2014 AFL season explained

Competition:	afl
Year:	2014
Teams:	18
Count:	12
Mpcount:	8
Matches:	207
Attendance:	6972552
Highattendha:	91,731 (round 6, v)
Highattendfinals:	99,454 (Grand Final, vs.)
Top Goal Scorer:	Lance Franklin (67 goals)
Brownlow Medal:	Matt Priddis (26 votes)
Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 AFL season was the 118th 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 eighteen clubs, ran from 14 March until 27 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 Hawthorn Football Club for the twelfth time and second time consecutively, after it defeated by 63 points in the 2014 AFL Grand Final.

Pre-season

NAB Challenge

See main article: 2014 NAB Challenge. The AFL abandoned the NAB Cup competition, replacing it with the NAB Challenge series. The NAB challenge featured 18 practice matches played over 18 consecutive days, beginning 12 February and ending 1 March; the matches were stand-alone in nature, with no overall winner crowned for the series.^[1] Each team played two pre-season games, many of which were played at suburban or regional venues; all games were televised on Fox Footy. There had been a proposal to conclude the pre-season with an All-Star representative match, replacing the NAB Cup Grand Final as the centrepiece of the preseason, but this did not go ahead.^[2] The Super Goal was retained for these matches.

Premiership season

The full fixture was released on Thursday 31 October 2013,^[3] and the premiership season was launched at the redeveloped Adelaide Oval in South Australia on 5 March.^[4] Notable features of the draw included:

• played most of its home games at night in 2014,^[5] with its first game played against on a Thursday night in round 1.^[6]
• The Melbourne Cricket Ground was unavailable for round 1 due to cricket commitments.^[7] This meant that the ground did not host a round 1 match for the first time since 2006 (due to the Commonwealth Games), and the match between and which had served as the season's first match in Melbourne since 2008 was held in round 2 instead.^[8]
• The AFL trialled five Sunday night matches during the season, two of which were televised on the Seven Network.^[9]
• Traeger Park in Alice Springs hosted its first premiership match when met in round 11.^[10]
• Match starting times are local.

Round 23

Win/loss table

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	F1	F2	F3	GF	Ladder
								X																X	X	X	X	10
										X														X	X	X	X	15
									X														Ess 0	X	X	X	X	13
								X																X	X	X	X	11
										X															X	X	X	7
										X																X	X	4
								X																		X	X	3
								X																X	X	X	X	12
									X															X	X	X	X	16
									X																X			2
										X														X	X	X	X	17
								X																			X	6
									X																		X	5
								X																	X	X	X	8
										X														X	X	X	X	18
										X															X			1
									X															X	X	X	X	9
									X															X	X	X	X	14
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	F1	F2	F3	GF	Ladder

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

Ladder progression

Finals series

See main article: 2014 AFL finals series.

Week four

See main article: 2014 AFL Grand Final.

Attendances

By club

2014 AFL attendances^[11]

Club	Total	Games	Avg. Per Game	Home Total	Home Games	Home Avg.
	821,838	22	37,356	528,508	11	48,046
	470,353	22	21,380	217,088	11	19,735
	847,470	22	38,521	433,563	11	39,415
	1,044,686	22	47,486	528,099	11	48,009
	1,056,441	23	45,932	495,741	11	45,067
	766,103	24	31,921	395,319	11	35,938
	926,681	24	38,612	373,038	11	33,913
	458,510	22	20,841	177,017	11	16,092
	353,824	22	16,083	101,491	11	9,226
	1,155,672	25	46,227	402,300	11	36,573
	655,975	22	29,817	282,035	11	25,640
	809,870	25	32,395	268,661	11	24,424
	941,630	25	37,665	488,006	11	44,364
	890,390	23	38,713	475,155	11	43,196
	604,772	22	27,490	256,310	11	23,301
	916,825	25	36,673	358,541	11	32,595
	691,867	22	31,449	376,176	11	34,198
	532,197	22	24,191	244,923	11	22,266

