2022 AFL season

126th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)

For the 2022 seasons of the AFL Women's competition, see 2022 AFL Women's season 6 and 2022 AFL Women's season 7.

Australian rules football season

2022 AFL premiership season

Date| 16 March—24 September 2022
Teams| 18
Premiers| Geelong
10th premiership
Runners-up| Sydney
13th runners-up result
Minor premiers| Geelong
15th minor premiership
Brownlow Medallist| Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
29 votes
Coleman Medallist| Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
64 goals
Attendance
Matches played| 216
Total attendance| 7,392,391 (34,224 per match)
Highest (H&A)| 88,287 (round 23, Carlton v Collingwood)
Highest (finals)| 100,024 (grand final, Geelong v Sydney)

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The 2022 AFL season was the 126th 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 and ran from 16 March until 24 September, comprising a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

The premiership was won by the Geelong Football Club for the tenth time, after defeating Sydney by 81 points in the 2022 AFL Grand Final.

## Background

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The 2022 season was played during the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start of the season, the roll-out of Australia's vaccination program was almost complete with 95% of adults vaccinated to a two-dose standard and about 50% having received a booster;[1] and across all states except for Western Australia, practically all social and interstate travel restrictions which had been in place through the latter half of 2021 had been lifted;[2] Western Australia maintained some restrictions into the start of the season.[3] Cases of the virus, particularly the Omicron variant which became dominant in December 2021, were widespread in the community for the first time in the pandemic; and confirmed cases and their close contacts were still required to test and isolate, although for shorter periods than earlier in the pandemic.[4]

The main impacts of the pandemic to the AFL season were:

* The league implemented a vaccination policy requiring all players and football department staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19;[5] equivalent requirements were implemented by some state governments.[6] Two players – Liam Jones (Carlton) and Cam Ellis-Yolmen (Brisbane Lions) – resigned as a result of the mandate.[7] The AFL's mandate was lifted in July, on a similar timeline to those of the state governments.[8]
* A player top-up list and policy was put in place to cover the event of a substantial portion of a team being forced into isolation. Each club could nominate twenty top-up players from their affiliated state league and reserves systems; those players would become eligible to play if fewer than 28 main list players were available due for COVID-19 reasons, but would not otherwise be contracted to the club.[9] The Western Australian government's tighter restrictions on isolation for close contacts early in the season meant that state's clubs saw greater COVID-19 impacts, and West Coast was the only club to draw on its top-up list, doing so twice.[10]

Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs opened the season in a rematch of the previous season's grand final.[11] Accor Stadium hosted its first premiership match since the 2016 Qualifying Final, with a Sydney Derby between Greater Western Sydney and Sydney fixtured for the ground in round one.[12] The remainder of the fixture was released on 9 December, with only the first nine rounds released with dates and times for each match. The remainder of the fixture from round 10 was left as a floating fixture so as to prioritize the best matches for each round in prime-time slots, and dates were released progressively through the year.[13] For the first time since 2001, some Friday nights had two scheduled games, with each double-header to take games away from a less-favourable or an otherwise occupied timeslot later in the weekend; the broadcast times of the two matches overlapped partially.[14]

## Club leadership

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Adelaide | Matthew Nicks | Rory Sloane |  | Tom Doedee, Ben Keays, Reilly O'Brien, Brodie Smith | [15]
Brisbane Lions | Chris Fagan | Dayne Zorko | Harris Andrews | Darcy Gardiner, Ryan Lester, Lincoln McCarthy,
Hugh McCluggage, Lachie Neale, Daniel Rich | [16]
Carlton | Michael Voss | Patrick Cripps | Sam Walsh, Jacob Weitering |  | [17]
Collingwood | Craig McRae | Scott Pendlebury | Taylor Adams, Jeremy Howe, Darcy Moore |  | [18]
Essendon | Ben Rutten | Dyson Heppell | Zach Merrett | Andrew McGrath | [19]
Fremantle | Justin Longmuir | Nat Fyfe |  | Andrew Brayshaw, David Mundy, Alex Pearce, Caleb Serong | [20]
Geelong | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Patrick Dangerfield, Tom Stewart |  | [21]
Gold Coast | Stuart Dew | Touk Miller, Jarrod Witts | Sam Collins | Noah Anderson, Nick Holman, Sean Lemmens, David Swallow | [22]
Greater Western Sydney | Leon Cameron | Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, Josh Kelly |  | Phil Davis, Matt de Boer, Nick Haynes, Jacob Hopper,
Lachie Whitfield | [23]
Hawthorn | Sam Mitchell | Ben McEvoy | Jaeger O'Meara | James Sicily | [24]
Melbourne | Simon Goodwin | Max Gawn | Jack Viney |  | [25]
North Melbourne | David Noble | Jack Ziebell | Luke McDonald, Jy Simpkin | Aidan Corr, Ben Cunnington, Nick Larkey, Kayne Turner | [26]
Port Adelaide | Ken Hinkley | Tom Jonas |  | Darcy Byrne-Jones, Ollie Wines | [27]
Richmond | Damien Hardwick | Dylan Grimes, Toby Nankervis |  |  | [28]
St Kilda | Brett Ratten | Jack Steele | Dougal Howard, Tim Membrey | Jarryn Geary, Callum Wilkie | [29]
Sydney | John Longmire | Callum Mills, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe |  | Harry Cunningham, Lance Franklin, Josh Kennedy, Tom Papley | [30]
West Coast | Adam Simpson | Luke Shuey | Jeremy McGovern, Nic Naitanui | Oscar Allen, Tom Barrass, Liam Duggan | [31]
Western Bulldogs | Luke Beveridge | Marcus Bontempelli | Jack Macrae | Caleb Daniel, Taylor Duryea, Aaron Naughton | [32]

## Pre-season

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Main article: 2022 AAMI Community Series

The pre-season series of games returned as the 2022 AAMI Community Series, with teams playing one game each. The games were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. All games were televised live on Fox Footy.[33]

## Home-and-away season

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### Round 1

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Wednesday, 16 March (7:10 pm)  | Melbourne 14.13 (97)  | def.  | Western Bulldogs 11.5 (71)  | MCG (crowd: 58,002)  | Report
Thursday, 17 March (7:25 pm)  | Carlton 14.17 (101)  | def.  | Richmond 11.10 (76)  | MCG (crowd: 72,179)  | Report
Friday, 18 March (7:50 pm)  | St Kilda 12.13 (85)  | def. by  | Collingwood 15.12 (102)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 40,129)  | Report
Saturday, 19 March (2:10 pm)  | Geelong 20.18 (138)  | def.  | Essendon 11.6 (72)  | MCG (crowd: 54,495)  | Report
Saturday, 19 March (5:10 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 13.14 (92)  | def. by  | Sydney 17.10 (112)  | Accor Stadium (crowd: 25,572)  | Report
Saturday, 19 March (7:10 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 11.14 (80)  | def.  | Port Adelaide 10.9 (69)  | The Gabba (crowd: 25,100)  | Report
Sunday, 20 March (1:10 pm)  | Hawthorn 11.12 (78)  | def.  | North Melbourne 8.10 (58)  | MCG (crowd: 38,279)  | Report
Sunday, 20 March (3:40 pm)  | Adelaide 12.10 (82)  | def. by  | Fremantle 11.17 (83)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 28,186)  | Report
Sunday, 20 March (4:40 pm)  | West Coast 12.8 (80)  | def. by  | Gold Coast 16.11 (107)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 20,932)  | Report

* Carlton won its first game against Richmond since the 2013 Elimination Final, ending an eleven-game losing streak. The win was also its first in its annual Round 1 match against Richmond since 2012.[34]

### Round 2

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Thursday, 24 March (7:20 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90)  | def. by  | Carlton 16.6 (102)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 34,961)  | Report
Friday, 25 March (7:50 pm)  | Sydney 17.5 (107)  | def.  | Geelong 10.17 (77)  | SCG (crowd: 36,578)  | Report
Saturday, 26 March (1:45 pm)  | Collingwood 15.10 (100)  | def.  | Adelaide 8.10 (58)  | MCG (crowd: 36,843)  | Report
Saturday, 26 March (4:35 pm)  | Essendon 10.15 (75)  | def. by  | Brisbane Lions 15.7 (97)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 30,631)  | Report
Saturday, 26 March (7:10 pm)  | Port Adelaide 7.14 (56)  | def. by  | Hawthorn 19.6 (120)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,267)  | Report
Saturday, 26 March (7:00 pm)  | Gold Coast 10.9 (69)  | def. by  | Melbourne 12.10 (82)  | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 8,280)  | Report
Sunday, 27 March (1:10 pm)  | North Melbourne 10.14 (74)  | def.  | West Coast 8.11 (59)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 14,204)  | Report
Sunday, 27 March (3:20 pm)  | Richmond 16.13 (109)  | def.  | Greater Western Sydney 10.13 (73)  | MCG (crowd: 28,813)  | Report
Sunday, 27 March (5:20 pm)  | Fremantle 8.7 (55)  | def. by  | St Kilda 9.11 (65)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 25,284)  | Report

