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2018 AFL season
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For the 2018 season of the AFL Women's competition, see 2018 AFL Women's season.
2018 AFL premiership season
Teams
18
Premiers
West Coast
(4th premiership)
Minor premiers
Richmond
(9th minor premiership)
Matches played
207
Attendance
7,595,165 (36,692 per match)
Highest attendance
100,022 (Grand Final, West Coast vs. Collingwood)
Coleman Medallist
Jack Riewoldt
Richmond (65 goals)
Brownlow Medallist
Tom Mitchell
Hawthorn (28 votes)
Wooden spooners
Carlton
(5th wooden spoon)
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The 2018 Australian Football League season was the 122nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition. There were 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous six seasons. The first game was played on Thursday, 22 March, and the season concluded with the 2018 AFL Grand Final on Saturday, 29 September between West Coast and Collingwood. West Coast defeated Collingwood by five points, winning their fourth premiership.
Contents
1 Pre-season
1.1 AFLX
1.2 JLT Community Series
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 Season notes
3 Win/loss table
4 Ladder
4.1 Ladder progression
5 Finals series
5.1 Week one
5.2 Week two
5.3 Week three
5.4 Week four
5.5 Finals notes
6 Attendances
6.1 By club
6.2 By ground
7 Awards
7.1 Milestones
7.2 Coleman Medal
7.3 Best and fairest
8 Club leadership
9 References
Pre-season[edit]
AFLX[edit]
Main article: 2018 AFLX competition
On 17 November 2017, the AFL confirmed that the pre-season would feature an AFLX competition. The game is played on a soccer-sized pitch over two ten minute halves. Each team features seven players on the field and three interchange players. Teams were split into three groups of six, with a grand final to be held for each group. The matches were played from 15–17 February 2018.[1] The winners of the competition were Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane.[2][3][4]
JLT Community Series[edit]
Main article: 2018 JLT Community Series
The pre-season series of games returned as the 2018 JLT Community Series. The number of games was reduced compared to the previous season, with teams playing two games each. The games were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. Each team played two games, many at suburban or regional venues, while all games were televised on Fox Footy.
Premiership season[edit]
Map of the grounds to be used during the 2018 AFL season (excluding Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai)
Round 1[edit]
Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 22 March (7:25 pm) Richmond 17.19 (121) def. Carlton 15.5 (95) MCG (crowd: 90,151) Report
Friday, 23 March (7:50 pm) Essendon 14.15 (99) def. Adelaide 12.15 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,016) Report
Saturday, 24 March (3:35 pm) St Kilda 16.11 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,731) Report
Saturday, 24 March (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) def. Fremantle 9.6 (60) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,324) Report
Saturday, 24 March (6:25 pm) Gold Coast 7.13 (55) def. North Melbourne 5.9 (39) Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 3,722) Report
Saturday, 24 March (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 15.11 (101) def. Collingwood 9.13 (67) MCG (crowd: 58,051) Report
Sunday, 25 March (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 20.13 (133) def. Western Bulldogs 7.9 (51) UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 10,454) Report
Sunday, 25 March (3:20 pm) Melbourne 13.16 (94) def. by Geelong 14.13 (97) MCG (crowd: 54,112) Report
Sunday, 25 March (4:20 pm) West Coast 13.8 (86) def. by Sydney 18.7 (115) Optus Stadium (crowd: 53,553) Report
The West Coast vs. Sydney game was the first AFL premiership season game held at the newly-constructed Optus Stadium.
The crowd of 90,151 for the Richmond vs. Carlton game is the highest attendance for a match in round 1 in VFL/AFL history, breaking the previous record of 87,119 set in 1995.[5]
Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn) recorded 54 disposals against Collingwood, the most ever recorded in any game, surpassing the record set by Greg Williams (Sydney) in 1989 and matched by Gary Ablett, Jr. (Gold Coast) in 2012.[6] Mitchell's tally of 34 handballs was also an all time record.[7]
The crowd of 3,722 for the Gold Coast vs. North Melbourne game, played during torrential rain in Cairns and away from either team's normal home ground, was the lowest attendance for a home-and-away season match since round 9, 1992.[8]
North Melbourne's score of 5.9 (39) was the lowest score conceded by Gold Coast in its history.[9]
Every goal in the Gold Coast vs. North Melbourne game was kicked at the same end of the ground, the first time this had happened since 1977.[10]
North Melbourne took only 21 marks during the same game, the lowest number recorded since records were kept in 1999.[11]
Round 2[edit]
Round 2 (Easter)
Thursday, 29 March (7:20 pm) Adelaide 18.10 (118) def. Richmond 12.10 (82) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,743) Report
Friday, 30 March (4:20 pm) North Melbourne 13.17 (95) def. St Kilda 5.13 (43) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,966) Report
Saturday, 31 March (1:45 pm) Carlton 9.13 (67) def. by Gold Coast 15.11 (101) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,025) Report
Saturday, 31 March (4:35 pm) Collingwood 12.7 (79) def. by Greater Western Sydney 15.5 (95) MCG (crowd: 30,941) Report
Saturday, 31 March (6:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.14 (74) def. by Melbourne 14.16 (100) Gabba (crowd: 17,141) Report
Saturday, 31 March (5:10 pm) Fremantle 16.10 (106) def. Essendon 14.6 (90) Optus Stadium (crowd: 49,021) Report
Sunday, 1 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.16 (70) def. by West Coast 18.13 (121) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,868) Report
Sunday, 1 April (4:40 pm) Sydney 10.11 (71) def. by Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) SCG (crowd: 34,636) Report
Monday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 18.9 (117) def. by Hawthorn 17.16 (118) MCG (crowd: 73,189) Report
Round 3[edit]
Round 3
Friday, 6 April (7:50 pm) Carlton 11.10 (76) def. by Collingwood 16.4 (100) MCG (crowd: 68,548) Report
Saturday, 7 April (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) def. Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 36,363) Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 18.15 (123) def. North Melbourne 13.8 (86) MCG (crowd: 35,518) Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:35 pm) Gold Coast 10.8 (68) def. by Fremantle 13.18 (96) Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,388) Report
Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) Sydney 16.7 (103) def. Greater Western Sydney 12.15 (87) SCG (crowd: 34,711) Report
Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) St Kilda 7.13 (55) def. by Adelaide 15.14 (104) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,324) Report
Sunday, 8 April (1:10 pm) Richmond 15.12 (102) def. Hawthorn 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 70,701) Report
Sunday, 8 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.20 (104) def. Essendon 12.11 (83) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,499) Report
Sunday, 8 April (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.11 (95) def. Geelong 11.14 (80) Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,535) Report
Due to Metricon Stadium being used for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Gold Coast vs. Fremantle game was played at Optus Stadium in Perth, with Gold Coast as the home team. The crowd of 33,388 is the largest Gold Coast home crowd in the club's history.
