2010 AFL season

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2010 AFL premiership season
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Teams16
Premiers Collingwood
15th premiership
Minor premiers Collingwood
18th minor premiership
Pre-season cup Western Bulldogs
1st pre-season cup win
Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd (Carlton)
30 votes
Coleman Medallist Jack Riewoldt (Richmond)
78 goals
Attendance
Matches played186
Total attendance7,146,738 (38,423 per match)
Highest100,016 (Grand Final, Collingwood vs. St Kilda)
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The 2010 AFL season was the 114th 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 25 March until 2 October, 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 Collingwood Football Club for the 15th time, after it defeated St Kilda by 56 points in the 2010 AFL Grand Final Replay.

Pre-season

AFL pre-season draft

AFL rookie draft

NAB Cup

Summary of results

Round One Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
West Coast 117
Essendon 82   West Coast 70
Adelaide 67   Port Adelaide 158
Port Adelaide 123  Port Adelaide 89
Hawthorn 135  Western Bulldogs 92
Richmond 62   Hawthorn 54
Western Bulldogs 53  Western Bulldogs 111
Brisbane Lions 45   Western Bulldogs 104
St Kilda 100  St Kilda 64
Collingwood 99   St Kilda 79
Sydney 71  Sydney 78
Carlton 59   St Kilda 115
Geelong 81   Fremantle 45
North Melbourne 95  North Melbourne 90
Fremantle 97  Fremantle 94
Melbourne 50

Premiership season

The draw for the 2010 AFL Premiership Season was produced by the AFL with the intention of producing 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: [1]

Round 1

Round 1 (season launch)
Thursday, 25 March (7:10 pm) Richmond 9.10 (64)def. by Carlton 18.12 (120) MCG (crowd: 72,010) Report
Friday, 26 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 19.11 (125)def. Essendon 13.16 (94) MCG (crowd: 57,772) Report
Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm) Melbourne 8.13 (61)def. by Hawthorn 17.15 (117) MCG (crowd: 45,615) Report
Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.18 (114)def. West Coast 12.10 (82) Gabba (crowd: 29,201) Report
Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm) Sydney 13.10 (88)def. by St Kilda 15.6 (96) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 31,330) Report
Sunday, 28 March (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 13.18 (96)def. North Melbourne 12.10 (82) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,205) Report
Sunday, 28 March (5:10 pm) Fremantle 17.16 (118)def. Adelaide 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,976) Report
Sunday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93)def. by Collingwood 19.15 (129) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,000) Report

Round 2

Round 2 (Easter)
Thursday, 1 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107)def. Carlton 12.16 (88) Gabba (crowd: 36,780) Report
Saturday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 12.14 (86)def. Melbourne 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 50,421) Report
Saturday, 3 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 12.14 (86)def. by Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,010) Report
Saturday, 3 April (7:10 pm) St Kilda 23.5 (143)def. North Melbourne 6.3 (39) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,006) Report
Sunday, 4 April (12:40 pm) Adelaide 11.9 (75)def. by Sydney 18.10 (118) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,041) Report
Sunday, 4 April (4:40 pm) Richmond 7.6 (48)def. by Western Bulldogs 17.18 (120) MCG (crowd: 27,358) Report
Sunday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.15 (69)def. by Fremantle 17.11 (113) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,651) Report
Monday, 5 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 13.13 (91)def. by Geelong 14.16 (100) MCG (crowd: 68,628) Report
  • Fremantle won its first match in Victoria since round 4, 2007, [2] breaking a streak of sixteen consecutive losses in the state. [3]
  • This was the first of the regular Easter Monday public holiday clashes between Geelong and Hawthorn.

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 9 April (7:40 pm) St Kilda 10.9 (69)def. Collingwood 4.17 (41) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,669) Report
Saturday, 10 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.14 (116)def. West Coast 13.13 (91) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,394) Report
Saturday, 10 April (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 11.15 (81)def. by Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,306) Report
Saturday, 10 April (7:10 pm) Sydney 16.15 (111)def. Richmond 7.14 (56) SCG (crowd: 28,414) Report
Saturday, 10 April (7:10 pm) Carlton 10.15 (75)def. by Essendon 13.17 (95) MCG (crowd: 71,006) Report
Sunday, 11 April (1:10 pm) Melbourne 7.15 (57)def. Adelaide 5.11 (41) MCG (crowd: 23,335) Report
Sunday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100)def. Hawthorn 12.12 (84) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,933) Report
Sunday, 11 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle 18.17 (125)def. Geelong 17.16 (118) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,762) Report
  • For the first time since 1989, West Coast lost its first three games of the year.
  • Richmond won the final quarter of its game against Sydney, ending a streak of nineteen consecutive quarters lost, dating back to round 21, 2009. This was the longest streak of quarters lost since St Kilda lost twenty-two in a row in 1897.

