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2014 AFL premiership season
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The 2014 Australian Football League season will be the 118th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.[1]

The season is scheduled to open on 14 March with Collingwood to host Fremantle at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne,[2] and is scheduled to conclude on 27 September with the AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Pre-season

NAB Challenge

Main article: 2014 NAB Challenge

The NAB Cup competition will not be scheduled this year and will instead be replaced by the NAB Challenge series, which features 18 practice matches played over 18 days, beginning February 12 and ending March 1.[3] Each team will play two pre-season games, many of which will be played at suburban or regional venues; all games will be televised on Fox Footy. There had been a proposal to conclude the pre-season with an All-Star representative match, replacing the NAB Cup Grand Final as the centerpiece of the preseason, but this did not go ahead.[4] Although the Grand Final and Michael Tuck Medal were not retained, the Super Goal has been retained for these matches.

2014 NAB Challenge
Wednesday, 12 February 7:10 pm Geelong 0.16.8 (104) def. Collingwood 1.13.15 (102) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 12,140) Report
Thursday, 13 February 7:10 pm Hawthorn 1.22.13 (154) def. Brisbane Lions 0.3.5 (23) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 5,003) Report
Friday, 14 February 7:10 pm Richmond 1.10.15 (84) def. by Melbourne 1.13.11 (98) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 12,024) Report
Saturday, 15 February 4:40 pm North Melbourne 0.14.9 (93) def. by Carlton 1.14.7 (100) Eureka Stadium (crowd: 7,800) Report
Sunday, 16 February 4:10 pm Adelaide 0.18.11 (119) def. Port Adelaide 0.9.5 (59) Richmond Oval (crowd: 8,765) Report
Monday, 17 February 6:10 pm Gold Coast 1.11.15 (90) def. Essendon 0.13.11 (89) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 6,083) Report
Tuesday, 18 February 4:10 pm Fremantle 0.10.4 (64) def. by West Coast 2.20.10 (148) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 10,737) Report
Wednesday, 19 February 7:10 pm Western Bulldogs 0.10.7 (67) def. St Kilda 1.7.5 (56) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 2,894) Report
Thursday, 20 February 7:10 pm Greater Western Sydney 0.11.9 (75) def. by Sydney 2.15.7 (115) StarTrack Oval (crowd: 6,854) Report
Friday, 21 February 7:10 pm Hawthorn 0.18.10 (118) def. North Melbourne 0.7.11 (53) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 4,000) Report
Saturday, 22 February 4:40 pm Collingwood 1.10.7 (76) def. by Richmond 1.17.13 (124) Wangaratta Showgrounds (crowd: 11,000) Report
Sunday, 23 February 3:40 pm Brisbane Lions 1.14.13 (106) def. Gold Coast 0.8.11 (59) Tony Ireland Stadium (crowd: 6,426) Report
Monday, 24 February 7:10 pm Carlton 0.9.7 (61) def. by Adelaide 1.13.12 (99) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 7,617) Report
Tuesday, 25 February 7:10 pm Essendon 0.9.11 (65) def. by Port Adelaide 1.11.15 (90) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 8,022) Report
Wednesday, 26 February 7:10 pm Western Bulldogs 0.9.15 (69) def. by Fremantle 0.15.7 (97) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 4,914) Report
Thursday, 27 February 7:10 pm Sydney 0.5.7 (37) def. by West Coast 0.10.12 (72) Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 3,045) Report
Friday, 28 February 5:40 pm Melbourne 3.9.3 (84) def. by Geelong 0.14.13 (97) TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 5,378) Report
Saturday, 1 March 4:40 pm Greater Western Sydney 7.11.10 (139) def. St Kilda 0.10.11 (71) Robertson Oval (crowd: 7,944) Report

Practice matches

Additionally, each club will play a further practice match after the NAB Challenge under the regular AFL season rules, however these matches will not be televised.