Melbourne defeated North Melbourne for the first time since round 20, 2006, ending the longest current losing streak between two clubs, a 17-game losing streak.[citation needed]
Round 4[edit]
Round 4
Friday, 13 April (7:20 pm) Adelaide 9.4 (58) def. by Collingwood 16.10 (106) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,495) Report
Saturday, 14 April (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.16 (82) def. Fremantle 7.9 (51) UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 11,356) Report
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 16.14 (110) def. Brisbane Lions 2.5 (17) MCG (crowd: 32,870) Report
Saturday, 14 April (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.13 (79) def. by Sydney 13.8 (86) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,058) Report
Saturday, 14 April (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 18.8 (116) def. Carlton 4.6 (30) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 14,266) Report
Saturday, 14 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 21.13 (139) def. Gold Coast 9.5 (59) Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,774) Report
Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) Essendon 16.10 (106) def. Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,900) Report
Sunday, 15 April (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 18.7 (115) def. Melbourne 6.12 (48) MCG (crowd: 41,973) Report
Sunday, 15 April (4:40 pm) Geelong 15.13 (103) def. St Kilda 7.14 (56) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 27,338) Report
The Brisbane Lions' score of 2.5 (17) is its lowest score in club history and the lowest score by a team in any AFL game since Fremantle scored 1.7 (13) in round 15, 2009.[12] It was also the lowest score at the MCG since 1962.
Carlton's score of 4.6 (30) is its lowest ever score against North Melbourne and its lowest score since round 9, 1995, in addition to also being the lowest ever score at Blundstone Arena.
Round 5[edit]
Round 5 (Anzac Round)
Friday, 20 April (7:50 pm) Sydney 10.15 (75) def. by Adelaide 12.13 (85) SCG (crowd: 38,017) Report
Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm) St Kilda 10.13 (73) drew with Greater Western Sydney 9.19 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,956) Report
Saturday, 21 April (4:35 pm) Carlton 10.9 (69) def. by West Coast 10.19 (79) MCG (crowd: 27,900) Report
Saturday, 21 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) def. by Geelong 12.12 (84) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,372) Report
Saturday, 21 April (6:10 pm) Fremantle 16.12 (108) def. Western Bulldogs 8.6 (54) Optus Stadium (crowd: 43,056) Report
Sunday, 22 April (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 14.14 (98) def. Hawthorn 11.4 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,981) Report
Sunday, 22 April (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.11 (71) def. by Gold Coast 11.10 (76) Gabba (crowd: 16,087) Report
Tuesday, 24 April (7:25 pm) Melbourne 8.8 (56) def. by Richmond 15.12 (102) MCG (crowd: 77,071) Report
Wednesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood 14.17 (101) def. Essendon 7.10 (52) MCG (crowd: 91,440) Report
The Anzac Eve game between Melbourne and Richmond was the first full game to be played on a Tuesday night. In 1996, the final 24 minutes of a game between Essendon and St Kilda were played on a Tuesday night after Waverley Park lost power in the third quarter of a Saturday night game three days earlier.[13]
Round 6[edit]
Round 6
Friday, 27 April (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80) def. Carlton 8.11 (59) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,915) Report
Saturday, 28 April (1:45 pm) Geelong 10.9 (69) def. by Sydney 12.14 (86) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,036) Report
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.9 (69) def. by Port Adelaide 15.12 (102) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,617) Report
Saturday, 28 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 10.17 (77) def. Brisbane Lions 5.13 (43) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,046) Report
Saturday, 28 April (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 13.11 (89) def. St Kilda 7.12 (54) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 15,741) Report
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.14 (110) def. Gold Coast 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,835) Report
Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm) Essendon 10.12 (72) def. by Melbourne 16.12 (108) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,964) Report
Sunday, 29 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood 10.10 (70) def. by Richmond 16.17 (113) MCG (crowd: 72,157) Report
Sunday, 29 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle 12.9 (81) def. by West Coast 13.11 (89) Optus Stadium (crowd: 56,521) Report
Josh Kennedy (West Coast) kicked his 515th goal to surpass Peter Sumich as West Coast's all time leading goalkicker.[14]
Round 7[edit]
Round 7
Friday, 4 May (7:50 pm) Geelong 14.9 (93) def. Greater Western Sydney 4.8 (32) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 25,079) Report
Saturday, 5 May (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.15 (81) def. Gold Coast 10.12 (72) Mars Stadium (crowd: 6,833) Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.7 (67) def. by Hawthorn 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 53,018) Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:35 pm) West Coast 16.6 (102) def. Port Adelaide 9.6 (60) Optus Stadium (crowd: 50,516) Report
Saturday, 5 May (7:25 pm) Sydney 9.12 (66) def. by North Melbourne 9.14 (68) SCG (crowd: 29,124) Report
Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 19.11 (125) def. Carlton 10.10 (70) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,422) Report
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Richmond 15.20 (110) def. Fremantle 4.9 (33) MCG (crowd: 43,240) Report
Sunday, 6 May (3:20 pm) St Kilda 9.13 (67) def. by Melbourne 16.10 (106) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,496) Report
Sunday, 6 May (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.6 (114) def. by Collingwood 19.7 (121) Gabba (crowd: 21,850) Report
Round 8[edit]
Round 8
Friday, 11 May (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) def. by Sydney 12.7 (79) MCG (crowd: 32,784) Report
Saturday, 12 May (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.13 (61) def. by West Coast 12.14 (86) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,253) Report
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.7 (91) def. Essendon 10.18 (78) MCG (crowd: 44,669) Report
Saturday, 12 May (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 11.11 (77) def. by Melbourne 21.20 (146) Gabba (crowd: 6,060) Report
Saturday, 12 May (4:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.11 (95) def. Adelaide 14.6 (90) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,967) Report
Saturday, 12 May (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,865) Report
Saturday, 12 May (6:10 pm) Fremantle 13.11 (89) def. St Kilda 8.11 (59) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,752) Report
Sunday, 13 May (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 11.6 (72) def. by Richmond 12.10 (82) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,153) Report
Sunday, 13 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood 5.15 (45) def. by Geelong 9.12 (66) MCG (crowd: 44,602) Report
The crowd of 6,060 for the Gold Coast vs. Melbourne game, played in Brisbane away from Gold Coast’s normal home ground due to the ongoing restoration of Metricon Stadium after the Commonwealth Games, is the lowest attendance ever for a premiership match at the Gabba.[15]
Round 9[edit]
Round 9
Friday, 18 May (7:20 pm) Adelaide 9.9 (63) def. Western Bulldogs 2.14 (26) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,407) Report
Saturday, 19 May (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 17.10 (112) def. Greater Western Sydney 9.15 (69) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 7,194) Report
Saturday, 19 May (1:15 pm) Gold Coast 6.6 (42) def. by Port Adelaide 11.16 (82) Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai (crowd: 10,689) Report
Saturday, 19 May (4:35 pm) Essendon 12.12 (84) def. Geelong 7.8 (50) MCG (crowd: 50,228) Report
Saturday, 19 May (7:25 pm) Sydney 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 7.10 (52) SCG (crowd: 27,481) Report
Saturday, 19 May (7:25 pm) St Kilda 10.12 (72) def. by Collingwood 15.10 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,994) Report
Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.8 (50) def. by Melbourne 25.9 (159) MCG (crowd: 44,142) Report
Sunday, 20 May (3:20 pm) Brisbane Lions 20.9 (129) def. Hawthorn 11.7 (73) Gabba (crowd: 20,628) Report
Sunday, 20 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 20.10 (130) def. Richmond 12.11 (83) Optus Stadium (crowd: 57,616) Report
The Western Bulldogs' score of 2.14 (26) was the fewest goals kicked by the club in a match since round 12, 1965,[16] and its lowest score since round 16, 1996.[17]
Carlton suffered its worst ever defeat against Melbourne, losing by 109 points. It was Melbourne's greatest winning margin since round 21, 1993.[18]
Lance Franklin became the second player to kick 300 goals for two different clubs (Hawthorn and Sydney), after Tony Lockett (St Kilda and Sydney).
