2023 AFL season

The 2023 AFL season is the 127th 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 will feature eighteen clubs and is scheduled to run from 16 March until 30 September, comprising a 23-game home-and-away season, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

2023 AFL premiership season
Date16 March—30 September 2023
Teams18
Attendance
Matches played34
Total attendance1,379,596 (40,576 per match)
Highest88,084 (round 1, Richmond v Carlton)

Background

The fixture was extended to 23 matches per club, the longest in history. This was to accommodate the introduction of the 'Gather Round' – known in full as 'Gather Round... a festival of footy' – a special round featuring all eighteen clubs playing in the same city; this was modelled on the Magic Round, which the National Rugby League had scheduled annually since 2019.[1][2] South Australia won the bid for the event, beating a bid from New South Wales.[3] Six of the nine matches will take place at Adelaide Oval, with Norwood Oval (two) and Summit Oval, Mount Barker (one) each to host their first AFL matches;[4] and the Saturday and Sunday fixtures at Adelaide Oval were staged as ticketed double-headers, with a single ticket granting access to both matches.[5] For all practical purposes – including distribution of gate receipts, benefits and reserved seating for club members, and clash uniform colours – the round is considered a neutral AFL event, and clubs will be considered neither home nor away, meaning each club still plays eleven home games and eleven away games for the season (clubs below are listed alphabetically). All club members were given priority access to Gather Round tickets.[6]

The following rule changes were made for the 2023 season:

  • The number of field umpires in control of each match was increased from three to four.[7]
  • The medical substitute position, which had been introduced in 2021, was replaced with a general substitute. Prior rules had allowed for the medical substitute to be used only if the player being substituted from the had a medical reason to do so, but this stipulation was removed allowing for the substitute to be used for any reason.[8]

Coach appointments

New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Ref.
Alastair ClarksonNorth Melbourne19 August 2022David Noble[9]
Adam KingsleyGreater Western Sydney22 August 2022Leon Cameron[10]
Brad ScottEssendon29 September 2022Ben Rutten[11]
Ross LyonSt Kilda24 October 2022Brett Ratten[12]

Club leadership

ClubCoachCaptain(s)Vice-captain(s)Leadership groupRef.
AdelaideMatthew NicksJordan DawsonTom Doedee, Ben Keays, Reilly O'Brien, Brodie Smith[13]
Brisbane LionsChris FaganHarris Andrews, Lachie NealeHugh McCluggageJarrod Berry, Charlie Cameron, Josh Dunkley, Jack Gunston,
Ryan Lester, Lincoln McCarthy, Oscar McInerney, Daniel Rich
[14]
CarltonMichael VossPatrick CrippsSam Walsh, Jacob Weitering[14]
CollingwoodCraig McRaeDarcy MooreTaylor Adams, Jeremy Howe, Brayden Maynard[15]
EssendonBrad ScottZach MerrettAndrew McGrath[16]
FremantleJustin LongmuirAlex PearceAndrew Brayshaw, Caleb SerongJaeger O'Meara, Sam Switkowski, Hayden Young[17]
GeelongChris ScottPatrick DangerfieldTom Stewart[18]
Gold CoastStuart DewTouk Miller, Jarrod WittsSam CollinsNoah Anderson, Nick Holman, Sean Lemmens, David Swallow[19]
Greater Western SydneyAdam KingsleyToby GreeneStephen Coniglio, Josh KellyTom Green, Connor Idun, Harry Perryman, Sam Taylor[20]
HawthornSam MitchellJames SicilyLuke Breust, Dylan MooreSam Frost, Jarman Impey, Mitch Lewis[21]
MelbourneSimon GoodwinMax GawnJack Viney[22]
North MelbourneAlastair ClarksonLuke McDonald, Jy SimpkinBen Cunnington, Nick Larkey, Ben McKay, Jack Ziebell[23]
Port AdelaideKen HinkleyTom JonasOllie WinesDarcy Byrne-Jones[24]
RichmondDamien HardwickDylan Grimes, Toby Nankervis[25]
St KildaRoss LyonJack SteeleCallum WilkieTim Membrey, Seb Ross, Jack Sinclair[26]
SydneyJohn LongmireCallum Mills, Luke Parker, Dane RampeLance Franklin, Will Hayward, Isaac Heeney, Jake Lloyd, Tom Papley[27]
West CoastAdam SimpsonLuke ShueyTom Barrass, Jeremy McGovern[28]
Western BulldogsLuke BeveridgeMarcus BontempelliJack MacraeCaleb Daniel, Taylor Duryea, Aaron Naughton[29]

