1994 AFL season

The 1994 Australian Football League season was the 98th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 5th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.

1994 AFL premiership season
Teams15
PremiersWest Coast
(2nd premiership)
Minor premiersWest Coast
(2nd minor premiership)
Pre-season cupEssendon
(3rd pre-season cup win)
Matches played174
Attendance5,237,398 (30,100 per match)
Highest attendance93,860 (Grand Final, West Coast vs. Geelong)
Leading goalkickerGary Ablett (Geelong)
Brownlow MedallistGreg Williams (Carlton)

Foster's Cup

Essendon 15.12 (102) defeated Adelaide 9.14 (68) in the final.

Premiership season

Round 1

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Collingwood17.12 (114)Fitzroy16.7 (103)Victoria Park25,602Saturday 26, March
Footscray17.11 (113)Richmond17.9 (111)Whitten Oval18,592Saturday 26, March
St Kilda15.7 (97)Hawthorn23.15 (153)Waverley Park29,582Saturday 26, March
Essendon12.10 (82)West Coast11.13 (79)MCG39,492Saturday 26, March
Melbourne26.18 (174)Geelong16.13 (109)MCG39,741Sunday 27, March
Brisbane Bears13.21 (99)Sydney12.17 (89)Gabba7,901Sunday 27, March
Adelaide22.18 (150)Carlton13.6 (84)Football Park44,953Sunday 27, March

Round 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Fitzroy17.10 (112)Essendon14.15 (99)Optus Oval24,872Saturday 2, April
North Melbourne21.16 (142)St Kilda10.13 (73)MCG27,195Saturday 2, April
Hawthorn8.16 (64)Melbourne17.16 (118)Waverley Park29,581Saturday 2, April
West Coast14.13 (97)Adelaide11.12 (78)Subiaco Oval28,228Sunday 3, April
Richmond20.14 (134)Brisbane Bears11.6 (72)MCG15,333Sunday 3, April
Geelong22.20 (152)Footscray8.16 (64)Kardinia Park24,019Monday 4, April
Carlton9.12 (66)Collingwood14.16 (100)MCG85,063Monday 4, April

Round 3

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne25.23 (173)Hawthorn6.10 (46)MCG36,726Friday 8, April
St Kilda16.12 (108)Essendon14.10 (94)Waverley Park30,454Saturday 9, April
Fitzroy17.9 (111)Brisbane Bears12.6 (78)Whitten Oval8,829Saturday 9, April
Richmond5.9 (39)West Coast20.15 (135)MCG19,609Saturday 9, April
Carlton14.15 (99)Geelong10.10 (70)Optus Oval28,496Sunday 10, April
Collingwood14.11 (95)Footscray12.22 (94)MCG38,307Sunday 10, April
Sydney21.9 (135)Adelaide24.10 (154)SCG11,068Sunday 10, April

Round 4

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Sydney11.20 (86)Richmond10.12 (72)SCG9,727Friday 15, April
Hawthorn11.7 (73)Carlton24.16 (160)Waverley Park30,944Saturday 16, April
Footscray14.15 (99)North Melbourne17.10 (112)Whitten Oval21,630Saturday 16, April
Essendon9.12 (66)Melbourne12.12 (84)MCG61,193Saturday 16, April
West Coast18.21 (129)Fitzroy8.5 (53)WACA28,980Saturday 16, April
Brisbane Bears22.19 (151)St Kilda15.8 (98)Gabba11,290Sunday 17, April
Adelaide15.14 (104)Geelong11.11 (77)Football Park45,638Sunday 17, April

Round 5

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Melbourne17.15 (117)Brisbane Bears4.6 (30)MCG20,946Friday 22, April
Geelong17.18 (120)North Melbourne15.15 (105)Kardinia Park23,490Saturday 23, April
Fitzroy20.17 (137)Sydney20.9 (129)Whitten Oval10,514Saturday 23, April
Essendon14.14 (98)Collingwood14.10 (94)MCG74,330Saturday 23, April
Adelaide13.15 (93)Footscray17.8 (110)Football Park44,426Sunday 24, April
West Coast8.10 (58)Hawthorn19.15 (129)Subiaco Oval27,357Sunday 24, April
St Kilda10.10 (70)Richmond15.22 (112)Waverley Park37,870Monday 25, April

