Premiership season

The draw for the 2010 AFL Premiership Season is not a random selection of matches, but rather is planned by the AFL. It is intended to produce 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:

• six of the teams play each other for the first time in round 21;
• of the Victorian based teams play six games interstate while only need to travel three times;
• of the six games play in Melbourne none are at the MCG
  McG
  Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer....
  
  , while will play seven games at the MCG
  McG
  Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer....
  
   despite not being one of the tenants at this ground; and only play two of last year's top eight teams twice, while and play five of these teams twice.

Round 1 (season launch)

Round 2 (Easter)

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5 (Anzac Day

ANZAC Day

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It now more broadly commemorates all...

)

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday)

Round 13 (split round)

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

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	Ladder
	Frem 56	Syd 43	Melb 16	Carl 48	WB 49	Port 23	Rich 50	NM 9	Bris 12	StK 47	Frem 23	Haw 47	Melb 44	Ess 84	WC 22	Geel 11	Port 19	Rich 20	WB 8	Bris 7	Coll 3	StK 28	11
	WC 32	Carl 19	Port 27	WB 22	Melb 50	Syd 20	Frem 13	Geel 81	Adel 12	Coll 8	NM 1	WB 65	Rich 19	Carl 55	StK 14	Haw 75	Geel 63	Melb 10	WC 5	Adel 7	Ess 27	Syd 38	13
	Rich 56	Bris 19	Ess 20	Adel 48	Geel 36	Coll 53	StK 61	Port 26	Haw 50	WC 29	Melb 41	NM 29	Frem 9	Bris 55	WB 68	Syd 39	WC 26	Coll 48	Ess 76	Rich 89	Geel 42	Frem 6	8
	WB 36	Melb 1	StK 28	Haw 64	Ess 65	Carl 53	NM 66	Frem 36	Geel 36	Bris 8	WB 10	Melb 0	Syd 25	WC 83	Port 26	StK 48	Rich 82	Carl 48	Geel 22	Ess 98	Adel 3	Haw 3	1
	Geel 31	Frem 44	Carl 20	WC 23	Coll 65	Haw 43	Port 3	StK 12	Rich 35	WB 9	Syd 9	Geel 71	Haw 16	Adel 84	Melb 19	WC 32	NM 3	StK 33	Carl 76	Coll 98	Bris 27	WB 29	14
	Adel 56	Ess 44	Geel 7	StK 15	Rich 39	WC 38	Bris 13	Coll 36	Syd 37	NM 61	Adel 23	StK 18	Carl 9	Port 57	Rich 19	Melb 11	WB 82	WC 75	NM 54	Syd 9	Haw 116	Carl 6	6
	Ess 31	Haw 9	Frem 7	Port 95	Carl 36	Rich 108	Syd 67	Bris 81	Coll 36	Melb 54	WC 24	Ess 71	StK 24	NM 35	Haw 2	Adel 11	Bris 63	Syd 53	Coll 22	WB 101	Carl 42	WC 44	2
	Melb 56	Geel 9	WB 16	Coll 64	NM 12	Ess 43	WC 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	Frem 116	Coll 3	7
	Haw 56	Coll 1	Adel 16	Rich 55	Bris 50	NM 26	WB 4	WC 29	Port 1	Geel 54	Carl 41	Coll 0	Adel 44	StK 35	Ess 19	Frem 11	Syd 73	Bris 10	Rich 29	Haw 21	Port 29	NM 10	12
	Port 14	StK 104	WC 25	Syd 40	Haw 12	Melb 26	Coll 66	Adel 9	WB 70	Frem 61	Bris 1	Carl 29	Port 36	Geel 35	Syd 30	Rich 50	Ess 3	WB 71	Frem 54	StK 52	WC 16	Melb 10	9
	NM 14	WC 3	Bris 27	Geel 95	StK 10	Adel 23	Ess 3	Carl 26	Melb 1	Rich 47	Haw 11	Syd 38	NM 36	Frem 57	Coll 26	WB 36	Adel 19	Haw 8	StK 94	WC 1	Melb 29	Rich 10	10
	Carl 56	WB 72	Syd 55	Melb 55	Frem 39	Geel 108	Adel 50	Haw 3	Ess 35	Port 47	StK 38	WC 49	Bris 19	Syd 4	Frem 19	NM 50	Coll 82	Adel 20	Melb 29	Carl 89	StK 24	Port 10	15
	Syd 8	NM 104	Coll 28	Frem 15	Port 10	WB 3	Carl 61	Ess 12	WC 35	Adel 47	Rich 38	Frem 18	Geel 24	Melb 35	Bris 14	Coll 48	Haw 0	Ess 33	Port 94	NM 52	Rich 24	Adel 28	3
	StK 8	Adel 43	Rich 55	NM 40	WC 56	Bris 20	Geel 67	WB 38	Frem 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	5
	Bris 32	Port 3	NM 25	Ess 23	Syd 56	Frem 38	Haw 8	Melb 29	StK 35	Carl 29	Geel 24	Rich 49	WB 60	Coll 83	Adel 22	Ess 32	Carl 26	Frem 75	Bris 5	Port 1	NM 16	Geel 44	16
	Coll 36	Rich 72	Haw 16	Bris 22	Adel 49	StK 3	Melb 4	Syd 38	NM 70	Ess 9	Coll 10	Bris 65	WC 60	Haw 3	Carl 68	Port 36	Frem 82	NM 71	Adel 8	Geel 101	Syd 44	Ess 29	4
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Ladder

Bold – Home game

Week 1 (qualifying and elimination finals)

Week 2 (semi-finals)

Week 3 (preliminary finals)

Weeks 4 & 5 (grand final and replay)

Grand final replay

Season records

• Biggest margin: 116 points – , 24.11 (155) vs 5.9 (39), Aurora Stadium
  Aurora Stadium
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  , Round 21
• Smallest margin (excluding draws): 1 point –

}, 12.14 (86) vs 12.13 (85), MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

, Round 2
}, 8.13 (61) vs 8.12 (60), AAMI Stadium

AAMI Stadium

Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...

