# 2017 AFL 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.
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:
* 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. 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.
* 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.
* 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.

## Pre-season

The pre-season series of matches in 2017 was known as the JLT Community Series; its new sponsor was Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT), who replaced National Australia Bank (NAB) after NAB elected to sponsor the inaugural AFL Women's season instead. The series 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. All matches were televised live on Fox Footy as well as on the AFL Live app. The nine-point super goal was used in these matches.
| | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 | | |
| Thursday, 16 February (7:40 pm) | Collingwood 2.13.9 (105) | def. | Essendon 0.14.10 (94) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,521) | Report |
| Friday, 17 February (7:40 pm) | Hawthorn 0.15.8 (98) | def. | Geelong 1.13.7 (94) | University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 8,512) | Report |
| Saturday, 18 February (2:05 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 0.10.10 (70) | def. | West Coast 0.5.7 (37) | Narrandera Sports Stadium, Narrandera (crowd: 3,984) | Report |
| Saturday, 18 February (4:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 2.9.14 (86) | def. by | Melbourne 0.14.8 (92) | Whitten Oval (crowd: 7,581) | Report |
| Sunday, 19 February (2:05 pm) | Sydney 0.8.15 (63) | def. by | North Melbourne 0.9.11 (65) | Coffs Harbour International Stadium (crowd: 3,040) | Report |
| Sunday, 19 February (3:40 pm) | Gold Coast 0.11.15 (81) | def. | Brisbane Lions 1.7.6 (57) | Kombumerri Park, Merrimac (crowd: 2,174) | Report |
| | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 | | |
| Thursday, 23 February (7:40 pm) | St Kilda 0.8.9 (57) | def. | Port Adelaide 0.7.14 (56) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 5,363) | Report |
| Friday, 24 February (7:40 pm) | Richmond 0.14.8 (92) | def. | Adelaide 0.10.13 (73) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 7,262) | Report |
| Saturday, 25 February (2:05 pm) | Melbourne 0.17.14 (116) | def. | Carlton 0.9.8 (62) | Casey Fields (crowd: 7,256) | Report |
| Saturday, 25 February (3:40 pm) | West Coast 0.16.11 (107) | def. | Fremantle 0.8.4 (52) | Wonthella Oval, Geraldton (crowd: 8,880) | Report |
| Sunday, 26 February (2:05 pm) | North Melbourne 0.13.17 (95) | def. | Hawthorn 0.11.8 (74) | Arden Street Oval (crowd: 3,981) | Report |
| Sunday, 26 February (3:40 pm) | Gold Coast 0.12.7 (79) | def. | Essendon 0.12.4 (76) | Harrup Park Country Club (crowd: 3,893) | Report |
| | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 3 | | |
| Thursday, 2 March (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 1.6.13 (58) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 0.10.6 (66) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 4,901) | Report |
| Friday, 3 March (7:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 1.4.9 (42) | def. by | Sydney 0.8.6 (54) | Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 2,695) | Report |
| Saturday, 4 March (2:05 pm) | Carlton 0.4.6 (30) | def. by | St Kilda 0.18.14 (122) | Ikon Park (crowd: 15,485) | Report |
| Saturday, 4 March (1:40 pm) | Fremantle 1.11.12 (87) | def. | Collingwood 1.12.4 (85) | Rushton Park (crowd: 5,601) | Report |
| Sunday, 5 March (1:35 pm) | Adelaide 1.9.7 (70) | def. | Geelong 1.7.13 (64) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 3,800) | Report |
| Sunday, 5 March (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 0.7.9 (51) | def. by | Richmond 0.11.13 (79) | Malseed Park, Mount Gambier (crowd: 4,649) | Report |
| | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 4 | | |
| Thursday, 9 March (4:50 pm) | Gold Coast 0.16.9 (105) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 4.13.12 (126) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 3,007) | Report |
| Thursday, 9 March (5:50 pm) | West Coast 0.14.11 (95) | def. | Melbourne 1.9.7 (70) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 5,337) | Report |
| Friday, 10 March (5:50 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 2.15.17 (125) | def. | North Melbourne 0.12.15 (87) | Manuka Oval (crowd: 3,997) | Report |
| Friday, 10 March (5:40 pm) | Fremantle 2.12.14 (104) | def. | Carlton 0.12.11 (83) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 6,639) | Report |
| Saturday, 11 March (1:10 pm) | Richmond 0.16.11 (107) | def. by | Collingwood 1.15.15 (114) | Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe (crowd: 5,701) | Report |
| Saturday, 11 March (3:40 pm) | Adelaide 1.20.13 (142) | def. | Brisbane Lions 1.15.4 (103) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 4,350) | Report |
| Sunday, 12 March (12:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 0.14.12 (96) | def. | Hawthorn 1.8.11 (68) | Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 5,628) | Report |
| Sunday, 12 March (4:10 pm) | Geelong 1.17.11 (122) | def. | Essendon 2.12.10 (100) | Queen Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 8,391) | Report |
| Sunday, 12 March (7:10 pm) | St Kilda 0.10.14 (74) | def. by | Sydney 0.11.11 (77) | Lavington Sports Ground (crowd: 6,893) | Report |

## 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.
* Greater Western Sydney sold the naming rights for Manuka Oval during the AFL season to the University of New South Wales, and the stadium became known as the UNSW Canberra Oval.
* North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs played in the AFL's first ever Good Friday match, which was played at Etihad Stadium.
* 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. Both teams had a bye the following round, while the remaining sixteen teams had their byes from rounds 11 to 13.
* Owing to redevelopment, Simonds Stadium was unavailable until round 9.
* 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.
* All starting times are local.

### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Thursday, 23 March (7:20 pm) | Carlton 14.5 (89) | def. by | Richmond 20.12 (132) | MCG (crowd: 73,137) | Report |
| Friday, 24 March (7:50 pm) | Collingwood 12.14 (86) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 15.10 (100) | MCG (crowd: 66,254) | Report |
| Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm) | Sydney 12.10 (82) | def. by | Port Adelaide 17.8 (110) | SCG (crowd: 33,129) | Report |
| Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm) | St Kilda 13.12 (90) | def. by | Melbourne 18.12 (120) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,249) | Report |
| Saturday, 25 March (7:25 pm) | Essendon 17.14 (116) | def. | Hawthorn 12.19 (91) | MCG (crowd: 78,294) | Report |
| Saturday, 25 March (7:05 pm) | Gold Coast 14.12 (96) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,710) | Report |
| Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm) | North Melbourne 13.15 (93) | def. by | West Coast 21.10 (136) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,997) | Report |
| Sunday, 26 March (2:45 pm) | Adelaide 22.15 (147) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 14.7 (91) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,993) | Report |
| Sunday, 26 March (4:40 pm) | Fremantle 10.13 (73) | def. by | Geelong 18.7 (115) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,638) | Report |
| Melbourne defeated St Kilda for the first time since the 2006 elimination final, ending a fourteen match losing streak. The match between North Melbourne and West Coast was the 15,000th VFL/AFL game played. 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. 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. ||||||

### Round 2

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

### Round 3

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

### Round 4

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

### Round 5

| | Round 5 (ANZAC Round) | Round 5 (ANZAC Round) | 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) | Report |
| Saturday, 22 April (1:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs 17.20 (122) | def. | Brisbane Lions 14.6 (90) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,822) | Report |
| Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) | Gold Coast 13.8 (86) | def. by | Adelaide 23.15 (153) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,672) | Report |
| Saturday, 22 April (7:25 pm) | Sydney 9.9 (63) | def. by | Greater Western Sydney 15.15 (105) | SCG (crowd: 34,824) | Report |
| Saturday, 22 April (5:40 pm) | Fremantle 9.13 (67) | def. | North Melbourne 9.8 (62) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 33,319) | Report |
| Sunday, 23 April (3:20 pm) | St Kilda 13.10 (88) | def. by | Geelong 19.12 (126) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,884) | Report |
| Sunday, 23 April (4:40 pm) | Hawthorn 19.11 (125) | def. | West Coast 11.9 (75) | MCG (crowd: 28,997) | Report |
| Monday, 24 April (7:25 pm) | Richmond 12.16 (88) | def. | Melbourne 11.9 (75) | MCG (crowd: 85,657) | Report |
| Tuesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) | Essendon 15.10 (100) | def. | Collingwood 11.16 (82) | MCG (crowd: 87,685) | Report |
| The crowd of 85,657 between Richmond and Melbourne was the highest ever between these two teams. 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. ||||||

### Round 6

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

### Round 7

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

### Round 8

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

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | 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) | Report |
| Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm) | St Kilda 10.8 (68) | def. by | Sydney 18.10 (118) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,778) | Report |
| Saturday, 20 May (4:35 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 11.12 (78) | def. | Richmond 10.15 (75) | Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,677) | Report |
| Saturday, 20 May (7:25 pm) | Brisbane Lions 7.18 (60) | def. by | Adelaide 21.14 (140) | Gabba (crowd: 13,802) | Report |
| Saturday, 20 May (7:25 pm) | Collingwood 13.12 (90) | def. | Hawthorn 11.6 (72) | MCG (crowd: 54,252) | Report |
| Sunday, 21 May (1:10 pm) | Essendon 19.11 (125) | def. | West Coast 8.16 (64) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,403) | Report |
| Sunday, 21 May (3:20 pm) | Melbourne 13.12 (90) | def. by | North Melbourne 15.14 (104) | MCG (crowd: 33,218) | Report |
| Sunday, 21 May (2:40 pm) | Fremantle 13.8 (86) | def. | Carlton 7.9 (51) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 30,313) | Report |
| | Bye Gold Coast, Port Adelaide | Bye Gold Coast, Port Adelaide | 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. ||||||