Round 6

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Carlton20.14 (134)Sydney11.8 (74)Optus Oval22,810Saturday 30, April
Collingwood8.7 (55)Melbourne9.6 (60)Waverley Park47,211Saturday 30, April
North Melbourne13.8 (86)West Coast18.15 (123)MCG27,022Saturday 30, April
Brisbane Bears17.8 (110)Adelaide18.13 (121)Gabba9,457Saturday 30, April

Round 7

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Hawthorn12.16 (88)Essendon11.9 (75)Waverley Park33,927Saturday 7, May
Richmond20.13 (133)Fitzroy13.14 (92)Optus Oval14,614Saturday 7, May
Melbourne8.10 (58)North Melbourne13.12 (90)MCG34,601Saturday 7, May
Sydney17.7 (109)St Kilda16.14 (110)SCG9,295Sunday 8, May
Geelong18.16 (124)Collingwood13.18 (96)MCG52,342Sunday 8, May
Footscray12.14 (86)Brisbane Bears7.7 (49)Whitten Oval12,181Sunday 8, May
West Coast16.19 (115)Carlton6.13 (49)Subiaco Oval26,676Sunday 8, May

Round 8

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Richmond16.11 (107)Carlton20.15 (135)MCG50,227Friday 13, May
Hawthorn25.16 (166)Brisbane Bears10.7 (67)Waverley Park12,233Saturday 14, May
Fitzroy13.12 (90)North Melbourne17.17 (119)Whitten Oval11,334Saturday 14, May
Collingwood19.13 (127)St Kilda11.12 (78)MCG35,851Saturday 14, May
Melbourne13.13 (91)Footscray14.10 (94)MCG28,559Sunday 15, May
Sydney9.17 (71)Geelong25.15 (165)SCG11,142Sunday 15, May
Essendon20.11 (131)Adelaide13.10 (88)Optus Oval28,626Sunday 15, May

Round 9

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne17.19 (121)Collingwood13.10 (88)MCG72,216Friday 20, May
Geelong21.16 (142)Richmond11.12 (78)Kardinia Park22,777Saturday 21, May
Melbourne14.13 (97)Sydney16.10 (106)MCG19,333Saturday 21, May
Carlton7.20 (62)Essendon9.9 (63)Waverley Park40,080Saturday 21, May
Footscray7.10 (52)West Coast12.11 (83)Whitten Oval14,923Saturday 21, May
Adelaide7.6 (48)Hawthorn22.13 (145)Football Park44,403Sunday 22, May
St Kilda11.9 (75)Fitzroy8.14 (62)Waverley Park15,249Sunday 22, May

Round 10

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
West Coast14.17 (101)Sydney10.15 (75)WACA27,901Friday 27, May
Carlton16.13 (109)Footscray13.19 (97)Optus Oval23,691Saturday 28, May
St Kilda4.8 (32)Melbourne15.16 (106)Waverley Park19,914Saturday 28, May
Collingwood16.14 (110)Hawthorn10.14 (74)Victoria Park26,718Saturday 28, May
Essendon16.16 (112)Geelong15.11 (101)MCG75,129Saturday 28, May
Brisbane Bears17.18 (120)North Melbourne12.21 (93)Gabba10,953Sunday 29, May
Adelaide15.13 (103)Fitzroy9.10 (64)Football Park42,915Sunday 29, May

Round 11

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Fitzroy12.8 (80)Carlton20.15 (135)Waverley Park19,090Saturday 4, June
Essendon24.10 (154)Richmond17.6 (108)Optus Oval22,547Saturday 4, June
Geelong15.11 (101)Brisbane Bears19.12 (126)Kardinia Park18,599Saturday 4, June
Collingwood13.12 (90)Adelaide8.19 (67)Victoria Park27,390Saturday 4, June
Hawthorn20.5 (125)Footscray8.13 (61)Waverley Park22,895Sunday 5, June
Sydney16.10 (106)North Melbourne19.12 (126)SCG11,182Sunday 5, June
Melbourne11.8 (74)West Coast18.10 (118)MCG31,324Sunday 5, June

Round 12

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Geelong17.11 (113)St Kilda16.14 (110)Kardinia Park23,696Saturday 11, June
Melbourne13.16 (94)Carlton18.13 (121)MCG52,199Saturday 11, June
North Melbourne21.23 (149)Adelaide10.9 (69)Optus Oval16,643Saturday 11, June
Sydney13.5 (83)Hawthorn21.15 (141)SCG12,251Sunday 12, June
West Coast11.12 (78)Brisbane Bears10.9 (69)Subiaco Oval23,492Sunday 12, June
Footscray13.14 (92)Essendon9.10 (64)Waverley Park39,181Monday 13, June
Richmond14.18 (102)Collingwood4.12 (36)MCG61,983Monday 13, June

