Facts and Figures
Average Score: 79.79 points per team, which is understandable, as only three out 14 teams scored 100 points or more.
Average Winning Margin: 24.43 points per game, which is the case, as only three out of seven games had a margin of 33 points or more.
Teams that had a Bye: Gold Coast Suns, Hawthorn, Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs
Points of Interest
Tom Stewart of Geelong Cats kicked his seventh career goal.
Mark O’Connor of Geelong Cats played his 150th game.
Geelong Cats won their 15th game in a row against Adelaide Crows at GHMBA Stadium.
Oscar Steene of Collingwood kicked a goal in his first AFL game.
Jake Stringer kicked his 400th goal in the AFL.
Brisbane Lions had their first goalless first quarter since Round 2, 2018.
Sean Darcy of Fremantle Dockers kicked the 50th goal of his AFL career.
Fremantle Dockers kicked their equal most behinds in a game, with 25!
Tom Blamires of North Melbourne kicked his first goal in the AFL, near the end of the third quarter.
Despite North Melbourne failing to kick a goal in the fourth quarter, they had their first win against Essendon since 2016.
Essendon have had 16 straight losses.
Melbourne Demons captain Max Gawn played his 250th game, so did Tom McDonald.
Kysaiah Pickett of the Demons had 33 disposals. It was the first time in his career he had more than 29 disposals.
Highlights
Nick Murray of Adelaide Crows kicked an outstanding goal from outside 50 late in the game against Geelong Cats.
Alix Tauru of St Kilda kicked a goal from outside 50 metres near three quarter time, against Brisbane Lions.
Mitch Owens of St Kilda kicked a fantastic goal from outside 50 metres in the fourth quarter.
Jaspa Fletcher of Brisbane Lions kicked a remarkable goal in the fourth quarter.
Isaiah Dudley of Fremantle Dockers did brilliantly to tackle Sam Banks of Richmond and kick a goal from the resultant free kick in the second quarter.
Jye Amiss kicked an impressive goal in the third quarter for Fremantle Dockers.
Jake Waterman of West Coast Eagles kicked a couple of freakish goals from set shots.
Kysaiah Pickett of Melbourne Demons kicked a spectacular goal from outside 50.
Game One of Seven
Geelong Cats (68) v Adelaide Crows (60)
Facts and Figures: Shaun Mannagh had four score involvements from six disposals in the first quarter. Tom Stewart had four intercept possessions in the first quarter. Oislin Mullin restricted Izak Rankine to one goal and seven disposals. Riley Thilhorpe did well to make a contest when he was given the chance. Jack Martin and Zac Taylor kicked three goals each.
Geelong Cats Game Changer: Oisin Mullin
Adelaide Crows Game Changer: Riley Thilthorpe
Game Two of Seven
Collingwood (87) v GWS Giants (54)
Facts and Figures: Tim Membrey kicked three goals in the first quarter. Lachie Whitfield had 20 disposals in the first half, so did Finn Callaghan. The Daicos brothers combined for 37 disposals in the first half. Billy Frampton kept Jesse Hogan goalless.
Collingwood Game Changer: Nick Daicos
GWS Giants Game Changer: Harvey Thomas
Game Three of Seven
St Kilda (80) v Brisbane Lions (113)
Facts and Figures: Liam Ryan was the leading goal scorer at half time, with three. Oscar Allen kicked two goals in the second quarter. Lachie Neale only had five disposals in the first half. Josh Dunkley did a great job curtailing the influence of Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera in the second half. Callum Wilkie had six score involvements and 13 intercept possessions.
St Kilda Game Changer: Callum Wilkie
Brisbane Lions Game Changer: Josh Dunkley
Game Four of Seven
Fremantle Dockers (103) v Richmond (43)
Facts and Figures: Steely Green kicked three goals in the first half. Tim Taranto kicked two goals and had seven tackles, in the first half. The scoreboard flattered Richmond, as the Fremantle Dockers had 38 scoring shots, while Richmond had 13. Josh Treacy kicked four goals and took 12 marks.
Fremantle Dockers Game Changer: Josh Treacy
Richmond Game Changer: Steely Green
Game Five of Seven
Essendon (69) v North Melbourne (81)
Facts and Figures: Zane Duursma kicked two goals in the first quarter. Zach Merrett had four tackles in the first quarter. Finn O’Sullivan curtailed the impact of Zach Merrett. Luke Parker had 21 disposals in the first half. Toby Pink played well negating the influence of Nate Caddy. Andrew McGrath had seven score involvements and eight intercept possessions.
Essendon Game Changer: Andrew McGrath
North Melbourne Game Changer: Finn O’Sullivan
Game Six of Seven
Port Adelaide (90) v West Coast Eagles (92)
Facts and Figures: Zak Butters had 11 score involvements and five intercept possessions. Jake Waterman kicked four goals and had ten score involvements.
Port Adelaide Game Changer: Zak Butters
West Coast Eagles Game Changer: Jake Waterman
Game Seven of Seven
Carlton (77) v Melbourne Demons (100)
Facts and Figures: Carlton were winning the game by 43 points, but they lost the game! Melbourne Demons kicked 14 of their 15 goals in the second half! Jack Steele had 16 tackles, Bayley Fritsch kicked four goals and Kysaiah Pickett had ten score involvements and five intercept possessions.
Carlton Game Changer: Jacob Weitering
Melbourne Demons Game Changer: Kysaiah Pickett