Pre-season

All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au

Official practice matches
Thursday, 2 March (5:10 pm) Hawthorn 14.16 (100) def. by Collingwood 15.16 (106) University of Tasmania Stadium
Thursday, 2 March (4:10 pm) Fremantle 13.14 (92) def. Port Adelaide 8.13 (61) Fremantle Community Bank Oval
Thursday, 2 March (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.13 (91) def. Geelong 6.9 (45) Brighton Homes Arena
Friday, 3 March (4:10 pm) St Kilda 10.7 (67) def. Essendon 3.14 (32) RSEA Park
Friday, 3 March (7:10 pm) Sydney 15.7 (97) def. Carlton 7.12 (54) Blacktown ISP Oval
Friday, 3 March (4:40 pm) West Coast 7.10 (52) def. by Adelaide 17.9 (111) Mineral Resources Park
Saturday, 4 March (12:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 19.8 (122) def. Gold Coast 12.5 (77) Blacktown ISP Oval
Saturday, 4 March (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 22.11 (143) def. North Melbourne 13.7 (85) Ikon Park
Saturday, 4 March (4:10 pm) Melbourne 18.13 (121) def. Richmond 10.11 (71) Casey Fields

Home-and-away season

All starting times are local time. Source: AFL Tables

Round 1

Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 16 March (7:20 pm) Richmond 8.10 (58) drew with Carlton 8.10 (58) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 88,084)
Friday, 17 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 16.7 (103) def. by Collingwood 19.11 (125) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 86,595)
Saturday, 18 March (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 12.15 (87) def. West Coast 12.10 (82) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 21,274)
Saturday, 18 March (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 18.18 (126) def. Brisbane Lions 11.6 (72) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,255)
Saturday, 18 March (7:25 pm) Melbourne 17.13 (115) def. Western Bulldogs 9.11 (65) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 48,103)
Saturday, 18 March (7:00 pm) Gold Coast 9.7 (61) def. by Sydney 16.14 (110) Heritage Bank Stadium (crowd: 13,648)
Sunday, 19 March (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.16 (106) def. Adelaide 12.18 (90) Giants Stadium (crowd: 8,169)
Sunday, 19 March (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 9.11 (65) def. by Essendon 19.10 (124) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 68,691)
Sunday, 19 March (4:40 pm) St Kilda 10.7 (67) def. Fremantle 7.10 (52) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,429)

Round 2

Round 2
Thursday, 23 March (7:20 pm) Carlton 13.12 (90) def. Geelong 12.10 (82) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 55,861)
Friday, 24 March (6:55 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) def. Melbourne 13.4 (82) The Gabba (crowd: 30,047)
Saturday, 25 March (1:45 pm) Collingwood 21.9 (135) def. Port Adelaide 9.10 (64) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 60,744)
Saturday, 25 March (4:05 pm) Adelaide 10.16 (76) def. by Richmond 17.6 (108) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,492)
Saturday, 25 March (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 5.11 (41) def. by St Kilda 14.8 (92) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 33,294)
Saturday, 25 March (4:30 pm) Fremantle 10.12 (72) def. by North Melbourne 11.7 (73) Optus Stadium (crowd: 40,487)
Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm) Sydney 17.16 (118) def. Hawthorn 4.13 (37) Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 37,052)
Sunday, 26 March (3:20 pm) Essendon 16.12 (108) def. Gold Coast 11.14 (80) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,915)
Sunday, 26 March (3:20 pm) West Coast 14.16 (100) def. Greater Western Sydney 11.15 (81) Optus Stadium (crowd: 44,649)
  • A power outage at the Gabba midway through the fourth quarter of the Brisbane Lions v Melbourne match caused play to be suspended for 38 minutes.[30]

