sunday, 14 May (1:10 pm)	Richmond 10.10 (70)	def. by	Fremantle 10.12 (72)	MCG (crowd: 31,200)
Sunday, 14 May (1:15 pm)	Gold Coast 4.14 (38)	def. by	Port Adelaide 16.14 (110)	Jiangwan Stadium (crowd: 10,118)
Sunday, 14 May (4:40 pm)	North Melbourne 11.12 (78)	def. by	Sydney 18.12 (120)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,589)
David Mundy of Fremantle kicked a goal after the final siren to defeat Richmond.^[26]

Round 9

	Round 9
Friday, 19 May (7:50 pm)	Geelong 16.8 (104)	def.	Western Bulldogs 12.9 (81)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 30,275)
Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm)	St Kilda 10.8 (68)	def. by	Sydney 18.10 (118)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,778)
Saturday, 20 May (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 11.12 (78)	def.	Richmond 10.15 (75)	Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,677)
Saturday, 20 May (7:25 pm)	Brisbane Lions 7.18 (60)	def. by	Adelaide 21.14 (140)	Gabba (crowd: 13,802)
Saturday, 20 May (7:25 pm)	Collingwood 13.12 (90)	def.	Hawthorn 11.6 (72)	MCG (crowd: 54,252)
Sunday, 21 May (1:10 pm)	Essendon 19.11 (125)	def.	West Coast 8.16 (64)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,403)
Sunday, 21 May (3:20 pm)	Melbourne 13.12 (90)	def. by	North Melbourne 15.14 (104)	MCG (crowd: 33,218)
Sunday, 21 May (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 13.8 (86)	def.	Carlton 7.9 (51)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 30,313)
	Bye: Gold Coast, Port Adelaide
Eleni Glouftsis was appointed field umpire for the Essendon vs West Coast match, becoming the first female to umpire a VFL/AFL premiership match.^[27]

Round 10

	Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Thursday, 25 May (7:20 pm)	Geelong 11.15 (81)	def.	Port Adelaide 11.13 (79)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 24,909)
Friday, 26 May (7:50 pm)	Sydney 11.9 (75)	def. by	Hawthorn 12.9 (81)	SCG (crowd: 36,221)
Saturday, 27 May (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90)	def.	St Kilda 7.8 (50)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,685)
Saturday, 27 May (4:05 pm)	Melbourne 18.14 (122)	def.	Gold Coast 13.9 (87)	TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 5,072)
Saturday, 27 May (7:25 pm)	Richmond 11.15 (81)	def.	Essendon 10.6 (66)	MCG (crowd: 85,656)
Saturday, 27 May (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 20.23 (143)	def.	Fremantle 6.7 (43)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,415)
Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm)	Collingwood 18.21 (129)	def.	Brisbane Lions 13.6 (84)	MCG (crowd: 32,750)
Sunday, 28 May (3:20 pm)	Carlton 15.6 (96)	def. by	North Melbourne 17.11 (113)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,802)
Sunday, 28 May (2:40 pm)	West Coast 14.6 (90)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 14.14 (98)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,057)
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Australian Aboriginal referendum, and the round named after indigenous player Sir Doug Nicholls, ten indigenous players changed their guernsey numbers to either 50 or 67 for their round 10 matches. The 67s set a new record as the highest ever worn in a senior VFL/AFL match.^[28]

Round 11

	Round 11
Thursday, 1 June (7:20 pm)	Port Adelaide 13.20 (98)	def.	Hawthorn 7.5 (47)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,910)
Friday, 2 June (7:50 pm)	Geelong 13.18 (96)	def.	Adelaide 10.14 (74)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 30,468)
Saturday, 3 June (1:45 pm)	Gold Coast 11.14 (80)	def.	West Coast 11.11 (77)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,402)
Saturday, 3 June (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 18.9 (117)	def.	Essendon 15.11 (101)	Spotless Stadium (crowd: 13,671)
Saturday, 3 June (7:25 pm)	North Melbourne 9.12 (66)	def. by	Richmond 14.17 (101)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,100)
Sunday, 4 June (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 12.13 (85)	def. by	Collingwood 15.15 (105)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,259)
	Bye: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Melbourne, St Kilda, Sydney, Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn's half time score of 0.3 (3) was the lowest half-time score in the club's history.^[29] Port Adelaide's conceded half time score of 0.3 (3) was its lowest conceded half time score in its AFL history.^[30]

Round 12

	Round 12
Thursday, 8 June (7:20 pm)	Sydney 12.16 (88)	def.	Western Bulldogs 6.6 (42)	SCG (crowd: 20,692)
Friday, 9 June (7:20 pm)	Adelaide 16.15 (111)	def.	St Kilda 7.12 (54)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,082)
Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn 12.7 (79)	def. by	Gold Coast 14.11 (95)	MCG (crowd: 27,392)
Saturday, 10 June (4:35 pm)	Brisbane Lions 18.13 (121)	def.	Fremantle 9.10 (64)	Gabba (crowd: 11,742)
Saturday, 10 June (7:25 pm)	Essendon 19.17 (131)	def.	Port Adelaide 8.13 (61)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,022)
Sunday, 11 June (3:20 pm)	Carlton 10.11 (71)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 9.16 (70)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,194)
Monday, 12 June (3:20 pm)	Melbourne 15.14 (104)	def.	Collingwood 15.10 (100)	MCG (crowd: 70,926)
	Bye: Geelong, North Melbourne, Richmond, West Coast

Round 13

	Round 13
Thursday, 15 June (6:10 pm)	West Coast 11.17 (83)	def.	Geelong 10.10 (70)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 35,719)
Friday, 16 June (7:50 pm)	North Melbourne 10.12 (72)	def. by	St Kilda 12.17 (89)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,107)
Saturday, 17 June (1:45 pm)	Richmond 10.11 (71)	def. by	Sydney 12.8 (80)	MCG (crowd: 58,721)
Saturday, 17 June (4:05 pm)	Port Adelaide 18.13 (121)	def.	Brisbane Lions 12.9 (81)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 31,772)
Saturday, 17 June (7:25 pm)	Gold Coast 11.7 (73)	def. by	Carlton 12.11 (83)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,936)
Sunday, 18 June (3:20 pm)	Western Bulldogs 8.8 (56)	def. by	Melbourne 17.11 (113)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,667)
	Bye: Adelaide, Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Greater Western Sydney, Hawthorn