* Lance Franklin (Sydney) became the 6th player in VFL/AFL history to kick 1,000 career goals.[35]
* West Coast made a VFL/AFL record 14 changes to its team between rounds 1 and 2, mostly from absences due to COVID-19 protocols, and fielded five players from its top-up list.[36]

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Thursday, 31 March (7:20 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 9.17 (71)  | def.  | Sydney 9.6 (60)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 24,327)  | Report
Friday, 1 April (7:20 pm)  | Melbourne 14.15 (99)  | def.  | Essendon 10.10 (70)  | MCG (crowd: 44,503)  | Report
Friday, 1 April (7:50 pm)  | Adelaide 15.6 (96)  | def.  | Port Adelaide 13.14 (92)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,190)  | Report
Saturday, 2 April (4:35 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 12.11 (83)  | def.  | Gold Coast 8.9 (57)  | Giants Stadium (crowd: 4,014)  | Report
Saturday, 2 April (7:25 pm)  | Collingwood 13.13 (91)  | def. by  | Geelong 16.8 (104)  | MCG (crowd: 52,974)  | Report
Saturday, 2 April (7:00 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 23.18 (156)  | def.  | North Melbourne 7.6 (48)  | The Gabba (crowd: 19,817)  | Report
Sunday, 3 April (1:10 pm)  | Carlton 11.8 (74)  | def.  | Hawthorn 11.7 (73)  | MCG (crowd: 66,317)  | Report
Sunday, 3 April (3:20 pm)  | St Kilda 18.9 (117)  | def.  | Richmond 13.6 (84)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 31,933)  | Report
Sunday, 3 April (4:20 pm)  | West Coast 7.5 (47)  | def. by  | Fremantle 15.12 (102)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 38,920)  | Report

* Jordan Dawson kicked a goal after the siren to win the Showdown for Adelaide.[37]
* Joel Selwood captained Geelong for the 227th time, surpassing Carlton's Stephen Kernahan record of most games as captain in VFL/AFL history.[38]
* The Brisbane Lions' 108-point win was their first win by 100 points or more since Round 16, 2007.[39]

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Thursday, 7 April (7:10 pm)  | Port Adelaide 4.12 (36)  | def. by  | Melbourne 10.8 (68)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 23,058)  | Report
Friday, 8 April (7:50 pm)  | Geelong 11.14 (80)  | def.  | Brisbane Lions 11.4 (70)  | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 20,505)  | Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:40 pm)  | Sydney 13.8 (86)  | def.  | North Melbourne 12.3 (75)  | SCG (crowd: 22,307)  | Report
Saturday, 9 April (4:35 pm)  | Collingwood 10.14 (74)  | def. by  | West Coast 14.3 (87)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,897)  | Report
Saturday, 9 April (7:25 pm)  | Richmond 15.9 (99)  | def.  | Western Bulldogs 7.19 (61)  | MCG (crowd: 43,645)  | Report
Saturday, 9 April (5:25 pm)  | Fremantle 13.10 (88)  | def.  | Greater Western Sydney 8.6 (54)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 30,201)  | Report
Sunday, 10 April (1:10 pm)  | Essendon 15.13 (103)  | def.  | Adelaide 15.9 (99)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 24,906)  | Report
Sunday, 10 April (3:20 pm)  | Hawthorn 10.13 (73)  | def. by  | St Kilda 22.10 (142)  | MCG (crowd: 30,926)  | Report
Sunday, 10 April (4:10 pm)  | Gold Coast 13.14 (92)  | def.  | Carlton 8.14 (62)  | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,349)  | Report

* Port Adelaide's score of 0.5 (5) in the first half against Melbourne was the first time the club's AFL team had been kept goalless in a half.[40]

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Thursday, 14 April (7:35 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98)  | def.  | Collingwood 14.7 (91)  | The Gabba (crowd: 32,312)  | Report
Friday, 15 April (4:20 pm)  | North Melbourne 11.5 (71)  | def. by  | Western Bulldogs 21.13 (139)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,162)  | Report
Friday, 15 April (7:40 pm)  | West Coast 9.4 (58)  | def. by  | Sydney 18.13 (121)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 42,888)  | Report
Saturday, 16 April (1:45 pm)  | St Kilda 13.9 (87)  | def.  | Gold Coast 9.7 (61)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 18,724)  | Report
Saturday, 16 April (4:35 pm)  | Adelaide 15.11 (101)  | def.  | Richmond 12.10 (82)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,031)  | Report
Saturday, 16 April (7:25 pm)  | Melbourne 19.6 (120)  | def.  | Greater Western Sydney 7.11 (53)  | MCG (crowd: 20,791)  | Report
Sunday, 17 April (1:40 pm)  | Carlton 14.10 (94)  | def.  | Port Adelaide 13.13 (91)  | MCG (crowd: 33,433)  | Report
Sunday, 17 April (4:40 pm)  | Essendon 8.11 (59)  | def. by  | Fremantle 16.11 (107)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,935)  | Report
Monday, 18 April (3:20 pm)  | Hawthorn 14.8 (92)  | def.  | Geelong 11.14 (80)  | MCG (crowd: 48,030)  | Report

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Friday, 22 April (7:50 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 8.12 (60)  | def. by  | St Kilda 10.17 (77)  | Manuka Oval (crowd: 11,207)  | Report
Saturday, 23 April (1:45 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62)  | def. by  | Adelaide 8.15 (63)  | Mars Stadium (crowd: 10,412)  | Report
Saturday, 23 April (4:05 pm)  | Port Adelaide 18.9 (117)  | def.  | West Coast 4.9 (33)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 28,587)  | Report
Saturday, 23 April (5:40 pm)  | Fremantle 14.13 (97)  | def.  | Carlton 9.8 (62)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 42,302)  | Report
Sunday, 24 April (1:10 pm)  | North Melbourne 9.7 (61)  | def. by  | Geelong 17.19 (121)  | Blundstone Arena (crowd: 8,663)  | Report
Sunday, 24 April (4:10 pm)  | Gold Coast 11.14 (80)  | def. by  | Brisbane Lions 21.6 (132)  | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,897)  | Report
Sunday, 24 April (7:25 pm)  | Richmond 8.6 (54)  | def. by  | Melbourne 9.22 (76)  | MCG (crowd: 70,334)  | Report
Monday, 25 April (12:30 pm)  | Hawthorn 10.8 (68)  | def. by  | Sydney 16.13 (109)  | University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 14,107)  | Report
Monday, 25 April (3:20 pm)  | Essendon 12.10 (82)  | def. by  | Collingwood 15.3 (93)  | MCG (crowd: 84,205)  | Report

* The crowd of 10,412 between Western Bulldogs and Adelaide is the largest ever AFL crowd at Mars Stadium.[41]

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Friday, 29 April (6:10 pm)  | West Coast 8.8 (56)  | def. by  | Richmond 25.15 (165)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 39,430)  | Report
Saturday, 30 April (1:45 pm)  | Geelong 10.6 (66)  | def. by  | Fremantle 10.9 (69)  | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 20,136)  | Report
Saturday, 30 April (1:40 pm)  | Adelaide 8.6 (54)  | def. by  | Greater Western Sydney 17.11 (113)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 31,811)  | Report
Saturday, 30 April (4:35 pm)  | Melbourne 13.13 (91)  | def.  | Hawthorn 11.15 (81)  | MCG (crowd: 39,425)  | Report
Saturday, 30 April (7:25 pm)  | St Kilda 4.18 (42)  | def. by  | Port Adelaide 5.13 (43)  | Cazalys Stadium (crowd: 6,645)  | Report
Saturday, 30 April (7:25 pm)  | Carlton 17.12 (114)  | def.  | North Melbourne 10.4 (64)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 40,129)  | Report
Sunday, 1 May (1:10 pm)  | Collingwood 17.13 (115)  | def.  | Gold Coast 14.6 (90)  | MCG (crowd: 28,916)  | Report
Sunday, 1 May (3:20 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 16.7 (103)  | def.  | Essendon 10.11 (71)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 33,677)  | Report
Sunday, 1 May (4:40 pm)  | Sydney 13.11 (89)  | def. by  | Brisbane Lions 17.11 (113)  | SCG (crowd: 30,110)  | Report

* West Coast suffered its worst ever defeat against Richmond, losing by 109 points. The loss was its worst defeat since Round 13, 2008.[42]

