2009 AFL season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3 (Easter)

Round 4

Round 5 (Anzac Day)

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)

Round 10

Round 11 (Women’s Round, Queen's Birthday Holiday Weekend)

Round 12 (Split Round)

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17 (Rivalry Round)

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20 (Green Round)

Round 21

Round 22 (Final Round)

Win/Loss Table

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Ladder
	Coll 4	StK 32	Frem 24	Geel 48	Melb 17	Port 26	WB 32	Bris 36	Carl 44	Haw 27	Ess 16	NM 44	Syd 16	Rich 17	Frem 117	StK 57	Port 70	Geel 2	Coll 21	Haw 27	WC 74	Carl 72	5
	WC 9	Carl 19	Syd 33	Coll 17	Geel 93	Ess 43	Rich 26	Adel 36	StK 16	NM 18	Carl 6	Haw 42	Melb 55	Port 48	Geel 43	Frem 15	NM 41	Coll 40	Ess 0	WB 18	Port 15	Syd 8	6
	Rich 83	Bris 19	Ess 4	Syd 17	WB 43	Haw 4	Frem 7	Coll 51	Adel 44	WC 41	Bris 6	StK 9	Ess 69	Frem 15	Rich 20	Syd 61	Coll 54	NM 10	Geel 35	Port 54	Melb 57	Adel 72	7
	Adel 4	Melb 53	Geel 27	Bris 17	Ess 5	NM 52	StK 88	Carl 51	WC 22	Port 38	Melb 66	Syd 23	Frem 84	Ess 35	WB 1	Haw 45	Carl 54	Bris 40	Adel 21	Rich 93	Syd 41	WB 24	4
	Port 41	Frem 38	Carl 4	NM 12	Coll 5	Bris 43	Haw 44	StK 19	Rich 40	Geel 64	Adel 16	Melb 48	Carl 69	Coll 35	Syd 35	WB 33	Rich 5	WC 27	Bris 0	StK 2	Frem 54	Haw 17	8
	WB 63	Ess 38	Adel 24	StK 83	Syd 21	WC 13	Carl 7	Haw 22	NM 13	Rich 3	Port 24	Geel 19	Coll 84	Carl 15	Adel 117	Bris 15	WC 5	WB 31	Port 42	Melb 63	Ess 54	Geel 40	14
	Haw 8	Rich 20	Coll 27	Adel 48	Bris 93	Melb 43	Syd 51	NM 70	WB 2	Ess 64	WC 22	Frem 19	Port 34	StK 6	Bris 43	Melb 46	Haw 1	Adel 2	Carl 35	Syd 5	WB 14	Frem 40	2
	Geel 8	Syd 38	NM 54	Port 30	WC 18	Carl 4	Ess 44	Frem 22	Melb 22	Adel 27	Syd 11	Bris 42	WC 20	WB 88	NM 9	Coll 45	Geel 1	Port 18	StK 25	Adel 27	Rich 42	Ess 17	9
	NM 34	Coll 53	Port 57	Rich 8	Adel 17	Geel 43	WC 8	WB 7	Haw 22	StK 37	Coll 66	Ess 48	Bris 55	WC 20	Port 11	Geel 46	Syd 18	Rich 4	NM 62	Frem 63	Carl 57	StK 47	16
	Melb 34	WB 15	Haw 54	Ess 12	Rich 36	Coll 52	Port 5	Geel 70	Frem 13	Bris 18	StK 46	Adel 44	WB 22	Syd 15	Haw 9	Rich 0	Bris 41	Carl 10	Melb 62	WC 38	StK 5	Port 4	13
	Ess 41	WC 50	Melb 57	Haw 30	StK 66	Adel 26	NM 5	Rich 3	Syd 55	Coll 38	Frem 24	WB 93	Geel 34	Bris 48	Melb 11	WC 36	Adel 70	Haw 18	Frem 42	Carl 54	Bris 15	NM 4	10
	Carl 83	Geel 20	WB 47	Melb 8	NM 36	Syd 19	Bris 26	Port 3	Ess 40	Frem 3	WB 68	WC 15	StK 56	Adel 17	Carl 20	NM 0	Ess 5	Melb 4	Syd 55	Coll 93	Haw 42	WC 80	15
	Syd 15	Adel 32	WC 97	Frem 83	Port 66	WB 28	Coll 88	Ess 19	Bris 16	Melb 37	NM 46	Carl 9	Rich 56	Geel 6	WC 20	Adel 57	WB 45	Syd 1	Haw 25	Ess 2	NM 5	Melb 47	1
	StK 15	Haw 38	Bris 33	Carl 17	Frem 21	Rich 19	Geel 51	WC 5	Port 55	WB 40	Haw 11	Coll 23	Adel 16	NM 15	Ess 35	Carl 61	Melb 18	StK 1	Rich 55	Geel 5	Coll 41	Bris 8	12
	Bris 9	Port 50	StK 97	WB 33	Haw 18	Frem 13	Melb 8	Syd 5	Coll 22	Carl 41	Geel 22	Rich 15	Haw 20	Melb 20	StK 20	Port 36	Frem 5	Ess 27	WB 5	NM 38	Adel 74	Rich 80	11
	Frem 63	NM 15	Rich 47	WC 33	Carl 43	StK 28	Adel 32	Melb 7	Geel 2	Syd 40	Rich 68	Port 93	NM 22	Haw 88	Coll 1	Ess 33	StK 45	Frem 31	WC 5	Bris 18	Geel 14	Coll 24	3
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Ladder

Bold – Home game

Summary of results

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Semi finals

Preliminary Finals

Grand final

Awards

The Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...

was awarded to Gary Ablett, Jr.
Gary Ablett, Jr.
Gary Ablett, Jr. is a professional Australian rules football player and current captain of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League ....

of Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

, who polled 30 votes during the home and away season.
The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Daniel Rich
Daniel Rich
Daniel Rich is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions. He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' first selection in the 2008 National Draft.-Pre-AFL career:...

of the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...

