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2010 AFL season

114th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)

114th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)

FieldValue
competitionafl
year2010
imageAFL_Logo_2010_Premiership_Season.jpg
imagesize200px
teams16
premiers
count15
minor premiers
mpcount18
pre-season cup
pscount1
matches186
attendance7146738
highattend100,016 ([Grand Final](2010-afl-grand-final), vs. )
top goal scorerJack Riewoldt ()
78 goals
brownlow medalChris Judd ()
30 votes
prevseason[2009](2009-afl-season)
nextseason[2011](2011-afl-season)

| pre-season cup = 78 goals 30 votes

The 2010 AFL season was the 114th 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 25 March until 2 October, 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 Collingwood Football Club for the 15th time, after it defeated by 56 points in the 2010 AFL Grand Final Replay.

Pre-season

AFL pre-season draft

Main article: 2009 AFL Draft#2010 Pre-season Draft

AFL rookie draft

Main article: 2009 AFL Draft#2010 Rookie Draft

NAB Cup

Main article: 2010 NAB Cup

Results

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Premiership season

The draw for the 2010 AFL Premiership Season was produced by the AFL with the intention of producing a balanced draw while also providing the fans and television networks with blockbuster games. In a competition with 16 teams and 22 rounds, it is not possible for all teams to play each other twice. These factors combine to create some of the following anomalies:

  • Six teams played each other for the first time in round 21;
  • Of the Victorian-based teams played six games interstate while travelled only three times;
  • Of the six games played in Melbourne, none were at the MCG, while defending premiers played seven games at the MCG despite not being one of the tenants at this ground;
  • and played only two of 2009's top eight teams twice, while and played five of these teams twice.

Round 1

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  • started their title defence against . This was a departure from the previous three seasons, when the two teams that had contested the grand final played each other in round 1.
  • Brad Johnson played his 350th match for the in their match against .
  • Mature age rookie Michael Barlow had 33 possessions on debut against , the highest number for a debutant since Dean Greig's record of 39 in 1991.

Round 2

  • won its first match in Victoria since round 4, 2007, breaking a streak of sixteen consecutive losses in the state.
  • This was the first of the regular Easter Monday public holiday clashes between Geelong and Hawthorn.

Round 3

  • For the first time since 1989, lost its first three games of the year.
  • won the final quarter of its game against Sydney, ending a streak of nineteen consecutive quarters lost, dating back to round 21, 2009. This was the longest streak of quarters lost since lost twenty-two in a row in 1897.

Round 4

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Round 6

  • The combined total of 95 points scored in the match between and was the lowest aggregate score ever in a game at Etihad Stadium.

Round 7

  • 's seven consecutive losses and percentage of 49.5% was statistically the worst start to a season by any team since 1955.

Round 8

  • 's win over was a significant one. It later emerged that Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson would have been sacked had they lost.

Round 9

Round 10

  • broke a 14-game losing streak with a 47-point victory over in horrendous weather. In the game, Richmond laid a record 142 tackles, and Port Adelaide's score of 3.12 (30) set a new record as its lowest ever in the AFL.

Round 11

  • Tyson Edwards () played his 321st and last AFL match, announcing his retirement after the match.

Round 12

  • played in a game which celebrated 25 years since North Melbourne pioneered 'Friday Night Football'.

Round 13

  • Round 13 was a split round, played over two weeks to give each club one week's break at roughly midseason.
  • In its first rematch since the 2009 AFL Grand Final, and set a new record crowd for a home and away game between the two clubs (58,208).
  • Geelong was held goalless in the second half against St Kilda, the first time since 2001 that the club had been goalless in a half of football.
  • The game between Geelong and St Kilda was notable for the spiteful clashes between Geelong forward Steve Johnson and St Kilda tagger Steven Baker; Johnson was twice cited for striking Baker, and was suspended for three weeks, while Baker was cited three times for striking Johnson and once for misconduct (deliberately punching Johnson in his broken hand), and was suspended for nine weeks.