By ground

Ground	Total	Games	Avg. Per Game
Adelaide Oval		23
ANZ Stadium		5
Aurora Stadium		4
Blundstone Arena		2
Cazaly's Stadium		1
Etihad Stadium		48
Gabba		11
MCG		50
Metricon Stadium		11
Patersons Stadium		23
Simonds Stadium		7
Spotless Stadium		8
StarTrack Oval		3
Sydney Cricket Ground		8
TIO Stadium		1
TIO Traeger Park		1
Westpac Stadium		1

Awards

• The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Matt Priddis of, who received 26 votes.^[12]
• The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Lewis Taylor of the, who received 39 votes.^[13]
• The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Luke Hodge of ^[14]
• The AFL Goal of the Year was awarded to Matthew White of .
• The AFL Mark of the Year was awarded to Chad Wingard of .
• The McClelland Trophy was awarded to for the first time since 1996.^[15]
• The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to for the first time since 2000.^[16]
• The AFL Players Association awards^[17]
  • The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Nat Fyfe of .
  • The Robert Rose Award was awarded to Joel Selwood of for the third year in a row and fourth time overall.
  • The Best Captain was awarded to Luke Hodge of .
  • The Best First-Year Player was awarded to Marcus Bontempelli of the .
  • The 22under22 Team captaincy was awarded to Dyson Heppell of for the second year in a row.
• The AFL Coaches Association Awards^[18]
  • The Player of the Year Award was given to Robbie Gray of, who received 111 votes.
  • The Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award was awarded to John Longmire of .
  • The Assistant Coach of the Year Award was awarded to Brett Montgomery of .
  • The Development Coach of the Year Award was awarded to Steven King of .
  • The Support Staff Leadership Award was awarded to John Kilby of .
  • The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Neale Daniher.
  • The Best Young Player Award was awarded to Jaeger O'Meara of .
  • The Media Award was awarded to Gerard Whateley for his work on Fox Footy.
• The Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award was awarded to Beau Waters of .^[19]

Milestones

Name	Club	Milestone	Round
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Coleman Medal

See also: Coleman Medal. The Coleman Medal was awarded to Lance Franklin of, who kicked 67 goals during the home and away season.^[51]

width=10 abbr="Rank"	Rank	width=130 abbr="Position"	Player	width=5 abbr="Total"	Goals
1	Lance Franklin	67
2	Jay Schulz	62
	Tom Hawkins	62
	Jarryd Roughead	62
5	Josh Kennedy	61
6	Jack Riewoldt	58
7	Luke Breust	53
8	Eddie Betts	51
	Jack Gunston	51
10	Hayden Ballantyne	49
	Nick Riewoldt	49

Best and fairest

Club	Award name	Player	Ref.
	Malcolm Blight Medal	Daniel Talia	^[52]
	Merrett–Murray Medal	Tom Rockliff	^[53]
	John Nicholls Medal	Bryce Gibbs	^[54]
	Copeland Trophy	Scott Pendlebury	^[55]
	Crichton Medal	Dyson Heppell	^[56]
	Doig Medal	Nat Fyfe	^[57]
	Carji Greeves Medal	Joel Selwood	^[58]
	Club Champion	David Swallow	^[59]
	Kevin Sheedy Medal	Shane Mumford	^[60]
	Peter Crimmins Medal	Jordan Lewis	^[61]
	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal	Nathan Jones	^[62]
	Syd Barker Medal	Ben Cunnington	^[63]
	John Cahill Medal	Robbie Gray	^[64]
	Jack Dyer Medal	Trent Cotchin	^[65]
	Trevor Barker Award	Nick Riewoldt	^[66]
	Bob Skilton Medal	Luke Parker	^[67]
	John Worsfold Medal	Eric Mackenzie	^[68]
	Charles Sutton Medal		^[69]

