west coast (7-14) vs richmond (5-1-15)
eagles beat tigers by 80. west coast (8-14) finish 11th. richmond (5-1-16) finish 15th.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Coast | 4.8 | 9.14 | 15.18 | 17.23 | 125 | Fri 28-Aug-2009 6:40 pm | Subiaco Oval | 39,755 | |
| Richmond | 1.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 45 | West Coast won by 80 points | |||
geelong (17-4) vs freo (6-15)
cats beat freo by 40. geelong (18-4) host bulldogs. freo (6-16) finish 14th.
| Geelong | 5.1 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 14.10 | 94 | Sat 29-Aug-2009 1:10 pm | Kardinia Park | 18,196 |
| Fremantle | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 54 | Geelong won by 40 points | ||
hawthorn (9-12) vs essendon (9-1-11)
dons end hawks title defence by 17. essendon (10-1-11) play adelaide. hawthorn (9-13) finish 9th.
| Hawthorn | 4.5 | 9.7 | 11.12 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 29-Aug-2009 2:10 pm | M.C.G. | 77,278 |
| Essendon | 3.3 | 5.9 | 10.13 | 16.20 | 116 | Essendon won by 17 points | ||
carlton (13-8) vs adelaide (13-8)
crows beat blues by 12 goals. adelaide (14-8) host essendon. carlton (13-9) play brisbane after 8 years out of finals.
| Carlton | 7.2 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 104 | Sat 29-Aug-2009 4:10 pm | Docklands | 42,356 |
| Adelaide | 6.3 | 13.7 | 20.11 | 27.14 | 176 | Adelaide won by 72 points | ||
port (9-12) vs north (6-1-14) uor
roos stun port by 4. roos (7-1-14) finish 13th. port (9-13) finish 10th.
| Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.13 | 67 | Sat 29-Aug-2009 7:10 pm | Football Park | 17,284 |
| North Melbourne | 2.3 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 10.11 | 71 | North Melbourne won by 4 points | ||
sydney (8-13) vs brisbane (12-1-8)
swans miss the finals for the only time between 2003 and 2018 losing to lions (for the last time till 2019) by 8. brisbane (13-1-8) host carlton. sydney (8-14) finish 12th.
| Sydney | 3.4 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 92 | Sat 29-Aug-2009 7:10 pm | S.C.G. | 27,933 |
| Brisbane | 3.5 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 15.10 | 100 | Brisbane won by 8 points | ||
melbourne (4-17) vs st kilda (19-2)
saints beat dees by 47 giving the dees their most recent wooden spoon and the saints most recent minor premership. st kilda (20-2) host collingwood. melbourne (4-18) finish last.
| Melbourne | 4.2 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 67 | Sun 30-Aug-2009 2:10 pm | M.C.G. | 36,748 |
| St. Kilda | 2.2 | 7.5 | 10.10 | 17.12 | 114 | St. Kilda won by 47 points | ||
collingwood (15-6) vs bulldogs (14-7)
dogs beat pies by 24. bulldogs (15-7) play geelong. collingwood (15-7) play st kilda.
| Collingwood | 3.3 | 5.7 | 9.12 | 10.16 | 76 | Sun 30-Aug-2009 4:40 pm | Docklands | 48,888 |
| Western Bulldogs | 3.3 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 14.16 | 100 | Western Bulldogs won by 24 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Kilda | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2197 | 1411 | 155.71 | 80 |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2312 | 1815 | 127.38 | 72 |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2378 | 1940 | 122.58 | 60 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2174 | 1778 | 122.27 | 60 |
| 5 | Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2104 | 1789 | 117.61 | 56 |
| 6 | Brisbane | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2017 | 1890 | 106.72 | 54 |
| 7 | Carlton | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2270 | 2055 | 110.46 | 52 |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2080 | 2127 | 97.79 | 42 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1962 | 2120 | 92.55 | 36 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1990 | 2244 | 88.68 | 36 |
| 11 | West Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1893 | 2029 | 93.30 | 32 |
| 12 | Sydney | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1888 | 2027 | 93.14 | 32 |
| 13 | North Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1680 | 2015 | 83.37 | 30 |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1747 | 2259 | 77.34 | 24 |
| 15 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1774 | 2388 | 74.29 | 22 |
| 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1706 | 2285 | 74.66 | 16 |
finals week 1
st kilda v collingwood
geelong v bulldogs
adelaide v essendon
brisbane v carlton
i will note that until 2021 the dees have the same number of flags and wooden spoons 12.
Harrison’s world 