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Friday, 6 May (7:00 pm)  | Port Adelaide 12.14 (86)  | def.  | Western Bulldogs 10.9 (69)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 29,290)  | Report
Friday, 6 May (6:40 pm)  | Fremantle 15.12 (102)  | def.  | North Melbourne 3.6 (24)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 37,040)  | Report
Saturday, 7 May (1:45 pm)  | Richmond 17.11 (113)  | def.  | Collingwood 12.14 (86)  | MCG (crowd: 64,481)  | Report
Saturday, 7 May (1:45 pm)  | Sydney 8.13 (61)  | def. by  | Gold Coast 10.15 (75)  | SCG (crowd: 20,420)  | Report
Saturday, 7 May (4:35 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 4.11 (35)  | def. by  | Geelong 12.16 (88)  | Manuka Oval (crowd: 11,661)  | Report
Saturday, 7 May (7:25 pm)  | Essendon 16.12 (108)  | def.  | Hawthorn 11.15 (81)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 33,042)  | Report
Saturday, 7 May (7:25 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 16.9 (105)  | def.  | West Coast 4.6 (30)  | The Gabba (crowd: 19,331)  | Report
Sunday, 8 May (1:10 pm)  | Melbourne 14.9 (93)  | def.  | St Kilda 8.7 (55)  | MCG (crowd: 35,767)  | Report
Sunday, 8 May (4:40 pm)  | Carlton 17.14 (116)  | def.  | Adelaide 10.8 (68)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,376)  | Report

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Friday, 13 May (7:50 pm)  | Collingwood 7.9 (51)  | def. by  | Western Bulldogs 14.15 (99)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 44,029)  | Report
Saturday, 14 May (1:45 pm)  | Hawthorn 14.10 (94)  | def. by  | Richmond 17.15 (117)  | MCG (crowd: 40,663)  | Report
Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm)  | North Melbourne 6.10 (46)  | def. by  | Port Adelaide 17.13 (115)  | Blundstone Arena (crowd: 5,114)  | Report
Saturday, 14 May (4:35 pm)  | St Kilda 13.12 (90)  | def.  | Geelong 11.14 (80)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,517)  | Report
Saturday, 14 May (7:25 pm)  | Sydney 14.21 (105)  | def.  | Essendon 6.11 (47)  | SCG (crowd: 27,464)  | Report
Saturday, 14 May (7:10 pm)  | Adelaide 9.12 (66)  | def. by  | Brisbane Lions 16.6 (102)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 36,579)  | Report
Sunday, 15 May (1:40 pm)  | Gold Coast 10.9 (69)  | def.  | Fremantle 4.9 (33)  | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 6,136)  | Report
Sunday, 15 May (3:20 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 11.9 (75)  | def. by  | Carlton 15.15 (105)  | Giants Stadium (crowd: 8,754)  | Report
Sunday, 15 May (3:20 pm)  | West Coast 5.8 (38)  | def. by  | Melbourne 16.16 (112)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 27,488)  | Report

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Friday, 20 May (7:50 pm)  | Carlton 15.12 (102)  | def.  | Sydney 13.9 (87)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 44,769)  | Report
Saturday, 21 May (1:45 pm)  | Geelong 11.16 (82)  | def.  | Port Adelaide 7.5 (47)  | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 18,721)  | Report
Saturday, 21 May (1:45 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 15.16 (106)  | def.  | Gold Coast 13.9 (87)  | Mars Stadium (crowd: 6,040)  | Report
Saturday, 21 May (4:35 pm)  | North Melbourne 8.5 (53)  | def. by  | Melbourne 14.16 (100)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 13,422)  | Report
Saturday, 21 May (7:00 pm)  | Adelaide 9.15 (69)  | def. by  | St Kilda 14.6 (90)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 28,783)  | Report
Saturday, 21 May (7:30 pm)  | Richmond 11.14 (80)  | def.  | Essendon 7.6 (48)  | MCG (crowd: 70,226)  | Report
Sunday, 22 May (2:10 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 21.12 (138)  | def.  | West Coast 13.8 (86)  | Giants Stadium (crowd: 5,057)  | Report
Sunday, 22 May (3:20 pm)  | Hawthorn 18.9 (117)  | def.  | Brisbane Lions 17.10 (112)  | University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 12,007)  | Report
Sunday, 22 May (3:20 pm)  | Fremantle 6.8 (44)  | def. by  | Collingwood 12.8 (80)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 35,534)  | Report

* Melbourne across the two rounds of the Sir Doug Nicholls Round rebranded itself as Narrm, becoming the first club to adopt an Indigenous club name for the annual round.[43]

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Friday, 27 May (7:50 pm)  | Sydney 16.10 (106)  | def.  | Richmond 15.10 (100)  | SCG (crowd: 31,387)  | Report
Saturday, 28 May (1:45 pm)  | Geelong 15.7 (97)  | def.  | Adelaide 7.13 (55)  | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 19,051)  | Report
Saturday, 28 May (1:45 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 16.14 (110)  | def.  | Greater Western Sydney 15.6 (96)  | The Gabba (crowd: 22,068)  | Report
Saturday, 28 May (4:35 pm)  | Melbourne 7.14 (56)  | def. by  | Fremantle 14.10 (94)  | MCG (crowd: 29,812)  | Report
Saturday, 28 May (5:30 pm)  | West Coast 9.6 (60)  | def. by  | Western Bulldogs 25.11 (161)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 31,838)  | Report
Saturday, 28 May (7:10 pm)  | Gold Coast 18.13 (121)  | def.  | Hawthorn 7.12 (54)  | TIO Stadium (crowd: 7,516)  | Report
Sunday, 29 May (1:10 pm)  | St Kilda 15.13 (103)  | def.  | North Melbourne 7.8 (50)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,464)  | Report
Sunday, 29 May (3:20 pm)  | Collingwood 11.13 (79)  | def.  | Carlton 11.9 (75)  | MCG (crowd: 80,627)  | Report
Sunday, 29 May (4:10 pm)  | Port Adelaide 9.12 (66)  | def.  | Essendon 6.14 (50)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 25,877)  | Report

* Melbourne suffered its first loss since round 19, 2021, ending a 17 game winning streak.[44]
* West Coast suffered its worst ever defeat against the Western Bulldogs, losing by 101 points.[45]

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Friday, 3 June (7:50 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70)  | def. by  | Geelong 12.11 (83)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 34,370)  | Report
Saturday, 4 June (1:15 pm)  | Adelaide 13.10 (88)  | def.  | West Coast 8.9 (57)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 22,859)  | Report
Saturday, 4 June (4:05 pm)  | Gold Coast 15.19 (109)  | def.  | North Melbourne 7.5 (47)  | TIO Stadium (crowd: 5,523)  | Report
Saturday, 4 June (7:25 pm)  | Melbourne 9.7 (61)  | def. by  | Sydney 10.13 (73)  | MCG (crowd: 32,753)  | Report
Sunday, 5 June (2:10 pm)  | Hawthorn 10.8 (68)  | def. by  | Collingwood 10.12 (72)  | MCG (crowd: 43,939)  | Report
Sunday, 5 June (3:20 pm)  | Fremantle 15.9 (99)  | def.  | Brisbane Lions 13.7 (85)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 47,214)  | Report
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Thursday, 9 June (7:20 pm)  | Richmond 11.11 (77)  | def.  | Port Adelaide 10.5 (65)  | MCG (crowd: 21,757)  | Report
Friday, 10 June (7:50 pm)  | Essendon 7.12 (54)  | def. by  | Carlton 12.8 (80)  | MCG (crowd: 65,440)  | Report
Saturday, 11 June (2:10 pm)  | Fremantle 14.11 (95)  | def.  | Hawthorn 12.10 (82)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 39,428)  | Report
Saturday, 11 June (7:25 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 10.18 (78)  | def.  | St Kilda 8.9 (57)  | The Gabba (crowd: 26,610)  | Report
Sunday, 12 June (3:20 pm)  | North Melbourne 7.11 (53)  | def. by  | Greater Western Sydney 15.12 (102)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 13,742)  | Report
Monday, 13 June (3:20 pm)  | Collingwood 12.10 (82)  | def.  | Melbourne 8.8 (56)  | MCG (crowd: 76,059)  | Report
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* The crowd of 21,757 between Richmond and Port Adelaide is the lowest crowd for a Richmond home game without COVID-19 restrictions since Round 18, 2010.[46]