Round 14

	Round 14
Thursday, 22 June (7:20 pm)	Adelaide 12.10 (82)	def. by	Hawthorn 14.12 (96)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,312)
Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm)	Sydney 11.20 (86)	def.	Essendon 12.13 (85)	SCG (crowd: 34,575)
Saturday, 24 June (1:45 pm)	Collingwood 9.8 (62)	def. by	Port Adelaide 13.15 (93)	MCG (crowd: 35,933)
Saturday, 24 June (4:35 pm)	Brisbane Lions 12.14 (86)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 22.14 (146)	Gabba (crowd: 11,455)
Saturday, 24 June (7:25 pm)	Western Bulldogs 15.17 (107)	def.	North Melbourne 16.10 (106)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,263)
Saturday, 24 June (5:40 pm)	West Coast 14.12 (96)	def. by	Melbourne 15.9 (99)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 36,622)
Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm)	Geelong 10.14 (74)	def.	Fremantle 11.6 (72)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 29,928)
Sunday, 25 June (3:20 pm)	Richmond 11.18 (84)	def.	Carlton 8.10 (58)	MCG (crowd: 64,448)
Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm)	St Kilda 14.20 (104)	def.	Gold Coast 10.12 (72)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,844)
Gary Rohan of Sydney kicked a goal after the final siren to defeat Essendon.^[31] Melbourne won in Western Australia for the first time since round 11, 2004, ending a 17-game losing streak.^[32] For the first time, the AFL appealed the ruling of the AFL Tribunal, citing that the two week suspension meted out to Richmond's Bachar Houli for striking Carlton's Jed Lamb was "manifestly inadequate". Following the appeal, Houli's suspension was increased to four weeks.^[33]

Round 15

	Round 15
Friday, 30 June (7:50 pm)	Melbourne 7.8 (50)	def. by	Sydney 11.19 (85)	MCG (crowd: 47,464)
Saturday, 1 July (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80)	def. by	West Coast 12.15 (87)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,671)
Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm)	Carlton 12.5 (77)	def. by	Adelaide 13.11 (89)	MCG (crowd: 33,433)
Saturday, 1 July (4:35 pm)	Gold Coast 18.10 (118)	def.	North Melbourne 14.15 (99)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,779)
Saturday, 1 July (7:25 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 10.8 (68)	drew with	Geelong 10.8 (68)	Spotless Stadium (crowd: 15,007)
Saturday, 1 July (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 8.15 (63)	def. by	Richmond 11.10 (76)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,979)
Sunday, 2 July (1:10 pm)	Essendon 11.16 (82)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 13.12 (90)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 41,246)
Sunday, 2 July (3:20 pm)	Hawthorn 18.10 (118)	def.	Collingwood 14.10 (94)	MCG (crowd: 56,593)
Sunday, 2 July (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 12.8 (80)	def. by	St Kilda 12.17 (89)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 30,541)
Tom Hawkins of Geelong kicked a behind after the final siren to draw the match against Greater Western Sydney.^[34]

Round 16

	Round 16
Friday, 7 July (7:20 pm)	Adelaide 16.8 (104)	def.	Western Bulldogs 5.15 (45)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,948)
Saturday, 8 July (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn 14.13 (97)	drew with	Greater Western Sydney 15.7 (97)	University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 12,156)
Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 12.8 (80)	def. by	Essendon 18.9 (117)	MCG (crowd: 63,537)
Saturday, 8 July (4:35 pm)	Sydney 17.16 (118)	def.	Gold Coast 7.9 (51)	SCG (crowd: 32,987)
Saturday, 8 July (7:25 pm)	Brisbane Lions 11.12 (78)	def. by	Geelong 25.13 (163)	Gabba (crowd: 18,769)
Saturday, 8 July (7:25 pm)	St Kilda 21.12 (138)	def.	Richmond 10.11 (71)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,514)
Sunday, 9 July (1:10 pm)	North Melbourne 12.10 (82)	def. by	Fremantle 13.8 (86)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,267)
Sunday, 9 July (3:20 pm)	Carlton 12.10 (82)	def. by	Melbourne 14.6 (90)	MCG (crowd: 47,266)
Sunday, 9 July (2:40 pm)	West Coast 13.10 (88)	def. by	Port Adelaide 18.12 (120)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 36,766)
Greater Western Sydney drew its second consecutive match; this was the first time since Carlton in rounds 4 and 5 in 1921 that a VFL/AFL team had drawn two consecutive matches.^[35]

Round 17

	Round 17
Friday, 14 July (7:50 pm)	St Kilda 7.15 (57)	def. by	Essendon 17.16 (118)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,156)
Saturday, 15 July (1:45 pm)	Geelong 13.10 (88)	def.	Hawthorn 12.13 (85)	MCG (crowd: 70,345)
Saturday, 15 July (1:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 19.13 (127)	def.	North Melbourne 8.9 (57)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,138)
Saturday, 15 July (4:35 pm)	Gold Coast 13.10 (88)	def. by	Collingwood 15.13 (103)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 17,275)
Saturday, 15 July (7:25 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 12.11 (83)	def. by	Sydney 14.12 (96)	Spotless Stadium (crowd: 21,924)
Saturday, 15 July (7:10 pm)	Melbourne 10.10 (70)	def. by	Adelaide 17.14 (116)	TIO Stadium (crowd: 12,104)
Sunday, 16 July (1:10 pm)	Richmond 16.16 (112)	def.	Brisbane Lions 12.9 (81)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,188)
Sunday, 16 July (3:20 pm)	Carlton 9.8 (62)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 12.10 (82)	MCG (crowd: 35,157)
Sunday, 16 July (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 5.14 (44)	def. by	West Coast 11.8 (74)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 38,722)
The attendance of 21,924 is the largest crowd for a sporting event at Spotless Stadium.^[36]

Round 18

	Round 18
Friday, 21 July (7:20 pm)	Adelaide 13.13 (91)	def.	Geelong 10.10 (70)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,464)
Saturday, 22 July (1:45 pm)	Essendon 20.12 (132)	def.	North Melbourne 16.9 (105)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,359)
Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 13.10 (88)	def.	Port Adelaide 9.11 (65)	MCG (crowd: 27,068)
Saturday, 22 July (4:35 pm)	Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110)	def.	Gold Coast 8.8 (56)	Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 9,364)
Saturday, 22 July (7:25 pm)	Sydney 14.17 (101)	def.	St Kilda 9.5 (59)	SCG (crowd: 35,773)
Saturday, 22 July (5:40 pm)	Fremantle 7.6 (48)	def. by	Hawthorn 15.10 (100)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 30,818)
Sunday, 23 July (1:10 pm)	Richmond 9.10 (64)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 6.9 (45)	MCG (crowd: 33,467)
Sunday, 23 July (3:20 pm)	Collingwood 13.15 (93)	def.	West Coast 13.7 (85)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,927)
Sunday, 23 July (4:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 17.10 (112)	def.	Carlton 11.16 (82)	Gabba (crowd: 18,847)