The West Coast vs. Richmond crowd of 57,616 was the highest ever attendance for a sporting event in Western Australia. The record stood only until the qualifying final between West Coast and Collingwood several months later.[citation needed]
Round 10[edit]
Round 10
Friday, 25 May (7:50 pm) Collingwood 13.12 (90) def. Western Bulldogs 8.7 (55) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,985) Report
Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm) Richmond 15.15 (105) def. St Kilda 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 48,850) Report
Saturday, 26 May (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 6.13 (49) def. by Sydney 10.7 (67) Gabba (crowd: 18,702) Report
Saturday, 26 May (7:25 pm) Geelong 11.7 (73) def. Carlton 5.15 (45) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,090) Report
Saturday, 26 May (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.12 (60) def. by Essendon 14.11 (95) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,789) Report
Sunday, 27 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 9.6 (60) def. by West Coast 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,077) Report
Sunday, 27 May (2:50 pm) Melbourne 23.8 (146) def. Adelaide 8.7 (55) TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 6,989) Report
Sunday, 27 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 8.10 (58) def. by North Melbourne 12.14 (86) Optus Stadium (crowd: 37,575) Report
Bye: Gold Coast, Port Adelaide
The Western Bulldogs' score of 0.4 (4) in the second half against Collingwood was the first time the club had been kept goalless in a half since round 12, 1991.
Round 11[edit]
Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Friday, 1 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 13.13 (91) def. Carlton 9.7 (61) SCG (crowd: 27,351) Report
Saturday, 2 June (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 7.9 (51) def. by Melbourne 15.10 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,485) Report
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 9.10 (64) def. Port Adelaide 9.7 (61) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 13,007) Report
Saturday, 2 June (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 4.12 (36) def. by Geelong 17.19 (121) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 17,490) Report
Saturday, 2 June (7:25 pm) Essendon 6.7 (43) def. by Richmond 17.12 (114) MCG (crowd: 81,046) Report
Saturday, 2 June (6:10 pm) West Coast 16.5 (101) def. St Kilda 14.4 (88) Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,188) Report
Sunday, 3 June (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.15 (141) def. Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,133) Report
Sunday, 3 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood 21.12 (138) def. Fremantle 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 34,542) Report
Sunday, 3 June (4:10 pm) Adelaide 11.15 (81) def. by Greater Western Sydney 14.13 (97) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,120) Report
Round 12[edit]
Round 12
Friday, 8 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) def. Richmond 8.10 (58) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,936) Report
Saturday, 9 June (1:45 pm) Geelong 14.12 (96) def. North Melbourne 8.11 (59) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,265) Report
Saturday, 9 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 20.14 (134) def. Gold Coast 4.2 (26) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 7,131) Report
Saturday, 9 June (7:25 pm) St Kilda 7.13 (55) def. by Sydney 19.12 (126) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,569) Report
Sunday, 10 June (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 8.14 (62) def. by Essendon 12.12 (84) Gabba (crowd: 20,476) Report
Sunday, 10 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 10.11 (71) def. Adelaide 9.14 (68) Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,421) Report
Monday, 11 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne 14.7 (91) def. by Collingwood 20.13 (133) MCG (crowd: 83,518) Report
Bye: Carlton, Hawthorn, West Coast, Western Bulldogs
Greater Western Sydney recorded a 108 point victory against Gold Coast, which was their biggest win in their history.
Gold Coast did not take a single mark inside its forward 50m arc during its loss to Greater Western Sydney, the first time this had occurred since the statistic was first kept in 1999.[19]
Round 13[edit]
Round 13
Thursday, 14 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 20.12 (132) def. Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 26,137) Report
Friday, 15 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 10.12 (72) def. West Coast 7.15 (57) SCG (crowd: 36,402) Report
Saturday, 16 June (1:45 pm) Carlton 6.10 (46) def. by Fremantle 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,430) Report
Saturday, 16 June (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 11.12 (78) def. by St Kilda 11.14 (80) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,181) Report
Saturday, 16 June (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 12.16 (88) def. Adelaide 4.8 (32) MCG (crowd: 26,693) Report
Sunday, 17 June (3:20 pm) Geelong 9.11 (65) def. by Richmond 12.11 (83) MCG (crowd: 46,423) Report
Bye: Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Essendon, Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne, North Melbourne
The crowd of 26,137 for the Port Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs game, played in freezing and wet conditions, is the lowest attendance ever for an AFL match at the Adelaide Oval.[20]
Round 14[edit]
Round 14
Thursday, 21 June (6:10 pm) West Coast 6.16 (52) def. by Essendon 12.8 (80) Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,409) Report
Friday, 22 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) def. Melbourne 9.11 (65) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,751) Report
Saturday, 23 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 13.18 (96) def. Gold Coast 5.13 (43) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 9,007) Report
Saturday, 23 June (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82) def. by Greater Western Sydney 16.13 (109) Gabba (crowd: 11,267) Report
Saturday, 23 June (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75) def. by North Melbourne 12.5 (77) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,301) Report
Sunday, 24 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood 11.13 (79) def. Carlton 9.5 (59) MCG (crowd: 53,706) Report
Bye: Adelaide, Fremantle, Geelong, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney
Round 15[edit]
Round 15
Thursday, 28 June (7:20 pm) Richmond 14.9 (93) def. Sydney 11.1 (67) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,519) Report
Friday, 29 June (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.7 (103) def. Geelong 15.11 (101) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,499) Report
Saturday, 30 June (1:45 pm) Carlton 10.9 (69) def. by Port Adelaide 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 26,562) Report
Saturday, 30 June (4:05 pm) Adelaide 12.16 (88) def. West Coast 12.6 (78) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,771) Report
Saturday, 30 June (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 8.12 (60) def. by Collingwood 14.15 (99) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,637) Report
Saturday, 30 June (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.17 (95) def. Hawthorn 13.6 (84) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,866) Report
Sunday, 1 July (1:10 pm) Melbourne 18.9 (117) def. by St Kilda 18.11 (119) MCG (crowd: 38,910) Report
Sunday, 1 July (3:20 pm) Essendon 19.11 (125) def. North Melbourne 16.12 (108) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,580) Report
Sunday, 1 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 9.10 (64) def. by Brisbane Lions 18.11 (119) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,674) Report
Geelong's Harry Taylor had a chance to win the game after the siren against the Western Bulldogs, but missed to the left for a behind.
