| 2007 AFL Premiership Season | |
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| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers | Geelong (7th premiership) |
| Minor Premiers | Geelong (10th minor premiership) |
| AFL Cup Winner | Carlton (3rd pre-season cup win) |
| Matches played | 185 |
| Attendance | 7,051,733 (38,117 per match) |
| Coleman Medallist | Jonathan Brown (Brisbane Lions) |
| Brownlow Medallist | Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) |
The 2007 AFL Season was the 111th season of the Australian Football League, the highest-level professional Australian rules football league in Australia. The regular season commenced on 30 March 2007, and concluded with the 2007 AFL Grand Final on 29 September 2007, with Geelong defeating Port Adelaide by 119 points, the highest winning-margin in an AFL Grand Final, to claim the 2007 AFL premiership.
Carlton Blues 2.12.7 (97) def Brisbane Lions 0.10.12 (72) at Telstra Dome in the Final in front of a crowd of 46,094.
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Melbourne Demons | 9.8 (62) | St Kilda Saints | 13.15 (93) | MCG | 49,490 | Friday, 30 March | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 10.19 (79) | Collingwood Magpies | 12.10 (82) | MCG | 44,760 | Saturday, 31 March | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 16.9 (105) | Port Adelaide Power | 19.7 (121) | Subiaco Oval | 37,425 | Saturday, 31 March | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 9.15 (69) | Hawthorn Hawks | 6.8 (44) | The Gabba | 27,104 | Saturday, 31 March | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 10.13 (73) | West Coast Eagles | 11.8 (74) | Telstra Stadium | 62,586 | Saturday, 31 March | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 10.14 (74) | Essendon Bombers | 16.9 (105) | AAMI Stadium | 43,064 | Sunday, 1 April | AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs | 17.11 (113) | Geelong Cats | 13.15 (93) | Telstra Dome | 42,626 | Sunday, 1 April | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 15.25 (115) | Richmond Tigers | 15.8 (98) | MCG | 59,847 | Sunday, 1 April | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Brisbane Lions | 15.12 (102) | St Kilda Saints | 7.8 (50) | The Gabba | 28,266 | Thursday, 5 April | AFL.com.au |
| Richmond Tigers | 11.6 (72) | Sydney Swans | 13.10 (88) | MCG | 37,985 | Saturday, 7 April | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 24.18 (162) | Carlton Blues | 12.12 (84) | Telstra Dome | 41,113 | Saturday, 7 April | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 12.15 (87) | Collingwood Magpies | 11.9 (75) | Subiaco Oval | 40,413 | Saturday, 7 April | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 17.20 (122) | Kangaroos | 15.14 (104) | AAMI Stadium | 25,054 | Sunday, 8 April | AFL.com.au |
| Essendon Bombers | 19.8 (122) | Fremantle Dockers | 17.10 (112) | Telstra Dome | 32,623 | Sunday, 8 April | AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs | 11.6 (72) | Adelaide Crows | 16.14 (110) | MCG | 27,199 | Sunday, 8 April | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 17.14 (116) | Melbourne Demons | 14.10 (94) | MCG | 43,197 | Monday, 9 April | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Collingwood Magpies | 17.13 (115) | Richmond Tigers | 13.12 (90) | MCG | 70,569 | Friday, 13 April | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 18.17 (125) | Essendon Bombers | 17.20 (122) | MCG | 64,710 | Saturday, 14 April | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 8.15 (63) | Adelaide Crows | 13.9 (87) | AAMI Stadium | 36,959 | Saturday, 14 April | AFL.com.au |
| St Kilda Saints | 17.14 (116) | Western Bulldogs | 9.12 (66) | Telstra Dome | 38,474 | Saturday, 14 April | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 11.4 (70) | West Coast Eagles | 14.17 (101) | Subiaco Oval | 42,051 | Saturday, 14 April | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 13.18 (96) | Brisbane Lions | 10.9 (69) | SCG | 24,854 | Sunday, 15 April | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 8.9 (57) | Geelong Cats | 15.19 (109) | MCG | 38,438 | Sunday, 15 April | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 10.10 (70) | Hawthorn Hawks | 13.13 (91) | Telstra Dome | 28,481 | Sunday, 15 April | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Richmond Tigers | 14.16 (100) | Western Bulldogs | 20.12 (132) | MCG | 36,821 | Friday, 20 April | AFL.com.au |
| Collingwood Magpies | 9.12 (66) | Port Adelaide Power | 12.12 (84) | MCG | 35,355 | Saturday, 21 April | AFL.com.au |