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Thursday, 16 June (7:20 pm)  | Richmond 11.15 (81)  | def.  | Carlton 9.12 (66)  | MCG (crowd: 50,741)  | Report
Friday, 17 June (7:50 pm)  | St Kilda 11.6 (72)  | def. by  | Essendon 15.17 (107)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 33,274)  | Report
Saturday, 18 Jun (1:15 pm)  | Port Adelaide 12.10 (82)  | def.  | Sydney 8.11 (59)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,445)  | Report
Saturday, 18 Jun (2:35 pm)  | West Coast 9.9 (63)  | def. by  | Geelong 12.9 (81)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 32,526)  | Report
Saturday, 18 Jun (7:25 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 16.9 (105)  | def. by  | Western Bulldogs 19.11 (125)  | Giants Stadium (crowd: 6,208)  | Report
Sunday, 19 June (3:20 pm)  | Gold Coast 18.8 (116)  | def.  | Adelaide 10.13 (73)  | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,507)  | Report
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Thursday, 23 June (7:20 pm)  | Melbourne 16.21 (117)  | def.  | Brisbane Lions 7.11 (53)  | MCG (crowd: 37,728)  | Report
Friday, 24 June (7:00 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 19.11 (125)  | def.  | Hawthorn 12.11 (83)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,505)  | Report
Friday, 24 June (6:40 pm)  | West Coast 16.11 (107)  | def.  | Essendon 14.13 (97)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 40,933)  | Report
Saturday, 25 June (1:45 pm)  | Carlton 12.9 (81)  | def.  | Fremantle 7.8 (50)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 35,441)  | Report
Saturday, 25 June (4:35 pm)  | Geelong 13.11 (89)  | def.  | Richmond 13.8 (86)  | MCG (crowd: 59,335)  | Report
Saturday, 25 June (7:25 pm)  | Sydney 12.11 (83)  | def.  | St Kilda 4.8 (32)  | SCG (crowd: 31,513)  | Report
Sunday, 26 June (1:10 pm)  | North Melbourne 8.10 (58)  | def. by  | Adelaide 17.13 (115)  | Blundstone Arena (crowd: 5,072)  | Report
Sunday, 26 June (3:20 pm)  | Collingwood 11.22 (88)  | def.  | Greater Western Sydney 12.5 (77)  | MCG (crowd: 30,804)  | Report
Sunday, 26 June (3:40 pm)  | Port Adelaide 13.15 (93)  | def.  | Gold Coast 13.13 (91)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 26,241)  | Report

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Thursday, 30 June (7:20 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108)  | def.  | Western Bulldogs 9.13 (67)  | The Gabba (crowd: 25,011)  | Report
Friday, 1 July (7:50 pm)  | Carlton 10.18 (78)  | def. by  | St Kilda 14.9 (93)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 43,194)  | Report
Saturday, 2 July (1:45 pm)  | Essendon 15.5 (95)  | def.  | Sydney 12.14 (86)  | MCG (crowd: 43,163)  | Report
Saturday, 2 July (4:05 pm)  | Adelaide 10.5 (65)  | def. by  | Melbourne 14.10 (94)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,702)  | Report
Saturday, 2 July (7:25 pm)  | Geelong 21.18 (144)  | def.  | North Melbourne 5.2 (32)  | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 18,091)  | Report
Saturday, 2 July (7:25 pm)  | Gold Coast 8.14 (62)  | def. by  | Collingwood 9.13 (67)  | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,027)  | Report
Sunday, 3 July (2:10 pm)  | Richmond 20.8 (128)  | def.  | West Coast 13.15 (93)  | MCG (crowd: 39,391)  | Report
Sunday, 3 July (3:20 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 11.6 (72)  | def.  | Hawthorn 7.8 (50)  | Giants Stadium (crowd: 4,812)  | Report
Sunday, 3 July (3:20 pm)  | Fremantle 15.9 (99)  | def.  | Port Adelaide 14.7 (91)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,326)  | Report

* North Melbourne's 112-point loss to Geelong was its heaviest loss against Geelong since round 13, 1981.[47]

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Thursday, 7 July (7:20 pm)  | Geelong 12.19 (91)  | def.  | Melbourne 9.9 (63)  | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 21,501)  | Report
Friday, 8 July (7:50 pm)  | Sydney 17.18 (120)  | def.  | Western Bulldogs 9.13 (67)  | SCG (crowd: 26,226)  | Report
Saturday, 9 July (1:45 pm)  | Collingwood 13.10 (88)  | def.  | North Melbourne 12.9 (81)  | MCG (crowd: 45,039)  | Report
Saturday, 9 July (4:35 pm)  | Gold Coast 14.10 (94)  | def.  | Richmond 13.14 (92)  | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 18,031)  | Report
Saturday, 9 July (7:25 pm)  | St Kilda 10.10 (70)  | def. by  | Fremantle 17.9 (111)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 21,652)  | Report
Saturday, 9 July (7:00 pm)  | Port Adelaide 12.12 (84)  | def.  | Greater Western Sydney 3.11 (29)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 24,744)  | Report
Sunday, 10 July (1:10 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 13.12 (90)  | def. by  | Essendon 15.10 (100)  | The Gabba (crowd: 29,101)  | Report
Sunday, 10 July (3:20 pm)  | Hawthorn 13.8 (86)  | def.  | Adelaide 8.6 (54)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 18,833)  | Report
Sunday, 10 July (2:40 pm)  | West Coast 8.5 (53)  | def. by  | Carlton 17.14 (116)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 43,359)  | Report

* Noah Anderson (Gold Coast) kicked a goal after the siren to defeat Richmond after trailing by 40 points in the 3rd quarter.[48]

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Friday, 15 July (7:50 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 13.6 (84)  | def.  | St Kilda 7.14 (56)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,981)  | Report
Saturday, 16 July (1:15 pm)  | Adelaide 13.8 (86)  | def. by  | Collingwood 14.7 (91)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,110)  | Report
Saturday, 16 July (1:45 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 9.5 (59)  | def. by  | Brisbane Lions 15.9 (99)  | Manuka Oval (crowd: 9,010)  | Report
Saturday, 16 July (4:35 pm)  | North Melbourne 14.8 (92)  | def.  | Richmond 11.22 (88)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 22,666)  | Report
Saturday, 16 July (7:25 pm)  | Carlton 8.7 (55)  | def. by  | Geelong 12.13 (85)  | MCG (crowd: 68,208)  | Report
Saturday, 16 July (5:30 pm)  | Fremantle 9.11 (65)  | def. by  | Sydney 11.16 (82)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 46,596)  | Report
Sunday, 17 July (1:10 pm)  | Hawthorn 15.12 (102)  | def.  | West Coast 12.5 (77)  | MCG (crowd: 22,598)  | Report
Sunday, 17 July (2:50 pm)  | Melbourne 12.11 (83)  | def.  | Port Adelaide 10.9 (69)  | TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 6,312)  | Report
Sunday, 17 July (4:40 pm)  | Essendon 14.19 (103)  | def.  | Gold Coast 8.7 (55)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,484)  | Report

* Rory Laird (Adelaide) laid 20 tackles against Collingwood, the most ever recorded in any match.[49]
* North Melbourne ended a 14-match losing streak with its win against Richmond.[50]

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Friday, 22 July (7:50 pm)  | Richmond 7.10 (52)  | drew with  | Fremantle 7.10 (52)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,549)  | Report
Saturday, 23 July (1:45 pm)  | North Melbourne 11.9 (75)  | def. by  | Hawthorn 19.7 (121)  | Blundstone Arena (crowd: 9,713)  | Report
Saturday, 23 July (1:45 pm)  | Sydney 17.16 (118)  | def.  | Adelaide 12.13 (85)  | SCG (crowd: 25,084)  | Report
Saturday, 23 July (4:05 pm)  | Port Adelaide 14.10 (94)  | def. by  | Geelong 16.10 (106)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,937)  | Report
Saturday, 23 July (7:10 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 16.14 (110)  | def.  | Gold Coast 14.9 (93)  | The Gabba (crowd: 21,467)  | Report
Saturday, 23 July (7:25 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 17.8 (110)  | def.  | Melbourne 15.10 (100)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 26,501)  | Report
Sunday, 24 July (1:10 pm)  | Carlton 13.12 (90)  | def.  | Greater Western Sydney 8.6 (54)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 30,295)  | Report
Sunday, 24 July (3:20 pm)  | Collingwood 12.8 (80)  | def.  | Essendon 11.10 (76)  | MCG (crowd: 72,402)  | Report
Sunday, 24 July (2:40 pm)  | West Coast 10.2 (62)  | def. by  | St Kilda 14.6 (90)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 35,665)  | Report

* Noah Cumberland (Richmond) marked the ball on the 50-metre line, but played on as the siren sounded, resulting in a draw with Fremantle.[51]
* Jamie Elliott (Collingwood) kicked a goal after the siren to defeat Essendon.[52]