Round 16[edit]
Round 16
Thursday, 5 July (7:20 pm) Sydney 9.5 (59) def. by Geelong 8.23 (71) SCG (crowd: 34,363) Report
Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) Richmond 15.13 (103) def. Adelaide 8.8 (56) MCG (crowd: 54,934) Report
Saturday, 7 July (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.12 (120) def. Carlton 7.13 (55) Gabba (crowd: 21,074) Report
Saturday, 7 July (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 12.14 (86) def. St Kilda 7.8 (50) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 36,253) Report
Saturday, 7 July (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.5 (59) def. by Hawthorn 19.8 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,320) Report
Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 13.24 (102) def. Fremantle 7.6 (48) TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,689) Report
Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.11 (95) def. Gold Coast 8.10 (58) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,389) Report
Sunday, 8 July (3:20 pm) Essendon 9.8 (62) def. by Collingwood 12.6 (78) MCG (crowd: 69,868) Report
Sunday, 8 July (2:40 pm) West Coast 13.8 (86) def. Greater Western Sydney 10.15 (75) Optus Stadium (crowd: 52,105) Report
Round 17[edit]
Round 17
Thursday, 12 July (7:20 pm) Adelaide 16.16 (112) def. Geelong 14.13 (97) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,095) Report
Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda 16.20 (116) def. Carlton 7.10 (52) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,780) Report
Saturday, 14 July (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 9.11 (65) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 12,557) Report
Saturday, 14 July (4:35 pm) Melbourne 18.11 (119) def. Western Bulldogs 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 31,053) Report
Saturday, 14 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 6.15 (51) def. by Essendon 13.17 (95) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,061) Report
Saturday, 14 July (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.13 (79) def. Richmond 10.17 (77) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 14,456) Report
Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm) Collingwood 9.13 (67) def. by West Coast 15.12 (102) MCG (crowd: 53,439) Report
Sunday, 15 July (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 15.8 (98) def. by Sydney 16.8 (104) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,633) Report
Sunday, 15 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 8.11 (59) def. Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,190) Report
West Coast defeated Collingwood at the MCG for the first time since round 2, 1995, breaking a 10-game losing streak.[citation needed]
Round 18[edit]
Round 18
Friday, 20 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda 8.9 (57) def. by Richmond 16.15 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,269) Report
Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) Collingwood 20.10 (130) def. North Melbourne 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 50,393) Report
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 8.16 (64) def. by Gold Coast 12.16 (88) SCG (crowd: 32,565) Report
Saturday, 21 July (4:35 pm) Essendon 13.21 (99) def. Fremantle 11.4 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,564) Report
Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.10 (88) def. by Adelaide 13.15 (93) Gabba (crowd: 20,475) Report
Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) Geelong 16.4 (100) def. Melbourne 14.14 (98) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 30,125) Report
Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.10 (52) def. by Hawthorn 18.16 (124) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,405) Report
Sunday, 22 July (3:20 pm) West Coast 14.16 (100) def. Western Bulldogs 6.10 (46) Optus Stadium (crowd: 46,854) Report
Sunday, 22 July (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) def. by Greater Western Sydney 11.14 (80) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,693) Report
Zach Tuohy of Geelong kicked a goal after the final siren to defeat Melbourne. This was the second time Geelong defeated Melbourne by less than a goal in 2018.
Round 19[edit]
Round 19
Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm) Essendon 15.19 (109) def. Sydney 10.6 (66) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,251) Report
Saturday, 28 July (1:45 pm) Richmond 16.9 (105) def. Collingwood 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 88,180) Report
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.12 (120) def. Brisbane Lions 11.12 (78) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 28,226) Report
Saturday, 28 July (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.8 (86) def. St Kilda 8.13 (61) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 12,014) Report
Saturday, 28 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 5.14 (44) def. by Carlton 12.7 (79) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,776) Report
Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 10.17 (77) def. by Melbourne 13.12 (90) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,880) Report
Sunday, 29 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.9 (81) def. West Coast 6.5 (41) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 11,176) Report
Sunday, 29 July (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) def. by Port Adelaide 11.12 (78) Mars Stadium (crowd: 6,450) Report
Sunday, 29 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 7.11 (53) def. by Hawthorn 17.10 (112) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,845) Report
Round 20[edit]
Round 20
Friday, 3 August (7:50 pm) Richmond 12.13 (85) def. Geelong 12.10 (82) MCG (crowd: 67,054) Report
Saturday, 4 August (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 16.11 (107) def. Essendon 16.7 (103) MCG (crowd: 68,857) Report
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.8 (104) def. by North Melbourne 16.11 (107) Gabba (crowd: 18,395) Report
Saturday, 4 August (4:05 pm) Adelaide 13.18 (96) def. Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,377) Report
Saturday, 4 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda 9.14 (68) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,748) Report
Saturday, 4 August (7:25 pm) Sydney 11.7 (73) def. Collingwood 10.11 (71) SCG (crowd: 39,238) Report
Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.4 (46) def. by Greater Western Sydney 23.13 (151) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,697) Report
Sunday, 5 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne 21.17 (143) def. Gold Coast 7.5 (47) MCG (crowd: 23,072) Report
Sunday, 5 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 21.16 (142) def. Fremantle 13.6 (84) Optus Stadium (crowd: 57,375) Report
This was the first time that 5 games in a round were decided by less than a goal.[citation needed]
Round 21[edit]
Round 21
Friday, 10 August (7:50 pm) Essendon 18.14 (122) def. St Kilda 11.13 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,483) Report
Saturday, 11 August (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) def. Geelong 8.12 (60) MCG (crowd: 59,529) Report
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 7.9 (51) def. by Richmond 19.11 (125) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 18,102) Report
Saturday, 11 August (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 9.4 (58) def. by West Coast 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 32,534) Report
Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) Collingwood 14.20 (104) def. Brisbane Lions 11.7 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,390) Report
Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.16 (106) def. Adelaide 13.14 (92) Manuka Oval (crowd: 13,249) Report
Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.13 (85) def. by Western Bulldogs 13.14 (92) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,031) Report
Sunday, 12 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne 10.18 (78) def. by Sydney 13.9 (87) MCG (crowd: 51,424) Report
Sunday, 12 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 15.11 (101) def. Carlton 10.12 (72) Optus Stadium (crowd: 40,028) Report
Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) kicked a goal after the final siren to defeat Port Adelaide.
