Facts and Figures
Average Score: 92.79 points per game, which is understandable as four out of 14 teams scored at least 111 points.
Average Winning Margin: 31.86, even though four out of seven games had a margin of less than 18 points.
Teams that had a Bye: Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Collingwood and Geelong Cats
Points of Interest
Ned Reeves is the tallest player to ever be on the Hawthorn list at 210cm.
Hawthorn had +30 contested possessions in the second half, which is the best in any half since 2014.
Western Bulldogs won their first game in Adelaide since 2022.
Jordon Butts of Adelaide Crows kicked the first goal in his AFL career.
Ben King of Gold Coast Suns kicked a career-high seven goals.
Jason Horne-Francis of Port Adelaide kicked three goals in the first quarter, that was his second highest rated quarter in his career.
Nick Larkey of North Melbourne kicked six goals.
West Coast Eagles had their first win in 308 days, in an impressive win against North Melbourne.
Highlights
Josh Rachele of Adelaide Crows kicked a ball off the ground early in the fourth quarter, that resulted in a goal against Western Bulldogs.
Izak Rankine of Adelaide Crows kicked a freakish goal in the fourth quarter against Western Bulldogs.
Oskar Baker kicked what proved to be the winning goal of the game for Western Bulldogs against Adelaide Crows, with an incredible snap from the pocket.
Maurice Rioli of Richmond brilliantly tackled Daniel Rioli of Gold Coast Suns in the first quarter.
Kysaiah Pickett of Melbourne Demons kicked an amazing goal in the second quarter against Fremantle Dockers.
Nate Caddy of Essendon kicked four goals, that included a great goal with a snap in the third quarter against Port Adelaide.
Willem Duursma of West Coast Eagles kicked his first goal of his career so did Cooper Duff-Tytler.
Jobe Shannahan of West Coast Eagles kicked an incredible set shot in the third quarter, which was followed up by a good goal from Matt Flynn.
Elliot Yeo of West Coast Eagles kicked an incredible goal from a set shot on a tough angle after the three-quarter time siren.
Game One of Seven
Hawthorn (99) v Sydney Swans (82)
Facts and Figures: Tom Barrass of Hawthorn had 11 intercept possessions and ten spoils. Jack Gunston of Hawthorn kicked four goals.
Hawthorn Game Changer: Tom Barrass
Sydney Swans Game Changer: Brodie Grundy
Game Two of Seven
Adelaide Crows (88) v Western Bulldogs (94)
Facts and Figures: Matthew Kennedy of Western Bulldogs had four tackles in the first quarter. Oskar Baker kicked a couple of important goals for them in the first half. Joel Freijah kicked three goals in the first half for them. Buku Khamis had ten intercept possessions for the game, while Jordon Butts of Adelaide Crows had 11.
Adelaide Crows Game Changer: Josh Rachele
Western Bulldogs Game Changer: Oskar Baker
Game Three of Seven
Richmond (60) v Gold Coast Suns (128)
Facts and Figures: Gold Coast Suns kicked six goals in a row in the second quarter, following Tom Lynch of Richmond being ruled out of the game with a hamstring injury. Christian Petracca and Toby Nankervis both suffered a hamstring injury too. Tim Taranto had 11 tackles. Ethan Read kicked four goals for Gold Coast Suns. Seth Campbell kicked three goals for Richmond.
Richmond Game Changer: Sam Lalor
Gold Coast Suns Game Changer: Ben King
Game Four of Seven
GWS Giants (74) v St Kilda (78)
Facts and Figures: GWS Giants trailed by 39 points at one stage and nearly won the game. Lachie Ash had 13 disposals in the third quarter. Alix Tauru of St Kilda normally plays as a defender, but an equal game high two goals. Callum Wilkie had 11 intercept possessions.
GWS Giants Game Changer: Lachie Ash
St Kilda Game Changer: Callum Wilkie
Game Five of Seven
Fremantle Dockers (118) v Melbourne Demons (70)
Facts and Figures: Melbourne Demons lost Daniel Turner to injury early in the game. Andrew Brayshaw of Fremantle Dockers had 14 disposals in the first quarter against Melbourne Demons, which was the same number of disposals that he had in the entire game in Round 1! Josh Treacy kicked three goals in the first half.
Fremantle Dockers Game Changer: Andrew Brayshaw
Melbourne Demons Game Changer: Max Gawn
Game Six of Seven
Port Adelaide (133) v Essendon (70)
Facts and Figures: Essendon kicked the first goal in the first quarter, but Port Adelaide kicked the next six in the same quarter.
Port Adelaide Game Changer: Zak Butters
Essendon Game Changer: Nate Caddy
Game Seven of Seven
West Coast Eagles (111) v North Melbourne (94)
Facts and Figures: North Melbourne kicked four goals in the first quarter. Nick Larkey of North Melbourne kicked three goals in the first quarter. Milan Murdock of West Coast Eagles had five tackles in the first quarter.
West Coast Eagles Game Changer: Milan Murdock
North Melbourne Game Changer: Nick Larkey