Round 3

Round 3
Thursday, 30 March (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67) def. Brisbane Lions 7.11 (53) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 23,665)
Friday, 31 March (7:50 pm) Collingwood 8.15 (63) def. Richmond 7.7 (49) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 85,241)
Saturday, 1 April (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 11.14 (80) def. North Melbourne 9.7 (61) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 11,007)
Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.10 (64) def. by Carlton 9.20 (74) Giants Stadium (crowd: 9,691)
Saturday, 1 April (7:25 pm) St Kilda 14.8 (92) def. Essendon 11.8 (74) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 69,255)
Saturday, 1 April (7:30 pm) Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) def. by Adelaide 18.9 (117) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,962)
Sunday, 2 April (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 10.13 (73) def. Geelong 7.12 (54) Heritage Bank Stadium (crowd: 13,122)
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Melbourne 21.8 (134) def. Sydney 12.12 (84) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 42,423)
Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Fremantle 16.12 (108) def. West Coast 9.13 (67) Optus Stadium (crowd: 56,090)
  • St Kilda used its match against Essendon to celebrate the club's 150th anniversary;[31] the crowd of 69,255 is the largest-ever crowd for a home-and-away match between the two clubs.[32]

Round 4

Round 4 (Easter Round)
Thursday, 6 April (7:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.8 (116) def. Collingwood 11.17 (83) The Gabba (crowd: 33,565) Report
Friday, 7 April (4:20 pm) North Melbourne 11.18 (84) def. by Carlton 16.11 (107) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 49,062) Report
Saturday, 8 April (1:15 pm) Adelaide 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 10.12 (72) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,725) Report
Saturday, 8 April (4:35 pm) Richmond 12.12 (84) def. by Western Bulldogs 12.17 (89) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 56,449) Report
Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) St Kilda 17.11 (113) def. Gold Coast 8.12 (60) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 21,049) Report
Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) Sydney 9.10 (64) def. by Port Adelaide 9.12 (66) Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 31,686) Report
Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 11.22 (88) def. Greater Western Sydney 11.9 (75) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 28.815) Report
Sunday, 9 April (3:20 pm) West Coast vs. Melbourne Optus Stadium
Monday, 10 April (3:20 pm) Geelong vs. Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 5

Round 5 (Gather Round)
Thursday, 13 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide vs. Carlton Adelaide Oval
Friday, 14 April (4:40 pm) Fremantle vs. Gold Coast Norwood Oval
Friday, 14 April (7:40 pm) Richmond vs. Sydney Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 15 April (12:40 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. North Melbourne Summit Oval
Saturday, 15 April (3:40 pm) Essendon vs. Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 15 April (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 16 April (12:40 pm) Geelong vs. West Coast Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 16 April (2:50 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Hawthorn Norwood Oval
Sunday, 16 April (4:20 pm) Collingwood vs. St Kilda Adelaide Oval

Round 6

Round 6 (Anzac Round)
Friday, 21 April (6:10 pm) Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs Optus Stadium
Saturday, 22 April (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide vs. West Coast Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Brisbane Lions Manuka Oval
Saturday, 22 April (7:25 pm) Geelong vs. Sydney GMHBA Stadium
Sunday, 23 April (1:10 pm) Hawthorn vs. Adelaide University of Tasmania Stadium
Sunday, 23 April (3:20 pm) Carlton vs. St Kilda Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 23 April (4:40 pm) Gold Coast vs. North Melbourne Heritage Bank Stadium
Monday, 24 April (7:20 pm) Melbourne vs. Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tuesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood vs. Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 28 April (7:50 pm) St Kilda vs. Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 29 April (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. Fremantle The Gabba
Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) Sydney vs. Greater Western Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 29 April (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 29 April (7:25 pm) Melbourne vs. North Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 29 April (5:30 pm) West Coast vs. Carlton Optus Stadium
Sunday, 30 April (1:10 pm) Essendon vs. Geelong Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 30 April (3:20 pm) Richmond vs. Gold Coast Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 30 April (4:10 pm) Adelaide vs. Collingwood Adelaide Oval

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 5 May (7:50 pm) Carlton vs. Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 6 May (1:45 pm) Richmond vs. West Coast Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) Geelong vs. Adelaide GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 6 May (4:35 pm) Gold Coast vs. Melbourne Heritage Bank Stadium
Saturday, 6 May (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs Manuka Oval
Saturday, 6 May (5:30 pm) Fremantle vs. Hawthorn Optus Stadium
Sunday, 7 May (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Essendon Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 7 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood vs. Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 7 May (4:40 pm) North Melbourne vs. St Kilda Marvel Stadium

