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2009 AFL season

113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)

113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)

FieldValue
competitionafl
year2009
imageAFL Logo 2009 Premiership season.jpg
imagesize150px
teams16
premiers
count8
minor premiers
mpcount3
pre-season cup
pscount2
matches185
attendance6988638
highattend99,251 ([Grand Final](2009-afl-grand-final), vs. )
top goal scorerBrendan Fevola
(86 goals)
brownlow medalGary Ablett, Jr.
(30 votes)
prevseason[2008](2008-afl-season)
nextseason[2010](2010-afl-season)

| pre-season cup = (86 goals) (30 votes)

The 2009 AFL season was the 113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 26 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

The premiership was won by the Geelong Football Club for the eighth time, after it defeated by twelve points in the 2009 AFL Grand Final.

Pre-season

AFL pre-season draft

Main article: 2008 AFL Draft#2009 Pre-season Draft

The pre-season draft was held on 16 December 2008 (but is referred to as the 2009 Pre-season draft in continuation from the early years of the AFL draft when it was held in January or February) and most pre-draft interest was on whether or not former West Coast Eagles captain and Brownlow Medal winner Ben Cousins would be selected by the Richmond Football Club. Richmond, the only club to show interest in recruiting Cousins, had one selection in the pre-season draft (because it had only one space left on its senior list). In the week leading up to the pre-season draft, Richmond requested to have Graham Polak (who had been hit by a tram the previous season, with it not clear at this stage whether or not the resulting injuries would end his career) moved to the rookie list, to free up an additional list space and give them a second selection in the pre-season draft. The request was similar to one made by and granted to the Essendon Football Club a few years earlier with respect to Adam Ramanauskas, but there were key differences which led to Richmond's request being rejected by the AFL and a majority of rival clubs on 15 December. Although Richmond had maintained throughout the previous week that it would draft Cousins only if its request to put Polak on the rookie list was granted, they selected Cousins anyway with their only selection in the pre-season draft. Josh Carr's return to was another major player move.

NAB Cup

Main article: 2009 NAB Cup

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Premiership season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

  • recorded its greatest win in matches against , 83 points.
  • Gary Ablett, Jr. () recorded 33 handpasses in the match against . It broke 's Matt Priddis' 2008 record for most handpasses in a game (30), and stood as the record until 2018. In the same match, Geelong set a new team record of 254 handpasses, exceeding its own 2008 record of 242 handpasses.
  • Daniel Pratt () became the first player to concede a free kick for deliberately rushing a behind, under the new rule introduced this year; Matthew Lloyd () goaled from the free kick.

Round 5

  • amassed a new record 490 disposals in its match against Brisbane, breaking the old record of 469 disposals (, 2007; and Geelong, 2008).

Round 6

  • recorded 498 disposals, including 259 handpasses, in its match against ; these marks broke the records the club had set in Rounds 5 and 4 respectively.

Round 7

  • defeated won by 88 points, its greatest ever winning margin against Collingwood.

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

  • Terry Wallace coached his final match for Richmond, after announcing his retirement earlier in the week. Wallace was replaced by Jade Rawlings as caretaker.
  • won its 11th consecutive game, breaking the previous club record of 10 set in 2004.

Round 12

  • In wet weather in Adelaide, was held to 3.6 (24), its lowest score since 1971, and the lowest score by any team since round 4, 1999.

Round 13

Round 14

  • The match between St Kilda and Geelong saw both teams enter the game undefeated with 13–0 records; unbeaten teams had never faced each other so late in the season, the previous latest being Round 8, 1991 between and . The high demand for the match to be broadcast live resulted in a change in timeslot, moving from 2:10 pm to 3:10 pm so that the Seven Network could broadcast the game live into Melbourne, and use it as a lead-in to its 6pm news broadcast in accordance with its broadcast contract. As of 2021, the match's attendance of 54,444 stands as the largest crowd at an AFL game held at Etihad Stadium. Geelong's loss was its first at the stadium since Round 1, 2007, ending a 13-match winning streak at the ground. The game also ended Geelong's run of 52 wins from 55 matches.
  • held reigning Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin goalless for the first time since Round 11, 2006, breaking a streak of 71 consecutive games scoring at least one goal. As of 2022, the streak stands as the longest by a player in the 21st century.