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 16 April (6:40 pm) West Coast 15.11 (101)def. Essendon 11.12 (78) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,676) Report
Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 8.12 (60)def. by Sydney 14.16 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,646) Report
Saturday, 17 April (2:40 pm) Adelaide 6.19 (55)def. by Carlton 16.7 (103) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,321) Report
Saturday, 17 April (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.23 (101)def. Western Bulldogs 12.7 (79) Gabba (crowd: 33,323) Report
Saturday, 17 April (7:10 pm) Collingwood 17.21 (123)def. Hawthorn 8.11 (59) MCG (crowd: 67,668) Report
Sunday, 18 April (1:10 pm) Richmond 11.12 (78)def. by Melbourne 20.13 (133) MCG (crowd: 42,594) Report
Sunday, 18 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 23.21 (159)def. Port Adelaide 10.4 (64) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,579) Report
Sunday, 18 April (4:40 pm) St Kilda 16.12 (108)def. Fremantle 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,814) Report

Round 5

Round 5 (Anzac Day)
Friday, 23 April (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 18.13 (121)def. Adelaide 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,884) Report
Saturday, 24 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 17.13 (115)def. West Coast 9.9 (63) SCG (crowd: 28,422) Report
Saturday, 24 April (7:10 pm) Melbourne 15.13 (103)def. Brisbane Lions 7.11 (53) MCG (crowd: 36,396) Report
Saturday, 24 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.12 (54)def. St Kilda 6.8 (44) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,355) Report
Sunday, 25 April (2:40 pm) Collingwood 18.12 (120)def. Essendon 8.7 (55) MCG (crowd: 90,070) Report
Sunday, 25 April (5:40 pm) Hawthorn 10.10 (70)def. by North Melbourne 12.10 (82) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,301) Report
Sunday, 25 April (6:40 pm) Fremantle 15.22 (112)def. Richmond 11.7 (73) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,010) Report
Monday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.14 (104)def. Geelong 9.14 (68) MCG (crowd: 71,399) Report

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 30 April (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.10 (46)def. by St Kilda 7.7 (49) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,072) Report
Saturday, 1 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 15.14 (104)def. Melbourne 12.6 (78) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,763) Report
Saturday, 1 May (2:40 pm) Adelaide 10.14 (74)def. by Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,371) Report
Saturday, 1 May (7:10 pm) Sydney 16.11 (107)def. Brisbane Lions 13.9 (87) SCG (crowd: 30,975) Report
Saturday, 1 May (7:10 pm) Essendon 15.16 (106)def. Hawthorn 9.9 (63) MCG (crowd: 61,006) Report
Sunday, 2 May (1:10 pm) Geelong 24.17 (161)def. Richmond 7.11 (53) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,106) Report
Sunday, 2 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.6 (102)def. by Collingwood 24.11 (155) MCG (crowd: 80,645) Report
Sunday, 2 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 10.13 (73)def. by Fremantle 17.9 (111) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,886) Report

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 7 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne 9.12 (66)def. by Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70) MCG (crowd: 45,444) Report
Saturday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 16.10 (106)def. by Port Adelaide 17.7 (109) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,248) Report
Saturday, 8 May (1:10 pm) West Coast 15.12 (102)def. Hawthorn 14.10 (94) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,864) Report
Saturday, 8 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100)def. by Fremantle 15.23 (113) Gabba (crowd: 27,739) Report
Saturday, 8 May (7:10 pm) Collingwood 23.19 (157)def. North Melbourne 14.7 (91) MCG (crowd: 52,696) Report
Sunday, 9 May (1:10 pm) Geelong 19.12 (126)def. Sydney 9.5 (59) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,970) Report
Sunday, 9 May (4:10 pm) Adelaide 15.14 (104)def. Richmond 7.12 (54) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,196) Report
Monday, 10 May (7:20 pm) St Kilda 9.14 (68)def. by Carlton 20.9 (129) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,866) Report
  • Richmond's seven consecutive losses and percentage of 49.5% was statistically the worst start to a season by any team since 1955. [4]

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 14 May (6:40 pm) Fremantle 15.7 (97)def. by Collingwood 20.13 (133) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,624) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.17 (101)def. Sydney 9.9 (63) Manuka Oval (crowd: 14,308) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 6.10 (46)def. by West Coast 10.15 (75) MCG (crowd: 28,592) Report
Saturday, 15 May (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.12 (84)def. Adelaide 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,455) Report
Saturday, 15 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.14 (74)def. by Geelong 24.11 (155) Gabba (crowd: 33,629) Report
Sunday, 16 May (1:10 pm) Richmond 13.8 (86)def. by Hawthorn 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 41,563) Report
Sunday, 16 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.8 (92)def. by Carlton 17.16 (118) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 30,228) Report
Sunday, 16 May (4:40 pm) St Kilda 11.15 (81)def. by Essendon 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,204) Report

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 21 May (7:40 pm) Collingwood 6.14 (50)def. by Geelong 12.14 (86) MCG (crowd: 88,115) Report
Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 7.15 (57)def. by Western Bulldogs 20.7 (127) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,794) Report
Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 9.9 (63)def. by Fremantle 14.16 (100) SCG (crowd: 24,819) Report
Saturday, 22 May (7:10 pm) Melbourne 17.9 (111)def. Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,848) Report
Saturday, 22 May (7:30 pm) Essendon 19.16 (130)def. Richmond 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 64,709) Report
Sunday, 23 May (12:40 pm) Adelaide 13.15 (93)def. Brisbane Lions 11.15 (81) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,517) Report
Sunday, 23 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 8.12 (60)def. by Hawthorn 16.14 (110) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,484) Report
Sunday, 23 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 8.8 (56)def. by St Kilda 13.13 (91) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,244) Report
  • Collingwood's home game against Geelong set a new record crowd of 88,115 for a home and away match featuring Geelong.

