| Pos | Team | P | W | L | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FremantleFRE | 23 | 19 | 4 | 137.2 | 76 |
| 2 | SydneySYD | 23 | 18 | 5 | 136.1 | 72 |
| 3 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 23 | 16 | 7 | 121.7 | 64 |
| 4 | HawthornHAW | 23 | 15 | 6 | 120.1 | 64 |
| 5 | GeelongGEE | 23 | 15 | 8 | 122.3 | 60 |
| 6 | AdelaideADE | 23 | 15 | 8 | 117.3 | 60 |
| 7 | MelbourneMEL | 23 | 15 | 8 | 109.6 | 60 |
| 8 | Western BulldogsWBD | 23 | 13 | 9 | 95.4 | 54 |
| 9 | CollingwoodCOL | 23 | 12 | 9 | 102.4 | 52 |
| 10 | CarltonCAR | 23 | 12 | 10 | 101.5 | 50 |
Stats & LadderTwo runner-up finishes and a third-place before this one. Daicos polled 47 votes to pass Patrick Cripps's record of 45, won by an equal-record 11 votes, and left Marcus Bontempelli holding the saddest record in football.
Match PreviewsSaturday 26 September, MCG, 2.30pm AEST. Brisbane are chasing a three-peat and a fourth straight Grand Final. Fremantle are in their second ever, and their first since 2013. Neither of them won a final in the opening week.
Match ReviewsBrisbane 20.11 (131) to Hawthorn 19.8 (122) in front of 97,835. Twelve goals in the final quarter, Nick Watson kicked six for the night, and a holding-the-ball free kick with 36 seconds left decided a Grand Final berth.
Match PreviewsSydney host Fremantle at the SCG on Friday without their captain. Hawthorn host Brisbane at the MCG on Saturday. Both hosts have been rested a fortnight, both visitors have won a final in the last week — and the winners meet on 26 September.
Match ReviewsThe minor premiers were beaten at home by 32. Sydney put 141 on Brisbane without five of their best. Both wildcard survivors are gone. Every score, every goalkicker, and the week two fixture in full.
Match ReviewsHawthorn 10.12 (72) to Fremantle 5.10 (40) at Optus Stadium. The Dockers scored ten points in the first half of a home qualifying final. The Hawks go straight to a home preliminary final; Fremantle are one loss from straight sets.
Match ReviewsMelbourne kicked the first four goals of the wildcard final and none at all in the last quarter. Carlton 10.14 (74) to Melbourne 7.13 (55) in front of 91,733, and Jagga Smith put the game away with 90 seconds left.
Match ReviewsBulldogs 96, Collingwood 93. Tim Membrey had a shot after the siren to win it. It drifted right. Collingwood are out, Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom are done, and the Dogs go on.
Match PreviewsThe first-ever AFL wildcard bracket is set. Melbourne’s percentage cost them the week off, Carlton limped in on the last ticket — and two of these four are finished by Saturday night.
Match PreviewsThe minor premiers arrive at Marvel Stadium with nothing to lose. Carlton, a week after a draw they couldn't afford, have everything to.
Match ReviewsLogan Morris kicked a career-high eight as the Lions piled on 159 at the MCG — but Collingwood's wildcard week now hinges on Scott Pendlebury's knee.
Stats & LadderThe AFL’s biggest finals change in 25 years arrives seven days from now. Ten teams, five weeks, and two clubs inside the eight who have to survive an extra final.
Team AnalysisHeeney, Warner, Blakey, Jordon and Bice are out for the year. Sydney still finishes second — but every model of their premiership chances has to be rebuilt.
Team AnalysisCollingwood's injury list has been smashed — but Swadling, West and Hayes are arriving, and September is coming.
Match PreviewsEighth hosts third on Friday night with finals shape on the line — Collingwood off a draw, Brisbane off a 42-point statement.
Stats & LadderTen teams make September for the first time. The fight is no longer for eighth — it is to avoid the Wildcard Round entirely.
Match ReviewsHawthorn 92, Collingwood 92. Bulldogs 82, Carlton 82. One round, two draws, and Melbourne's 76-point warning shot.
Team Analysis76 points, a 142.5 per cent, and the league's stingiest defence. How the Dockers built the season's best resume.