2010 AFL season

For the 2010 season of the Arena Football League, see 2010 Arena Football League season.
2010 AFL premiership season

Official 2010 AFL logo
Teams 16
Premiers Collingwood
(15th premiership)
Minor premiers Collingwood
(18th minor premiership)
Pre-season cup Western Bulldogs
(1st pre-season cup win)
Matches played 186
Attendance 7,145,488 (38,417 per match)
Highest attendance 100,016 (drawn grand final, Collingwood vs. St Kilda)
Coleman Medallist Jack Riewoldt (Richmond)
78 goals
Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd (Carlton)
30 votes
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The 2010 Australian Football League season commenced on 25 March 2010 and concluded on 2 October 2010. It was the 114th season of the VFL/AFL competition. The premiership was won by Collingwood, who defeated St Kilda by 56 points in the Grand Final Replay, which was played after the first Grand Final was drawn. Collingwood's win marked the 15th VFL/AFL premiership in the club's history.

This season was the final AFL season to be played with sixteen teams, with the addition of clubs from the Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney in 2011 and 2012 respectively resulting in an expansion of the league.

Pre-season

AFL pre-season draft

AFL rookie draft

NAB Cup

Main article: 2010 NAB Cup

Summary of results

Round One Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
West Coast 117
Essendon 82   West Coast 70
Adelaide 67   Port Adelaide 158
Port Adelaide 123   Port Adelaide 89
Hawthorn 135   Western Bulldogs 92
Richmond 62   Hawthorn 54
Western Bulldogs 53   Western Bulldogs 111
Brisbane Lions 45   Western Bulldogs 104
St Kilda 100   St Kilda 64
Collingwood 99   St Kilda 79
Sydney 71   Sydney 78
Carlton 59   St Kilda 115
Geelong 81   Fremantle 45
North Melbourne 95   North Melbourne 90
Fremantle 97   Fremantle 94
Melbourne 50

Premiership season

The draw for the 2010 AFL Premiership Season was produced by the AFL with the intention of producing a balanced draw while also providing the fans and television networks with blockbuster games. In a competition with 16 teams and 22 rounds, it is not possible for all teams to play each other twice. These factors combine to create some of the following anomalies:[1]

Round 1

Round 1 (season launch)
Thursday, 25 March (7:10 pm) Richmond 9.10 (64) def. by Carlton 18.12 (120) MCG (crowd: 72,010) Report
Friday, 26 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 19.11 (125) def. Essendon 13.16 (94) MCG (crowd: 57,772) Report
Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm) Melbourne 8.13 (61) def. by Hawthorn 17.15 (117) MCG (crowd: 45,615) Report
Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.18 (114) def. West Coast 12.10 (82) Gabba (crowd: 29,201) Report
Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm) Sydney 13.10 (88) def. by St Kilda 15.6 (96) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 31,330) Report
Sunday, 28 March (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 13.18 (96) def. North Melbourne 12.10 (82) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,205) Report
Sunday, 28 March (5:10 pm) Fremantle 17.16 (118) def. Adelaide 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,976) Report
Sunday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93) def. by Collingwood 19.15 (129) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,000) Report
  • For the third consecutive year Richmond and Carlton played a Thursday night match to open the season. It was also the fourth year in a row those two teams played each other in the opening round.
  • 2009 AFL Premiers Geelong started their title defence against Essendon. This was a departure from the previous three seasons, when the two teams that had contested the grand final played each other in Round 1.
  • Brad Johnson played his 350th match for the Western Bulldogs in their match against Collingwood.
  • For the third year in succession St Kilda and Sydney played each other in the opening round, as did Brisbane and West Coast.
  • Fremantle won its first match of the season for the first time since 2005. The win was also the largest in the club's history against Adelaide.
  • The Western Bulldogs lost a Round 1 fixture for the first time since 2004.
  • Mature age Fremantle rookie Michael Barlow had 33 possessions on debut against Adelaide, the highest number for a debutant since Dean Greig's record of 39 in 1991.

Round 2

Round 2 (Easter)
Thursday, 1 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107) def. Carlton 12.16 (88) Gabba (crowd: 36,780) Report
Saturday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 12.14 (86) def. Melbourne 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 50,421) Report
Saturday, 3 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 12.14 (86) def. by Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,010) Report
Saturday, 3 April (7:10 pm) St Kilda 23.5 (143) def. North Melbourne 6.3 (39) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,006) Report
Sunday, 4 April (12:40 pm) Adelaide 11.9 (75) def. by Sydney 18.10 (118) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,041) Report
Sunday, 4 April (4:40 pm) Richmond 7.6 (48) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.18 (120) MCG (crowd: 27,358) Report
Sunday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69) def. by Fremantle 17.11 (113) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,651) Report
Monday, 5 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 13.13 (91) def. by Geelong 14.16 (100) MCG (crowd: 68,628) Report
  • St Kilda's 104 point win set a new record winning margin for St Kilda over North Melbourne.
  • Fremantle won its first match in Victoria since Round 4, 2007,[2] breaking a streak of sixteen consecutive losses in the state.[3] Fremantle also defeated the Bombers at Etihad Stadium for the first time ever.
  • Brad Green played his 200th game for Melbourne.

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 9 April (7:40 pm) St Kilda 10.9 (69) def. Collingwood 4.17 (41) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,669) Report
Saturday, 10 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.14 (116) def. West Coast 13.13 (91) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,394) Report
Saturday, 10 April (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 11.15 (81) def. by Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,306) Report
Saturday, 10 April (7:10 pm) Sydney 16.15 (111) def. Richmond 7.14 (56) SCG (crowd: 28,414) Report
Saturday, 10 April (7:10 pm) Carlton 10.15 (75) def. by Essendon 13.17 (95) MCG (crowd: 71,006) Report
Sunday, 11 April (1:10 pm) Melbourne 7.15 (57) def. Adelaide 5.11 (41) MCG (crowd: 23,335) Report
Sunday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100) def. Hawthorn 12.12 (84) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,933) Report
Sunday, 11 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle 18.17 (125) def. Geelong 17.16 (118) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,762) Report
  • For the first time in Fremantle history, the club won the three opening fixtures of an AFL season. The crowd of 38,762 was the largest crowd between Fremantle and Geelong.
  • For the first time since 1989, West Coast lost its first three games of the year.
  • Melbourne won one of the first three games of the year for the first time since 2005, ending a run of four consecutive years of being 0–3 after three weeks.
  • Richmond won the final quarter of its game against Sydney, ending a streak of nineteen consecutive quarters lost, dating back to Round 21, 2009. This was the longest streak of quarters lost since St Kilda lost twenty-two in a row in 1897.