2014 Practice Matches
Sunday, 2 March 12:00 pm Gold Coast 14.13 (97) def. by Collingwood 16.15 (111) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 4,830) Report
Thursday, 6 March 4:40 pm West Coast 13.8 (86) def. Fremantle 9.13 (67) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 12,000) Report
Friday, 7 March 1:00 pm Richmond v Essendon ME Bank Centre
Friday, 7 March 2:00 pm Greater Western Sydney v Adelaide Blacktown International Sportspark
Friday, 7 March 4:00 pm Carlton v Western Bulldogs Visy Park
Friday, 7 March 7:00 pm Geelong v North Melbourne Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 8 March 12:30 pm Port Adelaide v St Kilda Alberton Oval
Saturday, 8 March 1:00 pm Melbourne v Hawthorn Casey Fields
Saturday, 8 March 2:30 pm Brisbane Lions v Sydney Burpengary Regional Sports Park

Premiership season

The full fixture was released on Thursday 31 October 2013.[5] Notable features of the draw included:

  • Geelong will play most of its home games at night in 2014,[6] with its first game to be played against Adelaide on a Thursday night in Round 1.[7]
  • The Melbourne Cricket Ground will be unavailable for Round 1 due to cricket commitments.[8] This means that the ground will not host a Round 1 match for the first time since 2006 (due to the Commonwealth Games), and the match between Richmond and Carlton which had served as the season's first match in Melbourne since 2008 will be held in Round 2 instead.[9]
  • The AFL will trial three Sunday night matches during the season, all to be televised on the Seven Network.[10]
  • Traeger Park in Alice Springs will host its first premiership match when Melbourne meets Port Adelaide in Round 11.[11]
  • The fixture will see the eighteen teams split into three sections – the top six, middle six and bottom six, in accordance to their ladder position from 2013 to determine which clubs meet twice during the season.
Top six teams Middle six teams Bottom six teams
Top six teams Minimum of two meetings
Maximum of three meetings 		Minimum of one meeting
Maximum of two meetings 		Minimum of no meetings
Maximum of one meeting
Middle six teams Minimum of one meeting
Maximum of two meetings 		Minimum of two meetings
Maximum of three meetings 		Minimum of one meeting
Maximum of two meetings
Bottom six teams Minimum of no meetings
Maximum of one meeting 		Minimum of one meeting
Maximum of two meetings 		Minimum of two meetings
Maximum of three meetings

Local derbies and notable rivalries will continue to be staged twice during the season.

  • Match starting times are local.

Round 1

Round 1
Friday, 14 March (7:50 pm) Collingwood   v Fremantle   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 15 March (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Sydney   Spotless Stadium (crowd:  )  
Saturday, 15 March (6:40 pm) Gold Coast   v Richmond   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 16 March (7:40 pm) Carlton   v Port Adelaide   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Thursday, 20 March (7:10 pm) Geelong   v Adelaide   Simonds Stadium (crowd:  )
Friday, 21 March (7:50 pm) North Melbourne   v Essendon   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 22 March (4:40 pm) Hawthorn   v Brisbane Lions   Aurora Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 22 March (7:40 pm) St Kilda   v Melbourne   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 23 March (4:40 pm) West Coast   v Western Bulldogs   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )

Round 2

Round 2
Thursday, 27 March (7:50 pm) Richmond   v Carlton   MCG (crowd:  )
Friday, 28 March (7:50 pm) Essendon   v Hawthorn   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 29 March (1:45 pm) St Kilda   v Greater Western Sydney   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 29 March (4:40 pm) Port Adelaide   v Adelaide   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 29 March (7:40 pm) Fremantle   v Gold Coast   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 29 March (7:40 pm) Sydney   v Collingwood   ANZ Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 30 March (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions   v Geelong   Gabba (crowd:  )
Sunday, 30 March (3:15 pm) Melbourne   v West Coast   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 30 March (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs   v North Melbourne   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 4 April (7:50 pm) Hawthorn   v Fremantle   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 5 April (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs   v Richmond   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 5 April (1:40 pm) Adelaide   v Sydney   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 5 April (3:40 pm) Gold Coast   v Brisbane Lions   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 5 April (7:40 pm) Collingwood   v Geelong   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 5 April (7:40 pm) West Coast   v St Kilda   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 6 April (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Melbourne   Spotless Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 6 April (4:10 pm) North Melbourne   v Port Adelaide   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 6 April (7:10 pm) Essendon   v Carlton   MCG (crowd:  )

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 11 April (7:50 pm) Richmond   v Collingwood   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 April (1:45 pm) Carlton   v Melbourne   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 April (1:40 pm) Port Adelaide   v Brisbane Lions   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 April (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Western Bulldogs   StarTrack Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 April (7:40 pm) Gold Coast   v Hawthorn   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 April (7:40 pm) Geelong   v West Coast   Simonds Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 13 April (1:10 pm) Sydney   v North Melbourne   SCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 13 April (3:20 pm) St Kilda   v Adelaide   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 13 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle   v Essendon   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )

Round 5

Round 5
Thursday, 17 April (7:50 pm) Brisbane Lions   v Richmond   Gabba (crowd:  )
Saturday, 19 April (1:40 pm) Collingwood   v North Melbourne   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 19 April (4:40 pm) Sydney   v Fremantle   SCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 19 April (5:40 pm) West Coast   v Port Adelaide   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 19 April (7:40 pm) Essendon   v St Kilda   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 20 April (12:40 pm) Adelaide   v Greater Western Sydney   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Sunday, 20 April (3:20 pm) Melbourne   v Gold Coast   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 20 April (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs   v Carlton   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Monday, 21 April (3:20 pm) Geelong   v Hawthorn   MCG (crowd:  )

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 25 April (2:40 pm) Collingwood   v Essendon   MCG (crowd:  )
Friday, 25 April (6:40 pm) Fremantle   v North Melbourne   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Friday, 25 April (7:45 pm) St Kilda   v Brisbane Lions   Westpac Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 26 April (1:40 pm) Gold Coast   v Greater Western Sydney   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 26 April (4:40 pm) Carlton   v West Coast   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 26 April (7:40 pm) Melbourne   v Sydney   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 27 April (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs   v Adelaide   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 27 April (3:20 pm) Richmond   v Hawthorn   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 27 April (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide   v Geelong   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 2 May (7:50 pm) Carlton   v Collingwood   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 3 May (1:45 pm) Hawthorn   v St Kilda   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Port Adelaide   StarTrack Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 3 May (4:10 pm) Adelaide   v Melbourne   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm) Essendon   v Western Bulldogs   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions   v Sydney   Gabba (crowd:  )
Sunday, 4 May (1:10 pm) North Melbourne   v Gold Coast   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 4 May (3:20 pm) Geelong   v Richmond   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 4 May (2:40 pm) West Coast   v Fremantle   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 9 May (7:50 pm) Sydney   v Hawthorn   ANZ Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 10 May (1:10 pm) Port Adelaide   v Fremantle   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 10 May (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions   v Essendon   Gabba (crowd:  )
Saturday, 10 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne   v Western Bulldogs   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 11 May (2:40 pm) West Coast   v Greater Western Sydney   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Monday, 12 May (7:20 pm) St Kilda   v Carlton   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Bye
Adelaide, Collingwood, Geelong, Gold Coast, North Melbourne, Richmond

Round 9

Round 9
Thursday, 15 May (7:20 pm) Adelaide   v Collingwood   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Friday, 16 May (7:50 pm) Essendon   v Sydney   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 17 May (1:40 pm) Richmond   v Melbourne   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 17 May (4:40 pm) North Melbourne   v Brisbane Lions   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 17 May (5:40 pm) Fremantle   v Geelong   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 18 May (4:40 pm) St Kilda   v Gold Coast   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Bye
Carlton, Greater Western Sydney, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, West Coast, Western Bulldogs

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 23 May (7:50 pm) Geelong   v North Melbourne   Simonds Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 24 May (1:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Richmond   Spotless Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 24 May (4:40 pm) Collingwood   v West Coast   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 24 May (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide   v Hawthorn   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Sunday, 25 May (3:20 pm) Gold Coast   v Western Bulldogs   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 25 May (4:40 pm) Carlton   v Adelaide   MCG (crowd:  )
Bye
Brisbane Lions, Essendon, Fremantle, Melbourne, St Kilda, Sydney

Round 11

Round 11
Thursday, 29 May (7:10 pm) Sydney   v Geelong   SCG (crowd:  )
Friday, 30 May (7:50 pm) St Kilda   v Collingwood   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 31 May (1:10 pm) Melbourne   v Port Adelaide   Traeger Park (crowd:  )
Saturday, 31 May (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions   v Carlton   Gabba (crowd:  )
Saturday, 31 May (7:45 pm) Essendon   v Richmond   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 1 June (12:40 pm) Adelaide   v Gold Coast   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Sunday, 1 June (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs   v Fremantle   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 1 June (4:40 pm) Hawthorn   v Greater Western Sydney   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 1 June (5:40 pm) West Coast   v North Melbourne   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )

Round 12

Round 12
Friday, 6 June (7:50 pm) Geelong   v Carlton   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 7 June (1:40 pm) Hawthorn   v West Coast   Aurora Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 7 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide   v St Kilda   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 7 June (7:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Essendon   Spotless Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 7 June (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs   v Brisbane Lions   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 8 June (3:20 pm) Gold Coast   v Sydney   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 8 June (2:10 pm) Fremantle   v Adelaide   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 8 June (7:10 pm) North Melbourne   v Richmond   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Monday, 9 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne   v Collingwood   MCG (crowd:  )

Round 13

Round 13
Friday, 13 June (7:50 pm) Carlton   v Hawthorn   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 14 June (1:45 pm) Richmond   v Fremantle   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Sydney   v Port Adelaide   SCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 14 June (2:40 pm) West Coast   v Gold Coast   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 14 June (7:10 pm) Adelaide   v North Melbourne   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 14 June (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions   v Greater Western Sydney   Gabba (crowd:  )
Sunday, 15 June (1:10 pm) Geelong   v St Kilda   Simonds Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 15 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood   v Western Bulldogs   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 15 June (4:40 pm) Essendon   v Melbourne   MCG (crowd:  )

Round 14

Round 14
Friday, 20 June (7:50 pm) Richmond   v Sydney   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 21 June (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide   v Western Bulldogs   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn   v Collingwood   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 21 June (4:40 pm) Gold Coast   v Geelong   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 21 June (5:40 pm) Fremantle   v Brisbane Lions   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 21 June (7:40 pm) Essendon   v Adelaide   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 22 June (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Carlton   Spotless Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 22 June (3:20 pm) St Kilda   v West Coast   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 22 June (4:40 pm) Melbourne   v North Melbourne   MCG (crowd:  )

Round 15

Round 15
Friday, June 27 (7:50 pm) Geelong   v Essendon   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, June 28 (1:45 pm) Hawthorn   v Gold Coast   Aurora Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, June 28 (2:10 pm) St Kilda   v Richmond   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, June 28 (2:40 pm) Fremantle   v West Coast   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, June 28 (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions   v North Melbourne   Gabba (crowd:  )
Saturday, June 28 (7:40 pm) Sydney   v Greater Western Sydney   SCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 29 June (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs   v Melbourne   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 29 June (3:40 pm) Adelaide   v Port Adelaide   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Sunday, 29 June (7:10 pm) Collingwood   v Carlton   MCG (crowd:  )

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, July 4 (7:50 pm) North Melbourne   v Hawthorn   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, July 5 (1:45 pm) Richmond   v Brisbane Lions   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, July 5 (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Adelaide   Spotless Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, July 5 (4:40 pm) Gold Coast   v Collingwood   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, July 5 (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide   v Essendon   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, July 5 (7:10 pm) Melbourne   v Fremantle   TIO Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 6 July (1:10 pm) Carlton   v St Kilda   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 6 July (1:20 pm) West Coast   v Sydney   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 6 July (4:40 pm) Geelong   v Western Bulldogs   Simonds Stadium (crowd:  )

Round 17

Round 17
Friday, 11 July (7:20 pm) Adelaide   v Hawthorn   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 July (1:45 pm) Melbourne   v Geelong   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne   v St Kilda   Blundstone Arena (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 July (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs   v Gold Coast   Cazaly's Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 July (7:40 pm) Sydney   v Carlton   SCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 12 July (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions   v West Coast   Gabba (crowd:  )
Sunday, 13 July (1:10 pm) Richmond   v Port Adelaide   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 13 July (3:20 pm) Essendon   v Collingwood   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 13 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle   v Greater Western Sydney   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 18 July (7:50 pm) Carlton   v North Melbourne   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 19 July (4:40 pm) St Kilda   v Fremantle   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 19 July (7:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Geelong   Spotless Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 20 July (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide   v Melbourne   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Sunday, 20 July (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs   v Essendon   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Friday, 25 July (6:40 pm) West Coast   v Richmond   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 26 July (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions   v Gold Coast   Gabba (crowd:  )
Saturday, 26 July (7:40 pm) Hawthorn   v Sydney   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 27 July (4:40 pm) Collingwood   v Adelaide   MCG (crowd:  )