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  • This was Mark Williams' last game as 's coach.

Round 16

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  • 's home game against set a new record home and away crowd for a match featuring St Kilda, with an attendance of 81,386.
  • Mark LeCras () kicked a personal best and ground record of 12.2 (74) in his club's win over Essendon at Etihad Stadium. The haul of 12 goals was the highest kicked by a player in a game since Scott Cummings, who kicked 14 goals in round 4, 2000.

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

  • lost its first home-and-away game as the home team at any venue since round 21, 2007, ending a run of 30 consecutive wins.

Round 20

  • The crowd of 14,113 for the vs. game was the lowest ever crowd for an AFL game at AAMI Stadium.

Round 21

  • played at Aurora Stadium for the first time since the siren controversy of 2006. Fremantle, having already qualified for a place in the finals, chose to rest seven of its regular senior players for the game, playing inexperienced youngsters in their place; as a result, the team suffered the worst loss of any team during 2010, going down by 116 points. By winning, clinched its own finals berth. Hawthorn's score and winning margin were each the highest ever for an AFL game played at Aurora Stadium, until the highest score was eclipsed in round 10, 2012, when Hawthorn scored 27.12 (174) against .
  • 's three-point win over secured its first minor premiership since 1977, and its first McClelland Trophy since 1970.
  • 's loss meant that the club won its first wooden spoon in its 24-year history.

Round 22

  • In a first for the league, the final round of the season was given a floating schedule, with the AFL to allocate the timeslots for the games six weeks out from the end of the season, in order to reduce the likelihood of a team playing the first week of the finals after a Sunday game in round 22. The schedule was announced on 12 July 2010. The floating schedule for the final round became a standard feature in future years.
  • Collingwood lost its first match since round 10, ending an 11-match unbeaten streak.