Round 19

	Round 19 (Multicultural Round)
Friday, 28 July (7:50 pm)	Hawthorn 10.12 (72)	def.	Sydney 9.12 (66)	MCG (crowd: 52,181)
Saturday, 29 July (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne 11.10 (76)	def.	Melbourne 10.12 (72)	Blundstone Arena (crowd: 13,939)
Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 13.20 (98)	def.	Fremantle 13.8 (86)	Spotless Stadium (crowd: 11,233)
Saturday, 29 July (4:05 pm)	Port Adelaide 9.9 (63)	def.	St Kilda 8.13 (61)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,335)
Saturday, 29 July (7:25 pm)	Gold Coast 10.5 (65)	def. by	Richmond 14.14 (98)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,207)
Saturday, 29 July (7:25 pm)	Carlton 8.10 (58)	def. by	Geelong 18.15 (123)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,460)
Sunday, 30 July (1:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 19.13 (127)	def.	Essendon 13.19 (97)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 48,754)
Sunday, 30 July (3:20 pm)	Collingwood 15.13 (103)	drew with	Adelaide 16.7 (103)	MCG (crowd: 33,269)
Sunday, 30 July (2:40 pm)	West Coast 17.11 (113)	def.	Brisbane Lions 6.9 (45)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 32,652)
Mitch McGovern (Adelaide) kicked a goal after the final siren to draw with Collingwood.

Round 20

	Round 20
Friday, 4 August (7:50 pm)	Geelong 8.13 (61)	def. by	Sydney 16.11 (107)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 30,833)
Saturday, 5 August (1:45 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 14.13 (97)	def.	Melbourne 10.2 (62)	UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 14,274)
Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm)	Essendon 11.18 (84)	def.	Carlton 11.10 (76)	MCG (crowd: 58,562)
Saturday, 5 August (4:35 pm)	Brisbane Lions 13.11 (89)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 14.19 (103)	Gabba (crowd: 16,148)
Saturday, 5 August (7:25 pm)	North Melbourne 7.15 (57)	def. by	Collingwood 16.15 (111)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,394)
Saturday, 5 August (5:40 pm)	Fremantle 12.18 (90)	def.	Gold Coast 10.7 (67)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 27,050)
Sunday, 6 August (1:10 pm)	St Kilda 15.13 (103)	def.	West Coast 14.11 (95)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,688)
Sunday, 6 August (3:20 pm)	Richmond 13.15 (93)	def.	Hawthorn 9.10 (64)	MCG (crowd: 58,342)
Sunday, 6 August (4:10 pm)	Adelaide 18.22 (130)	def.	Port Adelaide 7.4 (46)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,028)

Round 21

	Round 21
Friday, 11 August (7:50 pm)	Western Bulldogs 7.15 (57)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 16.9 (105)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,672)
Saturday, 12 August (1:45 pm)	Sydney 22.11 (143)	def.	Fremantle 5.9 (39)	SCG (crowd: 39,281)
Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm)	Geelong 11.14 (80)	def.	Richmond 9.12 (66)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 32,266)
Saturday, 12 August (4:35 pm)	Brisbane Lions 22.10 (142)	def.	Gold Coast 12.12 (84)	Gabba (crowd: 17,772)
Saturday, 12 August (7:25 pm)	Essendon 12.8 (80)	def. by	Adelaide 18.15 (123)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,487)
Saturday, 12 August (5:40 pm)	West Coast 15.10 (100)	def.	Carlton 12.11 (83)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 30,491)
Sunday, 13 August (1:10 pm)	Melbourne 14.12 (96)	def.	St Kilda 10.12 (72)	MCG (crowd: 53,115)
Sunday, 13 August (3:20 pm)	Hawthorn 18.8 (116)	def.	North Melbourne 14.5 (89)	University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 14,509)
Sunday, 13 August (4:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 14.14 (98)	def.	Collingwood 10.11 (71)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,533)

Round 22

	Round 22
Friday, 18 August (7:20 pm)	Adelaide 11.14 (80)	def. by	Sydney 13.5 (83)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 51,466)
Saturday, 19 August (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs 11.13 (79)	def. by	Port Adelaide 14.12 (96)	Mars Stadium (crowd: 10,087)
Saturday, 19 August (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 9.5 (59)	def. by	Geelong 10.10 (70)	MCG (crowd: 47,889)
Saturday, 19 August (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 12.9 (81)	def.	West Coast 9.6 (60)	Spotless Stadium (crowd: 15,751)
Saturday, 19 August (7:25 pm)	Gold Coast 9.3 (57)	def. by	Essendon 12.18 (90)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,817)
Saturday, 19 August (7:25 pm)	Carlton 12.5 (77)	def.	Hawthorn 10.10 (70)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,799)
Sunday, 20 August (1:10 pm)	Melbourne 16.8 (104)	def.	Brisbane Lions 14.7 (91)	MCG (crowd: 30,422)
Sunday, 20 August (3:20 pm)	St Kilda 18.19 (127)	def.	North Melbourne 12.6 (78)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,126)
Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 7.9 (51)	def. by	Richmond 25.5 (155)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,204)
Carlton defeated Hawthorn for the first time since round 6, 2005, ending a fourteen game losing streak.^[37]

Round 23

	Round 23
Friday, 25 August (7:50 pm)	Hawthorn 15.9 (99)	def.	Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 48,090)
Saturday, 26 August (1:45 pm)	Collingwood 14.15 (99)	def.	Melbourne 12.11 (83)	MCG (crowd: 51,223)
Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions 11.13 (79)	def. by	North Melbourne 19.16 (130)	Gabba (crowd: 15,416)
Saturday, 26 August (4:35 pm)	Sydney 21.12 (138)	def.	Carlton 8.9 (57)	SCG (crowd: 38,965)
Saturday, 26 August (7:25 pm)	Geelong 15.13 (103)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 8.11 (59)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 30,087)
Saturday, 26 August (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 20.15 (135)	def.	Gold Coast 3.2 (20)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,288)
Sunday, 27 August (1:10 pm)	Essendon 16.11 (107)	def.	Fremantle 14.8 (92)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,665)
Sunday, 27 August (3:20 pm)	Richmond 19.8 (122)	def.	St Kilda 12.9 (81)	MCG (crowd: 69,104)
Sunday, 27 August (2:40 pm)	West Coast 15.10 (100)	def.	Adelaide 10.11 (71)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 39,367)
Gold Coast’s final score of 3.2 (20) is the lowest score in club history^[38] and the lowest score conceded by Port Adelaide in the AFL.^[39] Gold Coast's final tally of only five scoring shots against Port Adelaide was the fewest in a game by any team since round 17, 1966.^[40] Gold Coast's score of 3.2 (20) was the lowest in any match since Fremantle scored 1.7 (13) in round 15, 2009.