### Round 10

| | Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round) | Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round) | 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) | Report |
| Friday, 26 May (7:50 pm) | Sydney 11.9 (75) | def. by | Hawthorn 12.9 (81) | SCG (crowd: 36,221) | Report |
| Saturday, 27 May (1:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90) | def. | St Kilda 7.8 (50) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,685) | Report |
| Saturday, 27 May (4:05 pm) | Melbourne 18.14 (122) | def. | Gold Coast 13.9 (87) | TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 5,072) | Report |
| Saturday, 27 May (7:25 pm) | Richmond 11.15 (81) | def. | Essendon 10.6 (66) | MCG (crowd: 85,656) | Report |
| Saturday, 27 May (7:10 pm) | Adelaide 20.23 (143) | def. | Fremantle 6.7 (43) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,415) | Report |
| Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm) | Collingwood 18.21 (129) | def. | Brisbane Lions 13.6 (84) | MCG (crowd: 32,750) | Report |
| Sunday, 28 May (3:20 pm) | Carlton 15.6 (96) | def. by | North Melbourne 17.11 (113) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,802) | Report |
| Sunday, 28 May (2:40 pm) | West Coast 14.6 (90) | def. by | Greater Western Sydney 14.14 (98) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,057) | Report |
| 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. ||||||

### Round 11

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

### Round 12

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

### Round 13

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

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | 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) | Report |
| Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm) | Sydney 11.20 (86) | def. | Essendon 12.13 (85) | SCG (crowd: 34,575) | Report |
| Saturday, 24 June (1:45 pm) | Collingwood 9.8 (62) | def. by | Port Adelaide 13.15 (93) | MCG (crowd: 35,933) | Report |
| Saturday, 24 June (4:35 pm) | Brisbane Lions 12.14 (86) | def. by | Greater Western Sydney 22.14 (146) | Gabba (crowd: 11,455) | Report |
| Saturday, 24 June (7:25 pm) | Western Bulldogs 15.17 (107) | def. | North Melbourne 16.10 (106) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,263) | Report |
| Saturday, 24 June (5:40 pm) | West Coast 14.12 (96) | def. by | Melbourne 15.9 (99) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 36,622) | Report |
| Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm) | Geelong 10.14 (74) | def. | Fremantle 11.6 (72) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 29,928) | Report |
| Sunday, 25 June (3:20 pm) | Richmond 11.18 (84) | def. | Carlton 8.10 (58) | MCG (crowd: 64,448) | Report |
| Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm) | St Kilda 14.20 (104) | def. | Gold Coast 10.12 (72) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,844) | Report |
| Gary Rohan of Sydney kicked a goal after the final siren to defeat Essendon. Melbourne won in Western Australia for the first time since round 11, 2004, ending a 17-game losing streak. 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. ||||||

### Round 15

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

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | 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) | Report |
| 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) | Report |
| Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 12.8 (80) | def. by | Essendon 18.9 (117) | MCG (crowd: 63,537) | Report |
| Saturday, 8 July (4:35 pm) | Sydney 17.16 (118) | def. | Gold Coast 7.9 (51) | SCG (crowd: 32,987) | Report |
| Saturday, 8 July (7:25 pm) | Brisbane Lions 11.12 (78) | def. by | Geelong 25.13 (163) | Gabba (crowd: 18,769) | Report |
| Saturday, 8 July (7:25 pm) | St Kilda 21.12 (138) | def. | Richmond 10.11 (71) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,514) | Report |
| Sunday, 9 July (1:10 pm) | North Melbourne 12.10 (82) | def. by | Fremantle 13.8 (86) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,267) | Report |
| Sunday, 9 July (3:20 pm) | Carlton 12.10 (82) | def. by | Melbourne 14.6 (90) | MCG (crowd: 47,266) | Report |
| Sunday, 9 July (2:40 pm) | West Coast 13.10 (88) | def. by | Port Adelaide 18.12 (120) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 36,766) | Report |
| 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. ||||||

### Round 17

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

### Round 18

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

### Round 19

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

### Round 20

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

### Round 21

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

### Round 22

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

### Round 23

| | Round 23 | 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) | Report |
| Saturday, 26 August (1:45 pm) | Collingwood 14.15 (99) | def. | Melbourne 12.11 (83) | MCG (crowd: 51,223) | Report |
| Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions 11.13 (79) | def. by | North Melbourne 19.16 (130) | Gabba (crowd: 15,416) | Report |
| Saturday, 26 August (4:35 pm) | Sydney 21.12 (138) | def. | Carlton 8.9 (57) | SCG (crowd: 38,965) | Report |
| Saturday, 26 August (7:25 pm) | Geelong 15.13 (103) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 8.11 (59) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 30,087) | Report |
| Saturday, 26 August (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 20.15 (135) | def. | Gold Coast 3.2 (20) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,288) | Report |
| Sunday, 27 August (1:10 pm) | Essendon 16.11 (107) | def. | Fremantle 14.8 (92) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,665) | Report |
| Sunday, 27 August (3:20 pm) | Richmond 19.8 (122) | def. | St Kilda 12.9 (81) | MCG (crowd: 69,104) | Report |
| Sunday, 27 August (2:40 pm) | West Coast 15.10 (100) | def. | Adelaide 10.11 (71) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 39,367) | Report |
| Gold Coast’s final score of 3.2 (20) is the lowest score in club history and the lowest score conceded by Port Adelaide in the AFL. 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. 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

* Adelaide recorded the longest unbeaten start to a season in club history, winning its first six games.
* Sydney was the first reigning grand finalist in VFL/AFL history to lose its first six matches of the following season, before becoming the first club to reach the finals after starting the season with zero wins and six losses.
* 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.
* Essendon became the first team since West Coast in 2011 to qualify for the finals after finishing wooden spooners the previous season.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.