Round 19

Round 19
Thursday, 31 July (6:10 pm) Fremantle   v Carlton   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Friday, 1 August (7:50 pm) Sydney   v Essendon   SCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 2 August (1:10 pm) Adelaide   v West Coast   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 2 August (4:40 pm) Richmond   v Greater Western Sydney   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 2 August (7:40 pm) North Melbourne   v Geelong   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 2 August (7:40 pm) Gold Coast   v St Kilda   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 3 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne   v Brisbane Lions   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 3 August (3:20 pm) Hawthorn   v Western Bulldogs   Aurora Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 3 August (4:40 pm) Collingwood   v Port Adelaide   MCG (crowd:  )

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 8 August (7:50 pm) Richmond   v Essendon   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 9 August (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v North Melbourne   StarTrack Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) Carlton   v Gold Coast   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 9 August (4:40 pm) Hawthorn   v Melbourne   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 9 August (7:40 pm) Geelong   v Fremantle   Simonds Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 9 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide   v Sydney   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Sunday, 10 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions   v Adelaide   Gabba (crowd:  )
Sunday, 10 August (3:20 pm) St Kilda   v Western Bulldogs   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 10 August (2:40 pm) West Coast   v Collingwood   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 15 August (7:50 pm) Carlton   v Geelong   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 16 August (1:45 pm) Sydney   v St Kilda   SCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 16 August (2:10 pm) Gold Coast   v Port Adelaide   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 16 August (4:40 pm) Essendon   v West Coast   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 16 August (7:10 pm) Adelaide   v Richmond   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 16 August (7:40 pm) Collingwood   v Brisbane Lions   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 17 August (1:10 pm) North Melbourne   v Western Bulldogs   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 17 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne   v Greater Western Sydney   MCG (crowd:  )
Sunday, 17 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle   v Hawthorn   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 22 August (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide   v Carlton   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
Saturday, 23 August (1:45 pm) North Melbourne   v Adelaide   Blundstone Arena (crowd:  )
Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm) Essendon   v Gold Coast   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 23 August (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney   v Collingwood   Spotless Stadium (crowd:  )
Saturday, 23 August (7:40 pm) Geelong   v Hawthorn   MCG (crowd:  )
Saturday, 23 August (5:40 pm) West Coast   v Melbourne   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 24 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions   v Fremantle   Gabba (crowd:  )
Sunday, 24 August (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs   v Sydney   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
Sunday, 24 August (4:40 pm) Richmond   v St Kilda   MCG (crowd:  )

Round 23

Round 23
29–31 August Carlton   v Essendon   MCG (crowd:  )
29–31 August Western Bulldogs   v Greater Western Sydney   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
29–31 August Collingwood   v Hawthorn   MCG (crowd:  )
29–31 August Gold Coast   v West Coast   Metricon Stadium (crowd:  )
29–31 August Geelong   v Brisbane Lions   Simonds Stadium (crowd:  )
29–31 August Sydney   v Richmond   ANZ Stadium (crowd:  )
29–31 August North Melbourne   v Melbourne   Etihad Stadium (crowd:  )
29–31 August Adelaide   v St Kilda   Adelaide Oval (crowd:  )
29–31 August Fremantle   v Port Adelaide   Patersons Stadium (crowd:  )

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                                                        
Brisbane Lions                                                        
Carlton                                                        
Collingwood                                                        
Essendon                                                        
Fremantle                                                        
Geelong                                                        
Gold Coast                                                        
Greater Western Sydney                                                        
Hawthorn                                                        
Melbourne                                                        
North Melbourne                                                        
Port Adelaide                                                        
Richmond                                                        
St Kilda                                                        
Sydney                                                        
West Coast                                                        
Western Bulldogs                                                        
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

Template:AFL Ladder/2014 Template:AFL2014ladderprogression

Finals series

See also: AFL finals system

Week One

Qualifying Finals
5–7 September     v       (crowd:  )
5–7 September     v       (crowd:  )
Elimination Finals
5–7 September     v       (crowd:  )
5–7 September     v       (crowd:  )

Week Two

Semi Finals
12–13 September     v       (crowd:  )
12–13 September     v       (crowd:  )

Week Three

Preliminary Finals
19–20 September     v       (crowd:  )
19–20 September     v       (crowd:  )

