AFL 2009 - Premiership Season - Round 11

Round 11

Round 11 (Women’s Round, Queen's Birthday Holiday Weekend)
Friday, 5 June Richmond 14.5 (89) def. by Western Bulldogs 24.13 (157) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,483) Report
Saturday, 6 June North Melbourne 9.3 (57) def. by St Kilda 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,962) Report
Saturday, 6 June Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106) def. by Carlton 16.16 (112) The Gabba (crowd: 33,790) Report
Saturday, 6 June Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) def. Fremantle 11.4 (70) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,418) Report
Sunday, 7 June Essendon 18.6 (114) def. by Adelaide 21.4 (130) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 39,451) Report
Sunday, 7 June Hawthorn 12.14 (86) def. Sydney 11.9 (75) MCG (crowd: 44,464) Report
Sunday, 7 June West Coast 12.5 (77) def. by Geelong 15.9 (99) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,355) Report
Monday, 8 June Melbourne 8.12 (60) def. by Collingwood 19.12 (126) MCG (crowd: 61,287) Report
  • Terry Wallace coached his final match for Richmond, after announcing his retirement earlier in the week. Wallace was replaced by Jade Rawlings as caretaker.
  • St Kilda won its 11th consecutive game, breaking the previous club record of 10 set in 2004.
  • St Kilda and Geelong, both at 11–0, set the best start to a premiership season since Essendon in 2000.
  • Adelaide defeated Essendon by 16 points in a game notable for having the highest combined goal-kicking accuracy in VFL/AFL history. The combined score of 39.10 (244) had an overall goalkicking accuracy of 79.6%; the previous best was 76.1%, when Essendon and St Kilda combined for 35.11 (221) in Round 20, 1984. Goalkicking accuracy league-wide was 60.78% this round, also a record.


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