Facts and Figures
Average Score: 86.94 points per team, which is understandable, when taking into account six out of 18 teams scored 100 points or more.
Average Winning Margin: 22.11 points per game, which indicates there were relatively close games; Six out of nine games had a margin of 15 points or less.
Round Highlight
Port Adelaide won the last game for Ken Hinkley as a coach and Power stalwart Travis Boak, in an upset win against Gold Coast Suns by a four-point margin.
Game One of Nine
Essendon (56) v Carlton (90)
Facts and Figures: Carlton had 25 scoring shots, compared with Essendon who had 16.
Essendon Game Changer: Mason Redman
Carlton Game Changer: Sam Walsh
Game Two of Nine
Collingwood (82) v Melbourne Demons (76)
Facts and Figures: Collingwood had 27 scoring shots, while Melbourne Demons had 21.
Collingwood Game Changer: Nick Daicos
Melbourne Demons Game Changer: Max Gawn
Game Three of Nine
Port Adelaide (71) v Gold Coast Suns (67)
Facts and Figures: Port Adelaide had 21 scoring shots, compared with Gold Coast Suns had 22.
Port Adelaide Game Changer: Mitch Georgiades
Gold Coast Suns Game Changer: Ben Long
Game Four of Nine
North Melbourne (100) v Adelaide Crows (113)
Facts and Figures: Adelaide Crows had 28 scoring shots, while North Melbourne 25.
North Melbourne Game Changer: Tristan Xerri
Adelaide Crows Game Changer: Ben Keays
Game Five of Nine
Richmond (64) v Geelong Cats (103)
Facts and Figures: Geelong Cats had 33 scoring shots, compared with Richmond who had 19.
Richmond Game Changer: Dion Prestia
Geelong Cats Game Changer: Tom Stewart
Game Six of Nine
West Coast Eagles (51) v Sydney Swans (118)
Facts and Figures: Sydney Swans had 28 scoring shots, while West Coast Eagles had 16.
West Coast Eagles Game Changer: Errol Gulden
Sydney Swans Game Changer: Jobe Shanahan
Game Seven of Nine
GWS Giants (104) v St Kilda (93)
Facts and Figures: GWS Giants had 29 scoring shots, compared with St Kilda who had 23.
GWS Giants Game Changer: Toby Greene
St Kilda Game Changer: Darcy Wilson
Game Eight of Nine
Western Bulldogs (97) v Fremantle Dockers (112)
Facts and Figures: Both teams had 27 scoring shots.
Western Bulldogs Game Changer: Joel Freijah
Fremantle Dockers Game Changer: Alex Pearce
Game Nine of Nine
Brisbane Lions (89) v Hawthorn (79)
Facts and Figures: Brisbane Lions had 34 scoring shots, compared with Hawthorn who had 24.
Brisbane Lions Game Changer: Hugh McCluggage
Hawthorn Game Changer: Karl Amon