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 12 May (7:20 pm) Richmond vs. Geelong Melbourne Cricket Ground
Friday, 12 May (6:40 pm) West Coast vs. Gold Coast Optus Stadium
Saturday, 13 May (1:45 pm) Sydney vs. Fremantle Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 13 May (4:35 pm) Hawthorn vs. Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 13 May (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. Essendon The Gabba
Saturday, 13 May (7:30 pm) Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 14 May (12:40 pm) Adelaide vs. St Kilda Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 14 May (4:40 pm) Collingwood vs. Greater Western Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 10

Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 1)
Friday, 19 May (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm) North Melbourne vs. Sydney Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide Mars Stadium
Saturday, 20 May (2:35 pm) Fremantle vs. Geelong Optus Stadium
Saturday, 20 May (7:30 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. Gold Coast The Gabba
Saturday, 20 May (7:40 pm) Essendon vs. Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 21 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn vs. West Coast University of Tasmania Stadium
Sunday, 21 May (3:20 pm) Carlton vs. Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 21 May (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. St Kilda Giants Stadium

Round 11

Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round week 2)
Friday, 26 May (7:50 pm) Sydney vs. Carlton Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 27 May (1:45 pm) St Kilda vs. Hawthorn Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne vs. Fremantle Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 27 May (4:35 pm) Geelong vs. Greater Western Sydney GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 27 May (6:55 pm) Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs TIO Stadium
Saturday, 27 May (5:30 pm) West Coast vs. Essendon Optus Stadium
Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm) Richmond vs. Port Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 28 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood vs. North Melbourne Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 28 May (4:10 pm) Adelaide vs. Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval

Round 12

Round 12
Friday, 2 June (7:50 pm) Melbourne vs. Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 3 June (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 3 June (2:35 pm) West Coast vs. Collingwood Optus Stadium
Saturday, 3 June (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 3 June (7:00 pm) Gold Coast vs. Adelaide TIO Stadium
Sunday, 4 June (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Richmond Giants Stadium
Sunday, 4 June (4:40 pm) Essendon vs. North Melbourne Marvel Stadium
Bye: Brisbane Lions, Fremantle, St Kilda, Sydney

Round 13

Round 13
Thursday, 8 June (7:20 pm) Sydney vs. St Kilda Sydney Cricket Ground
Friday, 9 June (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn vs. Brisbane Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 10 June (4:05 pm) Adelaide vs. West Coast Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 10 June (5:25 pm) Fremantle vs. Richmond Optus Stadium
Sunday, 11 June (3:20 pm) North Melbourne vs. Greater Western Sydney Blundstone Arena
Sunday, 11 June (7:15 pm) Carlton vs. Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground
Monday, 12 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne vs. Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
Bye: Geelong, Gold Coast

Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 15 June (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Geelong Adelaide Oval
Friday, 16 June (7:50 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. Sydney The Gabba
Saturday, 17 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Fremantle Giants Stadium
Saturday, 17 June (7:25 pm) Richmond vs. St Kilda Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 18 June (1:10 pm) Carlton vs. Gold Coast Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 18 June (3:20 pm) North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium
Bye: Adelaide, Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn, Melbourne, West Coast

Round 15

Round 15
Thursday, 22 June (7:20 pm) Geelong vs. Melbourne GMHBA Stadium
Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm) St Kilda vs. Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 24 June (4:35 pm) Sydney vs. West Coast Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 June (5:25 pm) Fremantle vs. Essendon Optus Stadium
Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm) Collingwood vs. Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm) Gold Coast vs. Hawthorn Heritage Bank Stadium
Bye: Carlton, Greater Western Sydney, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, Western Bulldogs

Round 16

Round 16
Thursday, 29 June—Sunday, 2 July Adelaide vs. North Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Brisbane Lions vs. Richmond The Gabba
Essendon vs. Port Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground
Gold Coast vs. Collingwood Heritage Bank Stadium
Hawthorn vs. Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne vs. Greater Western Sydney TIO Traeger Park
Sydney vs. Geelong Sydney Cricket Ground
West Coast vs. St Kilda Optus Stadium
Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle Marvel Stadium

