2018 AFL season

The 2018 Australian Football League season was the 122nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 29th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. There were 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous six seasons. The first game was played on Thursday, 22 March, and the season concluded with the 2018 AFL Grand Final on Saturday, 29 September between West Coast and Collingwood. West Coast defeated Collingwood by five points, winning their fourth premiership.

For the 2018 season of the AFL Women's competition, see 2018 AFL Women's season.

2018 AFL premiership season
Teams18
PremiersWest Coast
(4th premiership)
Minor premiersRichmond
(9th minor premiership)
Matches played207
Attendance7,595,165 (36,692 per match)
Highest attendance100,022 (Grand Final, West Coast vs. Collingwood)
Coleman MedallistJack Riewoldt
Richmond (65 goals)
Brownlow MedallistTom Mitchell
Hawthorn (28 votes)
Wooden spoonersCarlton
(5th wooden spoon)

Pre-season

AFLX
Main article: 2018 AFLX competition

On 17 November 2017, the AFL confirmed that the pre-season would feature an AFLX competition. The game is played on a soccer-sized pitch over two ten minute halves. Each team features seven players on the field and three interchange players. Teams were split into three groups of six, with a grand final to be held for each group. The matches were played from 15–17 February 2018.[1] The winners of the competition were Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane.[2][3][4]

JLT Community Series
Main article: 2018 JLT Community Series

The pre-season series of games returned as the 2018 JLT Community Series. The number of games was reduced compared to the previous season, with teams playing two games each. The games were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. Each team played two games, many at suburban or regional venues, while all games were televised on Fox Footy.

Premiership season

Round 1
Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 22 March (7:25 pm) Richmond 17.19 (121) def. Carlton 15.5 (95) MCG (crowd: 90,151) Report
Friday, 23 March (7:50 pm) Essendon 14.15 (99) def. Adelaide 12.15 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,016) Report
Saturday, 24 March (3:35 pm) St Kilda 16.11 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,731) Report
Saturday, 24 March (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) def. Fremantle 9.6 (60) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,324) Report
Saturday, 24 March (6:25 pm) Gold Coast 7.13 (55) def. North Melbourne 5.9 (39) Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 3,722) Report
Saturday, 24 March (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 15.11 (101) def. Collingwood 9.13 (67) MCG (crowd: 58,051) Report
Sunday, 25 March (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 20.13 (133) def. Western Bulldogs 7.9 (51) UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 10,454) Report
Sunday, 25 March (3:20 pm) Melbourne 13.16 (94) def. by Geelong 14.13 (97) MCG (crowd: 54,112) Report
Sunday, 25 March (4:20 pm) West Coast 13.8 (86) def. by Sydney 18.7 (115) Optus Stadium (crowd: 53,553) Report
  • The West Coast vs. Sydney game was the first AFL premiership season game held at the newly-constructed Optus Stadium.[5]
  • The crowd of 90,151 for the Richmond vs. Carlton game is the highest attendance for a match in round 1 in VFL/AFL history, breaking the previous record of 87,119 set in 1995.[6]
  • Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn) recorded 54 disposals against Collingwood, the most ever recorded in any game, surpassing the record set by Greg Williams (Sydney) in 1989 and matched by Gary Ablett, Jr. (Gold Coast) in 2012.[7] Mitchell's tally of 34 handballs was also an all time record.[8]
  • The crowd of 3,722 for the Gold Coast vs. North Melbourne game, played during torrential rain in Cairns and away from either team's normal home ground, was the lowest attendance for a home-and-away season match since round 9, 1992.[9]
  • North Melbourne's score of 5.9 (39) was the lowest score conceded by Gold Coast in its history.[10]
  • Every goal in the Gold Coast vs. North Melbourne game was kicked at the same end of the ground, the first time this had happened since 1977.[11]
  • North Melbourne took only 21 marks during the same game, the lowest number recorded since records were kept in 1999.[12]

Round 2
Round 2 (Easter)
Thursday, 29 March (7:20 pm) Adelaide 18.10 (118) def. Richmond 12.10 (82) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,743) Report
Friday, 30 March (4:20 pm) North Melbourne 13.17 (95) def. St Kilda 5.13 (43) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,966) Report
Saturday, 31 March (1:45 pm) Carlton 9.13 (67) def. by Gold Coast 15.11 (101) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,025) Report
Saturday, 31 March (4:35 pm) Collingwood 12.7 (79) def. by Greater Western Sydney 15.5 (95) MCG (crowd: 30,941) Report
Saturday, 31 March (6:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.14 (74) def. by Melbourne 14.16 (100) Gabba (crowd: 17,141) Report
Saturday, 31 March (5:10 pm) Fremantle 16.10 (106) def. Essendon 14.6 (90) Optus Stadium (crowd: 49,021) Report
Sunday, 1 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.16 (70) def. by West Coast 18.13 (121) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,868) Report
Sunday, 1 April (4:40 pm) Sydney 10.11 (71) def. by Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) SCG (crowd: 34,636) Report
Monday, 2 April (3:20 pm) Geelong 18.9 (117) def. by Hawthorn 17.16 (118) MCG (crowd: 73,189) Report

Round 3
Round 3
Friday, 6 April (7:50 pm) Carlton 11.10 (76) def. by Collingwood 16.4 (100) MCG (crowd: 68,548) Report
Saturday, 7 April (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) def. Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 36,363) Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 18.15 (123) def. North Melbourne 13.8 (86) MCG (crowd: 35,518) Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:35 pm) Gold Coast 10.8 (68) def. by Fremantle 13.18 (96) Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,388) Report
Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) Sydney 16.7 (103) def. Greater Western Sydney 12.15 (87) SCG (crowd: 34,711) Report
Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) St Kilda 7.13 (55) def. by Adelaide 15.14 (104) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,324) Report
Sunday, 8 April (1:10 pm) Richmond 15.12 (102) def. Hawthorn 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 70,701) Report
Sunday, 8 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.20 (104) def. Essendon 12.11 (83) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,499) Report
Sunday, 8 April (2:40 pm) West Coast 14.11 (95) def. Geelong 11.14 (80) Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,535) Report