Club leadership

Club	Coach	Captain(s)	Vice-captain(s)	Leadership group
^[70]	Brenton Sanderson	Nathan van Berlo	Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Sloane	Richard Douglas, Sam Jacobs, Scott Thompson, Taylor Walker
^[71]	Justin Leppitsch	Jed Adcock	Tom Rockliff	Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull, Daniel Rich, Pearce Hanley, Matthew Leuenberger, Dayne Zorko, Jack Redden, Mitchell Golby
^[72]	Mick Malthouse	Marc Murphy	Andrew Carrazzo, Kade Simpson	Bryce Gibbs, Lachie Henderson, Michael Jamison, Brock McLean, Andrew Walker
^[73]	Nathan Buckley	Scott Pendlebury		Nick Maxwell, Luke Ball, Nathan Brown, Lachlan Keeffe, Steele Sidebottom, Clinton Young, Travis Cloke
^[74]	Mark Thompson	Jobe Watson		Brendon Goddard, Dyson Heppell, Heath Hocking, Brent Stanton, Jason Winderlich, David Myers
^[75]	Ross Lyon	Matthew Pavlich		Matt de Boer, David Mundy, Luke McPharlin, Aaron Sandilands, Lee Spurr
^[76]	Guy McKenna	Gary Ablett
^[77]	Leon Cameron	Phil Davis Callan Ward	Heath Shaw, Tom Scully	Shane Mumford, Stephen Gilham
^[78]	Chris Scott	Joel Selwood	Harry Taylor	Mitch Duncan, Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson, James Kelly, Andrew Mackie, Mathew Stokes
	Alastair Clarkson (Rds 1–10, 16–GF); Brendon Bolton (Rds 11–15)	Luke Hodge	Jordan Lewis, Jarryd Roughead	Sam Mitchell, Josh Gibson
^[79]	Paul Roos	Jack Grimes Nathan Jones		Mitch Clark (until 23 April 2014), James Frawley, Colin Garland, Jack Trengove, Lynden Dunn (from 23 April 2014), Daniel Cross (from 23 April 2014), Chris Dawes (from 23 April 2014)
^[80]	Brad Scott	Andrew Swallow	Drew Petrie, Jack Ziebell	Scott Thompson, Daniel Wells, Nick Dal Santo, Sam Gibson
^[81]	Ken Hinkley	Travis Boak	Brad Ebert	Robbie Gray, Hamish Hartlett, Jackson Trengove, Angus Monfries, Matthew Lobbe, Tom Jonas
^[82]	Damien Hardwick	Trent Cotchin	Brett Deledio	Troy Chaplin, Daniel Jackson, Ivan Maric
^[83]	Alan Richardson	Nick Riewoldt		David Armitage, Sean Dempster, Jarryn Geary, Leigh Montagna, Lenny Hayes
^[84]	John Longmire	Kieren Jack Jarrad McVeigh		Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy, Ryan O'Keefe, Ted Richards, Rhyce Shaw, Nick Smith, Ben McGlynn
^[85]	Adam Simpson	Darren Glass		Dean Cox, Matt Priddis
^[86]	Brendan McCartney	Ryan Griffen		No official leadership group

Club financials

2014 AFL membership figures

Club	Members^[87]	Change from 2013	% change from 2013	Revenue	Profit (loss)
	54,249			$39,366,673
^[88]	24,012			$46,538,187
^[89]	47,485			$56,641,156
^[90]	79,347			$76,819,714
^[91]	60,646			$61,258,047
^[92]	48,777			$49,161,997
^[93]	43,803			$51,356,479
^[94]	13,478			$33,798,618
^[95]	13,040			$32,448,830
^[96]	68,650			$53,603,479
^[97]	35,911			$42,093,064
^[98]	39,060			$34,390,355
^[99]	48,968			$48,219,475
^[100]	66,122			$44,408,127
^[101]	30,739			$30,235,195
^[102]	40,126			$46,519,605
	58,529			$57,616,027
^[103]	31,538			$37,538,814
Total	804,480	47,660	6.31%

Coach changes

Coach	width=9%	Club	width=9%	Date	Notes	width=13%	Caretaker	width=13%	New coach
			Sacked^[104]	None (end of regular season)	Phil Walsh^[105]
			Sacked^[106]	None (end of regular season)	Rodney Eade^[107]
			Resigned^[108]	None (end of regular season)	Luke Beveridge^[109]

Post-season

International Rules Series

See main article: 2014 International Rules Test. The International Rules Series returned for 2014 at the later time of November. Ahead of the series, the AFL adopted a new rule permitting only those who had been selected in an All-Australian team in their careers playing for the Australian team. The series was also reduced to a single test match and several rule changes were made so as to enable greater participation from key position players in the AFL.^[110] Australia defeated Ireland by 10 points, 56–46, to claim their first win in International rules football since the 2010 series.^[111]

