2007 AFL season

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2007 AFL premiership season
AFL Logo 2007 Premiership season.jpg
Teams16
Premiers Geelong
7th premiership
Minor premiers Geelong
12th minor premiership
Pre-season cup Carlton
3rd pre-season cup win
Brownlow Medallist Jimmy Bartel
Geelong (29 votes)
Coleman Medallist Jonathan Brown
(Brisbane Lions)
Attendance
Matches played185
Total attendance7,049,945 (38,108 per match)
Highest98,002 (First Preliminary Final, Geelong vs. Collingwood)
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The 2007 AFL season was the 111th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 30 March until 29 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

Contents

The premiership was won by the Geelong Football Club for the seventh time, after it defeated Port Adelaide by a record 119 points in the AFL Grand Final.

Pre-season competition

Round One Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
St Kilda 1 5 6 45
Brisbane Lions 071052 Brisbane Lions 21212102
Western Bulldogs 1121697 Western Bulldogs 2 7 10 70
Sydney 1 9 7 70 Brisbane Lions 381085
Geelong 31710139 Geelong 0 10 13 73
Richmond 1 14 3 96 Geelong (aet) 09660
Port Adelaide 291789 Port Adelaide 0 7 15 57
Adelaide 2 10 8 86 Brisbane Lions 0 10 12 72
Melbourne 2 9 14 86 Carlton 212797
Hawthorn 31117110 Hawthorn 2 7 8 68
Carlton 1101483 Carlton 191275
Essendon 1 9 16 79 Carlton 11313100
Kangaroos 11518117 Kangaroos 1 12 4 85
Collingwood 1 8 9 66 Kangaroos 1147100
Fremantle 41110112 Fremantle 0 13 13 91
West Coast 0 10 15 75
2007 NAB Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 17 March (7:20 pm) Brisbane Lions 0.10.12 (72)def. by Carlton 2.12.7 (97) Telstra Dome (crowd: 46,094) Report

Premiership season

Round 1

Round 1
Friday, 30 March (7:40 pm) Melbourne 9.8 (62)def. by St Kilda 13.15 (93) MCG (crowd: 49,490)
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm) Kangaroos 10.19 (79)def. by Collingwood 12.10 (82) MCG (crowd: 42,402)
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm) Fremantle 16.9 (105)def. by Port Adelaide 19.7 (121) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,425)
Saturday, 31 March (7:15 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.15 (69)def. Hawthorn 6.8 (44) The Gabba (crowd: 27,104)
Saturday, 31 March (7:15 pm) Sydney 10.13 (73)def. by West Coast 11.8 (74) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 62,586)
Sunday, 1 April (12:40 pm) Adelaide 10.14 (74)def. by Essendon 16.9 (105) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,064)
Sunday, 1 April (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.11 (113)def. Geelong 13.15 (93) Telstra Dome (crowd: 42,626)
Sunday, 1 April (5:10 pm) Carlton 15.25 (115)def. Richmond 15.8 (98) MCG (crowd: 59,847)
  • The match between Sydney and West Coast was, and remains the highest attended home and away match ever that did not feature a Victorian team.

Round 2

Round 2 (Easter Round)
Thursday, 5 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102)def. St Kilda 7.8 (50) The Gabba (crowd: 28,266)
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.6 (72)def. by Sydney 13.10 (88) MCG (crowd: 37,985)
Saturday, 7 April (7:10 pm) Geelong 24.18 (162)def. Carlton 12.12 (84) Telstra Dome (crowd: 41,113)
Saturday, 7 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 12.15 (87)def. Collingwood 11.9 (75) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,413)
Sunday, 8 April (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 17.20 (122)def. Kangaroos 15.14 (104) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,054)
Sunday, 8 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 19.8 (122)def. Fremantle 17.10 (112) Telstra Dome (crowd: 32,623)
Sunday, 8 April (5:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.6 (72)def. by Adelaide 16.14 (110) MCG (crowd: 27,199)
Monday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.14 (116)def. Melbourne 14.10 (94) MCG (crowd: 43,197)

Round 3

Round 3 (Rivalry Round)
Friday, 13 April (7:40 pm) Collingwood 17.13 (115)def. Richmond 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 70,569)
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 18.17 (125)def. Essendon 17.20 (122) MCG (crowd: 64,710)
Saturday, 14 April (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 8.15 (63)def. by Adelaide 13.9 (87) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,959)
Saturday, 14 April (7:10 pm) St Kilda 17.14 (116)def. Western Bulldogs 9.12 (66) Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,474)
Saturday, 14 April (5:40 pm) Fremantle 11.4 (70)def. by West Coast 14.17 (101) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,051)
Sunday, 13 April (1:10 pm) Sydney 13.18 (96)def. Brisbane Lions 10.9 (69) SCG (crowd: 24,854)
Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 8.9 (57)def. by Geelong 15.19 (109) MCG (crowd: 38,438)
Sunday, 14 April (5:10 pm) Kangaroos 10.10 (70)def. by Hawthorn 13.13 (91) Telstra Dome (crowd: 28,481)