| St Kilda Saints | 9.14 (68) | Essendon Bombers | 15.9 (99) | Telstra Dome | 47,605 | Saturday, 21 April | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 9.7 (61) | Sydney Swans | 5.14 (44) | AAMI Stadium | 43,752 | Saturday, 21 April | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 12.15 (87) | Brisbane Lions | 8.15 (63) | Carrara Stadium | 11,133 | Saturday, 21 April | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 10.16 (76) | Geelong Cats | 9.18 (72) | Aurora Stadium | 17,120 | Sunday, 22 April | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 13.14 (92) | Fremantle Dockers | 21.11 (137) | MCG | 16,654 | Sunday, 22 April | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 14.16 (100) | Carlton Blues | 4.15 (39) | Subiaco Oval | 41,016 | Sunday, 22 April | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Essendon Bombers | 11.13 (79) | Collingwood Magpies | 12.23 (95) | MCG | 90,508 | Wednesday, 25 April | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 14.12 (96) | St Kilda Saints | 6.7 (43) | AAMI Stadium | 24,438 | Friday, 27 April | AFL.com.au |
| Richmond Tigers | 11.10 (76) | West Coast Eagles | 14.15 (99) | MCG | 27,326 | Saturday, 28 April | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 18.16 (124) | Brisbane Lions | 21.10 (136) | Telstra Dome | 33,598 | Saturday, 28 April | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 17.7 (109) | Melbourne Demons | 8.12 (60) | SCG | 23,354 | Saturday, 28 April | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 13.15 (93) | Western Bulldogs | 16.14 (110) | MCG | 31,982 | Sunday, 29 April | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 15.12 (102) | Kangaroos | 18.10 (118) | Skilled Stadium | 20,906 | Sunday, 29 April | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 7.16 (58) | Adelaide Crows | 8.9 (57) | Subiaco Oval | 37,172 | Sunday, 29 April | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| St Kilda Saints | 18.17 (125) | Carlton Blues | 11.16 (82) | Telstra Dome | 45,513 | Friday, 4 May | AFL.com.au |
| Essendon Bombers | 15.6 (96) | Hawthorn Hawks | 20.11 (131) | MCG | 52,047 | Saturday, 5 May | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 10.17 (77) | Western Bulldogs | 9.8 (62) | Subiaco Oval | 40,668 | Saturday, 5 May | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 16.15 (111) | Sydney Swans | 14.11 (95) | Telstra Dome | 27,045 | Saturday, 5 May | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 9.8 (62) | Collingwood Magpies | 11.20 (86) | AAMI Stadium | 43,915 | Saturday, 5 May | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 17.18 (120) | Fremantle Dockers | 10.15 (75) | The Gabba | 27,175 | Sunday, 6 May | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 9.17 (71) | Port Adelaide Power | 10.16 (76) | MCG | 16,266 | Sunday, 6 May | AFL.com.au |
| Richmond | 9.11 (65) | Geelong | 35.12 (222) | Telstra Dome | 34,584 | Sunday, 6 May | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Kangaroos | 18.9 (117) | Essendon Bombers | 13.17 (95) | Telstra Dome | 42,730 | Friday, 11 May | AFL.com.au |
| Collingwood Magpies | 17.17 (119) | Carlton Blues | 14.11 (95) | MCG | 77,321 | Saturday, 12 May | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 16.19 (115) | Richmond Tigers | 10.15 (75) | AAMI Stadium | 26,232 | Saturday, 12 May | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 9.15 (69) | Adelaide Crows | 14.16 (100) | The Gabba | 26,978 | Saturday, 12 May | AFL.com.au |
| St Kilda Saints | 15.7 (97) | Sydney Swans | 11.5 (71) | Telstra Dome | 37,816 | Saturday, 12 May | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 16.13 (109) | West Coast Eagles | 10.10 (70) | Skilled Stadium | 22,014 | Sunday, 13 May | AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs | 16.16 (112) | Melbourne Demons | 16.10 (106) | Telstra Dome | 24,584 | Sunday, 13 May | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 14.12 (96) | Hawthorn Hawks | 11.14 (80) | Subiaco Oval | 36,481 | Sunday, 13 May | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Adelaide Crows | 14.15 (99) | Richmond Tigers | 14.6 (90) | AAMI Stadium | 40,742 | Friday, 18 May | AFL.com.au |
| Essendon Bombers | 18.19 (127) | Brisbane Lions | 8.15 (63) | Telstra Dome | 35,034 | Saturday, 19 May | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 14.10 (94) | Fremantle Dockers | 10.9 (69) | Skilled Stadium | 20,435 | Saturday, 19 May | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 10.12 (72) | St Kilda Saints | 6.8 (44) | MCG | 36,063 | Saturday, 19 May | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 22.15 (147) | Carlton Blues | 20.10 (130) | Carrara Stadium | 11,649 | Saturday, 19 May | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 17.16 (118) | Port Adelaide Power | 13.9 (87) | SCG | 25,423 | Sunday, 20 May | AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs | 20.15 (135) | Collingwood Magpies | 14.18 (102) | Telstra Dome | 46,990 | Sunday, 20 May | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 19.23 (137) | Melbourne Demons | 9.6 (60) | Subiaco Oval | 40,068 | Sunday, 20 May | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Fremantle Dockers | 15.11 (101) | St Kilda Saints | 6.19 (55) | Subiaco Oval | 39,034 | Friday, 25 May | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 12.14 (86) | Adelaide Crows | 15.15 (105) | Telstra Dome | 27,504 | Saturday, 26 May | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 15.9 (99) | West Coast Eagles | 8.16 (64) | Aurora Stadium | 18,112 | Saturday, 26 May | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 13.9 (87) | Collingwood Magpies | 18.12 (120) | The Gabba | 32,225 | Saturday, 26 May | AFL.com.au |