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Friday, 29 July (6:10 pm)  | Fremantle 5.9 (39)  | def. by  | Melbourne 12.13 (85)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 46,313)  | Report
Saturday, 30 July (1:45 pm)  | Collingwood 13.10 (88)  | def.  | Port Adelaide 12.10 (82)  | MCG (crowd: 40,716)  | Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm)  | Sydney 17.10 (112)  | def.  | Greater Western Sydney 5.9 (39)  | SCG (crowd: 31,916)  | Report
Saturday, 30 July (4:35 pm)  | St Kilda 10.15 (75)  | def.  | Hawthorn 9.9 (63)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,348)  | Report
Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm)  | Geelong 14.10 (94)  | def.  | Western Bulldogs 9.12 (66)  | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 22,106)  | Report
Saturday, 30 July (7:00 pm)  | Adelaide 12.12 (84)  | def.  | Carlton 8.7 (55)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 35,666)  | Report
Sunday, 31 July (1:10 pm)  | Gold Coast 16.11 (107)  | def.  | West Coast 16.8 (104)  | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 8,282)  | Report
Sunday, 31 July (3:20 pm)  | Richmond 15.14 (104)  | def.  | Brisbane Lions 14.13 (97)  | MCG (crowd: 39,056)  | Report
Sunday, 31 July (4:40 pm)  | Essendon 17.12 (114)  | def.  | North Melbourne 9.12 (66)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 29,549)  | Report

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Friday, 5 August (7:50 pm)  | Melbourne 13.11 (89)  | def. by  | Collingwood 15.6 (96)  | MCG (crowd: 70,956)  | Report
Saturday, 6 August (1:45 pm)  | Hawthorn 10.10 (70)  | def.  | Gold Coast 8.15 (63)  | University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 9,022)  | Report
Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 14.12 (96)  | def.  | Essendon 10.9 (69)  | Giants Stadium (crowd: 7,772)  | Report
Saturday, 6 August (4:35 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 11.12 (78)  | def. by  | Fremantle 14.11 (95)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 24,130)  | Report
Saturday, 6 August (7:25 pm)  | Geelong 17.8 (110)  | def.  | St Kilda 10.5 (65)  | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 20,583)  | Report
Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm)  | Port Adelaide 10.11 (71)  | def. by  | Richmond 16.13 (109)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 27,091)  | Report
Sunday, 7 August (1:10 pm)  | North Melbourne 13.10 (88)  | def. by  | Sydney 18.18 (126)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 19,091)  | Report
Sunday, 7 August (3:20 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 17.12 (114)  | def.  | Carlton 12.9 (81)  | The Gabba (crowd: 31,011)  | Report
Sunday, 7 August (2:10 pm)  | West Coast 13.8 (86)  | def. by  | Adelaide 16.6 (102)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 50,117)  | Report

* Josh Kennedy (West Coast) played his last AFL game and in doing so kicked 8 goals against Adelaide.[53]

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Friday, 12 August (7:50 pm)  | St Kilda 9.12 (66)  | def. by  | Brisbane Lions 12.9 (81)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 22,211)  | Report
Saturday, 13 August (1:45 pm)  | Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62)  | def.  | Greater Western Sydney 8.9 (57)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 18,301)  | Report
Saturday, 13 August (1:40 pm)  | Adelaide 15.13 (103)  | def.  | North Melbourne 10.14 (74)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 28,802)  | Report
Saturday, 13 August (4:35 pm)  | Gold Coast 9.5 (59)  | def. by  | Geelong 18.11 (119)  | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,728)  | Report
Saturday, 13 August (7:25 pm)  | Melbourne 11.13 (79)  | def.  | Carlton 10.14 (74)  | MCG (crowd: 55,705)  | Report
Saturday, 13 August (5:40 pm)  | Fremantle 9.17 (71)  | def.  | West Coast 7.5 (47)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 53,816)  | Report
Sunday, 14 August (1:10 pm)  | Richmond 20.8 (128)  | def.  | Hawthorn 9.13 (67)  | MCG (crowd: 59,338)  | Report
Sunday, 14 August (3:20 pm)  | Sydney 11.11 (77)  | def.  | Collingwood 7.8 (50)  | SCG (crowd: 44,659)  | Report
Sunday, 14 August (4:40 pm)  | Essendon 9.8 (62)  | def. by  | Port Adelaide 23.8 (146)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 20,568)  | Report

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Friday, 19 August (7:50 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 8.9 (57)  | def. by  | Melbourne 18.7 (115)  | The Gabba (crowd: 32,172)  | Report
Saturday, 20 August (1:45 pm)  | Greater Western Sydney 10.9 (69)  | def. by  | Fremantle 13.11 (89)  | Manuka Oval (crowd: 7,338)  | Report
Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm)  | North Melbourne 6.11 (47)  | def. by  | Gold Coast 16.18 (114)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 14,196)  | Report
Saturday, 20 August (4:35 pm)  | Geelong 19.17 (131)  | def.  | West Coast 7.4 (46)  | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 21,098)  | Report
Saturday, 20 August (7:25 pm)  | Essendon 11.9 (75)  | def. by  | Richmond 21.15 (141)  | MCG (crowd: 58,366)  | Report
Saturday, 20 August (7:00 pm)  | Port Adelaide 16.15 (111)  | def.  | Adelaide 7.13 (55)  | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,090)  | Report
Sunday, 21 August (1:10 pm)  | Hawthorn 10.4 (64)  | def. by  | Western Bulldogs 12.15 (87)  | University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 13,105)  | Report
Sunday, 21 August (3:20 pm)  | Carlton 10.14 (74)  | def. by  | Collingwood 11.9 (75)  | MCG (crowd: 88,287)  | Report
Sunday, 21 August (4:40 pm)  | St Kilda 11.8 (74)  | def. by  | Sydney 13.10 (88)  | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,344)  | Report

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2  | Melbourne | 22  | 16  | 6  | 0  | 1936  | 1483  | 130.5  | 64
3  | Sydney | 22  | 16  | 6  | 0  | 2067  | 1616  | 127.9  | 64
4  | Collingwood | 22  | 16  | 6  | 0  | 1839  | 1763  | 104.3  | 64
5  | Fremantle | 22  | 15  | 6  | 1  | 1739  | 1486  | 117.0  | 62
6  | Brisbane Lions | 22  | 15  | 7  | 0  | 2147  | 1799  | 119.3  | 60
7  | Richmond | 22  | 13  | 8  | 1  | 2165  | 1780  | 121.6  | 54
8  | Western Bulldogs | 22  | 12  | 10  | 0  | 1973  | 1812  | 108.9  | 48
9  | Carlton | 22  | 12  | 10  | 0  | 1857  | 1714  | 108.3  | 48  |
10  | St Kilda | 22  | 11  | 11  | 0  | 1703  | 1715  | 99.3  | 44
11  | Port Adelaide | 22  | 10  | 12  | 0  | 1806  | 1638  | 110.3  | 40
12  | Gold Coast | 22  | 10  | 12  | 0  | 1871  | 1820  | 102.8  | 40
13  | Hawthorn | 22  | 8  | 14  | 0  | 1787  | 1991  | 89.8  | 32
14  | Adelaide | 22  | 8  | 14  | 0  | 1721  | 1986  | 86.7  | 32
15  | Essendon | 22  | 7  | 15  | 0  | 1737  | 2087  | 83.2  | 28
16  | Greater Western Sydney | 22  | 6  | 16  | 0  | 1631  | 1927  | 84.6  | 24
17  | West Coast | 22  | 2  | 20  | 0  | 1429  | 2389  | 59.8  | 8
18  | North Melbourne | 22  | 2  | 20  | 0  | 1337  | 2397  | 55.8  | 8

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
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* 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 did not play during that round, either due to a bye or a postponed game.
* Subscript numbers indicate ladder position at round's end.