, Round 20

• Drawn Games:

} 11.10 (76) vs 9.22 (76), MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

, Round 12
} 14.3 (87) vs 13.9 (87), Etihad Stadium, Round 17
} 9.14 (68) vs 10.8 (68), MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

, Grand Final

• Highest Score: 24.18 (162) – , 10.4 (64) vs 24.18 (162), MCG
  Melbourne Cricket Ground
  The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
  
  , Round 20
• Highest Aggregate Score: 40.17 (257) – 16.6 (102) vs 24.11 (155), MCG
  Melbourne Cricket Ground
  The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
  
  , Round 6
• Lowest Score: 3.12 (30) – , 3.12 (30) vs 10.17 (77), AAMI Stadium
  AAMI Stadium
  Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...
  
  , Round 10
• Lowest Aggregate Score: 13.17 (95) – 6.10 (46) vs 7.7 (49), Etihad Stadium, Round 6
• Longest Winning Streak: 9 games – , Rounds 13–21
• Longest Losing Streak: 9 games –

}, Rounds 1–9
}, Rounds 8–16

• Most goals kicked by a player in a match: 12.2 (74) – Mark LeCras
  Mark LeCras
  Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...
  
   , Final score: 14.16 (100) vs 20.12 (132), Etihad Stadium, Round 16

Awards

• The Brownlow Medal
  Brownlow Medal
  The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
  
   was awarded to Chris Judd
  Chris Judd
  Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
  
   of who received 30 votes.
• The Norm Smith Medal
  Norm Smith Medal
  The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match.-History:The Norm Smith Medal is named after former Melbourne player and coach, Norm Smith...
  
   was awarded to Lenny Hayes
  Lenny Hayes
  Lenny Hayes is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.Hayes is a former captain of St Kilda and continues to be an onfield leader in the Saints' midfield....
  
   of for the drawn Grand Final. Scott Pendlebury
  Scott Pendlebury
  Scott Pendlebury is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...
  
   was awarded the second medal in the Replay.
• The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Daniel Hannebery
  Daniel Hannebery
  Daniel Hannebery is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
  
   of , who received the maximum number of votes (45).
• The Coleman Medal
  Coleman Medal
  The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year...
  
   was awarded to Jack Riewoldt
  Jack Riewoldt
  Jack Riewoldt is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for Richmond in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Riewoldt was born in Hobart, Tasmania to parents Chris and Lesley Riewoldt. He has two younger brothers, Harry and Charlie Riewoldt. He is the cousin of Nick...
  
   of , who kicked 78 goals during the home and away season.
• The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to the West Coast Eagles
  West Coast Eagles
  The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
  
  .
• The McClelland Trophy
  McClelland Trophy
  The McClelland Trophy is an Australian rules football trophy, currently awarded to the minor premiers in the Australian Football League each year...
  
   was awarded to .
• The AFL Players Association Awards
  AFLPA Awards
  The AFL Players' Association Awards are a group of awards given annually to players in the Australian Football League, voted for by all AFL players.-Leigh Matthews Trophy:...
  
   were as follows:
  • The Leigh Matthews Trophy
    Leigh Matthews Trophy
    The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was still known as the Victorian Football League...
    
     was awarded to Dane Swan
    Dane Swan
    Dane Swan is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.Since 2007 Swan has emerged as one of the AFL's elite midfielders, winner of the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2011 with a record tally of 34 votes...
    
     of , for being the Most Valuable Player
    Most Valuable Player
    In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
    
     throughout the premiership season.
  • The Robert Rose Award went to Luke Hodge
    Luke Hodge
    Luke Hodge is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...
    
     of , for being the Most Courageous Player throughout the premiership season.
  • The Best Captain award went to Brett Kirk
    Brett Kirk
    Brett Kirk is a former Australian rules football player of the Sydney Swans, and is known colloquially as "Kirky", "Captain Kirk", during the 2005 AFL Finals Series, "Captain Blood" and by teammates as "Hippy". Kirk is a hard working and onfield leader who has played in a premiership with the...
    
     of , in his final season.
  • The Best First-Year Player award was won by Michael Barlow
    Michael Barlow
    Michael Barlow is an Australian rules footballer. He plays with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...
    
     of , despite only playing 13 games for the season.

