2005 AFL season

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For the 2005 season of the Arena Football League, see 2005 Arena Football League season.

2005 AFL premiership season
Teams16
PremiersSydney
(4th premiership)
Minor premiersAdelaide
(1st minor premiership)
Pre-season cupCarlton
(2nd pre-season cup win)
Matches played185
Attendance6,763,852 (36,561 per match)
Highest attendance91,828 (Grand Final, Sydney vs. West Coast)
Coleman MedallistFraser Gehrig (St Kilda)
Brownlow MedallistBen Cousins (West Coast)
Wooden spoonersCarlton
(2nd wooden spoon)
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The 2005 Australian Football League season was the 109th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 16th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.

See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.

AFL Draft[]

See 2005 AFL Draft.

Wizard Home Loans Cup[]

Main article: 2005 Wizard Home Loans Cup

Carlton defeated West Coast 1.14.18 (111) to 1.11.9 (84).

Premiership Season[]

Round 1 (Easter and season launch)[]

Round 1 (Easter and season launch)
Thursday, 24 March (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.8 (116) def. St Kilda 13.15 (93) The Gabba (crowd: 33,369)
Saturday, 26 March (2:15 pm) Kangaroos 16.9 (105) def. Carlton 12.13 (85) Telstra Dome (crowd: 40,345)
Saturday, 26 March (7:20 pm) Melbourne 15.13 (103) def. Essendon 8.9 (57) MCG (crowd: 47,849)
Saturday, 26 March (5:40 pm) Fremantle 13.10 (88) def. Port Adelaide 7.11 (53) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 33,704)
Sunday, 27 March (1:15 pm) Sydney 18.10 (118) def. Hawthorn 8.7 (55) SCG (crowd: 27,274)
Sunday, 27 March (2:15 pm) Richmond 15.8 (98) def. by Geelong 25.10 (160) MCG (crowd: 48,251)
Sunday, 27 March (2:45 pm) Adelaide 7.11 (53) def. by West Coast 9.10 (64) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 39,055)
Monday, 28 March (2:15 pm) Collingwood 11.14 (80) def. by Western Bulldogs 16.16 (112) MCG (crowd: 53,259)

Round 2[]

Round 2
Friday, 1 April (7:40 pm) Carlton 16.14 (110) def. Essendon 17.4 (106) MCG (crowd: 56,446)
Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) Kangaroos 12.10 (82) def. Sydney 7.17 (59) Manuka Oval (crowd: 13,481)
Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.21 (111) def. by Melbourne 20.17 (137) Telstra Dome (crowd: 26,307)
Saturday, 2 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 12.12 (84) def. Geelong 8.14 (62) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,578)
Saturday, 2 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) def. Brisbane Lions 11.7 (73) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,982)
Sunday, 3 April (1:10 pm) St Kilda 8.12 (60) def. Fremantle 8.11 (59) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 12,465)
Sunday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 10.15 (75) def. by Adelaide 12.9 (81) Telstra Dome (crowd: 31,464)
Sunday, 3 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 12.17 (89) def. by Richmond 16.7 (103) MCG (crowd: 33,409)

Round 3 (Rivalry Round)[]

Round 3 (Rivalry Round)
Friday, 8 April (7:40 pm) Melbourne 18.6 (114) def. Geelong 8.18 (66) MCG (crowd: 51,793)
Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.12 (108) def. by Collingwood 20.8 (128) MCG (crowd: 61,608)
Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 14.9 (93) def. by Kangaroos 15.10 (100) Telstra Dome (crowd: 36,140)
Saturday, 9 April (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.15 (81) def. by Sydney 13.9 (87) The Gabba (crowd: 33,960)
Saturday, 9 April (5:40 pm) Fremantle 12.8 (80) def. by West Coast 12.16 (88) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,027)
Sunday, 10 April (12:40 pm) Adelaide 18.16 (124) def. Port Adelaide 8.8 (56) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 44,807)
Sunday, 10 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.17 (77) def. Hawthorn 11.9 (75) MCG (crowd: 44,971)
Sunday, 10 April (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.18 (84) def. by Richmond 12.16 (88) Telstra Dome (crowd: 30,871)
  • Michael Voss of the Brisbane Lions played his 250th game.
  • David Neitz of the Melbourne Demons played his 250th game.
  • Barry Hall kicked a goal after the siren to defeat the Brisbane Lions. He became the first of two players to do it twice and at two different clubs.