| Richmond Tigers | 12.12 (84) | Essendon Bombers | 12.20 (92) | MCG | 61,837 | Saturday, 26 May | AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs | 8.9 (57) | Sydney Swans | 15.10 (100) | Manuka Oval | 14,517 | Sunday, 27 May | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 11.12 (78) | Kangaroos | 10.19 (79) | MCG | 30,662 | Sunday, 27 May | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 8.12 (60) | Geelong Cats | 16.20 (116) | AAMI Stadium | 26,465 | Sunday, 27 May | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Collingwood Magpies | 15.13 (103) | Fremantle Dockers | 13.16 (94) | MCG | 44,480 | Friday, 1 June | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 13.11 (89) | Adelaide Crows | 10.12 (72) | MCG | 23,657 | Saturday, 2 June | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 18.13 (121) | Kangaroos | 7.13 (55) | Subiaco Oval | 40,751 | Saturday, 2 June | AFL.com.au |
| Richmond Tigers | 10.13 (73) | Brisbane Lions | 10.13 (73) | Telstra Dome | 28,093 | Saturday, 2 June | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 11.7 (73) | Essendon Bombers | 11.8 (74) | SCG | 26,647 | Saturday, 2 June | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 10.15 (75) | Hawthorn Hawks | 17.7 (109) | AAMI Stadium | 23,945 | Sunday, 3 June | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 21.12 (138) | Western Bulldogs | 19.14 (128) | MCG | 37,535 | Sunday, 3 June | AFL.com.au |
| St Kilda Saints | 9.11 (65) | Geelong Cats | 19.11 (125) | Telstra Dome | 42,188 | Sunday, 3 June | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Essendon Bombers | 15.5 (95) | West Coast Eagles | 14.10 (94) | Telstra Dome | 48,913 | Friday, 8 June | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 9.12 (66) | Sydney Swans | 11.9 (75) | MCG | 48,398 | Saturday, 9 June | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 10.12 (72) | Western Bulldogs | 13.17 (95) | The Gabba | 29,873 | Saturday, 9 June | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 22.9 (141) | Port Adelaide Power | 14.18 (102) | Telstra Dome | 29,678 | Saturday, 9 June | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 9.8 (62) | Geelong Cats | 9.15 (69) | AAMI Stadium | 43,108 | Sunday, 10 June | AFL.com.au |
| St Kilda Saints | 8.10 (58) | Kangaroos | 11.14 (80) | Telstra Dome | 34,569 | Sunday, 10 June | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 18.15 (123) | Richmond Tigers | 15.12 (102) | Subiaco Oval | 37,177 | Sunday, 10 June | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 13.16 (94) | Collingwood Magpies | 11.15 (81) | MCG | 70,660 | Monday, 11 June | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Carlton Blues | 12.8 (80) | Hawthorn Hawks | 27.18 (180) | Telstra Dome | 53,459 | Friday, 15 June | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 7.12 (54) | Adelaide Crows | 15.10 (100) | Carrara Stadium | 11,178 | Saturday, 16 June | AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs | 22.9 (141) | Fremantle Dockers | 16.19 (115) | TIO Stadium | 11,449 | Saturday, 16 June | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 12.13 (85) | Brisbane Lions | 5.5 (35) | Skilled Stadium | 21,212 | Sunday, 17 June | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 19.12 (126) | Essendon Bombers | 13.17 (95) | AAMI Stadium | 25,242 | Sunday, 17 June | AFL.com.au |
| Richmond Tigers | 18.16 (124) | Melbourne Demons | 11.9 (75) | MCG | 46,161 | Friday, 22 June | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 8.9 (57) | Collingwood Magpies | 10.16 (76) | Telstra Stadium | 64,222 | Saturday, 23 June | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 11.10 (76) | St Kilda Saints | 15.9 (99) | Subiaco Oval | 39,401 | Sunday, 24 June | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Essendon Bombers | 19.11 (125) | Melbourne Demons | 18.15 (123) | Telstra Dome | 47,552 | Friday, 29 June | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 13.9 (87) | Sydney Swans | 10.9 (69) | Skilled Stadium | 23,040 | Saturday, 30 June | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 27.11 (173) | Carlton Blues | 13.8 (96) | Subiaco Oval | 36,307 | Saturday, 30 June | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 15.15 (105) | Port Adelaide Power | 17.10 (112) | The Gabba | 22,124 | Saturday, 30 June | AFL.com.au |
| St Kilda Saints | 17.15 (117) | Richmond Tigers | 15.10 (100) | Telstra Dome | 38,689 | Saturday, 30 June | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 10.14 (74) | West Coast Eagles | 14.11 (95) | AAMI Stadium | 42,127 | Sunday, 1 July | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 17.9 (111) | Western Bulldogs | 11.19 (85) | MCG | 39,433 | Sunday, 1 July | AFL.com.au |
