2005 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 2005 AFL Season
Team(s): 16
Round(s): 22
Finals System: AFL Final Eight System
Match(es): 185

Season Results

Premiers: Sydney
Runners-Up: West Coast
Minor Premiers: Adelaide
Brownlow Medallist(s): Ben Cousins (West Coast)
Coleman Medallist(s): Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Chris Judd (West Coast)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Ben Cousins (West Coast)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Adelaide 1st 17 -0- 5 136.5% Tyson Edwards (16) Scott Welsh (51)
West Coast (R) 2nd 17 -0- 5 124.0% Ben Cousins (20) Phillip Matera (38)
Sydney (P) 3rd 15 -0- 7 116.4% Barry Hall (16) Barry Hall (72)
St Kilda 4th 14 -0- 8 133.3% Nick Dal Santo (18) Fraser Gehrig (74)
Kangaroos 5th 13 -0- 9 99.2% Shannon Grant, Brent Harvey (11) Nathan Thompson (50)
Geelong 6th 12 -0- 10 112.0% Cameron Ling (13) Kent Kingsley (56)
Melbourne 7th 12 -0- 10 95.8% Travis Johnstone (11) Russell Robertson (69)
Port Adelaide 8th 11 -1- 10 98.2% Warren Tredrea (11) Warren Tredrea (61)
Western Bulldogs 9th 11 -0- 11 101.4% Scott West (17) Brad Johnson (42)
Fremantle 10th 11 -0- 11 100.1% Matthew Pavlich (14) Matthew Pavlich (61)
Brisbane Lions 11th 10 -0- 12 98.8% Luke Power (14) Daniel Bradshaw (42)
Richmond 12th 10 -0- 12 92.3% Mark Coughlan (10) Matthew Richardson (65)
Essendon 13th 8 -0- 14 92.0% James Hird (8) Matthew Lloyd (59)
Hawthorn 14th 5 -0- 17 82.2% Luke Hodge (15) Mark Williams (63)
Collingwood 15th 5 -0- 17 77.7% Nathan Buckley, Blake Caracella, James Clement (5) Chris Tarrant (36)
Carlton 16th 4 -1- 17 75.5% Nick Stevens (11) Brendan Fevola (49)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 34
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 3

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 24/03/2005 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Gabba 116 - 93 33,369
SAT 26/03/2005 2:15 PM Kangaroos v Carlton Telstra Dome 105 - 85 40,345
SAT 26/03/2005 7:20 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 103 - 57 47,849
SAT 26/03/2005 7:40 PM Fremantle v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 88 - 53 33,704
SUN 27/03/2005 1:15 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 118 - 55 27,274
SUN 27/03/2005 2:15 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 98 - 160 48,251
SUN 27/03/2005 2:45 PM Adelaide v West Coast AAMI Stadium 53 - 64 39,055
MON 28/03/2005 2:15 PM Collingwood v Western Bulldogs MCG 80 - 112 53,259

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/04/2005 7:40 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 110 - 106 56,446
SAT 02/04/2005 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Telstra Dome 111 - 137 26,307
SAT 02/04/2005 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Sydney Manuka Oval 82 - 59 13,481
SAT 02/04/2005 5:40 PM West Coast v Geelong Subiaco Oval 84 - 62 39,578
SAT 02/04/2005 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AAMI Stadium 75 - 73 34,892
SUN 03/04/2005 1:10 PM St Kilda v Fremantle Aurora Stadium 59 - 58 12,465
SUN 03/04/2005 2:10 PM Collingwood v Adelaide Telstra Dome 75 - 81 31,464
SUN 03/04/2005 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond MCG 89 - 103 33,409

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/04/2005 7:40 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 114 - 66 51,793
SAT 09/04/2005 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 108 - 128 61,608
SAT 09/04/2005 2:10 PM St Kilda v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 93 - 100 36,140
SAT 09/04/2005 5:40 PM Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco Oval 80 - 88 42,027
SAT 09/04/2005 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba 81 - 87 33,960
SUN 10/04/2005 12:40 PM Adelaide v Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 124 - 56 44,807
SUN 10/04/2005 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn MCG 77 - 75 44,971
SUN 10/04/2005 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Richmond Telstra Dome 84 - 88 30,871