Best and fairest

Club	Award name	Player
	Malcolm Blight Medal Malcolm Blight Medal The Malcolm Blight Medal is a post-season award given to the best and fairest player in the Adelaide Crows Football Club. The medal was named after former Adelaide Crows coach, Malcolm Blight and was first awarded in 1991.-Recipients:-Multiple Recipients:...
	Merrett-Murray Medal Merrett-Murray Medal The Merrett–Murray Medal has been awarded annually since 1997, to the player adjudged the Brisbane Lions Club Champion over the immediately preceding AFL season...
	John Nicholls Medal John Nicholls Medal The John Nicholls Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Carlton Football Club for the season....
	Copeland Trophy Copeland Trophy The E.W. Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for Collingwood during the year....
	Crichton Medal
	Doig Medal Doig Medal The Doig Medal is the best and fairest award given out to the player considered best and fairest during a season for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL....
	Carji Greeves Medal Carji Greeves Medal The Carji Greeves Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Geelong Football Club for the season....
	Peter Crimmins Medal Peter Crimmins Medal The Peter Crimmins Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player from the Hawthorn Football Club deemed best and fairest for the season.Peter Crimmins was a rover for Hawthorn, playing 1966-1975...
	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal The Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Melbourne Football Club player judged Best and Fairest for the season.It is named in honor of Keith 'Bluey' Truscott, a former dual premiership player and World War II fighter ace killed in 1943....
	Syd Barker Medal Syd Barker Medal The Syd Barker Medal is awarded to the North Melbourne Football Club player who has been judged the best and fairest of the footy season. The award has been given out continuously since 1937. Before then it was known as the Syd Barker Memorial Trophy....	and Brady Rawlings Brady Rawlings Brady Rawlings is a former Australian rules footballer who played 245 games for the Kangaroos.He is the younger brother of former AFL footballer, and Richmond 2009 caretaker coach, Jade. Rawlings was recruited to the Kangaroos in the 1998 AFL Draft, with the 15th selection...
	John Cahill Medal John Cahill Medal The John Cahill Medal, named after Port Adelaide Power's inaugural AFL coach John Cahill, is awarded to the Best and Fairest player every season for the Port Adelaide Football Club.-Recipients:-Multiple Recipients:...
	Jack Dyer Medal Jack Dyer Medal The Jack Dyer Medal is an Australian rules football award given each season to the player or players adjudged Best and Fairest for the Richmond Football Club....
	Trevor Barker Award Trevor Barker Award The Trevor Barker Award is an Australian rules football award for the player voted the St Kilda Football Club Club Champion during the home and away season in the Australian Football League by a voting panel....
	Bob Skilton Medal Bob Skilton Medal The Bob Skilton Medal is awarded to the Sydney Swans player adjudged the Best and Fairest over the home and away season. It is named after Bob Skilton, who won the award a record nine times from 1958 to 1968.-List of winners:...
	Club Champion Award Club Champion Award The Club Champion Award is the award given to the West Coast Eagles player determined to have been the "Best and Fairest" throughout an AFL season....
	Charles Sutton Medal Charles Sutton Medal The Charles Sutton Medal is awarded to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Western Bulldogs. Scott West holds the record at the club, winning seven medals, followed by Gary Dempsey, with six...

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.

Nominations

• Round 1 – Chris Yarran
  Chris Yarran
  Christopher "Chris" Yarran is an Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
  
   (Carlton)
• Round 2 – Daniel Hannebery
  Daniel Hannebery
  Daniel Hannebery is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
  
   (Sydney)
• Round 3 – Ryan Bastinac
  Ryan Bastinac
  Ryan Bastinac is an Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League .Bastinac can play both as an inside and outside midfielder and is renowned for his endurance and aerobic capacity...
  
   (North Melbourne)
• Round 4 – Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
• Round 5 – Jack Trengove
  Jack Trengove
  Jack Trengove is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
  
   (Melbourne)
• Round 6 – Todd Banfield
  Todd Banfield
  Todd Banfield is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions.He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' third selection in the 2008 National Draft...
  
   (Brisbane)
• Round 7 – Tom Scully
  Tom Scully
  Thomas "Tom" Scully is an Australian rules footballer, currently contracted to in the Australian Football League . He previously played for ....
  
   (Melbourne)
• Round 8 – Jake Melksham
  Jake Melksham
  Jake Melksham is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.Melksham was selected by Essendon with the tenth pick in the 2009 AFL Draft. An Essendon local, he had previously been playing with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup and PEGS...
  
   (Essendon)
• Round 9 – Nathan Fyfe
  Nathan Fyfe
  Nathan "the Knife" Fyfe is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was selected by the Dockers with the twentieth pick in the 2009 AFL Draft. Fyfe is a very natural player with a good mark and leap.-Background:Fyfe grew up at Lake Grace,...
  
   (Fremantle)
• Round 10 – Dustin Martin
  Dustin Martin
  Dustin Martin is a professional Australian rules football player currently signed with Richmond in the Australian Football League . In 2009 he played with the Bendigo Pioneers and the Victoria Country side in the under-18 national championships...
  
  † (Richmond)
• Round 11 – Jordan Gysberts
  Jordan Gysberts
  Jordan Gysberts is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in Australian Football League . He was drafted to the Melbourne in the 2009 AFL Draft with the 11th overall selection, which Melbourne received in return for trading Brock McLean to the Carlton Football Club...
  
   (Melbourne)
• Round 12 – Ben Reid
  Ben Reid
  Ben Reid is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League .- Early life :He is the son of former Footscray and Carlton player, Bruce Reid. His younger brother Sam Reid also plays AFL football for the Sydney Swans.- AFL career :He was taken with Collingwood's...
  
   (Collingwood)
• Round 13 – Tom Rockliff
  Tom Rockliff
  Tom Rockliff is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League ....
  
   (Brisbane Lions)
• Round 14 – Ben Stratton
  Ben Stratton
  Benjamin "Ben" Stratton is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
  
   (Hawthorn)
• Round 15 – Jack Redden
  Jack Redden
  Jack Redden is an Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions.Originally from Keith, South Australia, he is the brother of Tom Redden who was once on the Rookie List of the Adelaide Crows...
  
   (Brisbane Lions)
• Round 16 – Phil Davis
  Phil Davis (Australian footballer)
  Phil Davis is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . He plays mainly as a defender and was drafted by Adelaide with the tenth selection in the 2008 AFL Draft...
  
   (Adelaide)
• Round 17 – Jarrad Grant
  Jarrad Grant
  Jarrad Grant is an Australian rules footballer who has played for the Western Bulldogs Football Club in the Australian Football League since 2008....
  
  † (Western Bulldogs)
• Round 18 – Michael Hurley
  Michael Hurley (Australian rules footballer)
  Michael Hurley is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League . A key position utility, 1.93m tall and weighing , Hurley predominately played in the forward and backline in his AFL career to date.-Junior career:A good junior cricketer and...
  