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Melbourne| 42| 84| 122| 161| 201| 241| 281| 321| 361| 401| 401| 401| 402| 402| 441| 481| 482| 522| 522| 562| 563| 603| 642
Sydney| 46| 83| 88| 126| 167| 204| 205| 206| 245| 247| 287| 326| 327| 327| 366| 368| 407| 446| 486| 524| 564| 602| 643
Collingwood| 47| 82| 86| 88| 89| 128| 168| 169| 1611| 2010| 2410| 288| 328| 329| 367| 406| 446| 485| 524| 563| 602| 605| 644
Fremantle| 49| 412| 85| 123| 162| 202| 243| 282| 283| 284| 323| 363| 403| 403| 404| 444| 483| 484| 505| 506| 546| 586| 625
Brisbane Lions| 48| 85| 121| 122| 163| 203| 242| 283| 322| 322| 362| 362| 401| 401| 403| 443| 444| 483| 523| 525| 565| 604| 606
Richmond| 014| 49| 411| 810| 811| 812| 129| 168| 208| 248| 249| 2410| 289| 326| 329| 367| 368| 368| 3810| 429| 468| 507| 547
Western Bulldogs| 017| 013| 412| 414| 810| 811| 1210| 1210| 169| 209| 248| 249| 2410| 2810| 328| 3210| 3210| 369| 408| 4010| 4010| 449| 488
Carlton| 45| 86| 123| 127| 166| 167| 206| 244| 284| 323| 325| 327| 364| 365| 405| 405| 445| 447| 487| 487| 487| 488| 489
St Kilda| 012| 411| 89| 124| 164| 205| 204| 207| 246| 285| 324| 325| 326| 328| 3210| 369| 369| 3610| 409| 448| 449| 4410| 4410
Port Adelaide| 011| 018| 016| 018| 018| 414| 813| 1211| 1610| 1611| 2011| 2012| 2012| 2412| 2812| 2812| 3212| 3211| 3211| 3212| 3212| 3611| 4011
Gold Coast| 44| 48| 410| 89| 812| 813| 814| 1213| 1612| 1612| 2012| 2411| 2411| 2811| 2811| 2811| 3211| 3212| 3212| 3611| 3611| 3612| 4012
Hawthorn| 43| 81| 84| 811| 128| 129| 1211| 1212| 1213| 1613| 1613| 1613| 1614| 1615| 1615| 1615| 2014| 2413| 2813| 2813| 3213| 3213| 3213
Adelaide| 010| 015| 414| 412| 813| 1210| 1212| 1214| 1214| 1215| 1215| 1614| 1615| 1614| 2013| 2014| 2015| 2016| 2016| 2415| 2815| 3214| 3214
Essendon| 018| 017| 018| 416| 415| 416| 416| 816| 816| 816| 816| 816| 816| 1216| 1216| 1616| 2016| 2414| 2414| 2814| 2814| 2815| 2815
Greater Western Sydney| 013| 016| 413| 413| 414| 415| 815| 815| 815| 1214| 1214| 1215| 1613| 1613| 1614| 2013| 2013| 2015| 2015| 2016| 2416| 2416| 2416
West Coast| 015| 014| 017| 415| 416| 417| 418| 418| 418| 418| 418| 418| 418| 418| 817| 817| 817| 817| 817| 817| 817| 817| 817
North Melbourne| 016| 410| 415| 417| 417| 418| 417| 417| 417| 417| 417| 417| 417| 417| 418| 418| 418| 818| 818| 818| 818| 818| 818

Source: AFL Tables[56]

## Finals series

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| 3 Sep, Optus Stadium| | | Fremantle| 9.5 (59)| | | | 16 Sep, MCG
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| 5| Fremantle| 11.7 (73)| | Geelong| 18.12 (120)
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QF2: Friday, 2 September (7:50 pm)  | Melbourne 10.9 (69)  | def. by  | Sydney 14.7 (91)  | MCG (crowd: 78,377)  | Report
QF1: Saturday, 3 September (4:35 pm)  | Geelong 11.12 (78)  | def.  | Collingwood 10.12 (72)  | MCG (crowd: 91,525)  | Report
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EF2: Thursday, 1 September (7:20 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106)  | def.  | Richmond 16.8 (104)  | The Gabba (crowd: 35,013)  | Report
EF1: Saturday, 3 September (6:10 pm)  | Fremantle 11.7 (73)  | def.  | Western Bulldogs 8.12 (60)  | Optus Stadium (crowd: 58,982)  | Report

* The crowd of 58,982 for the first elimination final between Fremantle and Western Bulldogs is the highest crowd between the two sides.

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SF2: Friday, 9 September (7:50 pm)  | Melbourne 11.13 (79)  | def. by  | Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92)  | MCG (crowd: 62,162)  | Report
SF1: Saturday, 10 September (7:25 pm)  | Collingwood 11.13 (79)  | def.  | Fremantle 9.5 (59)  | MCG (crowd: 90,612)  | Report

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PF1: Friday, 16 September (7:50 pm)  | Geelong 18.12 (120)  | def.  | Brisbane Lions 7.7 (49)  | MCG (crowd: 77,677)  | Report
PF2: Saturday, 17 September (4:45 pm)  | Sydney 14.11 (95)  | def.  | Collingwood 14.10 (94)  | SCG (crowd: 45,608)  | Report

### Grand final

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Main article: 2022 AFL Grand Final

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## Win/loss table

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+ | Win |  | Qualified for finals

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| Draw |  | Eliminated
Team | Home-and-away season | Ladder | Finals series

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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
Adelaide | FRE
-1 | COL
-42 | PA
+4 | ESS
-4 | RIC
+19 | WB
+1 | GWS
-59 | CAR
-48 | BL
-36 | STK
-21 | GEE
-42 | WC
+31 | X | GC
-43 | NM
+57 | MEL
-29 | HAW
-32 | COL
-5 | SYD
-33 | CAR
+29 | WC
+16 | NM
+29 | PA
-56 | 14
(8–14–0) |
Brisbane Lions | PA
+11 | ESS
+22 | NM
+108 | GEE
-10 | COL
+7 | GC
+52 | SYD
+24 | WC
+75 | ADE
+36 | HAW
-5 | GWS
+14 | FRE
-14 | STK
+21 | X | MEL
-64 | WB
+41 | ESS
-10 | GWS
+40 | GC
+17 | RIC
-7 | CAR
+33 | STK
+15 | MEL
-58 | 6
(15–7–0) | RIC
+2 | MEL
+13 | GEE
-71 |
Carlton | RIC
+25 | WB
+12 | HAW
+1 | GC
-30 | PA
+3 | FRE
-35 | NM
+50 | ADE
+48 | GWS
+30 | SYD
+15 | COL
-4 | X | ESS
+26 | RIC
-15 | FRE
+31 | STK
-15 | WC
+63 | GEE
-30 | GWS
+36 | ADE
-29 | BL
-33 | MEL
-5 |  COL
-1 | 9
(12–10–0) |
Collingwood | STK
+17 | ADE
+42 | GEE
-13 | WC
-13 | BL
-7 | ESS
+11 | GC
+25 | RIC
-27 | WB
-48 | FRE
+36 | CAR
+4 | HAW
+4 | MEL
+26 | X | GWS
+11 | GC
+5 | NM
+7 | ADE
+5 | ESS
+4 | PA
+6 | MEL
+7 | SYD
-27 | CAR
+1 | 4
(16–6–0) | GEE
-6 | FRE
+20 | SYD
-1 |
Essendon | GEE
-66 | BL
-22 | MEL
-29 | ADE
+4 | FRE
-48 | COL
-11 | WB
-32 | HAW
+27 | SYD
-58 | RIC
-32 | PA
-16 | X | CAR
-26 | STK
+35 | WC
-10 | SYD
+9 | BL
+10 | GC
+48 | COL
-4 | NM
+48 | GWS
-27 | PA
-84 | RIC
-66 | 15
(7–15–0) |
Fremantle | ADE
+1 | STK
-10 | WC
+55 | GWS
+34 | ESS
+48 | CAR
+35 | GEE
+3 | NM
+78 | GC
-36 | COL
-36 | MEL
+38 | BL
+14 | HAW
+13 | X | CAR
-31 | PA
+8 | STK
+41 | SYD
-17 | RIC
0 | MEL
-46 | WB
+17 | WC
+24 | GWS
+20 | 5
(15–6–1) | WB
+13 | COL
-20 |
Geelong | ESS
+66 | SYD
-30 | COL
+13 | BL
+10 | HAW
-12 | NM
+60 | FRE
-3 | GWS
+53 | STK
-10 | PA
+35 | ADE
+42 | WB
+13 | X | WC
+18 | RIC
+3 | NM
+112 | MEL
+28 | CAR
+30 | PA
+12 | WB
+28 | STK
+45 | GC
+60 | WC
+85 | 1
(18–4–0) | COL
+6 | X | BL
+71 | SYD
+81
Gold Coast | WC
+27 | MEL
-13 | GWS
-26 | CAR
+30 | STK
-26 | BL
-52 | COL
-25 | SYD
+14 | FRE
+36 | WB
-19 | HAW
+67 | NM
+62 | X | ADE
+43 | PA
-2 | COL
-5 | RIC
+2 | ESS
-48 | BL
-17 | WC
+3 | HAW
-7 | GEE
-60 | NM
+67 | 12
(10–12–0) |
Greater Western Sydney | SYD
-20 | RIC
-36 | GC
+26 | FRE
-34 | MEL
-67 | STK
-17 | ADE
+59 | GEE
-53 | CAR
-30 | WC
+52 | BL
-14 | X | NM
+49 | WB
-20 | COL
-11 | HAW
+22 | PA
-55 | BL
-40 | CAR
-36 | SYD
-73 | ESS
+27 | WB
-5 | FRE
-20 | 16
(6–16–0) |
Hawthorn | NM
+20 | PA
+64 | CAR
-1 | STK
-69 | GEE
+12 | SYD
-41 | MEL
-10 | ESS
-27 | RIC
-23 | BL
+5 | GC
-67 | COL
-4 | FRE
-13 | X | WB
-42 | GWS
-22 | ADE
+32 | WC
+25 | NM
+46 | STK
-12 | GC
+7 | RIC
-61 | WB
-23 | 13
(8–14–0) |
Melbourne | WB
+26 | GC
+13 | ESS
+29 | PA
+32 | GWS
+67 | RIC
+22 | HAW
+10 | STK
+38 | WC
+74 | NM
+47 | FRE
-38 | SYD
-12 | COL
-26 | X | BL
+64 | ADE
+29 | GEE
-28 | PA
+14 | WB
-10 | FRE
+46 | COL
-7 | CAR
+5 | BL
+58 | 2
(16–6–0) | SYD
-22 | BL
-13 |
North Melbourne | HAW
-20 | WC
+15 | BL
-108 | SYD
-11 | WB
-68 | GEE
-60 | CAR
-50 | FRE
-78 | PA
-69 | MEL
-47 | STK
-53 | GC
-62 | GWS
-49 | X | ADE
-57 | GEE
-112 | COL
-7 | RIC
+4 | HAW
-46 | ESS
-48 | SYD
-38 | ADE
-29 | GC
-67 | 18
(2–20–0) |
Port Adelaide | BL
-11 | HAW
-64 | ADE
-4 | MEL
-32 | CAR
-3 | WC
+84 | STK
+1 | WB
+17 | NM
+69 | GEE
-35 | ESS
+16 | X | RIC
-12 | SYD
+23 | GC
+2 | FRE
-8 | GWS
+55 | MEL
-14 | GEE
-12 | COL
-6 | RIC
-38 | ESS
+84 | ADE
+56 | 11
(10–12–0) |
Richmond | CAR
-25 | GWS
+36 | STK
-33 | WB
+38 | ADE
-19 | MEL
-22 | WC
+109 | COL
+27 | HAW
+23 | ESS
+32 | SYD
-6 | X | PA
+12 | CAR
+15 | GEE
-3 | WC
+35 | GC
-2 | NM
-4 | FRE
0 | BL
+7 | PA
+38 | HAW
+61 | ESS
+66 | 7
(13–8–1) | BL
-2 |
St Kilda | COL
-17 | FRE
+10 | RIC
+33 | HAW
+69 | GC
+26 | GWS
+17 | PA
-1 | MEL
-38 | GEE
+10 | ADE
+21 | NM
+53 | X | BL
-21 | ESS
-35 | SYD
-51 | CAR
+15 | FRE
-41 | WB
-28 | WC
+28 | HAW
+12 | GEE
-45 | BL
-15 | SYD
-14 | 10
(11–11–0) |
Sydney | GWS
+20 | GEE
+30 | WB
-11 | NM
+11 | WC
+63 | HAW
+41 | BL
-24 | GC
-14 | ESS
+58 | CAR
-15 | RIC
+6 | MEL
+12 | X | PA
-23 | STK
+51 | ESS
-9 | WB
+53 | FRE
+17 | ADE
+33 | GWS
+73 | NM
+38 | COL
+27 | STK
+14 | 3
(16–6–0) | MEL
+22 | X | COL
+1 | GEE
-81
West Coast | GC
-27 | NM
-15 | FRE
-55 | COL
+13 | SYD
-63 | PA
-84 | RIC
-109 | BL
-75 | MEL
-74 | GWS
-52 | WB
-101 | ADE
-31 | X | GEE
-18 | ESS
+10 | RIC
-35 | CAR
-63 | HAW
-25 | STK
-28 | GC
-3 | ADE
-16 | FRE
-24 | GEE
-85 | 17
(2–20–0) |
Western Bulldogs | MEL
-26 | CAR
-12 | SYD
+11 | RIC
-38 | NM
+68 | ADE
-1 | ESS
+32 | PA
-17 | COL
+48 | GC
+19 | WC
+101 | GEE
-13 | X | GWS
+20 | HAW
+42 | BL
-41 | SYD
-53 | STK
+28 | MEL
+10 | GEE
-28 | FRE
-17 | GWS
+5 | HAW
+23 | 8
(12–10–0) | FRE
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## Season notes

