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* [[Shaun Burgoyne]] of {{AFL Haw}} became the fifth player in VFL/AFL history to play 400 games; his milestone game was played against his former club {{AFL Por}}.<ref name="Burgoyne400">{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-02/burgoyne-reaches-400th-milestone/100263678|title=Shaun Burgoyne becomes fifth player in AFL/VFL history to reach 400 games|newspaper=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=2 July 2021}}</ref>
* [[Shaun Burgoyne]] of {{AFL Haw}} became the fifth player in VFL/AFL history to play 400 games; his milestone game was played against his former club {{AFL Por}}.<ref name="Burgoyne400">{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-02/burgoyne-reaches-400th-milestone/100263678|title=Shaun Burgoyne becomes fifth player in AFL/VFL history to reach 400 games|newspaper=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=2 July 2021}}</ref>
* {{AFL GCS}}, {{AFL Fre}} and {{AFL Syd}} were relocated to play their home games in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 outbreaks]] in [[Queensland]], [[Western Australia]] and [[New South Wales]] respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/the-mcg-will-host-two-games-on-saturday-as-covid-chaos-keeps-the-afl-scrambling/news-story/ffb101573dc9b216a90ea5a6dbd39aa9|title=AFL Round 16 full fixture: MCG double header as Covid chaos keeps the AFL scrambling|first=Russell|last=Gould|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
* {{AFL GCS}}, {{AFL Fre}} and {{AFL Syd}} were relocated to play their home games in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 outbreaks]] in [[Queensland]], [[Western Australia]] and [[New South Wales]] respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/the-mcg-will-host-two-games-on-saturday-as-covid-chaos-keeps-the-afl-scrambling/news-story/ffb101573dc9b216a90ea5a6dbd39aa9|title=AFL Round 16 full fixture: MCG double header as Covid chaos keeps the AFL scrambling|first=Russell|last=Gould|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
* {{AFL WCE}} recorded its lowest score since [[1992 AFL season#round 23|Round 23, 1992]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afl.com.au/matches/3114#match-report|title=Eagles rocked! Swans dismantle waning West Coast|first=Martin|last=Pegan|publisher=[[Telstra]]|website=[[Australian Football League]]|date=4 July 2021}}</ref>
* {{AFL WCE}} recorded its lowest score since [[1992 AFL season#round 23|Round 23, 1992]] and their third-lowest scorein the clubs history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afl.com.au/matches/3114#match-report|title=Eagles rocked! Swans dismantle waning West Coast|first=Martin|last=Pegan|publisher=[[Telstra]]|website=[[Australian Football League]]|date=4 July 2021}}</ref>
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Revision as of 06:34, 5 July 2021

For the 2021 season of the AFL Women's competition, see 2021 AFL Women's season.

2021 AFL premiership season
Teams18
Attendance
Matches played119
Total attendance3,075,037 (25,841 per match)
Highest78,113 (Round 6, Collingwood vs Essendon)
← 2020
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The 2021 Australian Football League season is the 125th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 32nd under the name "Australian Football League", having changed from "Victorian Football League" after the 1989 season. There are 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous nine seasons.

COVID-19 pandemic impact on season

The season is being played during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the country's vaccination roll-outs commencing around the beginning of the season. The country has largely settled into a paradigm of most states maintaining zero COVID-19 cases outside of their international travel quarantine systems; and when this is the case, it allows matches to be played in front of crowds (albeit with reduced capacity) and unhindered interstate travel is permitted without quarantine. However, different state governments often respond quickly to small numbers or even single virus cases being discovered in the community; this means border restrictions or quarantine periods can be re-imposed at short notice, impacting interstate travel for matches; and, in some cases, that city- or state-wide lockdowns could be imposed within the impacted states, precluding football activities altogether.[1]

As of Round 16, the impact of the pandemic to the season's scheduled fixture has been mostly limited to venue changes and matches being played behind closed doors. Unlike the 2020 season, clubs were not put into long-term interstate hubs; instead, players were promised that only medium-term interstate trips would occur, with a maximum duration of three weeks before returning home. To help with this, special arrangements were made with the Queensland and South Australian governments, allowing clubs to fly in and out of those states from some hot zones if the travelling party was subjected to isolation and testing requirements in the week leading up to the match.[2]

There have thus far been two major disruptions to the organisation of matches:

  • Rounds 11 – 14: an outbreak in Victoria resulted in lockdown and border restrictions on Victorian clubs, precluding free entry to any state except New South Wales. Many clubs shifted games to Sydney and remained there between rounds during that period.[3]
  • Rounds 15 – present: nationwide outbreaks in all states except Victoria and Tasmania at one stage locked down all capital cities in those states, and precluded most free interstate travel in the country. All non-Victorian clubs relocated their training bases and most matches to Victoria, with only select matches able to be played interstate.[4]

While most matches in the season have seen some level of attendance restrictions, there has been a steady return to larger crowds compared to the restrictions imposed in 2020. The openness of Australia's society compared with others around the world meant that the AFL was on the leading edge of a return to typical sports attendances; and at the time it was played, the 78,113 attendance between Collingwood and Essendon on Anzac Day was a world record highest attendance for a sporting event since the beginning of the pandemic.[5]

Rule changes

The following rule changes were made in the 2021 season:[6]