The Western Bulldogs had three separate players[who?] that each recorded 40 disposals or more in its win over North Melbourne, the first time a team had achieved this ever in a match.[citation needed]
Round 22[edit]
Round 22
Friday, 17 August (7:50 pm) Richmond 12.9 (81) def. Essendon 11.7 (73) MCG (crowd: 76,424) Report
Saturday, 18 August (1:45 pm) Collingwood 17.13 (115) def. Port Adelaide 10.4 (64) MCG (crowd: 46,286) Report
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 24.14 (158) def. Fremantle 3.7 (25) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 24,507) Report
Saturday, 18 August (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.12 (60) def. by Sydney 11.14 (80) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 21,433) Report
Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 11.8 (74) def. by Brisbane Lions 10.18 (78) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,907) Report
Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda 11.10 (76) def. by Hawthorn 12.8 (80) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,795) Report
Sunday, 19 August (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.7 (49) def. by Western Bulldogs 10.6 (66) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,143) Report
Sunday, 19 August (1:20 pm) West Coast 14.7 (91) def. by Melbourne 16.12 (108) Optus Stadium (crowd: 55,824) Report
Sunday, 19 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 12.14 (86) def. North Melbourne 11.11 (77) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,444) Report
Geelong kicked the final 23 goals of their match against Fremantle, equalling the record for most consecutive goals ever scored in a match.[citation needed]
Fremantle suffered its heaviest ever loss, losing by 133 points.
Matt Crouch (Adelaide) recorded 35 handballs against North Melbourne, the most ever recorded in any match.[citation needed]
Round 23[edit]
Round 23
Friday, 24 August (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) def. by Essendon 17.9 (111) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,168) Report
Saturday, 25 August (1:45 pm) Geelong 22.10 (142) def. Gold Coast 5.10 (40) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 28,004) Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.8 (98) def. Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 56,998) Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:35 pm) Fremantle 9.13 (67) def. by Collingwood 11.10 (76) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,320) Report
Saturday, 25 August (7:25 pm) Carlton 8.13 (61) def. by Adelaide 26.9 (165) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,000) Report
Saturday, 25 August (7:25 pm) Sydney 10.14 (74) def. by Hawthorn 12.11 (83) SCG (crowd: 39,660) Report
Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.6 (72) def. by West Coast 14.14 (98) Gabba (crowd: 16,367) Report
Sunday, 26 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne 15.12 (102) def. Greater Western Sydney 8.9 (57) MCG (crowd: 37,285) Report
Sunday, 26 August (4:40 pm) St Kilda 14.10 (94) def. by North Melbourne 17.15 (117) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,866) Report
Carlton suffered its worst ever defeat against Adelaide, losing by 104 points.
Season notes[edit]
Carlton lost its first seven matches, the longest losing streak to start a season in the club's history.[21]
Carlton's final record of 2-20 was the club's fewest wins in a season since 1901.[22]
Melbourne qualified for the finals for the first time since 2006.
Win/loss table[edit]
Colour
Result
Green Win
Red Loss
Blue Draw
Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
This table can be sorted by margin, winners are represented in the first half of each column, and losers are represented in the second half of each column once sorted
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 Ess
12 Rich
36 StK
49 Coll
48 Syd
10 GC
48 Carl
55 PA
5 WB
37 Melb
91 GWS
16 Frem
3 Haw
56 X WCE
10 Rich
47 Geel
15 BL
5 Melb
13 PA
3 GWS
14 NM
9 Carl
104 X X X X 12
Brisbane Lions StK
25 Melb
26 PA
5 Rich
93 GC
5 GWS
34 Coll
7 WB
14 Haw
56 Syd
18 NM
54 Ess
22 X GWS
27 Frem
55 Carl
65 Haw
33 Adel
5 Geel
42 NM
3 Coll
31 GC
4 WCE
26 X X X X 15
Carlton Rich
26 GC
34 Coll
24 NM
86 WCE
10 WB
21 Adel
55 Ess
13 Melb
109 Geel
28 Syd
30 X Frem
57 Coll
20 PA
21 BL
65 StK
64 Haw
72 GC
35 GWS
105 Frem
29 WB
17 Adel
104 X X X X 18
Collingwood Haw
34 GWS
16 Carl
24 Adel
48 Ess
49 Rich
43 BL
7 Geel
21 StK
28 WB
35 Frem
61 Melb
42 X Carl
20 GC
39 Ess
16 WCE
35 NM
66 Rich
28 Syd
2 BL
31 PA
51 Frem
9 WCE
16 GWS
10 Rich
39 WCE
5 3
Essendon Adel
12 Frem
16 WB
21 PA
22 Coll
49 Melb
36 Haw
23 Carl
13 Geel
34 GWS
35 Rich
71 BL
22 X WCE
28 NM
17 Coll
16 GC
44 Frem
29 Syd
43 Haw
4 StK
43 Rich
8 PA
22 X X X X 11
Fremantle PA
50 Ess
16 GC
28 GWS
31 WB
54 WCE
8 Rich
77 StK
30 Syd
59 NM
28 Coll
61 Adel
3 Carl
57 X BL
55 Melb
54 PA
9 Ess
29 Haw
59 WCE
58 Carl
29 Geel
133 Coll
9 X X X X 14
Geelong Melb
3 Haw
1 WCE
15 StK
47 PA
34 Syd
17 GWS
61 Coll
21 Ess
34 Carl
28 GC
85 NM
37 Rich
18 X WB
2 Syd
12 Adel
15 Melb
2 BL
42 Rich
3 Haw
11 Frem
133 GC
102 Melb
29 X X X 8
Gold Coast NM
16 Carl
34 Frem
28 WCE
80 BL
5 Adel
48 WB
9 Melb
69 PA
40 X Geel
85 GWS
108 StK
2 Haw
53 Coll
39 NM
37 Ess
44 Syd
24 Carl
35 Melb
96 Rich
74 BL
4 Geel
102 X X X X 17
Greater Western Sydney WB
82 Coll
16 Syd
16 Frem
31 StK
0 BL
34 Geel
61 WCE
25 NM
43 Ess
35 Adel
16 GC
108 X BL
27 Haw
11 WCE
11 Rich
2 PA
22 StK
25 Carl
105 Adel
13 Syd
20 Melb
45 Syd
49 Coll
10 X X 7
Hawthorn Coll
34 Geel
1 Rich
13 Melb
67 NM
28 StK
35 Ess
23 Syd
8 BL
56 WCE
15 PA
3 X Adel
56 GC
53 GWS
11 WB
63 BL
33 Carl
72 Frem
59 Ess
4 Geel
11 StK
4 Syd
9 Rich
31 Melb
33 X X 4
Melbourne Geel
3 BL
26 NM
37 Haw
67 Rich
46 Ess
36 StK
39 GC
69 Carl
109 Adel
91 WB
49 Coll
42 X PA
10 StK
2 Frem
54 WB
50 Geel
2 Adel
13 GC
96 Syd
9 WCE
17 GWS
45 Geel
29 Haw
