Editing 2014 season


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Although the league was still called the VFL until the start of the 1990 season, the 2014 season was the unofficial 28th AFL season as the league expanded from 12 clubs to 14 clubs in 1987. 

The new clubs were West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Bears. In 1991 Adelaide Crows joined followed by Fremantle Dockers in 1995. 

1997 was the start of a new era of the AFL. Port Adelaide Power joined. Footscray changed its name to Western Bulldogs. Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Lions merged to become Brisbane Lions. 

In 2011 Gold Coast Suns joined followed by Greater Western Sydney in 2012. That brings the number of clubs to 18.

===Club Changes===
* Mark Thompson steps up to become the Essendon coach whilst James Hird serves a 12 month ban.
* Adam Simpson replaced John Worsfold as coach at West Coast Eagles. 
* Justin Leppitsch is appointed coach at Brisbane Lions.
* Leon Cameron is appointed coach at Greater Western Sydney.
* Paul Roos is appointed coach at Melbourne.
* Alan Richardson is appointed coach at St Kilda.


North Melbourne and West Coast Eagles both climbed 4 places. Whilst Collingwood and Carlton both fell 5 places and out of the finals series. 


===Titles===
Hawthorn played in its third Grand Final in a row and back-to-back AFL Premierships. Sydney Swans were minor premiers and played them in the Grand Final. Whilst St Kilda won the wooden spoon replacing Greater Western Sydney's reign.  


===Medals===
Lance Franklin of Sydney Swans won the Coleman Medal for the leading goalscorer. Matt Priddis of West Coast Eagles won the Brownlow Medal. </div>


===Ladder===
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|-
! scope="col" style="width: 5%;"| #
! scope="col" style="width: 7%;"| 2013
! scope="col" style="width: ;"|Team
! scope="col" style="width: ;"|Home Ground
! scope="col" style="width: ;"|Coach
! scope="col" style="width: ;"|Captain
|- 
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 1
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▲ 3
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Sydney.png|16px]] Sydney Swans
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; SCG
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; John Longmire
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Kieren Jack
|- 
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 2
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▼ 1
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Hawthorn.png|16px]] Hawthorn
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; MCG
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Alastair Clarkson
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Luke Hodge
|- 
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 3
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▼ 1
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Geelong.png|16px]] Geelong
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Kardinia Park
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Chris Scott
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Joel Selwood
|- 
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 4
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▼ 1
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:Fremantle-dockers.png|16px]] Fremantle
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Subiaco Oval
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Ross Lyon
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Matthew Pavlich
|- 
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 5
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▲ 2
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Port_Adelaide.png|16px]] Port Adelaide
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Adelaide Oval
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Ken Hinkley
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Travis Boak
|- 
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 6
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▲ 4
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_North_Melbourne.png|16px]] North Melbourne
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Docklands Stadium
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Brad Scott
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp;  Andrew Swallow
|- 
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 7
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▲ 2
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Essendon.png|16px]] Essendon
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Docklands Stadium
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Mark Thompson
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Jobe Watson
|- 
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 8
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▼ 3
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Richmond.png|16px]] Richmond
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; MCG
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Damien Hardwick
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Trent Cotchin
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 9
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▲ 4
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_West_Coast.png|16px]] West Coast Eagles
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Subiaco Oval
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Adam Simpson
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Darren Glass
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 10
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▲ 1
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Adelaide.png|16px]] Adelaide
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Adelaide Oval
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Brenton Sanderson
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Nathan van Berlo
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" 
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 11
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▼ 5
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Collingwood.png|16px]] Collingwood
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; MCG
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Nathan Buckley
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Scott Pendlebury
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 12
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▲ 2
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:Gold_Coast_Suns_logo.png|16px]] Gold Coast Suns
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Carrara Stadium
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Guy McKenna 
| <!-- captain --> &nbsp; Gary Ablett, Jr.
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 13
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▼ 5
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Carlton-Football.png|16px]] Carlton
| <!-- home --> &nbsp; Docklands Stadium
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Mick Malthouse
| <!-- captain --> &nbsp; Marc Murphy
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 14
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▲ 1
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Western_Bulldogs.png|16px]] Western Bulldogs
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Docklands Stadium
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Brendan McCartney
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Ryan Griffen
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 15
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▼ 3
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_Lions.png|16px]] Brisbane Lions
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Gabba
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Justin Leppitsch
| <!-- captain -->  &nbsp; Jed Adcock
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 16
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▲ 2
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:GWS_logo.png|16px]] Greater Western Sydney
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; Showground Stadium
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Leon Cameron
| <!-- captain --> &nbsp; Callan Ward
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 17
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> —
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:Melbourne_logo_2014.png|16px]] Melbourne
| <!-- home -->  &nbsp; MCG
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Paul Roos
| <!-- captain --> &nbsp; Jack Grimes
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- position --> 18
| style="text-align:center;" | <!-- change --> ▼ 2
| <!-- team --> &nbsp; [[File:2010_Logo_St_Kilda.png|16px]] St Kilda
| <!-- home --> &nbsp; Docklands Stadium
| <!-- coach --> &nbsp; Alan Richardson
| <!-- captain --> &nbsp; Nick Riewoldt
|}