Notable events

• On 3 March 2014, it was announced that CEO of the AFL, Andrew Demetriou, would be resigning from the post following the conclusion of the season, after eleven years in the role.^[112] Gillon McLachlan was later named his successor.
• On 13 May 2014, Greater Western Sydney midfielder Toby Greene was charged with a number of offences including assault with a dangerous weapon and intentionally causing serious injury over an alleged assault in a Melbourne licensed venue the previous night.^[113] He was later suspended by the club for five weeks.
• Just a year after being racially abused in a match against, 's Adam Goodes was once again the target of a racial vilification, this time by an supporter. While the incident went unheard during the weekend, it only came to light on 20 May 2014; the Essendon club responded by terminating that supporter's membership.^[114]
• On 26 May 2014, Hawthorn head coach Alastair Clarkson was hospitalised after being diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome. Brendon Bolton was appointed as the acting head coach for a couple of months while Clarkson recovered.^{[115] [116]}
• As part of the ongoing investigation into the Essendon Football Club supplements controversy, on 13 June 2014, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) issued show cause notices to 34 Essendon players from its 2012 list. In response, Essendon executives lodged a Federal Court application alleging that ASADA's joint investigation with the AFL was unlawful and in breach of the ASADA Act.^[117] On 19 September, Justice John Middleton ruled that ASADA's investigation was lawful, allowing ASADA to trigger the start of the show-cause response period, which gives charged players 14 days to answer doping allegations against them.^[118]