Round 4[]

Round 4
Friday, 15 April (7:40 pm) Kangaroos 14.9 (93) def. Collingwood 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 51,565)
Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 18.7 (115) def. Brisbane Lions 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 27,778)
Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) West Coast 21.17 (143) def. Western Bulldogs 17.5 (107) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,124)
Saturday, 16 April (7:10 pm) Geelong 19.17 (131) def. Essendon 11.9 (75) Telstra Dome (crowd: 48,653)
Saturday, 16 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 15.19 (109) drew with Carlton 16.13 (109) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,519)
Sunday, 17 April (1:10 pm) Sydney 11.13 (79) def. by Adelaide 18.12 (120) SCG (crowd: 30,478)
Sunday, 17 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.16 (100) def. Fremantle 7.10 (52) MCG (crowd: 24,242)
Sunday, 17 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 23.13 (151) def. Melbourne 15.14 (104) Telstra Dome (crowd: 40,004)

Round 5 (ANZAC Day)[]

Round 5 (ANZAC Day)
Friday, 22 April (8:10 pm) Port Adelaide 15.5 (95) def. by Geelong 15.9 (99) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,405)
Saturday, 23 April (2:10 pm) Kangaroos 16.12 (108) def. Hawthorn 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 38,764)
Saturday, 23 April (2:10 pm) Fremantle 15.13 (103) def. Carlton 11.18 (84) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,056)
Saturday, 23 April (7:10 pm) Sydney 7.18 (60) def. by Melbourne 14.10 (94) SCG (crowd: 29,099)
Saturday, 23 April (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 21.14 (140) def. Adelaide 16.13 (109) Telstra Dome (crowd: 27,900)
Sunday, 24 April (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) def. by West Coast 23.19 (157) The Gabba (crowd: 33,007)
Sunday, 24 April (5:10 pm) St Kilda 22.15 (147) def. Richmond 11.13 (79) Telstra Dome (crowd: 49,580)
Monday, 25 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 11.17 (83) def. Collingwood 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 70,033)
  • Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs played his 300th game.
  • At the end of this round, the Brisbane Lions, triple-premiers between 2001–03 and grand finalists in 2004, dropped to the bottom of the ladder.[1]

Round 6[]

Round 6
Friday, 29 April (7:40 pm) Carlton 13.11 (89) def. Hawthorn 12.11 (83) Telstra Dome (crowd: 49,018)
Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 20.9 (129) def. by Fremantle 22.11 (143) MCG (crowd: 21,963)
Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm) Adelaide 10.14 (74) def. Kangaroos 10.4 (64) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,867)
Saturday, 30 April (7:10 pm) Essendon 12.16 (88) def. by Brisbane Lions 21.10 (136) Telstra Dome (crowd: 44,055)
Saturday, 30 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 15.14 (104) def. Sydney 8.11 (59) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,687)
Sunday, 1 May (1:10 pm) Geelong 16.12 (108) def. Western Bulldogs 11.7 (73) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,019)
Sunday, 1 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 10.11 (71) def. by St Kilda 16.13 (109) MCG (crowd: 44,122)
Sunday, 1 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 19.9 (123) def. Port Adelaide 9.13 (67) Telstra Dome (crowd: 21,301)

Round 7 (Mother's Day)[]