## 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 |
| + | Win | | Qualified for finals |
| - | Loss | X | Bye |
| | Draw | | Eliminated |
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 | 2017 finals |
| 3 | Richmond (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1992 | 1684 | 118.3 | 60 | 2017 finals |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2081 | 1812 | 114.8 | 60 | 2017 finals |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1671 | 129.7 | 56 | 2017 finals |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2093 | 1651 | 126.8 | 56 | 2017 finals |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2135 | 2004 | 106.5 | 48 | 2017 finals |
| 8 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1964 | 1858 | 105.7 | 48 | 2017 finals |
| 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 | |

### 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 | 4$_1$ | 8$_2$ | 12$_1$ | 16$_2$ | 20$_1$ | 24$_1$ | 24$_1$ | 24$_1$ | 28$_1$ | 32$_1$ | 32$_2$ | 36$_1$ | 36$_1$ | 36$_2$ | 40$_2$ | 44$_1$ | 48$_1$ | 52$_1$ | 54$_1$ | 58$_1$ | 62$_1$ | 62$_1$ | 62$_1$ |
| 2 | Geelong | 4$_2$ | 8$_7$ | 12$_3$ | 16$_1$ | 20$_2$ | 20$_3$ | 20$_3$ | 20$_5$ | 24$_3$ | 28$_3$ | 32$_3$ | 32$_3$ | 32$_3$ | 36$_3$ | 38$_3$ | 42$_3$ | 46$_2$ | 46$_2$ | 50$_2$ | 50$_4$ | 54$_3$ | 58$_3$ | 62$_2$ |
| 3 | Richmond | 4$_3$ | 8$_3$ | 12$_2$ | 16$_3$ | 20$_3$ | 20$_4$ | 20$_6$ | 20$_7$ | 20$_7$ | 24$_5$ | 28$_4$ | 28$_4$ | 28$_6$ | 32$_6$ | 36$_4$ | 36$_6$ | 40$_5$ | 44$_4$ | 48$_4$ | 52$_3$ | 52$_4$ | 56$_4$ | 60$_3$ |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 0$_{18}$ | 4$_9$ | 8$_5$ | 12$_4$ | 16$_4$ | 20$_2$ | 20$_2$ | 24$_2$ | 28$_2$ | 32$_2$ | 36$_1$ | 36$_2$ | 36$_2$ | 40$_1$ | 42$_1$ | 44$_2$ | 44$_3$ | 44$_3$ | 48$_3$ | 52$_2$ | 56$_2$ | 60$_2$ | 60$_4$ |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 4$_5$ | 8$_1$ | 8$_4$ | 8$_7$ | 12$_6$ | 16$_5$ | 16$_7$ | 20$_4$ | 20$_6$ | 20$_8$ | 24$_5$ | 24$_5$ | 28$_4$ | 32$_4$ | 32$_5$ | 36$_4$ | 40$_4$ | 40$_5$ | 44$_5$ | 44$_5$ | 48$_6$ | 52$_5$ | 56$_5$ |
| 6 | Sydney | 0$_{14}$ | 0$_{15}$ | 0$_{16}$ | 0$_{16}$ | 0$_{18}$ | 0$_{18}$ | 4$_{17}$ | 8$_{15}$ | 12$_{12}$ | 12$_{15}$ | 12$_{16}$ | 16$_{14}$ | 20$_{12}$ | 24$_{10}$ | 28$_9$ | 32$_8$ | 36$_6$ | 40$_6$ | 40$_6$ | 44$_6$ | 48$_5$ | 52$_6$ | 56$_6$ |
| 7 | Essendon | 4$_7$ | 8$_6$ | 8$_7$ | 8$_{11}$ | 12$_8$ | 12$_{10}$ | 12$_{12}$ | 16$_{11}$ | 20$_{10}$ | 20$_{11}$ | 20$_{12}$ | 24$_7$ | 24$_8$ | 24$_{11}$ | 24$_{11}$ | 28$_{10}$ | 32$_{10}$ | 36$_8$ | 36$_{10}$ | 40$_8$ | 40$_{10}$ | 44$_8$ | 48$_7$ |
| 8 | West Coast | 4$_4$ | 8$_5$ | 8$_6$ | 12$_5$ | 12$_7$ | 16$_6$ | 20$_4$ | 24$_3$ | 24$_4$ | 24$_6$ | 24$_7$ | 24$_9$ | 28$_7$ | 28$_7$ | 32$_7$ | 32$_9$ | 36$_8$ | 36$_9$ | 40$_8$ | 40$_9$ | 44$_8$ | 44$_9$ | 48$_8$ |
