2005 AFL season

For the 2005 season of the Arena Football League, see 2005 Arena Football League season.

2005 AFL premiership season
Teams	16
Premiers	Sydney (4th premiership)
Minor premiers	Adelaide (1st minor premiership)
Pre-season cup	Carlton (2nd pre-season cup win)
Matches played	185
Attendance	6,763,852 (36,561 per match)
Highest attendance	91,828 (Grand Final, Sydney vs. West Coast)
Coleman Medallist	Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda)
Brownlow Medallist	Ben Cousins (West Coast)
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The 2005 Australian Football League season was the 109th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.

AFL Draft

See 2005 AFL Draft for more information.

National Cup

Carlton defeated West Coast 1.14.18 (111) to 1.11.9 (84) (For an explanation of pre-season scoring see Pre-season rule changes)

Premiership Season

Round 1 (Easter and season launch)

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Brisbane Lions	18.8 (116)	St Kilda	13.15 (93)	The Gabba	33,369	Thursday, 24 March
Kangaroos	16.9 (105)	Carlton	12.13 (85)	Telstra Dome	40,345	Saturday, 26 March
Fremantle	13.10 (88)	Port Adelaide	7.11 (53)	Subiaco Oval	33,704	Saturday, 26 March
Melbourne	15.13 (103)	Essendon	8.9 (57)	MCG	47,849	Saturday, 26 March
Sydney	18.10 (118)	Hawthorn	8.7 (55)	SCG	27,274	Sunday, 27 March
Adelaide	7.11 (53)	West Coast	9.10 (64)	AAMI Stadium	39,055	Sunday, 27 March
Richmond	15.8 (98)	Geelong	25.10 (160)	MCG	48,251	Sunday, 27 March
Collingwood	11.14 (80)	Western Bulldogs	16.16 (112)	MCG	53,259	Monday, 28 March

Round 2

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Carlton	16.14 (110)	Essendon	17.4 (106)	MCG	56,446	Friday, 1 April
Kangaroos	12.10 (82)	Sydney	7.17 (59)	Manuka Oval	13,481	Saturday, 2 April
Western Bulldogs	15.21 (111)	Melbourne	20.17 (137)	Telstra Dome	26,307	Saturday, 2 April
West Coast	12.12 (84)	Geelong	8.14 (62)	Subiaco Oval	39,578	Saturday, 2 April
Port Adelaide	11.9 (75)	Brisbane Lions	11.7 (73)	AAMI Stadium	34,892	Saturday, 2 April
St Kilda	8.11 (59)	Fremantle	8.10 (58)	Aurora Stadium	12,465	Sunday, 3 April
Collingwood	10.15 (75)	Adelaide	12.9 (81)	Telstra Dome	31,464	Sunday, 3 April
Hawthorn	12.17 (89)	Richmond	16.7 (103)	MCG	33,409	Sunday, 3 April

Round 3 (Rivalry Round)

• Michael Voss of the Brisbane Lions played his 250th game.
• David Neitz of the Melbourne Demons played his 250th game.
• Barry Hall kicked a goal after the siren to defeat the Brisbane Lions.

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Melbourne	18.6 (114)	Geelong	8.18 (66)	MCG	51,793	Friday, 8 April
Carlton	16.12 (108)	Collingwood	20.8 (128)	MCG	61,608	Saturday, 9 April
St Kilda	14.9 (93)	Kangaroos	15.10 (100)	Telstra Dome	36,140	Saturday, 9 April
Fremantle	12.8 (80)	West Coast	12.16 (88)	Subiaco Oval	42,027	Saturday, 9 April
Brisbane Lions	11.15 (81)	Sydney	13.9 (87)	The Gabba	33,960	Saturday, 9 April
Adelaide	18.16 (124)	Port Adelaide	8.8 (56)	AAMI Stadium	44,807	Sunday, 10 April
Essendon	10.17 (77)	Hawthorn	11.9 (75)	MCG	44,971	Sunday, 10 April
Western Bulldogs	11.18 (84)	Richmond	12.16 (88)	Telstra Dome	30,871	Sunday, 10 April