| Collingwood Magpies | 12.15 (87) | Hawthorn Hawks | 15.5 (95) | Telstra Dome | 50,248 | Sunday, 1 July | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Essendon Bombers | 12.11 (83) | Geelong Cats | 19.19 (133) | Telstra Dome | 51,156 | Friday, 6 July | AFL.com.au |
| Collingwood Magpies | 12.17 (89) | St Kilda Saints | 12.8 (80) | MCG | 57,247 | Saturday, 7 July | AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs | 20. 13 (133) | Port Adelaide Power | 17.11 (113) | Telstra Dome | 22,691 | Saturday, 7 July | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 9.10 (64) | Brisbane Lions | 13.13 (91) | Subiaco Oval | 40,763 | Saturday, 7 July | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 15.12 (102) | Hawthorn Hawks | 4.7 (31) | AAMI Stadium | 34,733 | Saturday, 7 July | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 11.23 (89) | Fremantle Dockers | 9.7 (61) | SCG | 25,493 | Sunday, 8 July | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 14.17 (101) | Melbourne Demons | 19.10 (124) | MCG | 33,085 | Sunday, 8 July | AFL.com.au |
| Richmond Tigers | 11.13 (79) | Kangaroos | 14.20 (104) | Telstra Dome | 33,583 | Sunday, 8 July | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| St Kilda Saints | 11.16 (82) | Adelaide Crows | 12.8 (80) | Telstra Dome | 32,210 | Friday, 13 July | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 11.14 (80) | Collingwood Magpies | 9.10 (64) | MCG | 85,497 | Saturday, 14 July | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 22.21 (153) | West Coast Eagles | 9.8 (62) | AAMI Stadium | 27,879 | Saturday, 14 July | AFL.com.au |
| Essendon Bombers | 14.14 (98) | Western Bulldogs | 20.11 (131) | Telstra Dome | 45,283 | Saturday, 14 July | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 12.10 (82) | Brisbane Lions | 18.18 (126) | The Gabba | 22,708 | Saturday, 14 July | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 25.12 (162) | Carlton Blues | 15.10 (100) | SCG | 24,858 | Sunday, 15 July | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 19.15 (129) | Richmond Tigers | 11.10 (76) | MCG | 41,770 | Sunday, 15 July | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 11.12 (78) | Kangaroos | 12.10 (82) | Subiaco Oval | 37,002 | Sunday, 15 July | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Geelong Cats | 20.18 (138) | Western Bulldogs | 9.9 (63) | Telstra Dome | 44,688 | Friday, 20 July | AFL.com.au |
| Collingwood Magpies | 18.14 (122) | Essendon Bombers | 14.9 (93) | MCG | 65,531 | Saturday, 21 July | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 15.11 (101) | Fremantle Dockers | 20.6 (126) | AAMI Stadium | 40,190 | Saturday, 21 July | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 16.16 (112) | Sydney Swans | 15.10 (100) | Subiaco Oval | 40,014 | Saturday, 21 July | AFL.com.au |
| St Kilda Saints | 14.11 (95) | Hawthorn Hawks | 11.12 (78) | Telstra Dome | 37,847 | Saturday, 21 July | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 25.13 (163) | Carlton Blues | 6.10 (46) | The Gabba | 27,163 | Sunday, 22 July | AFL.com.au |
| Richmond Tigers | 15.10 (100) | Port Adelaide Power | 24.11 (155) | MCG | 22,395 | Sunday, 22 July | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 19.12 (126) | Melbourne Demons | 9.8 (62) | Telstra Dome | 20,187 | Sunday, 22 July | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Western Bulldogs | 9.17 (71) | West Coast Eagles | 24.14 (158) | Telstra Dome | 30,900 | Friday, 27 July | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 15.11 (101) | St Kilda Saints | 16.15 (111) | Telstra Dome | 32,327 | Saturday, 28 July | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 10.12 (72) | Geelong Cats | 20.20 (140) | Subiaco Oval | 36,741 | Saturday, 28 July | AFL.com.au |
| Collingwood Magpies | 7.14 (56) | Brisbane Lions | 22.17 (149) | MCG | 45,096 | Saturday, 28 July | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 21.12 (138) | Richmond Tigers | 10.12 (72) | SCG | 23,199 | Saturday, 28 July | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 10.11 (71) | Kangaroos | 16.12 (108) | Aurora Stadium | 19,144 | Sunday, 29 July | AFL.com.au |