Round 4
Round 4
Friday, 13 April (7:20 pm) Adelaide 9.4 (58) def. by Collingwood 16.10 (106) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,495) Report
Saturday, 14 April (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.16 (82) def. Fremantle 7.9 (51) UNSW Canberra Oval (crowd: 11,356) Report
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 16.14 (110) def. Brisbane Lions 2.5 (17) MCG (crowd: 32,870) Report
Saturday, 14 April (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.13 (79) def. by Sydney 13.8 (86) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,058) Report
Saturday, 14 April (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 18.8 (116) def. Carlton 4.6 (30) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 14,266) Report
Saturday, 14 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 21.13 (139) def. Gold Coast 9.5 (59) Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,774) Report
Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) Essendon 16.10 (106) def. Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,900) Report
Sunday, 15 April (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 18.7 (115) def. Melbourne 6.12 (48) MCG (crowd: 41,973) Report
Sunday, 15 April (4:40 pm) Geelong 15.13 (103) def. St Kilda 7.14 (56) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 27,338) Report

Round 5
Round 5 (ANZAC Round)
Friday, 20 April (7:50 pm) Sydney 10.15 (75) def. by Adelaide 12.13 (85) SCG (crowd: 38,017) Report
Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm) St Kilda 10.13 (73) drew with Greater Western Sydney 9.19 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,956) Report
Saturday, 21 April (4:35 pm) Carlton 10.9 (69) def. by West Coast 10.19 (79) MCG (crowd: 27,900) Report
Saturday, 21 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) def. by Geelong 12.12 (84) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,372) Report
Saturday, 21 April (6:10 pm) Fremantle 16.12 (108) def. Western Bulldogs 8.6 (54) Optus Stadium (crowd: 43,056) Report
Sunday, 22 April (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 14.14 (98) def. Hawthorn 11.4 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,981) Report
Sunday, 22 April (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.11 (71) def. by Gold Coast 11.10 (76) Gabba (crowd: 16,087) Report
Tuesday, 24 April (7:25 pm) Melbourne 8.8 (56) def. by Richmond 15.12 (102) MCG (crowd: 77,071) Report
Wednesday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood 14.17 (101) def. Essendon 7.10 (52) MCG (crowd: 91,440) Report
  • The ANZAC Eve game between Melbourne and Richmond was the first full game to be played on a Tuesday night. In 1996, the final 24 minutes of a game between Essendon and St Kilda were played on a Tuesday night after Waverley Park lost power in the third quarter of a Saturday night game three days earlier.[15]

Round 6
Round 6
Friday, 27 April (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80) def. Carlton 8.11 (59) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,915) Report
Saturday, 28 April (1:45 pm) Geelong 10.9 (69) def. by Sydney 12.14 (86) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,036) Report
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.9 (69) def. by Port Adelaide 15.12 (102) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,617) Report
Saturday, 28 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 10.17 (77) def. Brisbane Lions 5.13 (43) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,046) Report
Saturday, 28 April (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 13.11 (89) def. St Kilda 7.12 (54) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 15,741) Report
Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.14 (110) def. Gold Coast 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,835) Report
Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm) Essendon 10.12 (72) def. by Melbourne 16.12 (108) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,964) Report
Sunday, 29 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood 10.10 (70) def. by Richmond 16.17 (113) MCG (crowd: 72,157) Report
Sunday, 29 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle 12.9 (81) def. by West Coast 13.11 (89) Optus Stadium (crowd: 56,521) Report

Round 7
Round 7
Friday, 4 May (7:50 pm) Geelong 14.9 (93) def. Greater Western Sydney 4.8 (32) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 25,079) Report
Saturday, 5 May (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.15 (81) def. Gold Coast 10.12 (72) Mars Stadium (crowd: 6,833) Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.7 (67) def. by Hawthorn 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 53,018) Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:35 pm) West Coast 16.6 (102) def. Port Adelaide 9.6 (60) Optus Stadium (crowd: 50,516) Report
Saturday, 5 May (7:25 pm) Sydney 9.12 (66) def. by North Melbourne 9.14 (68) SCG (crowd: 29,124) Report
Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 19.11 (125) def. Carlton 10.10 (70) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,422) Report
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Richmond 15.20 (110) def. Fremantle 4.9 (33) MCG (crowd: 43,240) Report
Sunday, 6 May (3:20 pm) St Kilda 9.13 (67) def. by Melbourne 16.10 (106) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,496) Report
Sunday, 6 May (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.6 (114) def. by Collingwood 19.7 (121) Gabba (crowd: 21,850) Report

Round 8
Round 8
Friday, 11 May (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) def. by Sydney 12.7 (79) MCG (crowd: 32,784) Report
Saturday, 12 May (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.13 (61) def. by West Coast 12.14 (86) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,253) Report
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.7 (91) def. Essendon 10.18 (78) MCG (crowd: 44,669) Report
Saturday, 12 May (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 11.11 (77) def. by Melbourne 21.20 (146) Gabba (crowd: 6,060) Report
Saturday, 12 May (4:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.11 (95) def. Adelaide 14.6 (90) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,967) Report
Saturday, 12 May (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.11 (107) def. Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,865) Report
Saturday, 12 May (6:10 pm) Fremantle 13.11 (89) def. St Kilda 8.11 (59) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,752) Report
Sunday, 13 May (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 11.6 (72) def. by Richmond 12.10 (82) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,153) Report
Sunday, 13 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood 5.15 (45) def. by Geelong 9.12 (66) MCG (crowd: 44,602) Report