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 16 April (6:40 pm) West Coast 15.11 (101) def. Essendon 11.12 (78) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,676) Report
Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 8.12 (60) def. by Sydney 14.16 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,646) Report
Saturday, 17 April (2:40 pm) Adelaide 6.19 (55) def. by Carlton 16.7 (103) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,321) Report
Saturday, 17 April (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.23 (101) def. Western Bulldogs 12.7 (79) Gabba (crowd: 33,323) Report
Saturday, 17 April (7:10 pm) Collingwood 17.21 (123) def. Hawthorn 8.11 (59) MCG (crowd: 67,668) Report
Sunday, 18 April (1:10 pm) Richmond 11.12 (78) def. by Melbourne 20.13 (133) MCG (crowd: 42,594) Report
Sunday, 18 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 23.21 (159) def. Port Adelaide 10.4 (64) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,579) Report
Sunday, 18 April (4:40 pm) St Kilda 16.12 (108) def. Fremantle 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,814) Report
  • Brisbane Lions were undefeated for the first four games of the season for the first time since 2003.

Round 5

Round 5 (Anzac Day)
Friday, 23 April (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 18.13 (121) def. Adelaide 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,884) Report
Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 17.13 (115) def. West Coast 9.9 (63) SCG (crowd: 28,422) Report
Saturday, 24 April (7:10 pm) Melbourne 15.13 (103) def. Brisbane Lions 7.11 (53) MCG (crowd: 36,396) Report
Saturday, 24 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.12 (54) def. St Kilda 6.8 (44) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,355) Report
Sunday, 25 April (2:40 pm) Collingwood 18.12 (120) def. Essendon 8.7 (55) MCG (crowd: 90,070) Report
Sunday, 25 April (5:40 pm) Hawthorn 10.10 (70) def. by North Melbourne 12.10 (82) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,301) Report
Sunday, 25 April (6:40 pm) Fremantle 15.22 (112) def. Richmond 11.7 (73) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,010) Report
Monday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104) def. Geelong 9.14 (68) MCG (crowd: 71,399) Report
  • Melbourne won three games in a row for the first time since late 2006.
  • The Fremantle and Richmond game with 38,010 and the Melbourne and Brisbane game with 36,396 were the largest attendances for matches between these teams, and the crowd of 90,070 on the Anzac Day match between Collingwood and Essendon was the ninth largest VFL/AFL Home and Away crowd in history.

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 30 April (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.10 (46) def. by St Kilda 7.7 (49) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,072) Report
Saturday, 1 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 15.14 (104) def. Melbourne 12.6 (78) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,763) Report
Saturday, 1 May (2:40 pm) Adelaide 10.14 (74) def. by Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,371) Report
Saturday, 1 May (7:10 pm) Sydney 16.11 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 13.9 (87) SCG (crowd: 30,975) Report
Saturday, 1 May (7:10 pm) Essendon 15.16 (106) def. Hawthorn 9.9 (63) MCG (crowd: 61,006) Report
Sunday, 2 May (1:10 pm) Geelong 24.17 (161) def. Richmond 7.11 (53) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,106) Report
Sunday, 2 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.6 (102) def. by Collingwood 24.11 (155) MCG (crowd: 80,645) Report
Sunday, 2 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 10.13 (73) def. by Fremantle 17.9 (111) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,886) Report
  • Adelaide lost its first six matches of the year, its worst ever start to a season.
  • Travis Johnstone played his 200th game, comprising 160 with Melbourne and 40 with his current club Brisbane.
  • The combined total of 95 points scored in the match between St Kilda and Western Bulldogs was the lowest aggregate score ever in a game at Etihad Stadium.
  • Hawthorn copped plenty of criticism following its embarrassing[4] 43-point loss to Essendon.

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 7 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne 9.12 (66) def. by Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70) MCG (crowd: 45,444) Report
Saturday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 16.10 (106) def. by Port Adelaide 17.7 (109) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,248) Report
Saturday, 8 May (1:10 pm) West Coast 15.12 (102) def. Hawthorn 14.10 (94) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,864) Report
Saturday, 8 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) def. by Fremantle 15.23 (113) Gabba (crowd: 27,739) Report
Saturday, 8 May (7:10 pm) Collingwood 23.19 (157) def. North Melbourne 14.7 (91) MCG (crowd: 52,696) Report
Sunday, 9 May (1:10 pm) Geelong 19.12 (126) def. Sydney 9.5 (59) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,970) Report
Sunday, 9 May (4:10 pm) Adelaide 15.14 (104) def. Richmond 7.12 (54) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,196) Report
Monday, 10 May (7:20 pm) St Kilda 9.14 (68) def. by Carlton 20.9 (129) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,866 ) Report
  • Richmond's seven consecutive losses and percentage of 49.5% was statistically the worst start to a season by any team since 1955.[5]
  • Carlton's win over St Kilda was its first against that opposition since 2001, ending a twelve game losing streak, at the time the AFL's worst active losing streak for any club over a particular opponent.
  • This was the AFL's first official 'Monday Night Football' match since Round 1, 2006.
  • Fremantle's win over the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba was their first ever win at the venue.

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 14 May (6:40 pm) Fremantle 15.7 (97) def. by Collingwood 20.13 (133) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,624) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.17 (101) def. Sydney 9.9 (63) Manuka Oval (crowd: 14,308) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.10 (46) def. by West Coast 10.15 (75) MCG (crowd: 28,592) Report
Saturday, 15 May (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.12 (84) def. Adelaide 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,455) Report
Saturday, 15 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.14 (74) def. by Geelong 24.11 (155) Gabba (crowd: 33,629) Report
Sunday, 16 May (1:10 pm) Richmond 13.8 (86) def. by Hawthorn 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 41,563) Report
Sunday, 16 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) def. by Carlton 17.16 (118) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 30,228) Report
Sunday, 16 May (4:40 pm) St Kilda 11.15 (81) def. by Essendon 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,204) Report
  • Hawthorn's win over Richmond was a significant one. It has since emerged that Hawthorn coach Alistair Clarkson would have been sacked had they lost.[6] As it was, as tackle by Sam Mitchell on Shane Tuck as Tuck was about to kick the match-winning goal ensured a win and started Hawthorn on a seven game winning streak. This was also Shaun Burgoyne's first game for Hawthorn.