   (Essendon)
• Round 19 – Jeff Garlett
  Jeff Garlett
  Jefferey "Jeff" Garlett is an Indigenous Australian rules footballer at the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League. He is the first cousin of Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin from Hawthorn.-Early football:...
  
   (Carlton)
• Round 20 – Jackson Trengove
  Jackson Trengove
  Jackson Trengove is an Australian rules football player for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...
  
   (Port Adelaide)
• Round 21 – Sam Wright
  Sam Wright
  Samuel Wright Jr. was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball for a total of four seasons. He played for the New Haven Elm Citys , Boston Red Caps , and Cincinnati Reds . In 45 games played, he batted .168, had 29 hits, four doubles, five RBIs, scored 10 runs, and one base on balls in 173...
  
   (North Melbourne)
• Round 22 – Anthony Morabito
  Anthony Morabito
  Anthony Morabito is an Australian rules footballer with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League....
  
   (Fremantle)

† players ineligible due to tribunal sanction

Voting

• Dan Hannebery – 45
• Tom Scully – 35
• Tom Rockliff – 24
• Jack Trengove – 11
• Ryan Bastinac – 6
• Jeff Garlett – 5
• Nathan Fyfe – 3
• Michael Hurley – 2
• Nic Naitanui – 2
• Ben Reid – 1
• Ben Stratton – 1

Goal of the Year

The Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 celebrates the best goal

Goal (sport)

Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs....

 of the season through the annual Goal of the Year

Goal of the Year (Australia)

The Goal of the Year is a competition for the best goals kicked in the VFL/AFL during that season. It is run in conjunction with the Mark of the Year competition and is currently sponsored by Panasonic. The award is also known as the Phil Manassa Medal....

 competition. From 2010 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Panasonic

Panasonic

Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...

 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.

Nominations

• Round 1 – Brendan Fevola
  Brendan Fevola
  Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....
  
   (Brisbane)
• Round 2 – Michael Osborne
  Michael Osborne
  Michael Osborne is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . He is a medium size midfielder capable of winning the ball in contests and using it well, especially by foot....
  
   (Hawthorn)
• Round 3 – Matthew Pavlich
  Matthew Pavlich
  Matthew Pavlich is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
  
   (Fremantle)
• Round 4 – Carl Peterson
  Carl Peterson (Australian footballer)
  Carl Peterson is an Australian rules footballer, who formerly played in the Australian Football League with the Hawthorn Football Club....
  
   (Hawthorn)
• Round 5 – Stephen Milne
  Stephen Milne
  Stephen Milne is a professional footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...
  
   (St Kilda)
• Round 6 – Daniel Bradshaw
  Daniel Bradshaw
  Daniel Mark Bradshaw is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League....
  
   (Sydney)
• Round 7 – Jamie Bennell
  Jamie Bennell
  Jamie Bennell is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .He was selected by Melbourne in the third round at pick 35 in the 2008 National Draft...
  
   (Melbourne)
• Round 8 – Brent Harvey
  Brent Harvey
  Brent "Boomer" Harvey is an Australian rules footballer and the current captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
  
   (North Melbourne)
• Round 9 – Brendan Fevola
  Brendan Fevola
  Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....
  
   (Brisbane)
• Round 10 – Marc Murphy
  Marc Murphy
  Marc Murphy is an Australian rules footballer, recruited at number one in the 2005 AFL Draft by the Carlton Football Club.-Early life and junior career:...
  
   (Carlton)
• Round 11 – Stephen Milne
  Stephen Milne
  Stephen Milne is a professional footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...
  
   (St Kilda)
• Round 12 – Stephen Milne
  Stephen Milne
  Stephen Milne is a professional footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...
  
   (St Kilda)
• Round 13 – Lance Franklin
  Lance Franklin
  Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing...
  
   (Hawthorn)
• Round 14 – Patrick Dangerfield
  Patrick Dangerfield
  Patrick Dangerfield is an Australian rules football player for the Adelaide Football Club. Dangerfield was Adelaide’s first selection in the 2007 National Draft after the club drafted him at pick 10 overall...
  
   (Adelaide)
• Round 15 – Rhyce Shaw
  Rhyce Shaw
  Rhyce Shaw is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career:Shaw, son of former Collingwood captain Ray was drafted to Collingwood in the 1999 AFL Draft under the father-son rule at pick no.18...
  
   (Sydney)
• Round 16 – Mark LeCras
  Mark LeCras
  Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...
  
   (West Coast)
• Round 17 – Mark LeCras
  Mark LeCras
  Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...
  
   (West Coast)
• Round 18 – Alan Didak
  Alan Didak
  Alan Didak is a professional Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :...
  
   (Collingwood)
• Round 19 – Chance Bateman
  Chance Bateman
  Chance Bateman is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League ....
  
   (Hawthorn)
• Round 20 – Liam Jurrah
  Liam Jurrah
  Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Melbourne Football Club....
  
   (Melbourne)
• Round 21 – Cyril Rioli
  Cyril Rioli
  Cyril Rioli is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...
  
   (Hawthorn)
• Round 22 – Lynden Dunn
  Lynden Dunn
  Lynden Dunn is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.He was selected as Melbourne's second pick and 15th overall in the 2004 AFL Draft...
  
   (Melbourne)

Mark of the Year

The Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 celebrates the best mark

Mark (Australian football)

A mark is a skill in Australian rules football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it or the ball hitting the ground....

 of the season through the annual Mark of the Year

Mark of the Year

The annual Mark of the Year competition is a sporting award that celebrates each season's best mark...

 competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Hungry Jacks Mark of the Year.

Liam Jurrah

Liam Jurrah

Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Melbourne Football Club....