Round 9
Round 9
Friday, 18 May (7:20 pm) Adelaide 9.9 (63) def. Western Bulldogs 2.14 (26) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,407) Report
Saturday, 19 May (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 17.10 (112) def. Greater Western Sydney 9.15 (69) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 7,194) Report
Saturday, 19 May (1:15 pm) Gold Coast 6.6 (42) def. by Port Adelaide 11.16 (82) Jiangwan Stadium (crowd: 10,689) Report
Saturday, 19 May (4:35 pm) Essendon 12.12 (84) def. Geelong 7.8 (50) MCG (crowd: 50,228) Report
Saturday, 19 May (7:25 pm) Sydney 17.9 (111) def. Fremantle 7.10 (52) SCG (crowd: 27,481) Report
Saturday, 19 May (7:25 pm) St Kilda 10.12 (72) def. by Collingwood 15.10 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,994) Report
Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.8 (50) def. by Melbourne 25.9 (159) MCG (crowd: 44,142) Report
Sunday, 20 May (3:20 pm) Brisbane Lions 20.9 (129) def. Hawthorn 11.7 (73) Gabba (crowd: 20,628) Report
Sunday, 20 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 20.10 (130) def. Richmond 12.11 (83) Optus Stadium (crowd: 57,616) Report

Round 10
Round 10
Friday, 25 May (7:50 pm) Collingwood 13.12 (90) def. Western Bulldogs 8.7 (55) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,985) Report
Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm) Richmond 15.15 (105) def. St Kilda 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 48,850) Report
Saturday, 26 May (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 6.13 (49) def. by Sydney 10.7 (67) Gabba (crowd: 18,702) Report
Saturday, 26 May (7:25 pm) Geelong 11.7 (73) def. Carlton 5.15 (45) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,090) Report
Saturday, 26 May (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.12 (60) def. by Essendon 14.11 (95) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,789) Report
Sunday, 27 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 9.6 (60) def. by West Coast 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,077) Report
Sunday, 27 May (2:50 pm) Melbourne 23.8 (146) def. Adelaide 8.7 (55) TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 6,989) Report
Sunday, 27 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 8.10 (58) def. by North Melbourne 12.14 (86) Optus Stadium (crowd: 37,575) Report
Bye: Gold Coast, Port Adelaide

Round 11
Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Friday, 1 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 13.13 (91) def. Carlton 9.7 (61) SCG (crowd: 27,351) Report
Saturday, 2 June (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 7.9 (51) def. by Melbourne 15.10 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,485) Report
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 9.10 (64) def. Port Adelaide 9.7 (61) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 13,007) Report
Saturday, 2 June (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 4.12 (36) def. by Geelong 17.19 (121) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 17,490) Report
Saturday, 2 June (7:25 pm) Essendon 6.7 (43) def. by Richmond 17.12 (114) MCG (crowd: 81,046) Report
Saturday, 2 June (6:10 pm) West Coast 16.5 (101) def. St Kilda 14.4 (88) Optus Stadium (crowd: 54,188) Report
Sunday, 3 June (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.15 (141) def. Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 22,133) Report
Sunday, 3 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood 21.12 (138) def. Fremantle 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 34,542) Report
Sunday, 3 June (4:10 pm) Adelaide 11.15 (81) def. by Greater Western Sydney 14.13 (97) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,120) Report

Round 12
Round 12
Friday, 8 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) def. Richmond 8.10 (58) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,936) Report
Saturday, 9 June (1:45 pm) Geelong 14.12 (96) def. North Melbourne 8.11 (59) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 31,265) Report
Saturday, 9 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 20.14 (134) def. Gold Coast 4.2 (26) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 7,131) Report
Saturday, 9 June (7:25 pm) St Kilda 7.13 (55) def. by Sydney 19.12 (126) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,569) Report
Sunday, 10 June (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 8.14 (62) def. by Essendon 12.12 (84) Gabba (crowd: 20,476) Report
Sunday, 10 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 10.11 (71) def. Adelaide 9.14 (68) Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,421) Report
Monday, 11 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne 14.7 (91) def. by Collingwood 20.13 (133) MCG (crowd: 83,518) Report
Bye: Carlton, Hawthorn, West Coast, Western Bulldogs

Round 13
Round 13
Thursday, 14 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 20.12 (132) def. Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 26,137) Report
Friday, 15 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 10.12 (72) def. West Coast 7.15 (57) SCG (crowd: 36,402) Report
Saturday, 16 June (1:45 pm) Carlton 6.10 (46) def. by Fremantle 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,430) Report
Saturday, 16 June (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 11.12 (78) def. by St Kilda 11.14 (80) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,181) Report
Saturday, 16 June (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 12.16 (88) def. Adelaide 4.8 (32) MCG (crowd: 26,693) Report
Sunday, 17 June (3:20 pm) Geelong 9.11 (65) def. by Richmond 12.11 (83) MCG (crowd: 46,423) Report
Bye: Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Essendon, Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne, North Melbourne

Round 14
Round 14
Thursday, 21 June (6:10 pm) West Coast 6.16 (52) def. by Essendon 12.8 (80) Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,409) Report
Friday, 22 June (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) def. Melbourne 9.11 (65) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,751) Report
Saturday, 23 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 13.18 (96) def. Gold Coast 5.13 (43) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 9,007) Report
Saturday, 23 June (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.10 (82) def. by Greater Western Sydney 16.13 (109) Gabba (crowd: 11,267) Report
Saturday, 23 June (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75) def. by North Melbourne 12.5 (77) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,301) Report
Sunday, 24 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood 11.13 (79) def. Carlton 9.5 (59) MCG (crowd: 53,706) Report
Bye: Adelaide, Fremantle, Geelong, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney

Round 15
Round 15
Thursday, 28 June (7:20 pm) Richmond 14.9 (93) def. Sydney 11.1 (67) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,519) Report
Friday, 29 June (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.7 (103) def. Geelong 15.11 (101) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,499) Report
Saturday, 30 June (1:45 pm) Carlton 10.9 (69) def. by Port Adelaide 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 26,562) Report
Saturday, 30 June (4:05 pm) Adelaide 12.16 (88) def. West Coast 12.6 (78) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,771) Report
Saturday, 30 June (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 8.12 (60) def. by Collingwood 14.15 (99) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,637) Report
Saturday, 30 June (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.17 (95) def. Hawthorn 13.6 (84) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 10,866) Report
Sunday, 1 July (1:10 pm) Melbourne 18.9 (117) def. by St Kilda 18.11 (119) MCG (crowd: 38,910) Report
Sunday, 1 July (3:20 pm) Essendon 19.11 (125) def. North Melbourne 16.12 (108) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,580) Report
Sunday, 1 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 9.10 (64) def. by Brisbane Lions 18.11 (119) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,674) Report