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/04/2005 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Collingwood MCG 93 - 90 51,565
SAT 16/04/2005 2:10 PM West Coast v Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval 143 - 107 39,124
SAT 16/04/2005 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions MCG 115 - 69 27,778
SAT 16/04/2005 7:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Telstra Dome 131 - 75 48,653
SAT 16/04/2005 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Carlton AAMI Stadium 109 - 109 33,519
SUN 17/04/2005 1:10 PM Sydney v Adelaide SCG 79 - 120 30,478
SUN 17/04/2005 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Telstra Dome 151 - 104 40,004
SUN 17/04/2005 2:10 PM Richmond v Fremantle MCG 100 - 52 24,242

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/04/2005 8:10 PM Port Adelaide v Geelong AAMI Stadium 95 - 99 33,405
SAT 23/04/2005 2:10 PM Fremantle v Carlton Subiaco Oval 103 - 84 36,056
SAT 23/04/2005 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Hawthorn MCG 108 - 89 38,764
SAT 23/04/2005 7:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 60 - 94 29,099
SAT 23/04/2005 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Telstra Dome 140 - 109 27,900
SUN 24/04/2005 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba 84 - 157 33,007
SUN 24/04/2005 5:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Telstra Dome 147 - 79 49,580
MON 25/04/2005 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 83 - 69 70,033

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/04/2005 7:40 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 89 - 83 49,018
SAT 30/04/2005 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fremantle MCG 129 - 143 21,963
SAT 30/04/2005 2:10 PM Adelaide v Kangaroos AAMI Stadium 74 - 64 41,867
SAT 30/04/2005 5:40 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 104 - 59 39,687
SAT 30/04/2005 7:10 PM Essendon v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 88 - 136 44,055
SUN 01/05/2005 1:10 PM Geelong v Western Bulldogs Skilled Stadium 108 - 73 23,019
SUN 01/05/2005 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 71 - 109 44,122
SUN 01/05/2005 2:10 PM Richmond v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome 123 - 67 21,301

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/05/2005 7:40 PM Melbourne v Adelaide MCG 78 - 54 39,475
SAT 07/05/2005 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Telstra Dome 119 - 101 44,814
SAT 07/05/2005 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 151 - 66 52,234
SAT 07/05/2005 7:10 PM Sydney v Essendon Telstra Stadium 94 - 88 31,668
SAT 07/05/2005 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba 87 - 110 30,639
SUN 08/05/2005 1:10 PM Hawthorn v West Coast Aurora Stadium 77 - 96 16,933
SUN 08/05/2005 2:40 PM Fremantle v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 180 - 68 36,491
SUN 08/05/2005 2:40 PM Port Adelaide v Kangaroos AAMI Stadium 119 - 72 27,050

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/05/2005 7:40 PM Carlton v Geelong Telstra Dome 73 - 143 45,758
SAT 14/05/2005 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG 128 - 89 38,587
SAT 14/05/2005 2:10 PM West Coast v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 88 - 52 41,177
SAT 14/05/2005 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 92 - 118 32,901
SAT 14/05/2005 7:10 PM Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AAMI Stadium 63 - 72 42,357
SUN 15/05/2005 1:10 PM Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG 69 - 45 24,226
SUN 15/05/2005 2:10 PM Essendon v Fremantle Telstra Dome 117 - 82 30,383
SUN 15/05/2005 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 58 - 93 54,330

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 20/05/2005 7:40 PM St Kilda v Adelaide Telstra Dome 57 - 103 35,100
SAT 21/05/2005 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Optus Oval 92 - 110 30,052
SAT 21/05/2005 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast MCG 118 - 95 31,105
SAT 21/05/2005 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Essendon AAMI Stadium 85 - 66 33,648
SAT 21/05/2005 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba 83 - 87 33,684
SUN 22/05/2005 1:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney SCG 76 - 89 22,358
SUN 22/05/2005 2:10 PM Geelong v Kangaroos Skilled Stadium 146 - 61 24,102
SUN 22/05/2005 2:40 PM Fremantle v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 70 - 124 35,393

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 27/05/2005 7:40 PM Melbourne v Richmond Telstra Dome 131 - 74 44,263
SAT 28/05/2005 2:10 PM Geelong v Fremantle Skilled Stadium 82 - 91 20,869
SAT 28/05/2005 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG 80 - 108 49,927
SAT 28/05/2005 7:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Telstra Dome 101 - 58 37,014
SAT 28/05/2005 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Kangaroos Gabba 93 - 112 29,500
SUN 29/05/2005 12:40 PM Adelaide v Carlton AAMI Stadium 71 - 57 43,277
SUN 29/05/2005 2:10 PM Essendon v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 137 - 110 40,454
SUN 29/05/2005 2:40 PM West Coast v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 179 - 62 40,188