Round 17

Round 17
Thursday, 6 July—Sunday, 9 July Brisbane Lions vs. West Coast The Gabba
Essendon vs. Adelaide Marvel Stadium
Fremantle vs. Carlton Optus Stadium
Geelong vs. North Melbourne GMHBA Stadium
Greater Western Sydney vs. Hawthorn Giants Stadium
Port Adelaide vs. Gold Coast Adelaide Oval
Richmond vs. Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground
St Kilda vs. Melbourne Marvel Stadium
Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood Marvel Stadium

Round 18

Round 18
Thursday, 13 July—Sunday, 16 July Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval
Carlton vs. Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium
Collingwood vs. Fremantle Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong vs. Essendon GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast vs. St Kilda Heritage Bank Stadium
Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions Melbourne Cricket Ground
North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn Marvel Stadium
Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs Sydney Cricket Ground
West Coast vs. Richmond Optus Stadium

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 21 July—Sunday, 23 July Brisbane Lions vs. Geelong The Gabba
Carlton vs. West Coast Marvel Stadium
Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium
Fremantle vs. Sydney Optus Stadium
Greater Western Sydney vs. Gold Coast Manuka Oval
Melbourne vs. Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground
Port Adelaide vs. Collingwood Adelaide Oval
Richmond vs. Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground
St Kilda vs. North Melbourne Marvel Stadium

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 28 July—Sunday, 30 July Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Collingwood vs. Carlton Melbourne Cricket Ground
Essendon vs. Sydney Marvel Stadium
Geelong vs. Fremantle GMHBA Stadium
Gold Coast vs. Brisbane Lions Heritage Bank Stadium
Hawthorn vs. St Kilda Marvel Stadium
Richmond vs. Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
West Coast vs. North Melbourne Optus Stadium
Western Bulldogs vs. Greater Western Sydney Mars Stadium

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 4 August—Sunday, 6 August Adelaide vs. Gold Coast Adelaide Oval
Essendon vs. West Coast Marvel Stadium
Fremantle vs. Brisbane Lions Optus Stadium
Geelong vs. Port Adelaide GMHBA Stadium
Greater Western Sydney vs. Sydney Giants Stadium
Hawthorn vs. Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
North Melbourne vs. Melbourne Blundstone Arena
St Kilda vs. Carlton Marvel Stadium
Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond Marvel Stadium

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 11 August—Sunday, 13 August Brisbane Lions vs. Adelaide The Gabba
Carlton vs. Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
Collingwood vs. Geelong Melbourne Cricket Ground
Hawthorn vs. Western Bulldogs University of Tasmania Stadium
North Melbourne vs. Essendon Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval
St Kilda vs. Richmond Marvel Stadium
Sydney vs. Gold Coast Sydney Cricket Ground
West Coast vs. Fremantle Optus Stadium

Round 23

Round 23
Friday, 18 August—Sunday, 20 August Adelaide vs. Sydney Adelaide Oval
Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium
Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide Optus Stadium
Gold Coast vs. Carlton Heritage Bank Stadium
Greater Western Sydney vs. Essendon Giants Stadium
Melbourne vs. Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground
Richmond vs. North Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground
St Kilda vs. Geelong Marvel Stadium
Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast Marvel Stadium

Round 24

Round 24
Friday, 25 August—Sunday, 27 August Brisbane Lions vs. St Kilda The Gabba
Carlton vs. Greater Western Sydney Marvel Stadium
Essendon vs. Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs GMHBA Stadium
Hawthorn vs. Fremantle Melbourne Cricket Ground
North Melbourne vs. Gold Coast Blundstone Arena
Port Adelaide vs. Richmond Adelaide Oval
Sydney vs. Melbourne Sydney Cricket Ground
West Coast vs. Adelaide Optus Stadium