Round 7 (Mother's Day)
Friday, 6 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne 12.7 (79) def. Adelaide 7.12 (54) MCG (crowd: 39,475)
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.11 (119) def. St Kilda 15.11 (101) Telstra Dome (crowd: 44,814)
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 23.13 (151) def. Carlton 10.6 (66) MCG (crowd: 52,234)
Saturday, 7 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.20 (110) The Gabba (crowd: 30,639)
Saturday, 7 May (7:10 pm) Sydney 13.16 (94) def. Essendon 14.4 (88) Telstra Stadium (crowd: 31,668)
Sunday, 8 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 12.5 (77) def. by West Coast 14.12 (96) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,933)
Sunday, 8 May (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 18.11 (119) def. Kangaroos 10.12 (72) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,050)
Sunday, 8 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 28.12 (180) def. Collingwood 10.8 (68) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,491)
  • Fremantle's 112-point win is its biggest against Collingwood.

Round 8[]

Round 8
Friday, 13 May (7:40 pm) Carlton 10.13 (73) def. by Geelong 22.11 (143) Telstra Dome (crowd: 45,758)
Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.14 (128) def. Melbourne 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 38,587)
Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 13.10 (88) def. St Kilda 7.10 (52) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,177)
Saturday, 14 May (7:10 pm) Kangaroos 13.14 (92) def. by Western Bulldogs 18.10 (118) Telstra Dome (crowd: 32,901)
Saturday, 14 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 8.15 (63) def. by Brisbane Lions 11.6 (72) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,357)
Sunday, 15 May (1:10 pm) Sydney 9.15 (69) def. Port Adelaide 6.9 (45) SCG (crowd: 24,226)
Sunday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 8.10 (58) def. by Richmond 13.15 (93) MCG (crowd: 54,330)
Sunday, 15 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 17.15 (117) def. Fremantle 11.16 (82) Telstra Dome (crowd: 30,383)

Round 9 (Community Weekend)[]

Round 9 (Community Weekend)
Friday, 20 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 8.9 (57) def. by Adelaide 15.13 (103) Telstra Dome (crowd: 35,100)
Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 13.14 (92) def. by Melbourne 15.20 (110) Optus Oval (crowd: 30,052)
Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 18.10 (118) def. West Coast 15.5 (95) MCG (crowd: 31,105)
Saturday, 28 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.11 (83) def. by Richmond 12.15 (87) The Gabba (crowd: 33,684)
Saturday, 28 May (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 12.13 (85) def. Essendon 9.12 (66) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,648)
Sunday, 29 May (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.16 (76) def. by Sydney 13.11 (89) SCG (crowd: 22,358)
Sunday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 22.14 (146) def. Kangaroos 8.13 (61) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,102)
Sunday, 29 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 10.10 (70) def. by Hawthorn 18.16 (124) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,393)
  • Carlton played its last match at Princes Park (known at the time as Optus Oval), its home ground since 1897. The venue was the last suburban ground in use in Melbourne.
  • West Coast suffered its first loss for the season, against Collingwood (who was on the bottom of the ladder at the time).
  • At the end of this round, the AFL's three most successful clubs, Essendon, Carlton and Collingwood occupied the bottom three places on the AFL ladder.

Round 10[]

Round 10
Friday, 27 May (7:40 pm) Melbourne 20.11 (131) def. Richmond 11.8 (74) Telstra Dome (crowd: 44,263)
Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 11.16 (82) def. by Fremantle 14.7 (91) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,869)
Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 12.8 (80) def. by Collingwood 17.6 (108) MCG (crowd: 49,927)
Saturday, 28 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.15 (93) def. by Kangaroos 17.10 (112) The Gabba (crowd: 29,500)
Saturday, 28 May (7:10 pm) St Kilda 15.11 (101) def. Sydney 8.10 (58) Telstra Dome (crowd: 37,014)
Sunday, 29 May (12:40 pm) Adelaide 9.17 (71) def. Carlton 8.9 (57) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,277)
Sunday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 21.11 (137) def. Western Bulldogs 17.8 (110) Telstra Dome (crowd: 40,454)
Sunday, 29 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 27.17 (179) def. Port Adelaide 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,188)
  • Fraser Gehrig of St Kilda played his 200th game.
  • AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou, Network 10 television commentators Stephen Quartermain and Tim Lane, and former Carlton great Robert Walls, all famously criticised eventual premiers the Sydney Swans' style of play in its loss against St Kilda, stating it could not win a premiership under Paul Roos' coaching.[2] This was the final match played by future Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks, who retired before the end of the season.[3] It proves to be a major turning point in the Swans' season as they would only lose three more matches for the season, all by seven points or less, on its way to its first AFL premiership in 72 years.[4]
  • West Coast recorded its biggest victory over Port Adelaide, winning by 117 points.