Round 13

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Carlton22.13 (145)St Kilda10.5 (65)Optus Oval22,927Saturday 18, June
Hawthorn7.11 (53)Fitzroy10.6 (66)Waverley Park17,599Saturday 18, June
Richmond9.18 (72)North Melbourne10.7 (67)MCG26,917Saturday 18, June
Footscray20.14 (134)Sydney9.6 (60)Whitten Oval13,070Sunday 19, June
Brisbane Bears17.12 (114)Essendon11.15 (81)Gabba18,484Sunday 19, June
Collingwood18.13 (121)West Coast12.12 (84)MCG27,699Sunday 19, June
Adelaide11.17 (83)Melbourne12.6 (78)Football Park41,189Sunday 19, June

Round 14

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne13.10 (88)Carlton15.16 (106)MCG45,177Friday 24, June
Footscray21.18 (144)Fitzroy6.4 (40)Whitten Oval16,085Saturday 25, June
Melbourne9.8 (62)Richmond11.12 (78)MCG32,528Saturday 25, June
St Kilda12.7 (79)Adelaide11.13 (79)Waverley Park13,868Saturday 25, June
Geelong10.15 (75)West Coast14.9 (93)Kardinia Park21,939Saturday 25, June
Essendon19.15 (129)Sydney14.11 (95)MCG27,094Sunday 26, June
Brisbane Bears17.19 (121)Collingwood11.11 (77)Gabba18,881Sunday 26, June

Round 15

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
West Coast19.14 (128)St Kilda7.7 (49)WACA24,632Friday 1, July
North Melbourne11.19 (85)Essendon14.8 (92)MCG50,141Saturday 2, July
Hawthorn16.19 (115)Geelong11.13 (79)Waverley Park35,267Saturday 2, July
Fitzroy9.11 (65)Melbourne16.15 (111)Whitten Oval8,484Saturday 2, July
Carlton22.12 (144)Brisbane Bears6.10 (46)Optus Oval21,119Saturday 2, July
Sydney10.13 (73)Collingwood13.15 (93)SCG13,083Sunday 3, July
Adelaide12.11 (83)Richmond13.12 (90)Football Park43,052Sunday 3, July

Round 16

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Fitzroy11.14 (80)Collingwood19.15 (129)Whitten Oval15,394Saturday 9, July
Geelong22.13 (145)Melbourne17.13 (115)Kardinia Park23,687Saturday 9, July
Hawthorn21.16 (142)St Kilda11.12 (78)Waverley Park25,037Saturday 9, July
Richmond14.13 (97)Footscray12.22 (94)MCG49,878Saturday 9, July
Sydney15.20 (110)Brisbane Bears21.9 (135)SCG5,728Sunday 10, July
West Coast11.14 (80)Essendon5.14 (44)Subiaco Oval29,723Sunday 10, July
Carlton20.16 (136)Adelaide10.16 (76)Optus Oval29,695Sunday 10, July

Round 17

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Melbourne17.10 (112)Hawthorn11.8 (74)Optus Oval14,096Saturday 16, July
Footscray17.11 (113)Geelong13.7 (85)Whitten Oval23,953Saturday 16, July
St Kilda8.7 (55)North Melbourne17.14 (116)Waverley Park21,097Saturday 16, July
Collingwood7.12 (54)Carlton14.13 (97)MCG85,831Saturday 16, July
Essendon24.9 (153)Fitzroy12.17 (89)MCG33,265Sunday 17, July
Brisbane Bears12.12 (84)Richmond15.8 (98)Gabba14,936Sunday 17, July
Adelaide12.10 (82)West Coast11.12 (78)Football Park42,860Sunday 17, July

Round 18

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Adelaide10.15 (75)Sydney13.9 (87)Football Park43,788Friday 22, July
Footscray13.9 (87)Collingwood7.13 (55)Whitten Oval25,540Saturday 23, July
Essendon15.10 (100)St Kilda18.2 (110)MCG38,858Saturday 23, July
Hawthorn9.5 (59)North Melbourne15.9 (99)Waverley Park26,936Saturday 23, July
Brisbane Bears8.17 (65)Fitzroy7.16 (58)Gabba8,236Sunday 24, July
Geelong13.12 (90)Carlton8.6 (54)Waverley Park42,930Sunday 24, July
West Coast14.17 (101)Richmond7.11 (53)Subiaco Oval26,020Sunday 24, July