===Finals Series===
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| width={{{team-width|130}}}|&nbsp;
| width={{{score-width|70}}}|&nbsp;
| width=10|&nbsp;
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| width={{{score-width|70}}}|&nbsp;
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| width={{{score-width|70}}}|&nbsp;

|-
| colspan=2 height=14 |&nbsp;
| colspan=2 | Qualifying Final {{{QF1-details|&nbsp;}}}
| colspan=14 | &nbsp;

|-
| height=14|
| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| 1
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{QF1-team1|'''Sydney Swans'''}}}
| colspan="7" align=center style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| height=14|
| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| 4
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{QF1-team2|Fremantle}}}
| rowspan="2" align=center style="border-width:2px 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:red;"|&nbsp;
| colspan="1"|&nbsp;
| colspan="3"| Semi Final {{{SF1-details|&nbsp;}}}
| colspan="2" align=center style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| height=14|
| colspan="3"|&nbsp;
| align=center style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:red;"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{SF1-team1|Fremantle}}}
| align=center colspan="2" style="border-width:0 0 1px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| align=center style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| height=14 colspan=2 |
| colspan="2"| Elimination Final {{{EF1-details|&nbsp;}}} 
| rowspan="2" align=center style="border-width:0 2px 1px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| align=center style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{SF1-team2|Port Adelaide}}}
| colspan=2 align=center style="border-width:1px 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| align=center style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan=1| &nbsp;
| colspan=2| Preliminary Final {{{PF1-details|&nbsp;}}}

|-
| height=14|
| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| 5
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{EF1-team1|'''Port Adelaide'''}}}
| colspan=5 style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{PF1-team1|'''Sydney Swans'''}}}
| style="border-width:0 0 1px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| height=14|
| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| 8
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{EF1-team2|Richmond}}}
| align=center style="border-width:1px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan=4 style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| style="border-width:2px 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan=2 style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{PF1-team2| }}}
| style="border-width:1px 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| |&nbsp;
| colspan=2| Grand Final {{{GF-details|&nbsp;}}}

|-
| height=14 colspan=9 style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;" |&nbsp;
| style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;" |&nbsp;
| colspan=5 style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;" |&nbsp;
| style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;" |&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{GF-team1|Sydney Swans}}}
|-
| height=14 colspan=2  |&nbsp;
| height=14 colspan=2  | Elimination Final {{{EF2-details|&nbsp;}}}
| height=14 colspan=5 style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;" |&nbsp;
| style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;" |&nbsp;
| colspan=2  |&nbsp;
| colspan=2  | Preliminary Final {{{PF2-details|&nbsp;}}}
| colspan=1 style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;" |&nbsp;
| style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;" |&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{GF-team2|'''Hawthorn'''}}}

|-
| height=14|
| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| 7
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{EF2-team1|Essendon}}}
| align=center style="border-width:0 0 1px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan=4 align=center style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| align=center style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan=2 align=center style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{PF2-team1| }}}
| style="border-width:0 2px 1px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| height=14|
| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| 6
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{EF2-team2|'''North Melbourne'''}}}
| rowspan="2" align=center style="border-width:1px 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan=1 |&nbsp;
| colspan=2 | Semi Final {{{SF2-details|&nbsp;}}}
| colspan=1 style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan=2 style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{PF2-team2|'''Hawthorn'''}}}
| colspan=1 style="border-width:1px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| rowspan=2 height=14|
|  colspan="3"|&nbsp;
| align=center style="border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{SF2-team1|North Melbourne}}}
| align=center style="border-width:0 2px 1px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan=2 align=center style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| height=14|
|  colspan="2"| Qualifying Final {{{QF2-details|&nbsp;}}}
| rowspan="2" align=center style="border-width:0 2px 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:red;"|&nbsp;
| align=center style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:red;"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{SF2-team2|Geelong}}}
| align=center style="border-width:1px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;
| colspan=2 align=center style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| height=14|
| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| 3
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{QF2-team1|Geelong}}}
| colspan=6 style="border-width:0 2px 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| height=14|
| align=center bgcolor="#f2f2f2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"| 2
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f9f9f9"| &nbsp;{{{QF2-team2|'''Hawthorn'''}}}
| colspan=7 align=center style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"|&nbsp;

|-
| colspan=2 height=14 |&nbsp;
| colspan=2 | 
| colspan=14 | &nbsp;
{|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="font-size: 90%; margin:1em 2em 1em 1em;"
| '''Key:
| &nbsp; &nbsp; 
| colspan=1 align=center style="border-width:0 0 0 2px; border-style:solid;border-color:red;"| &nbsp; Losing team progressing
| &nbsp; &nbsp;
| colspan=1 align=center style="border-width:0 0 0 2px; border-style:solid;border-color:green;"| &nbsp; Winning team progressing

|}

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[[Category:Seasons]]