, who received the maximum 45 votes.
The Coleman Medal
Coleman Medal
The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year...

was awarded to Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....

of Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

, who kicked 86 goals during the home and away season.
The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....

for the second year in a row. Melbourne finished the season in last place on the ladder after 22 rounds, with just 4 wins.
The McClelland Trophy
McClelland Trophy
The McClelland Trophy is an Australian rules football trophy, currently awarded to the minor premiers in the Australian Football League each year...

was awarded to St Kilda for finishing 1st on the ladder during the premiership season.
The AFL Players Association Awards
AFLPA Awards
The AFL Players' Association Awards are a group of awards given annually to players in the Australian Football League, voted for by all AFL players.-Leigh Matthews Trophy:...

were as follows:
- The Leigh Matthews Trophy
  Leigh Matthews Trophy
  The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was still known as the Victorian Football League...
  
  was awarded to Gary Ablett, Jr.
  Gary Ablett, Jr.
  Gary Ablett, Jr. is a professional Australian rules football player and current captain of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
  
  from Geelong
  Geelong Football Club
  The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
  
  for being the Most Valuable Player for the third year in a row.
- The Robert Rose Award went to Joel Selwood
  Joel Selwood
  Joel Anthony Selwood is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...
  
  from Geelong
  Geelong Football Club
  The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
  
  for being the Most Courageous Player throughout the premiership season.
- The Best Captain award went to Jonathan Brown of the Brisbane Lions
  Brisbane Lions
  The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
  
  for the second time, after winning the award in 2007.
- The Best First-Year Player award was won by Daniel Rich
  Daniel Rich
  Daniel Rich is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions. He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' first selection in the 2008 National Draft.-Pre-AFL career:...
  
  from the Brisbane Lions
  Brisbane Lions
  The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
  
  . Rich blitzed the competition, receiving 463 votes, and the runner-up receiving just 45.

Club Best and Fairests

Club	Award Name	Winner
	Malcolm Blight Medal Malcolm Blight Medal The Malcolm Blight Medal is a post-season award given to the best and fairest player in the Adelaide Crows Football Club. The medal was named after former Adelaide Crows coach, Malcolm Blight and was first awarded in 1991.-Recipients:-Multiple Recipients:...	Bernie Vince Bernie Vince Bernie Vince is an Australian Rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League. Originally from the Yorke Peninsula, he attended school at Minlaton District School until his senior years, which were spent in Adelaide at Prince Alfred College where he represented...
	Merrett-Murray Medal Merrett-Murray Medal The Merrett–Murray Medal has been awarded annually since 1997, to the player adjudged the Brisbane Lions Club Champion over the immediately preceding AFL season...	Jonathan Brown
	John Nicholls Medal John Nicholls Medal The John Nicholls Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Carlton Football Club for the season....	Chris Judd Chris Judd Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
	Copeland Trophy Copeland Trophy The E.W. Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for Collingwood during the year....	Dane Swan Dane Swan Dane Swan is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.Since 2007 Swan has emerged as one of the AFL's elite midfielders, winner of the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2011 with a record tally of 34 votes...
	Crichton Medal	Jobe Watson Jobe Watson Jobe Watson is the captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League . He is the son of former Essendon player Tim Watson.-Early life:...
	Doig Medal Doig Medal The Doig Medal is the best and fairest award given out to the player considered best and fairest during a season for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL....	Aaron Sandilands Aaron Sandilands Aaron Sandilands is an Australian rules footballer. At 211 cm tall and weighing 122 kg , he is the heaviest and equal tallest player in the history of the game...
	Carji Greeves Medal Carji Greeves Medal The Carji Greeves Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Geelong Football Club for the season....	Gary Ablett Gary Ablett, Jr. Gary Ablett, Jr. is a professional Australian rules football player and current captain of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League .... & Corey Enright Corey Enright Corey Enright is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
	Peter Crimmins Medal Peter Crimmins Medal The Peter Crimmins Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player from the Hawthorn Football Club deemed best and fairest for the season.Peter Crimmins was a rover for Hawthorn, playing 1966-1975...	Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell (footballer) Samuel Mitchell is an Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Debut season :...
	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal The Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Melbourne Football Club player judged Best and Fairest for the season.It is named in honor of Keith 'Bluey' Truscott, a former dual premiership player and World War II fighter ace killed in 1943....	Aaron Davey Aaron Davey Aaron Davey is a professional Australian rules football player of Indigenous Australian heritage. He currently plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
	Syd Barker Medal Syd Barker Medal The Syd Barker Medal is awarded to the North Melbourne Football Club player who has been judged the best and fairest of the footy season. The award has been given out continuously since 1937. Before then it was known as the Syd Barker Memorial Trophy....	Andrew Swallow Andrew Swallow Andrew Swallow is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the North Melbourne Football Club.-Recruitment:He was North Melbourne's second round draft selection in the 2005 AFL Draft, number 43 overall, from the East Fremantle Football Club in the WAFL.-2006: Debut:He received a...
	John Cahill Medal John Cahill Medal The John Cahill Medal, named after Port Adelaide Power's inaugural AFL coach John Cahill, is awarded to the Best and Fairest player every season for the Port Adelaide Football Club.-Recipients:-Multiple Recipients:...	Warren Tredrea Warren Tredrea Warren Gary Tredrea is retired Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . A forward, tall and weighing , Tredrea is the son of former Collingwood and Port Adelaide player Gary Tredrea.Tredrea was zone selected for the inaugural Port...
	Jack Dyer Medal Jack Dyer Medal The Jack Dyer Medal is an Australian rules football award given each season to the player or players adjudged Best and Fairest for the Richmond Football Club....	Brett Deledio Brett Deledio Brett Deledio is an Australian rules football player currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life/career:...
	Trevor Barker Award Trevor Barker Award The Trevor Barker Award is an Australian rules football award for the player voted the St Kilda Football Club Club Champion during the home and away season in the Australian Football League by a voting panel....	Nick Riewoldt Nick Riewoldt Nick Riewoldt is an Australian rules footballer who is the current captain of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was the first draft selection in the 2000 AFL Draft.-Early life:...
	Bob Skilton Medal Bob Skilton Medal The Bob Skilton Medal is awarded to the Sydney Swans player adjudged the Best and Fairest over the home and away season. It is named after Bob Skilton, who won the award a record nine times from 1958 to 1968.-List of winners:...	Ryan O'Keefe Ryan O'Keefe Ryan O'Keefe is an Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, and part of the Swans' 2005 premiership-winning side....
	Club Champion Award Club Champion Award The Club Champion Award is the award given to the West Coast Eagles player determined to have been the "Best and Fairest" throughout an AFL season....	Darren Glass Darren Glass Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...
	Charles Sutton Medal Charles Sutton Medal The Charles Sutton Medal is awarded to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Western Bulldogs. Scott West holds the record at the club, winning seven medals, followed by Gary Dempsey, with six...	Matthew Boyd Matthew Boyd Matthew Boyd is an Australian rules football player who has come through the Western Bulldogs' rookie list, debuting in 2003. Prior to that he had played for Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup and Frankston in the VFL...