, of the Melbourne Football Club

Melbourne Football Club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....

, won the award for his mark over the top of Port Adelaide's

Port Adelaide Football Club

The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...

 Nick Salter

Nick Salter

Nick Salter is an Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League .He was drafted from the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League with the 15th selection in the 2008 Rookie Draft...

, in round 21. 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

• Round 1 – Trent Cotchin
  Trent Cotchin
  Trent William Cotchin is an Australian rules football player who was recruited at pick 2 in the 2007 AFL Draft by the Richmond Football Club. He was recruited from the Northern Knights under 18 football club, which made the preliminary finals of the 2007 TAC Cup competition...
  
   (Richmond)
• Round 2 – Nick Riewoldt
  Nick Riewoldt
  Nick Riewoldt is an Australian rules footballer who is the current captain of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was the first draft selection in the 2000 AFL Draft.-Early life:...
  
   (St Kilda)
• Round 3 – Brett Ebert
  Brett Ebert
  Brett Ebert is an Australian rules footballer. He is the son of Port Adelaide legend Russell Ebert and cousin of Port Adelaide's Brad Ebert.-Early career :...
  
   (Port Adelaide)
• Round 4 – Jesse White
  Jesse White (Australian footballer)
  Jesse Jackson White is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was drafted to the Sydney Swans on 25 November 2006 with selection 79....
  
   (Sydney)
• Round 5 – David Wojcinski
  David Wojcinski
  David "Wojo" Wojcinski is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Career:Wojcinski made his debut in 1998. He won the club's Most Improved Player award for 2004....
  
   (Geelong)
• Round 6 – Colin Sylvia
  Colin Sylvia
  Colin Sylvia is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...
  
   (Melbourne)
• Round 7 – Jamie Bennell
  Jamie Bennell
  Jamie Bennell is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .He was selected by Melbourne in the third round at pick 35 in the 2008 National Draft...
  
   (Melbourne)
• Round 8 – Justin Koschitzke
  Justin Koschitzke
  Justin Gregory Koschitzke is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career overview:Recruited in the 2000 AFL Draft at pick number two, there were high expectations on Koschitzke from a young age...
  
   (St Kilda)
• Round 9 – Jack Riewoldt
  Jack Riewoldt
  Jack Riewoldt is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for Richmond in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Riewoldt was born in Hobart, Tasmania to parents Chris and Lesley Riewoldt. He has two younger brothers, Harry and Charlie Riewoldt. He is the cousin of Nick...
  
   (Richmond)
• Round 10 – Carl Peterson
  Carl Peterson (Australian footballer)
  Carl Peterson is an Australian rules footballer, who formerly played in the Australian Football League with the Hawthorn Football Club....
  
   (Hawthorn)
• Round 11 – Jack Riewoldt
  Jack Riewoldt
  Jack Riewoldt is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for Richmond in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Riewoldt was born in Hobart, Tasmania to parents Chris and Lesley Riewoldt. He has two younger brothers, Harry and Charlie Riewoldt. He is the cousin of Nick...
  
   (Richmond)
• Round 12 – Justin Koschitzke
  Justin Koschitzke
  Justin Gregory Koschitzke is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career overview:Recruited in the 2000 AFL Draft at pick number two, there were high expectations on Koschitzke from a young age...
  
   (St Kilda)
• Round 13 – Michael Osborne
  Michael Osborne
  Michael Osborne is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . He is a medium size midfielder capable of winning the ball in contests and using it well, especially by foot....
  
   (Hawthorn)
• Round 14 – Scott Gumbleton
  Scott Gumbleton
  Scott Gumbleton is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, currently on the list for the Essendon Football Club.He was chosen by with the second selection in the 2006 AFL Draft. Prior to the Draft, Gumbleton was widely seen as one of the top key position players for his age group, and was...
  
   (Essendon)
• Round 15 – Jack Riewoldt
  Jack Riewoldt
  Jack Riewoldt is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for Richmond in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Riewoldt was born in Hobart, Tasmania to parents Chris and Lesley Riewoldt. He has two younger brothers, Harry and Charlie Riewoldt. He is the cousin of Nick...
  
   (Richmond)
• Round 16 – Luke McPharlin
  Luke McPharlin
  Luke McPharlin is an Australian rules football player for the Fremantle Football Club. McPharlin was educated at Christ Church Grammar School, graduating in 1999. McPharlin is both a key back and a key forward....
  
   (Fremantle)
• Round 17 – Aaron Edwards
  Aaron Edwards
  Aaron Edwards is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club.-Early life:Edwards was born in Samoa to a Samoan mother and New Zealander father. He migrated with his family to Australia at the age of two and played rugby union until the age of 13...
  
   (North Melbourne)
• Round 18 – Darren Jolly
  Darren Jolly
  Darren Jolly is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League . Jolly has previously played for Melbourne, the Sydney Swans...
  
   (Collingwood)
• Round 19 – Dale Thomas
  Dale Thomas (footballer)
  Dale Robert Jordan Thomas is a professional Australian rules football player currently with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...
  
   (Collingwood)
• Round 20 – Nick Riewoldt
  Nick Riewoldt
  Nick Riewoldt is an Australian rules footballer who is the current captain of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was the first draft selection in the 2000 AFL Draft.-Early life:...
  
   (St Kilda)
• Round 21 – Brendon Goddard
  Brendon Goddard
  Brendon James Goddard is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League...
  
   (St Kilda)
• Round 22 – Brendon Goddard
  Brendon Goddard
  Brendon James Goddard is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League...
  
   (St Kilda)
• Overall winner: Liam Jurrah
  Liam Jurrah
  Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Melbourne Football Club....
  