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 21 May (7:40 pm) Collingwood 6.14 (50) def. by Geelong 12.14 (86) MCG (crowd: 88,115) Report
Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 7.15 (57) def. by Western Bulldogs 20.7 (127) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,794) Report
Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 9.9 (63) def. by Fremantle 14.16 (100) SCG (crowd: 24,819) Report
Saturday, 22 May (7:10 pm) Melbourne 17.9 (111) def. Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,848) Report
Saturday, 22 May (7:30 pm) Essendon 19.16 (130) def. Richmond 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 64,709) Report
Sunday, 23 May (12:40 pm) Adelaide 13.15 (93) def. Brisbane Lions 11.15 (81) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,517) Report
Sunday, 23 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 8.12 (60) def. by Hawthorn 16.14 (110) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,484) Report
Sunday, 23 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 8.8 (56) def. by St Kilda 13.13 (91) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,244) Report
  • Collingwood's home game against Geelong set a new record crowd for a home and away match featuring Geelong, 88,115.
  • Cameron Mooney played his 200th career game for Geelong.
  • Fremantle won its first game in Sydney since Round 2, 1996, ending a ten-game losing streak (nine at the Sydney Cricket Ground and one at Stadium Australia).
  • Melbourne's win in Darwin its first win outside of Victoria since Round 14, 2006, ending a losing streak of nineteen matches. It was also its first win outside its home ground, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, since Round 19, 2007, a streak of twenty games.
  • Saturday night's game between Essendon and Richmond was the sixth annual Dreamtime at the 'G clash. The game is a celebration and tribute to the Indigenous contribution to Australian rules football.

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 28 May (7:40 pm) Essendon 15.9 (99) def. Western Bulldogs 14.6 (90) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,742) Report
Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.13 (121) def. Melbourne 10.7 (67) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,525) Report
Saturday, 29 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 3.12 (30) def. by Richmond 10.17 (77) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,694) Report
Saturday, 29 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.10 (88) def. Collingwood 11.14 (80) Gabba (crowd: 34,239) Report
Saturday, 29 May (7:10 pm) St Kilda 19.9 (123) def. Adelaide 12.4 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,708) Report
Sunday, 30 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.19 (79) def. Sydney 11.11 (77) MCG (crowd: 36,003) Report
Sunday, 30 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.15 (105) def. West Coast 11.10 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,175) Report
Sunday, 30 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 21.13 (139) def. North Melbourne 11.12 (78) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,175) Report
  • In winning the second quarter of its game, Geelong won its eighteenth consecutive quarter, breaking the previous record of seventeen set by St Kilda in 2005. The streak would eventually end the following week at twenty-one.
  • Richmond broke a 14 game losing streak with a 47-point victory over Port Adelaide in horrendous weather. This win was Damien Hardwick's first victory as Richmond's head coach, after nine losses. In the game, Richmond laid a record 142 tackles, and Port Adelaide's score of 3.12 (30) set a new record as its lowest ever in the AFL.
  • Fremantle's score of 10.4 in the third quarter equalled its best ever quarter.

Round 11

Round 11
Friday, 4 June (7:40 pm) Richmond 8.11 (59) def. by St Kilda 14.13 (97) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,858) Report
Saturday, 5 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.11 (101) def. Melbourne 9.6 (60) MCG (crowd: 49,745) Report
Saturday, 5 June (2:40 pm) Adelaide 16.9 (105) def. Fremantle 12.10 (82) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,605) Report
Saturday, 5 June (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.18 (90) def. Brisbane Lions 13.11 (89) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,100) Report
Saturday, 5 June (5:40 pm) West Coast 14.14 (98) def. by Geelong 18.14 (122) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 33,784) Report
Sunday, 6 June (1:10 pm) Sydney 12.17 (89) def. Essendon 12.8 (80) SCG (crowd: 29,329) Report
Sunday, 6 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.14 (74) def. Port Adelaide 8.15 (63) MCG (crowd: 21,287) Report
Sunday, 6 June (4:40 pm) Collingwood 17.11 (113) def. Western Bulldogs 16.7 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,813) Report

Round 12

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday)
Friday, 11 June (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 14.13 (97) def. Carlton 10.8 (68) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,732) Report
Saturday, 12 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.10 (124) def. Adelaide 11.11 (77) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,167) Report
Saturday, 12 June (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.7 (55) def. by Sydney 14.9 (93) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 20,106) Report
Saturday, 12 June (7:10 pm) Essendon 12.11 (83) def. by Geelong 23.16 (154) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,358) Report
Sunday, 13 June (1:10 pm) Richmond 19.12 (126) def. West Coast 11.11 (77) MCG (crowd: 30,870) Report
Sunday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.19 (121) def. Brisbane Lions 8.8 (56) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,831) Report
Sunday, 13 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 10.7 (67) def. by St Kilda 12.13 (85) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,569) Report
Monday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.10 (76) drew with Collingwood 9.22 (76) MCG (crowd: 67,454) Report
  • North Melbourne played Carlton in a game which celebrated 25 years since North Melbourne pioneered Friday Night Football. North Melbourne has since played an annual Friday Night fixture against Carlton.
  • Jack Riewoldt became the first player to kick ten goals in a game since Jonathan Brown in Round 16, 2007.
  • Stephen Milne played his 200th game.
  • Collingwood drew for the first time since 1995.

