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The 2018 season

25 belt games · 12 title changes

Richmond carried the belt into the 2018 season. It changed hands 12 times among 7 clubs, 3 of those in the playoffs, and West Coast Eagles finished the season with it. Most defenses: Richmond, 5.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
26Mar 7, 2018Richmond beat North Melbourne 128–58Defense
27Mar 22, 2018Richmond beat Carlton 121–95Defense
28Mar 29, 2018Adelaide Crows beat Richmond 118–82Title change
29Apr 7, 2018Adelaide Crows beat St Kilda 104–55Defense
30Apr 13, 2018Collingwood beat Adelaide Crows 106–58Title change
31Apr 25, 2018Collingwood beat Essendon 101–52Defense
32Apr 29, 2018Richmond beat Collingwood 113–70Title change
33May 5, 2018Richmond beat Fremantle 110–33Defense
34May 12, 2018Richmond beat North Melbourne 82–72Defense
35May 20, 2018West Coast Eagles beat Richmond 130–83Title change
36May 26, 2018West Coast Eagles beat Hawthorn 75–60Defense
37Jun 2, 2018West Coast Eagles beat St Kilda 101–88Defense
38Jun 15, 2018Sydney Swans beat West Coast Eagles 72–57Title change
39Jun 28, 2018Richmond beat Sydney Swans 93–67Title change
40Jul 6, 2018Richmond beat Adelaide Crows 103–56Defense
41Jul 14, 2018GWS Giants beat Richmond 79–77Title change
42Jul 22, 2018GWS Giants beat Port Adelaide 80–58Defense
43Jul 28, 2018GWS Giants beat St Kilda 86–61Defense
44Aug 4, 2018GWS Giants beat Carlton 151–46Defense
45Aug 11, 2018GWS Giants beat Adelaide Crows 106–92Defense
46Aug 18, 2018Sydney Swans beat GWS Giants 80–60Title change
47Aug 25, 2018Hawthorn beat Sydney Swans 83–74Title change
48Sep 6, 2018Richmond beat Hawthorn 95–64 FinalsTitle change
49Sep 21, 2018Collingwood beat Richmond 97–58 FinalsTitle change
50Sep 29, 2018West Coast Eagles beat Collingwood 79–74 FinalsTitle change

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