What happens if the scores are level at the end of a home and away game?

The match is a draw. Under the Laws of Australian Football, a match is drawn when both teams have the same number of points at the end of the match, and no extra time is played.

On the ladder, each club in a drawn home and away match receives 2 premiership points (a win is worth 4). Extra time applies only to finals.

Source: Laws of Australian Football 2026, Part A (Nature and Object of Australian Football); AFL Regulations (11 February 2026), Regulation 2.5(b).