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 20 April (7:40 pm) Richmond 14.16 (100)def. by Western Bulldogs 20.12 (132) MCG (crowd: 36,821)
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 9.12 (66)def. by Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) MCG (crowd: 35,355)
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 9.14 (68)def. by Essendon 15.9 (99) Telstra Dome (crowd: 47,605)
Saturday, 21 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 9.7 (61)def. Sydney 5.14 (44) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,752)
Saturday, 21 April (7:15 pm) Kangaroos 12.15 (87)def. Brisbane Lions 8.15 (63) Carrara Stadium (crowd: 11,133)
Sunday, 22 April (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.16 (76)def. Geelong 9.18 (72) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 17,120)
Sunday, 22 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 13.14 (92)def. by Fremantle 21.11 (137) MCG (crowd: 16,654)
Sunday, 22 April (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.16 (100)def. Carlton 4.15 (39) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,016)

Round 5

Round 5 (ANZAC Round)
Wednesday, 25 April (2:40 pm) Essendon 11.13 (79)def. by Collingwood 12.23 (95) MCG (crowd: 90,508)
Friday, 27 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.12 (96)def. St Kilda 6.7 (43) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 24,438)
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 11.10 (76)def. by West Coast 14.15 (99) MCG (crowd: 27,326)
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Carlton 18.16 (124)def. by Brisbane Lions 21.10 (136) Telstra Dome (crowd: 33,598)
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Sydney 17.7 (109)def. Melbourne 8.12 (60) SCG (crowd: 23,354)
Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 13.15 (93)def. by Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) MCG (crowd: 31,982)
Sunday, 29 April (2:15 pm) Geelong 15.12 (102)def. by Kangaroos 18.10 (118) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,906)
Sunday, 29 April (2:45 pm) Fremantle 7.16 (58)def. Adelaide 8.9 (57) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,172)

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 4 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 18.17 (125)def. Carlton 11.16 (82) Telstra Dome (crowd: 45,513)
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.6 (96)def. by Hawthorn 20.11 (131) MCG (crowd: 52,047)
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 10.17 (77)def. Western Bulldogs 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,668)
Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm) Kangaroos 16.15 (111)def. Sydney 14.11 (95) Telstra Dome (crowd: 27,045)
Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 9.8 (62)def. by Collingwood 11.20 (86) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,915)
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 17.18 (120)def. Fremantle 10.15 (75) The Gabba (crowd: 27,175)
Sunday, 6 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 9.17 (71)def. by Port Adelaide 10.16 (76) MCG (crowd: 16,266)
Sunday, 6 May (5:10 pm) Richmond 9.11 (65)def. by Geelong 35.12 (222) Telstra Dome (crowd: 34,584)
  • Richmond‘s heavy defeat of 157 points vs Geelong was its biggest loss in the club's history while Geelong’s score of 35.12 (222) was also the highest score Richmond has conceded.

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 11 May (7:40 pm) Kangaroos 18.9 (117)def. Essendon 13.17 (95) Telstra Dome (crowd: 42,730)
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 17.17 (119)def. Carlton 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 77,321)
Saturday, 12 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 16.19 (115)def. Richmond 10.15 (75) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,232)
Saturday, 12 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.15 (69)def. by Adelaide 14.16 (100) The Gabba (crowd: 26,978)
Saturday, 12 May (7:10 pm) St Kilda 15.7 (97)def. Sydney 11.5 (71) Telstra Dome (crowd: 37,816)
Sunday, 13 May (1:10 pm) Geelong 16.13 (109)def. West Coast 10.10 (70) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,014)
Sunday, 13 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.16 (112)def. Melbourne 16.10 (106) Telstra Dome (crowd: 24,584)
Sunday, 13 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 14.12 (96)def. Hawthorn 11.14 (80) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,481)

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 18 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 14.15 (99)def. Richmond 14.6 (90) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,742)
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 18.19 (127)def. Brisbane Lions 8.15 (63) Telstra Dome (crowd: 35,034)
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 14.10 (94)def. Fremantle 10.9 (69) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,435)
Saturday, 19 May (7:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.12 (72)def. St Kilda 6.8 (44) MCG (crowd: 36,063)
Saturday, 19 May (7:10 pm) Kangaroos 22.15 (147)def. Carlton 20.10 (130) Carrara Stadium (crowd: 11,649)
Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm) Sydney 17.16 (118)def. Port Adelaide 13.9 (87) SCG (crowd: 25,423)
Sunday, 20 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 20.15 (135)def. Collingwood 14.18 (102) Telstra Dome (crowd: 46,990)
Sunday, 20 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 19.23 (137)def. Melbourne 9.6 (60) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,068)