33 WCE
66 X 5
North Melbourne GC
16 StK
52 Melb
37 Carl
86 Haw
28 PA
33 Syd
2 Rich
10 GWS
43 Frem
28 BL
54 Geel
37 X WB
2 Ess
17 GC
37 Syd
6 Coll
66 WCE
40 BL
3 WB
7 Adel
9 StK
23 X X X X 9
Port Adelaide Frem
50 Syd
23 BL
5 Ess
22 Geel
34 NM
33 WCE
42 Adel
5 GC
40 X Haw
3 Rich
14 WB
57 Melb
10 Carl
21 StK
36 Frem
9 GWS
22 WB
44 Adel
3 WCE
4 Coll
51 Ess
22 X X X X 10
Richmond Carl
26 Adel
36 Haw
13 BL
93 Melb
46 Coll
43 Frem
77 NM
10 WCE
47 StK
28 Ess
71 PA
14 Geel
18 X Syd
26 Adel
47 GWS
2 StK
54 Coll
28 Geel
3 GC
74 Ess
8 WB
3 Haw
31 X Coll
39 X 1
St Kilda BL
25 NM
52 Adel
49 Geel
47 GWS
0 Haw
35 Melb
39 Frem
30 Coll
28 Rich
28 WCE
13 Syd
71 GC
2 X Melb
2 PA
36 Carl
64 Rich
54 GWS
25 WB
35 Ess
43 Haw
4 NM
23 X X X X 16
Sydney WCE
29 PA
23 GWS
16 WB
7 Adel
10 Geel
17 NM
2 Haw
8 Frem
59 BL
18 Carl
30 StK
71 WCE
15 X Rich
26 Geel
12 NM
6 GC
24 Ess
43 Coll
2 Melb
9 GWS
20 Haw
9 GWS
49 X X X 6
West Coast Syd
29 WB
51 Geel
15 GC
80 Carl
10 Frem
8 PA
42 GWS
25 Rich
47 Haw
15 StK
13 X Syd
15 Ess
28 Adel
10 GWS
11 Coll
35 WB
54 NM
40 Frem
58 PA
4 Melb
17 BL
26 Coll
16 X Melb
66 Coll
5 2
Western Bulldogs GWS
82 WCE
51 Ess
21 Syd
7 Frem
54 Carl
21 GC
9 BL
14 Adel
37 Coll
35 Melb
49 X PA
57 NM
2 Geel
2 Haw
63 Melb
50 WCE
54 PA
44 StK
35 NM
7 Carl
17 Rich
3 X X X X 13
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
Ladder[edit]
Pos
Team
[
v
t
e
]
Pld
W
L
D
PF
PA
%
Pts
Qualification
1
Richmond 22 18 4 0 2143 1574 136.1 72 2018 finals
2
West Coast (P) 22 16 6 0 2012 1657 121.4 64
3
Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2046 1699 120.4 60
4
Hawthorn 22 15 7 0 1972 1642 120.1 60
5
Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2299 1749 131.4 56
6
Sydney 22 14 8 0 1822 1664 109.5 56
7
Greater Western Sydney 22 13 8 1 1898 1664 114.1 54
8
Geelong 22 13 9 0 2045 1554 131.6 52
9
North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 1950 1790 108.9 48
10
Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1780 1654 107.6 48
11
Essendon 22 12 10 0 1932 1838 105.1 48
12
Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1941 1865 104.1 48
13
Western Bulldogs 22 8 14 0 1575 2037 77.3 32
14
Fremantle 22 8 14 0 1556 2041 76.2 32
15
Brisbane Lions 22 5 17 0 1825 2049 89.1 20
16
St Kilda 22 4 17 1 1606 2182 73.6 18
17
Gold Coast 22 4 18 0 1308 2182 59.9 16
18
Carlton 22 2 20 0 1353 2282 59.3 8
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Ladder progression[edit]
Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 8.
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 Richmond 47 412 89 123 161 201 241 281 282 322 362 362 401 401 441 481 481 521 561 601 641 681 721
2 West Coast 014 48 85 122 162 202 242 282 321 361 401 401 402 403 403 443 482 522 522 562 602 602 642
3 Collingwood 016 016 414 810 125 1210 169 1611 2010 248 287 326 326 364 402 442 443 483 483 486 525 563 603
4 Hawthorn 43 84 88 124 127 164 204 205 209 2010 2410 2411 289 329 3210 368 3610 408 447 485 524 564 604
5 Melbourne 010 46 84 812 814 1212 1610 206 243 283 323 325 324 326 327 366 406 407 446 484 487 527 565
6 Sydney 45 49 87 126 1210 167 168 207 245 284 324 363 403 402 404 405 444 444 449 488 526 565 566
7 Greater Western Sydney 41 81 82 121 143 183 185 189 1811 1811 2211 269 2610 3010 346 3410 387 426 465 503 543 546 547
8 Geelong 49 410 412 88 126 129 166 203 208 246 285 324 325 327 328 367 368 408 448 449 449 488 528
9 North Melbourne 015 45 411 87 124 128 167 1610 207 245 286 287 288 328 329 369 369 3610 4010 4410 4410 4410 489
10 Port Adelaide 42 82 121 125 129 166 1611 208 246 249 248 288 327 365 405 444 445 445 484 487 488 489 4810
11 Essendon 48 411 413 811 813 814 815 815 1214 1612 1612 2012 2013 2412 2812 2812 3212 3611 4011 4011 4411 4411 4811
12 Adelaide 011 47 83 89 128 165 203 204 244 247 249 2410 2411 2411 2811 2811 3211 3612 3612 4012 4012 4412 4812
13 Western Bulldogs 018 018 416 415 416 815 1214 1613 1613 1614 1614 1614 1614 1614 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2414 2814 3213 3213
14 Fremantle 017 414 810 813 1211 1211 1212 1612 1612 1613 1613 2013 2412 2413 2413 2413 2813 2813 2813 2813 3213 3214 3214
15 Brisbane Lions 013 015 017 017 017 017 017 018 417 417 417 417 417 417 817 1216 1616 1616 1616 1616 1616 2015 2015
16 St Kilda 46 413 415 416 615 616 616 616 616 616 616 616 1016 1016 1415 1415 1815 1815 1815 1815 1816 1816 1816
17 Gold Coast 44 83 86 814 1212 1213 1213 1214 1215 1215 1215 1215 1215 1215 1216 1217 1217 1617 1617 1617 1617 1617 1617
18 Carlton 012 017 018 018 018 018 018 417 418 418 418 418 418 418 418 418 418 418 818 818 818 818 818
Finals series[edit]
Main article: 2018 AFL finals series
Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
QF1: Sep 6, MCG
1 Richmond 13.17 (95)
4 Hawthorn 9.10 (64) SF1: Sep 14, MCG
Hawthorn 10.11 (71)
EF1: Sep 7, MCG Melbourne 16.8 (104) PF1: Sep 21, MCG
5 Melbourne 10.15 (75) Richmond 8.10 (58)
8 Geelong 6.10 (46) Collingwood 15.7 (97) GF: 29 Sep, MCG
West Coast 11.13 (79)
EF2: Sep 8, SCG PF2: Sep 22, Optus Stadium Collingwood 11.8 (74)
6 Sydney 4.6 (30) West Coast 18.13 (121)
7 Greater Western Sydney 10.19 (79) SF2: Sep 15, MCG Melbourne 7.13 (55)
Collingwood 9.15 (69)
QF2: Sep 8, Optus Stadium Greater Western Sydney 9.5 (59)
2 West Coast 12.14 (86)
3 Collingwood 10.10 (70)
Week one[edit]
Qualifying finals
QF1: Thursday, 6 September (7:20 pm) Richmond 13.17 (95) def. Hawthorn 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 91,446) Report
QF2: Saturday, 8 September (6:10 pm) West Coast 12.14 (86) def. Collingwood 10.10 (70) Optus Stadium (crowd: 59,585) Report
Elimination finals
EF1: Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) Melbourne 10.15 (75) def. Geelong 6.10 (46) MCG (crowd: 91,767) Report
EF2: Saturday, 8 September (4:20 pm) Sydney 4.6 (30) def. by Greater Western Sydney 10.19 (79) SCG (crowd: 40,350) Report
Sydney's score of 4.6 (30) was its lowest ever score at the SCG.