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/06/2005 7:40 PM Collingwood v Geelong Telstra Dome 121 - 96 48,261
SAT 04/06/2005 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Telstra Dome 91 - 116 30,973
SAT 04/06/2005 2:10 PM Richmond v West Coast MCG 103 - 105 31,704
SAT 04/06/2005 5:40 PM Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 67 - 106 34,143
SAT 04/06/2005 7:10 PM Adelaide v Essendon AAMI Stadium 151 - 63 43,486
SUN 05/06/2005 1:10 PM Kangaroos v Melbourne Manuka Oval 80 - 116 12,626
SUN 05/06/2005 1:10 PM St Kilda v Port Adelaide Aurora Stadium 81 - 104 17,402
SUN 05/06/2005 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 111 - 89 29,240

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 10/06/2005 6:40 PM West Coast v Essendon Subiaco Oval 106 - 82 38,558
SAT 11/06/2005 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda MCG 54 - 100 33,905
SAT 11/06/2005 7:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 82 - 140 37,880
SAT 11/06/2005 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium 118 - 103 27,079
SUN 12/06/2005 1:10 PM Sydney v Fremantle SCG 109 - 71 24,933
SUN 12/06/2005 2:10 PM Geelong v Adelaide Skilled Stadium 61 - 57 23,506
SUN 12/06/2005 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Richmond Telstra Dome 109 - 80 40,444
MON 13/06/2005 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 117 - 72 65,347

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/06/2005 8:10 PM Port Adelaide v Hawthorn AAMI Stadium 188 - 71 30,212
SAT 18/06/2005 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast MCG 90 - 105 35,653
SAT 18/06/2005 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Carlton Marrara Oval 116 - 70 13,037
SAT 18/06/2005 7:10 PM Richmond v Adelaide Telstra Dome 62 - 132 27,092
SUN 19/06/2005 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Geelong Gabba 116 - 47 31,307
SUN 19/06/2005 2:40 PM Fremantle v Kangaroos Subiaco Oval 44 - 66 33,550
FRI 24/06/2005 7:40 PM Essendon v St Kilda Telstra Dome 119 - 104 48,342
SAT 25/06/2005 7:15 PM Sydney v Collingwood Telstra Stadium 77 - 76 44,387

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/07/2005 7:40 PM Collingwood v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome 102 - 71 35,844
SAT 02/07/2005 2:10 PM West Coast v Carlton Subiaco Oval 139 - 62 39,928
SAT 02/07/2005 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 85 - 84 34,572
SAT 02/07/2005 7:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Lions Gabba 92 - 166 31,259
SAT 02/07/2005 7:10 PM Essendon v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 86 - 128 48,696
SUN 03/07/2005 12:40 PM Adelaide v Fremantle AAMI Stadium 94 - 88 41,794
SUN 03/07/2005 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 113 - 58 36,667
SUN 03/07/2005 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v St Kilda MCG 98 - 116 33,622

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/07/2005 7:40 PM Kangaroos v West Coast Telstra Dome 97 - 101 33,151
SAT 09/07/2005 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Melbourne AAMI Stadium 137 - 75 28,040
SAT 09/07/2005 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 92 - 66 49,975
SAT 09/07/2005 7:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 105 - 51 28,185
SAT 09/07/2005 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Collingwood Gabba 133 - 55 37,224
SUN 10/07/2005 1:10 PM Hawthorn v Adelaide Aurora Stadium 68 - 78 16,287
SUN 10/07/2005 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Telstra Dome 153 - 73 39,181
SUN 10/07/2005 2:40 PM Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval 145 - 92 30,991

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/07/2005 7:40 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 105 - 131 52,507
SAT 16/07/2005 2:10 PM Geelong v Port Adelaide Skilled Stadium 126 - 47 19,362
SAT 16/07/2005 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 37 - 106 40,043
SAT 16/07/2005 5:40 PM West Coast v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 111 - 88 41,524
SAT 16/07/2005 7:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney Telstra Dome 78 - 104 28,749
SUN 17/07/2005 12:40 PM Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium 109 - 35 40,264
SUN 17/07/2005 2:10 PM Carlton v Fremantle MCG 117 - 152 16,076
SUN 17/07/2005 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 68 - 109 23,722