AFL Rising Star

The 2009 award was won by Daniel Rich

Daniel Rich

Daniel Rich is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions. He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' first selection in the 2008 National Draft.-Pre-AFL career:...

from the Brisbane Football Club.

Goal of the Year

The Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

celebrates the best goal

Goal (sport)

Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs....

of the season through the annual Goal of the Year

Goal of the Year (Australia)

The Goal of the Year is a competition for the best goals kicked in the VFL/AFL during that season. It is run in conjunction with the Mark of the Year competition and is currently sponsored by Panasonic. The award is also known as the Phil Manassa Medal....

competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the AFL Stores Goal of the Year.

Nominations

Round 1 – Shannon Hurn
Shannon Hurn
Shannon William Hurn is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Hurn was selected in the 2005 AFL Draft and was listed by the West Coast Eagles...

(West Coast)
Round 2 – Jason Winderlich
Jason Winderlich
Jason Winderlich is an Australian rules footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Essendon in the Australian Football League ....

(Essendon)
Round 3 – Taylor Walker
Taylor Walker (footballer)
Taylor Walker is an Australian rules footballer for Adelaide in the Australian Football League.- Early career :Walker accepted a NSW Scholarship contract in 2006 with Adelaide, when 16 years of age...

(Adelaide)
Round 4 – Ryan Houlihan
Ryan Houlihan
Ryan Houlihan is a former Australian rules footballer who played 12 seasons and 201 games for the Carlton Football Club from 2000 to 2011.-Background:...

(Carlton)
Round 5 – Gary Ablett, Jr.
Gary Ablett, Jr.
Gary Ablett, Jr. is a professional Australian rules football player and current captain of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League ....

(Geelong)
Round 6 – Drew Petrie
Drew Petrie
Drew Petrie is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club. Since debuting in 2001 he has played over 100 games for the club. He has played in a variety of roles for the Kangaroos including centre half-forward, defence and ruck...

(North Melbourne)
Round 7 – Cyril Rioli
Cyril Rioli
Cyril Rioli is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...

(Hawthorn) – (Winner)
Round 8 – Michael Osborne
Michael Osborne
Michael Osborne is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . He is a medium size midfielder capable of winning the ball in contests and using it well, especially by foot....

(Hawthorn)
Round 9 – Stephen Milne
Stephen Milne
Stephen Milne is a professional footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...

(St. Kilda)
Round 10 – Mark LeCras
Mark LeCras
Mark LeCras is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Mainly playing as a small forward, he led the West Coast's goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.-Early life:LeCras was born to...

(West Coast)
Round 11 – David Rodan
David Rodan
David Rodan is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club.Rodan is the first Fijian-born player to reach 100 AFL games.-Early life:...

(Port Adelaide)
Round 12 – David Rodan
David Rodan
David Rodan is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club.Rodan is the first Fijian-born player to reach 100 AFL games.-Early life:...

(Port Adelaide)
Round 13 – Nick Naitanui
Nick Naitanui
Nicholas "Nic" Naitanui is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...

(West Coast)
Round 14 – Dale Thomas
Dale Thomas (footballer)
Dale Robert Jordan Thomas is a professional Australian rules football player currently with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...

