Facts and Figures
Average Score: 94.33 points per team; five out of 18 teams scored more than 125 points.
Average Winning Margin: 50 points per game; six out of nine games had a margin of more than 48 points.
Points of Interest
Charlie Curnow (Sydney Swans) kicked seven goals in a breakout game.
Justin McInerney (Sydney Swans) failed to kick a goal for the first time this season.
Billy Cootee (Sydney Swans) kicked a goal in his first game.
Jack Ross (Richmond) captained the team in his 100th game.
Richmond have lost 12 AFL games in a row.
Nick Watson (Hawthorn) played his 50th game.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Gold Coast Suns) played his first game for the club and kicked a goal, in his first game in the AFL in 596 days.
Gold Coast Suns have never won in Tasmania in the nine games that they have played there.
Collingwood kicked 100+ points for the first time in 16 games!
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) had his most ever disposals in a game, with 43 and won his fourth Anzac Day Medal.
Collingwood had their biggest ever win on Anzac Day, in their 31-year history of the clash, against Essendon, by a 77-point margin.
Oisin Mullin (Geelong Cats) from Ireland played his 50th game.
Mitch Georgiades (Port Adelaide) has kicked at least one goal in his last 28 games.
Jason Horne-Francis (Port Adelaide) had his most disposals in a game, with 34.
Marcus Windhager (St Kilda) kicked his first goal of the season.
Sam Flanders (St Kilda) kicked his first goal for the club.
St Kilda scored 143 points, that hasn’t been done since 2016 and had their biggest win since 2015, by 101 points, in their Round 7 clash against West Coast Eagles.
Toby Greene (GWS Giants) has now played the most games for the team, with 268.
Game One of Nine
Western Bulldogs (60) v Sydney Swans (126)
Facts and Figures: Joel Amartey and Charlie Curnow kicked seven goals between them in the first half. Brodie Grundy kicked two goals in the third quarter. Western Bulldogs had too many good players missing with injury to be competitive, particularly Tim English.
Western Bulldogs Shining Light: Marcus Bontempelli
Sydney Swans Game Changers: Charlie Curnow, Brodie Grundy, Chad Warner
Game Two of Nine
Richmond (72) v Melbourne Demons (126)
Facts and Figures: Melbourne Demons kicked the last five goals in the second quarter. They played their best footy in the second half. It was a clinical display. Kysaiah Pickett was a standout, with four goals. The 24-year-old kicked a brilliant goal late in the second quarter and took a mark of the year contender in the fourth quarter, in his second highest rated game of his career. Tom Sparrow had eight tackles, eight score involvements and seven inside 50s.
Richmond Shining Light: Seth Campbell
Melbourne Demons Game Changers: Kysaiah Pickett, Tom Sparrow, Caleb Windsor
Game Three of Nine
Hawthorn (112) v Gold Coast Suns (63)
Facts and Figures: Gold Coast Suns kicked the last four goals of the second quarter to make it a 23-point deficit at half time. Jack Gunston kicked five goals. Four Gold Coast Suns players kicked multiple goals, even though they lost comprehensively. Noah Anderson had nine scoring shots and five intercept possessions.
Hawthorn Game Changer: Jack Gunston
Gold Coast Suns Shining Light: Noah Anderson
Game Four of Nine
Essendon (60) v Collingwood (137)
Facts and Figures: Archie Roberts and Josh Daicos had 12 disposals each in the first quarter. In the second quarter Collingwood only kicked one goal. The second half was one way traffic; Essendon were deplorable. 38-year-old Scott Pendlebury showed he is still a classy player.
Essendon Shining Light: Archie Roberts
Collingwood Game Changer: Scott Pendlebury
Game Five of Nine
Port Adelaide (95) v Geelong Cats (65)
Facts and Figures: Despite Port Adelaide having 15 scoring shots in the first half and Geelong Cats having seven. Port only led by 13 points at half time. Mitch Georgiades and Jeremy Cameron were the only multiple goal kickers in the first half, with three goals each. The final scoreboard flattered the Cats; 30 to 15 scoring shots in favour of Port Adelaide.
Port Adelaide Game Changers: Jason Horne-Francis, Jordon Sweet
Geelong Cats Shining Light: Jeremy Cameron
Game Six of Nine
Fremantle Dockers (103) v Carlton (89)
Facts and Figures: Brodie Kemp kicked four goals for Carlton. Luke Jackson had 21 disposals, two goals, six tackles, eight score involvements and six intercept possessions. Shai Bolton had ten score involvements, eight tackles, four intercept possessions and kicked two goals.
Fremantle Dockers Game Changers: Shai Bolton, Luke Jackson
Carlton Game Changer: Brodie Kemp
Game Seven of Nine
St Kilda (143) v West Coast Eagles (42)
Facts and Figures: West Coast Eagles failed to kick a goal in the first quarter. Harley Reid kicked the Eagles first goal of the first half. Willem Duursma got assigned to the match up on Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera. Wanganeen-Milera and Josh Lindsay had 20 disposals each, at half time. Jack Higgins kicked five goals for the game.
St Kilda Game Changers: Jack Higgins, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
West Coast Eagles Shining Light: Josh Lindsay
Game Eight of Nine
Brisbane Lions (127) v Adelaide Crows (75)
Facts and Figures: Josh Dunkley had the most tackles in the first half, with seven, just one more than the next best, James Peatling and Lachlan McAndrew. Charlie Cameron, Conor McKenna and Izak Rankine kicked two goals each in the first half. Zac Bailey kicked three goals and had 29 disposals for the game. Lachie Neale had 42 disposals.
Brisbane Lions Game Changers: Zac Bailey, Charlie Cameron, Lachie Neale
Adelaide Crows Shining Light: Jordan Dawson
Game Nine of Nine
GWS Giants (105) v North Melbourne (98)
Facts and Figures: What a game of footy. North Melbourne were brave. Jake Stringer and Aaron Cadman kicked three goals. North Melbourne captain Nick Larkey kicked four goals. North Melbourne ruckman Tristan Xerri had the most tackles of any player on the ground, with 12. North Melbourne missed Charlie Comben, who is an important part of their defence.
GWS Giants Game Changers: Aaron Cadman, Jake Stringer
North Melbourne Game Changer: Tristan Xerri