Round 15

  • 's dominant victory against saw the latter held to a score of only 1.7 (13). As of 2025, it stands as the lowest score in 's history; and, it was the lowest score kicked by any team in a game since 1961. Fremantle managed only one behind in the first half, also the lowest in club history and the lowest by any club since in Round 1, 1995.

Round 16

  • defeated to end a twelve-game losing streak against the club, dating back to 2000.

Round 17

  • After trailed by 28 points early in the final quarter, it came from behind to defeat by one point, with the winning behind kicked after the siren by Jimmy Bartel.

Round 18

  • Brad Johnson played his 342nd game for the , surpassing Chris Grant to become the club's games record holder.
  • 's Jordan McMahon kicked a goal after the final siren from outside the 50-metre arc to secure a four-point win over , after Richmond came back from a few goals behind late in the final quarter. Melbourne was later accused of attempting to deliberately lose the match to stay near the bottom of the ladder and secure better draft picks, and the game later became part of an AFL tanking investigation into Melbourne, conducted in 2012 and 2013.

Round 19

  • 's Daniel Bradshaw kicked a goal after the final siren to draw his side's game against .

Round 20

  • defeated by two points to inflict St Kilda's first loss of the season; 's captain Nick Riewoldt had the chance to win the game with a 45-metre set shot after the final siren, but he missed the goal. The losses ended St Kilda's 19-game winning streak, which as of 2022 stands as the longest in St Kilda's history and the equal fifth-longest by any club in VFL/AFL history.

Round 21

Round 22

Season notes

  • missed the finals, become the first reigning premier to do so since in 1999.
  • In the final round, defeated by 24 points; the win gave the Bulldogs a 0.31% percentage advantage over Collingwood, placing the Bulldogs third and the Magpies fourth. Had Brad Johnson not scored a goal in the final minute, Collingwood would have finished third.