Win/loss table

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GF1GF2LadderTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GF1GF2Ladder
Frem
−56**Syd**
**−43**Melb
−16**Carl**
**−48**WB
−49**PA**
**−23****Rich**
**+50**NM
−9**BL**
**+12**StK
−47**Frem**
**+23**Haw
−47**Melb**
**+44****Ess**
**+84**WCE
+22**Geel**
**+11**PA
−19Rich
−20**WB**
**−8**BL
+7Coll
−3**StK**
**+28**XXXXX11
**WCE**
**+32****Carl**
**+19**PA
+27**WB**
**+22**Melb
−50Syd
−20**Frem**
**−13****Geel**
**−81**Adel
−12**Coll**
**+8**NM
−1WB
−65**Rich**
**−19**Carl
−55**StK**
**−14**Haw
−75Geel
−63**Melb**
**−10**WCE
+5**Adel**
**−7**Ess
+27**Syd**
**−38**XXXXX13
Rich
+56BL
−19**Ess**
**−20**Adel
+48**Geel**
**+36****Coll**
**−53**StK
+61PA
+26**Haw**
**−50****WCE**
**+29****Melb**
**+41**NM
−29**Frem**
**−9****BL**
**+55****WB**
**−68****Syd**
**−39**WCE
+26Coll
−48Ess
+76**Rich**
**+89**Geel
−42Frem
−6Syd
−5XXXX**8**
WB
+36**Melb**
**+1**StK
−28**Haw**
**+64****Ess**
**+65**Carl
+53**NM**
**+66**Frem
+36**Geel**
**−36**BL
−8**WB**
**+10**Melb
0Syd
+25**WCE**
**+83**PA
+26**StK**
**+48****Rich**
**+82****Carl**
**+48**Geel
+22Ess
+98**Adel**
**+3**Haw
−3**WB**
**+62**X**Geel**
**+41****StK**
**0****StK**
**+56****1**
Geel
−31**Frem**
**−44**Carl
+20WCE
−23Coll
−65**Haw**
**+43****PA**
**−3**StK
+12**Rich**
**+35****WB**
**+9**Syd
−9**Geel**
**−71**Haw
−16Adel
−84Melb
−19**WCE**
**−32**NM
+3**StK**
**+33****Carl**
**−76****Coll**
**−98****BL**
**−27**WB
−29XXXXX14
**Adel**
**+56**Ess
+44**Geel**
**+7**StK
−15**Rich**
**+39**WCE
+38BL
+13**Coll**
**−36**Syd
+37**NM**
**+61**Adel
−23**StK**
**−18**Carl
+9**PA**
**+57**Rich
−19**Melb**
**+11**WB
−82**WCE**
**+75**NM
−54**Syd**
**−9**Haw
−116**Carl**
**+6****Haw**
**+30**Geel
−69XXX**6**
**Ess**
**+31**Haw
+9Frem
−7**PA**
**+95**Carl
−36**Rich**
**+108****Syd**
**+67**BL
+81Coll
+36**Melb**
**+54**WCE
+24Ess
+71StK
−24**NM**
**+35****Haw**
**+2**Adel
−11**BL**
**+63**Syd
+53**Coll**
**−22**WB
+101**Carl**
**+42****WCE**
**+44****StK**
**−4****Frem**
**+69**Coll
−41XX**2**
Melb
+56**Geel**
**−9**WB
−16Coll
−64**NM**
**−12**Ess
−43WCE
−8Rich
+3Carl
+50**Syd**
**+2****PA**
**+11****Adel**
**+47****Ess**
**+16****WB**
**+3**Geel
−2**BL**
**+75**StK
0PA
−8Syd
−44**Melb**
**+21****Frem**
**+116****Coll**
**+3**Frem
−30XXXX**7**
**Haw**
**−56**Coll
−1**Adel**
**+16**Rich
+55**BL**
**+50**NM
−26**WB**
**−4****WCE**
**−29****PA**
**+1**Geel
−54Carl
−41**Coll**
**0**Adel
−44StK
−35**Ess**
**+19**Frem
−11**Syd**
**+73**BL
+10**Rich**
**+29**Haw
−21PA
−29**NM**
**−10**XXXXX12
PA
−14StK
−104**WCE**
**+25****Syd**
**−40**Haw
+12**Melb**
**+26**Coll
−66**Adel**
**+9****WB**
**−70**Frem
−61**BL**
**+1****Carl**
**+29****PA**
**+36**Geel
−35Syd
−30Rich
+50**Ess**
**−3**WB
−71**Frem**
**+54****StK**
**−52**WCE
+16Melb
+10XXXXX9
**NM**
**+14**WCE
+3**BL**
**−27**Geel
−95**StK**
**+10**Adel
+23Ess
+3**Carl**
**−26**Melb
−1**Rich**
**−47**Haw
−11**Syd**
**−38**NM
−36Frem
−57**Coll**
**−26**WB
−36**Adel**
**+19****Haw**
**+8**StK
−94**WCE**
**+1****Melb**
**+29**Rich
+10XXXXX10
**Carl**
**−56****WB**
**−72**Syd
−55**Melb**
**−55**Frem
−39Geel
−108Adel
−50**Haw**
**−3**Ess
−35PA
+47**StK**
**−38****WCE**
**+49**BL
+19**Syd**
**+4****Frem**
**+19****NM**
**−50**Coll
−82**Adel**
**+20**Melb
−29Carl
−89StK
−24**PA**
**−10**XXXXX15
Syd
+8**NM**
**+104****Coll**
**+28****Frem**
**+15**PA
−10WB
+3**Carl**
**−61****Ess**
**−12**WCE
+35**Adel**
**+47**Rich
+38Frem
+18**Geel**
**+24****Melb**
**+35**BL
+14Coll
−48**Haw**
**0**Ess
−33**PA**
**+94**NM
+52**Rich**
**+24**Adel
−28Geel
+4X**WB**
**+24**Coll
0Coll
−56**3**
**StK**
**−8**Adel
+43**Rich**
**+55**NM
+40**WCE**
**+56****BL**
**+20**Geel
−67WB
−38**Frem**
**−37**Haw
−2**Ess**
**+9**PA
+38**Coll**
**−25**Rich
−4**NM**
**+30**Carl
+39Melb
−73**Geel**
**−53****Haw**
**+44**Frem
+9**WB**
**+44**BL
+38**Carl**
**+5**WB
−5XXX**5**
BL
−32**PA**
**−3**NM
−25**Ess**
**+23**Syd
−56**Frem**
**−38****Haw**
**+8**Melb
+29**StK**
**−35**Carl
−29**Geel**
**−24**Rich
−49**WB**
**−60**Coll
−83**Adel**
**−22**Ess
+32**Carl**
**−26**Frem
−75**BL**
**−5**PA
−1**NM**
**−16**Geel
−44XXXXX16
**Coll**
**−36**Rich
+72**Haw**
**+16**BL
−22**Adel**
**+49****StK**
**−3**Melb
+4**Syd**
**+38**NM
+70Ess
−9Coll
−10**BL**
**+65**WCE
+60Haw
−3Carl
+68**PA**
**+36****Frem**
**+82****NM**
**+71**Adel
+8**Geel**
**−101**Syd
−44**Ess**
**+29**Coll
−62**Syd**
**+5**StK
−24XX**4**