  • The maximum number of interchanges allowed was reduced from 90 to 75 per team. Like previous steps taken to reduce interchange numbers, this was designed to alleviate congested play by giving teams less fatigue management.
  • The interchange bench was increased from four to five, with the fifth designated a medical substitute allowed to take the field only to replace a player deemed medically unfit to continue. Except with permission from the AFL Medical Officer, a player thus substituted off would be ineligible to play again until at least twelve days later.[7]
  • The distance between man on the mark and the kick-off line at a kick-in was increased from 10m to 15m.[8]
  • The duration of each quarter of play was returned to 20 minutes plus time-on, as it had been since 1994. Quarters had been played at a reduced 16 minutes plus time-on in 2020, specifically as a fatigue and injury management strategy to cope with pandemic-related interruptions to the season.[9]

Additionally, umpires were directed to use a more stringent interpretation of existing rules related to the man on the mark: the man on the mark had previously been given freedom to move laterally or make a run towards the mark, provided they did not step over the mark; but now, the player would be directed to 'stand' upon taking up the mark position, and would concede a 50-metre penalty if he left that position; he could also choose not to take up the mark, leaving him free to move provided he remained at least five metres behind the mark. This new interpretation made it more difficult for the man on the mark to influence a subsequent sequence of quick-running play, opening up freer ball movement.[10][11]

Pre-season

AFL Community Series

Main article: 2021 AAMI Community Series

The pre-season series of games returned as the 2021 AAMI Community Series, with teams playing one game each. The games were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. All games were televised live on Fox Footy.[12]

Premiership season

A full 22-round fixture for the 2021 season was released in December 2020; but dates, times and broadcasters were initially revealed only for the first six rounds, with the league intending to release the remaining dates in four-to-six weeks blocks with at least a month's notice during the season.[9]

Through the below tables, the originally scheduled venue is always shown, in addition to the venue where the match was played in cases when it was changed. Unless otherwise noted, all changes to venue were caused by an lockdown or border restriction preventing the game from being played at its fixtured location. There were also many matches played before no crowd or a heavily restricted attendance, all of which were caused by the local COVID-19 conditions at the time of the match.

Round 1

Round 1
Thursday, 18 March (7:25 pm) Richmond 15.15 (105) def. Carlton 11.14 (80) MCG (crowd: 49,218) Report
Friday, 19 March (7:40 pm) Collingwood 7.11 (53) def. by Western Bulldogs 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 46,051) Report
Saturday, 20 March (1:45 pm) Melbourne 11.14 (80) def. Fremantle 8.10 (58) MCG (crowd: 21,365) Report
Saturday, 20 March (4:05 pm) Adelaide 15.13 (103) def. Geelong 13.13 (91) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 26,985) Report
Saturday, 20 March (7:25 pm) Essendon 13.13 (91) def. by Hawthorn 14.8 (92) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,128) Report
Saturday, 20 March (6:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94) def. by Sydney 19.11 (125) Gabba (crowd: 22,762) Report
Sunday, 21 March (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.11 (65) def. by Port Adelaide 17.15 (117) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 13,050) Report
Sunday, 21 March (3:20 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.12 (78) def. by St Kilda 13.8 (86) Giants Stadium (crowd: 5,014) Report
Sunday, 21 March (3:10 pm) West Coast 12.11 (83) def. Gold Coast 8.10 (58) Optus Stadium (crowd: 38,493) Report

Round 2

Round 2
Thursday, 25 March (7:20 pm) Carlton 13.7 (85) def. by Collingwood 16.10 (106) MCG (crowd: 51,723) Report
Friday, 26 March (7:50 pm) Geelong 12.9 (81) def. Brisbane Lions 11.14 (80) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 20,070) Report
Saturday, 27 March (1:45 pm) Sydney 18.13 (121) def. Adelaide 11.22 (88) SCG (crowd: 23,946) Report
Saturday, 27 March (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 18.11 (119) def. Essendon 9.11 (65) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 29,978) Report
Saturday, 27 March (7:30 pm) St Kilda 11.7 (73) def. by Melbourne 12.19 (91) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 25,903) Report
Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 14.14 (98) def. North Melbourne 5.9 (39) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 6,661) Report
Sunday, 28 March (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 7.7 (49) def. by Richmond 11.12 (78) MCG (crowd: 41,051) Report
Sunday, 28 March (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100) def. West Coast 14.9 (93) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 21,391) Report
Sunday, 28 March (3:10 pm) Fremantle 11.21 (87) def. Greater Western Sydney 7.14 (56) Optus Stadium (crowd: 27,625) Report

Round 3

Round 3 (Easter)
Thursday, 1 April (7:40 pm) Collingwood 11.6 (72) def. by Brisbane Lions 11.7 (73) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 28,057) Report
Friday, 2 April (4:20 pm) North Melbourne 5.9 (39) def. by Western Bulldogs 25.17 (167) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 28,483) Report
Friday, 2 April (7:20 pm) Adelaide 14.11 (95) def. Gold Coast 12.13 (85) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,175) Report
Saturday, 3 April (1:45 pm) Richmond 10.12 (72) def. by Sydney 17.15 (117) MCG (crowd: 43,637) Report
Saturday, 3 April (4:35 pm) Essendon 22.11 (143) def. St Kilda 9.14 (68) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 29,234) Report
Saturday, 3 April (5:10 pm) West Coast 16.12 (108) def. Port Adelaide 11.5 (71) Optus Stadium (crowd: 42,090) Report
Sunday, 4 April (3:20 pm) Carlton 16.13 (109) def. Fremantle 9.10 (64) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 24,551) Report
Sunday, 4 April (6:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.2 (68) def. by Melbourne 15.12 (102) Manuka Oval (crowd: 9,563) Report
Monday, 5 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 10.9 (69) def. Hawthorn 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 50,030) Report