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/07/2005 7:40 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Telstra Dome 143 - 70 45,576
SAT 23/07/2005 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Geelong Telstra Dome 133 - 98 29,351
SAT 23/07/2005 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton MCG 127 - 103 31,459
SAT 23/07/2005 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Essendon Gabba 114 - 101 36,077
SAT 23/07/2005 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium 96 - 83 27,455
SUN 24/07/2005 1:10 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 88 - 67 37,071
SUN 24/07/2005 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Adelaide Telstra Dome 109 - 122 25,263
SUN 24/07/2005 2:40 PM Fremantle v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 101 - 76 31,028

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/07/2005 7:40 PM Essendon v Geelong Telstra Dome 107 - 94 47,122
SAT 30/07/2005 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 88 - 176 39,584
SAT 30/07/2005 2:10 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 97 - 49 39,412
SAT 30/07/2005 7:10 PM Adelaide v Sydney AAMI Stadium 54 - 47 45,629
SAT 30/07/2005 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 151 - 123 29,200
SUN 31/07/2005 1:10 PM Kangaroos v Port Adelaide Manuka Oval 100 - 96 10,431
SUN 31/07/2005 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Telstra Dome 141 - 106 34,925
SUN 31/07/2005 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fremantle MCG 85 - 98 26,586

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/08/2005 7:40 PM St Kilda v Geelong Telstra Dome 96 - 55 46,848
SAT 06/08/2005 2:10 PM Adelaide v Melbourne AAMI Stadium 100 - 46 42,843
SAT 06/08/2005 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v West Coast MCG 140 - 97 27,693
SAT 06/08/2005 5:40 PM Fremantle v Richmond Subiaco Oval 93 - 66 36,026
SAT 06/08/2005 7:10 PM Essendon v Sydney Telstra Dome 98 - 118 41,629
SUN 07/08/2005 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Gabba 121 - 80 31,946
SUN 07/08/2005 2:10 PM Carlton v Port Adelaide MCG 109 - 123 16,371
SUN 07/08/2005 2:10 PM Collingwood v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 98 - 104 33,587

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/08/2005 6:40 PM West Coast v Fremantle Subiaco Oval 128 - 80 40,720
SAT 13/08/2005 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Skilled Stadium 99 - 100 20,148
SAT 13/08/2005 2:10 PM Kangaroos v St Kilda Telstra Dome 85 - 108 39,777
SAT 13/08/2005 7:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 94 - 129 48,287
SAT 13/08/2005 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Adelaide AAMI Stadium 81 - 88 45,199
SUN 14/08/2005 1:10 PM Sydney v Brisbane Lions Telstra Stadium 124 - 40 43,512
SUN 14/08/2005 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon MCG 117 - 104 32,053
SUN 14/08/2005 2:10 PM Richmond v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 107 - 119 33,482

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/08/2005 6:40 PM Fremantle v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 80 - 75 38,057
SAT 20/08/2005 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Skilled Stadium 109 - 33 20,372
SAT 20/08/2005 2:10 PM Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium 151 - 41 40,372
SAT 20/08/2005 7:10 PM Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG 109 - 105 32,621
SAT 20/08/2005 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 51 - 81 35,221
SUN 21/08/2005 1:10 PM Sydney v Kangaroos SCG 101 - 64 34,975
SUN 21/08/2005 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 182 - 83 37,481
SUN 21/08/2005 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 137 - 133 30,906

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/08/2005 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Telstra Dome 141 - 100 41,947
SAT 27/08/2005 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney MCG 75 - 129 31,891
SAT 27/08/2005 2:10 PM West Coast v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 74 - 82 43,044
SAT 27/08/2005 7:10 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 186 - 47 46,105
SAT 27/08/2005 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Fremantle AAMI Stadium 120 - 75 41,518
SUN 28/08/2005 1:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Skilled Stadium 69 - 68 24,096
SUN 28/08/2005 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne MCG 85 - 95 55,016
SUN 28/08/2005 2:10 PM Carlton v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 83 - 113 27,625

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/2005 2:30 PM Geelong v Melbourne MCG 116 - 61 65,018
SUN 04/09/2005 2:30 PM Kangaroos v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome 77 - 164 25,195

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/09/2005 6:30 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 69 - 65 43,302
SAT 03/09/2005 7:00 PM Adelaide v St Kilda AAMI Stadium 57 - 65 48,768

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 09/09/2005 8:00 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 56 - 53 39,079
SAT 10/09/2005 7:00 PM Adelaide v Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 123 - 40 50,521

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/09/2005 8:00 PM St Kilda v Sydney MCG 65 - 96 73,344
SAT 17/09/2005 1:00 PM West Coast v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 93 - 77 43,009

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/2005 2:35 PM West Coast v Sydney MCG 54 - 58 91,828