Round 11[]

Round 11
Friday, 3 June (7:40 pm) Collingwood 18.13 (121) def. Geelong 14.12 (96) Telstra Dome (crowd: 48,261)
Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.7 (91) def. by Sydney 18.8 (116) Telstra Dome (crowd: 30,973)
Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.13 (103) def. by West Coast 15.15 (105) MCG (crowd: 31,704)
Saturday, 4 June (5:40 pm) Fremantle 10.7 (67) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.16 (106) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,143)
Saturday, 4 June (7:10 pm) Adelaide 24.7 (151) def. Essendon 9.9 (63) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 43,486)
Sunday, 5 June (1:10 pm) Kangaroos 11.14 (80) def. by Melbourne 17.14 (116) Manuka Oval (crowd: 12,626)
Sunday, 5 June (1:10 pm) St Kilda 11.15 (81) def. by Port Adelaide 16.8 (104) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 17,402)
Sunday, 5 June (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.9 (111) def. Hawthorn 13.11 (89) Telstra Dome (crowd: 29,240)

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday)[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
West Coast 15.16 (106) Essendon 12.10 (82) Subiaco Oval 38,558 Friday, 10 June
Hawthorn 8.6 (54) St Kilda 15.10 (100) MCG 33,905 Saturday, 11 June
Carlton 12.10 (82) Brisbane Lions 21.14 (140) Telstra Dome 37,880 Saturday, 11 June
Port Adelaide 17.16 (118) Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) AAMI Stadium 27,079 Saturday, 11 June
Sydney 16.13 (109) Fremantle 10.11 (71) SCG 24,933 Sunday, 12 June
Geelong 9.7 (61) Adelaide 8.9 (57) Skilled Stadium 23,506 Sunday, 12 June
Kangaroos 17.7 (109) Richmond 10.20 (80) Telstra Dome 40,444 Sunday, 12 June
Melbourne 17.15 (117) Collingwood 10.12 (72) MCG 65,347 Monday, 13 June

Round 13 (Split Round)[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Port Adelaide 29.14 (188) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) AAMI Stadium 30,212 Friday, 17 June
Melbourne 13.12 (90) West Coast 15.15 (105) MCG 35,653 Saturday, 18 June
Richmond 9.8 (62) Adelaide 20.12 (132) Telstra Dome 27,092 Saturday, 18 June
Western Bulldogs 17.14 (116) Carlton 10.10 (70) Marrara Oval 13,037 Saturday, 18 June
Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) Geelong 6.11 (47) The Gabba 31,307 Sunday, 19 June
Fremantle 6.8 (44) Kangaroos 8.18 (66) Subiaco Oval 33,550 Sunday, 19 June
Essendon 19.5 (119) St Kilda 16.8 (104) Telstra Dome 48,342 Friday, 24 June
Sydney 11.11 (77) Collingwood 10.16 (76) Telstra Stadium 44,387 Saturday, 25 June

