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The 2017 season

25 belt games · 11 title changes

Richmond carried the belt into the 2017 season. It changed hands 11 times among 8 clubs, 1 of those in the playoffs, and Richmond finished the season with it. Most defenses: Richmond, 6.

Who held it, in order

TigersCrowsKangaroosSwansHawksPowerBombersSwansHawksTigersCatsTigers

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1Mar 23, 2017Richmond beat Carlton 132–89 in the first gameFirst holder
2Mar 30, 2017Richmond beat Collingwood 99–80Defense
3Apr 8, 2017Richmond beat West Coast Eagles 76–65Defense
4Apr 16, 2017Richmond beat Brisbane Lions 119–67Defense
5Apr 24, 2017Richmond beat Melbourne 88–75Defense
6Apr 30, 2017Adelaide Crows beat Richmond 140–64Title change
7May 5, 2017North Melbourne beat Adelaide Crows 145–86Title change
8May 14, 2017Sydney Swans beat North Melbourne 120–78Title change
9May 19, 2017Sydney Swans beat St Kilda 118–68Defense
10May 26, 2017Hawthorn beat Sydney Swans 81–75Title change
11Jun 1, 2017Port Adelaide beat Hawthorn 98–47Title change
12Jun 10, 2017Essendon beat Port Adelaide 131–61Title change
13Jun 23, 2017Sydney Swans beat Essendon 86–85Title change
14Jun 30, 2017Sydney Swans beat Melbourne 85–50Defense
15Jul 8, 2017Sydney Swans beat Gold Coast Suns 118–51Defense
16Jul 15, 2017Sydney Swans beat GWS Giants 96–83Defense
17Jul 22, 2017Sydney Swans beat St Kilda 101–59Defense
18Jul 28, 2017Hawthorn beat Sydney Swans 72–66Title change
19Aug 6, 2017Richmond beat Hawthorn 93–64Title change
20Aug 12, 2017Geelong beat Richmond 80–66Title change
21Aug 19, 2017Geelong beat Collingwood 70–59Defense
22Aug 26, 2017Geelong beat GWS Giants 103–59Defense
23Sep 8, 2017Richmond beat Geelong 91–40 FinalsTitle change
24Sep 23, 2017Richmond beat GWS Giants 103–67 FinalsDefense
25Sep 30, 2017Richmond beat Adelaide Crows 108–60 FinalsDefense

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