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 St Kilda 4 4 0 0 364 227 160.4 16 Finals series
2 Carlton 4 3 0 1 329 288 114.2 14
3 Essendon 4 3 1 0 394 312 126.3 12
4 Collingwood 4 3 1 0 406 332 122.3 12
5 Melbourne 3 2 1 0 331 242 136.8 8
6 Sydney 4 2 2 0 376 298 126.2 8
7 Adelaide 4 2 2 0 394 372 105.9 8
8 Brisbane Lions 4 2 2 0 334 358 93.3 8
9 North Melbourne 4 2 2 0 305 341 89.4 8
10 Port Adelaide 4 2 2 0 342 388 88.1 8
11 Western Bulldogs 4 2 2 0 262 344 76.2 8
12 Richmond 4 1 2 1 299 286 104.5 6
13 Fremantle 4 1 3 0 304 318 95.6 4
14 Greater Western Sydney 4 1 3 0 326 352 92.6 4
15 West Coast 3 1 2 0 249 276 90.2 4
16 Gold Coast 4 1 3 0 274 385 71.2 4
17 Hawthorn 3 1 2 0 182 303 60.1 4
18 Geelong 3 0 3 0 239 288 83.0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2023. Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Progression by round

4 Finished the round in first place
4 Finished the round inside the top eight
0 Finished the round in last place
41 Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round
41 Points in italics indicate the team had a bye that round
Team123456789101112131415161718192021222324
St Kilda4582121161
Collingwood468412212
Carlton296710314
Melbourne434884
Sydney4281858
Essendon41838612
North Melbourne4885878
Richmond21066686
Fremantle014013494
Greater Western Sydney474104104
Adelaide0120154118
West Coast01149412
Port Adelaide444114138
Brisbane Lions0154124148
Gold Coast0170164154
Western Bulldogs0160174168
Hawthorn018018417
Geelong013014018

Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2023. Source: AFL Tables

Home matches and membership

Team Home match attendance Membership
Hosted Total Highest Lowest Average 2022[35] 2023 Change
2022[36] 2023[37]
Adelaide272,21738,49233,72531,42936,10963,099
Brisbane Lions263,61233,56530,04725,81831,80643,319
Carlton155,86155,86155,86149,78455,86188,776
Collingwood2145,98585,24160,74448,57372,993100,384
Essendon261,73032,91528,81539,75430,86586,001
Fremantle296,57756,09040,48740,46048,28956,105
Geelong186,59586,59586,59526,87586,59571,943
Gold Coast226,77013,64813,12211,29813,38521,422
Greater Western Sydney217,8609,6918,1699,2198,93032,614
Hawthorn279,69868,69111,00726,50239,84981,494
Melbourne290,52648,10342,42339,21845,26366,484
North Melbourne270,33649,06221,27414,36835,16850,191
Port Adelaide283,21748,96234,25529,69341,60858,643
Richmond2144,53388,08456,44946,48572,267100,792
St Kilda3113,73369,25521,04925,38637,91160,172
Sydney268,73837,05231,68629,42434,36955,394
West Coast144,64944,64944,64936,73644,649102,897
Western Bulldogs256,95933,29423,66524,65528,48050,941
Total/overall341,379,59688,0848,16930,87140,5761,190,671

Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2023. Source: AFL Tables

Win/loss table

The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Home matches are in bold, and opponents are listed above the margins.