Round 9

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 25 May (6:40 pm) Fremantle 15.11 (101)def. St Kilda 6.19 (55) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,034)
Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 12.14 (86)def. by Adelaide 15.15 (105) Telstra Dome (crowd: 27,504)
Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.9 (99)def. West Coast 8.16 (64) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 18,112)
Saturday, 26 May (7:15 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.9 (87)def. by Collingwood 18.12 (120) The Gabba (crowd: 32,225)
Saturday, 26 May (7:10 pm) Richmond 12.12 (84)def. by Essendon 12.20 (92) MCG (crowd: 61,837)
Sunday, 27 May (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57)def. by Sydney 15.10 (100) Manuka Oval (crowd: 14,517)
Sunday, 27 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.12 (78)def. by Kangaroos 10.19 (79) MCG (crowd: 30,662)
Sunday, 27 May (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.12 (60)def. by Geelong 16.20 (116) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,465)

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 1 June (7:40 pm) Collingwood 15.13 (103)def. Fremantle 13.16 (94) MCG (crowd: 44,480)
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 13.11 (89)def. Adelaide 10.12 (72) MCG (crowd: 23,657)
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) West Coast 18.13 (121)def. Kangaroos 7.13 (55) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,751)
Saturday, 2 June (7:15 pm) Richmond 10.13 (73)drew with Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73) Telstra Dome (crowd: 28,093)
Saturday, 2 June (7:15 pm) Sydney 11.7 (73)def. by Essendon 11.8 (74) SCG (crowd: 26,647)
Sunday, 3 June (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 10.15 (75)def. by Hawthorn 17.7 (109) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,945)
Sunday, 3 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 21.12 (138)def. Western Bulldogs 19.14 (128) MCG (crowd: 37,535)
Sunday, 3 June (5:10 pm) St Kilda 9.11 (65)def. by Geelong 19.11 (125) Telstra Dome (crowd: 42,188)

Round 11

Round 11
Friday, 8 June (7:40 pm) Essendon 15.5 (95)def. West Coast 14.10 (94) Telstra Dome (crowd: 48,913)
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 9.12 (66)def. by Sydney 11.9 (75) MCG (crowd: 48,398)
Saturday, 9 June (7:15 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.12 (72)def. by Western Bulldogs 13.17 (95) The Gabba (crowd: 29,873)
Saturday, 9 June (7:15 pm) Carlton 22.9 (141)def. Port Adelaide 14.18 (102) Telstra Dome (crowd: 29,678)
Sunday, 10 June (12:40 pm) Adelaide 9.8 (62)def. by Geelong 9.15 (69) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,108)
Sunday, 10 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 8.10 (58)def. by Kangaroos 11.14 (80) Telstra Dome (crowd: 34,569)
Sunday, 10 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 18.15 (123)def. Richmond 15.12 (102) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,177)
Monday, 11 June (2:15 pm) Melbourne 13.16 (94)def. Collingwood 11.15 (81) MCG (crowd: 70,660)

Round 12

Round 12 (Split Round)
Friday, 15 June (7:40 pm) Carlton 12.8 (80)def. by Hawthorn 27.18 (180) Telstra Dome (crowd: 53,459)
Saturday, 16 June (7:15 pm) Kangaroos 7.12 (54)def. by Adelaide 15.10 (100) Carrara Stadium (crowd: 11,178)
Saturday, 16 June (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 22.9 (141)def. Fremantle 16.19 (115) TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,449)
Sunday, 17 June (1:10 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85)def. Brisbane Lions 5.5 (35) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,212)
Sunday, 17 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 19.12 (126)def. Essendon 13.17 (95) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,242)
Friday, 22 June (7:40 pm) Richmond 18.16 (124)def. Melbourne 11.9 (75) MCG (crowd: 46,161)
Saturday, 23 June (7:15 pm) Sydney 8.9 (57)def. by Collingwood 10.16 (76) Telstra Stadium (crowd: 64,222)
Sunday, 24 June (2:40 pm) West Coast 11.10 (76)def. by St Kilda 15.9 (99) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,401)