The crowd of 91,767 between Melbourne and Geelong was the highest crowd for a Melbourne game since the 2000 AFL Grand Final.
Week two[edit]
Semi-finals
SF1: Friday, 14 September (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) def. by Melbourne 16.8 (104) MCG (crowd: 90,152) Report
SF2: Saturday, 15 September (7:25 pm) Collingwood 9.15 (69) def. Greater Western Sydney 9.5 (59) MCG (crowd: 72,504) Report
Week three[edit]
Preliminary finals
PF1: Friday, 21 September (7:50 pm) Richmond 8.10 (58) def. by Collingwood 15.7 (97) MCG (crowd: 94,959) Report
PF2: Saturday, 22 September (1:20 pm) West Coast 18.13 (121) def. Melbourne 7.13 (55) Optus Stadium (crowd: 59,608) Report
Melbourne became the first side since Richmond in the 1927 Grand Final to not score a goal in the first half of a final.[23]
The crowd of 59,608 between West Coast and Melbourne was the highest crowd for a stadium sporting event in Western Australia.[citation needed]
Week four[edit]
Main article: 2018 AFL Grand Final
Grand final
Saturday, 29 September (2:30 pm) West Coast 11.13 (79) def. Collingwood 11.8 (74) MCG (crowd: 100,022) Report
West Coast became the first team to defeat the same team twice in the same final series since the introduction of a top 8 finals system in 1994.
Finals notes[edit]
Melbourne qualified for a preliminary final for the first time since 2000.
Collingwood qualified for the grand final for the first time since 2011.
Attendances[edit]
By club[edit]
2018 AFL attendances
Club
Total
Games
Avg. per game
Home total
Home games
Home avg.
Adelaide
823,674 22 37,440 499,589 11 45,417
Brisbane Lions
476,224 22 21,647 202,462 11 18,406
Carlton
753,080 22 34,231 349,521 11 31,775
Collingwood
1,339,628 26 53,585 548,881 11 49,898
Essendon
1,026,731 22 46,670 520,918 11 47,356
Fremantle
791,299 22 35,968 459,403 11 41,764
Geelong
970,928 23 44,133 376,282 11 34,207
Gold Coast
410,735 22 18,670 149,013 11 13,547
Greater Western Sydney
552,949 24 26,510 131,047 11 11,913
Hawthorn
976,282 24 40,678 366,276 11 33,298
Melbourne
1,061,009 25 42,440 447,641 11 40,695
North Melbourne
569,722 22 25,896 230,539 11 20,958
Port Adelaide
740,728 22 33,669 420,498 11 38,227
Richmond
1,381,298 24 57,554 672,921 11 61,175
St Kilda
637,204 22 28,964 280,528 11 25,503
Sydney
789,860 23 34,342 373,548 11 33,959
West Coast
1,044,250 25 43,510 585,749 11 53,250
Western Bulldogs
642,959 22 29,225 279,093 11 25,372
By ground[edit]
2018 ground attendances
Ground
Total
Games
Avg. per game
Adelaide Arena at Jiangwan Stadium
10,689 1 10,689
Adelaide Oval
920,077 22 41,822
Blundstone Arena
32,636 3 10,879
Cazaly's Stadium
3,722 1 3,722
Etihad Stadium
1,291,670 45 28,704
Gabba
208,522 12 17,377
GMHBA Stadium
256,670 9 28,519
Mars Stadium
13,283 2 6,642
MCG
2,853,179 50 57,064
Metricon Stadium
95,154 7 13,593
Optus Stadium
1,197,733 25 47,909
SCG
413,898 12 34,492
Spotless Stadium
95,988 8 11,999
TIO Stadium
8,689 1 8,689
TIO Traeger Park
6,989 1 6,989
University of Tasmania Stadium
50,312 4 12,578
UNSW Canberra Oval
35,059 3 11,686
Awards[edit]
The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Tom Mitchell of Hawthorn who polled 28 votes.[24]
The Coleman Medal was awarded to Jack Riewoldt of Richmond, who kicked 65 goals during the home and away season. It was the third time Riewoldt has won the award.[25]
The Ron Evans Medal was awarded to Jaidyn Stephenson of Collingwood, who received 52 votes.[26]
The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Luke Shuey of West Coast[27]
The AFL Goal of the Year was awarded to Jack Higgins of Richmond for his goal against Collingwood in Round 19.[28]
The AFL Mark of the Year was awarded to Isaac Heeney of Sydney for his mark against Melbourne in Round 21.[29]
The McClelland Trophy was awarded to Richmond for the first time since 1982.[30]
The wooden spoon was "awarded" to Carlton for the first time since 2015 after obtaining a club low two wins during the season.[31]
The AFL Players Association Awards
The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Tom Mitchell of Hawthorn polling 773 votes ahead of Patrick Cripps who polled 529.[32]
The Robert Rose Award was awarded to Callan Ward of Greater Western Sydney.[32]
The best captain was awarded to Trent Cotchin of Richmond.[32]
The best first year player was awarded to Tim Kelly of Geelong.[32]
The 22under22 team captaincy was awarded to Marcus Bontempelli of the Western Bulldogs for the third year in a row.[32]
The AFL Coaches Association Awards
The AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year Award was awarded to Max Gawn of Melbourne who received 97 votes ahead of Patrick Cripps who received 91.[33]
The Gary Ayres Award for the best player in the finals series was awarded to Steele Sidebottom of Collingwood who polled 23 votes ahead of teammate Taylor Adams on 18.[34]
The Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award was awarded to Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley.[35]
The Assistant Coach of the Year Award was awarded to North Melbourne assistant Rhyce Shaw for the second year in a row.[35]
The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Alan Stewart for his contribution to football in South Australia.[35]
The Best Young Player Award was awarded to Tom Stewart of Geelong who received 40 votes.[36]
The Media Award was awarded to Gerard Whateley for the fifth consecutive year.[35]
The Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award was awarded to Neville Jetta of Melbourne.[37]
Milestones[edit]
Name
Club
Milestone
Round
Ref.
