2005 in Sports - Australian Rules Football

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

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