Round 13

Round 13 (Week One)
Friday, 18 June (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 14.18 (102) def. Essendon 13.8 (86) MCG (crowd: 54,148) Report
Saturday, 19 June (7:10 pm) Carlton 12.15 (87) def. by Fremantle 14.12 (96) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,869) Report
Saturday, 19 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.14 (86) def. by Richmond 15.15 (105) Gabba (crowd: 28,415) Report
Sunday, 20 June (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.15 (129) def. Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,109) Report
Sunday, 20 June (2:40 pm) West Coast 9.5 (59) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.17 (119) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,280) Report
Round 13 (Week Two)
Friday, 25 June (7:40 pm) St Kilda 10.10 (70) def. Geelong 6.10 (46) MCG (crowd: 58,208) Report
Saturday, 26 June (7:10 pm) Sydney 10.11 (71) def. by Collingwood 13.18 (96) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 43,585) Report
Sunday, 27 June (2:40 pm) Adelaide 16.21 (117) def. Melbourne 11.7 (73) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,442) Report
  • Round 13 was a split round, played over two weeks to give each club one week's break at roughly midseason.
  • In its first re-match since the 2009 AFL Grand Final, St Kilda and Geelong set a new record crowd for a home and away game between the two clubs, 58,208.
  • Geelong was held goalless in the second half against St Kilda, the first time since 2001 that the club had been goalless in a half of football.
  • The game between Geelong and St Kilda was notable for the spiteful clashes between Geelong forward Steve Johnson and St Kilda tagger Steven Baker; Johnson was twice cited for striking Baker, and was suspended for three weeks, while Baker was cited three times for striking Johnson and once for misconduct (deliberately punching Johnson in his broken hand), and was suspended for nine weeks.[7][8]

Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 1 July (7:10 pm) Carlton 18.12 (120) def. Brisbane Lions 9.11 (65) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,623) Report
Friday, 2 July (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 12.7 (79) def. Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 47,454) Report
Saturday, 3 July (1:10 pm) Fremantle 17.13 (115) def. Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,442) Report
Saturday, 3 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood 20.15 (135) def. West Coast 7.10 (52) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,781) Report
Saturday, 3 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 19.10 (124) def. Essendon 5.10 (40) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 37,296) Report
Sunday, 4 July (1:10 pm) Geelong 14.14 (98) def. North Melbourne 9.9 (63) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,159) Report
Sunday, 4 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.5 (89) def. Sydney 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 39,386) Report
Sunday, 4 July (4:40 pm) St Kilda 15.10 (100) def. Melbourne 9.11 (65) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,993) Report
  • Geelong gathered a record 505 disposals in its win against North Melbourne.
  • West Coast dropped to the bottom of the ladder for the first time since 1989.

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 9 July (8:10 pm) Port Adelaide 12.7 (79) def. by Collingwood 16.9 (105) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 24,260) Report
Saturday, 10 July (1:10 pm) West Coast 14.11 (95) def. by Adelaide 17.15 (117) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 26,976) Report
Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85) def. Hawthorn 11.17 (83) MCG (crowd: 69,220) Report
Saturday, 10 July (7:10 pm) Richmond 15.10 (100) def. Fremantle 11.15 (81) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,707) Report
Saturday, 10 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) def. by St Kilda 11.13 (79) Gabba (crowd: 29,329) Report
Sunday, 11 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 12.13 (85) def. North Melbourne 7.13 (55) SCG (crowd: 23,856) Report
Sunday, 11 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 19.8 (122) def. Essendon 14.19 (103) MCG (crowd: 49,203) Report
Sunday, 11 July (4:40 pm) Carlton 8.10 (58) def. by Western Bulldogs 20.6 (126) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,517) Report
  • Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams stepped down as coach of Port Adelaide after the match against Collingwood.[9]

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 16 July (8:10 pm) Adelaide 11.8 (74) def. Geelong 9.9 (63) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,195) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.10 (100) def. St Kilda 6.16 (52) MCG (crowd: 81,386) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.16 (118) def. Brisbane Lions 7.1 (43) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,690) Report
Saturday, 17 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 14.16 (100) def. by West Coast 20.12 (132) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,991) Report
Saturday, 17 July (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) def. Port Adelaide 7.5 (47) TIO Stadium (crowd: 10,108) Report
Sunday, 18 July (1:10 pm) Carlton 10.8 (68) def. by Sydney 16.11 (107) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,915) Report
Sunday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 7.11 (53) def. by North Melbourne 15.13 (103) MCG (crowd: 42,723) Report
Sunday, 18 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 11.16 (82) def. Melbourne 10.11 (71) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,816) Report
  • Collingwood's home game against St Kilda set a new record home and away crowd for a match featuring St Kilda, 81,386.
  • Mark LeCras (West Coast) kicked a personal best and ground record of 12.2 (74) in his club's win over Essendon at Etihad Stadium. The haul of 12 goals was the highest kicked by a player in a game since Scott Cummings, also playing for West Coast, kicked 14 goals in Round 4, 2000.[10]

Round 17

Round 17
Friday, 23 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 14.3 (87) drew with Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,373) Report
Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 19.13 (127) def. Richmond 6.9 (45) MCG (crowd: 66,727) Report
Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 19.13 (127) def. Brisbane Lions 9.10 (64) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,508) Report
Saturday, 24 July (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 18.11 (119) def. by Essendon 18.14 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,330) Report
Saturday, 24 July (5:40 pm) West Coast 11.17 (83) def. by Carlton 15.19 (109) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,925) Report
Sunday, 25 July (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 24.14 (158) def. Fremantle 12.4 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,797) Report
Sunday, 25 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 22.10 (142) def. Sydney 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 29,374) Report
Sunday, 25 July (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) def. Adelaide 9.15 (69) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,788) Report
  • St Kilda's home game against Hawthorn was a new record home and away crowd for a game between the Saints and the Hawks (49,373).
  • Sydney suffered its worst loss under Paul Roos and its worst loss since 1999, by 73 points.
  • Ben Johnson played his 200th game.

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 30 July (7:40 pm) Essendon 16.12 (108) def. St Kilda 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,165) Report
Saturday, 31 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.15 (105) def. Carlton 9.3 (57) MCG (crowd: 76,980) Report
Saturday, 31 July (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) def. Hawthorn 12.12 (84) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 22,340) Report
Saturday, 31 July (7:10 pm) Sydney 9.18 (72) def. by Geelong 20.5 (125) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 30,710) Report
Saturday, 31 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.10 (64) def. by Melbourne 11.8 (74) Gabba (crowd: 26,144) Report
Sunday, 1 August (1:10 pm) Richmond 15.10 (100) def. Adelaide 11.14 (80) MCG (crowd: 19,181) Report
Sunday, 1 August (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 22.11 (143) def. North Melbourne 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,038) Report
Sunday, 1 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 24.16 (160) def. West Coast 13.7 (85) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,451) Report
  • St Kilda lost its third consecutive game against Essendon, in a period over which the Saints had lost only seven games in total.
  • Fremantle achieved its highest score, 24.16 (160), and highest winning margin, 75 points, in a Western Derby to date.