| Essendon Bombers | 18.9 (117) | Adelaide Crows | 16.9 (105) | Telstra Dome | 35,010 | Sunday, 29 July | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 25.13 (163) | Melbourne Demons | 11.8 (74) | AAMI Stadium | 23,485 | Sunday, 29 July | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Western Bulldogs | 12.13 (85) | St Kilda Saints | 12.13 (85) | Telstra Dome | 33,600 | Friday, 3 August | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 14.12 (96) | Collingwood Magpies | 18.12 (120) | MCG | 56,341 | Saturday, 4 August | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 21.13 (139) | Richmond Tigers | 11.3 (69) | Skilled Stadium | 21,951 | Saturday, 4 August | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 10.17 (77) | Kangaroos | 5.10 (40) | The Gabba | 29,233 | Saturday, 4 August | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 9.19 (73) | Port Adelaide Power | 10.5 (65) | AAMI Stadium | 42,335 | Saturday, 4 August | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 9.10 (64) | Sydney Swans | 17.10 (112) | Manuka Oval | 11,266 | Sunday, 5 August | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 17.17 (119) | Essendon Bombers | 7.14 (56) | MCG | 55,019 | Sunday, 5 August | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 14.13 (97) | Fremantle Dockers | 19.10 (124) | Subiaco Oval | 43,096 | Sunday, 5 August | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Richmond Tigers | 18.8 (116) | Collingwood Magpies | 14.12 (96) | MCG | 49,550 | Friday, 10 August | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 17.13 (115) | Brisbane Lions | 13.13 (91) | MCG | 39,007 | Saturday, 11 August | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 17.14 (116) | Carlton Blues | 14.9 (93) | AAMI Stadium | 27,603 | Saturday, 11 August | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 19.15 (129) | Western Bulldogs | 12.15 (87) | Telstra Dome | 18,946 | Saturday, 11 August | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 12.10 (82) | St Kilda Saints | 9.11 (65) | Telstra Stadium | 63,369 | Saturday, 11 August | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 15.12 (102) | West Coast Eagles | 17.17 (119) | Telstra Dome | 26,113 | Sunday, 12 August | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 15.13 (103) | Adelaide Crows | 10.10 (70) | Skilled Stadium | 21,267 | Sunday, 12 August | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 21.14 (140) | Essendon Bombers | 11.11 (77) | Subiaco Oval | 38,274 | Sunday, 12 August | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Collingwood Magpies | 11.15 (81) | Melbourne Demons | 9.16 (70) | MCG | 46,277 | Friday, 17 August | AFL.com.au |
| Essendon Bombers | 18.10 (118) | Carlton Blues | 16.12 (108) | MCG | 48,638 | Saturday, 18 August | AFL.com.au |
| St Kilda Saints | 19.12 (126) | Fremantle Dockers | 14.12 (96) | Telstra Dome | 24,041 | Saturday, 18 August | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 9.9 (63) | Sydney Swans | 8.15 (63) | The Gabba | 33,077 | Saturday, 18 August | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 18.9 (117) | Richmond Tigers | 12.14 (86) | Subiaco Oval | 39,752 | Saturday, 18 August | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 12.10 (82) | Port Adelaide Power | 12.15 (87) | Aurora Stadium | 15,264 | Sunday, 19 August | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 13.13 (91) | Geelong Cats | 17.16 (118) | Telstra Dome | 48,501 | Sunday, 19 August | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 15.17 (107) | Western Bulldogs | 11.7 (73) | AAMI Stadium | 41,437 | Sunday, 19 August | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| St Kilda Saints | 14.14 (98) | West Coast Eagles | 16.10 (106) | Telstra Dome | 38,183 | Friday, 24 August | AFL.com.au |
| Carlton Blues | 11.13 (79) | Kangaroos | 24.17 (161) | Telstra Dome | 29,334 | Saturday, 25 August | AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle Dockers | 22.12 (144) | Melbourne Demons | 12.13 (85) | Subiaco Oval | 34,549 | Saturday, 25 August | AFL.com.au |
| Collingwood Magpies | 15.11 (101) | Sydney Swans | 11.10 (76) | MCG | 63,842 | Saturday, 25 August | AFL.com.au |
| Adelaide Crows | 12.14 (86) | Brisbane Lions | 8.12 (60) | AAMI Stadium | 46,507 | Saturday, 25 August | AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs | 10.7 (67) | Hawthorn Hawks | 22.19 (151) | Telstra Dome | 32,734 | Sunday, 26 August | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 15.11 (101) | Port Adelaide Power | 16.10 (106) | Skilled Stadium | 24,331 | Sunday, 26 August | AFL.com.au |
| Essendon Bombers | 13.14 (92) | Richmond Tigers | 17.17 (119) | MCG | 88,468 | Sunday, 26 August | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Collingwood Magpies | 11.9 (75) | Adelaide Crows | 14.10 (94) | Telstra Dome | 47,915 | Friday, 31 August | AFL.com.au |
| Richmond Tigers | 13.14 (92) | St Kilda Saints | 14.18 (102) | MCG | 42,472 | Saturday, 1 September | AFL.com.au |
| West Coast Eagles | 21.6 (132) | Essendon Bombers | 19.10 (124) | Subiaco Oval | 42,761 | Saturday, 1 September | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide Power | 17.15 (117) | Fremantle Dockers | 12.13 (85) | AAMI Stadium | 39,270 | Saturday, 1 September | AFL.com.au |
| Brisbane Lions | 15.13 (103) | Geelong Cats | 22.13 (145) | The Gabba | 34,107 | Saturday, 1 September | AFL.com.au |
| Sydney Swans | 22.9 (141) | Hawthorn Hawks | 10.9 (69) | SCG | 27,498 | Sunday, 2 September | AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs | 14.9 (93) | Kangaroos | 23.19 (157) | Telstra Dome | 29,261 | Sunday, 2 September | AFL.com.au |