Round 19

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne15.12 (102)Footscray12.10 (82)MCG32,845Friday 29, July
Melbourne21.9 (135)Essendon8.10 (58)MCG43,132Saturday 30, July
St Kilda5.15 (45)Brisbane Bears8.7 (55)Waverley Park12,927Saturday 30, July
Carlton15.14 (104)Hawthorn9.18 (72)Optus Oval25,265Saturday 30, July
Richmond14.11 (95)Sydney9.8 (62)MCG23,906Sunday 31, July
Geelong13.13 (91)Adelaide5.8 (38)Kardinia Park15,383Sunday 31, July
Fitzroy3.8 (26)West Coast13.14 (92)Whitten Oval5,334Sunday 31, July

Round 20

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Collingwood19.20 (134)Essendon17.4 (106)MCG76,565Friday 5, August
Richmond12.21 (93)St Kilda9.7 (61)MCG33,503Saturday 6, August
North Melbourne11.11 (77)Geelong10.18 (78)Optus Oval26,014Saturday 6, August
Hawthorn15.10 (100)West Coast7.12 (54)Waverley Park16,328Saturday 6, August
Brisbane Bears12.12 (84)Melbourne14.15 (99)Gabba12,341Sunday 7, August
Footscray17.16 (118)Adelaide4.10 (34)Whitten Oval17,591Sunday 7, August
Sydney9.12 (66)Fitzroy13.16 (94)SCG6,513Sunday 7, August

Round 21

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
West Coast10.13 (73)North Melbourne9.10 (64)WACA31,948Friday 12, August
St Kilda10.12 (72)Footscray17.15 (117)Waverley Park14,653Saturday 13, August
Fitzroy8.11 (59)Geelong13.22 (100)Optus Oval11,388Saturday 13, August
Melbourne9.10 (64)Collingwood13.14 (92)MCG49,872Saturday 13, August
Sydney9.16 (70)Carlton8.14 (62)SCG9,622Sunday 14, August
Richmond11.23 (89)Hawthorn18.9 (117)MCG52,562Sunday 14, August
Adelaide13.11 (89)Brisbane Bears12.14 (86)Football Park36,599Sunday 14, August

Round 22

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne12.11 (83)Melbourne15.13 (103)MCG32,951Friday 19, August
St Kilda17.12 (114)Sydney11.15 (81)Waverley Park13,454Saturday 20, August
Fitzroy10.9 (69)Richmond19.15 (129)Whitten Oval12,122Saturday 20, August
Collingwood15.17 (107)Geelong16.8 (104)MCG66,555Saturday 20, August
Essendon20.16 (136)Hawthorn12.12 (84)MCG49,354Sunday 21, August
Brisbane Bears13.10 (88)Footscray14.14 (98)Gabba10,572Sunday 21, August
Carlton19.12 (126)West Coast8.14 (62)Optus Oval28,038Sunday 21, August

Round 23

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne25.10 (160)Fitzroy10.14 (74)MCG17,960Friday 26, August
Carlton25.11 (161)Richmond6.12 (48)Optus Oval32,486Saturday 27, August
St Kilda14.6 (90)Collingwood13.10 (88)Waverley Park40,154Saturday 27, August
Geelong16.15 (111)Sydney15.9 (99)Kardinia Park22,208Saturday 27, August
Footscray16.15 (111)Melbourne11.5 (71)Whitten Oval23,615Saturday 27, August
Brisbane Bears13.13 (91)Hawthorn15.12 (102)Gabba13,718Sunday 28, August
Adelaide17.13 (115)Essendon8.10 (58)Football Park41,669Sunday 28, August

Round 24

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Collingwood8.14 (62)North Melbourne19.12 (126)MCG72,932Friday 2, September
Essendon12.8 (80)Carlton9.8 (62)MCG61,231Saturday 3, September
Fitzroy15.12 (102)St Kilda21.14 (140)Whitten Oval10,809Saturday 3, September
Richmond13.17 (95)Geelong27.9 (171)Optus Oval25,112Saturday 3, September
Hawthorn9.12 (66)Adelaide6.11 (47)Waverley Park22,973Saturday 3, September
Sydney18.13 (121)Melbourne27.5 (167)SCG8,344Sunday 4, September
West Coast17.15 (117)Footscray6.10 (46)Subiaco Oval26,992Sunday 4, September

Ladder

All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series. It was the first season that the AFL implemented a top 8 team finals series.