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 28 May (7:40 pm) Essendon 15.9 (99)def. Western Bulldogs 14.6 (90) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,742) Report
Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.13 (121)def. Melbourne 10.7 (67) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,525) Report
Saturday, 29 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 3.12 (30)def. by Richmond 10.17 (77) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,694) Report
Saturday, 29 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.10 (88)def. Collingwood 11.14 (80) Gabba (crowd: 34,239) Report
Saturday, 29 May (7:10 pm) St Kilda 19.9 (123)def. Adelaide 12.4 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,708) Report
Sunday, 30 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.19 (79)def. Sydney 11.11 (77) MCG (crowd: 36,003) Report
Sunday, 30 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.15 (105)def. West Coast 11.10 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,175) Report
Sunday, 30 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 21.13 (139)def. North Melbourne 11.12 (78) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,175) Report
  • Richmond broke a 14-game losing streak with a 47-point victory over Port Adelaide in horrendous weather. In the game, Richmond laid a record 142 tackles, and Port Adelaide's score of 3.12 (30) set a new record as its lowest ever in the AFL.

Round 11

Round 11
Friday, 4 June (7:40 pm) Richmond 8.11 (59)def. by St Kilda 14.13 (97) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 32,858) Report
Saturday, 5 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.11 (101)def. Melbourne 9.6 (60) MCG (crowd: 49,745) Report
Saturday, 5 June (2:40 pm) Adelaide 16.9 (105)def. Fremantle 12.10 (82) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,605) Report
Saturday, 5 June (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.18 (90)def. Brisbane Lions 13.11 (89) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,100) Report
Saturday, 5 June (5:40 pm) West Coast 14.14 (98)def. by Geelong 18.14 (122) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 33,784) Report
Sunday, 6 June (1:10 pm) Sydney 12.17 (89)def. Essendon 12.8 (80) SCG (crowd: 29,329) Report
Sunday, 6 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.14 (74)def. Port Adelaide 8.15 (63) MCG (crowd: 21,287) Report
Sunday, 6 June (4:40 pm) Collingwood 17.11 (113)def. Western Bulldogs 16.7 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,813) Report
  • Tyson Edwards (Adelaide) played his 321st and last AFL match, announcing his retirement after the match.

Round 12

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday)
Friday, 11 June (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 14.13 (97)def. Carlton 10.8 (68) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,732) Report
Saturday, 12 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.10 (124)def. Adelaide 11.11 (77) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,167) Report
Saturday, 12 June (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.7 (55)def. by Sydney 14.9 (93) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 20,106) Report
Saturday, 12 June (7:10 pm) Essendon 12.11 (83)def. by Geelong 23.16 (154) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,358) Report
Sunday, 13 June (1:10 pm) Richmond 19.12 (126)def. West Coast 11.11 (77) MCG (crowd: 30,870) Report
Sunday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.19 (121)def. Brisbane Lions 8.8 (56) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,831) Report
Sunday, 13 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 10.7 (67)def. by St Kilda 12.13 (85) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,569) Report
Monday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.10 (76)drew with Collingwood 9.22 (76) MCG (crowd: 67,454) Report
  • North Melbourne played Carlton in a game which celebrated 25 years since North Melbourne pioneered 'Friday Night Football'.

Round 13

Round 13 (Week one)
Friday, 18 June (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 14.18 (102)def. Essendon 13.8 (86) MCG (crowd: 54,148) Report
Saturday, 19 June (7:10 pm) Carlton 12.15 (87)def. by Fremantle 14.12 (96) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,869) Report
Saturday, 19 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.14 (86)def. by Richmond 15.15 (105) Gabba (crowd: 28,415) Report
Sunday, 20 June (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.15 (129)def. Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,109) Report
Sunday, 20 June (2:40 pm) West Coast 9.5 (59)def. by Western Bulldogs 17.17 (119) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,280) Report
Round 13 (Week two)
Friday, 25 June (7:40 pm) St Kilda 10.10 (70)def. Geelong 6.10 (46) MCG (crowd: 58,208) Report
Saturday, 26 June (7:10 pm) Sydney 10.11 (71)def. by Collingwood 13.18 (96) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 43,585) Report
Sunday, 27 June (2:40 pm) Adelaide 16.21 (117)def. Melbourne 11.7 (73) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,442) Report
  • Round 13 was a split round, played over two weeks to give each club one week's break at roughly midseason.
  • In its first rematch since the 2009 AFL Grand Final, St Kilda and Geelong set a new record crowd for a home and away game between the two clubs (58,208).
  • Geelong was held goalless in the second half against St Kilda, the first time since 2001 that the club had been goalless in a half of football.
  • The game between Geelong and St Kilda was notable for the spiteful clashes between Geelong forward Steve Johnson and St Kilda tagger Steven Baker; Johnson was twice cited for striking Baker, and was suspended for three weeks, while Baker was cited three times for striking Johnson and once for misconduct (deliberately punching Johnson in his broken hand), and was suspended for nine weeks. [6] [7]

Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 1 July (7:10 pm) Carlton 18.12 (120)def. Brisbane Lions 9.11 (65) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,623) Report
Friday, 2 July (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 12.7 (79)def. Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 47,454) Report
Saturday, 3 July (1:10 pm) Fremantle 17.13 (115)def. Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,442) Report
Saturday, 3 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood 20.15 (135)def. West Coast 7.10 (52) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,781) Report
Saturday, 3 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 19.10 (124)def. Essendon 5.10 (40) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 37,296) Report
Sunday, 4 July (1:10 pm) Geelong 14.14 (98)def. North Melbourne 9.9 (63) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 25,159) Report
Sunday, 4 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.5 (89)def. Sydney 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 39,386) Report
Sunday, 4 July (4:40 pm) St Kilda 15.10 (100)def. Melbourne 9.11 (65) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,993) Report

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 9 July (8:10 pm) Port Adelaide 12.7 (79)def. by Collingwood 16.9 (105) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 24,260) Report
Saturday, 10 July (1:10 pm) West Coast 14.11 (95)def. by Adelaide 17.15 (117) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 26,976) Report
Saturday, 10 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85)def. Hawthorn 11.17 (83) MCG (crowd: 69,220) Report
Saturday, 10 July (7:10 pm) Richmond 15.10 (100)def. Fremantle 11.15 (81) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,707) Report
Saturday, 10 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65)def. by St Kilda 11.13 (79) Gabba (crowd: 29,329) Report
Sunday, 11 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 12.13 (85)def. North Melbourne 7.13 (55) SCG (crowd: 23,856) Report
Sunday, 11 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 19.8 (122)def. Essendon 14.19 (103) MCG (crowd: 49,203) Report
Sunday, 11 July (4:40 pm) Carlton 8.10 (58)def. by Western Bulldogs 20.6 (126) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,517) Report

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 16 July (8:10 pm) Adelaide 11.8 (74)def. Geelong 9.9 (63) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,195) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.10 (100)def. St Kilda 6.16 (52) MCG (crowd: 81,386) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.16 (118)def. Brisbane Lions 7.1 (43) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,690) Report
Saturday, 17 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 14.16 (100)def. by West Coast 20.12 (132) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,991) Report
Saturday, 17 July (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83)def. Port Adelaide 7.5 (47) TIO Stadium (crowd: 10,108) Report
Sunday, 18 July (1:10 pm) Carlton 10.8 (68)def. by Sydney 16.11 (107) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,915) Report
Sunday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 7.11 (53)def. by North Melbourne 15.13 (103) MCG (crowd: 42,723) Report
Sunday, 18 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 11.16 (82)def. Melbourne 10.11 (71) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,816) Report
  • Collingwood's home game against St Kilda set a new record home and away crowd for a match featuring St Kilda, with an attendance of 81,386.
  • Mark LeCras (West Coast) kicked a personal best and ground record of 12.2 (74) in his club's win over Essendon at Etihad Stadium. The haul of 12 goals was the highest kicked by a player in a game since Scott Cummings, who kicked 14 goals in round 4, 2000. [9]

Round 17

Round 17
Friday, 23 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 14.3 (87)drew with Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,373) Report
Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 19.13 (127)def. Richmond 6.9 (45) MCG (crowd: 66,727) Report
Saturday, 24 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 19.13 (127)def. Brisbane Lions 9.10 (64) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,508) Report
Saturday, 24 July (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 18.11 (119)def. by Essendon 18.14 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,330) Report
Saturday, 24 July (5:40 pm) West Coast 11.17 (83)def. by Carlton 15.19 (109) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,925) Report
Sunday, 25 July (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 24.14 (158)def. Fremantle 12.4 (76) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,797) Report
Sunday, 25 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 22.10 (142)def. Sydney 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 29,374) Report
Sunday, 25 July (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 13.10 (88)def. Adelaide 9.15 (69) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,788) Report

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 30 July (7:40 pm) Essendon 16.12 (108)def. St Kilda 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,165) Report
Saturday, 31 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.15 (105)def. Carlton 9.3 (57) MCG (crowd: 76,980) Report
Saturday, 31 July (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 13.14 (92)def. Hawthorn 12.12 (84) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 22,340) Report
Saturday, 31 July (7:10 pm) Sydney 9.18 (72)def. by Geelong 20.5 (125) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 30,710) Report
Saturday, 31 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.10 (64)def. by Melbourne 11.8 (74) Gabba (crowd: 26,144) Report
Sunday, 1 August (1:10 pm) Richmond 15.10 (100)def. Adelaide 11.14 (80) MCG (crowd: 19,181) Report
Sunday, 1 August (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 22.11 (143)def. North Melbourne 10.12 (72) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,038) Report
Sunday, 1 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 24.16 (160)def. West Coast 13.7 (85) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,451) Report