| Melbourne Demons | 21.13 (139) | Carlton Blues | 15.18 (108) | MCG | 26,156 | Sunday, 2 September | AFL.com.au |
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2542 | 1664 | 152.76 | 72 | |||
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2314 | 2038 | 113.54 | 60 | |||
| 3 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2162 | 1935 | 111.73 | 60 | |||
| 4 | Kangaroos | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2183 | 1998 | 109.26 | 56 | |||
| 5 | Hawthorn | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2097 | 1855 | 113.05 | 52 | |||
| 6 | Collingwood | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2011 | 1992 | 100.95 | 52 | |||
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2031 | 1698 | 119.61 | 50 | |||
| 8 | Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1881 | 1712 | 109.87 | 48 | |||
| 9 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1874 | 1941 | 96.55 | 46 | |||
| 10 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1986 | 1885 | 105.35 | 40 | |||
| 11 | Fremantle | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2254 | 2198 | 102.54 | 40 | |||
| 12 | Essendon | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2184 | 2394 | 91.23 | 40 | |||
| 13 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2111 | 2469 | 85.50 | 38 | |||
| 14 | Melbourne | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1890 | 2418 | 78.16 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Carlton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2167 | 2911 | 74.44 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Richmond | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1958 | 2537 | 77.18 | 14 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against | ||||||||||||
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Port Adelaide | 9.14 (68) | West Coast Eagles | 9.11 (65) | AAMI Stadium | 37,750 | Friday, 7 September | AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 15.15 (105) | Adelaide Crows | 15.12 (102) | Telstra Dome | 36,534 | Saturday, 8 September | AFL.com.au |
| Collingwood Magpies | 18.17 (125) | Sydney Swans | 13.9 (87) | MCG | 64,645 | Saturday, 8 September | AFL.com.au |
| Geelong Cats | 23.18 (156) | Kangaroos | 8.2 (50) | MCG | 77,630 | Sunday, 9 September | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| West Coast Eagles | 10.14 (74) (aet) | Collingwood Magpies | 13.15 (93) (aet) | Subiaco Oval | 43,627 | Friday, 14 September | AFL.com.au |
| Kangaroos | 14.9 (93) | Hawthorn Hawks | 8.12 (60) | MCG | 74,981 | Saturday, 15 September | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Geelong Cats | 13.14 (92) | Collingwood Magpies | 13.9 (87) | MCG | 98,002 | Friday, 21 September | AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide | 20.13 (133) | Kangaroos | 5.16 (46) | AAMI Stadium | 43,953 | Saturday, 22 September | AFL.com.au |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Report |
| Geelong Cats | 24.19 (163) | Port Adelaide | 6.8 (44) | MCG | 97,302 | Saturday, 29 September | AFL.com.au |
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On Friday 24 August, the Seven Network broadcast some details obtained from players' confidential medical records on its nightly news program. It allegedly purchased these details for $3000 from a woman who found them in a gutter outside a medical clinic in Melbourne. The network said that these records contained details of illicit drug-taking by players at a particular club in the AFL, including both the name of the club and the players involved.[21]
The woman in question and a male accomplice have since been charged with "theft-by-finding" and faced Heidelberg Magistrates' Court on 6 December, 2007[22]. They subsequently pleaded guilty and were sentenced to a 12-month good behaviour bond and ordered to pay the money they received from Channel 7 into a court fund[23].
The AFL currently has a "three-strikes" drugs policy (for non-performance-enhancing drugs)[24], under which only the player and the club doctor are aware of any positive tests until a "third strike" is received. After the third strike, the club is made aware of the situation and the player may face disciplinary action. This policy has faced criticism for leniency[25] from anti-doping bodies, particularly the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)[26], and as such has attracted much media scrutiny and public debate.
In this case, the name of the club involved was revealed by Seven on air, but not the names of the players. Before the end of the news program (at which time Seven had promised to actually reveal the names of the players), the AFL obtained a court injunction from the Supreme Court of Victoria which prevented this - and will also continue to prevent the publication of any part of the records, including the name of the club (even though it had already been released) and players involved[27].