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 6 August (7:40 pm) Essendon 9.19 (73) def. by Carlton 23.11 (149) MCG (crowd: 57,095) Report
Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.9 (123) def. Fremantle 10.9 (69) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,891) Report
Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 19.15 (129) def. Hawthorn 13.7 (85) SCG (crowd: 29,431) Report
Saturday, 7 August (7:10 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85) def. by Collingwood 14.23 (107) MCG (crowd: 84,401) Report
Saturday, 7 August (5:40 pm) West Coast 9.11 (65) def. by Brisbane Lions 10.10 (70) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,587) Report
Sunday, 8 August (1:10 pm) St Kilda 23.13 (151) def. Port Adelaide 8.9 (57) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,467) Report
Sunday, 8 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.13 (109) def. Richmond 11.14 (80) MCG (crowd: 45,844) Report
Sunday, 8 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 7.11 (53) def. by Western Bulldogs 8.13 (61) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 29,321) Report
  • Geelong lost its first home-and-away game as the home team at any venue since Round 21, 2007, ending a run of 30 consecutive wins.
  • St Kilda recorded its greatest ever winning margin against Port Adelaide of 94 points.
  • Carlton ended a six game losing streak against Essendon.

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 13 August (7:40 pm) Essendon 10.4 (64) def. by Collingwood 24.18 (162) MCG (crowd: 59,277) Report
Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 23.18 (156) def. Richmond 10.7 (67) MCG (crowd: 44,716) Report
Saturday, 14 August (1:10 pm) Fremantle 13.9 (87) def. by Sydney 14.12 (96) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,087) Report
Saturday, 14 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.6 (60) def. by Geelong 25.11 (161) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,199) Report
Saturday, 14 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.13 (61) def. West Coast 8.12 (60) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,113) Report
Sunday, 15 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.19 (97) def. by Adelaide 15.14 (104) Gabba (crowd: 25,403) Report
Sunday, 15 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.9 (99) def. Melbourne 12.6 (78) MCG (crowd: 48,211) Report
Sunday, 15 August (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 9.9 (63) def. by St Kilda 17.13 (115) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,118) Report
  • Collingwood recorded its greatest winning margin against Essendon since Round 14, 1971, and its highest score against Essendon since Round 3, 1977.
  • Geelong recorded its greatest winning margin in matches against the Western Bulldogs, 101 points.
  • The crowd of 14,113 at the Port Adelaide-West Coast game was the lowest ever crowd for an AFL game at AAMI Stadium.

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 20 August (7:40 pm) Geelong 18.13 (121) def. Carlton 12.7 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,172) Report
Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 17.13 (115) def. Richmond 14.10 (94) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,790) Report
Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 24.11 (155) def. Fremantle 5.9 (39) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,532[11]) Report
Saturday, 21 August (7:10 pm) Collingwood 6.18 (54) def. Adelaide 7.9 (51) MCG (crowd: 42,159) Report
Saturday, 21 August (7:10 pm) Sydney 17.12 (114) def. Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70) SCG (crowd: 36,554) Report
Sunday, 22 August (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) def. Melbourne 11.17 (83) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,086) Report
Sunday, 22 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.8 (68) def. by Brisbane Lions 14.11 (95) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,785) Report
Sunday, 22 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.10 (94) def. by North Melbourne 16.14 (110) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,007) Report
  • Fremantle played at Aurora Stadium for the first time since the siren controversy of 2006. The Dockers, having already confirmed a place in the finals, chose to rest seven of its regular senior players for the game, playing inexperienced youngsters in their place; as a result, the team suffered the worst loss of any team this season, going down by 116 points, and the club attracted some criticism from commentators.[12] By winning, Hawthorn clinched its own finals berth. Hawthorn's score and winning margin were each the highest ever for an AFL game played at Aurora Stadium, until the highest score was eclipsed in Round 10, 2012, when Hawthorn scored 27.12 (174) against North Melbourne. The margin from that match (115 points) was one point less from this match.
  • Collingwood's three point win over Adelaide secured its first minor premiership since 1977, and its first McClelland Trophy since 1970.
  • West Coast's loss meant that the club won its first wooden spoon in its 24-year history.

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 27 August (6:40 pm) Fremantle 13.15 (93) def. Carlton 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,376) Report
Saturday, 28 August (1:10 pm) Geelong 16.16 (112) def. West Coast 10.8 (68) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,099) Report
Saturday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.8 (98) def. Collingwood 13.17 (95) MCG (crowd: 76,218) Report
Saturday, 28 August (3:40 pm) Adelaide 9.11 (65) def. St Kilda 5.7 (37) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,121) Report
Saturday, 28 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.5 (107) def. Essendon 11.12 (78) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,776) Report
Saturday, 28 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.8 (68) def. by Sydney 16.10 (106) Gabba (crowd: 24,789) Report
Sunday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 16.16 (112) def. by Port Adelaide 18.14 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,674) Report
Sunday, 29 August (4:40 pm) Melbourne 15.13 (103) def. by North Melbourne 17.11 (113) MCG (crowd: 31,064) Report
  • In a first for the league, the final round of the season was given a floating schedule, with the AFL to allocate the timeslots for the games six weeks out from the end of the season, in order to reduce the likelihood of a team playing the first week of the finals after a Sunday game in Round 22.[13] The schedule was announced on 12 July 2010.[14] The floating schedule for the final round became a standard feature in future years.
  • Collingwood lost its first match since Round 10, ending an 11-match winning streak.