| 9 | Melbourne | 4$_6$ | 8$_4$ | 8$_8$ | 8$_8$ | 8$_{10}$ | 12$_8$ | 12$_{10}$ | 16$_{10}$ | 16$_{11}$ | 20$_9$ | 20$_9$ | 24$_6$ | 28$_5$ | 32$_5$ | 32$_6$ | 36$_5$ | 36$_7$ | 40$_7$ | 40$_7$ | 40$_{10}$ | 44$_7$ | 48$_7$ | 48$_9$ |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 4$_8$ | 8$_8$ | 8$_9$ | 12$_6$ | 16$_5$ | 16$_7$ | 20$_5$ | 20$_8$ | 20$_8$ | 24$_4$ | 24$_6$ | 24$_8$ | 24$_9$ | 28$_9$ | 28$_{10}$ | 28$_{11}$ | 32$_{11}$ | 36$_{10}$ | 40$_9$ | 44$_7$ | 44$_9$ | 44$_{11}$ | 44$_{10}$ |
| 11 | St Kilda | 0$_{13}$ | 0$_{13}$ | 4$_{10}$ | 8$_{10}$ | 8$_{11}$ | 12$_9$ | 16$_8$ | 20$_6$ | 20$_9$ | 20$_{10}$ | 20$_{11}$ | 20$_{12}$ | 24$_{10}$ | 28$_8$ | 32$_8$ | 36$_7$ | 36$_9$ | 36$_{11}$ | 36$_{11}$ | 40$_{11}$ | 40$_{11}$ | 44$_{10}$ | 44$_{11}$ |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 0$_{12}$ | 0$_{14}$ | 0$_{18}$ | 0$_{18}$ | 4$_{15}$ | 4$_{17}$ | 8$_{16}$ | 12$_{14}$ | 12$_{17}$ | 16$_{14}$ | 16$_{15}$ | 16$_{17}$ | 16$_{17}$ | 20$_{16}$ | 24$_{13}$ | 26$_{13}$ | 26$_{13}$ | 30$_{12}$ | 34$_{12}$ | 34$_{13}$ | 38$_{12}$ | 38$_{12}$ | 42$_{12}$ |
| 13 | Collingwood | 0$_{11}$ | 0$_{11}$ | 4$_{12}$ | 4$_{13}$ | 4$_{13}$ | 8$_{12}$ | 8$_{15}$ | 8$_{17}$ | 12$_{13}$ | 16$_{12}$ | 20$_{10}$ | 20$_{11}$ | 20$_{13}$ | 20$_{13}$ | 20$_{15}$ | 20$_{15}$ | 24$_{14}$ | 28$_{13}$ | 30$_{13}$ | 34$_{12}$ | 34$_{12}$ | 34$_{13}$ | 38$_{13}$ |
| 14 | Fremantle | 0$_{17}$ | 0$_{18}$ | 4$_{15}$ | 8$_{12}$ | 12$_9$ | 12$_{11}$ | 16$_9$ | 20$_9$ | 24$_5$ | 24$_7$ | 24$_8$ | 24$_{10}$ | 24$_{11}$ | 24$_{12}$ | 24$_{14}$ | 28$_{12}$ | 28$_{12}$ | 28$_{14}$ | 28$_{14}$ | 32$_{14}$ | 32$_{14}$ | 32$_{14}$ | 32$_{14}$ |
| 15 | North Melbourne | 0$_{15}$ | 0$_{12}$ | 0$_{17}$ | 0$_{17}$ | 0$_{17}$ | 4$_{15}$ | 8$_{14}$ | 8$_{16}$ | 12$_{14}$ | 16$_{13}$ | 16$_{13}$ | 16$_{15}$ | 16$_{16}$ | 16$_{17}$ | 16$_{17}$ | 16$_{17}$ | 16$_{17}$ | 16$_{17}$ | 20$_{16}$ | 20$_{16}$ | 20$_{16}$ | 20$_{17}$ | 24$_{15}$ |
| 16 | Carlton | 0$_{16}$ | 0$_{16}$ | 4$_{14}$ | 4$_{14}$ | 4$_{16}$ | 8$_{14}$ | 12$_{13}$ | 12$_{13}$ | 12$_{16}$ | 12$_{17}$ | 12$_{17}$ | 16$_{16}$ | 20$_{15}$ | 20$_{15}$ | 20$_{16}$ | 20$_{16}$ | 20$_{16}$ | 20$_{16}$ | 20$_{17}$ | 20$_{17}$ | 20$_{17}$ | 24$_{15}$ | 24$_{16}$ |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 0$_{10}$ | 0$_{17}$ | 4$_{11}$ | 8$_9$ | 8$_{12}$ | 8$_{13}$ | 12$_{11}$ | 12$_{12}$ | 12$_{15}$ | 12$_{16}$ | 16$_{14}$ | 20$_{13}$ | 20$_{14}$ | 20$_{14}$ | 24$_{12}$ | 24$_{14}$ | 24$_{15}$ | 24$_{15}$ | 24$_{15}$ | 24$_{15}$ | 24$_{15}$ | 24$_{16}$ | 24$_{17}$ |
| 18 | Brisbane Lions | 4$_9$ | 4$_{10}$ | 4$_{13}$ | 4$_{15}$ | 4$_{14}$ | 4$_{16}$ | 4$_{18}$ | 4$_{18}$ | 4$_{18}$ | 4$_{18}$ | 4$_{18}$ | 8$_{18}$ | 8$_{18}$ | 8$_{18}$ | 12$_{18}$ | 12$_{18}$ | 12$_{18}$ | 16$_{18}$ | 16$_{18}$ | 16$_{18}$ | 20$_{18}$ | 20$_{18}$ | 20$_{18}$ |