At first, Seven vigorously defended its broadcast and stated that it had done only for the purpose of "highlighting" the issue of drugs-in-sport. It challenged the injunction, then faced a backlash both from the AFL and the AFL players themselves. For the whole of the last round of the season, the AFL players boycotted Seven, refusing to answer any questions posed by its journalists[28]. In one case, Seven was not invited to (and, had it still arrived, would have been actively denied entry to) an AFL Players' Association (AFLPA) press conference[29].
Shortly after the completion of Round 22, faced with ongoing player boycotts and the possibility of a Brownlow Medal snub[30], the Seven Network issued a statement "regretting" any harm the broadcast may have caused to the AFL, the clubs and the players, and promised not to broadcast or reveal any of the details of the medical records in future.[31]
The AFLPA, which had previously demanded an apology from the network over the incident, said that it understood why Seven could never issue a full apology "for legal reasons" and that it would be taking the "statement of regret" as an apology instead[32]. The player boycott has since been lifted.
The scandal has come to be known in the popular media as "Guttergate"[33] (referring to the Watergate scandal).
The 2007 AFL season is notable for the unusually large number of players who retired, particularly senior and "champion" players.
| Name | Club | Date Retired | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hay | Kangaroos | 22 February | Contractual problems resulting from bi-polar issues.[40] |
| Darren Gaspar | Richmond | 4 May | To help Richmond's younger players and go for a youth policy.[41] |
| Brett Montgomery | Western Bulldogs | 25 May | Disk bulge in neck.[42] |
| Rhys Archard | Adelaide | 29 July | Return to family in rural Victoria.[43] |
| Luke Darcy | Western Bulldogs | 30 July | Frustrated and angry at game due to knee injuries.[44] |
| Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton | 31 July | Hip injury; had already planned to retire at the end of the season.[45] |
| Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide | 16 August | Body could no longer cope with AFL football.[46] |
| Matthew Robbins | Western Bulldogs | 24 August | Struggled throughout the year despite having a ripping 2006 season.[47] |
| Josh Mahoney | Port Adelaide | 24 August | Unable to hold down a regular position.[48] |
| Troy Cook | Fremantle | 24 August | It seemed the right time for him to leave the game.[49] |
| Shane Parker | Fremantle | 24 August | Was always going to struggle to play the year out and there was no way he could continue.[49] |
| Chris Scott | Brisbane Lions | 25 August | Injury.[50] |
| Ray Hall | Richmond | 28 August | Serious hip injury that had sidelined him for the entire 2007 season.[51] |
| Trent Knobel | Richmond | 28 August | Persistent ankle injury.[51] |
| Kent Kingsley | Richmond | 28 August | Injury.[51] |
| Darryl Wakelin | Port Adelaide | 29 August | Struggled with injury.[52] |
| Matthew Lappin | Carlton | 29 August | To help his club focus on playing younger players.[53] |
| Nathan D. Brown | Melbourne | 29 August | Ready to start the next chapter of his life.[54] |
| Clint Bizzell | Melbourne | 29 August | Right time to do so.[54] |
| Byron Pickett | Melbourne | 31 August | Waning passion for the game.[55] |
| Chris L. Johnson | Brisbane Lions | 31 August | Decided to leave the game - he was the last ever Fitzroy player in the AFL.[56] |
| Andrew Thompson | St Kilda | 1 September | Right time to do so.[57] |
| Matthew Clarke | St Kilda | 1 September | One year contract expired; he decided to leave the game.[57] |
| James Hird | Essendon | 1 September | Right time to do so. |
| Josh Wooden | West Coast | 5 September | Nagging hip injury.[58] |
| Richie Vandenberg | Hawthorn | 6 September | Due to a troublesome back injury, his body could not cope anymore.[59] |
| Brett Voss | St Kilda | 18 September | Made the most of his time as an AFL footballer.[60] |
| Ben Dixon | Hawthorn | 19 September | Inability of his body to prepare well enough for senior football.[61] |
| Rowan Jones | West Coast | 19 September | Right time to do so.[62] |
| Glenn Archer | Kangaroos | 22 September | Right time to do so.[63] |
| James Clement | Collingwood | 23 September | Family health; right time to do so.[64] |
| Joel Smith | Hawthorn | 25 September | Thought the time was right, it was time to move on.[65] |
| Kasey Green | Kangaroos | 26 September | Wanted to move back to Perth.[66] |
| Chris Heffernan | Essendon | 2 October | His opportunities to play senior football beyond 2007 were limited.[67] |
| Scott Camporeale | Essendon | 2 October | Injury.[68] |
| Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs | 2 October | Injury and right time to do so.[69] |
| Aaron Hamill | St Kilda | 2 October | Injury and right time to do so; he felt it was in the best interest of the club moving forward.[70] |
| Mark Bolton | Essendon | 3 October | Had been struggling to make the starting 22 in 2007 and recognised the right time to do so.[71] |
| Nathan Buckley | Collingwood | 5 October | Chronic hamstring injuries had curtailed his ability to remain fit for selection.[72] |
| Paul Licuria | Collingwood | 5 October | Battled injury and form problems this season.[73 ] |
| Nathan Ablett | Geelong | 5 October | Ending career after winning 2007 Premiership.[73 ] |
| Justin Longmuir | Fremantle | 31 October | Chronic knee injury.[74] |
| Stephen Doyle | Sydney | 31 October | Series of knee injuries.[75] |