Round 13

Round 13
Friday, 29 June (7:40 pm) Essendon 19.11 (125)def. Melbourne 18.15 (123) Telstra Dome (crowd: 47,552)
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 13.9 (87)def. Sydney 10.9 (69) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,040)
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) Fremantle 27.11 (173)def. Carlton 13.18 (96) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,307)
Saturday, 30 June (7:15 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.15 (105)def. by Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) The Gabba (crowd: 22,124)
Saturday, 30 June (7:15 pm) St Kilda 17.15 (117)def. Richmond 15.10 (100) Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,689)
Sunday, 1 July (12:40 pm) Adelaide 10.14 (74)def. by West Coast 14.11 (95) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,127)
Sunday, 1 July (2:10 pm) Kangaroos 17.9 (111)def. Western Bulldogs 11.19 (85) MCG (crowd: 39,433)
Sunday, 1 July (5:10 pm) Collingwood 12.15 (87)def. by Hawthorn 15.5 (95) Telstra Dome (crowd: 50,248)

Round 14

Round 14 (Heritage Round)
Friday, 6 July (7:40 pm) Essendon 12.11 (83)def. by Geelong 19.19 (133) Telstra Dome (crowd: 51,156)
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 12.17 (89)def. St Kilda 12.8 (80) MCG (crowd: 57,247)
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 20.13 (133)def. Port Adelaide 17.11 (113) Telstra Dome (crowd: 22,691 )
Saturday, 7 July (5:40 pm) West Coast 9.10 (64)def. by Brisbane Lions 13.13 (91) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,763)
Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 15.12 (102)def. Hawthorn 4.7 (31) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,733)
Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 11.23 (89)def. Fremantle 9.7 (61) SCG (crowd: 25,493)
Sunday, 8 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.17 (101)def. by Melbourne 19.10 (124) MCG (crowd: 33,085)
Sunday, 8 July (5:10 pm) Richmond 11.13 (79)def. by Kangaroos 14.20 (104) Telstra Dome (crowd: 33,583)

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 13 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 11.16 (82)def. Adelaide 12.8 (80) Telstra Dome (crowd: 32,210)
Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 11.14 (80)def. Collingwood 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 85,497)
Saturday, 14 July (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 22.21 (153)def. West Coast 9.8 (62) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,879)
Saturday, 14 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 14.14 (98)def. by Western Bulldogs 20.11 (131) Telstra Dome (crowd: 45,283)
Saturday, 14 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 12.10 (82)def. by Brisbane Lions 18.18 (126) The Gabba (crowd: 22,708)
Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 25.12 (162)def. Carlton 15.10 (100) SCG (crowd: 24,858)
Sunday, 15 July (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.15 (129)def. Richmond 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 41,770)
Sunday, 15 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 11.12 (78)def. by Kangaroos 12.10 (82) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,002)

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 20 July (7:40 pm) Geelong 20.18 (138)def. Western Bulldogs 9.9 (63) Telstra Dome (crowd: 44,688)
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 18.14 (122)def. Essendon 14.9 (93) MCG (crowd: 65,531)
Saturday, 21 July (2:40 pm) Adelaide 15.11 (101)def. by Fremantle 20.6 (126) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,190)
Saturday, 21 July (5:40 pm) West Coast 16.16 (112)def. Sydney 15.10 (100) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,014)
Saturday, 21 July (7:10 pm) St Kilda 14.11 (95)def. Hawthorn 11.12 (78) Telstra Dome (crowd: 37,847)
Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 25.13 (163)def. Carlton 6.10 (46) The Gabba (crowd: 27,163)
Sunday, 22 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.10 (100)def. by Port Adelaide 24.11 (155) MCG (crowd: 22,395)
Sunday, 22 July (5:10 pm) Kangaroos 19.12 (126)def. Melbourne 9.8 (62) Telstra Dome (crowd: 20,187)

Round 17

Round 17
Friday, 27 July (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.17 (71)def. by West Coast 24.14 (158) Telstra Dome (crowd: 30,900)
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.11 (101)def. by St Kilda 16.15 (111) Telstra Dome (crowd: 32,327)
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Fremantle 10.12 (72)def. by Geelong 20.20 (140) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,741)
Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood 7.14 (56)def. by Brisbane Lions 22.17 (149) MCG (crowd: 45,096)
Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm) Sydney 21.12 (138)def. Richmond 10.12 (72) SCG (crowd: 23,199)
Sunday, 29 July (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71)def. by Kangaroos 16.12 (108) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 19,144)
Sunday, 29 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 18.9 (117)def. Adelaide 16.9 (105) Telstra Dome (crowd: 35,010)
Sunday, 29 July (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 25.13 (163)def. Melbourne 11.8 (74) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,485)