Round 4

Round 4
Thursday, 8 April (7:20 pm) Sydney 11.17 (83) def. Essendon 12.8 (80) SCG (crowd: 28,039) Report
Friday, 9 April (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 11.13 (79) def. Richmond 11.11 (77) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,742) Report
Saturday, 10 April (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.13 (73) def. Brisbane Lions 8.6 (54) Mars Stadium (crowd: 7,387) Report
Saturday, 10 April (4:35 pm) St Kilda 15.12 (102) def. West Coast 13.4 (82) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 16,710) Report
Saturday, 10 April (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 8.11 (59) def. by Carlton 9.16 (70) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,618) Report
Saturday, 10 April (7:25 pm) Collingwood 9.6 (60) def. by Greater Western Sydney 14.6 (90) MCG (crowd: 29,866) Report
Sunday, 11 April (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.8 (68) def. by Adelaide 16.13 (109) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 13,479) Report
Sunday, 11 April (3:20 pm) Melbourne 12.13 (85) def. Geelong 9.6 (60) MCG (crowd: 33,728) Report
Sunday, 11 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle 13.18 (96) def. Hawthorn 12.9 (81) Optus Stadium (crowd: 29,490) Report

Round 5

Round 5
Thursday, 15 April (7:20 pm) St Kilda 7.6 (48) def. by Richmond 20.14 (134) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 32,056) Report
Friday, 16 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 16.7 (103) def. Collingwood 11.10 (76) Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,159) Report
Saturday, 17 April (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.16 (118) def. Gold Coast 8.8 (56) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 18,920) Report
Saturday, 17 April (4:35 pm) Sydney 10.9 (69) def. by Greater Western Sydney 9.17 (71) SCG (crowd: 33,541) Report
Saturday, 17 April (7:25 pm) Carlton 9.14 (68) def. by Port Adelaide 15.6 (96) MCG (crowd: 32,893) Report
Saturday, 17 April (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102) def. Essendon 6.9 (45) Gabba (crowd: 23,544) Report
Sunday, 18 April (12:40 pm) Adelaide 11.6 (72) def. by Fremantle 12.12 (84) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 31,454) Report
Sunday, 18 April (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 8.6 (54) def. by Melbourne 15.14 (104) MCG (crowd: 36,337) Report
Sunday, 18 April (4:40 pm) Geelong 10.17 (77) def. North Melbourne 7.5 (47) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 21,282) Report

Round 6

Round 6 (ANZAC Round)
Friday, 23 April (7:50 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.11 (65) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104) Manuka Oval (crowd: 10,064) Report
Saturday, 24 April (1:45 pm) Geelong 21.10 (136) def. West Coast 5.9 (39) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 21,282) Report
Saturday, 24 April (1:45 pm) Gold Coast 15.10 (100) def. Sydney 9.6 (60) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 9,819) Report
Saturday, 24 April (4:35 pm) Carlton 12.13 (85) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.13 (103) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 29,576) Report
Saturday, 24 April (7:25 pm) Melbourne 12.10 (82) def. Richmond 6.12 (48) MCG (crowd: 56,418) Report
Saturday, 24 April (6:10 pm) Fremantle 14.15 (99) def. North Melbourne 6.12 (48) Optus Stadium (crowd: 0) Report
Sunday, 25 April (12:30 pm) Hawthorn 15.12 (102) def. Adelaide 16.3 (99) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 9,007) Report
Sunday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood 13.7 (85) def. by Essendon 16.13 (109) MCG (crowd: 78,113) Report
Sunday, 25 April (6:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) def. St Kilda 5.9 (39) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,125) Report

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 30 April (7:50 pm) Richmond 11.11 (77) def. Western Bulldogs 7.13 (55) MCG (crowd: 52,402) Report
Saturday, 1 May (1:40 pm) Adelaide 4.15 (39) def. by Greater Western Sydney 15.16 (106) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 28,853) Report
Saturday, 1 May (1:45 pm) Collingwood 7.13 (55) def. by Gold Coast 12.7 (79) MCG (crowd: 24,397) Report
Saturday, 1 May (4:35 pm) St Kilda 19.14 (128) def. Hawthorn 9.5 (59) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 26,433) Report
Saturday, 1 May (7:25 pm) Sydney 14.6 (90) def. Geelong 12.16 (88) SCG (crowd: 29,123) Report
Saturday, 1 May (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.15 (93) def. Port Adelaide 5.14 (44) Gabba (crowd: 20,007) Report
Sunday, 2 May (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 11.7 (73) def. by Melbourne 16.7 (103) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 6,009) Report
Sunday, 2 May (3:20 pm) Essendon 16.11 (107) def. by Carlton 19.9 (123) MCG (crowd: 57,447) Report
Sunday, 2 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 20.12 (132) def. Fremantle 11.7 (73) Optus Stadium (crowd: 0) Report