Bold – Home game

Ladder

Ladder progression

Finals series

Main article: 2010 AFL finals series

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|RD1-text1= 4 Sep, MCG |RD1-team1= Collingwood |RD1-score1= 17.22 (124) |RD1-team2= Western Bulldogs |RD1-score2= 8.14 (62) |RD1-text4= 3 Sep, MCG |RD1-team7= Geelong |RD1-score7= 11.13 (79) |RD1-team8= St Kilda |RD1-score8= 12.11 (83) |RD1-text2= 5 Sep, ANZ Stadium |RD1-team3= Sydney |RD1-score3= 14.15 (99) |RD1-team4= Carlton |RD1-score4= 13.16 (94) |RD1-text3= 4 Sep, Subiaco Oval |RD1-team5= Fremantle |RD1-score5=14.10 (94) |RD1-team6= Hawthorn |RD1-score6= 8.16 (64) |RD2-text1= 11 Sep, MCG |RD2-team1= Western Bulldogs |RD2-score1= 11.11 (77) |RD2-team2= Sydney |RD2-score2= 10.12 (72) |RD2-text2= 10 Sep, MCG |RD2-team3= Geelong |RD2-score3= 20.15 (135) |RD2-team4= Fremantle |RD2-score4= 10.6 (66) |RD3-text1= 17 Sep, MCG |RD3-team1= Collingwood |RD3-score1= 18.12 (120) |RD3-team2= Geelong |RD3-score2=11.13 (79) |RD3-text2= 18 Sep, MCG |RD3-team3= St Kilda |RD3-score3=13.10 (88) |RD3-team4= Western Bulldogs |RD3-score4=8.16 (64) |RD4-text1= 25 Sep, MCG; Replay: 2 Oct MCG |RD4-team1= Collingwood |RD4-score1-1=9.14 (68) |RD4-score1-2=16.12 (108) |RD4-team2= St Kilda |RD4-score2-1=10.8 (68) |RD4-score2-2= 7.10 (52)

Week one

  • and played each other in a finals match for the third consecutive year, in the second qualifying final. A potential go-ahead goal by Cameron Ling with one minute remaining was disallowed because Cameron Mooney pushed James Gwilt in the back during the tackle which set up the shot on goal; although controversial, the AFL later endorsed the decision.
  • played its first match at ANZ Stadium since round 1, 2003.