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 3 August (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.13 (85)drew with St Kilda 12.13 (85) Telstra Dome (crowd: 33,600)
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.12 (96)def. by Collingwood 18.12 (120) MCG (crowd: 56,341)
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 21.13 (139)def. Richmond 11.3 (69) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,951)
Saturday, 4 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.17 (77)def. Kangaroos 5.10 (40) The Gabba (crowd: 29,233)
Saturday, 4 August (7:10 pm) Adelaide 9.19 (73)def. Port Adelaide 10.5 (65) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,335)
Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne 9.10 (64)def. by Sydney 17.10 (112) Manuka Oval (crowd: 11,266)
Sunday, 5 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.17 (119)def. Essendon 7.14 (56) MCG (crowd: 55,019)
Sunday, 5 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.13 (97)def. by Fremantle 19.10 (124) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 43,096)

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 10 August (7:40 pm) Richmond 18.8 (116)def. Collingwood 14.12 (96) MCG (crowd: 49,550)
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.13 (115)def. Brisbane Lions 13.13 (91) MCG (crowd: 39,007)
Saturday, 11 August (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 17.14 (116)def. Carlton 14.9 (93) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,603)
Saturday, 11 August (7:10 pm) Melbourne 19.15 (129)def. Western Bulldogs 12.15 (87) Telstra Dome (crowd: 18,946)
Saturday, 11 August (7:10 pm) Sydney 12.10 (82)def. St Kilda 9.11 (65) Telstra Stadium (crowd: 63,369)
Sunday, 11 August (1:10 pm) Kangaroos 15.12 (102)def. by West Coast 17.17 (119) Telstra Dome (crowd: 26,113)
Sunday, 12 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 15.13 (103)def. Adelaide 10.10 (70) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,267)
Sunday, 12 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 21.14 (140)def. Essendon 11.11 (77) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,274)

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 17 August (7:40 pm) Collingwood 11.15 (81)def. Melbourne 9.16 (70) MCG (crowd: 46,277)
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 18.10 (118)def. Carlton 16.12 (108) MCG (crowd: 48,638)
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 19.12 (126)def. Fremantle 14.12 (96) Telstra Dome (crowd: 24,041)
Saturday, 18 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63)drew with Sydney 8.15 (63) The Gabba (crowd: 33,077)
Saturday, 18 August (5:40 pm) West Coast 18.9 (117)def. Richmond 12.14 (86) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,752)
Sunday, 19 August (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 12.10 (82)def. by Port Adelaide 12.15 (87) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,264)
Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm) Kangaroos 13.13 (91)def. by Geelong 17.16 (118) Telstra Dome (crowd: 48,501)
Sunday, 19 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 15.17 (107)def. Western Bulldogs 11.7 (73) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,437)

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 24 August (7:40 pm) St Kilda 14.14 (98)def. by West Coast 16.10 (106) Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,183)
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 11.13 (79)def. by Kangaroos 24.17 (161) Telstra Dome (crowd: 29,334)
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Fremantle 22.12 (144)def. Melbourne 12.13 (85) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,549)
Saturday, 25 August (7:10 pm) Collingwood 15.11 (101)def. Sydney 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 63,842)
Saturday, 25 August (7:10 pm) Adelaide 12.14 (86)def. Brisbane Lions 8.12 (60) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 46,507)
Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67)def. by Hawthorn 22.19 (151) Telstra Dome (crowd: 32,734)
Sunday, 26 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 15.11 (101)def. by Port Adelaide 16.10 (106) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,331)
Sunday, 26 August (5:10 pm) Essendon 13.14 (92)def. by Richmond 17.17 (119) MCG (crowd: 88,468)

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 31 August (7:40 pm) Collingwood 11.9 (75)def. by Adelaide 14.10 (94) Telstra Dome (crowd: 47,915)
Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.14 (92)def. by St Kilda 14.18 (102) MCG (crowd: 42,472)
Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm) West Coast 21.6 (132)def. Essendon 19.10 (124) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,761)
Saturday, 1 September (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 17.15 (117)def. Fremantle 12.13 (85) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 39,270)
Saturday, 1 September (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.13 (103)def. by Geelong 22.13 (145) The Gabba (crowd: 34,107)
Sunday, 2 September (1:10 pm) Sydney 22.9 (141)def. Hawthorn 10.9 (69) SCG (crowd: 27,498)
Sunday, 2 September (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.9 (93)def. by Kangaroos 23.19 (157) Telstra Dome (crowd: 29,261)
Sunday, 2 September (5:10  pm) Melbourne 21.13 (139)def. Carlton 15.18 (108) MCG (crowd: 26,156)

