The 2021 season was curated by highs and lows, ebbs and flows and an astonishing amount of stats, figures and numbers that are sure to arouse the game's die-hard footy fans.
Following the rollercoaster ride that was this season, we've collected 50 figures that best represent the astonishing year that was.
From 1-50, here are the stats and numbers that built the 2021 AFL season.
1 -ย Margin of the Bulldogs' nail-biting semi-final win over Brisbane
2 - Number of minutes Spudโs Game was delayed for in honour of late Saints legend Danny Frawley to start a conversation around mental health
3 - Weeks originally handed to Toby Greene after making contact with umpire Matt Stevic
4 -ย Number of games (21 played) Touk Miller didnโt get over 30 touches
5 - Times Dayne Zorko has won the Brisbane best and fairest award after his 2021 gong
6 -ย Bayley Fritsch Grand Final goals
7 -ย Collingwoodโs half-time score against the Cats in Round 11 (0.7)
8 -ย Consecutive Grand Finals umpired by Matt Stevic
9 -ย Rounds before Melbourne lost a game
10 - Goals for Josh Bruce in Round 3 against the Kangaroos
11 -ย First time All-Australian selections
12 -ย Years and nine months between Sam Reidโs debut and 100th game
13 -ย Players reached the 200 game milestone
14 -ย Tackles laid by Jack Steele against Carlton in Round 20
15 - Goals kicked by Adelaide before registering a behind in a Round 6 loss to the Hawks
16 -ย North Melbourneโs losing streak before a seven-point win over the Hawks in Round 9
18 -ย Intercepts by Darcy Moore against Carlton in Round 2
19 -ย Consecutive goals kicked by Port Adelaide against Carlton in Round 22
20 -ย Margin the Saints won by against West Coast after being 33 points down
21 -ย Melbourne Grand Final goals
22 -ย Total points Richmond scored against the Saints in Round 15
23 -ย Rounds spent on the bottom of the ladder for North Melbourne
24 -ย Games decided by six points or less
26 - Thousand kilometres covered by Melbourne in one day after their Round 20 game against Gold Coast was postponed and moved to Melbourne
27 -ย Goals kicked by Hawk Jacob Koschitzke in his debut season
28 -ย Minute of the second quarter - Essendon kick their final goal of the elimination final against the Western Bulldogs
29 - Number of minutes the Round 21 West Coast and Melbourne game was suspended for after nearby lightning.
30 - Total points scored by Riley Thilthorpe in his AFL debut (5.0)
31 -ย Age of Daniel Rich when selected in the All-Australian team for the first time
32 -ย Games moved from their original stadiums following Round 11
33 -ย Kicks by Jack Ziebell against Geelong in Round 5
34 -ย Years since the minor premiership wasnโt confirmed until after the siren in the final round
36 -ย Ollie Winesโ Brownlow votes tally for 2021
37 -ย Days between Toby Greeneโs tribunal hearing and AFL appeal
38 -ย Age of Hawks veteran Shaun Burgoyne when joining the 400 games club
39 -ย Essendonโs game-high margin against the Hawks in Round 1, before losing by one point
40 -ย Players who played their first game at a new club
41 - Numberย of Bulldogs players given a game this year
42 -ย Number of games played at the MCG
43 -ย Minutes into Round 1 before Jack Silvagni injured his shoulder, eventually becoming the first player subbed off under the new medical substitute rule
44 -ย Premiership points won by Essendon to secure eighthย spot on the ladder
45 -ย Free kicks paid against Lion Zac Bailey
46 -ย Disposals collected by Lachie Neale against Melbourne in the Qualifying Final, the highest of the season.
47 -ย Seconds left on the clock when Taylor Walker kicked the match-winning goal against a previously undefeated Melbourne
48 - Goals kicked by Lance Franklin to bring him five goals away from the 1000 milestone
49 -ย Thousand and 218 fans at the MCG for the opening game of the season between Richmond and Carlton
50 -ย Free kicks awarded to Joel Selwood in the home and away season