   (Melbourne, Round 21)

Club leadership

Club	Coach	Captain(s)	Vice-captain(s) and/or "leadership group"
	Neil Craig Neil Craig Neil P. Craig is a former Australian rules footballer, fitness adviser and former coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . As of 2012, he will be based in a new role as the Director of Sports Performance at the Melbourne Football Club...	Simon Goodwin Simon Goodwin Simon Goodwin is a former Australian rules footballer, who is a dual premiership player with the Adelaide Football Club and is now an assistant coach at the Essendon Football Club.-Early career :...	Brad Symes Brad Symes Bradley Thomas "Brad" Symes is an Australian rules football midfielder who was selected by the Port Adelaide at Pick 30 of the 2003 AFL Draft.-Port Adelaide career :... , Scott Stevens Scott Stevens (footballer) Scott Stevens is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . Stevens attended Wesley College, Perth and played in the West Australian Football League with Perth before being recruited to the Sydney Swans... , Nathan van Berlo Nathan van Berlo Nathan van Berlo is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . He is the captain of the Adelaide Football Club.... , Ben Rutten Ben Rutten Benjamin "Truck" Rutten is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . He is known for his size, strength and ability to contain some of the game's best forwards.... , Michael Doughty, Brett Burton Brett Burton Brett Burton is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League. He was picked up at Pick 16 in the 1998 AFL Draft by the Adelaide Football Club...  and Tyson Edwards
	Michael Voss Michael Voss Michael Voss is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League team and a former professional Australian rules footballer....	Jonathan Brown	Simon Black Simon Black Simon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill... , Luke Power Luke Power Luke Power is an Australian rules footballer. He is currently contracted to play for Greater Western Sydney. He was a part of the Brisbane Lions's 2001, 2002, and 2003 premierships. He is known for his effective use of the ball disposals, rare mistakes and his deadly accurate left foot. Many AFL... , Jed Adcock Jed Adcock Jed Adcock is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He currently plays for the Brisbane Lions Football Club in Brisbane, Australia....  and Daniel Merrett Daniel Merrett Daniel Merrett is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League and fullback for Brisbane Lions.Merrett was born in Adelaide, but moved to the Gold Coast with his family at a young age...
	Brett Ratten Brett Ratten Brett "Ratts" Ratten is a former Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League....	Chris Judd Chris Judd Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	Andrew Carrazzo Andrew Carrazzo Andrew Carrazzo is an Australian rules footballer for Carlton in the Australian Football League .- Early career :... , Michael Jamison Michael Jamison Michael Jamison is an Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.Jamison is a key defender, particularly good against leading players, who has played for several years at the North Ballarat Football Club, with his under-18s football at the North... , Kade Simpson Kade Simpson Kade Simpson is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.... , Heath Scotland Heath Scotland Heath Scotland is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Background:Scotland grew up and played his junior football for the Darley Football Club, then in the Riddell District Football League, and he played TAC Cup football for the Western Jets. He also featured in the... , Simon Wiggins Simon Wiggins Simon Wiggins is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .He was recruited as the number 15 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from Glenorchy. He made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 5, 2001 against St Kilda.Wiggins has battled with injury...
	Mick Malthouse Mick Malthouse Michael "Mick" Malthouse is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Collingwood Football Club.While his playing career included a premiership for Richmond in the VFL, he is best known for his Australian Football League coaching career.Malthouse is the most successful coach...	Nick Maxwell Nick Maxwell Nick Maxwell is an Australian rules football player and current captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...	Scott Pendlebury Scott Pendlebury Scott Pendlebury is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...  (v.c.), Dane Swan Dane Swan Dane Swan is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.Since 2007 Swan has emerged as one of the AFL's elite midfielders, winner of the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2011 with a record tally of 34 votes...  (deputy v.c.), Darren Jolly Darren Jolly Darren Jolly is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League . Jolly has previously played for Melbourne, the Sydney Swans... , Heath Shaw Heath Shaw Heath Shaw is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League-AFL career:... , Harry O'Brien, Shane O'Bree Shane O'Bree Shane O'Bree is a former professional Australian rules football player whose 246 game Australian Football League career was played with two clubs.- Early life :... , Luke Ball Luke Ball Luke Patrick Ball is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for in the Australian Football League....
	Matthew Knights Matthew Knights Matthew Knights is a former Australian rules football player, having played in the midfield for the Richmond Football Club from 1988 to 2002. He went on to a coaching career, most notably as head coach of the Essendon Football Club from 2008 to 2010...	Jobe Watson Jobe Watson Jobe Watson is the captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League . He is the son of former Essendon player Tim Watson.-Early life:...	Andrew Welsh
	Mark Harvey Mark Harvey Mark Harvey is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club. He played 206 games from 1984 to 1997, kicking 190 goals, and was assistant coach at Essendon from 1998 to 2005...	Matthew Pavlich Matthew Pavlich Matthew Pavlich is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	Paul Duffield Paul Duffield Paul Duffield is an Australian rules footballer. He plays mainly as a half back flanker and began his football career at South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League.-Fremantle Dockers:... , Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (Australian rules footballer) Michael Johnson is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Dockers. Recruited from Perth Football Club in the WAFL with selection 8 in the 2004 Preseason Draft, he is a graduate of the Clontarf Football Academy... , David Mundy David Mundy David Mundy , in Seymour, Victoria is an Australian rules footballer with the Fremantle Football Club. He plays as a half back flanker or midfielder and began his football career at Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup.-Fremantle career:... , Aaron Sandilands Aaron Sandilands Aaron Sandilands is an Australian rules footballer. At 211 cm tall and weighing 122 kg , he is the heaviest and equal tallest player in the history of the game... , Antoni Grover Antoni Grover Antoni Grover is a defender for the Fremantle Dockers. After being elevated from the rookie list in 1999, he made his debut in round 21 against the Sydney Swans...  and Des Headland Des Headland Desmond "Des" Headland, Jr is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League. He plays as a half-forward flanker or midfielder. Headland was selected with the first overall draft pick in the 1998 AFL Draft by the Brisbane Lions...
	Mark Thompson	Cameron Ling Cameron Ling Cameron Ling is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...	Gary Ablett, Jr. Gary Ablett, Jr. Gary Ablett, Jr. is a professional Australian rules football player and current captain of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League .... , Jimmy Bartel Jimmy Bartel James 'Jimmy' Bartel is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League . A midfielder at and , Bartel is a Brownlow Medallist, two-time All-Australian, and was part of the Cats' AFL premiership-winning teams in 2007, 2009 and 2011, being named the... , Joel Corey Joel Corey Joel Corey is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League . A midfielder, tall and weighing , Corey is able to contribute inside or outside while on the ball.... , Corey Enright Corey Enright Corey Enright is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .... , Joel Selwood Joel Selwood Joel Anthony Selwood is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League... , James Kelly and Harry Taylor Harry Taylor (Australian rules footballer) Harry Taylor III is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...
	Alastair Clarkson Alastair Clarkson Alastair Clarkson is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of the Hawthorn Football Club.- North Melbourne :...	Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell (footballer) Samuel Mitchell is an Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Debut season :...	Luke Hodge Luke Hodge Luke Hodge is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...