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 F1 F2 F3 GF1 GF2 Ladder
Adelaide Freo
56		 Syd
43		 Melb
16		 Carl
48		 WB
49		 Port
23		 Rich
50		 NM
9		 Bris
12		 StK
47		 Freo
23		 Haw
47		 Melb
44		 Ess
84		 WCE
22		 Geel
11		 Port
19		 Rich
20		 WB
8 		Bris
7		 Coll
3		 StK
28		 X X X X X 11
Brisbane Lions WCE
32		 Carl
19		 Port
27		 WB
22		 Melb
50		 Syd
20		 Freo
13		 Geel
81		 Adel
12		 Coll
8		 NM
1		 WB
65		 Rich
19		 Carl
55		 StK
14		 Haw
75		 Geel
63		 Melb
10		 WCE
5		 Adel
7		 Ess
27		 Syd
38		 X X X X X 13
Carlton Rich
56		 Bris
19		 Ess
20		 Adel
48		 Geel
36		 Coll
53		 StK
61		 Port
26		 Haw
50		 WCE
29		 Melb
41		 NM
29		 Freo
9		 Bris
55		 WB
68		 Syd
39		 WCE
26		 Coll
48		 Ess
76		 Rich
89		 Geel
42		 Freo
6		 Syd
5		 X X X X 8
Collingwood WB
36		 Melb
1		 StK
28		 Haw
64		 Ess
65		 Carl
53		 NM
66		 Freo
36		 Geel
36		 Bris
8		 WB
10		 Melb
0		 Syd
25		 WCE
83		 Port
26		 StK
48		 Rich
82		 Carl
48		 Geel
22		 Ess
98		 Adel
3		 Haw
3		 WB
62		 X Geel
41		 StK
0		 StK
56		 1
Essendon Geel
31		 Freo
44		 Carl
20		 WCE
23		 Coll
65		 Haw
43		 Port
3		 StK
12		 Rich
35		 WB
9		 Syd
9		 Geel
71		 Haw
16		 Adel
84		 Melb
19		 WCE
32		 NM
3		 StK
33		 Carl
76 		Coll
98		 Bris
27		 WB
29		 X X X X X 14
Fremantle Adel
56		 Ess
44		 Geel
7		 StK
15		 Rich
39		 WCE
38		 Bris
13		 Coll
36		 Syd
37		 NM
61		 Adel
23		 StK
18		 Carl
9		 Port
57		 Rich
19		 Melb
11		 WB
82		 WCE
75		 NM
54		 Syd
9		 Haw
116		 Carl
6		 Haw
30		 Geel
69		 X X X 6
Geelong Ess
31		 Haw
9		 Freo
7		 Port
95		 Carl
36		 Rich
108		 Syd
67		 Bris
81		 Coll
36		 Melb
54		 WCE
24		 Ess
71		 StK
24		 NM
35		 Haw
2		 Adel
11		 Bris
63		 Syd
53		 Coll
22		 WB
101		 Carl
42		 WCE
44		 StK
4		 Freo
69		 Coll
41		 X X 2
Hawthorn Melb
56		 Geel
9		 WB
16		 Coll
64		 NM
12		 Ess
43		 WCE
8		 Rich
3		 Carl
50		 Syd
2		 Port
11		 Adel
47		 Ess
16		 WB
3		 Geel
2		 Bris
75		 StK
0		 Port
8		 Syd
44		 Melb
21		 Freo
116		 Coll
3		 Freo
30		 X X X X 7
Melbourne Haw
56		 Coll
1		 Adel
16		 Rich
55		 Bris
50		 NM
26		 WB
4		 WCE
29		 Port
1		 Geel
54		 Carl
41		 Coll
0		 Adel
44		 StK
35		 Ess
19		 Freo
11		 Syd
73		 Bris
10		 Rich
29		 Haw
21		 Port
29		 NM
10		 X X X X X 12
North Melbourne Port
14		 StK
104		 WCE
25		 Syd
40		 Haw
12		 Melb
26		 Coll
66		 Adel
9		 WB
70		 Freo
61		 Bris
1		 Carl
29		 Port
36		 Geel
35		 Syd
30		 Rich
50		 Ess
3		 WB
71		 Freo
54		 StK
52		 WCE
16		 Melb
10		 X X X X X 9
Port Adelaide NM
14		 WCE
3		 Bris
27		 Geel
95		 StK
10		 Adel
23		 Ess
3		 Carl
26		 Melb
1		 Rich
47		 Haw
11		 Syd
38		 NM
36		 Freo
57		 Coll
26		 WB
36		 Adel
19		 Haw
8		 StK
94		 WCE
1		 Melb
29		 Rich
10		 X X X X X 10
Richmond Carl
56		 WB
72		 Syd
55		 Melb
55		 Freo
39		 Geel
108		 Adel
50		 Haw
3		 Ess
35		 Port
47		 StK
38		 WCE
49		 Bris
19		 Syd
4		 Freo
19		 NM
50		 Coll
82		 Adel
20		 Melb
29		 Carl
89		 StK
24		 Port
10		 X X X X X 15
St Kilda Syd
8		 NM
104		 Coll
28		 Freo
15		 Port
10		 WB
3		 Carl
61		 Ess
12		 WCE
35		 Adel
47		 Rich
38		 Freo
18		 Geel
24		 Melb
35		 Bris
14		 Coll
48		 Haw
0		 Ess
33		 Port
94		 NM
52		 Rich
24		 Adel
28		 Geel
4		 X WB
24		 Coll
0		 Coll
56		 3
Sydney StK
8		 Adel
43		 Rich
55		 NM
40		 WCE
56		 Bris
20		 Geel
67		 WB
38		 Freo
37		 Haw
2		 Ess
9		 Port
38		 Coll
25		 Rich
4		 NM
30		 Carl
39		 Melb
73		 Geel
53		 Haw
44		 Frem
9		 WB
44		 Bris
38		 Carl
5		 WB
5		 X X X 5
West Coast Bris
32		 Port
3		 NM
25		 Ess
23		 Syd
56		 Freo
38		 Haw
8		 Melb
29		 StK
35		 Carl
29		 Geel
24		 Rich
49		 WB
60		 Coll
83		 Adel
22		 Ess
32		 Carl
26		 Freo
75		 Bris
5		 Port
1		 NM
16		 Geel
44		 X X X X X 16
Western Bulldogs Coll
36		 Rich
72		 Haw
16		 Bris
22 		Adel
49		 StK
3		 Melb
4		 Syd
38		 NM
70		 Ess
9		 Coll
10		 Bris
65		 WCE
60		 Haw
3		 Carl
68		 Port
36		 Freo
82		 NM
71		 Adel
8		 Geel
101		 Syd
44		 Ess
29		 Coll
62		 Syd
5		 StK
24		 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF1 GF2 Ladder
Colour Result
Green Win
Red Loss
Blue Draw