(Collingwood)
Round 15 – Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....

(Carlton)
Round 16 – David Rodan
David Rodan
David Rodan is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club.Rodan is the first Fijian-born player to reach 100 AFL games.-Early life:...

(Port Adelaide)
Round 17 – Lance Franklin
Lance Franklin
Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing...

(Hawthorn)
Round 18 – Leon Davis
Leon Davis (footballer)
Leon Davis is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Drafted to Collingwood in 1999 as a small forward, Davis is of Aboriginal heritage. Davis made an early impression at the Pies and played Round 1 in his debut season. He showed that he was capable of turning a match but...

(Collingwood)
Round 19 – Adam Schneider
Adam Schneider
Adam Schneider is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League...

(St Kilda)
Round 20 – Liam Jurrah
Liam Jurrah
Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Melbourne Football Club....

(Melbourne)
Round 21 – Brad Dick
Brad Dick
Brad Dick is an Australian rules footballer for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.A small, speedy wingman from Western Australia, Dick was selected by the Magpies with the 44th choice in the 2006 AFL Draft...

(Collingwood)
Round 22 – Shannon Byrnes
Shannon Byrnes
Shannon Byrnes is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Career:...

(Geelong)

Mark of the Year

The Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

celebrates the best mark

Mark (Australian football)

A mark is a skill in Australian rules football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it or the ball hitting the ground....

of the season through the annual Mark of the Year

Mark of the Year

The annual Mark of the Year competition is a sporting award that celebrates each season's best mark...

competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Hungry Jacks Mark of the Year.

Nominations

Round 1 – Simon Wiggins
Simon Wiggins
Simon Wiggins is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .He was recruited as the number 15 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from Glenorchy. He made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 5, 2001 against St Kilda.Wiggins has battled with injury...

(Carlton)
Round 2 – Jay Schulz
Jay Schulz
Jay Schulz is an Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . A forward, tall and weighing ....

(Richmond)
Round 3 – Matthew Lloyd
Matthew Lloyd
Matthew James Lloyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and was the captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League...

(Essendon)
Round 4 – Tom Logan
Tom Logan
Tom Logan is an Australian rules footballer, who currently plays for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .-Brisbane Lions career :...

(Port Adelaide)
Round 5 – Tom Hawkins
Tom Hawkins (footballer)
Thomas "Tom" Jack Hawkins is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...

(Geelong)
Round 6 – Joel Selwood
Joel Selwood
Joel Anthony Selwood is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...

(Geelong)
Round 7 – Patrick Ryder
Patrick Ryder
Patrick "Paddy" Ryder is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Essendon in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...

(Essendon)
Round 8 – Paul Bevan
Paul Bevan
Paul Bevan is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League .Having grown up in Sydney, playing for Western Suburbs Magpies AFC in the Sydney AFL and the NSW/ACT under-18s team, he was elevated from the Swans' rookie list in 2004.He played 24 senior...

(Sydney)
Round 9 – Heath Grundy
Heath Grundy
Heath Grundy is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .Nicknamed 'Reg' due to his namesake Reg Grundy, he was elevated from the Sydney Swans rookie list in 2005 after playing senior football with South Australian National Football League club Norwood and being an...

(Sydney)
Round 10 – David Mundy
David Mundy
David Mundy , in Seymour, Victoria is an Australian rules footballer with the Fremantle Football Club. He plays as a half back flanker or midfielder and began his football career at Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup.-Fremantle career:...

(Fremantle)
Round 11 – Kurt Tippett
Kurt Tippett
Kurt Tippett is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He currently plays for the Adelaide Crows and wears the number 4 on the back of his jumper. He has represented his state at under 18 level in basketball before converting to Australian rules football and playing for...

(Adelaide)
Round 12 – Nick Naitanui
Nick Naitanui
Nicholas "Nic" Naitanui is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...

(West Coast)
Round 13 – Josh Hill
Josh Hill
Josh Hill is an Australian rules footballer, currently listed with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He previously played for the Western Bulldogs.-Career:...

(Western Bulldogs)
Round 14 – Darren Glass
Darren Glass
Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...

(West Coast)
Round 15 – Jayden Post
Jayden Post
Jayden Post is an Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League....

(Richmond)
Round 16 – Liam Jurrah
Liam Jurrah
Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Melbourne Football Club....

(Melbourne)
Round 17 – Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....

(Carlton)
Round 18 – Jimmy Bartel
Jimmy Bartel
James 'Jimmy' Bartel is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League . A midfielder at and , Bartel is a Brownlow Medallist, two-time All-Australian, and was part of the Cats' AFL premiership-winning teams in 2007, 2009 and 2011, being named the...

(Geelong)
Round 19 – Quinten Lynch
Quinten Lynch
Quinten Peter Lynch is a West Coast Eagles Australian rules footballer. He mainly plays at full forward and centre half forward, and is a regular goal-kicker.-Career:...

(West Coast)
Round 20 – Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Lewis Roberts-Thomson is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.He was drafted by the Swans from the NSW-ACT U18s with the 29th selection in the 2001 AFL Draft...

(Sydney)
Round 21 – Max Rooke (Geelong)
Round 22 – Brett Burton
Brett Burton
Brett Burton is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League. He was picked up at Pick 16 in the 1998 AFL Draft by the Adelaide Football Club...