Notes and References

1. News: Eighteen games in 18 days. 31 October 2013. AFL.com.au. 31 October 2013.
2. Web site: All-Star representative game unlikely in 2014. Peter. Ryan. Harry. Thring. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 31 October 2013.
3. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/2014-afl-fixture-20131031-2wi8u.html AFL Fixture for 2014 season
4. News: New-look Adelaide Oval wows visiting AFL captains as Andrew Demetriou launches season. 15 March 2014. The Advertiser. 6 March 2014.
5. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-22/cats-out-at-night-in-2014 Night games for Geelong in 2014
6. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-doubles-tv-costs-20131025-2w7d1.html AFL doubles TV costs
7. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-22/mcg-to-miss-on-round-one MCG boss disappointed to miss out on round one game
8. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-and-tigers-to-play-once-20131021-2vx73.html Blues and Tigers to play once
9. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/footy-on-sunday-nights-set-for-seven-20131028-2wc33.html Footy on Sunday nights set for Seven
10. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-23/alice-to-host-historic-afl-game Dees to play in Alice Springs for premiership points
11. Web site: 2014 AFL Crowds and Match Attendances.
12. News: West Coast's Matt Priddis in stunning Brownlow win. 22 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 22 September 2014.
13. News: Lion Lewis Taylor crowned the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star in closest ever count. 3 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 3 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906044518/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-09-03/its-taylor-in-a-thriller. 6 September 2014. dead.
14. News: Luke Hodge edges out Lewis and Mitchell to win Norm Smith Medal. 27 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 27 September 2014.
15. News: No time for Tiger celebration. 23 September 2014. Richmondfc.com. 31 August 2014.
16. News: St Kilda's Lenny Hayes bows out with a record and a wooden spoon. 23 September 2014. The Australian. 31 August 2014.
17. News: Fremantle's Nat Fyfe wins AFL Players' Association MVP award. 9 September 2014. ABC. 9 September 2014.
18. News: Sydney Swans' John Longmire named AFLCA coach of the year. 23 September 2014. AFL.com.au. 23 September 2014.
19. News: Waters earns Jim Stynes Award. 23 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 22 September 2014.
20. News: Jimmy Bartel stars in 250th game as Cats beat Crows. Hanlon. Peter. 21 March 2014. The Age. Fairfax Media. 28 August 2015.
21. News: Murphy stays the course. 23 March 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
22. News: Milestone game arrives for Giants father figure. Dampney. James. 26 March 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
23. News: Collingwood's Nick Maxwell to mark 200th game. Wilson. Caroline. 29 March 2014. The Age. Fairfax Media. 28 August 2015.
24. News: Andrew Mackie hungry for more success. Hanlon. Peter. 26 March 2014. The Age. Fairfax Media. 28 August 2015.
25. News: Proud moment: Hale prepares for game 200. Salemme. Kate. 4 April 2014. HawthornFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
26. News: Cloke approaches game 200. 7 April 2014. CollingwoodFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
27. News: Jonathan Brown wants to help Lion cubs. Stafford. Andrew. 15 April 2014. The Age. Fairfax Media. 28 August 2015.
28. News: Thommo 's flag dream. Gill. Katrina. 17 April 2014. AFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
29. News: 'My form is my fault', says Petrie. 24 April 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
30. News: Hawthorn star Shaun Burgoyne set to play 250th AFL game, no regrets with decision to leave Port in 2009. Timms. Daniel. 26 April 2014. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 28 August 2015.
31. News: Mitchell 250: I've never once thought I've made it. Salemme. Kate. 24 April 2014. HawthornFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
32. News: Jarryd Roughead believes teammate Jordan Lewis could be Hawthorn's next captain. Windley. Matt. 29 April 2014. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 28 August 2015.
33. News: Rhyce Shaw reaches 200 milestone in career of two halves. Wu. Andrew. 29 April 2014. The Age. Fairfax Media. 28 August 2015.
34. News: Ruck reputations of Fremantle's Aaron Sandilands and West Coast's Dean Cox put to the test. https://web.archive.org/web/20140428044646/http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/ruck-reputations-of-fremantles-aaron-sandilands-and-west-coasts-dean-cox-put-to-the-test/story-fniv6fhh-1226896807968. dead. 28 April 2014. Hagdorn. Kim. 26 April 2014. Perth Now. News Corp Australia. 28 August 2015.
35. News: Deledio's record-breaking 200th. Tony. Greenberg. 20 May 2014. RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
36. News: Five talking points: Sydney Swans v Geelong. Chong. Jordan. 29 May 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
37. News: Five talking points: Port Adelaide v St Kilda. Thring. Harry. 7 June 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
38. News: Mick Malthouse to start Chris Judd in 700th AFL match as Carlton faces Hawthorn. 12 June 2014. ABC Grandstand. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 August 2015.
39. News: Crows bounce Roos. Mammone. Christian. 14 June 2014. AFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
40. News: David Mundy weighs up family and football on eve of 200th game. Elborough. Brad. 24 June 2014. The Age. Fairfax Media. 28 August 2015.
41. News: From zero to 200: How footy saved Eddie. Thring. Harry. 11 July 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
42. News: No cutting up as 'Roughy' reaches 200. Browne. Ashley. 26 July 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