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* Port Adelaide recorded its longest winless start to an AFL season, its record standing at 0–5 after five rounds; its previous worst start had been 0–4.[57]
* Carlton became the first team since 1977 to place in finals standings in every week except for the last round and miss the finals completely.[58]
* Through the home-and-away season, Collingwood won a record eleven games by margins less than two goals; no club had previously won more than eight games by such narrow margins in a year.[59]

## Player milestones

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Player milestones[60]

Name  | Club  | Milestone  | Round
Callan Ward | Greater Western Sydney | 250 AFL games[61] | Round 2
Lance Franklin | Sydney | 1000 AFL goals[62] | Round 2
Daniel Rich | Brisbane Lions | 250 AFL games[63] | Round 4
Lachie Neale | Brisbane Lions | 200 AFL games[64] | Round 5
Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 200 AFL games[65][66] | Round 5
Jamie Cripps | West Coast | 200 AFL games[67] | Round 5
Stefan Martin | Western Bulldogs | 200 AFL games[68] | Round 6
Tom Lynch | Richmond | 200 AFL games[69] | Round 7
Josh Kennedy | West Coast | 700 AFL goals[70] | Round 7
Tom McDonald | Melbourne | 200 AFL games[71] | Round 8
Chad Wingard | Hawthorn | 200 AFL games[72] | Round 9
Dyson Heppell | Essendon | 200 AFL games[73] | Round 9
Jack Redden | West Coast | 250 AFL games[74] | Round 9
Dane Rampe | Sydney | 200 AFL games[75] | Round 10
Adam Treloar | Western Bulldogs | 200 AFL games[76] | Round 10
Bradley Hill | St Kilda | 200 AFL games[77] | Round 10
Jake Melksham | Melbourne | 200 AFL games[78] | Round 11
Jack Ziebell | North Melbourne | 250 AFL games[79] | Round 11
Luke Breust | Hawthorn | 250 AFL games[80] | Round 12
Liam Shiels | Hawthorn | 250 AFL games[80] | Round 12
Jeremy Cameron | Geelong | 500 AFL goals[81] | Round 12
Dylan Grimes | Richmond | 200 AFL games[82] | Round 13
Callan Ward | Greater Western Sydney | 200 Greater Western Sydney games[83] | Round 13
Tom Hawkins | Geelong | 700 AFL goals[84] | Round 14
Jack Newnes | Carlton | 200 AFL games[85] | Round 15
Jeremy Cameron | Geelong | 200 AFL games[86] | Round 15
Jack Macrae | Western Bulldogs | 200 AFL games[87] | Round 16
Luke Parker | Sydney | 250 AFL games[88] | Round 16
Mitch Duncan | Geelong | 250 AFL games[89] | Round 16
Jack Darling | West Coast | 250 AFL games[90] | Round 16
Isaac Smith | Geelong | 250 AFL games[91] | Round 17
Josh Kennedy | West Coast | 700 West Coast goals[92] | Round 17
Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood | 350 AFL games[93] | Round 18
Tom Jonas | Port Adelaide | 200 AFL games[94] | Round 20
Ollie Wines | Port Adelaide | 200 AFL games[94] | Round 20
Joel Selwood | Geelong | 350 AFL games[95] | Round 20
Andrew Gaff | West Coast | 250 AFL games[96] | Round 20
Shane Edwards | Richmond | 300 AFL games[97] | Round 20
Rory Laird | Adelaide | 200 AFL games[98] | Round 21

## Coach changes

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David Noble | North Melbourne | 12 July 2022 | Sacked during an extensive review of the club's football operations and continued poor on-field performances.[101] | Leigh Adams[101] | Alastair Clarkson[102]
Ben Rutten | Essendon | 21 August 2022 | Sacked following a change in club presidency and a series of uncompetitive on-field performances.[103] | N/A (after season)  | Brad Scott[104]
Brett Ratten | St Kilda | 13 October 2022 | Sacked after an extensive review of the club's football operations and a poor finish to the season.[105] | N/A (after season)  | Ross Lyon[106]

