brisbane (15-6) vs melbourne (15-6)
dees beat lions by 58 to get double chance. melbourne (16-6) host sydney. brisbane (15-7) host richmond.
| Round 23 | Rnd Att: 307,996 (34,222) Tot Att: 6,112,431 (30,871) |
| Brisbane Lions 1.1 2.3 5.6 8.957Fri 19-Aug-2022 7:50 PM Att: 32,172 Venue: GabbaMelbourne 6.2 13.3 17.4 18.7115Melbourne won by 58 pts |
gws (6-15) vs freo (14-1-6)
freo beat giants by 20 to make finals for first time since 2015. freo (15-1-6) host bulldogs. gws (6-16) finish 16th worse in a long time.
| Greater Western Sydney | 4.3 7.4 8.7 10.9 | 69 | Sat 20-Aug-2022 1:45 PM Att: 7,338 Venue: Manuka Oval |
| Fremantle | 2.2 5.5 8.8 13.11 | 89 | Fremantle won by 20 pts |
north (2-19) vs gold coast (9-12)
suns beat roos by 67 to have their best finish yet. gold coast (10-12) finish 12th. north (2-20) finish last.
| North Melbourne | 1.5 3.6 5.9 6.11 | 47 | Sat 20-Aug-2022 2:10 PM Att: 14,196 Venue: Docklands |
| Gold Coast | 4.2 6.8 12.12 16.18 | 114 | Gold Coast won by 67 pts |
geelong (17-4) vs west coast (2-19)
cats smash eagles by 85. geelong (18-4) host collingwood. west coast (2-20) finish 17th after worse non-wooden spoon year.
| Geelong | 6.4 12.7 15.12 19.17 | 131 | Sat 20-Aug-2022 4:35 PM Att: 21,098 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| West Coast | 3.2 4.4 6.4 7.4 | 46 | Geelong won by 85 pts |
essendon (7-14) vs richmond (12-1-8)
tigers beat dons by 11 goals. richmond (13-1-8) play brisbane. essendon (7-15)
| Essendon | 3.2 7.6 9.8 11.9 | 75 | Sat 20-Aug-2022 7:25 PM Att: 58,366 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Richmond | 6.3 10.7 16.10 21.15 | 141 | Richmond won by 66 pts |
port (9-12) vs adeliade (8-13)
port beat crows by 56. port (10-12) adelaide (8-14)
| Port Adelaide | 2.4 5.7 9.13 16.15 | 111 | Sat 20-Aug-2022 7:00 PM (7:30 PM) Att: 50,090 Venue: Adelaide Oval |
| Adelaide | 2.3 4.6 5.9 7.13 | 55 | Port Adelaide won by 56 pts |
hawthorn (8-13) vs bulldogs (11-10)
dogs beat hawks by 23. bulldogs (12-10) play freo. hawthorn (8-14)
| Hawthorn | 4.1 8.1 9.2 10.4 | 64 | Sun 21-Aug-2022 1:10 PM Att: 13,105 Venue: York Park |
| Western Bulldogs | 2.1 8.4 9.12 12.15 | 87 | Western Bulldogs won by 23 pts |
carltom (12-9) vs collignwood (15-6)
pies cost blues first finals since 2013 (and fully legit since 2011) by 1. collingwood (16-6) play geelong. carlton (12-10) finish 9th.
| Carlton | 0.3 2.5 10.8 10.14 | 74 | Sun 21-Aug-2022 3:20 PM Att: 88,287 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 3.5 5.6 6.8 11.9 | 75 | Collingwood won by 1 pt |
st kilda (11-10) vs ssydney (15-6)
swans beat saints by 14. sydney (16-6) play melbourne. st kilda (11-11)
| St Kilda | 3.3 5.5 7.7 11.8 | 74 | Sun 21-Aug-2022 4:40 PM Att: 23,344 Venue: Docklands |
| Sydney | 4.2 9.3 11.6 13.10 | 88 | Sydney won by 14 pts |
ladder
| 2022 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Home | Away | GF-BF | For | GA-BA | Agn | % | Pts |
| 1 | Geelong | 22 | 18 | 4 | 10-0-1 | 8-0-3 | 310.286 (52%) | 2146 | 219.174 (56%) | 1488 | 144.2 | 72 | |
| 2 | Melbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8-0-3 | 8-0-3 | 279.262 (52%) | 1936 | 212.211 (50%) | 1483 | 130.5 | 64 | |
| 3 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 9-0-2 | 7-0-4 | 300.267 (53%) | 2067 | 232.224 (51%) | 1616 | 127.9 | 64 | |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8-0-3 | 8-0-3 | 268.231 (54%) | 1839 | 259.209 (55%) | 1763 | 104.3 | 64 | |
| 5 | Fremantle | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7-0-4 | 8-1-2 | 251.233 (52%) | 1739 | 214.202 (51%) | 1486 | 117.0 | 62 |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 15 | 7 | 9-0-2 | 6-0-5 | 319.233 (58%) | 2147 | 262.227 (54%) | 1799 | 119.3 | 60 | |
| 7 | Richmond | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9-1-1 | 4-0-7 | 318.257 (55%) | 2165 | 254.256 (50%) | 1780 | 121.6 | 54 |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7-0-4 | 5-0-6 | 287.251 (53%) | 1973 | 265.222 (54%) | 1812 | 108.9 | 48 | |
| 9 | Carlton | 22 | 12 | 10 | 8-0-3 | 4-0-7 | 268.249 (52%) | 1857 | 248.226 (52%) | 1714 | 108.3 | 48 | |
| 10 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5-0-6 | 6-0-5 | 247.221 (53%) | 1703 | 247.233 (51%) | 1715 | 99.3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 7-0-4 | 3-0-8 | 261.240 (52%) | 1806 | 233.240 (49%) | 1638 | 110.3 | 40 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 7-0-4 | 3-0-8 | 271.245 (53%) | 1871 | 261.254 (51%) | 1820 | 102.8 | 40 | |
| 13 | Hawthorn | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6-0-5 | 2-0-9 | 262.215 (55%) | 1787 | 291.245 (54%) | 1991 | 89.8 | 32 | |
| 14 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 5-0-6 | 3-0-8 | 249.227 (52%) | 1721 | 293.228 (56%) | 1986 | 86.7 | 32 | |
| 15 | Essendon | 22 | 7 | 15 | 5-0-6 | 2-0-9 | 249.243 (51%) | 1737 | 307.245 (56%) | 2087 | 83.2 | 28 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 6 | 16 | 4-0-7 | 2-0-9 | 237.209 (53%) | 1631 | 280.247 (53%) | 1927 | 84.6 | 24 | |
| 17 | West Coast | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1-0-10 | 1-0-10 | 212.157 (57%) | 1429 | 355.259 (58%) | 2389 | 59.8 | 8 | |
| 18 | North Melbourne | 22 | 2 | 20 | 2-0-9 | 0-0-11 | 193.179 (52%) | 1337 | 349.303 (54%) | 2397 | 55.8 | 8 | |
finals week 1
geelong v collignwood
melbourne v sydney
brisbane v richmond
freo v bulldogs