Bold – Home game

Ladder

2010 AFL Ladder
Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Collingwood (P) 22 17 4 1 2349 1658 141.68 70
2 Geelong 22 17 5 0 2518 1702 147.94 68
3 St Kilda 22 15 6 1 1935 1591 121.62 62
4 Western Bulldogs 22 14 8 0 2174 1734 125.37 56
5 Sydney 22 13 9 0 2017 1863 108.27 52
6 Fremantle 22 13 9 0 2168 2087 103.88 52
7 Hawthorn 22 12 9 1 2044 1847 110.67 50
8 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2143 1983 108.07 44
9 North Melbourne 22 11 11 0 1930 2208 87.41 44
10 Port Adelaide 22 10 12 0 1749 2123 82.38 40
11 Adelaide 22 9 13 0 1763 1870 94.28 36
12 Melbourne 22 8 13 1 1863 1971 94.52 34
13 Brisbane Lions 22 7 15 0 1775 2158 82.25 28
14 Essendon 22 7 15 0 1930 2402 80.35 28
15 Richmond 22 6 16 0 1714 2348 73.00 24
16 West Coast 22 4 18 0 1773 2300 77.09 16
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Ladder progression


Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1 Collingwood 4 8 8 12 16 20 24 28 28 28 32 34 38 42 46 50 54 58 62 66 70 70
2 Geelong 4 8 8 12 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 40 44 48 48 52 56 56 60 64 68
3 St Kilda 4 8 12 16 16 20 20 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 48 50 50 54 58 62 62
4 Western Bulldogs 0 4 8 8 12 12 16 20 24 24 24 28 32 32 36 40 44 48 52 52 52 56
5 Sydney 0 4 8 12 16 20 20 20 20 20 24 28 28 28 32 36 36 36 40 44 48 52
6 Fremantle 4 8 12 12 16 20 24 24 28 32 32 32 36 40 40 44 44 48 48 48 48 52
7 Hawthorn 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 12 16 2024 28 32 3236 38 38 38 42 46 50
8 Carlton 4 4 4 8 12 1216 20 20 2428 28 28 3232 36 36 36 40 44 44 44
9 North Melbourne 0 0 4 4 8 12 12 16 16 16 20 24 28 28 28 32 32 32 36 36 40 44
10Port Adelaide 4 8 8 8 12 1620 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 28 28 32 36 40
11Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 8 12 12 16 20 24 28 28 28 28 32 32 36
12Melbourne 0 0 4 8 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 18 18 18 22 22 26 30 34 34 34 34
13Brisbane Lions 4 8 12 1616 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 24 28 28
14Essendon 0 0 4 4 4 8 8 12 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 28 28 28 28 28
15Richmond 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 4 4 8 12 16 20 20 20 24 24 24 24 24
16West Coast 0 0 0 4 4 4 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Finals series

Week 1 (qualifying and elimination finals)

Qualifying Finals
Saturday, 4 September 7:20 pm Collingwood 17.22 (124) def. Western Bulldogs 8.14 (62) MCG (crowd: 66,545) Report
Friday, 3 September 7:45 pm Geelong 11.13 (79) def. by St Kilda 12.11 (83) MCG (crowd: 63,608) Report
Elimination Finals
Sunday, 5 September 2:40 pm Sydney 14.15 (99) def. Carlton 13.16 (94) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 41,596) Report
Saturday, 4 September 1:20 pm Fremantle 14.10 (94) def. Hawthorn 8.16 (64) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,719) Report
  • Geelong and St Kilda played each other in a finals match for the third consecutive year, in the second qualifying final. A potential go-ahead goal by Cameron Ling with one minute remaining was disallowed because Cameron Mooney pushed James Gwilt in the back during the tackle which set up the shot on goal; although controversial, the AFL later endorsed the decision.[15]
  • Carlton played its first match at ANZ Stadium since Round 1, 2003.

Week 2 (semi-finals)

Semi-Finals
Saturday, 11 September 7:20 pm Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77) def. Sydney 10.12 (72) MCG (crowd: 39,596) Report
Friday, 10 September 7:45 pm Geelong 20.15 (135) def. Fremantle 10.6 (66) MCG (crowd: 45,056) Report
  • Fremantle played its first game at the MCG since Round 20, 2009.
  • The crowd of 39,596 for the Bulldogs-Swans match was the lowest crowd for a finals match at the MCG since 1934.
  • Geelong's victory over Fremantle put it into its fourth preliminary final in a row, and its third against Collingwood in that sequence.

Week 3 (preliminary finals)

Preliminary Finals
Friday, 17 September 7:45 pm Collingwood 18.12 (120) def. Geelong 11.13 (79) MCG (crowd: 95,241) Report
Saturday, 18 September 7:20 pm St Kilda 13.10 (88) def. Western Bulldogs 8.16 (64) MCG (crowd: 62,694) Report
  • The two preliminary finals remained unchanged from 2009.
  • Geelong's half-time deficit of 62 points against Collingwood was its highest in any match since Round 18, 1998.
  • The Western Bulldogs' loss to St Kilda was the third consecutive year in which their season ended with a loss in the Preliminary Final.

Weeks 4 & 5 (grand final and replay)

Main article: 2010 AFL Grand Final
Grand Final
25 September 2:30 pm Collingwood drew with St Kilda MCG (Crowd: 100,016) Report
4.2 (26)
7.8 (50)
7.13 (55)
9.14 (68)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 3.2 (20)
4.2 (26)
7.5 (47)
10.8 (68)		 Umpires: Chamberlain, Rosebury, Ryan
Norm Smith Medal: Lenny Hayes
Television broadcast: Seven / 7mate
National anthem: Cameron and Taylor Henderson
Cloke 2
Jolly, Blair, Didak, Thomas, Macaffer, O'Brien, Davis		 Goals Riewoldt, Milne, Goddard 2
Schneider, Koschitzke, Gilbert, Hayes
Shaw, Thomas, Swan, N. Brown, Maxwell, Pendlebury Best Hayes, Goddard, Fisher, Gilbert, Gwilt, Schneider
Prestigiacomo (groin), replaced in the side by N. Brown Injuries Gardiner (hamstring)
  • Collingwood made its first Grand Final appearance since 2003.
  • This was the second time that these two teams met each other in a Grand Final. The first was the 1966 Grand Final, the year of St Kilda's first and only premiership, which they won by just one point.
  • St Kilda made consecutive appearances in the Grand Final for the first time since 1965 and 1966.
  • Geelong missed the Grand Final for the first time since 2006.
  • The match was the third drawn Grand Final, and the first since 1977.
  • The crowd of 100,016 was the highest at a game since the 1986 VFL Grand Final.