(Adelaide) – Winner

AFL Army Award

The Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

, with the support of the Australian Army

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...

, recognises players who produce an act or acts of bravery or selflessness to promote the cause of his team during a game. Each week three players and what they did are made available on the AFL Army Award website for supporters to vote on. The player with the highest percentage of the vote is the AFL Army Award nominee for that round.

Nominations

For the full list of round-by-round nominees, see 2009 AFL Army Award

2009 AFL Army Award

The Australian Football League celebrates the best act of selflessness or one percenter of the season through the annual AFL Army Award competition. The 2009 winner was Tom Hawkins of for his "brilliant smother followed by chase and tackle" in round 22....

Round 1 – James Kelly (Geelong)
Round 2 – Campbell Brown
Campbell Brown (footballer)
Campbell Brown is an Australian rules footballer who has previously won a premiership with the Hawthorn Football Club and currently plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...

(Hawthorn)
Round 3 – Luke Ball
Luke Ball
Luke Patrick Ball is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for in the Australian Football League....

(St Kilda)
Round 4 – Ricky Dyson
Ricky Dyson
Ricky Dyson, is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for Essendon in the AFL.Drafted at number 44 in the 2003 AFL Draft, Dyson plays mainly on the half back flank and occasionally on the wing.-External links:...

(Essendon)
Round 5 – Lenny Hayes
Lenny Hayes
Lenny Hayes is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.Hayes is a former captain of St Kilda and continues to be an onfield leader in the Saints' midfield....

(St Kilda)
Round 6 – Martin Mattner
Martin Mattner
Martin Mattner is an Australian rules football who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. He was traded to Sydney from the Adelaide Crows in October 2007 in exchange for Draft pick number 28....

(Sydney)
Round 7 – Bryce Gibbs (Carlton)
Round 8 – Barry Hall
Barry Hall
Barry Hall is a former Australian rules footballer. Hall is considered to be one of the best forwards of the modern era, being named All-Australian, leading his club's goalkicking on nine occasions and captaining the Sydney Swans to their 2005 AFL Grand Final victory...

(Sydney)
Round 9 – Matt White
Matthew White (footballer)
Matthew White is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club.-2007:After showing plenty of promise in the backline in 2006, the youngster had a disappointing season in 2007, playing just seven games to take his career tally to 18.Draft history: 2006 NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft...

(Richmond)
Round 10 – Travis Varcoe
Travis Varcoe
Travis Varcoe is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Career:Varcoe debuted in the SANFL for the Central District Bulldogs in 2005, at the age of 17...

(Geelong)
Round 11 – Scott McMahon
Scott McMahon
Scott McMahon is an Australian Rules football player currently on the roster of the North Melbourne Kangaroos.McMahon played for Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the SANFL in South Australia before being rookie-listed for the Kangaroos at number 38 in the AFL NAB Rookie Draft...

(North Melbourne)
Round 12 – Brad Green
Brad Green (footballer)
Brad Green is a professional Australian rules football player and the current captain of the Melbourne Football Club's in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...

(Melbourne)
Round 13 – Patrick Dangerfield
Patrick Dangerfield
Patrick Dangerfield is an Australian rules football player for the Adelaide Football Club. Dangerfield was Adelaide’s first selection in the 2007 National Draft after the club drafted him at pick 10 overall...

(Adelaide)
Round 14 – Ryan Griffen
Ryan Griffen
Ryan Griffen is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. His explosive run-and-carry and long kicking make him one of the most important members of the team....

(Western Bulldogs)
Round 15 – Nathan Eagleton
Nathan Eagleton
Nathan Eagleton is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .Eagleton played junior level football for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League . He was recruited as a zone selection by the Port Adelaide Football Club for its inaugural AFL...

(Western Bulldogs)
Round 16 – Jacob Surjan
Jacob Surjan
Jacob Adam Surjan is an Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent and current player of the Port Adelaide Football Club.-Early career:...

(Port Adelaide)
Round 17 – Cameron Mooney
Cameron Mooney
Cameron Mooney was an Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Geelong Football Clubs in the Australian Football League...

(Geelong)
Round 18 – Aaron Davey
Aaron Davey
Aaron Davey is a professional Australian rules football player of Indigenous Australian heritage. He currently plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....

(Melbourne)
Round 19 – Brett Kirk
Brett Kirk
Brett Kirk is a former Australian rules football player of the Sydney Swans, and is known colloquially as "Kirky", "Captain Kirk", during the 2005 AFL Finals Series, "Captain Blood" and by teammates as "Hippy". Kirk is a hard working and onfield leader who has played in a premiership with the...

(Sydney)
Round 20 – Stephen Milne
Stephen Milne
Stephen Milne is a professional footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...

(St Kilda)
Round 21 – Max Rooke (Geelong)
Round 22 – Tom Hawkins
Tom Hawkins (footballer)
Thomas "Tom" Jack Hawkins is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...

