In a year played almost entirely outside Victoria, and featuring multiple scheduling changes, COVID-19 breaches and more football than ever before each week, Port Adelaide finished its season as it started, atop the ladder. It was the club's first minor premiership since 2004, the year it won its only AFL flag.
Meanwhile, the eight teams vying for the premiership were locked in ahead of a finals series which kicks off next week.
Seymour product Tom Cole will again feature in finals this year, after West Coast finished fifth.
A 15-point win over North Melbourne last Thursday wasn't enough to clinch a top-four spot, with both Richmond and Geelong also victorious in the final round to lock the Eagles out.
With scores level at three-quarter time, the Eagles stood up to kick away from the Roos in the final term and gather momentum for its finals run.
Cole was quiet throughout though, picking up just seven disposals.
The Eagles will host Collingwood in an elimination final at Optus Stadium next week.
â—� David Mundy's season came to a close in subdued fashion, with the veteran midfielder playing his quietest game of the season in Fremantle's 30-point loss to Western Bulldogs.
Arguably, the Bulldogs had more to play for than the Dockers, with a finals spot on the line.
The Bulldogs used this hunger to run away with the game on Sunday, with three unanswered goals in the final quarter.
Mundy finished the match with eight disposals - his lowest haul in 16 games this year.
In what was new coach Justin Longmuir's first season in charge, the Dockers finished the season in 12th spot with seven wins.
Western Bulldogs will face St Kilda in an elimination final next week.
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