Ladder

2007 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Geelong (P)22184025421664152.872 Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 22157023142038113.560
3 West Coast 22157021621935111.760
4 Kangaroos 22148021831998109.356
5 Hawthorn 22139020971855113.052
6 Collingwood 22139020111992101.052
7 Sydney 22129120311698119.650
8 Adelaide 221210018811712109.948
9 St Kilda 22111011874194196.546
10 Brisbane Lions 22911219861885105.440
11 Fremantle 221012022542198102.540
12 Essendon 22101202184239491.240
13 Western Bulldogs 2291212111246985.538
14 Melbourne 2251701890241878.220
15 Carlton 2241802167291174.416
16 Richmond 2231811958253777.214
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Win/loss table

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GFLadder
Adelaide Ess
-31		WB
+38		PA
+24		Syd
+17		Frem
-1		Coll
-24		BL
+31		Rich
+9		Carl
+19		Melb
-17		Geel
-7		Kang
+46		WCE
-21		Haw
+71		StK
-2		Frem
-25		Ess
-12		PA
+8		Geel
-33		WB
+34		BL
+26		Coll
+19		Haw
-3		XXX8 (8)
Brisbane Lions Haw
+25		StK
+52		Syd
-27		Kang
-24		Carl
+12		Frem
+45		Adel
-31		Ess
-64		Coll
-33		Rich
0		WB
-23		Geel
-50		PA
-7		WCE
+27		Melb
+44		Carl
+117		Coll
+93		Kang
+37		Haw
-24		Syd
0		Adel
-26		Geel
-42		XXXX10
Carlton Rich
+17		Geel
-78		Ess
+3		WCE
-61		BL
-12		StK
-43		Coll
-24		Kang
-17		Adel
-19		WB
+10		PA
+39		Haw
-100		Frem
-77		Melb
-23		Syd
-62		BL
-117		StK
-10		Coll
-24		PA
-23		Ess
-10		Kang
-82		Melb
-31		XXXX15
Collingwood Kang
+3		WCE
-12		Rich
+25		PA
-18		Ess
+16		Adel
+24		Carl
+24		WB
-33		BL
+33		Frem
+9		Melb
-13		Syd
+19		Haw
-8		StK
+9		Geel
-16		Ess
+29		BL
-93		Carl
+24		Rich
-20		Melb
+11		Syd
+25		Adel
-19		Syd
+38		WCE
+19		Geel
-5		X6 (4)
Essendon Adel
+31		Frem
+10		Carl
-3		StK
+31		Coll
-16		Haw
-35		Kang
-22		BL
+64		Rich
+8		Syd
+1		WCE
+1		PA
-31		Melb
+2		Geel
-50		WB
-33		Coll
-29		Adel
+12		Haw
-63		Frem
-63		Carl
+10		Rich
-27		WCE
-8		XXXX12
Fremantle PA
-16		Ess
-10		WCE
-31		Melb
+45		Adel
+1		BL
-45		Haw
+16		Geel
-25		StK
+46		Coll
-9		Rich
+21		WB
-26		Carl
+77		Syd
-28		Kang
-4		Adel
+25		Geel
-68		WCE
+27		Ess
+63		StK
-30		Melb
+59		PA
-32		XXXX11
Geelong WB
-20		Carl
+78		Melb
+52		Haw
-4		Kang
-16		Rich
+157		WCE
+39		Frem
+25		PA
+56		StK
+60		Adel
+7		BL
+50		Syd
+18		Ess
+50		Coll
+16		WB
+75		Frem
+68		Rich
+70		Adel
+33		Kang
+27		PA
-5		BL
+42		Kang
+106		XColl
+5		PA
+119		1 (1)
Hawthorn BL
-25		Melb
+22		Kang
+21		Geel
+4		WB
-17		Ess
+35		Frem
-16		StK
+28		WCE
+35		PA
+34		Syd
-9		Carl
+100		Coll
+8		Adel
-71		Rich
+53		StK
-17		Kang
-37		Ess
+63		BL
+24		PA
-5		WB
+84		Syd
-72		Adel
+3		Kang
-33		XX5 (6)
Kangaroos Coll
-3		PA
-18		Haw
-21		BL
+24		Geel
+16		Syd
+16		Ess
+22		Carl
+17		Melb
+1		WCE
-66		StK
+22		Adel
-46		WB
+26		Rich
+25		Frem
+4		Melb
+64		Haw
+37		BL
-37		WCE
-17		Geel
-27		Carl
+82		WB
+64		Geel
-106		Haw
+33		PA
-87		X4 (3)
Melbourne StK
-31		Haw
-22		Geel
-52		Frem
-45		Syd
-49		PA
-5		WB
-6		WCE
-77		Kang
-1		Adel
+17		Coll
+13		Rich
-49		Ess
-2		Carl
+23		BL
-44		Kang
-64		PA
-89		Syd
-48		WB
+42		Coll
-11		Frem
-59		Carl
+31		XXXX14
Port Adelaide Frem
+16		Kang
+18		Adel
-24		Coll
+18		StK
+53		Melb
+5		Rich
+40		Syd
-31		Geel
-56		Haw
-34		Carl
-39		Ess
+31		BL
+7		WB
-20		WCE
+91		Rich
+55		Melb
+89		Adel
-8		Carl
+23		Haw
+5		Geel
+5		Frem
+32		WCE
+3		XKang
+87		Geel
-119		2 (2)
Richmond Carl
-17		Syd
-16		Coll
-25		WB
-32		WCE
-23		Geel
-157		PA
-40		Adel
-9		Ess
-8		BL
0		Frem
-21		Melb
+49		StK
-17		Kang
-25		Haw
-53		PA
-55		Syd
-66		Geel
-70		Coll
+20		WCE
-31		Ess
+27		StK
-10		XXXX16
St Kilda Melb
+31		BL
-52		WB
+50		Ess
-31		PA
-53		Carl
+43		Syd
+26		Haw
-28		Frem
-46		Geel
-60		Kang
-22		WCE
+23		Rich
+17		Coll
-9		Adel
+2		Haw
+17		Carl
+10		WB
0		Syd
-17		Frem
+30		WCE
-8		Rich
+10		XXXX9
Sydney WCE
-1		Rich
+16		BL
+27		Adel
-17		Melb
+49		Kang
-16		StK
-26		PA
+31		WB
+43		Ess
-1		Haw
+9		Coll
-19		Geel
-18		Frem
+28		Carl
+62		WCE
-12		Rich
+66		Melb
+48		StK
+17		BL
0		Coll
-25		Haw
+72		Coll
-38		XXX7 (7)
West Coast Syd
+1		Coll
+12		Frem
+31		Carl
+61		Rich
+23		WB
+15		Geel
-39		Melb
+77		Haw
-35		Kang
+66		Ess
-1		StK
-23		Adel
+21		BL
-27		PA
-91		Syd
+12		WB
+87		Frem
-27		Kang
+17		Rich
+31		StK
+8		Ess
+8		PA
-3		Coll
-19		XX3 (5)
Western Bulldogs Geel
+20		Adel
-38		StK
-50		Rich
+32		Haw
+17		WCE
-15		Melb
+6		Coll
+33		Syd
-43		Carl
-10		BL
+23		Frem
+26		Kang
-26		PA
+20		Ess
+33		Geel
-75		WCE
-87		StK
0		Melb
-42		Adel
-34		Haw
-84		Kang
-64		XXXX13
Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GFLadder
+WinQualified for finals
-LossXBye
DrawEliminated