Week two

  • The crowd of 39,596 for the vs. match was the lowest crowd for a finals match at the MCG since 1934.
  • 's victory over put it into its fourth preliminary final in a row, and its third against in that sequence.

Week three

  • The two preliminary final matchups remained unchanged from 2009.
  • 's half-time deficit of 62 points against was its highest in any match since round 18, 1998.
  • The Western Bulldogs' loss to was the third consecutive year in which their season ended with a loss in a preliminary final.

Weeks four/five

Main article: 2010 AFL Grand Final

Jolly, Blair, Didak, Thomas, Macaffer, O'Brien, Davis Schneider, Koschitzke, Gilbert, Hayes

  • This was the second time that these two teams met each other in a Grand Final. The first was the 1966 Grand Final, the year of 's first and only premiership, which they won by just one point.
  • St Kilda made consecutive appearances in the Grand Final for the first time since 1965 and 1966.
  • missed the Grand Final for the first time since 2006.
  • The match was the third drawn Grand Final, and the first since 1977.
  • The crowd of 100,016 was the highest at a game since the 1986 VFL Grand Final.

Grand final replay

Thomas, Swan, Johnson, O'Brien, Jolly, Goldsack 1 Dal Santo, Goddard, Hayes, Gilbert, Koschitzke 1

  • The AFL announced in the lead-up to the match that, should the replay have been drawn, it would have been decided in extra time, rather than by another replay.

Season records

  • Biggest margin: 116 points – , 24.11 (155) vs 5.9 (39), Aurora Stadium, round 21
  • Smallest margin (excluding draws): 1 point –
    • , 12.14 (86) vs 12.13 (85), MCG, round 2
    • , 8.13 (61) vs 8.12 (60), AAMI Stadium, round 20
  • Drawn games:
    • 11.10 (76) vs 9.22 (76), MCG, round 12
    • 14.3 (87) vs 13.9 (87), Etihad Stadium, round 17
    • 9.14 (68) vs 10.8 (68), MCG, Grand Final
  • Highest score: 24.18 (162) – , 10.4 (64) vs ** 24.18 (162)**, MCG, round 20
  • Highest aggregate score: 40.17 (257) – 16.6 (102) vs 24.11 (155), MCG, round 6
  • Lowest score: 3.12 (30) – , 3.12 (30) vs 10.17 (77), AAMI Stadium, round 10
  • Lowest aggregate score: 13.17 (95) – 6.10 (46) vs 7.7 (49), Etihad Stadium, round 6
  • Longest winning streak: 9 games – , rounds 13–21
  • Longest losing streak: 9 games –
    • , rounds 1–9
    • , rounds 8–16
  • Most goals kicked by a player in a match: 12.2 (74) – Mark LeCras (), Final score: 14.16 (100) vs 20.12 (132), Etihad Stadium, round 16

Awards

  • The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Chris Judd of who received 30 votes.
  • The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Lenny Hayes of for the drawn Grand Final. Scott Pendlebury was awarded the second medal in the Replay.
  • The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Dan Hannebery of , who received the maximum number of votes (45).
  • The Coleman Medal was awarded to Jack Riewoldt of , who kicked 78 goals during the home and away season.
  • The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to the West Coast Eagles.
  • The McClelland Trophy was awarded to .
  • The AFL Players Association awards were as follows:
    • The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Dane Swan of , for being the Most Valuable Player throughout the premiership season.
    • The Robert Rose Award went to Luke Hodge of , for being the Most Courageous Player throughout the premiership season.
    • The Best Captain award went to Brett Kirk of , in his final season.
    • The best first year player award was won by Michael Barlow of , despite only playing 13 games for the season.