Round 16
Round 16
Thursday, 5 July (7:20 pm) Sydney 9.5 (59) def. by Geelong 8.23 (71) SCG (crowd: 34,363) Report
Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) Richmond 15.13 (103) def. Adelaide 8.8 (56) MCG (crowd: 54,934) Report
Saturday, 7 July (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.12 (120) def. Carlton 7.13 (55) Gabba (crowd: 21,074) Report
Saturday, 7 July (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 12.14 (86) def. St Kilda 7.8 (50) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 36,253) Report
Saturday, 7 July (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.5 (59) def. by Hawthorn 19.8 (122) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,320) Report
Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 13.24 (102) def. Fremantle 7.6 (48) TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,689) Report
Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.11 (95) def. Gold Coast 8.10 (58) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,389) Report
Sunday, 8 July (3:20 pm) Essendon 9.8 (62) def. by Collingwood 12.6 (78) MCG (crowd: 69,868) Report
Sunday, 8 July (2:40 pm) West Coast 13.8 (86) def. Greater Western Sydney 10.15 (75) Optus Stadium (crowd: 52,105) Report

Round 17
Round 17
Thursday, 12 July (7:20 pm) Adelaide 16.16 (112) def. Geelong 14.13 (97) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,095) Report
Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda 16.20 (116) def. Carlton 7.10 (52) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,780) Report
Saturday, 14 July (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 9.11 (65) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 12,557) Report
Saturday, 14 July (4:35 pm) Melbourne 18.11 (119) def. Western Bulldogs 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 31,053) Report
Saturday, 14 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 6.15 (51) def. by Essendon 13.17 (95) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,061) Report
Saturday, 14 July (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.13 (79) def. Richmond 10.17 (77) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 14,456) Report
Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm) Collingwood 9.13 (67) def. by West Coast 15.12 (102) MCG (crowd: 53,439) Report
Sunday, 15 July (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 15.8 (98) def. by Sydney 16.8 (104) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,633) Report
Sunday, 15 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 8.11 (59) def. Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,190) Report

Round 18
Round 18
Friday, 20 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda 8.9 (57) def. by Richmond 16.15 (111) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,269) Report
Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) Collingwood 20.10 (130) def. North Melbourne 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 50,393) Report
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 8.16 (64) def. by Gold Coast 12.16 (88) SCG (crowd: 32,565) Report
Saturday, 21 July (4:35 pm) Essendon 13.21 (99) def. Fremantle 11.4 (70) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,564) Report
Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.10 (88) def. by Adelaide 13.15 (93) Gabba (crowd: 20,475) Report
Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) Geelong 16.4 (100) def. Melbourne 14.14 (98) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 30,125) Report
Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.10 (52) def. by Hawthorn 18.16 (124) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,405) Report
Sunday, 22 July (3:20 pm) West Coast 14.16 (100) def. Western Bulldogs 6.10 (46) Optus Stadium (crowd: 46,854) Report
Sunday, 22 July (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) def. by Greater Western Sydney 11.14 (80) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,693) Report

Round 19
Round 19
Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm) Essendon 15.19 (109) def. Sydney 10.6 (66) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,251) Report
Saturday, 28 July (1:45 pm) Richmond 16.9 (105) def. Collingwood 12.5 (77) MCG (crowd: 88,180) Report
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.12 (120) def. Brisbane Lions 11.12 (78) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 28,226) Report
Saturday, 28 July (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.8 (86) def. St Kilda 8.13 (61) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 12,014) Report
Saturday, 28 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 5.14 (44) def. by Carlton 12.7 (79) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,776) Report
Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 10.17 (77) def. by Melbourne 13.12 (90) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,880) Report
Sunday, 29 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.9 (81) def. West Coast 6.5 (41) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 11,176) Report
Sunday, 29 July (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) def. by Port Adelaide 11.12 (78) Mars Stadium (crowd: 6,450) Report
Sunday, 29 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 7.11 (53) def. by Hawthorn 17.10 (112) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,845) Report
  • Richmond won their 18th consecutive match at the MCG, breaking the all time winning streak at the venue.

Round 20
Round 20
Friday, 3 August (7:50 pm) Richmond 12.13 (85) def. Geelong 12.10 (82) MCG (crowd: 67,054) Report
Saturday, 4 August (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 16.11 (107) def. Essendon 16.7 (103) MCG (crowd: 68,857) Report
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.8 (104) def. by North Melbourne 16.11 (107) Gabba (crowd: 18,395) Report
Saturday, 4 August (4:05 pm) Adelaide 13.18 (96) def. Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,377) Report
Saturday, 4 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda 9.14 (68) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,748) Report
Saturday, 4 August (7:25 pm) Sydney 11.7 (73) def. Collingwood 10.11 (71) SCG (crowd: 39,238) Report
Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.4 (46) def. by Greater Western Sydney 23.13 (151) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,697) Report
Sunday, 5 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne 21.17 (143) def. Gold Coast 7.5 (47) MCG (crowd: 23,072) Report
Sunday, 5 August (2:40 pm) West Coast 21.16 (142) def. Fremantle 13.6 (84) Optus Stadium (crowd: 57,375) Report
  • This was the first time that five games in a round were decided by less than a goal.