Joel Selwood Geelong 250 AFL games Round 1 [38]
Trent Cotchin Richmond 200 AFL games Round 2 [39]
Mark LeCras West Coast 200 AFL games Round 4 [40]
Sam Gilbert St Kilda 200 AFL games Round 6 [41]
Callan Ward Greater Western Sydney 200 AFL games Round 8 [42]
Nick Smith Sydney 200 AFL games Round 9 [43]
Shaun Grigg Richmond 200 AFL games Round 10 [44]
Todd Goldstein North Melbourne 200 AFL games Round 10 [45]
Dan Hannebery Sydney 200 AFL games Round 11 [46]
Nathan Jones Melbourne 250 AFL games Round 11 [47]
Ryan Griffen Greater Western Sydney 250 AFL games Round 12 [48]
Heath Grundy Sydney 250 AFL games Round 13 [49]
Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn 350 AFL games Round 13 [50]
Kade Simpson Carlton 300 AFL games Round 15 [51]
Stephen Hill Fremantle 200 AFL games Round 16 [52]
Steele Sidebottom Collingwood 200 AFL games Round 16 [53]
James Frawley Hawthorn 200 AFL games Round 17 [54]
Lance Franklin Sydney 900 AFL goals Round 17 [55]
Jordan Lewis Melbourne 300 AFL games Round 19 [56]
Shaun Higgins North Melbourne 200 AFL games Round 19 [57]
Bryce Gibbs Adelaide 250 AFL games Round 20 [58]
David Mackay Adelaide 200 AFL games Round 21 [59]
Dale Morris Western Bulldogs 250 AFL games Round 21 [60]
Travis Varcoe Collingwood 200 AFL games Round 22 [61]
Jack Riewoldt Richmond 600 AFL goals Round 23 [62]
Coleman Medal[edit]
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
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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20
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1 Jack Riewoldt 44 04 48 19 211 314 317 219 524 024 125 328 230 030 333 235 237 441 344 448 1058 260 565 65
2 Ben Brown 00 66 410 515 419 423 124 226 531 233 235 035 035 540 242 446 450 252 153 154 458 058 361 61
3 Tom Hawkins 00 11 34 04 04 26 410 010 313 316 319 322 325 025 328 530 434 741 748 149 150 656 258 58
4 Lance Franklin 88 412 214 317 118 018 018 018 321 122 325 429 231 031 435 439 342 042 244 650 252 557 057 57
5 Luke Breust 44 04 37 411 516 319 120 323 023 023 124 024 125 227 330 636 036 541 445 348 250 252 153 53
6 Jack Gunston 22 24 04 26 28 311 112 517 421 021 021 021 122 325 025 429 231 233 235 540 242 446 248 48
Tom McDonald 00 00 00 00 00 22 24 59 413 215 419 625 025 328 129 130 333 437 340 040 242 345 348
8 Jesse Hogan 33 58 19 110 212 214 317 320 121 526 531 031 031 031 334 236 440 141 142 446 147 047 047 47
9 Josh Jenkins 22 57 18 08 311 011 314 115 116 117 118 220 121 021 223 326 228 230 030 333 336 339 746 46
10 Josh Caddy 33 36 06 17 07 411 112 416 117 623 427 027 128 028 129 231 132 233 135 035 439 443 144 44
Best and fairest[edit]
Club
Award name
Player
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Rory Laird
Brisbane Lions Merrett-Murray Medal Dayne Zorko
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Patrick Cripps
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Steele Sidebottom & Brodie Grundy
Essendon W. S. Crichton Medal Devon Smith
Fremantle Doig Medal Lachie Neale
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Mark Blicavs
Gold Coast Club Champion Jarrod Harbrow
Greater Western Sydney Kevin Sheedy Medal Lachie Whitfield
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Tom Mitchell
Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Max Gawn
North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Shaun Higgins
Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Justin Westhoff
Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Jack Riewoldt
St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Jack Steven
Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Jake Lloyd
West Coast John Worsfold Medal Elliot Yeo
Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Lachie Hunter
Source: Foxsports
Club leadership[edit]
Club
Coach
Captain(s)
Vice-captain(s)
Leadership group
Ref
Adelaide Don Pyke Taylor Walker Rory Sloane Matt Crouch, Tom Lynch [63]
Brisbane Lions Chris Fagan Dayne Beams (until 23 May)
Dayne Zorko (from 23 May) Dayne Zorko (until 23 May)
Harris Andrews (deputy until 23 May) Allen Christensen, Stefan Martin, Ryan Lester [64]
Carlton Brendon Bolton Marc Murphy Patrick Cripps, Sam Docherty Ed Curnow, Matthew Kreuzer, Lachie Plowman, Alex Silvagni, Kade Simpson [65]
Collingwood Nathan Buckley Scott Pendlebury Steele Sidebottom Taylor Adams, Lynden Dunn, Jeremy Howe [66]
Essendon John Worsfold Dyson Heppell Cale Hooker, Zach Merrett Joe Daniher, Orazio Fantasia, Michael Hurley, David Myers [67]
Fremantle Ross Lyon Nat Fyfe David Mundy, Lachie Neale, Alex Pearce, Aaron Sandilands, Michael Walters [68][69]
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood Patrick Dangerfield, Harry Taylor (deputy) Mark Blicavs, Mitch Duncan, Scott Selwood, Zach Tuohy [70]
Gold Coast Stuart Dew Tom Lynch (until 2 August)
Steven May Michael Barlow, Touk Miller, Pearce Hanley, Matt Rosa, David Swallow, Jarrod Witts [71]
Greater Western Sydney Leon Cameron Phil Davis
Callan Ward Stephen Coniglio, Josh Kelly Matt de Boer [72]
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Jarryd Roughead Liam Shiels, Isaac Smith Jack Gunston, Ben Stratton [73]
Melbourne Simon Goodwin Nathan Jones
Jack Viney Max Gawn, Jordan Lewis [74]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Jack Ziebell Robbie Tarrant Shaun Higgins, Jamie Macmillan [75]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Travis Boak Ollie Wines Charlie Dixon, Brad Ebert, Hamish Hartlett, Tom Jonas, Tom Rockliff [76]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Trent Cotchin Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt [77]
St Kilda Alan Richardson Jarryn Geary Jack Newnes, Dylan Roberton, Seb Ross, Jack Steven [78]
Sydney John Longmire Josh Kennedy Dan Hannebery, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe Kieren Jack, Jarrad McVeigh, Nick Smith [79]
West Coast Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn Josh Kennedy, Luke Shuey Andrew Gaff, Jeremy McGovern, Nic Naitanui [80][81]
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Easton Wood Marcus Bontempelli Lachie Hunter, Jason Johannisen, Jack Redpath, Jordan Roughead [82]
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