Season notes

• The overall combined home and away attendance of 6,732,601 is the highest overall attendance for any home and away season, surpassing 2011's figure of 6,525,071.^[41]
• Adelaide recorded the longest unbeaten start to a season in club history, winning its first six games.^[42]
• Sydney was the first reigning grand finalist in VFL/AFL history to lose its first six matches of the following season,^[43] before becoming the first club to reach the finals after starting the season with zero wins and six losses.^[44]
• Western Bulldogs became the first team since Hawthorn in 2009 and the first team in the 18 team competition to fail to make the finals after winning the premiership the previous year and Hawthorn missed the finals for the first time since 2009.^[45]
• Essendon became the first team since West Coast in 2011 to qualify for the finals after finishing wooden spooners the previous season.^[46]
• West Coast reached the finals at the expense of Melbourne on percentage by 0.48 percentage points, a difference equivalent to only nine on-field points. It is the narrowest margin in VFL/AFL history to decide a finals spot.^{[citation needed]}
• This was the last season in which games were played at Domain Stadium, with the Western Australian teams playing home games at Perth Stadium from 2018 and onwards.^[47]
• Adelaide's record of 15 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses is the least successful of any minor premier since 1997.
• Brisbane Lions' record of 5 wins and 17 losses is the most successful of any wooden spooner since the Lions themselves in 1998.
• Richmond had the highest average home-and-away and home game attendance of any club in 2017, with figures of 46,580 and 55,958 respectively.^[48]

Win/loss table

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	F1	F2	F3	GF	Ladder
Adelaide	GWS 56	Haw 24	PA 17	Ess 65	GCS 67	Rich 76	NM 59	Melb 41	BL 80	Frem 100	Geel 22	StK 57	X	Haw 14	Carl 12	WB 59	Melb 46	Geel 21	Coll 0	PA 84	Ess 43	Syd 3	WCE 29	GWS 36	X	Geel 61	Rich 48	1
Brisbane Lions	GCS 2	Ess 27	StK 31	Rich 52	WB 32	PA 83	Syd 54	Haw 38	Adel 80	Coll 45	X	Frem 57	PA 40	GWS 60	Ess 8	Geel 85	Rich 31	Carl 30	WCE 68	WB 14	GCS 58	Melb 13	NM 51	X	X	X	X	18
Carlton	Rich 43	Melb 22	Ess 15	GCS 26	PA 90	Syd 19	Coll 23	StK 19	Frem 35	NM 17	X	GWS 1	GCS 10	Rich 26	Adel 12	Melb 8	WB 20	BL 30	Geel 65	Ess 8	WCE 17	Haw 7	Syd 81	X	X	X	X	16
Collingwood	WB 14	Rich 19	Syd 1	StK 14	Ess 18	Geel 29	Carl 23	GWS 3	Haw 18	BL 45	Frem 20	Melb 4	X	PA 31	Haw 24	Ess 37	GCS 15	WCE 8	Adel 0	NM 54	PA 27	Geel 11	Melb 16	X	X	X	X	13
Essendon	Haw 25	BL 27	Carl 15	Adel 65	Coll 18	Melb 38	Frem 37	Geel 17	WCE 61	Rich 15	GWS 16	PA 70	X	Syd 1	BL 8	Coll 37	StK 61	NM 27	WB 30	Carl 8	Adel 43	GCS 33	Frem 15	Syd 65	X	X	X	7
Fremantle	Geel 42	PA 89	WB 16	Melb 2	NM 5	WCE 41	Ess 37	Rich 2	Carl 35	Adel 100	Coll 20	BL 57	X	Geel 2	StK 9	NM 4	WCE 30	Haw 52	GWS 12	GCS 23	Syd 104	Rich 104	Ess 15	X	X	X	X	14
Geelong	Frem 42	NM 1	Melb 29	Haw 86	StK 38	Coll 29	GCS 25	Ess 17	WB 23	PA 2	Adel 22	X	WCE 13	Frem 2	GWS 0	BL 85	Haw 3	Adel 21	Carl 65	Syd 46	Rich 14	Coll 11	GWS 44	Rich 51	Syd 59	Adel 61	X	2
Gold Coast	BL 2	GWS 102	Haw 86	Carl 26	Adel 67	NM 13	Geel 25	PA 72	X	Melb 35	WCE 3	Haw 16	Carl 10	StK 32	NM 19	Syd 67	Coll 15	WB 54	Rich 33	Frem 23	BL 58	Ess 33	PA 115	X	X	X	X	17
Greater Western Sydney	Adel 56	GCS 102	NM 42	PA 31	Syd 42	WB 2	StK 23	Coll 3	Rich 3	WCE 8	Ess 16	Carl 1	X	BL 60	Geel 0	Haw 0	Syd 13	Rich 19	Frem 12	Melb 35	WB 48	WCE 21	Geel 44	Adel 36	WCE 67	Rich 36	X	4
Hawthorn	Ess 25	Adel 24	GCS 86	Geel 86	WCE 51	StK 75	Melb 3	BL 38	Coll 18	Syd 6	PA 51	GCS 16	X	Adel 14	Coll 24	GWS 0	Geel 3	Frem 52	Syd 6	Rich 29	NM 27	Carl 7	WB 9	X	X	X	X	12
Melbourne	StK 30	Carl 22	Geel 29	Frem 2	Rich 13	Ess 38	Haw 3	Adel 41	NM 14	GCS 35	X	Coll 4	WB 57	WCE 3	Syd 35	Carl 8	Adel 46	PA 23	NM 4	GWS 35	StK 24	BL 13	Coll 16	X	X	X	X	9
North Melbourne	WCE 43	Geel 1	GWS 42	WB 3	Frem 5	GCS 13	Adel 59	Syd 42	Melb 14	Carl 17	Rich 35	X	StK 17	WB 1	GCS 19	Frem 4	PA 70	Ess 27	Melb 4	Coll 54	Haw 27	StK 49	BL 51	X	X	X	X	15
Port Adelaide	Syd 28	Frem 89	Adel 17	GWS 31	Carl 90	BL 83	WCE 10	GCS 72	X	Geel 2	Haw 51	Ess 70	BL 40	Coll 31	Rich 13	WCE 32	NM 70	Melb 23	StK 2	Adel 84	Coll 27	WB 17	GCS 115	WCE 2	X	X	X	5
Richmond	Carl 43	Coll 19	WCE 11	BL 52	Melb 13	Adel 76	WB 5	Frem 2	GWS 3	Ess 15	NM 35	X	Syd 9	Carl 26	PA 13	StK 67	BL 31	GWS 19	GCS 33	Haw 29	Geel 14	Frem 104	StK 41	Gee 51	X	GWS 36	Adel 48	3
St Kilda	Melb 30	WCE 19	BL 31	Coll 14	Geel 38	Haw 75	GWS 23	Carl 19	Syd 50	WB 40	X	Adel 57	NM 17	GCS 32	Frem 9	Rich 67	Ess 61	Syd 42	PA 2	WCE 8	Melb 24	NM 49	Rich 41	X	X	X	X	11
Sydney	PA 28	WB 23	Coll 1	WCE 26	GWS 42	Carl 19	BL 54	NM 42	StK 50	Haw 6	X	WB 46	Rich 9	Ess 1	Melb 35	GCS 67	GWS 13	StK 42	Haw 6	Geel 46	Frem 104	Adel 3	Carl 81	Ess 65	Geel 59	X	X	6
West Coast	NM 43	StK 19	Rich 11	Syd 26	Haw 51	Frem 41	PA 10	WB 8	Ess 61	GWS 8	GCS 3	X	Geel 13	Melb 3	WB 7	PA 32	Frem 30	Coll 8	BL 68	StK 8	Carl 17	GWS 21	Adel 29	PA 2	GWS 67	X	X	8
Western Bulldogs	Coll 14	Syd 23	Frem 16	NM 3	BL 32	GWS 2	Rich 5	WCE 8	Geel 23	StK 40	X	Syd 46	Melb 57	NM 1	WCE 7	Adel 59	Carl 20	GCS 54	Ess 30	BL 14	GWS 48	PA 17	Haw 9	X	X	X	X	10
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	F1	F2	F3	GF	Ladder