43. News: Off-field prankster, on-field star: Kelly hits 250. Guthrie. Ben. 2 August 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
44. News: 'Big brother' Griffen hits 200-game milestone. Edwards. Nat. 14 August 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
45. News: Buddy Franklin's 200-game milestone is a half-way measure. Lalor. Peter. 13 August 2014. The Australian. News Corp Australia. 28 August 2015.
46. News: Danyle Pearce's 200th a kind of revenge after recruiters' folly. Faulkner. Andrew. 23 August 2014. The Australian. News Corp Australia. 28 August 2015.
47. News: Chris Newman announces he'll play on in 2015 as Tigers prepare for massive challenge against Swans. McPharlane. Glenn. 26 August 2014. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 28 August 2015.
48. News: Photos: 200 games of Brad Sewell. Salemme. Kate. 4 September 2014. HawthornFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
49. News: Adam Goodes, set to play 350th game for beloved Sydney Swans, looks to improve his recent record. Cordy. Neil. 17 September 2014. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 28 August 2015.
50. News: Luke Hodge joins Hawthorn greats by winning second Norm Smith Medal. Schmook. Nathan. 27 September 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
51. News: AFL star Franklin more than a goalkicker. 23 September 2014. Yahoo. 22 September 2014.
52. News: Crows defender grabs first Malcolm Blight Medal. 5 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 5 September 2014.
53. News: Rocky's road leads to second best and fairest. 5 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 5 September 2014.
54. News: New role for Bryce Gibbs results in John Nicholls Medal win. 17 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 17 September 2014.
55. News: Scott Pendlebury has won his third Copeland Trophy as Collingwood's best and fairest. 3 October 2014. Herald Sun. 3 October 2014.
56. News: Heppell's rise continues with dominant Essendon best and fairest victory. 1 October 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 1 October 2014.
57. News: Fyfe goes back-to-back. 16 November 2014. Fremantlefc.com. 15 November 2014.
58. News: Selwood named top Cat for third time in thrilling vote count. 2 October 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 2 October 2014.
59. News: Ablett dethroned: Young Sun a club champ. 5 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 5 September 2014.
60. News: Giants recruit claims surprise best and fairest win. 5 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 5 September 2014.
61. News: Lewis wins first Peter Crimmins Medal. 4 October 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 4 October 2014.
62. News: Jones wins third consecutive 'Bluey'. 4 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 4 September 2014.
63. News: Emerging Roo Cunnington new club champion after thrilling count. 3 October 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 3 October 2014.
64. News: Gray caps off fine season with landslide best and fairest win. 3 October 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 3 October 2014.
65. News: Trent Cotchin wins Jack Dyer Medal, becomes youngest Richmond player to win three Best and Fairests. 30 September 2014. 30 September 2014.
66. News: Roo emphasises standing among Saints greats with sixth Trevor Barker win. 5 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 5 September 2014.
67. News: Young Swan upstages big names to claim Bob Skilton Medal. 3 October 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 3 October 2014.
68. News: Brownlow medallist Matt Priddis edged out as Eagles club champion. 3 October 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 3 October 2014.
69. News: Young midfielder takes out Western Bulldogs' best and fairest award. 3 September 2014. AustralianFootball.com. 3 September 2014.
70. Web site: VB to lead next generation. Katrina. Gill. Telstra Media. AFC.com.au. 24 January 2014.
71. Web site: Adcock appointed Lions Captain. Telstra Media. lions.com.au. 23 January 2014.
72. Web site: Murphy to lead Blues in 2014. Loretta. Smith. Telstra Media. carltonfc.com.au. 30 January 2014.
73. Web site: Pendlebury to head new leadership team. Stephen. Rielly. Telstra Media. Collingwoodfc.com.au. 29 January 2014.
74. Web site: Myers elevated to leadership group. Telstra Media. essendonfc.com.au. 21 January 2014.
75. Web site: Pavlich to lead Fremantle again in 2014. Costa. Kastanis. Telstra Media. fremantlefc.com.au. 22 January 2014.
76. Web site: GC SUNS unveil fresh leaders. Telstra Media. goldcoastfc.com.au. 29 January 2014.
77. Web site: GIANT Leaders. Telstra Media. GWSGIANTS.com.au. 11 February 2014.
78. Web site: NEWS Stokes, Duncan replace Bartel in Cats' leadership group. Geelong Advertiser. 14 March 2014.
79. Web site: Jones joins captain Jack. Ben. Guthrie. Telstra Media. melbournefc.com.au. 29 January 2014.
80. Web site: Nick Dal Santo, Sam Gibson to lead. Heath. O'Loughlin. Telstra Media. NMFC.com.au. 29 January 2014.
81. Web site: Three join Power leadership group. Matthew. Agius. Telstra Media. portadelaidefc.com.au. 10 February 2014.
82. Web site: Tigers confirm 2014 leadership group. Telstra Media. richmondfc.com.au. 11 February 2014.
83. Web site: Riewoldt to skipper Saints for a ninth season. Luke. Holmesby. Telstra Media. saints.com.au. 7 February 2014.
84. Web site: McGlynn joins leadership group. Tanya. Paolucci. Telstra Media. sydneyswans.com.au. 14 February 2014.
85. Web site: Glass takes the lead again. Gary. Stocks. Telstra Media. westcoasteagles.com.au. 29 January 2014. 30 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202214809/http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2014-01-29/glass-takes-the-lead-again. 2 February 2014. dead.
86. Web site: Griffen named captain. Telstra Media. westernbulldogs.com.au. 3 December 2013.
87. Web site: Record AFL club membership in 2014. 22 August 2014. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 August 2015.
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