## Home attendances and membership

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Adelaide | 11  | 345,719  | 39,190  | 22,859  | 24,786  | 31,429  | 60,232  | 63,099  |  2,867
Brisbane Lions | 11  | 284,000  | 32,312  | 19,331  | 20,603  | 25,818  | 40,289  | 43,319  |  3,030
Carlton | 11  | 547,628  | 88,287  | 25,376  | 29,548  | 49,784  | 81,302  | 88,776  |  7,474
Collingwood | 11  | 534,306  | 80,627  | 25,897  | 32,444  | 48,573  | 82,527  | 100,384  |  17,857
Essendon | 11  | 437,289  | 84,205  | 20,568  | 30,294  | 39,754  | 81,662  | 86,001  |  4,339
Fremantle | 11  | 445,056  | 53,816  | 25,284  | 30,008  | 40,460  | 50,342  | 56,105  |  5,763
Geelong | 11  | 295,622  | 59,335  | 18,091  | 22,412  | 26,875  | 70,293  | 71,943  |  1,650
Gold Coast | 11  | 124,276  | 18,031  | 5,523  | 8,437  | 11,298  | 19,460  | 21,422  |  1,962
Greater Western Sydney | 11  | 101,405  | 25,572  | 4,014  | 7,163  | 9,219  | 30,185  | 32,614  |  2,429
Hawthorn | 11  | 291,527  | 48,030  | 9,022  | 16,619  | 26,502  | 77,079  | 81,494  |  4,415
Melbourne | 11  | 431,394  | 70,956  | 6,312  | 27,856  | 39,218  | 53,188  | 66,484  |  13,296
North Melbourne | 11  | 158,045  | 32,162  | 5,072  | 11,174  | 14,368  | 46,357  | 50,191  |  3,834
Port Adelaide | 11  | 326,627  | 50,090  | 23,058  | 30,266  | 29,693  | 56,532  | 58,643  |  2,111
Richmond | 11  | 511,331  | 70,334  | 21,757  | 30,166  | 46,485  | 105,084  | 100,792  |  4,292
St Kilda | 11  | 279,241  | 40,129  | 6,645  | 19,552  | 25,386  | 55,802  | 60,172  |  4,370
Sydney | 11  | 323,664  | 44,659  | 22,307  | 23,330  | 29,424  | 50,144  | 55,394  |  5,250
West Coast | 11  | 404,096  | 50,117  | 20,932  | 41,849  | 36,736  | 106,422  | 102,897  |  3,525
Western Bulldogs | 11  | 271,205  | 34,961  | 6,040  | 21,016  | 24,655  | 46,541  | 50,941  |  4,400
Total/overall  | 198  | 6,112,431  | 88,287  | 4,014  | 23,751  | 30,871  | 1,113,441  | 1,190,671  |  77,230

Source: AFL Tables

## Awards

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### Coleman Medal

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* 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.

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2  | Tom Lynch | 22 | 35 | 16 | 410 | 212 | 214 | 721 | 627 | 431 | 031 | 031 | 031 | 031 | 334 | 337 | 239 | 039 | 039 | 039 | 443 | 447 | 855 | 560 | 60
3  | Tom Hawkins | 44 | 15 | 38 | 513 | 316 | 420 | 222 | 123 | 427 | 229 | 231 | 233 | 033 | 336 | 036 | 642 | 143 | 245 | 449 | 251 | 354 | 155 | 459 | 59
Jeremy Cameron | 22 | 02 | 68 | 19 | 312 | 719 | 019 | 524 | 125 | 328 | 432 | 638 | 038 | 139 | 342 | 446 | 046 | 349 | 352 | 254 | 256 | 359 | 059
5  | Peter Wright | 22 | 35 | 49 | 312 | 012 | 113 | 417 | 623 | 225 | 025 | 025 | 025 | 025 | 429 | 433 | 235 | 540 | 242 | 345 | 247 | 249 | 150 | 353 | 53
6  | Max King | 11 | 45 | 49 | 413 | 316 | 117 | 219 | 221 | 223 | 629 | 332 | 032 | 234 | 135 | 035 | 338 | 240 | 242 | 244 | 246 | 147 | 047 | 552 | 52
7  | Aaron Naughton | 44 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 513 | 215 | 015 | 419 | 322 | 325 | 429 | 130 | 030 | 535 | 338 | 240 | 242 | 042 | 244 | 044 | 347 | 148 | 351 | 51
8  | Lance Franklin | 11 | 45 | 27 | 29 | 09 | 312 | 618 | 119 | 221 | 223 | 528 | 028 | 028 | 129 | 130 | 232 | 234 | 135 | 338 | 341 | 445 | 348 |  | 50
Bayley Fritsch | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 450
10  | Charlie Cameron |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47
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Brisbane Lions | Merrett–Murray Medal | Lachie Neale (3)
Carlton | John Nicholls Medal | Patrick Cripps (4)
Collingwood | Copeland Trophy | Jack Crisp (2)
Essendon | W. S. Crichton Medal | Peter Wright
Fremantle | Doig Medal | Andrew Brayshaw
Geelong | Carji Greeves Medal | Jeremy Cameron
Cameron Guthrie (2)
Gold Coast | Club Champion | Touk Miller (2)
Greater Western Sydney | Kevin Sheedy Medal | Sam Taylor
Hawthorn | Peter Crimmins Medal | James Sicily
Melbourne | Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy | Clayton Oliver (4)
North Melbourne | Syd Barker Medal | Jy Simpkin (2)
Port Adelaide | John Cahill Medal | Connor Rozee
Richmond | Jack Dyer Medal | Tom Lynch
St Kilda | Trevor Barker Award | Jack Sinclair
Sydney | Bob Skilton Medal | Callum Mills
West Coast | John Worsfold Medal | Tom Barrass
Western Bulldogs | Charles Sutton Medal | Josh Dunkley

## See also

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* 2022 AFL Women's season 6
* 2022 AFL Women's season 7
* 2022 Australian football code crowds

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## Sources

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* Official website
* Season results

* v
* t
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2022 AFL season

Events|

* Pre-season matches
* Premiership season
* Finals series
* Grand Final

Awards|

* 22under22 team
* AFL Players Association awards
* All-Australian team
* Brownlow Medal
* Coleman Medal
* Goal of the Year
* Leigh Matthews Trophy
* Mark of the Year
* Norm Smith Medal
* Rising Star

Club overviews|

* Adelaide
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* Geelong
* Gold Coast
* Greater Western Sydney
* Hawthorn
* Melbourne
* North Melbourne
* Port Adelaide
* Richmond
* St Kilda
* Sydney
* West Coast
* Western Bulldogs

Player changes|

* Trades
* National draft
* Mid-season draft
* Rookie draft
* Debuts
* Retirements and delistings

See also|

* 2022 AFL Women's season 6
* 2022 AFL Women's season 7

* v
* t
* e

Australian Football League

* Premiers
* Norm Smith Medal
* Minor premiers
* Brownlow Medal
* winners
* Games records
* 200-game players for one club
* Goalkicking records
* All-Australian team
* Coleman Medal
* Rising Star

Clubs|

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* Adelaide
* Brisbane Lions
* Carlton
* Collingwood
* Essendon
* Fremantle
* Geelong
* Gold Coast
* Greater Western Sydney
* Hawthorn
* Melbourne
* North Melbourne
* Port Adelaide
* Richmond
* St Kilda
* Sydney
* West Coast
* Western Bulldogs

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* Tasmania

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* Brisbane Bears
* Fitzroy
* University

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* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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* 1898
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* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
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* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
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* 1995
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* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Venues|

* Adelaide Oval
* Blundstone Arena
* Engie Stadium
* The Gabba
* GMHBA Stadium
* Manuka Oval
* Mars Stadium
* Marvel Stadium
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Norwood Oval
* Optus Stadium
* People First Stadium
* Summit Sport and Recreation Park
* Sydney Cricket Ground
* TIO Stadium
* TIO Traeger Park
* University of Tasmania Stadium

Other awards|

* AFL Coaches Association awards
* AFL Players Association awards
* Leigh Matthews Trophy
* Goal of the Year
* Mark of the Year

Major recurring
events|

* AFL draft
* AFL finals series
* AFL Futures match
* AFL Grand Final
* Anzac Day Eve match
* Anzac Day match
* Dreamtime at the 'G
* Easter Monday clash
* E. J. Whitten Legends Game
* Gather Round
* King's Birthday match
* Len Hall Tribute game
* Opening game
* QClash
* Showdown
* Sydney Derby
* Western Derby

Second-tier and
junior competitions|

| Current|

* AFL National Championships
* Talent League
* South Australian National Football League
* Victorian Football League
* West Australian Football League

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Former|

* AFL reserves
* AFL under-19s
* North East Australian Football League
* VFL Sub-Districts

Related articles|

* AFL Coaches Association
* AFL Commission
* AFL Players Association
* AFL Record
* AFL Umpires Association
* AFL Women's
* AFLX
* Carlton salary cap breach
* Current coaches
* Essendon supplements saga
* Grand final location debate
* Grand Final pre-match performances
* History
* Individual match awards
* International Rules Series
* McClelland Trophy
* Melbourne tanking scandal
* Premiership captains and coaches
* Premiership/grand final statistics
* Proposed clubs
* Tasmanian AFL bid
* Records
* Reserves affiliations
* Rivalries
* Television shows
* Video games

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