	Dean Bailey Dean Bailey Dean Bailey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon, a former coach of the Melbourne Football Club, as well as a former assistant coach at Port Adelaide.-Coaching career:...	James McDonald James McDonald (footballer) James McDonald is an Australian rules footballer, currently contracted to in the Australian Football League . He previously played for and captained the Melbourne Football Club.- Career :...	Aaron Davey Aaron Davey Aaron Davey is a professional Australian rules football player of Indigenous Australian heritage. He currently plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .... , Jared Rivers Jared Rivers Jared Rivers is a centre-half back for the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League .As a child he supported the Sydney Swans and cites Tony Lockett and Paul Kelly as his childhood heroes... , Brent Moloney Brent Moloney Brent "Beamer" Moloney is an Australian rules footballer, with the Melbourne Football Club, and previously the Geelong Football Club, in the Australian Football League.-Early life:... , Brad Green Brad Green (footballer) Brad Green is a professional Australian rules football player and the current captain of the Melbourne Football Club's in the Australian Football League .-Early life:... , Cameron Bruce Cameron Bruce Cameron Bruce is a professional Australian rules football player, who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club after being selected by the Hawks in the Pre-season Draft, as was widely speculated to occur after he quit playing for the Melbourne Football Club, with whom he had played for 11 seasons, and...  and Brad Miller Brad Miller (footballer) Brad Miller is an Australian rules footballer, who currently plays with Richmond after previously playing with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League until he was delisted at the end of the 2010 season.-Early life:Brad is the son of Neville Miller, who played 30 games with...
	Brad Scott	Brent Harvey Brent Harvey Brent "Boomer" Harvey is an Australian rules footballer and the current captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	Drew Petrie Drew Petrie Drew Petrie is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club. Since debuting in 2001 he has played over 100 games for the club. He has played in a variety of roles for the Kangaroos including centre half-forward, defence and ruck...
	Matthew Primus Matthew Primus Matthew Richard Primus is the current coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club and a former Australian rules footballer, captain and All Australian ruckman.-Early career :...	Domenic Cassisi Domenic Cassisi Domenic Cassisi is a premiership winning Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club, and their current captain...	Dean Brogan Dean Brogan Dean Scott Brogan is a ruckman in the Australian Football League . He was also a former basketballer with the Adelaide 36ers.-Adelaide 36ers career :...  and Jacob Surjan Jacob Surjan Jacob Adam Surjan is an Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent and current player of the Port Adelaide Football Club.-Early career:...
	Damien Hardwick Damien Hardwick Damien Patrick Hardwick is a former Australian rules footballer and the coach of the Richmond Football Club.-Early life:He attended St Joseph's College in Ferntree Gully.-AFL playing career:...	Chris Newman Chris Newman (Australian rules footballer) Chris Newman is an Australian rules footballer, and currently the captain of the Richmond Football Club. He was drafted at Pick 55 in the 2000 AFL Draft from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup....	Nathan Foley Nathan Foley (footballer) Nathan Foley is an Australian rules football player. He plays as a midfielder for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League .... , Brett Deledio Brett Deledio Brett Deledio is an Australian rules football player currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life/career:... , Daniel Jackson Daniel Jackson (footballer) Daniel Jackson is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club.Originally from Carey Baptist Grammar School, Jackson was drafted to Richmond from the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup with the 53rd selection in the 2003 AFL Draft.-External links:... , Trent Cotchin Trent Cotchin Trent William Cotchin is an Australian rules football player who was recruited at pick 2 in the 2007 AFL Draft by the Richmond Football Club. He was recruited from the Northern Knights under 18 football club, which made the preliminary finals of the 2007 TAC Cup competition...  and Troy Simmonds Troy Simmonds Troy Simmonds is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne, Fremantle and Richmond in the Australian Football League.-Melbourne: 1999 – 2001:Simmonds was first drafted by Melbourne in the 1999 Preseason Draft...
	Ross Lyon Ross Lyon Ross Lyon is a former Australian rules football player for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears. He is the current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Playing career:...	Nick Riewoldt Nick Riewoldt Nick Riewoldt is an Australian rules footballer who is the current captain of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was the first draft selection in the 2000 AFL Draft.-Early life:...	Lenny Hayes Lenny Hayes Lenny Hayes is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.Hayes is a former captain of St Kilda and continues to be an onfield leader in the Saints' midfield....  (v.c.)
	Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named...	Craig Bolton Craig Bolton Craig Bolton is an Australian rules footballer who has played with the Brisbane Lions and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League . He often plays at full back or on the half back flank... , Adam Goodes Adam Goodes Adam Goodes is a professional Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....  and Brett Kirk Brett Kirk Brett Kirk is a former Australian rules football player of the Sydney Swans, and is known colloquially as "Kirky", "Captain Kirk", during the 2005 AFL Finals Series, "Captain Blood" and by teammates as "Hippy". Kirk is a hard working and onfield leader who has played in a premiership with the...
	John Worsfold John Worsfold John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer who represented in the West Australian Football League and the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League . He also represented Western Australia in State of Origin matches...	Darren Glass Darren Glass Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...	Dean Cox, Matthew Priddis Matthew Priddis Matthew Harley "Matt" Priddis is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Australian football club the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .... , Adam Selwood Adam Selwood Adam Murray Selwood is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.-Career:... , Beau Waters Beau Waters Beau Waters is a player and the current vice-captain for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004.-Early career:... , Shannon Hurn Shannon Hurn Shannon William Hurn is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Hurn was selected in the 2005 AFL Draft and was listed by the West Coast Eagles... , Josh Kennedy
	Rodney Eade Rodney Eade Rodney "Rocket" Eade is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League...	Brad Johnson Brad Johnson (Australian rules footballer) Brad Johnson is a former Australian rules footballer who was the captain of Australian Football League team Western Bulldogs...	Daniel Giansiracusa Daniel Giansiracusa Daniel Giansiracusa is an Australian rules football player for the Western Bulldogs who plays in various positions such as the midfield, half back flanks and half forward flanks.... , Matthew Boyd Matthew Boyd Matthew Boyd is an Australian rules football player who has come through the Western Bulldogs' rookie list, debuting in 2003. Prior to that he had played for Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup and Frankston in the VFL... , Adam Cooney Adam Cooney Adam Cooney is an Australian rules footballer, playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL. Cooney, recruited from West Adelaide in the SANFL, won the 2008 Brownlow Medal with 24 votes becoming the 10th Footscray/Western Bulldog player to win the AFL's highest individual honor.He attended... , Robert Murphy Robert Murphy (Australian rules footballer) Robert "Bob" Murphy is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Renowned for his silky skills and leadership qualities, Murphy has also proven himself a versatile player, equally capable of playing in attack or in defence depending on the... , Daniel Cross, Dale Morris Dale Morris Dale Morris is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Western Bulldogs.Morris spent four years playing for Werribee Football Club in the Victorian Football League before being added to the Bulldogs' rookie list in the 2004 Rookie Draft... , Shaun Higgins Shaun Higgins Shaun Higgins is an Australian rules footballer for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Higgins can play a variety of positions up forward and now has been playing a lot in the midfield. He is now considered one of the Bulldogs most important players and is a key to their future...

