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The 2026 season

26 belt games · 10 title changes

Brisbane Lions carried the belt into the 2026 season. It changed hands 10 times among 7 clubs, 3 of those in the playoffs, and Brisbane Lions finished the season with it. Most defenses: Fremantle, 6.

Who held it, in order

BulldogsHawksDockersGiantsBombersHawksLionsSwansDockersLions

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
233Mar 7, 2026Western Bulldogs beat Brisbane Lions 111–106Title change
234Mar 13, 2026Western Bulldogs beat GWS Giants 134–53Defense
235Mar 20, 2026Western Bulldogs beat Adelaide Crows 94–88Defense
236Apr 5, 2026Western Bulldogs beat Essendon 99–65Defense
237Apr 11, 2026Hawthorn beat Western Bulldogs 104–64Title change
238Apr 18, 2026Hawthorn beat Port Adelaide 89–86Defense
239Apr 24, 2026Hawthorn beat Gold Coast Suns 112–63Defense
240Apr 30, 2026Hawthorn and Collingwood tied 93–93Tie · defense
241May 7, 2026Fremantle beat Hawthorn 88–73Title change
242May 16, 2026Fremantle beat Essendon 104–61Defense
243May 22, 2026Fremantle beat St Kilda 104–74Defense
244May 30, 2026Fremantle beat Brisbane Lions 103–78Defense
245Jun 6, 2026Fremantle beat North Melbourne 155–31Defense
246Jun 18, 2026Fremantle beat Geelong 99–90Defense
247Jun 28, 2026Fremantle beat Gold Coast Suns 80–29Defense
248Jul 3, 2026GWS Giants beat Fremantle 109–88Title change
249Jul 11, 2026GWS Giants beat Geelong 86–73Defense
250Jul 19, 2026Essendon beat GWS Giants 67–64Title change
251Jul 25, 2026Hawthorn beat Essendon 132–39Title change
252Jul 31, 2026Hawthorn beat North Melbourne 99–83Defense
253Aug 7, 2026Brisbane Lions beat Hawthorn 125–58Title change
254Aug 15, 2026Brisbane Lions beat Gold Coast Suns 95–53Defense
255Aug 21, 2026Brisbane Lions beat Collingwood 159–96Defense
256Sep 5, 2026Sydney Swans beat Brisbane Lions 141–88 FinalsTitle change
257Sep 18, 2026Fremantle beat Sydney Swans 83–71 FinalsTitle change
258Sep 26, 2026Brisbane Lions beat Fremantle 96–89 FinalsTitle change

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