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 6 August (7:40 pm) Essendon 9.19 (73)def. by Carlton 23.11 (149) MCG (crowd: 57,095) Report
Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.9 (123)def. Fremantle 10.9 (69) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,891) Report
Saturday, 7 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 19.15 (129)def. Hawthorn 13.7 (85) SCG (crowd: 29,431) Report
Saturday, 7 August (7:10 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85)def. by Collingwood 14.23 (107) MCG (crowd: 84,401) Report
Saturday, 7 August (5:40 pm) West Coast 9.11 (65)def. by Brisbane Lions 10.10 (70) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,587) Report
Sunday, 8 August (1:10 pm) St Kilda 23.13 (151)def. Port Adelaide 8.9 (57) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,467) Report
Sunday, 8 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.13 (109)def. Richmond 11.14 (80) MCG (crowd: 45,844) Report
Sunday, 8 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 7.11 (53)def. by Western Bulldogs 8.13 (61) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 29,321) Report
  • Geelong lost its first home-and-away game as the home team at any venue since round 21, 2007, ending a run of 30 consecutive wins.

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 13 August (7:40 pm) Essendon 10.4 (64)def. by Collingwood 24.18 (162) MCG (crowd: 59,277) Report
Saturday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 23.18 (156)def. Richmond 10.7 (67) MCG (crowd: 44,716) Report
Saturday, 14 August (1:10 pm) Fremantle 13.9 (87)def. by Sydney 14.12 (96) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,087) Report
Saturday, 14 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.6 (60)def. by Geelong 25.11 (161) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,199) Report
Saturday, 14 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.13 (61)def. West Coast 8.12 (60) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,113) Report
Sunday, 15 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.19 (97)def. by Adelaide 15.14 (104) Gabba (crowd: 25,403) Report
Sunday, 15 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.9 (99)def. Melbourne 12.6 (78) MCG (crowd: 48,211) Report
Sunday, 15 August (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 9.9 (63)def. by St Kilda 17.13 (115) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,118) Report

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 20 August (7:40 pm) Geelong 18.13 (121)def. Carlton 12.7 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,172) Report
Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 17.13 (115)def. Richmond 14.10 (94) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,790) Report
Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 24.11 (155)def. Fremantle 5.9 (39) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,532 [10] ) Report
Saturday, 21 August (7:10 pm) Collingwood 6.18 (54)def. Adelaide 7.9 (51) MCG (crowd: 42,159) Report
Saturday, 21 August (7:10 pm) Sydney 17.12 (114)def. Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70) SCG (crowd: 36,554) Report
Sunday, 22 August (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 17.10 (112)def. Melbourne 11.17 (83) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,086) Report
Sunday, 22 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.8 (68)def. by Brisbane Lions 14.11 (95) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,785) Report
Sunday, 22 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.10 (94)def. by North Melbourne 16.14 (110) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,007) Report
  • Fremantle played at Aurora Stadium for the first time since the siren controversy of 2006. Fremantle, having already qualified for a place in the finals, chose to rest seven of its regular senior players for the game, playing inexperienced youngsters in their place; as a result, the team suffered the worst loss of any team during 2010, going down by 116 points. [11] By winning, Hawthorn clinched its own finals berth. Hawthorn's score and winning margin were each the highest ever for an AFL game played at Aurora Stadium, until the highest score was eclipsed in round 10, 2012, when Hawthorn scored 27.12 (174) against North Melbourne.
  • Collingwood's three-point win over Adelaide secured its first minor premiership since 1977, and its first McClelland Trophy since 1970.
  • West Coast's loss meant that the club won its first wooden spoon in its 24-year history.

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 27 August (6:40 pm) Fremantle 13.15 (93)def. Carlton 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,376) Report
Saturday, 28 August (1:10 pm) Geelong 16.16 (112)def. West Coast 10.8 (68) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,099) Report
Saturday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.8 (98)def. Collingwood 13.17 (95) MCG (crowd: 76,218) Report
Saturday, 28 August (3:40 pm) Adelaide 9.11 (65)def. St Kilda 5.7 (37) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,121) Report
Saturday, 28 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.5 (107)def. Essendon 11.12 (78) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,776) Report
Saturday, 28 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.8 (68)def. by Sydney 16.10 (106) Gabba (crowd: 24,789) Report
Sunday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 16.16 (112)def. by Port Adelaide 18.14 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,674) Report
Sunday, 29 August (4:40 pm) Melbourne 15.13 (103)def. by North Melbourne 17.11 (113) MCG (crowd: 31,064) Report
  • In a first for the league, the final round of the season was given a floating schedule, with the AFL to allocate the timeslots for the games six weeks out from the end of the season, in order to reduce the likelihood of a team playing the first week of the finals after a Sunday game in round 22. [12] The schedule was announced on 12 July 2010. [13] The floating schedule for the final round became a standard feature in future years.
  • Collingwood lost its first match since round 10, ending an 11-match unbeaten streak.

