Hawthorn's half time score was its lowest since,The first qualifying final was played between,The second elimination final was contested between,In a high-scoring, energetic game, the Bulldogs scored the first four goals of the game before Adelaide kicked the next five to lead by nine points at quarter time. The winners of those matches move on to the,The opening match of the 2015 finals series featured second placed,Despite the Hawks leading by one point at quarter time, West Coast restricted them to just 2.6 (18) over the next two quarters, while adding 10.9 (69) to their own score to lead remarkably by 50 points at three quarter time. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) hosted two elimination finals, hosted by Richmond and the Western Bulldogs, a semi final, hosted by Hawthorn, and the Grand Final. The 2015 Australian Football League season was the 119th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 26th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. Venues. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week. Off season recruits,The opening match of the semi finals stage of the finals was between.Hawthorn established a match winning lead with an eight-goal first term, dispelling any thoughts that the back-to-back premiers were past their prime. AFL final series have been played under the,The matches of the 2015 AFL finals series were contested at three venues around the country. The losers of the qualifying final plays the elimination finals winners in a semi-final.
The top eight teams from the season qualified for the finals series. The Dogs quickly erased this lead to get their noses in front by eight points midway through the final quarter; before goals to,The first elimination final of the 2015 AFL finals series was contested between,Despite leading by three points at quarter time and thirteen at half time, Richmond began to tire in the second half and North Melbourne's decision to rest senior players the previous week began to pay dividends. The,The system used for the 2015 AFL finals series is a,In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. The forty-five point deficit at half time was the worst the Crows had faced in a final, with the Hawks extending their lead to sixty at three quarter time and seventy four points at the final siren.The second match of the semi finals stage of the finals featured,Week one (qualifying and elimination finals),Second qualifying final (West Coast vs. Hawthorn),First qualifying final (Fremantle vs. Sydney),Second elimination final (Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide),First elimination final (Richmond vs. North Melbourne),Second semi-final (Hawthorn vs. Adelaide),First semi-final (Sydney vs. North Melbourne),First preliminary final (Fremantle vs. Hawthorn),Second preliminary final (West Coast vs. North Melbourne),"AFL chief dismisses rumours over Buddy Franklin's health problems","Sydney Swans set to leave ANZ Stadium from 2017","Four AFL finals in WA will inject $100 million into state's economy","AFL Finals: Hawthorn thumps Adelaide Crows by 74 points to reach fifth successive preliminary final",https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_AFL_finals_series&oldid=924750503,Use Australian English from September 2015,All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English,Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The scoring lessened in the second quarter but the Crows led by eight, extending their lead to eleven at three quarter time.
The matches of the 2015 AFL finals series were contested at three venues around the country.