Round 4

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Kangaroos	14.9 (93)	Collingwood	13.12 (90)	MCG	51,565	Friday, 15 April
Hawthorn	18.7 (115)	Brisbane Lions	10.9 (69)	MCG	27,778	Saturday, 16 April
West Coast	21.17 (143)	Western Bulldogs	17.5 (107)	Subiaco Oval	39,124	Saturday, 16 April
Geelong	19.17 (131)	Essendon	11.9 (75)	Telstra Dome	48,653	Saturday, 16 April
Port Adelaide	15.19 (109)	Carlton	16.13 (109)	AAMI Stadium	33,519	Saturday, 16 April
Sydney	11.13 (79)	Adelaide	18.12 (120)	SCG	30,478	Sunday, 17 April
Richmond	14.16 (100)	Fremantle	7.10 (52)	MCG	24,242	Sunday, 17 April
St Kilda	23.13 (151)	Melbourne	15.14 (104)	Telstra Dome	40,004	Sunday, 17 April

Round 5 (ANZAC Day)

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Port Adelaide	15.5 (95)	Geelong	15.9 (99)	AAMI Stadium	33,405	Friday, 22 April
Fremantle	15.13 (103)	Carlton	11.18 (84)	Subiaco Oval	36,056	Saturday, 23 April
Kangaroos	16.12 (108)	Hawthorn	13.11 (89)	MCG	38,764	Saturday, 23 April
Sydney	7.18 (60)	Melbourne	14.10 (94)	SCG	29,099	Saturday, 23 April
Western Bulldogs	21.14 (140)	Adelaide	16.13 (109)	Telstra Dome	27,900	Saturday, 23 April
Brisbane Lions	12.12 (84)	West Coast	23.19 (157)	The Gabba	33,007	Sunday, 24 April
St Kilda	22.15 (147)	Richmond	11.13 (79)	Telstra Dome	49,580	Sunday, 24 April
Essendon	11.17 (83)	Collingwood	10.9 (69)	MCG	70,033	Monday, 25 April

Round 6

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Carlton	13.11 (89)	Hawthorn	12.11 (83)	Telstra Dome	49,018	Friday, 29 April
Adelaide	10.14 (74)	Kangaroos	10.4 (64)	AAMI Stadium	41,867	Saturday, 30 April
Melbourne	20.9 (129)	Fremantle	22.11 (143)	MCG	21,963	Saturday, 30 April
West Coast	15.14 (104)	Sydney	8.11 (59)	Subiaco Oval	39,687	Saturday, 30 April
Essendon	12.16 (88)	Brisbane Lions	21.10 (136)	Telstra Dome	44,055	Saturday, 30 April
Geelong	16.12 (108)	Western Bulldogs	11.7 (73)	Skilled Stadium	23,019	Sunday, 1 May
Collingwood	10.11 (71)	St Kilda	16.13 (109)	MCG	44,122	Sunday, 1 May
Richmond	19.9 (123)	Port Adelaide	9.13 (67)	Telstra Dome	21,301	Sunday, 1 May

Round 7 (Mother's Day)

• 180 is Fremantle's highest ever score.

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Melbourne	11.12 (78)	Adelaide	7.12 (54)	MCG	39,475	Friday, 6 May
Geelong	18.11 (119)	St Kilda	15.11 (101)	Telstra Dome	44,814	Saturday, 7 May
Richmond	23.13 (151)	Carlton	10.6 (66)	MCG	52,234	Saturday, 7 May
Brisbane Lions	12.15 (87)	Western Bulldogs	15.20 (110)	The Gabba	30,639	Saturday, 7 May
Sydney	13.16 (94)	Essendon	14.4 (88)	Telstra Stadium	31,668	Saturday, 7 May
Hawthorn	12.5 (77)	West Coast	14.12 (96)	Aurora Stadium	16,933	Sunday, 8 May
Port Adelaide	18.11 (119)	Kangaroos	10.12 (72)	AAMI Stadium	27,050	Sunday, 8 May
Fremantle	28.12 (180)	Collingwood	10.8 (68)	Subiaco Oval	36,491	Sunday, 8 May