Debuts

A total of 88 players made their AFL debut in 2010, including the first player in 25 years to make his debut during the finals series

2010 AFL finals series

The Australian Football League's 2010 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2010 AFL season. The series was scheduled to occur over four weekends in September 2010, culminating with the 114th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 2010...

, Andrew Hooper

Andrew Hooper

Andrew Hooper is an Australian rules footballer for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League . Hooper became the first player to make his VFL/AFL debut in a finals match since Paul Spargo in 1985.-Junior career:...

 from the Western Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs

The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...

.

Whilst the winner of the 2010 AFL Rising Star

2010 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2010 Ron Evans Medal was awarded to Daniel Hannebery of the Sydney Swans.-Eligibility and Nominations:...

 award, Daniel Hannebery

Daniel Hannebery

Daniel Hannebery is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....

 from Sydney

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

 actually made his debut in 2009, Tom Scully

Tom Scully

Thomas "Tom" Scully is an Australian rules footballer, currently contracted to in the Australian Football League . He previously played for ....

, the first player drafted in the 2009 AFL Draft

2009 AFL Draft

The 2009 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2009/10 Australian Football League off-season. These were the Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft .- Trades :In the lead up to the trade week many high profile players such as...

 came second. 's Michael Barlow

Michael Barlow

Michael Barlow is an Australian rules footballer. He plays with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...

 won the AFLPA best first year player award.

Retirements, sackings and delistings

Name	Club	Date	Notes
			Retirement, failed to recover from a broken foot suffered in the 2008 Grand Final 2008 AFL Grand Final The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on the 27th of September 2008... .
			Delisted.
			Retirement, ongoing knee problems.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season.
			Retirement, effective after Round 11 match against Fremantle.
			Retirement, effective after Round 11 match against St Kilda.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season.
			Retirement, due to injury.
			Retirement, effective after Round 17 match against Adelaide.
			Retirement, suffered a serious back injury in the round 14 match against .
			Retirement, due to homesickness.
			Sacked.
			Retirement, due to ankle injury.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Retired.
			Delisted.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Retired.
			Delisted.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Retired.
			Delisted.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Delisted.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Retired.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Retired.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
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Coaching changes

Coach	Club	Date	New coach	Notes
			Matthew Primus Matthew Primus Matthew Richard Primus is the current coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club and a former Australian rules footballer, captain and All Australian ruckman.-Early career :...	Retirement, effective after Round 15 match against Collingwood.
			James Hird James Hird James Hird is a former professional Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League....	Sacked, after final match of season.
			John Longmire John Longmire John Longmire is the current coach of the Sydney Swans. As a player, he represented the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1988 to 1999.-Early years:...	Retired at the end of the season.
				Resignation. "Just got tired of it..."

External links

• Official AFL website
• 2010 Season – AFL Tables