Win/loss table

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GF1GF2Ladder
Adelaide Frem
-56		Syd
-43		Melb
-16		Carl
-48		WB
-49		PA
-23		Rich
+50		NM
-9		BL
+12		StK
-47		Frem
+23		Haw
-47		Melb
+44		Ess
+84		WCE
+22		Geel
+11		PA
-19		Rich
-20		WB
-8		BL
+7		Coll
-3		StK
+28		XXXXX11
Brisbane Lions WCE
+32		Carl
+19		PA
+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		WCE
+5		Adel
-7		Ess
+27		Syd
-38		XXXXX13
Carlton Rich
+56		BL
-19		Ess
-20		Adel
+48		Geel
+36		Coll
-53		StK
+61		PA
+26		Haw
-50		WCE
+29		Melb
+41		NM
-29		Frem
-9		BL
+55		WB
-68		Syd
-39		WCE
+26		Coll
-48		Ess
+76		Rich
+89		Geel
-42		Frem
-6		Syd
-5		XXXX8
Collingwood WB
+36		Melb
+1		StK
-28		Haw
+64		Ess
+65		Carl
+53		NM
+66		Frem
+36		Geel
-36		BL
-8		WB
+10		Melb
0		Syd
+25		WCE
+83		PA
+26		StK
+48		Rich
+82		Carl
+48		Geel
+22		Ess
+98		Adel
+3		Haw
-3		WB
+62		XGeel
+41		StK
0		StK
+56		1
Essendon Geel
-31		Frem
-44		Carl
+20		WCE
-23		Coll
-65		Haw
+43		PA
-3		StK
+12		Rich
+35		WB
+9		Syd
-9		Geel
-71		Haw
-16		Adel
-84		Melb
-19		WCE
-32		NM
+3		StK
+33		Carl
-76		Coll
-98		BL
-27		WB
-29		XXXXX14
Fremantle Adel
+56		Ess
+44		Geel
+7		StK
-15		Rich
+39		WCE
+38		BL
+13		Coll
-36		Syd
+37		NM
+61		Adel
-23		StK
-18		Carl
+9		PA
+57		Rich
-19		Melb
+11		WB
-82		WCE
+75		NM
-54		Syd
-9		Haw
-116		Carl
+6		Haw
+30		Geel
-69		XXX6
Geelong Ess
+31		Haw
+9		Frem
-7		PA
+95		Carl
-36		Rich
+108		Syd
+67		BL
+81		Coll
+36		Melb
+54		WCE
+24		Ess
+71		StK
-24		NM
+35		Haw
+2		Adel
-11		BL
+63		Syd
+53		Coll
-22		WB
+101		Carl
+42		WCE
+44		StK
-4		Frem
+69		Coll
-41		XX2
Hawthorn Melb
+56		Geel
-9		WB
-16		Coll
-64		NM
-12		Ess
-43		WCE
-8		Rich
+3		Carl
+50		Syd
+2		PA
+11		Adel
+47		Ess
+16		WB
+3		Geel
-2		BL
+75		StK
0		PA
-8		Syd
-44		Melb
+21		Frem
+116		Coll
+3		Frem
-30		XXXX7
Melbourne Haw
-56		Coll
-1		Adel
+16		Rich
+55		BL
+50		NM
-26		WB
-4		WCE
-29		PA
+1		Geel
-54		Carl
-41		Coll
0		Adel
-44		StK
-35		Ess
+19		Frem
-11		Syd
+73		BL
+10		Rich
+29		Haw
-21		PA
-29		NM
-10		XXXXX12
North Melbourne PA
-14		StK
-104		WCE
+25		Syd
-40		Haw
+12		Melb
+26		Coll
-66		Adel
+9		WB
-70		Frem
-61		BL
+1		Carl
+29		PA
+36		Geel
-35		Syd
-30		Rich
+50		Ess
-3		WB
-71		Frem
+54		StK
-52		WCE
+16		Melb
+10		XXXXX9
Port Adelaide NM
+14		WCE
+3		BL
-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		WCE
+1		Melb
+29		Rich
+10		XXXXX10
Richmond Carl
-56		WB
-72		Syd
-55		Melb
-55		Frem
-39		Geel
-108		Adel
-50		Haw
-3		Ess
-35		PA
+47		StK
-38		WCE
+49		BL
+19		Syd
+4		Frem
+19		NM
-50		Coll
-82		Adel
+20		Melb
-29		Carl
-89		StK
-24		PA
-10		XXXXX15
St Kilda Syd
+8		NM
+104		Coll
+28		Frem
+15		PA
-10		WB
+3		Carl
-61		Ess
-12		WCE
+35		Adel
+47		Rich
+38		Frem
+18		Geel
+24		Melb
+35		BL
+14		Coll
-48		Haw
0		Ess
-33		PA
+94		NM
+52		Rich
+24		Adel
-28		Geel
+4		XWB
+24		Coll
0		Coll
-56		3
Sydney StK
-8		Adel
+43		Rich
+55		NM
+40		WCE
+56		BL
+20		Geel
-67		WB
-38		Frem
-37		Haw
-2		Ess
+9		PA
+38		Coll
-25		Rich
-4		NM
+30		Carl
+39		Melb
-73		Geel
-53		Haw
+44		Frem
+9		WB
+44		BL
+38		Carl
+5		WB
-5		XXX5
West Coast BL
-32		PA
-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		BL
-5		PA
-1		NM
-16		Geel
-44		XXXXX16
Western Bulldogs Coll
-36		Rich
+72		Haw
+16		BL
-22		Adel
+49		StK
-3		Melb
+4		Syd
+38		NM
+70		Ess
-9		Coll
-10		BL
+65		WCE
+60		Haw
-3		Carl
+68		PA
+36		Frem
+82		NM
+71		Adel
+8		Geel
-101		Syd
-44		Ess
+29		Coll
-62		Syd
+5		StK
-24		XX4
Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GF1GF2Ladder
+WinQualified for finals
-LossXBye
DrawEliminated