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder progression

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Geelong (P)048881216202428323640444852566064686872
Port Adelaide 48812162024242424242832323640444448525660
West Coast 481216202424282832323236363640444448525660
Kangaroos 000481216202424282832364044484848485256
Hawthorn 04812121616202428283236364040404448485252
Collingwood 4488121620202428283232363640404444485252
Sydney 0488121212162020242424283232364044464650
Adelaide 04812121216202424242828323232323636404448
St Kilda 448881216161616162024242832363838424246
Brisbane Lions 4888121616161618181818222630343838404040
Fremantle 00048812121616202024242428283236364040
Essendon 48812121212162024282832323232363636404040
Western Bulldogs 4448121216202020242828323636363838383838
Melbourne 0000000004888121212121216161620
Carlton 44888888812161616161616161616161616
Richmond 00000000022666666610101414
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals series

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
9 Sep, MCG
1 Geelong 23.18 (156)
4 Kangaroos 8.2 (50)15 Sep, MCG
Kangaroos 14.9 (93)
8 Sep, Telstra Dome Hawthorn 8.12 (60)21 Sep, MCG
5 Hawthorn 15.15 (105) Geelong 13.14 (92)
8 Adelaide 15.12 (102) Collingwood 13.9 (87)29 Sep, MCG
Geelong 24.19 (163)
8 Sep, MCG 22 Sep, AAMI Stadium Port Adelaide 6.8 (44)
6 Collingwood 18.17 (125) Port Adelaide 20.13 (133)
7 Sydney 13.9 (87)14 Sep, Subiaco Oval Kangaroos 5.16 (46)
West Coast 10.14 (74) (aet)
7 Sep, AAMI Stadium Collingwood 13.15 (93) (aet)
2 Port Adelaide 9.14 (68)
3 West Coast 9.11 (65)