Grand final replay

Grand Final Replay
2 October 2:30 pm Collingwood def. St Kilda MCG (Crowd: 93,853) Report
3.2 (20)
6.5 (41)
11.8 (74)
16.12 (108)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 0.2 (2)
1.8 (14)
4.9 (33)
7.10 (52)		 Umpires: Chamberlain, Rosebury, Ryan
Norm Smith Medal: Scott Pendlebury
Television broadcast: Seven / 7mate / Australia Channel (Internationally)
National anthem: Julie Anthony
Sidebottom, Didak, Wellingham, Macaffer, Dawes 2
Thomas, Swan, Johnson, O'Brien, Jolly, Goldsack 1		 Goals Milne 2
Dal Santo, Goddard, Hayes, Gilbert, Koschitzke 1
Pendlebury, Jolly, N. Brown, Sidebottom, Ball, Shaw, Thomas, Wellingham Best Goddard, Gwilt, Dawson, Gilbert, Jones
Reid (leg) Injuries Eddy (arm), Fisher (hamstring)
  • The AFL announced in the lead-up to the match that, should the replay have been drawn, it would have been decided in extra time, rather than by another replay.

Season records

Awards

Best and fairest

Club Award name Player
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Richard Douglas[16]
Brisbane Lions Merrett-Murray Medal Michael Rischitelli[17]
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Chris Judd[18]
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Dane Swan[19]
Essendon Crichton Medal Jobe Watson[20]
Fremantle Doig Medal David Mundy[21]
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Joel Selwood[22]
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Luke Hodge[23]
Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Brad Green[24]
North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Brent Harvey and Brady Rawlings[25]
Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Kane Cornes[26]
Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Jack Riewoldt[27]
St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Lenny Hayes[28]
Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Kieren Jack[29]
West Coast Club Champion Award Mark LeCras[30]
Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Ryan Griffen[31]

AFL Rising Star

Main article: 2010 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star is awarded to the best player who, as of the beginning of the season, is under the age of 21 and has played fewer than 10 games. Each week one player is nominated and at the end of the season a selection panel votes to select the overall winner.

Sydney's Dan Hannebery won the award for 2010, with the maximum 45 votes awarded to him.[32]

Nominations

† players ineligible due to tribunal sanction

Voting[32]

Goal of the Year

The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual Goal of the Year competition. From 2010 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Panasonic Goal of the Year.

Lance 'Buddy' Franklin won the award for his running goal against Essendon in round 13. By winning the award Franklin became the fifth indigenous player to win the award since 2004.[55]

Nominations

Mark of the Year

Main article: Mark of the Year

The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Hungry Jacks Mark of the Year.

Liam Jurrah, of the Melbourne Football Club, won the award for his mark over the top of Port Adelaide's Nick Salter, in round 21.[55] However, he hadn't been nominated as Mark of the Week, which was won by Brendon Goddard. This inconsistency arose because the Mark of the Week is decided by an online public vote, while the Mark of the Year is decided separately by a panel of experts.

Weekly winners

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) and/or "leadership group"
Adelaide Neil Craig Simon Goodwin Brad Symes, Scott Stevens, Nathan van Berlo, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty, Brett Burton and Tyson Edwards[56]
Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Simon Black, Luke Power, Jed Adcock and Daniel Merrett
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Andrew Carrazzo, Michael Jamison, Kade Simpson, Heath Scotland, Simon Wiggins
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury (v.c.), Dane Swan (deputy v.c.), Darren Jolly, Heath Shaw, Harry O'Brien, Shane O'Bree, Luke Ball[57]
Essendon Matthew Knights Jobe Watson Andrew Welsh[58]
Fremantle Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich Paul Duffield, Michael Johnson, David Mundy, Aaron Sandilands, Antoni Grover and Des Headland[59]
Geelong Mark Thompson Cameron Ling Gary Ablett, Jr., Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, Joel Selwood, James Kelly and Harry Taylor[60]
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Sam Mitchell Luke Hodge
Melbourne Dean Bailey James McDonald Aaron Davey, Jared Rivers, Brent Moloney, Brad Green, Cameron Bruce and Brad Miller[61]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Brent Harvey Drew Petrie
Port Adelaide Matthew Primus Domenic Cassisi Dean Brogan and Jacob Surjan[62]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Chris Newman Nathan Foley, Brett Deledio, Daniel Jackson, Trent Cotchin and Troy Simmonds[63]
St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Lenny Hayes (v.c.)
Sydney Paul Roos Craig Bolton, Adam Goodes and Brett Kirk
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass Dean Cox, Matthew Priddis, Adam Selwood, Beau Waters, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy[64]
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade Brad Johnson Daniel Giansiracusa, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross, Dale Morris, Shaun Higgins

Umpiring and rule changes

No major changes to the rules were introduced for the 2010 season. Minor adjustments to the tribunal rules were made, including adding a provision to report players for diving or staging.[65] The 2010 NAB Cup pre-season competition trialled three new rules: allowing boundary umpires to award free kicks, letting the players, not the umpire, decide if they want to utilise the advantage rule and penalising players who push the ball under another player.[66]

Coach changes

Coach Club Date New coach Notes
Mark Williams Port Adelaide 11 July 2010 Matthew Primus Retirement, effective after Round 15 match against Collingwood.[67]
Matthew Knights Essendon 29 August 2010 James Hird[68] Sacked, after final match of season.[69]
Paul Roos Sydney N/A John Longmire Retired at the end of the season.
Mark Thompson[70] Geelong 4 October 2010 Chris Scott[71] Resignation. "Just got tired of it..."[72]

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