Colour	Symbol	Result
Green	+	Win
Red	-	Loss
Blue	N/A	Draw

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

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Adelaide	22	15	6	1	2415	1776	136.0	62	2017 finals
2	Geelong	22	15	6	1	2134	1818	117.4	62
3	Richmond (P)	22	15	7	0	1992	1684	118.3	60
4	Greater Western Sydney	22	14	6	2	2081	1812	114.8	60
5	Port Adelaide	22	14	8	0	2168	1671	129.7	56
6	Sydney	22	14	8	0	2093	1651	126.8	56
7	Essendon	22	12	10	0	2135	2004	106.5	48
8	West Coast	22	12	10	0	1964	1858	105.7	48
9	Melbourne	22	12	10	0	2035	1934	105.2	48
10	Western Bulldogs	22	11	11	0	1857	1913	97.1	44
11	St Kilda	22	11	11	0	1925	1986	96.9	44
12	Hawthorn	22	10	11	1	1864	2055	90.7	42
13	Collingwood	22	9	12	1	1944	1963	99.0	38
14	Fremantle	22	8	14	0	1607	2160	74.4	32
15	North Melbourne	22	6	16	0	1983	2264	87.6	24
16	Carlton	22	6	16	0	1594	2038	78.2	24
17	Gold Coast	22	6	16	0	1756	2311	76.0	24
18	Brisbane Lions	22	5	17	0	1877	2526	74.3	20

Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Ladder progression

• Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top eight.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place 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 indicates the team had a bye during that round.
• Subscript numbers indicate ladder position at rounds end.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
1	Adelaide	41	82	121	162	201	241	241	241	281	321	322	361	361	362	402	441	481	521	541	581	621	621	621
2	Geelong	42	87	123	161	202	203	203	205	243	283	323	323	323	363	383	423	462	462	502	504	543	583	622
3	Richmond	43	83	122	163	203	204	206	207	207	245	284	284	286	326	364	366	405	444	484	523	524	564	603
4	Greater Western Sydney	018	49	85	124	164	202	202	242	282	322	361	362	362	401	421	442	443	443	483	522	562	602	604
5	Port Adelaide	45	81	84	87	126	165	167	204	206	208	245	245	284	324	325	364	404	405	445	445	486	525	565
6	Sydney	014	015	016	016	018	018	417	815	1212	1215	1216	1614	2012	2410	289	328	366	406	406	446	485	526	566
7	Essendon	47	86	87	811	128	1210	1212	1611	2010	2011	2012	247	248	2411	2411	2810	3210	368	3610	408	4010	448	487
8	West Coast	44	85	86	125	127	166	204	243	244	246	247	249	287	287	327	329	368	369	408	409	448	449	488
9	Melbourne	46	84	88	88	810	128	1210	1610	1611	209	209	246	285	325	326	365	367	407	407	4010	447	487	489
10	Western Bulldogs	48	88	89	126	165	167	205	208	208	244	246	248	249	289	2810	2811	3211	3610	409	447	449	4411	4410
11	St Kilda	013	013	410	810	811	129	168	206	209	2010	2011	2012	2410	288	328	367	369	3611	3611	4011	4011	4410	4411
12	Hawthorn	012	014	018	018	415	417	816	1214	1217	1614	1615	1617	1617	2016	2413	2613	2613	3012	3412	3413	3812	3812	4212
13	Collingwood	011	011	412	413	413	812	815	817	1213	1612	2010	2011	2013	2013	2015	2015	2414	2813	3013	3412	3412	3413	3813
14	Fremantle	017	018	415	812	129	1211	169	209	245	247	248	2410	2411	2412	2414	2812	2812	2814	2814	3214	3214	3214	3214
15	North Melbourne	015	012	017	017	017	415	814	816	1214	1613	1613	1615	1616	1617	1617	1617	1617	1617	2016	2016	2016	2017	2415
16	Carlton	016	016	414	414	416	814	1213	1213	1216	1217	1217	1616	2015	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2415	2416
17	Gold Coast	010	017	411	89	812	813	1211	1212	1215	1216	1614	2013	2014	2014	2412	2414	2415	2415	2415	2415	2415	2416	2417
18	Brisbane Lions	49	410	413	415	414	416	418	418	418	418	418	818	818	818	1218	1218	1218	1618	1618	1618	2018	2018	2018

Positions of teams round by round

Finals series

Main article: 2017 AFL finals series

	Qualifying and elimination finals					Semi-finals						Preliminary finals					Grand final
	7 Sep, Adelaide Oval
	1	Adelaide	12.12 (84)
	4	Greater Western Sydney	6.12 (48)			16 Sep, Spotless Stadium
						Greater Western Sydney		19.11 (125)
	9 Sep, Adelaide Oval					West Coast		9.4 (58)				22 Sep, Adelaide Oval
	5	Port Adelaide	10.16 (76) (a.e.t.)									Adelaide		21.10 (136)
	8	West Coast	12.6 (78) (a.e.t.)									Geelong		10.15 (75)			30 Sep, MCG
																	Adelaide		8.12 (60)
	9 Sep, SCG											23 Sep, MCG					Richmond		16.12 (108)
	6	Sydney	19.7 (121)									Richmond		15.13 (103)
	7	Essendon	8.8 (56)			15 Sep, MCG						Greater Western Sydney		9.13 (67)
						Geelong		15.8 (98)
	8 Sep, MCG					Sydney		5.9 (39)
	2	Geelong	5.10 (40)
	3	Richmond	13.13 (91)