Round 14 (Family Round)[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Collingwood 14.18 (102) Port Adelaide 9.17 (71) Telstra Dome 35,844 Friday, 1 July
Richmond 12.13 (85) Sydney 12.12 (84) MCG 34,572 Saturday, 2 July
West Coast 21.13 (139) Carlton 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval 39,928 Saturday, 2 July
Essendon 13.8 (86) Kangaroos 19.14 (128) Telstra Dome 48,696 Saturday, 2 July
Melbourne 13.14 (92) Brisbane Lions 25.16 (166) The Gabba 31,259 Saturday, 2 July
Adelaide 14.10 (94) Fremantle 14.4 (88) AAMI Stadium 41,794 Sunday, 3 July
Geelong 16.17 (113) Hawthorn 8.10 (58) Telstra Dome 36,667 Sunday, 3 July
Western Bulldogs 15.8 (98) St Kilda 17.14 (116) MCG 33,622 Sunday, 3 July

Round 15[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Kangaroos 14.13 (97) West Coast 15.11 (101) Telstra Dome 33,151 Friday, 8 July
Port Adelaide 20.17 (137) Melbourne 11.9 (75) AAMI Stadium 28,040 Saturday, 9 July
Richmond 14.8 (92) Essendon 9.12 (66) MCG 49,975 Saturday, 9 July
Brisbane Lions 19.19 (133) Collingwood 7.13 (55) The Gabba 37,224 Saturday, 9 July
Sydney 16.9 (105) Geelong 7.9 (51) SCG 28,185 Saturday, 9 July
Hawthorn 10.8 (68) Adelaide 12.6 (78) Aurora Stadium 16,287 Sunday, 10 July
St Kilda 23.15 (153) Carlton 11.7 (73) Telstra Dome 39,181 Sunday, 10 July
Fremantle 22.13 (145) Western Bulldogs 13.14 (92) Subiaco Oval 30,991 Sunday, 10 July

Round 17[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
St Kilda 21.17 (143) Collingwood 10.10 (70) Telstra Dome 45,576 Friday, 22 July
Hawthorn 19.13 (127) Carlton 15.13 (103) MCG 31,459 Saturday, 23 July
Western Bulldogs 20.13 (133) Geelong 14.14 (98) Telstra Dome 29,351 Saturday, 23 July
Brisbane Lions 17.12 (114) Essendon 14.17 (101) The Gabba 36,077 Saturday, 23 July
Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) Richmond 12.11 (83) AAMI Stadium 27,455 Saturday, 23 July
Sydney 13.10 (88) West Coast 9.13 (67) SCG 37,071 Sunday, 24 July
Kangaroos 16.13 (109) Adelaide 19.8 (122) Telstra Dome 25,263 Sunday, 24 July
Fremantle 15.11 (101) Melbourne 11.10 (76) Subiaco Oval 31,028 Sunday, 24 July

Round 18[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 16.11 (107) Geelong 13.16 (94) Telstra Dome 47,122 Friday, 29 July
Melbourne 13.10 (88) St Kilda 27.14 (176) MCG 39,584 Saturday, 30 July
West Coast 12.25 (97) Hawthorn 7.7 (49) Subiaco Oval 39,412 Saturday, 30 July
Adelaide 8.6 (54) Sydney 6.11 (47) AAMI Stadium 45,629 Saturday, 30 July
Western Bulldogs 23.13 (151) Brisbane Lions 18.15 (123) Telstra Dome 29,200 Saturday, 30 July
Kangaroos 15.10 (100) Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) Manuka Oval 10,431 Sunday, 31 July
Carlton 22.9 (141) Richmond 16.10 (106) Telstra Dome 34,925 Sunday, 31 July
Collingwood 12.13 (85) Fremantle 15.8 (98) MCG 26,586 Sunday, 31 July