Round 21
Round 21
Friday, 10 August (7:50 pm) Essendon 18.14 (122) def. St Kilda 11.13 (79) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,483) Report
Saturday, 11 August (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) def. Geelong 8.12 (60) MCG (crowd: 59,529) Report
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 7.9 (51) def. by Richmond 19.11 (125) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 18,102) Report
Saturday, 11 August (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 9.4 (58) def. by West Coast 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 32,534) Report
Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) Collingwood 14.20 (104) def. Brisbane Lions 11.7 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,390) Report
Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.16 (106) def. Adelaide 13.14 (92) Manuka Oval (crowd: 13,249) Report
Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.13 (85) def. by Western Bulldogs 13.14 (92) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,031) Report
Sunday, 12 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne 10.18 (78) def. by Sydney 13.9 (87) MCG (crowd: 51,424) Report
Sunday, 12 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 15.11 (101) def. Carlton 10.12 (72) Optus Stadium (crowd: 40,028) Report

Round 22
Round 22
Friday, 17 August (7:50 pm) Richmond 12.9 (81) def. Essendon 11.7 (73) MCG (crowd: 76,424) Report
Saturday, 18 August (1:45 pm) Collingwood 17.13 (115) def. Port Adelaide 10.4 (64) MCG (crowd: 46,286) Report
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 24.14 (158) def. Fremantle 3.7 (25) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 24,507) Report
Saturday, 18 August (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.12 (60) def. by Sydney 11.14 (80) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 21,433) Report
Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 11.8 (74) def. by Brisbane Lions 10.18 (78) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,907) Report
Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda 11.10 (76) def. by Hawthorn 12.8 (80) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,795) Report
Sunday, 19 August (1:10 pm) Carlton 7.7 (49) def. by Western Bulldogs 10.6 (66) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,143) Report
Sunday, 19 August (1:20 pm) West Coast 14.7 (91) def. by Melbourne 16.12 (108) Optus Stadium (crowd: 55,824) Report
Sunday, 19 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 12.14 (86) def. North Melbourne 11.11 (77) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,444) Report
  • Geelong kicked the final 23 goals of their match against Fremantle, equalling the record for most consecutive goals ever scored in a match.
  • Fremantle suffered its heaviest ever loss, losing by 133 points.
  • Matt Crouch (Adelaide) recorded 35 handballs against North Melbourne, the most ever recorded in any match.[23]

Round 23
Round 23
Friday, 24 August (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) def. by Essendon 17.9 (111) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,168) Report
Saturday, 25 August (1:45 pm) Geelong 22.10 (142) def. Gold Coast 5.10 (40) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 28,004) Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.8 (98) def. Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95) MCG (crowd: 56,998) Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:35 pm) Fremantle 9.13 (67) def. by Collingwood 11.10 (76) Optus Stadium (crowd: 41,320) Report
Saturday, 25 August (7:25 pm) Carlton 8.13 (61) def. by Adelaide 26.9 (165) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,000) Report
Saturday, 25 August (7:25 pm) Sydney 10.14 (74) def. by Hawthorn 12.11 (83) SCG (crowd: 39,660) Report
Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.6 (72) def. by West Coast 14.14 (98) Gabba (crowd: 16,367) Report
Sunday, 26 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne 15.12 (102) def. Greater Western Sydney 8.9 (57) MCG (crowd: 37,285) Report
Sunday, 26 August (4:40 pm) St Kilda 14.10 (94) def. by North Melbourne 17.15 (117) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,866) Report
  • Carlton suffered its worst ever defeat against Adelaide, losing by 104 points.

Season notes
  • Carlton lost its first seven matches, the longest losing streak to start a season in the club's history.[24]
  • Carlton's final record of 2-20 was the club's fewest wins in a season since 1901.[25]
  • Melbourne qualified for the finals for the first time since 2006.

5 teams suffered 100 point loses this season.

Win/loss table
ColourResult
GreenWin
RedLoss
BlueDraw

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
This table can be sorted by margin, winners are represented in the first half of each column, and losers are represented in the second half of each column once sorted