(Geelong) – Winner

Club leadership

Coach	Captain(s)	Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Neil Craig Neil Craig Neil P. Craig is a former Australian rules footballer, fitness adviser and former coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . As of 2012, he will be based in a new role as the Director of Sports Performance at the Melbourne Football Club...	Simon Goodwin Simon Goodwin Simon Goodwin is a former Australian rules footballer, who is a dual premiership player with the Adelaide Football Club and is now an assistant coach at the Essendon Football Club.-Early career :...	Tyson Edwards, Brett Burton Brett Burton Brett Burton is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League. He was picked up at Pick 16 in the 1998 AFL Draft by the Adelaide Football Club... , Ben Rutten Ben Rutten Benjamin "Truck" Rutten is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . He is known for his size, strength and ability to contain some of the game's best forwards.... , Nathan van Berlo Nathan van Berlo Nathan van Berlo is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . He is the captain of the Adelaide Football Club.... , Michael Doughty, Scott Stevens Scott Stevens (footballer) Scott Stevens is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . Stevens attended Wesley College, Perth and played in the West Australian Football League with Perth before being recruited to the Sydney Swans...
Michael Voss Michael Voss Michael Voss is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League team and a former professional Australian rules footballer....	Jonathan Brown	Simon Black Simon Black Simon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill... , Luke Power Luke Power Luke Power is an Australian rules footballer. He is currently contracted to play for Greater Western Sydney. He was a part of the Brisbane Lions's 2001, 2002, and 2003 premierships. He is known for his effective use of the ball disposals, rare mistakes and his deadly accurate left foot. Many AFL... , Jed Adcock Jed Adcock Jed Adcock is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He currently plays for the Brisbane Lions Football Club in Brisbane, Australia.... , Daniel Merrett Daniel Merrett Daniel Merrett is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League and fullback for Brisbane Lions.Merrett was born in Adelaide, but moved to the Gold Coast with his family at a young age...
Brett Ratten Brett Ratten Brett "Ratts" Ratten is a former Australian rules footballer and the current coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League....	Chris Judd Chris Judd Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	Heath Scotland Heath Scotland Heath Scotland is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Background:Scotland grew up and played his junior football for the Darley Football Club, then in the Riddell District Football League, and he played TAC Cup football for the Western Jets. He also featured in the... , Nick Stevens Nick Stevens Nick Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Originally from St Marys in the VMFL, Stevens was recruited in the 1997 AFL Draft to the Port Adelaide Football Club where he became a very prominent outside midfielder...
Mick Malthouse Mick Malthouse Michael "Mick" Malthouse is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Collingwood Football Club.While his playing career included a premiership for Richmond in the VFL, he is best known for his Australian Football League coaching career.Malthouse is the most successful coach...	Nick Maxwell Nick Maxwell Nick Maxwell is an Australian rules football player and current captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...	Josh Fraser Josh Fraser Josh Fraser is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League and formerly of the Collingwood Football Club.... (vc), Scott Pendlebury Scott Pendlebury Scott Pendlebury is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :... (vc), Shane O’Bree, Dane Swan Dane Swan Dane Swan is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.Since 2007 Swan has emerged as one of the AFL's elite midfielders, winner of the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2011 with a record tally of 34 votes... , Tarkyn Lockyer Tarkyn Lockyer Tarkyn Lockyer is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...
Matthew Knights Matthew Knights Matthew Knights is a former Australian rules football player, having played in the midfield for the Richmond Football Club from 1988 to 2002. He went on to a coaching career, most notably as head coach of the Essendon Football Club from 2008 to 2010...	Matthew Lloyd Matthew Lloyd Matthew James Lloyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and was the captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League...	Scott Lucas Scott Lucas (footballer) Scott Lucas is a former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League, and is noted as the other major forward for the Bombers, along with Matthew Lloyd... (vc), Mark McVeigh Mark McVeigh Mark McVeigh is an Australian rules footballer. He made his debut for Essendon Football Club in 1999 after representing NSW/ACT at Under 18 level... , Adam McPhee Adam McPhee Adam McPhee is an Australian rules football football player who plays for the Fremantle Football Club and formerly for the Essendon Football Club. He is a versatile player who has played both as a forward and defender, and recently has also moved into a tagging role, with high profile clashes with... , Andrew Welsh, David Hille David Hille David Hille is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He debuted in 2001 with the Essendon Football Club and has been a solid ruckman for a number of years.... , Jobe Watson Jobe Watson Jobe Watson is the captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League . He is the son of former Essendon player Tim Watson.-Early life:...
Mark Harvey Mark Harvey Mark Harvey is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club. He played 206 games from 1984 to 1997, kicking 190 goals, and was assistant coach at Essendon from 1998 to 2005...	Mathew Pavlich	Luke McPharlin Luke McPharlin Luke McPharlin is an Australian rules football player for the Fremantle Football Club. McPharlin was educated at Christ Church Grammar School, graduating in 1999. McPharlin is both a key back and a key forward.... , Aaron Sandilands Aaron Sandilands Aaron Sandilands is an Australian rules footballer. At 211 cm tall and weighing 122 kg , he is the heaviest and equal tallest player in the history of the game... , Antoni Grover Antoni Grover Antoni Grover is a defender for the Fremantle Dockers. After being elevated from the rookie list in 1999, he made his debut in round 21 against the Sydney Swans... , Des Headland Des Headland Desmond "Des" Headland, Jr is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League. He plays as a half-forward flanker or midfielder. Headland was selected with the first overall draft pick in the 1998 AFL Draft by the Brisbane Lions...
Mark Thompson	Tom Harley Tom Harley Thomas 'Tom' Harley is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...	Cameron Ling Cameron Ling Cameron Ling is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League... (vc), Joel Corey Joel Corey Joel Corey is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League . A midfielder, tall and weighing , Corey is able to contribute inside or outside while on the ball.... (dvc), Joel Selwood Joel Selwood Joel Anthony Selwood is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League... , Gary Ablett, Jimmy Bartel Jimmy Bartel James 'Jimmy' Bartel is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League . A midfielder at and , Bartel is a Brownlow Medallist, two-time All-Australian, and was part of the Cats' AFL premiership-winning teams in 2007, 2009 and 2011, being named the... , Corey Enright Corey Enright Corey Enright is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
