Australian Rules Football
- Australian Football League
- The Sydney Swans win the 109th AFL Premiership, defeating West Coast Eagles 8.10 (58) to 7.12 (54), the club's first premiership in 72 years
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Ben Cousins, captain of the West Coast Eagles
- Leigh Matthews Trophy also awarded to Cousins
- Coleman Medal awarded to Fraser Gehrig of St Kilda
- See also Australian Football League season 2005
- 2005 Australian Football International Cup won by New Zealand
Read more about this topic: 2005 In Sports
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