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 Ess
12		 Rich
36		 StK
49		 Coll
48		 Syd
10		 GCS
48		 Carl
55		 PA
5		 WB
37		 Melb
91		 GWS
16		 Frem
3		 Haw
56		 X WCE
10		 Rich
47		 Geel
15		 BL
5		 Melb
13		 PA
3		 GWS
14		 NM
9		 Carl
104		 X X X X 12
Brisbane Lions StK
25		 Melb
26		 PA
5		 Rich
93		 GCS
5		 GWS
34		 Coll
7		 WB
14		 Haw
56		 Syd
18		 NM
54		 Ess
22		 X GWS
27		 Frem
55		 Carl
65		 Haw
33		 Adel
5		 Geel
42		 NM
3		 Coll
31		 GCS
4		 WCE
26		 X X X X 15
Carlton Rich
26		 GCS
34		 Coll
24		 NM
86		 WCE
10		 WB
21		 Adel
55		 Ess
13		 Melb
109		 Geel
28		 Syd
30		 X Frem
57		 Coll
20		 PA
21		 BL
65		 StK
64		 Haw
72		 GCS
35		 GWS
105		 Frem
29		 WB
17		 Adel
104		 X X X X 18
Collingwood Haw
34		 GWS
16		 Carl
24		 Adel
48		 Ess
49		 Rich
43		 BL
7		 Geel
21		 StK
28		 WB
35		 Frem
61		 Melb
42		 X Carl
20		 GCS
39		 Ess
16		 WCE
35		 NM
66		 Rich
28		 Syd
2		 BL
31		 PA
51		 Frem
9		 WCE
16		 GWS
10		 Rich
39		 WCE
5		 2
Essendon Adel
12		 Frem
16		 WB
21		 PA
22		 Coll
49		 Melb
36		 Haw
23		 Carl
13		 Geel
34		 GWS
35		 Rich
71		 BL
22		 X WCE
28		 NM
17		 Coll
16		 GCS
44		 Frem
29		 Syd
43		 Haw
4		 StK
43		 Rich
8		 PA
22		 X X X X 11
Fremantle PA
50		 Ess
16		 GCS
28		 GWS
31		 WB
54		 WCE
8		 Rich
77		 StK
30		 Syd
59		 NM
28		 Coll
61		 Adel
3		 Carl
57		 X BL
55		 Melb
54		 PA
9		 Ess
29		 Haw
59		 WCE
58		 Carl
29		 Geel
133		 Coll
9		 X X X X 14
Geelong Melb
3		 Haw
1		 WCE
15		 StK
47		 PA
34		 Syd
17		 GWS
61		 Coll
21		 Ess
34		 Carl
28		 GCS
85		 NM
37		 Rich
18		 X WB
2		 Syd
12		 Adel
15		 Melb
2		 BL
42		 Rich
3		 Haw
11		 Frem
133		 GCS
102		 Melb
29		 X X X 8
Gold Coast NM
16		 Carl
34		 Frem
28		 WCE
80		 BL
5		 Adel
48		 WB
9		 Melb
69		 PA
40		 X Geel
85		 GWS
108		 StK
2		 Haw
53		 Coll
39		 NM
37		 Ess
44		 Syd
24		 Carl
35		 Melb
96		 Rich
74		 BL
4		 Geel
102		 X X X X 17
Greater Western Sydney WB
82		 Coll
16		 Syd
16		 Frem
31		 StK
0		 BL
34		 Geel
61		 WCE
25		 NM
43		 Ess
35		 Adel
16		 GCS
108		 X BL
27		 Haw
11		 WCE
11		 Rich
2		 PA
22		 StK
25		 Carl
105		 Adel
13		 Syd
20		 Melb
45		 Syd
49		 Coll
10		 X X 6
Hawthorn Coll
34		 Geel
1		 Rich
13		 Melb
67		 NM
28		 StK
35		 Ess
23		 Syd
8		 BL
56		 WCE
15		 PA
3		 X Adel
56		 GCS
53		 GWS
11		 WB
63		 BL
33		 Carl
72		 Frem
59		 Ess
4		 Geel
11		 StK
4		 Syd
9		 Rich
31		 Melb
33		 X X 5
Melbourne Geel
3		 BL
26		 NM
37		 Haw
67		 Rich
46		 Ess
36		 StK
39		 GCS
69		 Carl
109		 Adel
91		 WB
49		 Coll
42		 X PA
10		 StK
2		 Frem
54		 WB
50		 Geel
2		 Adel
13		 GCS
96		 Syd
9		 WCE
17		 GWS
45		 Geel
29		 Haw
33		 WCE
66		 X 4
North Melbourne GCS
16		 StK
52		 Melb
37		 Carl
86		 Haw
28		 PA
33		 Syd
2		 Rich
10		 GWS
43		 Frem
28		 BL
54		 Geel
37		 X WB
2		 Ess
17		 GCS
37		 Syd
6		 Coll
66		 WCE
40		 BL
3		 WB
7		 Adel
9		 StK
23		 X X X X 9
Port Adelaide Frem
50		 Syd
23		 BL
5		 Ess
22		 Geel
34		 NM
33		 WCE
42		 Adel
5		 GCS
40		 X Haw
3		 Rich
14		 WB
57		 Melb
10		 Carl
21		 StK
36		 Frem
9		 GWS
22		 WB
44		 Adel
3		 WCE
4		 Coll
51		 Ess
22		 X X X X 10
Richmond Carl
26		 Adel
36		 Haw
13		 BL
93		 Melb
46		 Coll
43		 Frem
77		 NM
10		 WCE
47		 StK
28		 Ess
71		 PA
14		 Geel
18		 X Syd
26		 Adel
47		 GWS
2		 StK
54		 Coll
28		 Geel
3		 GCS
74		 Ess
8		 WB
3		 Haw
31		 X Coll
39		 X 3
St Kilda BL
25		 NM
52		 Adel
49		 Geel
47		 GWS
0		 Haw
35		 Melb
39		 Frem
30		 Coll
28		 Rich
28		 WCE
13		 Syd
71		 GCS
2		 X Melb
2		 PA
36		 Carl
64		 Rich
54		 GWS
25		 WB
35		 Ess
43		 Haw
4		 NM
23		 X X X X 16
Sydney WCE
29		 PA
23		 GWS
16		 WB
7		 Adel
10		 Geel
17		 NM
2		 Haw
8		 Frem
59		 BL
18		 Carl
30		 StK
71		 WCE
15		 X Rich
26		 Geel
12		 NM
6		 GCS
24		 Ess
43		 Coll
2		 Melb
9		 GWS
20		 Haw
9		 GWS
49		 X X X 7
West Coast Syd
29		 WB
51		 Geel
15		 GCS
80		 Carl
10		 Frem
8		 PA
42		 GWS
25		 Rich
47		 Haw
15		 StK
13		 X Syd
15		 Ess
28		 Adel
10		 GWS
11		 Coll
35		 WB
54		 NM
40		 Frem
58		 PA
4		 Melb
17		 BL
26		 Coll
16		 X Melb
66		 Coll
5		 1
Western Bulldogs GWS
82		 WCE
51		 Ess
21		 Syd
7		 Frem
54		 Carl
21		 GCS
9		 BL
14		 Adel
37		 Coll
35		 Melb
49		 X PA
57		 NM
2		 Geel
2		 Haw
63		 Melb
50		 WCE
54		 PA
44		 StK
35		 NM
7		 Carl
17		 Rich
3		 X X X X 13
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

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Richmond 22 18 4 0 2143 1574 136.1 72 2018 finals
2 West Coast (P) 22 16 6 0 2012 1657 121.4 64
3 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2046 1699 120.4 60
4 Hawthorn 22 15 7 0 1972 1642 120.1 60
5 Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2299 1749 131.4 56
6 Sydney 22 14 8 0 1822 1664 109.5 56
7 Greater Western Sydney 22 13 8 1 1898 1664 114.1 54
8 Geelong 22 13 9 0 2045 1554 131.6 52
9 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 1950 1790 108.9 48
10 Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1780 1654 107.6 48
11 Essendon 22 12 10 0 1932 1838 105.1 48
12 Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1941 1865 104.1 48
13 Western Bulldogs 22 8 14 0 1575 2037 77.3 32
14 Fremantle 22 8 14 0 1556 2041 76.2 32
15 Brisbane Lions 22 5 17 0 1825 2049 89.1 20
16 St Kilda 22 4 17 1 1606 2182 73.6 18
17 Gold Coast 22 4 18 0 1308 2182 59.9 16
18 Carlton 22 2 20 0 1353 2282 59.3 8
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