Week Four

Main article: 2014 AFL Grand Final
Grand Final
GF: Saturday, 27 September (2:30 pm)     v       (crowd:  )

Attendances

By club

2014 AFL Attendances
Club Total Games Avg. Per Game
Adelaide      
Brisbane Lions      
Carlton      
Collingwood      
Essendon      
Fremantle      
Geelong      
Gold Coast      
Greater Western Sydney      
Hawthorn      
Melbourne      
North Melbourne      
Port Adelaide      
Richmond      
St Kilda      
Sydney      
West Coast      
Western Bulldogs      

By round

2014 AFL Attendances
Round Total Games Avg. Per Game
Round 1   9  
Round 2   9  
Round 3   9  
Round 4   9  
Round 5   9  
Round 6   9  
Round 7   9  
Round 8   6  
Round 9   6  
Round 10   6  
Round 11   9  
Round 12   9  
Round 13   9  
Round 14   9  
Round 15   9  
Round 16   9  
Round 17   9  
Round 18   9  
Round 19   9  
Round 20   9  
Round 21   9  
Round 22   9  
Round 23   9  
Finals Wk 1   4  
Finals Wk 2   2  
Finals Wk 3   2  
Finals Wk 4   1  


Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group
Adelaide[12] Brenton Sanderson Nathan van Berlo Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Sloane Richard Douglas, Sam Jacobs, Scott Thompson, Taylor Walker
Brisbane Lions[13] Justin Leppitsch Jed Adcock Tom Rockliff Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull, Daniel Rich, Pearce Hanley, Matthew Leuenberger, Dayne Zorko, Jack Redden, Mitchell Golby
Carlton[14] Mick Malthouse Marc Murphy Andrew Carrazzo, Kade Simpson Bryce Gibbs, Lachie Henderson, Michael Jamison, Brock McLean, Andrew Walker
Collingwood[15] Nathan Buckley Scott Pendlebury Nick Maxwell, Luke Ball, Nathan Brown, Lachlan Keeffe, Steele Sidebottom, Clinton Young, Travis Cloke
Essendon[16] Mark Thompson Jobe Watson Brendon Goddard, Dyson Heppell, Heath Hocking, Brent Stanton, Jason Winderlich, David Myers
Fremantle[17] Ross Lyon Matthew Pavlich Matt de Boer, David Mundy, Luke McPharlin, Aaron Sandilands, Lee Spurr
Gold Coast[18] Guy McKenna Gary Ablett Nathan Bock, Tom Lynch, Dion Prestia, Michael Rischitelli, David Swallow
Greater Western Sydney[19] Leon Cameron Phil Davis
Callan Ward 		Heath Shaw, Tom Scully Shane Mumford, Stephen Gilham
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood Jimmy Bartel Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson, James Kelly, Andrew Mackie, Harry Taylor
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge Jordan Lewis, Jarryd Roughead Sam Mitchell
Melbourne[20] Paul Roos Jack Grimes
Nathan Jones 		Mitch Clark, James Frawley, Colin Garland, Jack Trengove
North Melbourne[21] Brad Scott Andrew Swallow Drew Petrie, Jack Ziebell Scott Thompson, Daniel Wells, Nick Dal Santo, Sam Gibson
Port Adelaide[22] Ken Hinkley Travis Boak Brad Ebert Robbie Gray, Hamish Hartlett, Jackson Trengove, Angus Monfries, Matthew Lobbe, Tom Jonas
Richmond[23] Damien Hardwick Trent Cotchin Brett Deledio Troy Chaplin, Daniel Jackson, Ivan Maric
St Kilda[24] Alan Richardson Nick Riewoldt David Armitage, Sean Dempster, Jarryn Geary, Leigh Montagna, Lenny Hayes
Sydney[25] John Longmire Kieren Jack
Jarrad McVeigh 		Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy, Ryan O'Keefe, Ted Richards, Rhyce Shaw, Nick Smith, Ben McGlynn
West Coast[26] Adam Simpson Darren Glass Josh Kennedy, Scott Selwood Dean Cox, Matt Priddis
Western Bulldogs[27] Brendan McCartney Ryan Griffen No official leadership group