Win/loss table

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GFLadderTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GFLadder
Coll
+4**StK**
**−32**Frem
+24**Geel**
**−48**Melb
+17PA
−26**WB**
**−32**BL
−36**Carl**
**+44****Haw**
**+27**Ess
+16**NM**
**+44****Syd**
**+16**Rich
+17**Frem**
**+117**StK
−57**PA**
**+70**Geel
−2**Coll**
**−21**Haw
+27**WCE**
**+74**Carl
+72**Ess**
**+96**Coll
−5XX**5 (5)**
**WCE**
**+9**Carl
−19**Syd**
**+33****Coll**
**−17**Geel
−93**Ess**
**+43**Rich
+26**Adel**
**+36**StK
−16NM
+18**Carl**
**−6**Haw
+42**Melb**
**+55**PA
−48**Geel**
**+43**Frem
+15**NM**
**+41**Coll
−40Ess
0**WB**
**−18****PA**
**+15**Syd
+8**Carl**
**+7**WB
−51XX**6 (6)**
Rich
+83**BL**
**+19****Ess**
**−4**Syd
−17WB
+43Haw
−4**Frem**
**−7**Coll
+51Adel
−44**WCE**
**+41**BL
+6**StK**
**−9**Ess
−69Frem
+15**Rich**
**+20****Syd**
**+61****Coll**
**−54**NM
+10**Geel**
**+35**PA
+54**Melb**
**+57****Adel**
**−72**BL
−7XXX**7 (7)**
**Adel**
**−4****Melb**
**+53**Geel
−27BL
+17Ess
−5NM
+52**StK**
**−88****Carl**
**−51**WCE
+22**PA**
**+38**Melb
+66Syd
+23**Frem**
**+84****Ess**
**+35**WB
+1**Haw**
**−45**Carl
+54**BL**
**+40**Adel
+21Rich
+93**Syd**
**+41****WB**
**−24**StK
−28**Adel**
**+5**Geel
−73X**4 (4)**
PA
−41**Frem**
**+38**Carl
+4NM
−12**Coll**
**+5**BL
−43**Haw**
**+44**StK
−19Rich
+40**Geel**
**−64****Adel**
**−16****Melb**
**+48****Carl**
**+69**Coll
−35Syd
+35**WB**
**−33****Rich**
**−5**WCE
−27**BL**
**0****StK**
**+2**Frem
−54Haw
+17Adel
−96XXX**8 (8)**
**WB**
**−63**Ess
−38**Adel**
**−24**StK
−83**Syd**
**+21**WCE
+13Carl
+7**Haw**
**−22**NM
−13**Rich**
**−3**PA
−24**Geel**
**−19**Coll
−84**Carl**
**−15**Adel
−117**BL**
**−15****WCE**
**+5**WB
−31**PA**
**+42**Melb
−63**Ess**
**+54**Geel
−40XXXX14
Haw
+8**Rich**
**+20****Coll**
**+27**Adel
+48**BL**
**+93**Melb
+43**Syd**
**+51****NM**
**+70****WB**
**+2**Ess
+64WCE
+22Frem
+19**PA**
**+34**StK
−6BL
−43**Melb**
**+46****Haw**
**+1****Adel**
**+2**Carl
−35Syd
+5WB
−14**Frem**
**+40****WB**
**+14**X**Coll**
**+73**StK
+12**2 (1)**
**Geel**
**−8**Syd
−38NM
+54**PA**
**−30****WCE**
**+18****Carl**
**+4**Ess
−44Frem
+22**Melb**
**+22**Adel
−27**Syd**
**+11****BL**
**−42**WCE
−20WB
−88**NM**
**+9**Coll
+45Geel
−1PA
−18**StK**
**−25****Adel**
**−27**Rich
+42**Ess**
**−17**XXXX9
**NM**
**−34**Coll
−53PA
−57Rich
+8**Adel**
**−17****Geel**
**−43**WCE
−8**WB**
**−7**Haw
−22StK
−37**Coll**
**−66**Ess
−48BL
−55**WCE**
**+20****PA**
**+11**Geel
−46**Syd**
**−18****Rich**
**−4**NM
−62**Frem**
**+63**Carl
−57**StK**
**−47**XXXX16
Melb
+34WB
−15**Haw**
**−54****Ess**
**+12****Rich**
**−36****Coll**
**−52****PA**
**+5**Geel
−70**Frem**
**+13****BL**
**−18****StK**
**−46**Adel
−44**WB**
**−22**Syd
−15Haw
−9Rich
0BL
−41**Carl**
**−10****Melb**
**+62**WCE
−38StK
+5PA
+4XXXX13
**Ess**
**+41**WCE
−50**Melb**
**+57**Haw
+30**StK**
**−66****Adel**
**+26**NM
−5**Rich**
**+3**Syd
−55Coll
−38**Frem**
**+24**WB
−93Geel
−34**BL**
**+48**Melb
−11**WCE**
**+36**Adel
−70**Haw**
**+18**Frem
−42**Carl**
**−54**BL
−15**NM**
**−4**XXXX10
**Carl**
**−83**Geel
−20WB
−47**Melb**
**−8**NM
+36Syd
−19**BL**
**−26**PA
−3**Ess**
**−40**Frem
+3**WB**
**−68****WCE**
**+15**StK
−56**Adel**
**−17**Carl
−20**NM**
**0**Ess
+5Melb
+4**Syd**
**−55****Coll**
**−93****Haw**
**−42**WCE
−80XXXX15
**Syd**
**+15**Adel
+32**WCE**
**+97****Frem**
**+83**PA
+66WB
+28Coll
+88**Ess**
**+19****BL**
**+16****Melb**
**+37**NM
+46Carl
+9**Rich**
**+56****Geel**
**+6**WCE
+20**Adel**
**+57****WB**
**+45**Syd
+1Haw
+25Ess
−2**NM**
**−5**Melb
+47**Coll**
**+28**X**WB**
**+7****Geel
−12****1 (2)**
StK
−15**Haw**
**+38**BL
−33**Carl**
**+17**Frem
−21**Rich**
**+19**Geel
−51**WCE**
**+5****PA**
**+55**WB
−40Haw
−11**Coll**
**−23**Adel
−16**NM**
**+15****Ess**
**−35**Carl
−61Melb
+18**StK**
**−1**Rich
+55**Geel**
**−5**Coll
−41**BL**
**−8**XXXX12
BL
−9**PA**
**+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**PA
−36Frem
−5**Ess**
**+27**WB
+5**NM**
**+38**Adel
−74**Rich**
**+80**XXXX11
Frem
+63**NM**
**+15****Rich**
**+47**WCE
−33**Carl**
**−43****StK**
**−28**Adel
+32Melb
+7Geel
−2**Syd**
**+40**Rich
+68**PA**
**+93**NM
+22**Haw**
**+88****Coll**
**−1**Ess
+33StK
−45**Frem**
**+31****WCE**
**−5**BL
+18**Geel**
**+14**Coll
+24Geel
−14**BL
+51**StK
−7X**3 (3)**