+WinQualified for finals
-LossXBye
DrawEliminated
TeamHome-and-away seasonLadderFinals series
123456789101112131415161718192021222324F1F2F3GF
AdelaideGWS
-16
RIC
-32
PA
+31
FRE
+39
CARHAWCOLGEESTKWBBLGCWCXCOLNMESSGWSMELPAGCBLSYDWC7
(2–2–0)
Brisbane LionsPA
-54
MEL
+11
WB
-14
COL
+33
NMGWSFRECARESSGCADEXHAWSYDSTKRICWCMELGEEGCFREADECOLSTK8
(2–2–0)
CarltonRIC
0
GEE
+8
GWS
+10
NM
+23
ADESTKWCBLWBCOLSYDMELESSGCXHAWFREPAWCCOLSTKMELGCGWS2
(3–0–1)
CollingwoodGEE
+22
PA
+71
RIC
+14
BL
-33
STKESSADESYDGWSCARNMWCMELXADEGCWBFREPACARHAWGEEBLESS4
(3–1–0)
EssendonHAW
+59
GC
+28
STK
-18
GWS
+13
MELCOLGEEPABLRICWCNMCARXFREPAADEGEEWBSYDWCNMGWSCOL3
(3–1–0)
FremantleSTK
-15
NM
-1
WC
+41
ADE
-39
GCWBBLHAWSYDGEEMELXRICGWSESSWBCARCOLSYDGEEBLWCPAHAW13
(1–3–0)
GeelongCOL
-22
CAR
-8
GC
-19
HAWWCSYDESSADERICFREGWSWBXPAMELSYDNMESSBLFREPACOLSTKWB18
(0–3–0)
Gold CoastSYD
-49
ESS
-28
GEE
+19
STK
-53
FRENMRICMELWCBLWBADEXCARHAWCOLPASTKGWSBLADESYDCARNM16
(1–3–0)
Greater Western SydneyADE
+16
WC
-19
CAR
-10
ESS
-13
HAWBLSYDWBCOLSTKGEERICNMFREXMELHAWADEGCWBSYDPAESSCAR14
(1–3–0)
HawthornESS
-59
SYD
-81
NM
+19
GEEGWSADEWBFREMELWCSTKPABLXGCCARGWSNMRICSTKCOLWBMELFRE17
(1–2–0)
MelbourneWB
+50
BL
-11
SYD
+50
WCESSRICNMGCHAWPAFRECARCOLXGEEGWSSTKBLADERICNMCARHAWSYD5
(2–1–0)
North MelbourneWC
+5
FRE
+1
HAW
-19
CAR
-23
BLGCMELSTKPASYDCOLESSGWSWBXADEGEEHAWSTKWCMELESSRICGC9
(2–2–0)
Port AdelaideBL
+54
COL
-71
ADE
-31
SYD
+2
WBWCSTKESSNMMELRICHAWWBGEEXESSGCCARCOLADEGEEGWSFRERIC10
(2–2–0)
RichmondCAR
0
ADE
+32
COL
-14
WB
-5
SYDMELGCWCGEEESSPAGWSFRESTKXBLSYDWCHAWMELWBSTKNMPA12
(1–2–1)
St KildaFRE
+15
WB
+51
ESS
+18
GC
+53
COLCARPANMADEGWSHAWXSYDRICBLWCMELGCNMHAWCARRICGEEBL1
(4–0–0)
SydneyGC
+49
HAW
+81
MEL
-50
PA
-2
RICGEEGWSCOLFRENMCARXSTKBLWCGEERICWBFREESSGWSGCADEMEL6
(2–2–0)
West CoastNM
-5
GWS
+19
FRE
-41
MELGEEPACARRICGCHAWESSCOLADEXSYDSTKBLRICCARNMESSFREWBADE15
(1–2–0)
Western BulldogsMEL
-50
STK
-51
BL
+14
RIC
+5
PAFREHAWGWSCARADEGCGEEPANMXFRECOLSYDESSGWSRICHAWWCGEE11
(2–2–0)

Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2023. Source: AFL Tables

Season notes

  • Two competition attendance records were broken:
    • The total attendance of 765,789 across the first two rounds is the highest attendance across the first two rounds of a season in VFL/AFL history.[38]
    • The total attendance of 1,125,245 across the first three rounds is the highest attendance across the first three rounds of a season in VFL/AFL history.[32]
  • Geelong lost its opening three matches of the season, becoming the first reigning premier since North Melbourne in 1976 to lose its first three matches the following season.[39]

Milestones

Rd.Player/coach/venueClubMilestone
1 Melbourne Cricket Ground 3,000th VFL/AFL game hosted[40]
1 Dylan Shiel Essendon200th AFL game
3 Damien Hardwick Richmond300th AFL game coached[41]
3 David Swallow Gold Coast200th AFL game (first to play 200 games for Gold Coast[42])

Source: AFL Tables (players); other milestones sourced individually

Leading goalkickers

1 Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
1 Led the goalkicking at the end of the home-and-away season
11 Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
Did not play during that round
X Had a bye during that round
# Player Club Home-and-away season (Coleman Medal) Finals Total Games Average
123456789101112131415161718192021222324F1F2F3GF
1 Charlie CurnowCarlton33582106161644.00
2 Nick LarkeyNorth Melbourne664102120121243.00
3 Jeremy CameronGeelong22683111133.67
Toby GreeneGreater Western Sydney4448192111142.75
Izak RankineAdelaide2224483111142.75
6 Jack HigginsSt Kilda1101455101042.50
Logan McDonaldSydney2257182101042.50

Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2023. Source: AFL Tables

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