Bold – Home game

Ladder

2010 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Collingwood (P)22174123491658141.770 Finals series
2 Geelong 22175025181702147.968
3 St Kilda 22156119351591121.662
4 Western Bulldogs 22148021741734125.456
5 Sydney 22139020171863108.352
6 Fremantle 22139021682087103.952
7 Hawthorn 22129120441847110.750
8 Carlton 221111021431983108.144
9 North Melbourne 22111101930220887.444
10 Port Adelaide 22101201749212382.440
11 Adelaide 2291301763187094.336
12 Melbourne 2281311863197194.534
13 Brisbane Lions 2271501775215882.328
14 Essendon 2271501930240280.328
15 Richmond 2261601714234873.024
16 West Coast 2241801773230077.116
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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
Collingwood 48812162024282828323438424650545862667070
Geelong 48812121620242832364040444848525656606468
St Kilda 481216162020202428323640444848505054586262
Western Bulldogs 0488121216202424242832323640444852525256
Sydney 04812162020202020242828283236363640444852
Fremantle 481212162024242832323236404044444848484852
Hawthorn 444444481216202428323236383838424650
Carlton 4448121216202024282828323236363640444444
North Melbourne 004481212161616202428282832323236364044
Port Adelaide 4888121620202020202020202020242828323640
Adelaide 0000004488121216202428282828323236
Melbourne 0048121212121616161818182222263034343434
Brisbane Lions 481216161616161620202020202020202024242828
Essendon 0044488121620202020202020242828282828
Richmond 00000000044812162020202424242424
West Coast 0004448121212121212121216161616161616
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals series

Week one

Qualifying Finals
Saturday, 4 September (7:20 pm) Collingwood 17.22 (124)def. Western Bulldogs 8.14 (62) MCG (crowd: 66,545) Report
Friday, 3 September (7:45 pm) Geelong 11.13 (79)def. by St Kilda 12.11 (83) MCG (crowd: 63,608) Report
Elimination Finals
Sunday, 5 September (2:40 pm) Sydney 14.15 (99)def. Carlton 13.16 (94) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 41,596) Report
Saturday, 4 September (1:20 pm) Fremantle 14.10 (94)def. Hawthorn 8.16 (64) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,719) Report
  • Geelong and St Kilda played each other in a finals match for the third consecutive year, in the second qualifying final. A potential go-ahead goal by Cameron Ling with one minute remaining was disallowed because Cameron Mooney pushed James Gwilt in the back during the tackle which set up the shot on goal; although controversial, the AFL later endorsed the decision. [14]
  • Carlton played its first match at ANZ Stadium since round 1, 2003.

Week two

Semi-Finals
Saturday, 11 September (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77)def. Sydney 10.12 (72) MCG (crowd: 39,596) Report
Friday, 10 September (7:45 pm) Geelong 20.15 (135)def. Fremantle 10.6 (66) MCG (crowd: 45,056) Report
  • The crowd of 39,596 for the Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney match was the lowest crowd for a finals match at the MCG since 1934.
  • Geelong's victory over Fremantle put it into its fourth preliminary final in a row, and its third against Collingwood in that sequence.

Week three

Preliminary Finals
Friday, 17 September (7:45 pm) Collingwood 18.12 (120)def. Geelong 11.13 (79) MCG (crowd: 95,241) Report
Saturday, 18 September (7:20 pm) St Kilda 13.10 (88)def. Western Bulldogs 8.16 (64) MCG (crowd: 62,694) Report
  • The two preliminary final matchups remained unchanged from 2009.
  • Geelong's half-time deficit of 62 points against Collingwood was its highest in any match since round 18, 1998.
  • The Western Bulldogs' loss to St Kilda was the third consecutive year in which their season ended with a loss in a preliminary final.

Weeks four/five

Grand final
25 September (2:30 pm) Collingwood drew with St Kilda MCG (crowd: 100,016) Report
4.2 (26)
7.8 (50)
7.13 (55)
9.14 (68)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		3.2 (20)
4.2 (26)
7.5 (47)
10.8 (68)		Umpires: Chamberlain, Rosebury, Ryan
Norm Smith Medal: Lenny Hayes
Television broadcast: Seven / 7mate
National anthem: Cameron and Taylor Henderson
Cloke 2
Jolly, Blair, Didak, Thomas, Macaffer, O'Brien, Davis 		Goals Riewoldt, Milne, Goddard 2
Schneider, Koschitzke, Gilbert, Hayes
Shaw, Thomas, Swan, N. Brown, Maxwell, Pendlebury Best Hayes, Goddard, Fisher, Gilbert, Gwilt, Schneider
Prestigiacomo (groin), replaced in the side by N. Brown Injuries Gardiner (hamstring)
  • This was the second time that these two teams met each other in a Grand Final. The first was the 1966 Grand Final, the year of St Kilda's first and only premiership, which they won by just one point.
  • St Kilda made consecutive appearances in the Grand Final for the first time since 1965 and 1966.
  • Geelong missed the Grand Final for the first time since 2006.
  • The match was the third drawn Grand Final, and the first since 1977.
  • The crowd of 100,016 was the highest at a game since the 1986 VFL Grand Final.