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 had a bye during that round.
  • Subscript numbers indicate ladder position at round's end.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
 
1Richmond 4741289123161201241281282322362362401401441481481521561601641681721
2West Coast 0144885122162202242282321361401401402403403443482522522562602602642
3Collingwood 016016414810125121016916112010248287326326364402442443483483486525563603
4Hawthorn 43848812412716420420520920102410241128932932103683610408447485524564604
5Melbourne 010468481281412121610206243283323325324326327366406407446484487527565
6Sydney 4549871261210167168207245284324363403402404405444444449488526565566
7Greater Western Sydney 418182121143183185189181118112211269261030103463410387426465503543546547
8Geelong 4941041288126129166203208246285324325327328367368408448449449488528
9North Melbourne 0154541187124128167161020724528628728832832936936936104010441044104410489
10Port Adelaide 428212112512916616112082462492482883273654054444454454844874884894810
11Essendon 48411413811813814815815121416121612201220132412281228123212361140114011441144114811
12Adelaide 011478389128165203204244247249241024112411281128113211361236124012401244124812
13Western Bulldogs 01801841641541681512141613161316141614161416141614201420142014201420142414281432133213
14Fremantle 0174148108131211121112121612161216131613201324122413241324132813281328132813321332143214
15Brisbane Lions 01301501701701701701701841741741741741741781712161616161616161616161620152015
16St Kilda 4641341541661561661661661661661661610161016141514151815181518151815181618161816
17Gold Coast 4483868141212121312131214121512151215121512151215121612171217161716171617161716171617
18Carlton 012017018018018018018417418418418418418418418418418418818818818818818

Finals series
Main article: 2018 AFL finals series
  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: Sep 6, MCG  
1  Richmond 13.17 (95)  
4  Hawthorn 9.10 (64)     SF1: Sep 14, MCG  
     Hawthorn 10.11 (71)    
EF1: Sep 7, MCG      Melbourne 16.8 (104)       PF1: Sep 21, MCG
5  Melbourne 10.15 (75)        Richmond 8.10 (58)  
8  Geelong 6.10 (46)          Collingwood 15.7 (97)     GF: 29 Sep, MCG
         West Coast 11.13 (79)
  EF2: Sep 8, SCG       PF2: Sep 22, Optus Stadium      Collingwood 11.8 (74)
6  Sydney 4.6 (30)          West Coast 18.13 (121)  
7  Greater Western Sydney 10.19 (79)     SF2: Sep 15, MCG        Melbourne 7.13 (55)  
     Collingwood 9.15 (69)    
QF2: Sep 8, Optus Stadium      Greater Western Sydney 9.5 (59)    
2  West Coast 12.14 (86)  
3  Collingwood 10.10 (70)  

Week one
Qualifying finals
QF1: Thursday, 6 September (7:20 pm) Richmond 13.17 (95) def. Hawthorn 9.10 (64) MCG (crowd: 91,446) Report
QF2: Saturday, 8 September (6:10 pm) West Coast 12.14 (86) def. Collingwood 10.10 (70) Optus Stadium (crowd: 59,585) Report
Elimination finals
EF1: Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) Melbourne 10.15 (75) def. Geelong 6.10 (46) MCG (crowd: 91,767) Report
EF2: Saturday, 8 September (4:20 pm) Sydney 4.6 (30) def. by Greater Western Sydney 10.19 (79) SCG (crowd: 40,350) Report

Week two
Semi-finals
SF1: Friday, 14 September (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 10.11 (71) def. by Melbourne 16.8 (104) MCG (crowd: 90,152) Report
SF2: Saturday, 15 September (7:25 pm) Collingwood 9.15 (69) def. Greater Western Sydney 9.5 (59) MCG (crowd: 72,504) Report

Week three
Preliminary finals
PF1: Friday, 21 September (7:50 pm) Richmond 8.10 (58) def. by Collingwood 15.7 (97) MCG (crowd: 94,959) Report
PF2: Saturday, 22 September (1:20 pm) West Coast 18.13 (121) def. Melbourne 7.13 (55) Optus Stadium (crowd: 59,608) Report

Week four
Main article: 2018 AFL Grand Final
Grand final
Saturday, 29 September (2:30 pm) West Coast 11.13 (79) def. Collingwood 11.8 (74) MCG (crowd: 100,022) Report
  • West Coast became the first team to defeat the same team twice in the same final series since the introduction of a top 8 finals system in 1994.

Finals notes
  • Melbourne qualified for a preliminary final for the first time since 2000, and made finals for the first time since 2006.
  • Collingwood qualified for the grand final for the first time since 2011, and qualified for the finals for the first time since 2013.

Attendances

By club
2018 AFL attendances
Club Total Games Avg. per game Home total Home games Home avg.
Adelaide 823,6742237,440499,5891145,417
Brisbane Lions 476,2242221,647202,4621118,406
Carlton 753,0802234,231349,5211131,775
Collingwood 1,339,6282653,585548,8811149,898
Essendon 1,026,7312246,670520,9181147,356
Fremantle 791,2992235,968459,4031141,764
Geelong 970,9282344,133376,2821134,207
Gold Coast 410,7352218,670149,0131113,547
Greater Western Sydney 552,9492426,510131,0471111,913
Hawthorn 976,2822440,678366,2761133,298
Melbourne 1,061,0092542,440447,6411140,695
North Melbourne 569,7222225,896230,5391120,958
Port Adelaide 740,7282233,669420,4981138,227
Richmond 1,381,2982457,554672,9211161,175
St Kilda 637,2042228,964280,5281125,503
Sydney 789,8602334,342373,5481133,959
West Coast 1,044,2502543,510585,7491153,250
Western Bulldogs 642,9592229,225279,0931125,372