Bold – Home game

Ladder

Ladder progression

Finals series

Main article: 2009 AFL finals series

|team-width=110 |score-width=70 |RD1-text1=6 September, MCG |RD1-team1= St Kilda |RD1-score1= 12.8 (80) |RD1-team2= Collingwood |RD1-score2= 7.10 (52) |RD1-text2=4 September, AAMI Stadium |RD1-team3= Adelaide |RD1-score3= 26.10 (166) |RD1-team4= Essendon |RD1-score4= 10.10 (70) |RD1-text4=5 September, MCG |RD1-team7= Geelong |RD1-score7= 14.12 (96) |RD1-team8= Western Bulldogs |RD1-score8= 12.10 (82) |RD1-text3=5 September, The Gabba |RD1-team5= Brisbane Lions |RD1-score5=16.15 (111) |RD1-team6= Carlton |RD1-score6= 15.14 (104) |RD2-text1=12 September, MCG |RD2-team1= Collingwood |RD2-score1= 12.11 (83) |RD2-team2= Adelaide |RD2-score2= 11.12 (78) |RD2-text2=11 September, MCG |RD2-team3= Western Bulldogs |RD2-score3= 16.11 (107) |RD2-team4= Brisbane Lions |RD2-score4= 8.8 (56) |RD3-text1=18 September, MCG |RD3-team1= St Kilda |RD3-score1= 9.6 (60) |RD3-team2= Western Bulldogs |RD3-score2= 7.11 (53) |RD3-text2=19 September, MCG |RD3-team3= Geelong |RD3-score3= 17.18 (120) |RD3-team4= Collingwood |RD3-score4= 6.11 (47) |RD4-text1=26 September, MCG |RD4-team1= St Kilda |RD4-score1= 9.14 (68) |RD4-team2= Geelong |RD4-score2= 12.8 (80)

Week one

  • ‘s 96 point win over is the Crows biggest winning margin in a final and the Bombers biggest losing margin in a final.
  • came back from 30 points down early in the final quarter to defeat by 7 points.