Round 19[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
St Kilda 13.18 (96) Geelong 8.7 (55) Telstra Dome 46,848 Friday, 5 August
Adelaide 13.22 (100) Melbourne 7.4 (46) AAMI Stadium 42,843 Saturday, 6 August
Western Bulldogs 21.14 (140) West Coast 14.13 (97) MCG 27,693 Saturday, 6 August
Fremantle 13.15 (93) Richmond 9.12 (66) Subiaco Oval 36,026 Saturday, 6 August
Essendon 15.8 (98) Sydney 18.10 (118) Telstra Dome 41,629 Saturday, 6 August
Brisbane Lions 18.13 (121) Hawthorn 11.14 (80) The Gabba 31,946 Sunday, 7 August
Carlton 16.13 (109) Port Adelaide 18.15 (123) MCG 16,371 Sunday, 7 August
Collingwood 14.14 (98) Kangaroos 15.14 (104) Telstra Dome 33,587 Sunday, 7 August

Round 20 (Heritage Round)[]

  • Melbourne defeated Geelong at Skilled Stadium (Kardinia Park) for the first time since 1988.
Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
West Coast 19.14 (128) Fremantle 12.8 (80) Subiaco Oval 40,720 Friday, 12 August
Kangaroos 13.7 (85) St Kilda 16.12 (108) Telstra Dome 39,777 Saturday, 13 August
Geelong 15.9 (99) Melbourne 14.16 (100) Skilled Stadium 20,148 Saturday, 13 August
Port Adelaide 12.9 (81) Adelaide 13.10 (88) AAMI Stadium 45,199 Saturday, 13 August
Collingwood 14.10 (94) Carlton 19.15 (129) MCG 48,287 Saturday, 13 August
Sydney 19.10 (124) Brisbane Lions 6.4 (40) Telstra Stadium 43,512 Sunday, 14 August
Hawthorn 17.15 (117) Essendon 16.8 (104) MCG 32,053 Sunday, 14 August
Richmond 16.11 (107) Western Bulldogs 18.11 (119) Telstra Dome 33,482 Sunday, 14 August

Round 21[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Fremantle 12.8 (80) St Kilda 11.9 (75) Subiaco Oval 38,057 Friday, 19 August
Adelaide 22.19 (151) Collingwood 5.11 (41) AAMI Stadium 40,372 Saturday, 20 August
Geelong 16.13 (109) West Coast 5.3 (33) Skilled Stadium 20,372 Saturday, 20 August
Brisbane Lions 7.9 (51) Port Adelaide 11.15 (81) The Gabba 35,221 Saturday, 20 August
Melbourne 16.13 (109) Western Bulldogs 16.9 (105) MCG 32,621 Saturday, 20 August
Sydney 15.11 (101) Kangaroos 9.10 (64) SCG 34,975 Sunday, 21 August
Essendon 28.14 (182) Carlton 11.17 (83) MCG 37,481 Sunday, 21 August
Richmond 20.17 (137) Hawthorn 21.7 (133) Telstra Dome 30,906 Sunday, 21 August

Round 22[]

  • St Kilda's 139-point win against the Brisbane Lions was the largest victory in St Kilda's history, and the heaviest defeat in the Brisbane Lions' history. The loss ensured the Lions would miss the finals for the first time since 1998.[5]
  • The match between West Coast and Adelaide saw the two teams play off for the minor premiership with the Crows winning the game and finished on top of the ladder on percentage ahead of the Eagles.
Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Western Bulldogs 21.15 (141) Collingwood 14.16 (100) Telstra Dome 41,947 Friday, 26 August
Hawthorn 11.9 (75) Sydney 20.9 (129) MCG 31,891 Saturday, 27 August
West Coast 10.14 (74) Adelaide 12.10 (82) Subiaco Oval 43,044 Saturday, 27 August
Port Adelaide 18.12 (120) Fremantle 11.9 (75) AAMI Stadium 41,518 Saturday, 27 August
St Kilda 28.18 (186) Brisbane Lions 7.5 (47) Telstra Dome 46,105 Saturday, 27 August
Geelong 10.9 (69) Richmond 10.8 (68) Skilled Stadium 24,096 Sunday, 28 August
Carlton 12.11 (83) Kangaroos 17.11 (113) Telstra Dome 27,625 Sunday, 28 August
Essendon 12.13 (85) Melbourne 13.17 (95) MCG 55,016 Sunday, 28 August

