collingwood (20-1) vs geelong (18-3)
when you thoguht it was safe to say pies are going back to back the cats said we are just as good smashing them by 16 goals. geelong (19-3) host hawthorn collingwood (20-2) host west coast to start finals.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Collingwood | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 53 | Fri 2-Sep-2011 7:40 pm | M.C.G. | 85,705 | |
| Geelong | 2.5 | 12.8 | 16.15 | 22.17 | 149 | Geelong won by 96 points | |||
gold coast (3-18) vs hawthorn (17-4)
hawks give the suns a debut year wooden spoon by 9. hawthorn (18-4) play geelong. gold coast (3-19) finish last.
| Gold Coast | 5.1 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 14.13 | 97 | Sat 3-Sep-2011 1:10 pm | Carrara Stadium | 19,314 |
| Hawthorn | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.7 | 16.10 | 106 | Hawthorn won by 9 points | ||
bulldogs (8-13) vs freo (9-12)
dogs overrun freo by 46. bulldogs (9-13) finish 10th. freo (9-13) finish 11th.
| Western Bulldogs | 2.6 | 6.8 | 8.15 | 15.17 | 107 | Sat 3-Sep-2011 2:10 pm | Docklands | 18,128 |
| Fremantle | 1.6 | 4.11 | 6.13 | 8.13 | 61 | Western Bulldogs won by 46 points | ||
sydney (11-1-9) vs brisbane (4-17)
swans beat lions by 52. sydney (12-1-9) play st kilda. brisbane (4-18) finish 15th.
| Sydney | 3.3 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 18.11 | 119 | Sat 3-Sep-2011 4:10 pm | S.C.G. | 27,721 |
| Brisbane | 4.3 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 9.13 | 67 | Sydney won by 52 points | ||
west coast (16-5) vs adeliaed (7-14)
eagles beat crows by 95. west coast (17-5) play collingwood going from last to 4th in one year. adeliade (7-15) Finish 14th.
| West Coast | 2.5 | 10.6 | 14.9 | 22.13 | 145 | Sat 3-Sep-2011 5:10 pm | Subiaco Oval | 36,062 |
| Adelaide | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 50 | West Coast won by 95 points | ||
carlton (14-1-6) vs st kilda (11-1-9)
saints beat blues by 20. st kilda (12-1-9) host sydney. carlton (14-1-7) host essendon.
| Carlton | 3.5 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 9.12 | 66 | Sat 3-Sep-2011 7:10 pm | M.C.G. | 55,606 |
| St. Kilda | 1.2 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 86 | St. Kilda won by 20 points | ||
port (2-19) vs melbourne (8-1-12) uor
port stun dees by 8 to save themselves from what would be their first and to date only wooden spoon. port (3-19) finish 16th. melbornue (8-1-13) finish 13th.
| Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 17.10 | 112 | Sun 4-Sep-2011 2:40 pm | Adelaide Oval | 29,340 |
| Melbourne | 3.6 | 7.11 | 10.12 | 15.14 | 104 | Port Adelaide won by 8 points | ||
richmond (8-1-12) vs north (9-12)
roos beat tigers by 13. north (10-12) finish 9th. richmond (8-1-13) finish 12th.
| Richmond | 3.2 | 9.7 | 10.10 | 13.13 | 91 | Sun 4-Sep-2011 4:40 pm | Docklands | 32,890 |
| North Melbourne | 5.3 | 7.7 | 12.11 | 15.14 | 104 | North Melbourne won by 13 points | ||
bye essendon (11-1-10) play carlton in elim final.
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2592 | 1546 | 167.66 | 80 |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2548 | 1619 | 157.38 | 76 |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2355 | 1634 | 144.13 | 72 |
| 4 | West Coast | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1715 | 130.32 | 68 |
| 5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2225 | 1700 | 130.88 | 58 |
| 6 | St. Kilda | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1891 | 1677 | 112.76 | 50 |
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1897 | 1735 | 109.34 | 50 |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2217 | 2217 | 100.00 | 46 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2106 | 2082 | 101.15 | 40 |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2060 | 2155 | 95.59 | 36 |
| 11 | Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1791 | 2155 | 83.11 | 36 |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2069 | 2396 | 86.35 | 34 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1974 | 2315 | 85.27 | 34 |
| 14 | Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1742 | 2193 | 79.44 | 28 |
| 15 | Brisbane | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1814 | 2240 | 80.98 | 16 |
| 16 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1718 | 2663 | 64.51 | 12 |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1534 | 2726 | 56.27 | 12 |
finals week 1
collingwood v west coast
geelong v hawthorn
st kilda v sydney
carlton v essendon
one of only two times this century we will only have one final outside of victoria the other being 2000 and one of only two times all first week finals are in victoria the other being 2013.