Week one

	Qualifying finals
QF1: Thursday, 7 September (7:20 pm)	Adelaide 12.12 (84)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 6.12 (48)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,805)
QF2: Friday, 8 September (7:50 pm)	Geelong 5.10 (40)	def. by	Richmond 13.13 (91)	MCG (crowd: 95,028)

	Elimination finals
EF2: Saturday, 9 September (4:20 pm)	Sydney 19.7 (121)	def.	Essendon 8.8 (56)	SCG (crowd: 46,323)
EF1: Saturday, 9 September (7:20 pm)	Port Adelaide 10.16 (76)^(ET)	def. by	West Coast 12.6 (78)^(ET)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,172)
Richmond won its first final since 2001, ending the longest active winless streak in finals.^[49] Richmond had its first win against Geelong since round 9, 2006 ending a 13-match losing streak and its first win against Geelong at the MCG since round 12, 1999. The crowd of 95,028 for the final between Geelong and Richmond is the highest attendance for a final in week 1 of the finals VFL/AFL history.^[50] The crowd of 46,323 is the largest crowd for an AFL game at the SCG.^[51] At the end of regular time in the Port Adelaide vs West Coast game, scores were tied at 8.12 (60) to 9.6 (60). Extra time was played to determine the winner, with Luke Shuey kicking a goal after the final siren in the second half of extra time to win the match. It was only the third time in VFL/AFL history a final was decided by extra time.

Week two

	Semi finals
SF2: Friday, 15 September (7:50 pm)	Geelong 15.8 (98)	def.	Sydney 5.9 (39)	MCG (crowd: 55,529)	Report
SF1: Saturday, 16 September (7:25 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 19.11 (125)	def.	West Coast 9.4 (58)	Spotless Stadium (crowd: 14,865)
The crowd of 14,865 between Greater Western Sydney and West Coast was the lowest crowd for a final since the 1916 semi-final.^[52]

Week three

	Preliminary finals
PF1: Friday, 22 September (7:20 pm)	Adelaide 21.10 (136)	def.	Geelong 10.15 (75)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 53,817)
PF2: Saturday, 23 September (4:45 pm)	Richmond 15.13 (103)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 9.13 (67)	MCG (crowd: 94,258)
The crowd of 53,817 is the largest crowd for an AFL game at the Adelaide Oval.^[53] The crowd of 94,258 was the largest crowd Greater Western Sydney had played in front of at the time until they played Richmond again in the 2019 AFL Grand Final.

Week four

Main article: 2017 AFL Grand Final

	Grand final
Saturday, 30 September (2:30 pm)	Adelaide 8.12 (60)	def. by	Richmond 16.12 (108)	MCG (crowd: 100,021)
For only the second time in AFL/VFL history – the first time since the inaugural grand final in 1898 – every player was playing in his first grand final.^[54] Richmond won its first grand final since 1980, breaking a 37 year premiership drought. In fact, Richmond became the first team since Geelong in 2007 to win a premiership after missing the finals the previous year. The crowd of 100,021 was the largest crowd for an Adelaide game.^[55] The crowd of 100,021 was the biggest grand final crowd since Hawthorn vs Carlton in the 1986 VFL Grand Final.^[56]^[57]

Attendances

By club

2017 AFL attendances

Club	Total	Games	Avg. per game	Home total	Home games	Home avg.
Adelaide	1,034,578	25	41,240	513,151	11	46,650
Brisbane Lions	481,838	22	21,902	181,007	11	16,455
Carlton	873,618	22	39,710	421,916	11	38,356
Collingwood	1,003,991	22	45,636	514,963	11	46,815
Essendon	1,066,080	23	46,351	558,935	11	50,812
Fremantle	690,906	22	31,405	356,122	11	32,375
Geelong	995,602	25	39,824	386,218	11	35,111
Gold Coast	368,482	22	16,749	150,292	11	13,663
Greater Western Sydney	593,903	25	23,756	145,152	11	13,196
Hawthorn	866,536	22	39,388	365,822	11	33,257
Melbourne	833,190	22	37,872	392,638	11	35,694
North Melbourne	554,306	22	25,196	249,460	11	22,678
Port Adelaide	740,549	23	32,198	419,494	11	38,136
Richmond	1,314,058	25	52,562	615,542	11	55,958
St Kilda	760,222	22	34,556	344,510	11	31,319
Sydney	896,761	24	37,365	367,376	11	33,398
West Coast	769,709	24	30,618	404,258	11	36,751
Western Bulldogs	729,431	22	33,156	346,206	11	31,473

By ground

2017 ground attendances

Ground	Total	Games	Avg. per game
Adelaide Oval	1,080,439	25	43,218
Blundstone Arena	32,761	3	10,920
Cazaly's Stadium	9,364	1	9,364
Domain Stadium	760,380	22	34,563
Etihad Stadium	1,513,914	46	32,911
Gabba	181,007	11	16,455
Jiangwan Stadium	10,118	1	10,118
Mars Stadium	10,087	1	10,087
MCG	2,696,189	50	53,924
Metricon Stadium	140,174	10	14,017
SCG	413,699	12	34,475
Simonds Stadium	208,766	7	29,824
Spotless Stadium	122,510	9	13,612
TIO Stadium	12,104	1	12,104
TIO Traeger Park	5,072	1	5,072
University of Tasmania Stadium	52,789	4	13,197
UNSW Canberra Oval	37,507	3	12,502