### Positions of teams round by round
## Finals series

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

### Week one

| | Qualifying finals | Qualifying finals | 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) | Report |
| QF2: Friday, 8 September (7:50 pm) | Geelong 5.10 (40) | def. by | Richmond 13.13 (91) | MCG (crowd: 95,028) | Report |
| | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | | |
| EF2: Saturday, 9 September (4:20 pm) | Sydney 19.7 (121) | def. | Essendon 8.8 (56) | SCG (crowd: 46,323) | Report |
| EF1: Saturday, 9 September (7:20 pm) | Port Adelaide 10.16 (76) | def. by | West Coast 12.6 (78) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,172) | Report |
| Richmond won its first final since 2001, ending the longest active winless streak in finals. 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. The crowd of 46,323 is the largest crowd for an AFL game at the SCG. 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 | Semi finals | 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) | Report |
| The crowd of 14,865 between Greater Western Sydney and West Coast was the lowest crowd for a final since the 1916 semi-final. ||||||

### Week three

| | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | | |
| PF1: Friday, 22 September (7:20 pm) | Adelaide 21.10 (136) | def. | Geelong 10.15 (75) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 53,817) | Report |
| PF2: Saturday, 23 September (4:45 pm) | Richmond 15.13 (103) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 9.13 (67) | MCG (crowd: 94,258) | Report |
| The crowd of 53,817 is the largest crowd for an AFL game at the Adelaide Oval. 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

| | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final | | |
| Saturday, 30 September (2:30 pm) | Adelaide 8.12 (60) | def. by | Richmond 16.12 (108) | MCG (crowd: 100,021) | Report |
| 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. 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. The crowd of 100,021 was the biggest grand final crowd since Hawthorn vs Carlton in the 1986 VFL Grand Final. ||||||

## 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.
* 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.
* The Ron Evans Medal was awarded to Andrew McGrath of Essendon, who received 51 votes.
* The AFL Goal of the Year was awarded to Daniel Rioli of Richmond for his goal against West Coast in round 3.
* The AFL Mark of the Year was awarded to Joe Daniher of Essendon for his mark against St Kilda in round 17.
* The McClelland Trophy was awarded to Adelaide for the first time since 2005.
* The wooden spoon was "awarded" to the Brisbane Lions for the first time since 1998 after obtaining five wins during the season.
* 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.
** The Robert Rose Award was awarded to Rory Sloane of Adelaide.
** The best captain was awarded to Taylor Walker of Adelaide for the second year in a row.
** The best first year player was awarded to Andrew McGrath of Essendon.
** The 22under22 team captaincy was awarded to Marcus Bontempelli of the Western Bulldogs for the second year in a row.
* 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.
** 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.
** The Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award was awarded to Richmond coach Damien Hardwick.
** The Assistant Coach of the Year Award was awarded to Sydney assistant Rhyce Shaw.
** 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.
** The Best Young Player Award was awarded to Clayton Oliver of Melbourne who received 72 votes.
** The Media Award was awarded to Gerard Whateley for the fourth consecutive year.
* The Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award was awarded to Jack Hombsch of Port Adelaide.