Best and fairest

ClubAward namePlayerRef.
Malcolm Blight Medal
Merrett–Murray Medal
John Nicholls Medal
Copeland Trophy
Crichton Medal
Doig Medal
Carji Greeves Medal
Peter Crimmins Medal
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal
Syd Barker Medaland Brady Rawlings
John Cahill Medal
Jack Dyer Medal
Trevor Barker Award
Bob Skilton Medal
Club Champion Award
Charles Sutton Medal

AFL Rising Star

Main article: 2010 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star is awarded to the best player who, as of the beginning of the season, is under the age of 21 and has played fewer than 10 games. Each week one player is nominated and at the end of the season a selection panel votes to select the overall winner.

Sydney's Dan Hannebery won the award for 2010, with the maximum 45 votes awarded to him.

;Nominations

  • Round 1 – Chris Yarran (Carlton)
  • Round 2 – Dan Hannebery (Sydney)
  • Round 3 – Ryan Bastinac (North Melbourne)
  • Round 4 – Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
  • Round 5 – Jack Trengove (Melbourne)
  • Round 6 – Todd Banfield (Brisbane)
  • Round 7 – Tom Scully (Melbourne)
  • Round 8 – Jake Melksham (Essendon)
  • Round 9 – Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle)
  • Round 10 – Dustin Martin† (Richmond)
  • Round 11 – Jordan Gysberts (Melbourne)
  • Round 12 – Ben Reid (Collingwood)
  • Round 13 – Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions)
  • Round 14 – Ben Stratton (Hawthorn)
  • Round 15 – Jack Redden (Brisbane Lions)
  • Round 16 – Phil Davis (Adelaide)
  • Round 17 – Jarrad Grant† (Western Bulldogs)
  • Round 18 – Michael Hurley (Essendon)
  • Round 19 – Jeff Garlett (Carlton)
  • Round 20 – Jackson Trengove (Port Adelaide)
  • Round 21 – Sam Wright (North Melbourne)
  • Round 22 – Anthony Morabito (Fremantle)

† players ineligible due to tribunal sanction

;Voting

  • Dan Hannebery – 45
  • Tom Scully – 35
  • Tom Rockliff – 24
  • Jack Trengove – 11
  • Ryan Bastinac – 6
  • Jeff Garlett – 5
  • Nathan Fyfe – 3
  • Michael Hurley – 2
  • Nic Naitanui – 2
  • Ben Reid – 1
  • Ben Stratton – 1

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 2010 onwards, the commercial name for the award is the Panasonic Goal of the Year.

Lance 'Buddy' Franklin won the award for his running goal against Essendon in round 13. By winning the award Franklin became the fifth indigenous player to win the award since 2004.

;Nominations

  • Round 1 – Brendan Fevola (Brisbane)
  • Round 2 – Michael Osborne (Hawthorn)
  • Round 3 – Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)
  • Round 4 – Carl Peterson (Hawthorn)
  • Round 5 – Stephen Milne (St Kilda)
  • Round 6 – Daniel Bradshaw (Sydney)
  • Round 7 – Jamie Bennell (Melbourne)
  • Round 8 – Brent Harvey (North Melbourne)
  • Round 9 – Brendan Fevola (Brisbane)
  • Round 10 – Marc Murphy (Carlton)
  • Round 11 – Stephen Milne (St Kilda)
  • Round 12 – Stephen Milne (St Kilda)
  • Round 13 – Lance Franklin (Hawthorn)
  • Round 14 – Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
  • Round 15 – Rhyce Shaw (Sydney)
  • Round 16 – Mark LeCras (West Coast)
  • Round 17 – Mark LeCras (West Coast)
  • Round 18 – Alan Didak (Collingwood)
  • Round 19 – Chance Bateman (Hawthorn)
  • Round 20 – Liam Jurrah (Melbourne)
  • Round 21 – Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn)
  • Round 22 – Lynden Dunn (Melbourne)

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.