Grand final replay

Grand final Replay
2 October (2:30 pm) Collingwood def. St Kilda MCG (crowd: 93,853) Report
3.2 (20)
6.5 (41)
11.8 (74)
16.12 (108)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		0.2 (2)
1.8 (14)
4.9 (33)
7.10 (52)		Umpires: Chamberlain, Rosebury, Ryan
Norm Smith Medal: Scott Pendlebury
Television broadcast: Seven / 7mate
National anthem: Julie Anthony
Sidebottom, Didak, Wellingham, Macaffer, Dawes 2
Thomas, Swan, Johnson, O'Brien, Jolly, Goldsack 1		Goals Milne 2
Dal Santo, Goddard, Hayes, Gilbert, Koschitzke 1
Pendlebury, Jolly, N. Brown, Sidebottom, Ball, Shaw, Thomas, WellinghamBest Goddard, Gwilt, Dawson, Gilbert, Jones
Reid (leg)InjuriesEddy (arm), Fisher (hamstring)
  • The AFL announced in the lead-up to the match that, should the replay have been drawn, it would have been decided in extra time, rather than by another replay.

Season records

Awards

Best and fairest

ClubAward namePlayerRef.
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Richard Douglas [15]
Brisbane Lions Merrett–Murray Medal Michael Rischitelli [16]
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Chris Judd [17]
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Dane Swan [18]
Essendon Crichton Medal Jobe Watson [19]
Fremantle Doig Medal David Mundy [20]
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Joel Selwood [21]
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Luke Hodge [22]
Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Brad Green [23]
North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Brent Harvey and Brady Rawlings [24]
Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Kane Cornes [25]
Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Jack Riewoldt [26]
St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Lenny Hayes [27]
Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Kieren Jack [28]
West Coast Club Champion Award Mark LeCras [29]
Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Ryan Griffen [30]

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. [31]

Nominations

† players ineligible due to tribunal sanction

Voting [31]

Goal of the Year

The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual Goal of the Year competition. From 2010 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Panasonic 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. [54]

Nominations

Mark of the Year

The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Hungry Jack's Mark of the Year.

Liam Jurrah, of the Melbourne Football Club, won the award for his mark over the top of Port Adelaide's Nick Salter, in round 21. [54] 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

Club leadership

ClubCoachCaptain(s)Vice-captain(s) and/or "leadership group"
Adelaide Neil Craig Simon Goodwin Brad Symes, Scott Stevens, Nathan van Berlo, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty, Brett Burton and Tyson Edwards [55]
Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Simon Black, Luke Power, Jed Adcock and Daniel Merrett
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Andrew Carrazzo, Michael Jamison, Kade Simpson, Heath Scotland and Simon Wiggins
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury (vc), Dane Swan (deputy vc), Darren Jolly, Heath Shaw, Harry O'Brien, Shane O'Bree and Luke Ball [56]
Essendon Matthew Knights Jobe Watson Andrew Welsh [57]
Fremantle Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich Paul Duffield, Michael Johnson, David Mundy, Aaron Sandilands, Antoni Grover and Des Headland [58]
Geelong Mark Thompson Cameron Ling Gary Ablett, Jr., Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, Joel Selwood, James Kelly and Harry Taylor [59]
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Sam Mitchell Luke Hodge
Melbourne Dean Bailey James McDonald Aaron Davey, Jared Rivers, Brent Moloney, Brad Green, Cameron Bruce and Brad Miller [60]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Brent Harvey Drew Petrie
Port Adelaide Matthew Primus Domenic Cassisi Dean Brogan and Jacob Surjan [61]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Chris Newman Nathan Foley, Brett Deledio, Daniel Jackson, Trent Cotchin and Troy Simmonds [62]
St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Lenny Hayes (vc)
Sydney Paul Roos Craig Bolton, Adam Goodes and Brett Kirk
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass Dean Cox, Matthew Priddis, Adam Selwood, Beau Waters, Shannon Hurn and Josh Kennedy [63]
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade Brad Johnson Daniel Giansiracusa, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross, Dale Morris and Shaun Higgins

Umpiring and rule changes

No major changes to the rules were introduced for the 2010 season. Minor adjustments to the tribunal rules were made, including adding a provision to report players for diving or staging. [64] The 2010 NAB Cup pre-season competition trialled three new rules: allowing boundary umpires to award free kicks, letting the players, not the umpire, decide if they want to use the advantage rule and penalising players who push the ball under another player. [65]

Coach changes

CoachClubDateNew coachNotes
Mark Williams Port Adelaide 11 July 2010 Matthew Primus Retirement, effective after round 15 match against Collingwood. [66]
Matthew Knights Essendon 29 August 2010 James Hird [67] Sacked, after final match of season. [68]
Paul Roos Sydney — John Longmire Retired at the end of the season.
Mark Thompson [69] Geelong 4 October 2010 Chris Scott [70] Resignation. [71]

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