### Milestones

| Name | Club | Milestone | Round |
| Travis Boak | Port Adelaide | 200 AFL games | Round 1 |
| Brent Stanton | Essendon | 250 AFL games | Round 2 |
| Danyle Pearce | Fremantle | 250 AFL games | Round 2 |
| Lance Franklin | Sydney | 250 AFL games | Round 3 |
| Steve Johnson | Greater Western Sydney | 500 AFL goals | Round 3 |
| Travis Cloke | Western Bulldogs | 250 AFL games | Round 4 |
| Lindsay Thomas | North Melbourne | 200 AFL games | Round 4 |
| Robert Murphy | Western Bulldogs | 300 AFL games | Round 5 |
| Richard Douglas | Adelaide | 200 AFL games | Round 5 |
| Lance Franklin | Sydney | 800 AFL goals | Round 5 |
| Jarryd Roughead | Hawthorn | 500 AFL goals | Round 5 |
| Nick Riewoldt | St Kilda | 700 AFL goals | Round 6 |
| Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle | 250 AFL games | Round 6 |
| Eddie Betts | Adelaide | 500 AFL goals | Round 7 |
| Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 500 AFL goals | Round 7 |
| James Kelly | Essendon | 300 AFL games | Round 8 |
| Bernie Vince | Melbourne | 200 AFL games | Round 8 |
| Ross Lyon | Fremantle | 250 AFL games coached | Round 10 |
| Brad Ebert | Port Adelaide | 200 AFL games | Round 11 |
| Tom Hawkins | Geelong | 200 AFL games | Round 11 |
| Brendon Goddard | Essendon | 300 AFL games | Round 11 |
| Paddy Ryder | Port Adelaide | 200 AFL games | Round 14 |
| Heath Shaw | Greater Western Sydney | 250 AFL games | Round 14 |
| Gary Ablett Jr. | Gold Coast | 300 AFL games | Round 15 |
| Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood | 250 AFL games | Round 15 |
| Tom Lonergan | Geelong | 200 AFL games | Round 16 |
| Luke Hodge | Hawthorn | 300 AFL games | Round 17 |
| Daniel Wells | Collingwood | 250 AFL games | Round 17 |
| Mathew Nicholls | Umpire | 300 AFL games umpired | Round 18 |
| Alastair Clarkson | Hawthorn | 300 AFL games coached | Round 18 |
| Josh Kennedy | West Coast | 200 AFL games | Round 18 |
| Josh Kennedy | Sydney | 200 AFL games | Round 19 |
| Shane Edwards | Richmond | 200 AFL games | Round 19 |
| Josh Kennedy | West Coast | 500 AFL goals | Round 20 |
| Jarryd Roughead | Hawthorn | 250 AFL games | Round 20 |
| Matt Rosa | Gold Coast | 200 AFL games | Round 21 |
| Jarrod Harbrow | Gold Coast | 200 AFL games | Round 21 |
| Scott Thompson | North Melbourne | 200 AFL games | Round 23 |
| Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | 200 AFL games | Finals week 1 |
| Jarrad McVeigh | Sydney | 300 AFL games | Finals week 2 |
| Brett Deledio | Greater Western Sydney | 250 AFL games | Finals week 3 |