Round 8

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Carlton	10.13 (73)	Geelong	22.11 (143)	Telstra Dome	45,758	Friday, 13 May
Hawthorn	19.14 (128)	Melbourne	13.11 (89)	MCG	38,587	Saturday, 14 May
West Coast	13.10 (88)	St Kilda	7.10 (52)	Subiaco Oval	41,177	Saturday, 14 May
Adelaide	8.15 (63)	Brisbane Lions	11.6 (72)	AAMI Stadium	42,357	Saturday, 14 May
Kangaroos	13.14 (92)	Western Bulldogs	18.10 (118)	Telstra Dome	32,901	Saturday, 14 May
Sydney	9.15 (69)	Port Adelaide	6.9 (45)	SCG	24,226	Sunday, 15 May
Collingwood	8.10 (58)	Richmond	13.15 (93)	MCG	54,330	Sunday, 15 May
Essendon	17.15 (117)	Fremantle	11.16 (82)	Telstra Dome	30,383	Sunday, 15 May

Round 9 (Community Weekend)

• Carlton played its last match at Princes Park (known at the time as Optus Oval), its home ground since 1897. The venue was the last suburban ground in use in Melbourne.
• West Coast suffered its first loss for the season, against Collingwood (who was on the bottom of the ladder at the time).
• At the end of this round, the AFL's three most successful clubs, Essendon, Carlton and Collingwood occupied the bottom three places on the AFL ladder.

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
St Kilda	8.9 (57)	Adelaide	15.13 (103)	Telstra Dome	35,100	Friday, 20 May
Carlton	13.14 (92)	Melbourne	15.20 (110)	Optus Oval	30,052	Saturday, 21 May
Collingwood	18.10 (118)	West Coast	15.5 (95)	MCG	31,105	Saturday, 21 May
Brisbane Lions	12.11 (83)	Richmond	12.15 (87)	The Gabba	33,684	Saturday, 21 May
Port Adelaide	12.13 (85)	Essendon	9.12 (66)	AAMI Stadium	33,648	Saturday, 21 May
Western Bulldogs	10.16 (76)	Sydney	13.11 (89)	SCG	22,358	Sunday, 22 May
Geelong	22.14 (146)	Kangaroos	8.13 (61)	Skilled Stadium	24,102	Sunday, 22 May
Fremantle	10.10 (70)	Hawthorn	18.16 (124)	Subiaco Oval	35,393	Sunday, 22 May

Round 10

• Fraser Gehrig of St Kilda played his 200th game.
• AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou famously criticised eventual premiers Sydney Swans' style of play in its loss against St Kilda, stating it could not win a premiership playing in that way.

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Melbourne	20.11 (131)	Richmond	11.8 (74)	Telstra Dome	44,263	Friday, 27 May
Geelong	11.16 (82)	Fremantle	14.7 (91)	Skilled Stadium	20,869	Saturday, 28 May
Hawthorn	12.8 (80)	Collingwood	17.6 (108)	MCG	49,927	Saturday, 28 May
Brisbane Lions	13.15 (93)	Kangaroos	17.10 (112)	The Gabba	29,500	Saturday, 28 May
St Kilda	15.11 (101)	Sydney	8.10 (58)	Telstra Dome	37,014	Saturday, 28 May
Adelaide	9.17 (71)	Carlton	8.9 (57)	AAMI Stadium	43,277	Sunday, 29 May
Essendon	21.11 (137)	Western Bulldogs	17.8 (110)	Telstra Dome	40,454	Sunday, 29 May
West Coast	27.17 (179)	Port Adelaide	9.8 (62)	Subiaco Oval	40,188	Sunday, 29 May

Round 11

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Collingwood	18.13 (121)	Geelong	14.12 (96)	Telstra Dome	48,261	Friday, 3 June
Carlton	14.7 (91)	Sydney	18.8 (116)	Telstra Dome	30,973	Saturday, 4 June
Richmond	15.13 (103)	West Coast	15.15 (105)	MCG	31,704	Saturday, 4 June
Fremantle	10.7 (67)	Brisbane Lions	15.16 (106)	Subiaco Oval	34,143	Saturday, 4 June
Adelaide	24.7 (151)	Essendon	9.9 (63)	AAMI Stadium	43,486	Saturday, 4 June
Kangaroos	11.14 (80)	Melbourne	17.14 (116)	Manuka Oval	12,626	Sunday, 5 June
St Kilda	11.15 (81)	Port Adelaide	16.8 (104)	Aurora Stadium	17,402	Sunday, 5 June
Western Bulldogs	17.9 (111)	Hawthorn	13.11 (89)	Telstra Dome	29,240	Sunday, 5 June

Round 12 (Queen's Birthday)