Liam Jurrah, of the Melbourne Football Club, won the award for his mark over the top of Port Adelaide's Nick Salter, in round 21. However, he hadn't been nominated as Mark of the Week, which was won by Brendon Goddard. This inconsistency arose because the Mark of the Week is decided by an online public vote, while the Mark of the Year is decided separately by a panel of experts.

;Weekly winners

  • Round 1 – Trent Cotchin (Richmond)
  • Round 2 – Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
  • Round 3 – Brett Ebert (Port Adelaide)
  • Round 4 – Jesse White (Sydney)
  • Round 5 – David Wojcinski (Geelong)
  • Round 6 – Colin Sylvia (Melbourne)
  • Round 7 – Jamie Bennell (Melbourne)
  • Round 8 – Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda)
  • Round 9 – Jack Riewoldt (Richmond)
  • Round 10 – Carl Peterson (Hawthorn)
  • Round 11 – Jack Riewoldt (Richmond)
  • Round 12 – Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda)
  • Round 13 – Michael Osborne (Hawthorn)
  • Round 14 – Scott Gumbleton (Essendon)
  • Round 15 – Jack Riewoldt (Richmond)
  • Round 16 – Luke McPharlin (Fremantle)
  • Round 17 – Aaron Edwards (North Melbourne)
  • Round 18 – Darren Jolly (Collingwood)
  • Round 19 – Dale Thomas (Collingwood)
  • Round 20 – Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
  • Round 21 – Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
  • Round 22 – Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
  • Overall winner: Liam Jurrah (Melbourne, round 21)

Club leadership

ClubCoachCaptain(s)Vice-captain(s) and/or "leadership group"
Neil CraigSimon GoodwinBrad Symes, Scott Stevens, Nathan van Berlo, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty, Brett Burton and Tyson Edwards
Michael VossJonathan BrownSimon Black, Luke Power, Jed Adcock and Daniel Merrett
Brett RattenChris JuddAndrew Carrazzo, Michael Jamison, Kade Simpson, Heath Scotland and Simon Wiggins
Mick MalthouseNick MaxwellScott Pendlebury (vc), Dane Swan (deputy vc), Darren Jolly, Heath Shaw, Harry O'Brien, Shane O'Bree and Luke Ball
Matthew KnightsJobe WatsonAndrew Welsh
Mark HarveyMatthew PavlichPaul Duffield, Michael Johnson, David Mundy, Aaron Sandilands, Antoni Grover and Des Headland
Mark ThompsonCameron LingGary Ablett, Jr., Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, Joel Selwood, James Kelly and Harry Taylor
Alastair ClarksonSam MitchellLuke Hodge
Dean BaileyJames McDonaldAaron Davey, Jared Rivers, Brent Moloney, Brad Green, Cameron Bruce and Brad Miller
Brad ScottBrent HarveyDrew Petrie
Matthew PrimusDomenic CassisiDean Brogan and Jacob Surjan
Damien HardwickChris NewmanNathan Foley, Brett Deledio, Daniel Jackson, Trent Cotchin and Troy Simmonds
Ross LyonNick RiewoldtLenny Hayes (vc)
Paul RoosCraig Bolton, Adam Goodes and Brett Kirk
John WorsfoldDarren GlassDean Cox, Matthew Priddis, Adam Selwood, Beau Waters, Shannon Hurn and Josh Kennedy
Rodney EadeBrad JohnsonDaniel Giansiracusa, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross, Dale Morris and Shaun Higgins

Umpiring and rule changes

No major changes to the rules were introduced for the 2010 season. Minor adjustments to the tribunal rules were made, including adding a provision to report players for diving or staging. The 2010 NAB Cup pre-season competition trialled three new rules: allowing boundary umpires to award free kicks, letting the players, not the umpire, decide if they want to use the advantage rule and penalising players who push the ball under another player.

Coach changes

CoachClubDateNew coachNotes
Matthew PrimusRetirement, effective after round 15 match against Collingwood.
James HirdSacked, after final match of season.
John LongmireRetired at the end of the season.
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