Ladder[]

2005 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Adelaide 22 17 5 0 2070 1517 136.5 68 Finals series
2 West Coast 22 17 5 0 2261 1824 124.0 68
3 Sydney (P) 22 15 7 0 1974 1696 116.4 60
4 St Kilda 22 14 8 0 2407 1806 133.3 56
5 Kangaroos 22 13 9 0 2053 2069 99.2 52
6 Geelong 22 12 10 0 2134 1906 112.0 48
7 Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2171 2266 95.8 48
8 Port Adelaide 22 11 10 1 2028 2066 98.2 46
9 Western Bulldogs 22 11 11 0 2385 2351 101.4 44
10 Fremantle 22 11 11 0 2041 2038 100.1 44
11 Brisbane Lions 22 10 12 0 2139 2164 98.8 40
12 Richmond 22 10 12 0 2022 2190 92.3 40
13 Essendon 22 8 14 0 2118 2302 92.0 32
14 Hawthorn 22 5 17 0 1904 2317 82.2 20
15 Collingwood 22 5 17 0 1884 2425 77.7 20
16 Carlton 22 4 17 1 2016 2670 75.5 18
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Ladder progression[]

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Adelaide04812121616162024282832364044485256606468
West Coast481216202428323236404448525660606464686868
Sydney44888812162020242832323640444448525660
St Kilda0448121616161620202424283236404448525256
Kangaroos481216202020202024242832363640404448484852
Geelong4448121620242828283232363640404040404448
Melbourne481212161620202428323636363636363636404448
Port Adelaide04466610101414182226263030343438384246
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Finals series[]

Main article: 2005 AFL finals series
  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: Sep 3, AAMI Stadium  
1  Adelaide 8.9 (57)  
4  St Kilda 10.5 (65)     SF1: Sep 10, AAMI Stadium  
     Adelaide 18.15 (123)    
EF1: Sep 4, Telstra Dome      Port Adelaide 5.10 (40)       PF1: Sep 16, MCG
5  Kangaroos 11.11 (77)        St Kilda 9.11 (65)  
8  Port Adelaide 26.8 (164)          Sydney 15.6 (96)     GF: Sep 24, MCG
         Sydney 8.10 (58)
  EF2: Sep 3, MCG       PF2: Sep 17, Subiaco Oval      West Coast 7.12 (54)
6  Geelong 18.8 (116)          West Coast 14.9 (93)  
7  Melbourne 9.7 (61)     SF2: Sep 9, SCG        Adelaide 11.11 (77)  
     Sydney 7.14 (56)    
QF2: Sep 2, Subiaco Oval      Geelong 7.11 (53)    
2  West Coast 10.9 (69)  
3  Sydney 10.5 (65)  


Week one[]

Qualifying finals
QF2: Friday, 2 September West Coast 10.9 (69) def. Sydney 10.5 (65) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 43,302)
QF1: Saturday, 3 September Adelaide 8.9 (57) def. by St Kilda 10.5 (65) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 48,768)
Elimination finals
EF2: Saturday, 3 September Geelong 18.8 (116) def. Melbourne 9.7 (61) MCG (crowd: 65,018)
EF1: Sunday, 4 September Kangaroos 11.11 (77) def. by Port Adelaide 26.8 (164) Telstra Dome (crowd: 25,195)

Week two[]

Semi-finals
SF2: Friday, 9 September Sydney 7.14 (56) def. Geelong 7.11 (53) SCG (crowd: 39,079)
SF1: Saturday, 10 September Adelaide 18.15 (123) def. Port Adelaide 5.10 (40) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 50,521)

Week three[]

Preliminary finals
PF1: Friday, 16 September St Kilda 9.11 (65) def. by Sydney 15.6 (96) MCG (crowd: 73,344)
PF2: Saturday, 17 September West Coast 14.9 (94) def. Adelaide 11.11 (77) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 43,009)