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
West Coast	15.16 (106)	Essendon	12.10 (82)	Subiaco Oval	38,558	Friday, 10 June
Hawthorn	8.6 (54)	St Kilda	15.10 (100)	MCG	33,905	Saturday, 11 June
Carlton	12.10 (82)	Brisbane Lions	21.14 (140)	Telstra Dome	37,880	Saturday, 11 June
Port Adelaide	17.16 (118)	Western Bulldogs	15.13 (103)	AAMI Stadium	27,079	Saturday, 11 June
Sydney	16.13 (109)	Fremantle	10.11 (71)	SCG	24,933	Sunday, 12 June
Geelong	9.7 (61)	Adelaide	8.9 (57)	Skilled Stadium	23,506	Sunday, 12 June
Kangaroos	17.7 (109)	Richmond	10.20 (80)	Telstra Dome	40,444	Sunday, 12 June
Melbourne	17.15 (117)	Collingwood	10.12 (72)	MCG	65,347	Monday, 13 June

Round 13 (Split Round)

• Matthew Lloyd of Essendon played his 200th game.

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Port Adelaide	29.14 (188)	Hawthorn	10.11 (71)	AAMI Stadium	30,212	Friday, 17 June
Melbourne	13.12 (90)	West Coast	15.15 (105)	MCG	35,653	Saturday, 18 June
Richmond	9.8 (62)	Adelaide	20.12 (132)	Telstra Dome	27,092	Saturday, 18 June
Western Bulldogs	17.14 (116)	Carlton	10.10 (70)	Marrara Oval	13,037	Saturday, 18 June
Brisbane Lions	17.14 (116)	Geelong	6.11 (47)	The Gabba	31,307	Sunday, 19 June
Fremantle	6.8 (44)	Kangaroos	8.18 (66)	Subiaco Oval	33,550	Sunday, 19 June
Essendon	19.5 (119)	St Kilda	16.8 (104)	Telstra Dome	48,342	Friday, 24 June
Sydney	11.11 (77)	Collingwood	10.16 (76)	Telstra Stadium	44,387	Saturday, 25 June

Round 14 (Family Round)

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Collingwood	14.18 (102)	Port Adelaide	9.17 (71)	Telstra Dome	35,844	Friday, 1 July
Richmond	12.13 (85)	Sydney	12.12 (84)	MCG	34,572	Saturday, 2 July
West Coast	21.13 (139)	Carlton	9.8 (62)	Subiaco Oval	39,928	Saturday, 2 July
Essendon	13.8 (86)	Kangaroos	19.14 (128)	Telstra Dome	48,696	Saturday, 2 July
Melbourne	13.14 (92)	Brisbane Lions	25.16 (166)	The Gabba	31,259	Saturday, 2 July
Adelaide	14.10 (94)	Fremantle	14.4 (88)	AAMI Stadium	41,794	Sunday, 3 July
Geelong	16.17 (113)	Hawthorn	8.10 (58)	Telstra Dome	36,667	Sunday, 3 July
Western Bulldogs	15.8 (98)	St Kilda	17.14 (116)	MCG	33,622	Sunday, 3 July

Round 15

• The inaugural Dreamtime at the 'G was played between Richmond and Essendon

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Kangaroos	14.13 (97)	West Coast	15.11 (101)	Telstra Dome	33,151	Friday, 8 July
Port Adelaide	20.17 (137)	Melbourne	11.9 (75)	AAMI Stadium	28,040	Saturday, 9 July
Richmond	14.8 (92)	Essendon	9.12 (66)	MCG	49,975	Saturday, 9 July
Brisbane Lions	19.19 (133)	Collingwood	7.13 (55)	The Gabba	37,224	Saturday, 9 July
Sydney	16.9 (105)	Geelong	7.9 (51)	SCG	28,185	Saturday, 9 July
Hawthorn	10.8 (68)	Adelaide	12.6 (78)	Aurora Stadium	16,287	Sunday, 10 July
St Kilda	23.15 (153)	Carlton	11.7 (73)	Telstra Dome	39,181	Sunday, 10 July
Fremantle	22.13 (145)	Western Bulldogs	13.14 (92)	Subiaco Oval	30,991	Sunday, 10 July