Awards

• The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Dustin Martin of Richmond who polled a record 36 votes.^[58]
• The Coleman Medal was awarded to Lance Franklin of Sydney, who kicked 69 goals during the home and away season. It was the fourth time Franklin has won the award. Franklin kicked ten goals in the final round to move above Josh Kennedy.^[59]
• The Ron Evans Medal was awarded to Andrew McGrath of Essendon, who received 51 votes.^[60]
• The AFL Goal of the Year was awarded to Daniel Rioli of Richmond for his goal against West Coast in round 3.^[61]
• The AFL Mark of the Year was awarded to Joe Daniher of Essendon for his mark against St Kilda in round 17.^[62]
• The McClelland Trophy was awarded to Adelaide for the first time since 2005.^[63]
• The wooden spoon was "awarded" to the Brisbane Lions for the first time since 1998 after obtaining five wins during the season.^[64]
• The AFL Players Association Awards
  • The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Dustin Martin of Richmond polling 1,333 votes ahead of Patrick Dangerfield who polled 776.^[65]
  • The Robert Rose Award was awarded to Rory Sloane of Adelaide.^[66]
  • The best captain was awarded to Taylor Walker of Adelaide for the second year in a row.^[67]
  • The best first year player was awarded to Andrew McGrath of Essendon.^[68]
  • The 22under22 team captaincy was awarded to Marcus Bontempelli of the Western Bulldogs for the second year in a row.^[69]
• The AFL Coaches Association Awards
  • The AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year Award was awarded to Dustin Martin of Richmond who received 122 votes ahead of Patrick Dangerfield who received 118.^[70]
  • The Gary Ayres Award for the best player in the finals series was awarded to Dustin Martin of Richmond who polled 25 votes ahead of teammate Trent Cotchin on 15.^[71]
  • The Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award was awarded to Richmond coach Damien Hardwick.^[72]
  • The Assistant Coach of the Year Award was awarded to Sydney assistant Rhyce Shaw.^[72]
  • The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to John Dimmer whose coaching career spanning 284 games included two flags apiece with West Australian clubs West Perth and South Fremantle.^[73]
  • The Best Young Player Award was awarded to Clayton Oliver of Melbourne who received 72 votes.^[74]
  • The Media Award was awarded to Gerard Whateley for the fourth consecutive year.^{[citation needed]}
• The Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award was awarded to Jack Hombsch of Port Adelaide.^[75]

Milestones

Name	Club	Milestone	Round	Ref.
Travis Boak	Port Adelaide	200 AFL games	Round 1	^[76]
Brent Stanton	Essendon	250 AFL games	Round 2	^[77]
Danyle Pearce	Fremantle	250 AFL games	Round 2	^[78]
Lance Franklin	Sydney	250 AFL games	Round 3	^[79]
Steve Johnson	Greater Western Sydney	500 AFL goals	Round 3	^[80]
Travis Cloke	Western Bulldogs	250 AFL games	Round 4	^[81]
Lindsay Thomas	North Melbourne	200 AFL games	Round 4	^[82]
Robert Murphy	Western Bulldogs	300 AFL games	Round 5	^[83]
Richard Douglas	Adelaide	200 AFL games	Round 5	^[84]
Lance Franklin	Sydney	800 AFL goals	Round 5	^[85]
Jarryd Roughead	Hawthorn	500 AFL goals	Round 5	^[86]
Nick Riewoldt	St Kilda	700 AFL goals	Round 6	^[87]
Aaron Sandilands	Fremantle	250 AFL games	Round 6	^[88]
Eddie Betts	Adelaide	500 AFL goals	Round 7	^[89]
Jack Riewoldt	Richmond	500 AFL goals	Round 7	^[90]
James Kelly	Essendon	300 AFL games	Round 8	^[91]
Bernie Vince	Melbourne	200 AFL games	Round 8	^[92]
Ross Lyon	Fremantle	250 AFL games coached	Round 10	^[93]
Brad Ebert	Port Adelaide	200 AFL games	Round 11	^[94]
Tom Hawkins	Geelong	200 AFL games	Round 11	^[95]
Brendon Goddard	Essendon	300 AFL games	Round 11	^[96]
Paddy Ryder	Port Adelaide	200 AFL games	Round 14	^[97]
Heath Shaw	Greater Western Sydney	250 AFL games	Round 14	^[98]
Gary Ablett Jr.	Gold Coast	300 AFL games	Round 15	^[99]
Scott Pendlebury	Collingwood	250 AFL games	Round 15	^[100]
Tom Lonergan	Geelong	200 AFL games	Round 16	^[101]
Luke Hodge	Hawthorn	300 AFL games	Round 17	^[102]
Daniel Wells	Collingwood	250 AFL games	Round 17	^[103]
Mathew Nicholls	Umpire	300 AFL games umpired	Round 18	^[104]
Alastair Clarkson	Hawthorn	300 AFL games coached	Round 18	^[105]
Josh Kennedy	West Coast	200 AFL games	Round 18	^[106]
Josh Kennedy	Sydney	200 AFL games	Round 19	^[107]
Shane Edwards	Richmond	200 AFL games	Round 19	^[108]
Josh Kennedy	West Coast	500 AFL goals	Round 20	^[109]
Jarryd Roughead	Hawthorn	250 AFL games	Round 20	^[110]
Matt Rosa	Gold Coast	200 AFL games	Round 21	^[111]
Jarrod Harbrow	Gold Coast	200 AFL games	Round 21	^[112]
Scott Thompson	North Melbourne	200 AFL games	Round 23	^[113]
Patrick Dangerfield	Geelong	200 AFL games	Finals week 1	^[114]
Jarrad McVeigh	Sydney	300 AFL games	Finals week 2	^[115]
Brett Deledio	Greater Western Sydney	250 AFL games	Finals week 3	^[116]

Coleman Medal

• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman Medal at the end of that round.
• Numbers underlined indicates the player did not play in that round.

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Total
1	Lance Franklin	44	48	08	210	313	114	822	123	427	532	032	335	136	036	440	343	447	350	151	152	456	359	1069	69
2	Josh Kennedy	77	411	213	215	116	622	224	327	431	334	034	034	034	034	034	034	337	643	649	554	660	464	165	65
3	Ben Brown	22	35	16	410	111	617	219	221	526	127	128	028	129	231	334	438	341	647	451	051	354	256	763	63
4	Joe Daniher	33	36	17	29	312	113	316	521	526	329	130	434	034	135	338	341	445	247	653	356	359	160	262	62
5	Jack Riewoldt	11	23	14	48	614	216	420	323	225	227	229	029	231	334	135	136	440	242	042	042	143	447	350	50
6	Taylor Walker	00	22	46	511	213	518	119	221	324	125	328	331	031	233	134	337	441	142	143	346	248	149	049	49
	Eddie Betts	44	37	310	616	319	120	323	225	328	331	132	234	034	135	237	239	241	041	041	445	045	247	249	49
8	Tom Hawkins	33	47	512	416	218	119	322	426	127	128	230	030	030	131	132	436	036	137	643	346	046	046	248	48
9	Robbie Gray	00	66	28	19	514	418	018	220	020	323	124	327	229	534	135	338	240	040	141	142	244	246	147	47
10	Charlie Dixon	22	46	17	18	210	414	317	219	019	120	424	024	125	126	127	532	133	134	135	237	138	442	446	46