By ground
2018 ground attendances
Ground Total Games Avg. per game
Adelaide Arena at Jiangwan Stadium 10,689110,689
Adelaide Oval 920,0772241,822
Blundstone Arena 32,636310,879
Cazaly's Stadium 3,72213,722
Etihad Stadium 1,291,6704528,704
Gabba 208,5221217,377
GMHBA Stadium 256,670928,519
Mars Stadium 13,28326,642
MCG 2,853,1795057,064
Metricon Stadium 95,154713,593
Optus Stadium 1,197,7332547,909
SCG 413,8981234,492
Spotless Stadium 95,988811,999
TIO Stadium 8,68918,689
TIO Traeger Park 6,98916,989
University of Tasmania Stadium 50,312412,578
UNSW Canberra Oval 35,059311,686

Awards

Milestones
Name Club Milestone Round Ref.
Joel Selwood Geelong 250 AFL games Round 1 [41]
Trent Cotchin Richmond 200 AFL games Round 2 [42]
Mark LeCras West Coast 200 AFL games Round 4 [43]
Sam Gilbert St Kilda 200 AFL games Round 6 [44]
Callan Ward Greater Western Sydney 200 AFL games Round 8 [45]
Nick Smith Sydney 200 AFL games Round 9 [46]
Shaun Grigg Richmond 200 AFL games Round 10 [47]
Todd Goldstein North Melbourne 200 AFL games Round 10 [48]
Dan Hannebery Sydney 200 AFL games Round 11 [49]
Nathan Jones Melbourne 250 AFL games Round 11 [50]
Ryan Griffen Greater Western Sydney 250 AFL games Round 12 [51]
Heath Grundy Sydney 250 AFL games Round 13 [52]
Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn 350 AFL games Round 13 [53]
Kade Simpson Carlton 300 AFL games Round 15 [54]
Stephen Hill Fremantle 200 AFL games Round 16 [55]
Steele Sidebottom Collingwood 200 AFL games Round 16 [56]
James Frawley Hawthorn 200 AFL games Round 17 [57]
Lance Franklin Sydney 900 AFL goals Round 17 [58]
Jordan Lewis Melbourne 300 AFL games Round 19 [59]
Shaun Higgins North Melbourne 200 AFL games Round 19 [60]
Bryce Gibbs Adelaide 250 AFL games Round 20 [61]
David Mackay Adelaide 200 AFL games Round 21 [62]
Dale Morris Western Bulldogs 250 AFL games Round 21 [63]
Travis Varcoe Collingwood 200 AFL games Round 22 [64]
Jack Riewoldt Richmond 600 AFL goals Round 23 [65]

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 Jack Riewoldt 440448192113143172195240241253282300303332352374413444481058260565 65
2 Ben Brown 0066410515419423124226531233235035035540242446450252153154458058361 61
3 Tom Hawkins 001134040426410010313316319322325025328533437744751152153659261 61
4 Lance Franklin 88412214317118018018018321122325429231031435439342042244650252557057 57
5 Luke Breust 440437411516319120323023023124024125227330636036541445348250252153 53
6 Jack Gunston 2224042628311112517421021021021122325025429231233235540242446248 48
Tom McDonald 0000000000222459413215419625025328129130333437340040242345348
8 Jesse Hogan 335819110212214317320121526531031031031334236440141142446147047047 47
9 Josh Jenkins 22571808311011314115116117118220121021223326228230030333336339746 46
10 Josh Caddy 3336061707411112416117623427027128028129231132233135035439443144 44

Best and fairest
Club Award name Player
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Rory Laird
Brisbane Lions Merrett-Murray Medal Dayne Zorko
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Patrick Cripps
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Steele Sidebottom & Brodie Grundy
Essendon W. S. Crichton Medal Devon Smith
Fremantle Doig Medal Lachie Neale
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Mark Blicavs
Gold Coast Club Champion Jarrod Harbrow
Greater Western Sydney Kevin Sheedy Medal Lachie Whitfield
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Tom Mitchell
Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Max Gawn
North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Shaun Higgins
Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Justin Westhoff
Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Jack Riewoldt
St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Jack Steven
Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Jake Lloyd
West Coast John Worsfold Medal Elliot Yeo
Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Lachie Hunter
Source: Foxsports

Club leadership
Table of clubs' coaches and captains in the 2018 season
Club Coach Captain(s) Ref.
Adelaide Don Pyke Taylor Walker [66]
Brisbane Lions Chris Fagan Dayne Beams (until 23 May) [67]
Dayne Zorko (from 23 May)
Carlton Brendon Bolton Marc Murphy [68]
Collingwood Nathan Buckley Scott Pendlebury [69]
Essendon John Worsfold Dyson Heppell [70]
Fremantle Ross Lyon Nat Fyfe [71][72]
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood [73]
Gold Coast Stuart Dew Tom Lynch (until 2 August) [74]
Steven May
Greater Western Sydney Leon Cameron Phil Davis [75]
Callan Ward
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Jarryd Roughead [76]
Melbourne Simon Goodwin Nathan Jones [77]
Jack Viney
North Melbourne Brad Scott Jack Ziebell [78]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Travis Boak [79]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Trent Cotchin [80]
St Kilda Alan Richardson Jarryn Geary [81]
Sydney John Longmire Josh Kennedy [82]
West Coast Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn [83][84]
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Easton Wood [85]

Club financials
2018 AFL membership figures
Club Members[86] Change from 2017 % Change from 2017
Adelaide 64,739 7,874 13.85%
Brisbane Lions 24,867 3,505 16.41%
Carlton 56,005 5,679 11.28%
Collingwood 75,507 372 0.49%
Essendon 79,319 11,551 17.04%
Fremantle 55,639 4,385 8.56%
Geelong 63,818 8,964 16.34%
Gold Coast 12,108 443 3.80%
Greater Western Sydney 25,243 4,299 20.53%
Hawthorn 80,302 4,639 6.13%
Melbourne 44,275 2,049 4.84%
North Melbourne 40,789 446 1.11%
Port Adelaide 54,386 2,257 4.33%
Richmond 100,726 28,057 38.61%
St Kilda 46,301 4,249 10.10%
Sydney 60,934 2,096 3.56%
West Coast 80,290 15,266 23.40%
Western Bulldogs 43,246 4,407 9.25%
Total 1,008,494 100,933 11.12%
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See also

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