Round 16

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Collingwood	15.15 (105)	Essendon	21.5 (131)	MCG	52,507	Friday, 15 July
Geelong	18.18 (126)	Port Adelaide	7.5 (47)	Skilled Stadium	19,362	Saturday, 16 July
Richmond	5.7 (37)	St Kilda	16.10 (106)	MCG	40,043	Saturday, 16 July
West Coast	17.9 (111)	Brisbane Lions	13.10 (88)	Subiaco Oval	41,524	Saturday, 16 July
Melbourne	11.12 (78)	Sydney	16.8 (104)	Telstra Dome	28,749	Saturday, 16 July
Adelaide	16.13 (109)	Western Bulldogs	5.5 (35)	AAMI Stadium	40,264	Sunday, 17 July
Carlton	17.15 (117)	Fremantle	24.8 (152)	MCG	16,076	Sunday, 17 July
Hawthorn	10.8 (68)	Kangaroos	16.13 (109)	Telstra Dome	23,722	Sunday, 17 July

Round 17

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
St Kilda	21.17 (143)	Collingwood	10.10 (70)	Telstra Dome	45,576	Friday, 22 July
Hawthorn	19.13 (127)	Carlton	15.13 (103)	MCG	31,459	Saturday, 23 July
Western Bulldogs	20.13 (133)	Geelong	14.14 (98)	Telstra Dome	29,351	Saturday, 23 July
Brisbane Lions	17.12 (114)	Essendon	14.17 (101)	The Gabba	36,077	Saturday, 23 July
Port Adelaide	14.12 (96)	Richmond	12.11 (83)	AAMI Stadium	27,455	Saturday, 23 July
Sydney	13.10 (88)	West Coast	9.13 (67)	SCG	37,071	Sunday, 24 July
Kangaroos	16.13 (109)	Adelaide	19.8 (122)	Telstra Dome	25,263	Sunday, 24 July
Fremantle	15.11 (101)	Melbourne	11.10 (76)	Subiaco Oval	31,028	Sunday, 24 July

Round 18

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Essendon	16.11 (107)	Geelong	13.16 (94)	Telstra Dome	47,122	Friday, 29 July
Melbourne	13.10 (88)	St Kilda	27.14 (176)	MCG	39,584	Saturday, 30 July
West Coast	12.25 (97)	Hawthorn	7.7 (49)	Subiaco Oval	39,412	Saturday, 30 July
Adelaide	8.6 (54)	Sydney	6.11 (47)	AAMI Stadium	45,629	Saturday, 30 July
Western Bulldogs	23.13 (151)	Brisbane Lions	18.15 (123)	Telstra Dome	29,200	Saturday, 30 July
Kangaroos	15.10 (100)	Port Adelaide	14.12 (96)	Manuka Oval	10,431	Sunday, 31 July
Carlton	22.9 (141)	Richmond	16.10 (106)	Telstra Dome	34,925	Sunday, 31 July
Collingwood	12.13 (85)	Fremantle	15.8 (98)	MCG	26,586	Sunday, 31 July

Round 19

• Scott Lucas of Essendon played his 200th AFL game.

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
St Kilda	13.18 (96)	Geelong	8.7 (55)	Telstra Dome	46,848	Friday, 5 August
Adelaide	13.22 (100)	Melbourne	7.4 (46)	AAMI Stadium	42,843	Saturday, 6 August
Western Bulldogs	21.14 (140)	West Coast	14.13 (97)	MCG	27,693	Saturday, 6 August
Fremantle	13.15 (93)	Richmond	9.12 (66)	Subiaco Oval	36,026	Saturday, 6 August
Essendon	15.8 (98)	Sydney	18.10 (118)	Telstra Dome	41,629	Saturday, 6 August
Brisbane Lions	18.13 (121)	Hawthorn	11.14 (80)	The Gabba	31,946	Sunday, 7 August
Carlton	16.13 (109)	Port Adelaide	18.15 (123)	MCG	16,371	Sunday, 7 August
Collingwood	14.14 (98)	Kangaroos	15.14 (104)	Telstra Dome	33,587	Sunday, 7 August

Round 20 (Heritage Round)

• Melbourne defeated Geelong at Skilled Stadium for the first time since 1988.