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 7 May (7:50 pm) Richmond 9.9 (63) def. by Geelong 19.12 (126) MCG (crowd: 54,857) Report
Saturday, 8 May (1:45 pm) Gold Coast 7.12 (54) def. by St Kilda 8.15 (63) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 9,271) Report
Saturday, 8 May (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 16.11 (107) def. Essendon 16.9 (105) GIANTS Stadium (crowd: 8,526) Report
Saturday, 8 May (4:35 pm) North Melbourne 11.10 (76) def. by Collingwood 14.10 (94) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 22,329) Report
Saturday, 8 May (7:25 pm) Melbourne 10.7 (67) def. Sydney 8.10 (58) MCG (crowd: 35,567) Report
Saturday, 8 May (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 12.15 (87) def. Adelaide 5.8 (38) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,069) Report
Sunday, 9 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 8.12 (60) def. by West Coast 14.14 (98) MCG (crowd: 15,277) Report
Sunday, 9 May (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) def. Carlton 13.13 (91) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 27,663) Report
Sunday, 9 May (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.11 (95) def. Fremantle 10.11 (71) The Gabba (crowd: 15,403) Report

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 14 May (7:50 pm) St Kilda 5.17 (47) def. by Geelong 10.8 (68) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 26,712) Report
Saturday, 15 May (1:45 pm) Sydney 10.12 (72) def. Collingwood 5.12 (42) SCG (crowd: 31,448) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 12.8 (80) def. by North Melbourne 13.9 (87) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 9,121) Report
Saturday, 15 May (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 7.9 (51) def. by Brisbane Lions 19.10 (124) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,636) Report
Saturday, 15 May (7:25 pm) Richmond 13.9 (87) def. Greater Western Sydney 12.11 (83) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 18,798) Report
Saturday, 15 May (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 12.5 (77) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.6 (96) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 32,787) Report
Sunday, 16 May (1:10 pm) Essendon 10.8 (68) def. Fremantle 8.13 (61) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 26,357) Report
Sunday, 16 May (3:20 pm) Melbourne 13.16 (94) def. Carlton 10.8 (68) MCG (crowd: 38,581) Report
Sunday, 16 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 16.10 (106) def. Adelaide 11.10 (76) Optus Stadium (crowd: 43,427) Report

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 21 May (7:50 pm) Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102) def. Richmond 11.8 (74) Gabba (crowd: 31,127) Report
Saturday, 22 May (1:45 pm) Carlton 13.8 (86) def. Hawthorn 9.9 (63) MCG (crowd: 45,741) Report
Saturday, 22 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 14.7 (91) def. Gold Coast 8.9 (57) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 22,055) Report
Saturday, 22 May (4:05 pm) Adelaide 15.6 (96) def. Melbourne 14.11 (95) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 31,373) Report
Saturday, 22 May (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 21.18 (144) def. St Kilda 5.3 (33) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 28,720) Report
Saturday, 22 May (5:40 pm) Fremantle 12.14 (86) def. Sydney 13.6 (84) Optus Stadium (crowd: 29,134) Report
Sunday, 23 May (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.15 (93) def. West Coast 11.11 (77) GIANTS Stadium (crowd: 9,046) Report
Sunday, 23 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood 8.10 (58) def. by Port Adelaide 8.11 (59) MCG (crowd: 23,415) Report
Sunday, 23 May (4:40 pm) Essendon 22.9 (141) def. North Melbourne 10.9 (69) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 33,121) Report

Round 11

Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round Week 1)
Friday, 28 May (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 8.11 (59) def. by Melbourne 13.9 (87) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 0) Report
Saturday, 29 May (1:45 pm) Collingwood 6.15 (51) def. by Geelong 8.13 (61) MCG (crowd: 0) Report
Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 19.15 (129) def. Greater Western Sydney 10.5 (65) Gabba (crowd: 22,038) Report
Saturday, 29 May (4:35 pm) St Kilda 12.16 (88) def. North Melbourne 10.8 (68) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 0) Report
Saturday, 29 May (7:40 pm) Gold Coast 17.11 (113) def. Hawthorn 11.10 (76) SCG (crowd: 1,241) Report
Saturday, 29 May (5:40 pm) West Coast 11.5 (71) def. by Essendon 12.15 (87) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,883) Report
Sunday, 30 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 17.9 (111) def. Adelaide 12.11 (83) GIANTS Stadium (crowd: 4,236) Report
Sunday, 30 May (3:20 pm) Sydney 15.10 (100) def. Carlton 11.12 (78) SCG (crowd: 29,882) Report
Sunday, 30 May (4:50 pm) Port Adelaide 18.7 (115) def. Fremantle 9.15 (69) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 26,759) Report

Round 12

Round 12 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round Week 2)
Friday, 4 June (7:20 pm) Melbourne 14.13 (97) def. Brisbane Lions 11.9 (75) GIANTS Stadium (crowd: 3,772) Report
Saturday, 5 June (1:45 pm) Sydney 13.14 (92) def. St Kilda 12.11 (83) SCG (crowd: 19,020) Report
Saturday, 5 June (4:05 pm) Adelaide 10.13 (73) def. by Collingwood 12.6 (78) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,446) Report
Saturday, 5 June (5:40 pm) Essendon 12.12 (84) def. by Richmond 19.9 (123) Optus Stadium (crowd: 55,656) Report
Sunday, 6 June (3:20 pm) Carlton 10.13 (73) def. by West Coast 14.11 (95) SCG (crowd: 5,137) Report
Sunday, 6 June (4:40 pm) Fremantle 9.11 (65) def. by Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93) Optus Stadium (crowd: 32,875) Report
Bye
Geelong, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide

Round 13

Round 13
Thursday, 10 June (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.7 (91) def. by Geelong 17.10 (112) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 28,718) Report
Friday, 11 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 7.9 (51) def. by Hawthorn 14.5 (89) SCG (crowd: 25,904) Report
Saturday, 12 June (2:15 pm) Fremantle 11.10 (76) def. Gold Coast 6.13 (49) Optus Stadium (crowd: 27,318) Report
Saturday, 12 June (7:25 pm) St Kilda 8.12 (60) def. by Adelaide 9.12 (66) Cazalys Stadium (crowd: 5,969) Report
Sunday, 13 June (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 14.10 (94) drew with Greater Western Sydney 14.10 (94) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 3,462) Report
Sunday, 13 June (5:20 pm) West Coast 13.7 (85) def. Richmond 12.9 (81) Optus Stadium (crowd: 50,834) Report
Monday, 14 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne 9.9 (63) def. by Collingwood 11.14 (80) SCG (crowd: 16,453) Report
Bye
Brisbane Lions, Carlton, Essendon, Western Bulldogs

Round 14

Round 14
Friday, 18 June (7:50 pm) Geelong 12.11 (83) def. Western Bulldogs 11.12 (78) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 6,583) Report
Saturday, 19 June (1:45 pm) Gold Coast 4.7 (31) def. by Port Adelaide 12.9 (81) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 7,117) Report
Saturday, 19 June (4:35 pm) North Melbourne 6.9 (45) def. by Brisbane Lions 9.14 (68) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 5,060) Report
Saturday, 19 June (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 16.6 (102) def. Carlton 9.12 (66) GIANTS Stadium (crowd: 7,035) Report
Sunday, 20 June (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 10.13 (73) def. by Essendon 13.8 (86) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 14,834) Report
Bye
Adelaide, Collingwood, Fremantle, Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney, West Coast

Round 15

Round 15
Thursday, 24 June (7:30 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.16 (94) def. Geelong 7.8 (50) Gabba (crowd: 29,024) Report
Friday, 25 June (7:50 pm) Richmond 2.10 (22) def. by St Kilda 9.8 (62) MCG (crowd: 14,787) Report
Saturday, 26 June (1:45 pm) Collingwood 12.7 (79) def. by Fremantle 14.7 (91) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 11,570) Report
Saturday, 26 June (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 9.18 (72) def. Gold Coast 9.9 (63) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 6,719) Report
Saturday, 26 June (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 12.9 (81) def. Sydney 10.11 (71) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 29,631) Report
Saturday, 26 June (7:25 pm) Essendon 8.9 (57) def. by Melbourne 9.14 (68) MCG (crowd: 19,414) Report
Sunday, 27 June (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.6 (72) def. by Hawthorn 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 9,897) Report
Sunday, 27 June (1:20 pm) West Coast 6.7 (43) def. by Western Bulldogs 13.20 (98) Optus Stadium (crowd: 0) Report
Sunday, 27 June (4:10 pm) Carlton 12.11 (83) def. Adelaide 10.13 (73) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 14,930) Report

Round 16

Round 16
Thursday, 1 July (7:20 pm) Gold Coast 10.17 (77) def. Richmond 10.7 (67) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 9,327) Report
Friday, 2 July (7:50 pm) Geelong 15.8 (98) def. Essendon 8.9 (57) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 15,579) Report
Saturday, 3 July (1:45 pm) Melbourne 7.13 (55) def. by Greater Western Sydney 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 16,963) Report
Saturday, 3 July (4:05 pm) Adelaide 8.11 (59) def. by Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 16,178) Report
Saturday, 3 July (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 7.11 (53) def. by Port Adelaide 13.9 (87) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 18,251) Report
Saturday, 3 July (7:40 pm) Fremantle 8.16 (64) def. by Carlton 12.8 (80) MCG (crowd: 12,103) Report
Sunday, 4 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 18.10 (118) def. West Coast 3.8 (26) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 9,520) Report
Sunday, 4 July (3:20 pm) Collingwood 8.13 (61) def. by St Kilda 10.10 (70) MCG (crowd: 18,082) Report
Sunday, 4 July (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.12 (108) def. North Melbourne 11.13 (79) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 18,216) Report

Round 17

Round 17
Thursday, 8 July (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Friday, 9 July (7:50 pm) Essendon v Adelaide Marvel Stadium
Saturday, 9 July (1:45 pm) Carlton v Geelong MCG
Saturday, 9 July (4:35 pm) Hawthorn v Fremantle University of Tasmania Stadium
Saturday, 9 July (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Gabba
Sunday, 10 July (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast Mars Stadium
Sunday, 10 July (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs v Sydney Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 10 July (4:40 pm) Richmond v Collingwood MCG
Monday, 11 July (5:20 pm) West Coast v North Melbourne Optus Stadium

Round 18

Round 18
Thursday, 15 July- Adelaide v West Coast Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 18 July Collingwood v Carlton MCG
TBC Fremantle v Geelong Optus Stadium
TBC Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs Metricon Stadium
TBC Greater Western Sydney v Sydney TBD
TBC Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG
TBC North Melbourne v Essendon Marvel Stadium
TBC Richmond v Brisbane Lions MCG
TBC St Kilda v Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium

Round 19

Round 19
Thursday, 22 July- Carlton v North Melbourne Marvel Stadium
Sunday, 25 July Essendon v Greater Western Sydney Marvel Stadium
TBC Geelong v Richmond MCG
TBC Gold Coast v Melbourne Metricon Stadium
TBC Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions MCG
TBC Port Adelaide v Collingwood Adelaide Oval
TBC Sydney v Fremantle SCG
TBC West Coast v St Kilda Optus Stadium
TBC Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Mars Stadium

Round 20

Round 20
Thursday, 29 July- Adelaide v Hawthorn Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 1 August Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Gabba
TBC Collingwood v West Coast MCG
TBC Essendon v Sydney Marvel Stadium
TBC Fremantle v Richmond Optus Stadium
TBC Greater Western Sydney v Port Adelaide Manuka Oval
TBC Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG
TBC North Melbourne v Geelong Blundstone Arena
TBC St Kilda v Carlton Marvel Stadium

Round 21

Round 21
Thursday, 5 August- Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 8 August Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Optus Stadium
TBC Carlton v Gold Coast Marvel Stadium
TBC Geelong v Greater Western Sydney GMHBA Stadium
TBC Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG
TBC Richmond v North Melbourne MCG
TBC St Kilda v Sydney Marvel Stadium
TBC West Coast v Melbourne Optus Stadium
TBC Western Bulldogs v Essendon Marvel Stadium

Round 22

Round 22
Thursday, 12 August- Brisbane Lions v Collingwood Gabba
Sunday, 15 August Fremantle v West Coast Optus Stadium
TBC Geelong v St Kilda GMHBA Stadium
TBC Gold Coast v Essendon Metricon Stadium
TBC Greater Western Sydney v Richmond GIANTS Stadium
TBC Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs University of Tasmania Stadium
TBC Melbourne v Adelaide MCG
TBC North Melbourne v Sydney Marvel Stadium
TBC Port Adelaide v Carlton Adelaide Oval

Round 23

Round 23
Thursday, 19 August- Adelaide v North Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 22 August Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba
TBC Carlton v Greater Western Sydney Marvel Stadium
TBC Essendon v Collingwood MCG
TBC Geelong v Melbourne GMHBA Stadium
TBC Richmond v Hawthorn MCG
TBC St Kilda v Fremantle Marvel Stadium
TBC Sydney v Gold Coast SCG
TBC Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium

Season notes

  • Melbourne won its first nine games of the season, its best unbeaten start to a season since 1956.[35]