Alastair Clarkson Alastair Clarkson Alastair Clarkson is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of the Hawthorn Football Club.- North Melbourne :...	Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell (footballer) Samuel Mitchell is an Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Debut season :...	Luke Hodge Luke Hodge Luke Hodge is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League... (vc)
Dean Bailey Dean Bailey Dean Bailey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon, a former coach of the Melbourne Football Club, as well as a former assistant coach at Port Adelaide.-Coaching career:...	James McDonald James McDonald (footballer) James McDonald is an Australian rules footballer, currently contracted to in the Australian Football League . He previously played for and captained the Melbourne Football Club.- Career :...	Cameron Bruce Cameron Bruce Cameron Bruce is a professional Australian rules football player, who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club after being selected by the Hawks in the Pre-season Draft, as was widely speculated to occur after he quit playing for the Melbourne Football Club, with whom he had played for 11 seasons, and... (vc), Brad Green Brad Green (footballer) Brad Green is a professional Australian rules football player and the current captain of the Melbourne Football Club's in the Australian Football League .-Early life:... , Brad Miller Brad Miller (footballer) Brad Miller is an Australian rules footballer, who currently plays with Richmond after previously playing with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League until he was delisted at the end of the 2010 season.-Early life:Brad is the son of Neville Miller, who played 30 games with... , Brent Moloney Brent Moloney Brent "Beamer" Moloney is an Australian rules footballer, with the Melbourne Football Club, and previously the Geelong Football Club, in the Australian Football League.-Early life:... , Brock McLean Brock McLean Brock "Chooka" McLean is a professional Australian rules footballer currently with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League...
Dean Laidley Dean Laidley Dean Laidley is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League from 1987 to 1997, including in North Melbourne's 1996 premiership side. He served as coach of North Melbourne from 2003 to 2009...	Brent Harvey Brent Harvey Brent "Boomer" Harvey is an Australian rules footballer and the current captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	Drew Petrie Drew Petrie Drew Petrie is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club. Since debuting in 2001 he has played over 100 games for the club. He has played in a variety of roles for the Kangaroos including centre half-forward, defence and ruck... (vc)
Mark Williams Mark M. Williams Mark "Choco" Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who coached the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1999 to 2010...	Domenic Cassisi Domenic Cassisi Domenic Cassisi is a premiership winning Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club, and their current captain...	Shaun Burgoyne Shaun Burgoyne Shaun Playford Burgoyne is an Australian rules footballer playing with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League... (vc), Kane Cornes Kane Cornes Kane Graham Cornes in an Australian rules football player who plays for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:... (vc)
Terry Wallace Terry Wallace Terry Wallace is a former professional Australian rules football player and coach.As a player, his career spanned three VFL/AFL clubs; most notably Hawthorn where he played in three premierships as well as achieving All-Australian selection, and two Best and Fairests with the Footscray Football Club...	Chris Newman Chris Newman (Australian rules footballer) Chris Newman is an Australian rules footballer, and currently the captain of the Richmond Football Club. He was drafted at Pick 55 in the 2000 AFL Draft from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup....	Nathan Foley Nathan Foley (footballer) Nathan Foley is an Australian rules football player. He plays as a midfielder for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League .... , Kelvin Moore Kelvin W. Moore Kelvin Moore is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club.Whilst injuries held back most of his early career, Moore secured a spot in the Tigers' defense in season 2008... , Brett Deledio Brett Deledio Brett Deledio is an Australian rules football player currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life/career:...
Ross Lyon Ross Lyon Ross Lyon is a former Australian rules football player for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears. He is the current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Playing career:...	Nick Riewoldt Nick Riewoldt Nick Riewoldt is an Australian rules footballer who is the current captain of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was the first draft selection in the 2000 AFL Draft.-Early life:...	Lenny Hayes Lenny Hayes Lenny Hayes is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.Hayes is a former captain of St Kilda and continues to be an onfield leader in the Saints' midfield....
Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named...	Brett Kirk Brett Kirk Brett Kirk is a former Australian rules football player of the Sydney Swans, and is known colloquially as "Kirky", "Captain Kirk", during the 2005 AFL Finals Series, "Captain Blood" and by teammates as "Hippy". Kirk is a hard working and onfield leader who has played in a premiership with the...	Craig Bolton Craig Bolton Craig Bolton is an Australian rules footballer who has played with the Brisbane Lions and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League . He often plays at full back or on the half back flank... , Adam Goodes Adam Goodes Adam Goodes is a professional Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
John Worsfold John Worsfold John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer who represented in the West Australian Football League and the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League . He also represented Western Australia in State of Origin matches...	Darren Glass Darren Glass Darren Glass is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. He wears number 23 guernsey.He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from Perth...	Dean Cox (vc), Tyson Stenglein Tyson Stenglein Tyson Stenglein is an Australian rules footballer, who played for the Adelaide Crows and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .- Adelaide career :... , Matthew Priddis Matthew Priddis Matthew Harley "Matt" Priddis is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Australian football club the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League .... , Adam Selwood Adam Selwood Adam Murray Selwood is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.-Career:... , Beau Waters Beau Waters Beau Waters is a player and the current vice-captain for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004.-Early career:...
Rodney Eade Rodney Eade Rodney "Rocket" Eade is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League...	Brad Johnson Brad Johnson (Australian rules footballer) Brad Johnson is a former Australian rules footballer who was the captain of Australian Football League team Western Bulldogs...