Best and fairest

Club	Award name	Player	Ref.
Adelaide	Malcolm Blight Medal	Matt Crouch	^[117]
Brisbane Lions	Merrett-Murray Medal	Dayne Zorko	^[118]
Carlton	John Nicholls Medal	Marc Murphy	^[119]
Collingwood	Copeland Trophy	Steele Sidebottom	^[120]
Essendon	W. S. Crichton Medal	Joe Daniher	^[121]
Fremantle	Doig Medal	Bradley Hill	^[122]
Geelong	Carji Greeves Medal	Patrick Dangerfield	^[123]
Gold Coast	Club Champion	Gary Ablett	^[124]
Greater Western Sydney	Kevin Sheedy Medal	Josh Kelly	^[125]
Hawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	Tom Mitchell	^[126]
Melbourne	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy	Clayton Oliver	^[127]
North Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	Shaun Higgins	^[128]
Port Adelaide	John Cahill Medal	Paddy Ryder	^[129]
Richmond	Jack Dyer Medal	Dustin Martin	^[130]
St Kilda	Trevor Barker Award	Sebastian Ross	^[131]
Sydney	Bob Skilton Medal	Luke Parker	^[132]
West Coast	John Worsfold Medal	Elliot Yeo	^[133]
Western Bulldogs	Charles Sutton Medal	Marcus Bontempelli	^[134]

Club leadership

Club	Coach	Captain(s)	Vice-captain(s)	Leadership group	Ref
Adelaide	Don Pyke	Taylor Walker	Rory Sloane	Eddie Betts, Tom Lynch, Daniel Talia, Scott Thompson	^[135]
Brisbane Lions	Chris Fagan	Dayne Beams	Tom Rockliff, Dayne Zorko (deputy)	Harris Andrews, Allen Christensen, Ryan Lester, Stefan Martin	^[136]
Carlton	Brendon Bolton	Marc Murphy	Kade Simpson	Dennis Armfield, Patrick Cripps, Ed Curnow, Sam Docherty, Bryce Gibbs	^[137]
Collingwood	Nathan Buckley	Scott Pendlebury	Taylor Adams, Steele Sidebottom, Jeremy Howe		^[138]^[139]
Essendon	John Worsfold	Dyson Heppell	Cale Hooker, Zach Merrett	Joe Daniher, Brendon Goddard, Michael Hurley, Jobe Watson	^[140]
Fremantle	Ross Lyon	Nat Fyfe		David Mundy, Lachie Neale, Aaron Sandilands, Lee Spurr, Michael Walters	^[141]
Geelong	Chris Scott	Joel Selwood	Patrick Dangerfield, Harry Taylor	Mark Blicavs, Mitch Duncan, Cameron Guthrie, Tom Hawkins, Scott Selwood	^[142]
Gold Coast	Rodney Eade (Rounds 1–20) Dean Solomon (Rounds 21–23)	Tom Lynch Steven May		Michael Barlow, Touk Miller, Michael Rischitelli, Matt Rosa, David Swallow	^[143]^[144]
Greater Western Sydney	Leon Cameron	Phil Davis Callan Ward	Stephen Coniglio	Josh Kelly, Heath Shaw, Dylan Shiel, Devon Smith	^[145]
Hawthorn	Alastair Clarkson	Jarryd Roughead	Liam Shiels, Isaac Smith	Josh Gibson, Jack Gunston, Luke Hodge, Ben Stratton	^[146]
Melbourne	Simon Goodwin	Nathan Jones Jack Viney		Max Gawn, Jordan Lewis, Tom McDonald, Bernie Vince	^[147]
North Melbourne	Brad Scott	Jack Ziebell	Robbie Tarrant	Shaun Higgins, Jamie Macmillan, Andrew Swallow	^[148]
Port Adelaide	Ken Hinkley	Travis Boak	Ollie Wines	Brad Ebert, Hamish Hartlett, Tom Jonas	^[149]
Richmond	Damien Hardwick	Trent Cotchin	Jack Riewoldt, Alex Rance		^[150]
St Kilda	Alan Richardson	Jarryn Geary		David Armitage, Josh Bruce, Jack Newnes, Dylan Roberton, Sebastian Ross, Jack Steven, Maverick Weller	^[151]
Sydney	John Longmire	Josh Kennedy	Dan Hannebery, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe	Heath Grundy, Kieren Jack, Jarrad McVeigh, Nick Smith	^[152]
West Coast	Adam Simpson	Shannon Hurn	Josh Kennedy, Luke Shuey	Andrew Gaff, Jeremy McGovern, Sam Mitchell, Matt Priddis	^[153]
Western Bulldogs	Luke Beveridge	Robert Murphy	Easton Wood	Matthew Boyd, Marcus Bontempelli, Dale Morris	^[154]^[155]

Coach changes

Coach	Club	Date	Notes	Caretaker	New coach
Rodney Eade	Gold Coast	8 August 2017	Contract wasn't renewed beyond 2017 and resigned immediately following continued poor on-field performances in 2017.^[156]	Dean Solomon	Stuart Dew^[157]

Club membership

2017 AFL membership figures

Club	Members^[158]	Change from 2016	% change from 2016
Adelaide	56,865	2,558	4.71%
Brisbane Lions	21,362	1,924	8.26%
Carlton	50,326	196	0.39%
Collingwood	75,879	1,236	1.66%
Essendon	67,768	10,274	17.87%
Fremantle	51,254	635	1.22%
Geelong	54,854	4,283	8.47%
Gold Coast	11,665	1,189	9.25%
Greater Western Sydney	20,944	5,632	36.78%
Hawthorn	75,663	312	0.41%
Melbourne	42,233	3,087	7.89%
North Melbourne	40,343	4,671	10.38%
Port Adelaide	52,129	1,614	3.00%
Richmond	72,669	391	0.54%
St Kilda	42,052	4,043	10.64%
Sydney	58,838	2,315	4.10%
West Coast	65,064	124	0.19%
Western Bulldogs	47,653	8,194	20.77%
Total	907,561	32,364	3.70%

Post-season

International Rules Series

Main article: 2017 International Rules Series

The International Rules Series returned in November 2017, with Australia hosting two test matches. The series was played on an aggregate-points basis, with the winner being the team that scores the highest amount over the two test matches. The matches were played on 12 and 18 November 2017 at Adelaide Oval and Domain Stadium. The Australian team was again composed exclusively of players who have won All-Australian honours in their careers.^[159] The times and venues for the series were announced in August.^[160]

	2017 International Rules Series
Sunday, 12 November (3:30 pm)	Australia 2.13.12 (63)	def.	Ireland 1.13.8 (53)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 25,502)	Report
Saturday, 18 November (4:45 pm)	Australia 0.15.8 (53)	def.	Ireland 2.10.8 (50)	Domain Stadium (crowd: 30,116)	Report
Australia won the series 2-0 and by an aggregate score of 116-103

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