Win/loss table

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
Adelaide Geel
+12 		Syd
-33 		GCS
+10 		NM
+41 		Frem
-12 		Haw
-3 		GWS
-67 		PA
-49 		WCE
-30 		Melb
+1 		Rich
-28 		Coll
-5 		StK
+6 		X Carl
-10 		BL
-52 		Ess WCE WB Haw PA Melb NM
Brisbane Lions Syd
-31 		Geel
-1 		Coll
+1 		WB
-19 		Ess
+57 		Carl
+18 		PA
+49 		Fre
+24 		GCS
+73 		Rich
+28 		GWS
+64 		Melb
-22 		X NM
+23 		Geel
+44 		Adel
+52 		StK Rich Haw GCS Frem Coll WCE
Carlton Rich
-25 		Coll
-21 		Frem
+45 		GCS
+11 		PA
-28 		BL
-18 		Ess
+16 		WB
-16 		Melb
-26 		Haw
+23 		Syd
-22 		WCE
-22 		X GWS
-36 		Adel
+10 		Frem
+16 		Geel Coll NM StK GCS PA GWS
Collingwood WB
-16 		Carl
+21 		BL
-1 		GWS
-30 		WCE
-27 		Ess
-24 		GCS
-24 		NM
+18 		Syd
-30 		PA
-1 		Geel
-10 		Adel
+5 		Melb
+17 		X Frem
-12 		StK
-9 		Rich Carl PA WCE Haw BL Ess
Essendon Haw
-1 		PA
-54 		StK
+75 		Syd
-3 		BL
-57 		Coll
+24 		Carl
-16 		GWS
-2 		Frem
+7 		NM
+72 		WCE
+16 		Rich
-39 		X Haw
+13 		Melb
-11 		Geel
-41 		Adel NM GWS Syd WB GCS Coll
Fremantle Melb
-22 		GWS
+31 		Carl
-45 		Haw
+15 		Adel
+12 		NM
+51 		WCE
-59 		BL
-24 		Ess
-7 		Syd
+2 		PA
-46 		WB
-28 		GCS
+27 		X Coll
+12 		Carl
-16 		Haw Geel Syd Rich BL WCE StK
Geelong Adel
-12 		BL
+1 		Haw
+5 		Melb
-25 		NM
+30 		WCE
+97 		Syd
-2 		Rich
+63 		StK
+21 		GCS
+34 		Coll
+10 		X PA
+21 		WB
+5 		BL
-44 		Ess
+41 		Carl Frem Rich NM GWS StK Melb
Gold Coast WCE
-25 		NM
+59 		Adel
-10 		Carl
-11 		WB
-62 		Syd
+40 		Coll
+24 		StK
-9 		BL
-73 		Geel
-34 		Haw
+37 		X Frem
-27 		PA
-50 		NM
-9 		Rich
+10 		GWS WB Melb BL Carl Ess Syd
Greater Western Sydney StK
-8 		Frem
-31 		Melb
-34 		Coll
+30 		Syd
+2 		WB
-39 		Adel
+67 		Ess
+2 		Rich
-4 		WCE
+16 		BL
-64 		X NM
0 		Carl
+36 		Haw
-18 		Melb
+9 		GCS Syd Ess PA Geel Rich Car
Hawthorn Ess
+1 		Rich
-29 		Geel
-5 		Frem
-15 		Melb
-50 		Adel
+3 		StK
-69 		WCE
-38 		NM
-7 		Carl
-23 		GCS
-37 		X Syd
+38 		Ess
-13 		GWS
+18 		PA
-34 		Frem Melb BL Adel Coll WB Rich
Melbourne Frem
+22 		StK
+18 		GWS
+34 		Geel
+25 		Haw
+50 		Rich
+34 		NM
+30 		Syd
+9 		Carl
+26 		Adel
-1 		WB
+28 		BL
+22 		Coll
-17 		X Ess
+11 		GWS
-9 		PA Haw GCS WB WCE Adel Geel
North Melbourne PA
-52 		GCS
-59 		WB
-128 		Adel
-41 		Geel
-30 		Frem
-51 		Melb
-30 		Coll
-18 		Haw
+7 		Ess
-72 		StK
-20 		X GWS
0 		BL
-23 		GCS
+9 		WB
-29 		WCE Ess Carl Geel Rich Syd Adel
Port Adelaide NM
+52 		Ess
+54 		WCE
-37 		Rich
+2 		Carl
+28 		StK
+54 		Bri
-49 		Adel
+49 		WB
-19 		Coll
+1 		Frem
+46 		X Geel
-21 		GCS
+50 		Syd
+10 		Haw
+34 		Melb StK Coll GWS Adel Carl WB
Richmond Carl
+25 		Haw
+29 		Syd
-45 		PA
-2 		StK
+86 		Melb
-34 		WB
+22 		Geel
-63 		GWS
+4 		BL
-28 		Adel
+28 		Ess
+39 		WCE
-5 		X StK
-40 		GCS
-10 		Coll BL Geel Frem NM GWS Haw
St Kilda GWS
+8 		Melb
-18 		Ess
-75 		WCE
+20 		Rich
-86 		PA
-54 		Haw
+69 		GCS
+9 		Geel
-21 		WB
-111 		NM
+20 		Syd
-9 		Adel
-6 		X Rich
+40 		Coll
+9 		BL PA WCE Carl Syd Geel Frem
Sydney BL
+31 		Adel
+33 		Rich
+45 		Ess
+3 		GWS
-2 		GCS
-40 		Geel
+2 		Melb
-9 		Coll
+30 		Frem
-2 		Carl
+22 		StK
+9 		Haw
-38 		X PA
-10 		WCE
92 		WB GWS Frem Ess StK NM GCS
West Coast GCS
+25 		WB
-7 		PA
+37 		StK
-20 		Coll
+27 		Geel
-97 		Frem
+59 		Haw
+38 		Adel
+30 		GWS
-16 		Ess
-16 		Carl
+22 		Rich
+5 		X WB
-55 		Syd
-92 		NM Adel StK Coll Melb Frem BL
Western Bulldogs Coll
+16 		WCE
+7 		NM
+128 		BL
+19 		GCS
+62 		GWS
+39 		Rich
-22 		Carl
+16 		PA
+19 		StK
+111 		Melb
-28 		Frem
+28 		X Geel
-5 		WCE
+55 		NM
+29 		Syd GCS Adel Melb Ess Haw PA
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
+ Win Qualified for finals
- Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Western Bulldogs 15 12 3 0 1469 988 148.7 48 Finals series
2 Melbourne 15 12 3 0 1273 991 128.5 48
3 Brisbane Lions 15 11 4 0 1397 1037 134.7 44
4 Port Adelaide 15 11 4 0 1297 1037 125.1 44
5 Geelong 15 11 4 0 1291 1057 122.1 44
6 Sydney 15 9 6 0 1311 1145 114.5 36
7 West Coast 15 8 7 0 1241 1302 95.3 32
8 Greater Western Sydney 15 7 7 1 1214 1250 97.1 30
9 Richmond 15 7 8 0 1219 1212 100.6 28
10 Fremantle 15 7 8 0 1144 1241 92.2 28
11 St Kilda 15 7 8 0 1050 1255 83.7 28
12 Essendon 15 6 9 0 1325 1342 98.7 24
13 Carlton 15 6 9 0 1245 1338 93.0 24
14 Gold Coast 15 5 10 0 1030 1170 88.0 20
15 Adelaide 15 5 10 0 1169 1388 84.2 20
16 Collingwood 15 4 11 0 1050 1173 89.5 16
17 Hawthorn 15 4 11 0 1085 1333 81.4 16
18 North Melbourne 15 2 12 1 962 1506 63.9 10
Updated to match(es) played on 4 July 2021. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.


Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicates the team did not play during that round, either due to a bye or a postponed game.
  • Subscript numbers indicate ladder position at round's end.
Points by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Western Bulldogs4685121161201241242282322361362402402402442481
Melbourne4384123162202242281321361362401441441441481482
Brisbane Lions015014413416810128167205244284323324324364403443
Port Adelaide418184124164203203243245285325325325365404444
Geelong01241187810128164165204243283324323363403405445
Sydney4483122163163165204206246246286326326326326366
West Coast424785861261210168207247247247287327327327327
Greater Western Sydney01101601741581281412111691692082010201022102692610308
Richmond45828688125127166168208209248288288288288289
Fremantle01648415891291661691610161020102011201124924112892810
St Kilda484104168118138161214161116111614201220122013201324122811
Essendon010017410412414812815815121216112092092011241024112412
Carlton014015412878118131212121312131612161316141614161420132413
Gold Coast01746494134158111210121212141215161416131615161616162014
Adelaide47412881251271291213121412151613161516152012201220142015
Collingwood0134941141441641741781681681681612161616161516151616
Hawthorn494134144174178158168178178178178171217121716171617
North Melbourne01801801801801801801801841841841841861861810181018
Source: [citation needed]


Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group Ref.
Adelaide Matthew Nicks Rory Sloane Matt Crouch, Tom Doedee, Tom Lynch, Brodie Smith [36]
Brisbane Lions Chris Fagan Dayne Zorko Harris Andrews Jarrod Berry, Darcy Gardiner, Ryan Lester, Jarryd Lyons, Lincoln McCarthy, Hugh McCluggage, Lachie Neale, Daniel Rich [37]
Carlton David Teague Patrick Cripps
Sam Docherty
Collingwood Nathan Buckley Scott Pendlebury Taylor Adams, Jeremy Howe, Steele Sidebottom Brodie Grundy, Darcy Moore, Jordan Roughead [38]
Essendon Ben Rutten Dyson Heppell Michael Hurley, Andrew McGrath, Zach Merrett [39]
Fremantle Justin Longmuir Nat Fyfe Andrew Brayshaw, Reece Conca, David Mundy, Alex Pearce, Michael Walters [40]
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood Mark Blicavs, Patrick Dangerfield Mitch Duncan, Mark O'Connor, Tom Stewart, Zach Tuohy [41]
Gold Coast Stuart Dew David Swallow
Jarrod Witts 		Sam Collins, Touk Miller [42]
Greater Western Sydney Leon Cameron Stephen Coniglio Toby Greene Phil Davis, Matt de Boer, Jacob Hopper, Josh Kelly, Lachie Whitfield [43]
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Ben McEvoy Jaeger O’Meara Jack Gunston, Tom Mitchell, Liam Shiels, James Worpel [44]
Melbourne Simon Goodwin Max Gawn Jack Viney [45]
North Melbourne David Noble Jack Ziebell Luke McDonald, Jy Simpkin Ben Cunnington, Robbie Tarrant, Kayne Turner [46]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Tom Jonas Ollie Wines Darcy Byrne-Jones, Hamish Hartlett [47]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Trent Cotchin Jack Riewoldt
St Kilda Brett Ratten Jarryn Geary
Jack Steele 		Dougal Howard, Tim Membrey Jack Billings, Sebastian Ross, Callum Wilkie [48]
Sydney John Longmire Josh Kennedy
Luke Parker
Dane Rampe 		Harry Cunningham, Lance Franklin, Jake Lloyd, Callum Mills, Tom Papley [49]
West Coast Adam Simpson Luke Shuey Jeremy McGovern Josh Kennedy, Nic Naitanui [50]
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Marcus Bontempelli Mitch Wallis [51]

Awards

Coleman Medal

  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman Medal at the end of that round.
  • Numbers underlined indicates the player did not play in that round.
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total
1 Harry McKay 22 46 713 215 116 622 426 430 333 235 338 038 038 341 243 346 46
2 Taylor Walker 55 611 617 320 222 325 227 027 027 330 434 236 137 037 340 141 41
3 Josh Bruce 11 34 1014 115 217 219 120 525 227 330 333 134 034 337 037 239 34
4 Ben King 33 36 410 111 213 518 220 323 225 328 432 032 032 234 034 438 38
5 Tom Hawkins 22 35 27 29 110 313 114 418 220 222 325 025 429 130 131 637 37
6 Jack Riewoldt 44 48 19 312 517 219 120 121 122 325 530 232 234 034 034 135 35
7 Aaron Naughton 22 35 27 29 211 213 316 218 422 527 128 129 029 029 433 033 33
8 Toby Greene 11 23 58 513 114 418 119 221 122 022 022 022 123 427 229 332 32
8 Lance Franklin 00 33 03 36 511 011 011 011 213 619 322 224 125 025 429 332 32
10 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 33 36 28 08 19 514 418 220 222 325 227 027 027 229 029 231 31
10 Bayley Fritsch 22 13 36 410 010 212 618 018 321 122 325 227 128 028 028 031 31

Player milestones

Player milestones [52]
Name Club Milestone Round
Brad Sheppard West Coast 200 AFL games[53] Round 4
Luke Dahlhaus Geelong 200 AFL games[54] Round 6
Nathan Jones Melbourne 300 AFL games[55] Round 6
Dustin Martin Richmond 250 AFL games[56] Round 6
Brandon Ellis Gold Coast 200 AFL games[57] Round 8
Steele Sidebottom Collingwood 250 AFL games[58] Round 8
Robbie Gray Port Adelaide 250 AFL games[59] Round 14
Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn 400 AFL games[32] Round 16

Coach changes

Outgoing coach Club Date Notes Incoming coach
John Worsfold Essendon 17 September 2019 Stepped down at the conclusion of the club's 2020 season as part of a succession plan.[60] Ben Rutten[60]
Rhyce Shaw North Melbourne 22 October 2020 Stepped down at the conclusion of the club's 2020 season due to personal health issues.[61] David Noble[62]
Nathan Buckley Collingwood 9 June 2021 Stepped down after round 13.[63] Robert Harvey (caretaker)[63]

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