Week four[]

Grand final
Saturday, 24 September (2:40 pm) Sydney def. West Coast MCG (crowd: 91,898)
3.0 (18)
6.3 (39)
6.5 (41)
 8.10 (58) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		2.4 (16)
2.7 (19)
5.9 (39)
 7.12 (54) 		Umpires: Allen, McLaren, Goldspink
Norm Smith Medal: Chris Judd (West Coast)
Television broadcast: Network Ten
National anthem: Silvie Paladino
Hall 2
Jolly, Schneider, O'Loughlin, Kennelly, Goodes, Buchanan 1 		Goals 2 Hunter
1 Nicoski, Cox, Embley, Hansen, Cousins
Roberts-Thomson, Goodes, Buchanan, Kennelly, Fosdike, Kirk Best Judd, Wirrpunda, Cousins, Cox, Fletcher
Ball (cut head), C. Bolton (nose), Crouch (ankle) Injuries Kerr (ankle), Gardiner (cut head)
Nil Reports Nil
  • Sydney won the coin toss and kicked to the City End.
  • Sydney won their fourth Premiership – their first in Sydney, their first in the AFL era and their first since they won the VFL as South Melbourne in 1933.
  • Tadhg Kennelly became the first Irishman to become an AFL Premiership player. He later also became the first man to be both an AFL Premiership player and an All-Ireland senior (Gaelic) football champion in 2009 with his native Kerry.
  • Chris Judd became the fourth player to win the Norm Smith Medal despite being on the grand final losing team, joining Maurice Rioli (Richmond 1982), Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong 1989) and Nathan Buckley (Collingwood 2002).

Awards[]

  • The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Ben Cousins of West Coast. Ben Cousins received 20[6] votes to beat fellow West Coast midfielder Daniel Kerr.
  • The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Ben Cousins of West Coast.
  • The Coleman Medal was awarded to Fraser Gehrig of St Kilda.
  • The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Chris Judd of West Coast.
  • The AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Brett Deledio of Richmond.
  • The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Carlton for coming last. They became the first team in AFL history to win the pre-season competition and then finish last in the season proper.

Player moves[]

Post-season matches[]

  • Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy coached the Australians to a 2–0 victory in the 2005 International Rules Series against Ireland. Andrew McLeod won the Jim Stynes Medal.
  • Fremantle defeated West Coast Eagles by 17 points in an Exhibition match played in London.
  • Sydney and the Kangaroos played an Exhibition match in the United States at UCLA, with the Kangaroos winning by 48 points.

Notable events[]

Three players celebrated 200th game milestones against eventual premiers the Sydney Swans during the regular season:

  • Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda), round 10[8]
  • Jeff White (Melbourne), round 16[9]
  • Scott Lucas (Essendon), round 19[10]

Additionally, Michael Voss (Brisbane Lions) played his 250th AFL game and Mal Michael his 100th club game for the Lions, both also against the Swans, in round 3.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Berry, Damien (10 April 2017). "End of an era: A look back at the Brisbane Lions 2005 season". The Drop Punt News. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Ugly Swans' flag hopes at half-mast". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "A new face after Roos loses faith". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Ugly ducklings to make up for the sin of St Kilda". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2020. "It was almost a turning point for us," he said.
  5. ^ O'Shea, Joe (27 August 2005). "Saints inflict record loss on Lions". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. ^ "AFL Tables – 2005 Brownlow Medal". afltables.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ "2005 Trading Places". freeservers.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ^ Gehrig runs riot in 200th match Archived 26 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 28 May 2005
  9. ^ Hall bags seven as Swans ride high Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 July 2005
  10. ^ No end in sight as Lucas aims up for game 200 Archived 26 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 4 August 2005
  11. ^ Cousins named for Derby clash Archived 26 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 8 April 2005
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