| Lance Whitnall | Carlton | 12 November | Knee injury.[76] |
| Player | Club | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Flint[77] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
| Dylan McLaren[77] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
| Anthony Raso[77] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
| David Teague[77] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
| Ross Young[77] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
| Simon Godfrey[78] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
| Daniel Hayes (rookie)[78] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
| Shane Neaves (rookie)[78] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
| Heath Neville[78] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
| Daniel Ward[78] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
| Travis Baird[79 ] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
| Cameron Faulkner[79 ] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
| Damian McCormack[79 ] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
| Marty Pask (rookie)[79 ] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
| Tim Walsh[79 ] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
| Michael West (rookie)[79 ] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
| Marcus Allan[80] | Brisbane Lions | 22 September 2007 |
| Ben Fixter[80] | Brisbane Lions | 22 September 2007 |
| Ben Hughes (rookie)[81][82] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
| Tim Hutchison (rookie)[81][82] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
| Daniel McConnell[81][82] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
| Callum Urch[81][82] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
| Djaran Whyman[81][82] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
| Phillip Raymond[83][84] | St Kilda | 4 October 2007 |
| Justin Sweeney[83][84] | St Kilda | 4 October 2007 |
| Matthew Bode[85] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
| John Hinge[85] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
| Ian Perrie[85] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
| Darren Pfeiffer[85] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
| Jason Torney[85] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
| Richard Cole[86] | Essendon | 12 October 2007 |
| Lance Whitnall[87] | Carlton | 12 October 2007 |
| Mark Johnson[88] | Essendon | 15 October 2007 |
| Kepler Bradley[88] | Essendon | 15 October 2007 |
| Lachlan McKinnon (rookie)[88] | Essendon | 15 October 2007 |
| Ryan Ferguson[89] | Melbourne | 15 October 2007 |
| Matthew Little[90] | Hawthorn | 16 October 2007 |
| Josh Thurgood[90] | Hawthorn | 16 October 2007 |
| Matthew Davis (rookie)[91] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
| Simon Phillips[91] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
| Earl Shaw (rookie)[91] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
| Jonathan Simpkin[91] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
| Luke Vogels[91] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
| Barry Brooks[84] | St Kilda | 17 October 2007 |
| Fergus Watts[84] | St Kilda | 17 October 2007 |
| Ben Cousins[92] [note 1] | West Coast | 17 October 2007 |
| Todd Grima (rookie)[93] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
| Joel Reynolds (rookie)[93] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
| Sam Hunt[93] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
| Stephen Owen[93] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
| Matthew Spencer[93] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
| Patrick Bowden[94][95 ] | Richmond | 22 October 2007 |
| Tasman Clingan (rookie)[95 ] | Richmond | 22 October 2007 |
| Brent Hartigan[94][95 ] | Richmond | 22 October 2007 |
| Andrew Krakouer[94][95 ] | Richmond | 22 October 2007 |
| Clayton Collard[95 ] | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
| Ryley Dunn[95 ] | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
| Robert Haddrill[95 ] | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
| Calib Mourish[95 ] | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
| James Walker | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
| David Trotter[82] | Kangaroos | 23 October 2007 |
| Ashley Sampi[96] | West Coast | 30 October 2007 |
| Daniel Chick[97 ] | West Coast | 31 October 2007 |
| Guy Richards[97 ] | Collingwood | 31 October 2007 |
| Nathan Batsanis (rookie)[98 ] | Port Adelaide | 16 November 2007 |
| Peter Hardy (rookie)[98 ] | Port Adelaide | 16 November 2007 |
| Alex Lee (rookie)[98 ] | Port Adelaide | 16 November 2007 |
| Ryan Willits[98 ] | Port Adelaide | 16 November 2007 |
| Name | Club | Date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neale Daniher | Melbourne Demons | 29 June | Decision he could take the club no further[99] |
| Chris Connolly | Fremantle | 17 July | Quit after run of poor results[100] |
| Denis Pagan | Carlton | 23 July | Sacked after five heavy losses in a row[101] |
| Kevin Sheedy | Essendon | 25 July | Contract will not be renewed at end of season[102] |
| Brett Ratten | Carlton | 20 August | Interim coach Ratten given a two-year contract.[103] |
| Dean Bailey | Melbourne | 31 August | Dean Bailey appointed Melbourne coach[104] |
| Mark Harvey | Fremantle | 17 September | Fremantle appoint Harvey senior coach[105] |
| Matthew Knights | Essendon | 27 September | Knights promises new direction at Essendon[106] |
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