Club membership

2014 AFL membership figures
Club Members Change
from 2013 		% change
from 2013
Adelaide 49,126¹    
Brisbane Lions 16,549¹    
Carlton 40,243¹    
Collingwood 68,548¹    
Essendon 48,147¹    
Fremantle not published¹     
Geelong 34,267¹    
Gold Coast 9,922¹    
Greater Western Sydney 8,514¹    
Hawthorn 57,311¹    
Melbourne 27,736¹    
North Melbourne 28,513¹    
Port Adelaide 43,027¹    
Richmond 55,736¹    
St Kilda 24,325¹    
Sydney 31,411¹    
West Coast 51,547¹    
Western Bulldogs 22,520¹    
Total 617,442    

¹ as of 28 February 2014

Team changes

Debuts

Main article: List of AFL debuts in 2014

Player changes

Name Club Date Notes
Campbell Brown Gold Coast 5 December 2013 Sacked after punching teammate Steven May[28]
Nick Duigan Carlton 9 December 2013 Retired due to ongoing injury[29]

Notable events

  • On 3 March 2014, it was announced that CEO of the AFL, Andrew Demetriou, would be resigning from the post following the conclusion of the season, after eleven years in the role.[30]


References

  1. ^ "2014 Australian Football Season". AustralianFootball.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Friday night blockbusters to launch Freo's 2014 season". Fremantlefc.com.au. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Eighteen games in 18 days". AFL.com.au. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  4. ^ Ryan, Peter; Thring, Harry (31 October 2013). "All-Star representative game unlikely in 2014". AFL.com.au. BigPond.
  5. ^ AFL Fixture for 2014 season
  6. ^ Night games for Geelong in 2014, AFL.com.au official website, 22 October 2013
  7. ^ AFL doubles TV costs, The Age, 26 October 2013
  8. ^ MCG boss disappointed to miss out on round one game, AFL.com.au official website, 22 October 2013
  9. ^ Blues and Tigers to play once, The Age, 22 October 2013
  10. ^ Footy on Sunday nights set for Seven, The Age, 29 October 2013
  11. ^ Dees to play in Alice Springs for premiership points, AFL.com.au official website, 23 October 2013
  12. ^ Gill, Katrina (24 January 2014). "VB to lead next generation". AFC.com.au. BigPond.
  13. ^ "Adcock appointed Lions Captain". lions.com.au. BigPond. 23 January 2014.
  14. ^ Smith, Loretta (30 January 2014). "Murphy to lead Blues in 2014". carltonfc.com.au. BigPond.
  15. ^ Rielly, Stephen (29 January 2014). "Pendlebury to head new leadership team". Collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
  16. ^ "Myers elevated to leadership group". essendonfc.com.au. BigPond. 21 January 2014.
  17. ^ Kastanis, Costa (22 January 2014). "Pavlich to lead Fremantle again in 2014". fremantlefc.com.au. BigPond.
  18. ^ "GC SUNS unveil fresh leaders". goldcoastfc.com.au. BigPond. 29 January 2014.
  19. ^ "GIANT Leaders". GWSGIANTS.com.au. BigPond. 11 February 2014.
  20. ^ Guthrie, Ben (29 January 2014). "Jones joins captain Jack". melbournefc.com.au. BigPond.
  21. ^ O'Loughlin, Heath (29 January 2014). "Nick Dal Santo, Sam Gibson to lead". NMFC.com.au. BigPond.
  22. ^ Agius, Matthew (10 February 2014). "Three join Power leadership group". portadelaidefc.com.au. BigPond.
  23. ^ "Tigers confirm 2014 leadership group". richmondfc.com.au. BigPond. 11 February 2014.
  24. ^ Holmesby, Luke (7 February 2014). "Riewoldt to skipper Saints for a ninth season". saints.com.au. BigPond.
  25. ^ Paolucci, Tanya (14 February 2014). "McGlynn joins leadership group". sydneyswans.com.au. BigPond.
  26. ^ Stocks, Gary (29 January 2014). "Glass takes the lead again". westcoasteagles.com.au. BigPond.
  27. ^ "Griffen named captain". westernbulldogs.com.au. BigPond. 3 December 2013.
  28. ^ Quayle, Emma (5 December 2013). "Gold Coast Suns sack Campbell Brown". The Age.
  29. ^ Bowen, Nick (9 December 2013). "Duigan retires as rookies eye senior spot".
  30. ^ Schmook, Nathan (3 March 2014). "Demetriou to stand down at end of 2014". AFL.com.au. BigPond.
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