Week one

Qualifying finals
QF2: Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) Port Adelaide 9.14 (68)def. West Coast 9.11 (65) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 37,750)
QF1: Sunday, 9 September (2:45 pm) Geelong 23.18 (156)def. Kangaroos 8.2 (50) MCG (crowd: 77,630)
Elimination finals
EF1: Saturday, 8 September (2:30 pm) Hawthorn 15.15 (105)def. Adelaide 15.12 (102) Telstra Dome (crowd: 36,534)
EF2: Saturday, 8 September (7:30 pm) Collingwood 18.17 (125)def. Sydney 13.9 (87) MCG (crowd: 64,645)

Week two

Semi-finals
SF2: Friday, 14 September (6:45 pm) West Coast 10.14 (74)(ET)def. by Collingwood 13.15 (93)(ET) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 43,627)
SF1: Saturday, 15 September (7:30 pm) Kangaroos 14.9 (93)def. Hawthorn 8.12 (60) MCG (crowd: 74,981)
  • West Coast became the second team since the current finals system was established in 2000 to lose both of its finals after qualifying for the double chance by finishing in the top four.

Week three

Preliminary finals
PF1: Friday, 21 September (7:50 pm) Geelong 13.14 (92)def. Collingwood 13.9 (87) MCG (crowd: 98,002)
PF2: Saturday, 22 September (4:00 pm) Port Adelaide 20.13 (133)def. Kangaroos 5.16 (46) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,953)

Week four

Grand final
Saturday, 29 September (2:40 pm) Geelong def. Port Adelaide MCG (crowd: 97,302) Report
5.7 (37)
11.13 (79)
18.17 (125)
24.19 (163)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		2.2 (14)
4.3 (27)
5.5 (35)
6.8 (44)		Umpires: McBurney, McInerney, McLaren
Norm Smith Medal: Steve Johnson (Geelong)
Television broadcast: Network Ten
National anthem: Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Mooney 5
Chapman, Johnson 4
N. Ablett 3
Bartel 2
Ottens, Byrnes, G. Ablett, Rooke, Ling, Mackie 1		Goals2 Tredrea, S. Burgoyne
1 C. Cornes, Logan
Johnson, Chapman, Scarlett, King, Ottens, Mooney, Corey, Enright, Bartel Best Tredrea, P. Burgoyne, K. Cornes
NilInjuriesNil
NilReportsNil
  • Geelong's winning margin of 119 points is the greatest winning margin in a VFL/AFL grand final.

Awards

Best and fairests

Notable events

Club leadership

ClubCaptain(s)Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Adelaide Mark Ricciuto Simon Goodwin, Tyson Edwards, Nathan Bassett and Brett Burton [27]
Brisbane Lions Simon Black, Jonathan Brown, Chris Johnson, Nigel Lappin, Luke Power
Carlton Lance Whitnall [28] Nick Stevens, [29] Kade Simpson (interim)
Collingwood Nathan Buckley James Clement (Vice Captain), Josh Fraser (deputy VC), Ben Johnson (deputy VC)
Essendon Matthew Lloyd David Hille
Fremantle Matthew Pavlich Josh Carr
Geelong Tom Harley Cameron Ling, Cameron Mooney (deputy)
Hawthorn Richard Vandenberg [30] Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell
Kangaroos Adam Simpson Brent Harvey
Melbourne David Neitz [31] Cameron Bruce, Brad Green, Brock McLean, James McDonald
Port Adelaide Warren Tredrea Shaun Burgoyne, Brendon Lade, Michael Wilson, Chad Cornes
Richmond Kane Johnson Nathan Brown, Joel Bowden (deputy)
St Kilda Luke Ball, Lenny Hayes, Nick Riewoldt
Sydney Leo Barry, Barry Hall, Brett Kirk
West Coast Chris Judd Andrew Embley, Darren Glass, Dean Cox
Western Bulldogs Brad Johnson [32] Scott West, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross and Daniel Giansiracusa

Umpires

Coach changes

NameClubDateReason
Neale Daniher Melbourne 29 JuneDecision that he could take the club no further. [33]
Chris Connolly Fremantle 17 JulyQuit after run of poor results. [34]
Denis Pagan Carlton 23 JulyFired after five heavy losses in a row. [35]
Kevin Sheedy Essendon 25 JulyContract would not be renewed at end of season. [36]
Brett Ratten Carlton 20 AugustInterim coach Ratten was given a two-year contract. [37]
Dean Bailey Melbourne 31 AugustDean Bailey was appointed Melbourne coach. [38]
Mark Harvey Fremantle 17 SeptemberFremantle appointed Harvey senior coach. [39]
Matthew Knights Essendon 27 SeptemberKnights promised a new direction at Essendon. [40]

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