hawthorn (9-1-11) vs bulldogs (11-10)
hawks end dogs title defence by 9. hawthorn (10-1-11) finish 12th. bulldogs (11-11) finish 10th.
| Hawthorn | 5.3 9.5 12.6 15.9 | 99 | Fri 25-Aug-2017 7:50 PM Att: 48,090 Venue: Docklands |
| Western Bulldogs | 4.2 7.4 10.7 13.12 | 90 | Hawthorn won by 9 pts |
collingwood (8-1-12) vs melbourne (12-9)
pies cost dees first finals berth in 11 years by 16. collingwood (9-1-12) finish 13th. melbourne (12-10) finish 9th.
| Collingwood | 6.5 9.6 12.10 14.15 | 99 | Sat 26-Aug-2017 1:45 PM Att: 51,223 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Melbourne | 1.3 4.8 9.10 12.11 | 83 | Collingwood won by 16 pts |
brisbane (5-16) vs north (5-16)
roos give lions last by 51. north (6-16) finish 15th. brisbane (5-17) finish last.
| Brisbane Lions | 5.0 5.5 8.9 11.13 | 79 | Sat 26-Aug-2017 2:10 PM Att: 15,416 Venue: Gabba |
| North Melbourne | 1.8 5.9 13.12 19.16 | 130 | North Melbourne won by 51 pts |
sydney (13-8) vs carlton (6-15)
swans are only the 2nd team to start 0-5 to make finals in fact only 3 have ever done it but in a more dramatic thing they did it from 0-6 beating blues by 81. sydney (14-8) host essendon. carlton (6-16) finish 16th.
| Sydney | 3.4 6.7 13.10 21.12 | 138 | Sat 26-Aug-2017 4:35 PM Att: 38,965 Venue: S.C.G. |
| Carlton | 1.0 5.1 8.4 8.9 | 57 | Sydney won by 81 pts |
geelong (14-1-6) vs gws (14-2-5)
cats beat giants by 44. geelong (15-1-6) host richmond. gws (14-2-6) play adelaide.
| Geelong | 5.3 6.7 12.11 15.13 | 103 | Sat 26-Aug-2017 7:25 PM Att: 30,087 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Greater Western Sydney | 3.1 5.6 6.7 8.11 | 59 | Geelong won by 44 pts |
port (13-8) vs gold coast (6-15)
port beat suns by 115. port (14-8) host west coast. gold coast (6-16) finished 17th.
| Port Adelaide | 2.3 9.6 14.12 20.15 | 135 | Sat 26-Aug-2017 7:10 PM (7:40 PM) Att: 34,288 Venue: Adelaide Oval |
| Gold Coast | 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.2 | 20 | Port Adelaide won by 115 pts |
essendon (11-10) vs freo (8-13)
dons go from last to finals in 1 year beating freo by 15. essendon (12-10) play sydney. freo (8-14) finish 14th.
| Essendon | 4.3 8.5 14.8 16.11 | 107 | Sun 27-Aug-2017 1:10 PM Att: 42,665 Venue: Docklands |
| Fremantle | 3.1 5.3 9.6 14.8 | 92 | Essendon won by 15 pts |
richmond (14-7) vs st kilda (11-10)
tigers beat saints by 41. richmond (15-7) play geelong. st kilda (11-11) finish 11th.
| Richmond | 4.2 11.5 12.7 19.8 | 122 | Sun 27-Aug-2017 3:20 PM Att: 69,104 Venue: M.C.G. |
| St Kilda | 1.2 4.3 8.6 12.9 | 81 | Richmond won by 41 pts |
west coast (11-10) vs adelaide (15-1-5) uor
eagles beat crows by 29 to make finals. west coast (12-10) play port. adelaied (15-1-6) host gws.
| West Coast | 4.1 8.4 13.5 15.10 | 100 | Sun 27-Aug-2017 2:40 PM (4:40 PM) Att: 39,367 Venue: Subiaco |
| Adelaide | 1.1 5.5 7.10 10.11 | 71 | West Coast won by 29 pts |
ladder
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Home | Away | GF-BF | For | GA-BA | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8-0-3 | 7-1-3 | 354.291 (55%) | 2415 | 260.216 (55%) | 1776 | 136.0 | 62 |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 9-0-2 | 6-1-4 | 313.256 (55%) | 2134 | 260.258 (50%) | 1818 | 117.4 | 62 |
| 3 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 9-0-2 | 6-0-5 | 287.270 (52%) | 1992 | 242.232 (51%) | 1684 | 118.3 | 60 | |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 9-1-1 | 5-1-5 | 302.269 (53%) | 2081 | 262.240 (52%) | 1812 | 114.8 | 60 |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8-0-3 | 6-0-5 | 313.290 (52%) | 2168 | 239.237 (50%) | 1671 | 129.7 | 56 | |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7-0-4 | 7-0-4 | 305.263 (54%) | 2093 | 237.229 (51%) | 1651 | 126.8 | 56 | |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 8-0-3 | 4-0-7 | 311.269 (54%) | 2135 | 288.276 (51%) | 2004 | 106.5 | 48 | |
| 8 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 8-0-3 | 4-0-7 | 288.236 (55%) | 1964 | 266.262 (50%) | 1858 | 105.7 | 48 | |
| 9 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6-0-5 | 6-0-5 | 302.223 (58%) | 2035 | 280.254 (52%) | 1934 | 105.2 | 48 | |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 11 | 11 | 7-0-4 | 4-0-7 | 260.297 (47%) | 1857 | 279.239 (54%) | 1913 | 97.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 7-0-4 | 4-0-7 | 271.299 (48%) | 1925 | 291.240 (55%) | 1986 | 96.9 | 44 | |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6-1-4 | 4-0-7 | 273.226 (55%) | 1864 | 301.249 (55%) | 2055 | 90.7 | 42 |
| 13 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 4-1-6 | 5-0-6 | 278.276 (50%) | 1944 | 287.241 (54%) | 1963 | 99.0 | 38 |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 5-0-6 | 3-0-8 | 231.221 (51%) | 1607 | 317.258 (55%) | 2160 | 74.4 | 32 | |
| 15 | North Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 3-0-8 | 3-0-8 | 290.243 (54%) | 1983 | 331.278 (54%) | 2264 | 87.6 | 24 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 6 | 16 | 4-0-7 | 2-0-9 | 232.202 (53%) | 1594 | 299.244 (55%) | 2038 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 4-0-7 | 2-0-9 | 257.214 (55%) | 1756 | 337.289 (54%) | 2311 | 76.0 | 24 | |
| 18 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 3-0-8 | 2-0-9 | 276.221 (56%) | 1877 | 367.324 (53%) | 2526 | 74.3 | 20 |
finals week 1
adeliade v gws
geelong v richmond
port v west coast
sydney v essendon