Week two

Week three

Week four

Main article: 2009 AFL Grand Final

Goddard, Hayes, Dempster, Jones, Koschitzke, Riewoldt, Montagna 1 2 Mooney, Hawkins, Rooke 1 Selwood, Byrnes, Ablett

Awards

  • The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gary Ablett, Jr. of Geelong, who polled 30 votes during the home and away season.
  • The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Daniel Rich of the Brisbane Lions, who received the maximum 45 votes.
  • The Coleman Medal was awarded to Brendan Fevola of Carlton, who kicked 86 goals during the home and away season.
  • The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Melbourne 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 was awarded to St Kilda for finishing 1st on the ladder during the premiership season.
  • The AFL Players Association Awards were as follows:
    • The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Gary Ablett, Jr. from Geelong for being the Most Valuable Player for the third year in a row.
    • The Robert Rose Award went to Joel Selwood from Geelong for being the Most Courageous Player throughout the premiership season.
    • The Best Captain award went to Jonathan Brown of the for the second time, after winning the award in 2007.
    • The Best First-Year Player award was won by Daniel Rich from the . Rich blitzed the competition, receiving 463 votes, and the runner-up receiving just 45.

Best and fairest

ClubAward nameWinnerRef.
Malcolm Blight MedalBernie Vince
Merrett–Murray MedalJonathan Brown
John Nicholls MedalChris Judd
Copeland TrophyDane Swan
Crichton MedalJobe Watson
Doig MedalAaron Sandilands
Carji Greeves MedalGary Ablett / Corey Enright
Peter Crimmins MedalSam Mitchell
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott MedalAaron Davey
Syd Barker MedalAndrew Swallow
John Cahill MedalWarren Tredrea
Jack Dyer MedalBrett Deledio
Trevor Barker AwardNick Riewoldt
Bob Skilton MedalRyan O'Keefe
Club Champion AwardDarren Glass
Charles Sutton MedalMatthew Boyd

AFL Rising Star

Main article: 2009 AFL Rising Star

The 2009 award was won by Daniel Rich from the .

Goal of the Year

Main article: Goal of the Year (Australia)

The Australian Football League celebrates the best goal of the season through the annual Goal of the Year competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the AFL Stores Goal of the Year.

Nominations

  • Round 1 – Shannon Hurn (West Coast)
  • Round 2 – Jason Winderlich (Essendon)
  • Round 3 – Taylor Walker (Adelaide)
  • Round 4 – Ryan Houlihan (Carlton)
  • Round 5 – Gary Ablett, Jr. (Geelong)
  • Round 6 – Drew Petrie (North Melbourne)
  • Round 7 – Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) – Winner
  • Round 8 – Michael Osborne (Hawthorn)
  • Round 9 – Stephen Milne (St. Kilda)
  • Round 10 – Mark LeCras (West Coast)
  • Round 11 – David Rodan (Port Adelaide)
  • Round 12 – David Rodan (Port Adelaide)
  • Round 13 – Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
  • Round 14 – Dale Thomas (Collingwood)
  • Round 15 – Brendan Fevola (Carlton)
  • Round 16 – David Rodan (Port Adelaide)
  • Round 17 – Lance Franklin (Hawthorn)
  • Round 18 – Leon Davis (Collingwood)
  • Round 19 – Adam Schneider (St Kilda)
  • Round 20 – Liam Jurrah (Melbourne)
  • Round 21 – Brad Dick (Collingwood)
  • Round 22 – Shannon Byrnes (Geelong)

Mark of the Year

Main article: Mark of the Year

The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. From 2009 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Hungry Jack's Mark of the Year.

Nominations

  • Round 1 – Simon Wiggins (Carlton)
  • Round 2 – Jay Schulz (Richmond)
  • Round 3 – Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)
  • Round 4 – Tom Logan (Port Adelaide)
  • Round 5 – Tom Hawkins (Geelong)
  • Round 6 – Joel Selwood (Geelong)
  • Round 7 – Patrick Ryder (Essendon)
  • Round 8 – Paul Bevan (Sydney)
  • Round 9 – Heath Grundy (Sydney)
  • Round 10 – David Mundy (Fremantle)
  • Round 11 – Kurt Tippett (Adelaide)
  • Round 12 – Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
  • Round 13 – Josh Hill (Western Bulldogs)
  • Round 14 – Darren Glass (West Coast)
  • Round 15 – Jayden Post (Richmond)
  • Round 16 – Liam Jurrah (Melbourne)
  • Round 17 – Brendan Fevola (Carlton)
  • Round 18 – Jimmy Bartel (Geelong)
  • Round 19 – Quinten Lynch (West Coast)
  • Round 20 – Lewis Roberts-Thomson (Sydney)
  • Round 21 – Max Rooke (Geelong)
  • Round 22 – Brett Burton (Adelaide) – Winner

AFL Army Award

Main article: AFL Army Award

The Australian Football League, with the support of the Australian 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.