### 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 | 4$_4$ | 4$_8$ | 0$_8$ | 2$_{10}$ | 3$_{13}$ | 1$_{14}$ | 8$_{22}$ | 1$_{23}$ | 4$_{27}$ | 5$_{32}$ | 0$_{32}$ | 3$_{35}$ | 1$_{36}$ | 0$_{36}$ | 4$_{40}$ | 3$_{43}$ | 4$_{47}$ | 3$_{50}$ | 1$_{51}$ | 1$_{52}$ | 4$_{56}$ | 3$_{59}$ | 10$_{69}$ | 69 |
| 2 | Josh Kennedy | 7$_7$ | 4$_{11}$ | 2$_{13}$ | 2$_{15}$ | 1$_{16}$ | 6$_{22}$ | 2$_{24}$ | 3$_{27}$ | 4$_{31}$ | 3$_{34}$ | 0$_{34}$ | 0$_{34}$ | 0$_{34}$ | 0$_{34}$ | 0$_{34}$ | 0$_{34}$ | 3$_{37}$ | 6$_{43}$ | 6$_{49}$ | 5$_{54}$ | 6$_{60}$ | 4$_{64}$ | 1$_{65}$ | 65 |
| 3 | Ben Brown | 2$_2$ | 3$_5$ | 1$_6$ | 4$_{10}$ | 1$_{11}$ | 6$_{17}$ | 2$_{19}$ | 2$_{21}$ | 5$_{26}$ | 1$_{27}$ | 1$_{28}$ | 0$_{28}$ | 1$_{29}$ | 2$_{31}$ | 3$_{34}$ | 4$_{38}$ | 3$_{41}$ | 6$_{47}$ | 4$_{51}$ | 0$_{51}$ | 3$_{54}$ | 2$_{56}$ | 7$_{63}$ | 63 |
| 4 | Joe Daniher | 3$_3$ | 3$_6$ | 1$_7$ | 2$_9$ | 3$_{12}$ | 1$_{13}$ | 3$_{16}$ | 5$_{21}$ | 5$_{26}$ | 3$_{29}$ | 1$_{30}$ | 4$_{34}$ | 0$_{34}$ | 1$_{35}$ | 3$_{38}$ | 3$_{41}$ | 4$_{45}$ | 2$_{47}$ | 6$_{53}$ | 3$_{56}$ | 3$_{59}$ | 1$_{60}$ | 2$_{62}$ | 62 |
| 5 | Jack Riewoldt | 1$_1$ | 2$_3$ | 1$_4$ | 4$_8$ | 6$_{14}$ | 2$_{16}$ | 4$_{20}$ | 3$_{23}$ | 2$_{25}$ | 2$_{27}$ | 2$_{29}$ | 0$_{29}$ | 2$_{31}$ | 3$_{34}$ | 1$_{35}$ | 1$_{36}$ | 4$_{40}$ | 2$_{42}$ | 0$_{42}$ | 0$_{42}$ | 1$_{43}$ | 4$_{47}$ | 3$_{50}$ | 50 |
| 6 | Taylor Walker | 0$_0$ | 2$_2$ | 4$_6$ | 5$_{11}$ | 2$_{13}$ | 5$_{18}$ | 1$_{19}$ | 2$_{21}$ | 3$_{24}$ | 1$_{25}$ | 3$_{28}$ | 3$_{31}$ | 0$_{31}$ | 2$_{33}$ | 1$_{34}$ | 3$_{37}$ | 4$_{41}$ | 1$_{42}$ | 1$_{43}$ | 3$_{46}$ | 2$_{48}$ | 1$_{49}$ | 0$_{49}$ | 49 |
| 6 | Eddie Betts | 4$_4$ | 3$_7$ | 3$_{10}$ | 6$_{16}$ | 3$_{19}$ | 1$_{20}$ | 3$_{23}$ | 2$_{25}$ | 3$_{28}$ | 3$_{31}$ | 1$_{32}$ | 2$_{34}$ | 0$_{34}$ | 1$_{35}$ | 2$_{37}$ | 2$_{39}$ | 2$_{41}$ | 0$_{41}$ | 0$_{41}$ | 4$_{45}$ | 0$_{45}$ | 2$_{47}$ | 2$_{49}$ | 49 |
| 8 | Tom Hawkins | 3$_3$ | 4$_7$ | 5$_{12}$ | 4$_{16}$ | 2$_{18}$ | 1$_{19}$ | 3$_{22}$ | 4$_{26}$ | 1$_{27}$ | 1$_{28}$ | 2$_{30}$ | 0$_{30}$ | 0$_{30}$ | 1$_{31}$ | 1$_{32}$ | 4$_{36}$ | 0$_{36}$ | 1$_{37}$ | 6$_{43}$ | 3$_{46}$ | 0$_{46}$ | 0$_{46}$ | 2$_{48}$ | 48 |
| 9 | Robbie Gray | 0$_0$ | 6$_6$ | 2$_8$ | 1$_9$ | 5$_{14}$ | 4$_{18}$ | 0$_{18}$ | 2$_{20}$ | 0$_{20}$ | 3$_{23}$ | 1$_{24}$ | 3$_{27}$ | 2$_{29}$ | 5$_{34}$ | 1$_{35}$ | 3$_{38}$ | 2$_{40}$ | 0$_{40}$ | 1$_{41}$ | 1$_{42}$ | 2$_{44}$ | 2$_{46}$ | 1$_{47}$ | 47 |
| 10 | Charlie Dixon | 2$_2$ | 4$_6$ | 1$_7$ | 1$_8$ | 2$_{10}$ | 4$_{14}$ | 3$_{17}$ | 2$_{19}$ | 0$_{19}$ | 1$_{20}$ | 4$_{24}$ | 0$_{24}$ | 1$_{25}$ | 1$_{26}$ | 1$_{27}$ | 5$_{32}$ | 1$_{33}$ | 1$_{34}$ | 1$_{35}$ | 2$_{37}$ | 1$_{38}$ | 4$_{42}$ | 4$_{46}$ | 46 |

### Best and fairest

| Club | Award name | Player |
| Adelaide | Malcolm Blight Medal | Matt Crouch |
| Brisbane Lions | Merrett–Murray Medal | Dayne Zorko |
| Carlton | John Nicholls Medal | Marc Murphy |
| Collingwood | Copeland Trophy | Steele Sidebottom |
| Essendon | W. S. Crichton Medal | Joe Daniher |
| Fremantle | Doig Medal | Bradley Hill |
| Geelong | Carji Greeves Medal | Patrick Dangerfield |
| Gold Coast | Club Champion | Gary Ablett |
| Greater Western Sydney | Kevin Sheedy Medal | Josh Kelly |
| Hawthorn | Peter Crimmins Medal | Tom Mitchell |
| Melbourne | Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy | Clayton Oliver |
| North Melbourne | Syd Barker Medal | Shaun Higgins |
| Port Adelaide | John Cahill Medal | Paddy Ryder |
| Richmond | Jack Dyer Medal | Dustin Martin |
| St Kilda | Trevor Barker Award | Sebastian Ross |
| Sydney | Bob Skilton Medal | Luke Parker |
| West Coast | John Worsfold Medal | Elliot Yeo |
| Western Bulldogs | Charles Sutton Medal | Marcus Bontempelli |

## Club leadership

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

## 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. | Dean Solomon | Stuart Dew |

## Club membership

2017 AFL membership figures :
| Club | Members | 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

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. The times and venues for the series were announced in August.
| | 2017 International Rules Series | 2017 International Rules Series | 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 ||||||