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
West Coast	19.14 (128)	Fremantle	12.8 (80)	Subiaco Oval	40,720	Friday, 12 August
Kangaroos	13.7 (85)	St Kilda	16.12 (108)	Telstra Dome	39,777	Saturday, 13 August
Geelong	15.9 (99)	Melbourne	14.16 (100)	Skilled Stadium	20,148	Saturday, 13 August
Port Adelaide	12.9 (81)	Adelaide	13.10 (88)	AAMI Stadium	45,199	Saturday, 13 August
Collingwood	14.10 (94)	Carlton	19.15 (129)	MCG	48,287	Saturday, 13 August
Sydney	19.10 (124)	Brisbane Lions	6.4 (40)	Telstra Stadium	43,512	Sunday, 14 August
Hawthorn	17.15 (117)	Essendon	16.8 (104)	MCG	32,053	Sunday, 14 August
Richmond	16.11 (107)	Western Bulldogs	18.11 (119)	Telstra Dome	33,482	Sunday, 14 August

Round 21

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Fremantle	12.8 (80)	St Kilda	11.9 (75)	Subiaco Oval	38,057	Friday, 19 August
Adelaide	22.19 (151)	Collingwood	5.11 (41)	AAMI Stadium	40,372	Saturday, 20 August
Geelong	16.13 (109)	West Coast	5.3 (33)	Skilled Stadium	20,372	Saturday, 20 August
Brisbane Lions	7.9 (51)	Port Adelaide	11.15 (81)	The Gabba	35,221	Saturday, 20 August
Melbourne	16.13 (109)	Western Bulldogs	16.9 (105)	MCG	32,621	Saturday, 20 August
Sydney	15.11 (101)	Kangaroos	9.10 (64)	SCG	34,975	Sunday, 21 August
Essendon	28.14 (182)	Carlton	11.17 (83)	MCG	37,481	Sunday, 21 August
Richmond	20.17 (137)	Hawthorn	21.7 (133)	Telstra Dome	30,906	Sunday, 21 August

Round 22

• St Kilda's 139-point win against Brisbane Lions was the largest victory in St Kilda's history, and the heaviest defeat in the Brisbane Lions' history.

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Western Bulldogs	21.15 (141)	Collingwood	14.16 (100)	Telstra Dome	41,947	Friday, 26 August
Hawthorn	11.9 (75)	Sydney	20.9 (129)	MCG	31,891	Saturday, 27 August
West Coast	10.14 (74)	Adelaide	12.10 (82)	Subiaco Oval	43,044	Saturday, 27 August
Port Adelaide	18.12 (120)	Fremantle	11.9 (75)	AAMI Stadium	41,518	Saturday, 27 August
St Kilda	28.18 (186)	Brisbane Lions	7.5 (47)	Telstra Dome	46,105	Saturday, 27 August
Geelong	10.9 (69)	Richmond	10.8 (68)	Skilled Stadium	24,096	Sunday, 28 August
Carlton	12.11 (83)	Kangaroos	17.11 (113)	Telstra Dome	27,625	Sunday, 28 August
Essendon	12.13 (85)	Melbourne	13.17 (95)	MCG	55,016	Sunday, 28 August

Ladder

2005 AFL Ladder
	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Adelaide	22	17	5	0	2070	1517	136.45	68
2	West Coast	22	17	5	0	2261	1824	123.96	68
3	Sydney (P)	22	15	7	0	1974	1696	116.39	60
4	St Kilda	22	14	8	0	2407	1806	133.28	56
5	Kangaroos	22	13	9	0	2053	2069	99.23	52
6	Geelong	22	12	10	0	2134	1906	111.96	48
7	Melbourne	22	12	10	0	2171	2266	95.81	48
8	Port Adelaide	22	11	10	1	2028	2066	98.16	46
9	Western Bulldogs	22	11	11	0	2385	2351	101.45	44
10	Fremantle	22	11	11	0	2041	2038	100.15	44
11	Brisbane Lions	22	10	12	0	2139	2164	98.84	40
12	Richmond	22	10	12	0	2022	2190	92.33	40
13	Essendon	22	8	14	0	2118	2302	92.01	32
14	Hawthorn	22	5	17	0	1904	2317	82.18	20
15	Collingwood	22	5	17	0	1884	2425	77.69	20
16	Carlton	22	4	17	1	2016	2670	75.51	18
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Ladder progression

• Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
• Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
1	Adelaide	0	4	8	12	12	16	16	16	20	24	28	28	32	36	40	44	48	52	56	60	64	68
2	West Coast	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	32	36	40	44	48	52	56	60	60	64	64	68	68	68
3	Sydney	4	4	8	8	8	8	12	16	20	20	24	28	32	32	36	40	44	44	48	52	56	60
4	St Kilda	0	4	4	8	12	16	16	16	16	20	20	24	24	28	32	36	40	44	48	52	52	56
5	Kangaroos	4	8	12	16	20	20	20	20	20	24	24	28	32	36	36	40	40	44	48	48	48	52
6	Geelong	4	4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	28	28	32	32	36	36	40	40	40	40	40	44	48
7	Melbourne	4	8	12	12	16	16	20	20	24	28	32	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	40	44	48
8	Port Adelaide	0	4	4	6	6	6	10	10	14	14	18	22	26	26	30	30	34	34	38	38	42	46
9	Western Bulldogs	4	4	4	4	8	8	12	16	16	16	20	20	24	24	24	24	28	32	36	40	40	44
10	Fremantle	4	4	4	4	8	12	16	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	24	28	32	36	40	40	44	44
11	Brisbane Lions	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	12	12	12	16	20	24	28	32	32	36	36	40	40	40	40
12	Richmond	0	4	8	12	12	16	20	24	28	28	28	28	28	32	36	36	36	36	36	36	40	40
13	Essendon	0	0	4	4	8	8	8	12	12	16	16	16	20	20	20	24	24	28	28	28	32	32
14	Hawthorn	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	20	20	20
15	Collingwood	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	12	16	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
16	Carlton	0	4	4	6	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	18	18	18

Finals Series

Main article: 2005 AFL Finals Series

Qualifying and Elimination Finals (Father's Day)

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
West Coast	10.9 (69)	Sydney	10.5 (65)	Subiaco Oval	43,302	Friday, 2 September
Geelong	18.8 (116)	Melbourne	9.7 (61)	MCG	65,018	Saturday, 3 September
Adelaide	8.9 (57)	St Kilda	10.5 (65)	AAMI Stadium	48,768	Saturday, 3 September
Kangaroos	11.11 (77)	Port Adelaide	26.8 (164)	Telstra Dome	25,195	Sunday, 4 September

Semi Finals

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Sydney	7.14 (56)	Geelong	7.11 (53)	SCG	39,079	Friday, 9 September
Adelaide	18.15 (123)	Port Adelaide	5.10 (40)	AAMI Stadium	50,521	Saturday, 10 September

Preliminary Finals

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
St Kilda	9.11 (65)	Sydney	15.6 (96)	MCG	73,344	Friday, 16 September
West Coast	14.9 (93)	Adelaide	11.11 (77)	Subiaco Oval	43,009	Saturday, 17 September

Grand Final

Main article: 2005 AFL Grand Final

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Sydney	8.10 (58)	West Coast	7.12 (54)	MCG	91,828	Saturday, 24 September

Awards

• The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Ben Cousins of West Coast. Ben Cousins received 21 votes to beat fellow West Coast midfielder Daniel Kerr.
• The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Ben Cousins of West Coast.
• The Coleman Medal was awarded to Fraser Gehrig of St Kilda.
• The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Chris Judd of West Coast.
• The AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Brett Deledio of Richmond.
• The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Carlton for coming last. They became the first team in AFL history to win the pre-season competition and then finish last in the season proper.

Player moves

• 30 players retired from the game, including Matthew Primus, Nick Holland, Martin Pike, Wayne Campbell, Justin Murphy, Brenton Sanderson, Austinn Jones, Angelo Lekkas, Phil Matera, Jason Ball and Stuart Maxfield. Shane Woewodin, a Brownlow Medallist was delisted.

Post season matches

• Essendon Coach Kevin Sheedy coaches the Australians to a 2-0 victory in the 2005 International Rules Series against Ireland. Andrew McLeod won the Jim Stynes Medal.
• Fremantle defeated West Coast Eagles by 17 points in an Exhibition match played in London.
• Sydney and the Kangaroos played an Exhibition match in the United States at UCLA, Kangaroos won by 48 points.

Notable events

Three players celebrated 200th game milestones against eventual premiers the Sydney Swans during the regular season:

• Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda), Round 10
• Jeff White (Melbourne), Round 16
• Scott Lucas (Essendon), Round 19

Additionally, Michael Voss (Brisbane Lions) played his 250th AFL game and Mal Michael his 100th club game for the Lions, both also against the Swans, in Round 3.

References

• 2005 Season – AFL Tables (Archived 2009-08-21)