  • Round 1 – James Kelly (Geelong)
  • Round 2 – Campbell Brown (Hawthorn)
  • Round 3 – Luke Ball (St Kilda)
  • Round 4 – Ricky Dyson (Essendon)
  • Round 5 – Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)
  • Round 6 – Martin Mattner (Sydney)
  • Round 7 – Bryce Gibbs (Carlton)
  • Round 8 – Barry Hall (Sydney)
  • Round 9 – Matt White (Richmond)
  • Round 10 – Travis Varcoe (Geelong)
  • Round 11 – Scott McMahon (North Melbourne)
  • Round 12 – Brad Green (Melbourne)
  • Round 13 – Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
  • Round 14 – Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs)
  • Round 15 – Nathan Eagleton (Western Bulldogs)
  • Round 16 – Jacob Surjan (PA Adelaide)
  • Round 17 – Cameron Mooney (Geelong)
  • Round 18 – Aaron Davey (Melbourne)
  • Round 19 – Brett Kirk (Sydney)
  • Round 20 – Stephen Milne (St Kilda)
  • Round 21 – Max Rooke (Geelong)
  • Round 22 – Tom Hawkins (Geelong) – Winner

Club leadership

ClubCoachCaptain(s)Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Neil CraigSimon GoodwinTyson Edwards, Brett Burton, Ben Rutten, Nathan van Berlo, Michael Doughty, Scott Stevens
Michael VossJonathan BrownSimon Black, Luke Power, Jed Adcock, Daniel Merrett
Brett RattenChris JuddHeath Scotland, Nick Stevens
Mick MalthouseNick Maxwellurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103225/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/NewsFeatures/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5586/Default.aspx?newsId=70957date=6 July 2011 }}; 17 December 2008; collingwoodfc.com.au
Matthew KnightsMatthew LloydScott Lucas (vc), Mark McVeigh, Adam McPhee, Andrew Welsh, David Hille, Jobe Watson
Mark HarveyMatthew PavlichLuke McPharlin, Aaron Sandilands, Antoni Grover, Des Headland
Mark ThompsonTom HarleyCameron Ling (vc), Joel Corey (dvc), Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett, Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright
Alastair ClarksonSam MitchellLuke Hodge (vc)
Dean BaileyJames McDonaldCameron Bruce (vc), Brad Green, Brad Miller, Brent Moloney, Brock McLean
Dean LaidleyBrent HarveyDrew Petrie (vc)
Mark WilliamsDomenic CassisiShaun Burgoyne (vc), Kane Cornes (vc)
Terry WallaceChris NewmanNathan Foley, Kelvin Moore, Brett Deledio
Ross LyonNick RiewoldtLenny Hayes
Paul Roosurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112718/http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/tabid/7106/default.aspx?newsid=72060date=6 July 2011 }}; 13 February 2009; AFLCraig Bolton, Adam Goodes
John WorsfoldDarren GlassDean Cox (vc), Tyson Stenglein, Matthew Priddis, Adam Selwood, Beau Waters
Rodney EadeBrad Johnson

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 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 was suspended for one week after touching an umpire's shoulder, and Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett was fined $5000 after criticising the umpires on radio.

Coach changes

CoachClubCaretaker Coach (for 2009)DateNew Coach (2010– )
Terry WallaceJade Rawlings1 June 2009Damien Hardwick
Dean LaidleyDarren Crocker16 June 2009Brad Scott

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