Umpiring and rule changes

Two rule changes were introduced into the regular season

If a player is not 'under pressure' and deliberately rushes a behind would be penalised by a free kick
Free kick (Australian rules football)
A free kick in Australian rules football is a penalty awarded by a field umpire to a player who has been infringed by an opponent or is the nearest player to a player from the opposite team who has broken a rule.-Protocol:...

at the spot that the ball was rushed;
If a player tackles an opponent after he disposes of the ball, preventing him from taking further part in the play, then a free kick and 50m penalty is paid.

Umpires were also encouraged to recall a centre bounce if it is offline, throwing it up the second time.

Players contacting umpires continued to be an issue with several players fined for making contact with umpires as they retreated from ball-ups. In related offences, Collingwood's Heath Shaw

Heath Shaw

Heath Shaw is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League-AFL career:...

was suspended for one week after touching an umpire's shoulder, and Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett

Jeff Kennett

Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...

was fined $5000 after criticising the umpires on radio.

Debuts

Following the debuts of the first two draft picks from the 2008 AFL Draft

2008 AFL Draft

The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...

(Jack Watts

Jack Watts (Australian footballer)

Jack Watts is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club, in the Australian Football League . He had a promising junior career and was the number one draft pick in the 2008 AFL Draft.-Early life:...

in Round 11 and Nic Naitanui in Round 12) the first nine draft selections had all made their AFL debuts. Other significant debuts included Beau Muston

Beau Muston

Beau Muston is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2006 to 2010....

, who had undergone three knee reconstructions since being drafted in 2005, Mike Pyke

Mike Pyke

Michael Anthony Patrick Pyke is a Canadian dual-code football player.He is best known in his homeland as a rugby union player, who played for Canada's national side and French Top 14 squad US Montauban.Pyke is currently a professional Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans.-Early...

, who had previously played rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

for Canada

Canada national rugby union team

The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...

and Irishman Michael Quinn

Michael Quinn (footballer)

Michael Quinn is a former Gaelic footballer turned professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League ....

who had only played Australian rules football for 5 months before making his debut in Round 2.

Player retirements, sackings and delistings

Name	Club	Date	Notes
			Retirement, persistent knee injury.
			Returned temporarily to Ireland.
			Retirement, brought forward from the end-of-season due to ongoing knee injury.
			Retirement at end of season.
			Quit the Swans, may play elsewhere in 2010.
			Retirement, effective immediately.
			Retirement, effective immediately.
			Retirement, effective after Round 20 match against Collingwood.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the season.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the season.
			Retirement, effective immediately
			Retirement, effective at the end of the season.
			Delisted, contract not renewed, wants to continue playing at another club.
			Retirement, effective after Round 21 match against St Kilda.
			Retirement
			Retirement, effective at the end of the 2009 season.
			Retirement, effective at the end of the 2009 season.
			Delisted (voluntarily) following long-term injury.
Jarryd Allen Jarryd Allen Jarryd Allen is a former Australian rules footballer for the AFL's St Kilda Football Club. He was drafted at number 59 Overall by the Saints in the 2006 AFL Draft from TAC Cup club, the Calder Cannons....			Retirement, ongoing hip injury.
			Retirement, effective immediately, shoulder injury.
			Delisted
			Delisted
			Retirement
			Retirement
			Delisted
			Delisted
			Delisted
			Delisted
			Retirement
			Retirement.
			Retirement
			Retirement
			Retirement
			Retirement
			Delisted
			Delisted
			Delisted.
			Quit the AFL, returned to Ireland, Homesick Homesickness Homesickness is the distress or impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from the specific home environment or attachment objects....
			Retirement
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
(rookie)			Delisted.
			Delisted.
			Retirement.
			Retirement.
			Delisted.
			Retirement.

Coaching changes

Coach	Club	Caretaker Coach (for 2009)	Date	New Coach (2010– )
Terry Wallace Terry Wallace Terry Wallace is a former professional Australian rules football player and coach.As a player, his career spanned three VFL/AFL clubs; most notably Hawthorn where he played in three premierships as well as achieving All-Australian selection, and two Best and Fairests with the Footscray Football Club...		Jade Rawlings Jade Rawlings Jade Rawlings was the caretaker coach of the Richmond Tigers Football Club, and is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL with the Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs and the North Melbourne Football Clubs....	1 June 2009	Damien Hardwick Damien Hardwick Damien Patrick Hardwick is a former Australian rules footballer and the coach of the Richmond Football Club.-Early life:He attended St Joseph's College in Ferntree Gully.-AFL playing career:...
Dean Laidley Dean Laidley Dean Laidley is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League from 1987 to 1997, including in North Melbourne's 1996 premiership side. He served as coach of North Melbourne from 2003 to 2009...		Darren Crocker Darren Crocker Darren Crocker is a former Australian rules footballer and former coach of the North Melbourne Football Club. He was known for his instantly recognisable bald head and tough uncompromising style. On 16 June 2009, he was appointed caretaker coach of the North Melbourne Football Club after the...	16 June 2009	Brad Scott

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