AFL Round 23 in a nutshell – Two draws who would’ve thought: Pies and Hawks make history with two draws in a season, Blues seal wildcard spot, despite it being all square against dogged Dogs

Facts and Figures

Average Score: 89.67 points per team, six of 18 teams scored at least 110 points.
Average Winning Margin: 32.89 points per game, even though there were two draws, six of nine games were decided by a margin of four goals or more.

Fun Facts

For the first time in the history of the VFL/AFL there was a second draw in the season between the same two teams; Hawthorn and Collingwood.

There were two draws in a Round in VFL/AFL history for the first time since Round 7, 1977.

Chris Fagan has coached the most games for Brisbane Lions, with 238 games, surpassing Leigh Matthews.

Tom Lynch played his 250th game, James Sicily, Aliir Aliir and Luke Ryan their 200th, Noah Anderson, Zach Guthrie and Jack Silvagni played their 150th and Kade Chandler played his 100th.

Max Gawn played his 150th game as Demons captain.

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AFL Round 23 Review (Season 2025)

Facts and Figures

Average Score: 82.67 points per team, which is understandable, when taking into account six out of 18 teams scored more than 100 points.
Average Winning Margin: 41.33 points per game, which indicates there were relatively one-sided games. Despite that, two games had a margin of less than four points.

Round Highlight

Harry Sheezel equalled the record for dispoals, with 54 when North Melbourne defeated Richmond.

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AFL Round 23 Review (Season 2024)

Facts and Figures

Average Score: 85.17 points per team, which was the case, which is understandable, when taking into account five out of 18 teams scored more than 100 points.
Average Winning Margin: 40.78 points per game, which indicates there were one-sided games. Despite that, four games had a margin of 22 points or less.
Round 23 (In a Nutshell): Round 23 was entertaining. Check out what transpired.

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