1994 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 West Coast (P) 22 16 6 0 2078 1572 132.2 64 Finals
2 Carlton 22 15 7 0 2351 1774 132.5 60
3 North Melbourne 22 13 9 0 2383 1848 129.0 52
4 Geelong 22 13 9 0 2403 2104 114.2 52
5 Footscray 22 13 9 0 2106 1905 110.6 52
6 Hawthorn 22 13 9 0 2188 2005 109.1 52
7 Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2190 1879 116.6 48
8 Collingwood 22 12 10 0 2017 2019 99.9 48
9 Richmond 22 12 10 0 2033 2167 93.8 48
10 Essendon 22 11 11 0 2075 2119 97.9 44
11 Adelaide 22 9 12 1 1876 2159 86.9 38
12 Brisbane Bears 22 9 13 0 1940 2195 88.4 36
13 St Kilda 22 7 14 1 1809 2415 74.9 30
14 Fitzroy 22 5 17 0 1726 2456 70.3 20
15 Sydney 22 4 18 0 1987 2545 78.1 16
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

Ladder progression

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
West Coast Eagles (P)048121216202024283236364044484852565660606064
Carlton0048812121616202428323640444848525252566060
North Melbourne048121212162024242832323232323640444444444852
Geelong044488121620202024242424282832364044444852
Footscray444488121616161620242828283236364044485252
Hawthorn444488121620202428282832363636364044444852
Melbourne488121620202020242424242428283232364040444448
Collingwood4812121212121616202424282832363636364044484848
Richmond044488121212121216202428323636404444484848
Essendon44448881216202424242832323636363636404044
Adelaide448121216161616202020242626263030303034343838
Brisbane Bears444888888121616202424282832363636363636
St Kilda0044448812121212121414141418181818222630
Fitzroy04881212121212121212161616161616162020202020
Sydney0004444488888888812121216161616
Source:

Finals

Qualifying Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne 15.24 (114) (aet) Hawthorn 13.13 (91) (aet) Waverley Park 38,223 Saturday, 10 September
Geelong 15.16 (106) Footscray 15.11 (101) MCG 61,182 Saturday, 10 September
Carlton 14.12 (96) Melbourne 18.15 (123) MCG 56,111 Sunday, 11 September
West Coast 11.16 (82) Collingwood 12.8 (80) WACA 31,824 Sunday, 11 September

Semi finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Geelong 15.15 (105) Carlton 10.12 (72) Waverley Park 53,160 Saturday, 17 September
Melbourne 21.18 (144) Footscray 9.11 (65) MCG 65,577 Sunday, 18 September

Preliminary Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne 14.19 (103) Geelong 16.13 (109) MCG 80,121 Saturday, 24 September
West Coast 16.21 (117) Melbourne 8.4 (52) WACA 34,317 Saturday, 24 September

Grand final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
West Coast 20.23 (143) Geelong 8.15 (63) MCG 93,860 Saturday, 1 October

Awards

Notable events

  • The AFL increased the number of interchange players from two to three which, when added to the "run on" team of 18 on-the-field players, increased the standard team squad size to 21 players.
  • The AFL increased the number of field umpires in each game from two to three.
  • The size of each club's senior playing list was significantly reduced from 52 to 42 players from the 1994 season (with the exception of the struggling Sydney, which was granted a list of 50 players). Victorian clubs could list ten players on a supplementary list to make up the numbers in their reserves teams, but those players were not eligible for AFL senior selection. The change was part of an AFL Commission plan to completely abolish the Victorian clubs' reserves competition by 1995, but this final stage did not occur until 2000.[1]
  • The playing time allocated to each of a match's four-quarters was adjusted for this season. Playing time was reduced from 25 to 20 minutes, but additional stoppages (including all scores and boundary throw-ins) attracted "time-on" allocations; the total reduction of playing time was approximately 10%.[2]
  • Advertising was permitted for the first time on the backs of guernseys. Small sponsors' logos had previously been permitted over the breast and on the shorts, but the new regulations allowed for logos 30 cm long and 8 cm high below the number on the back of the guernsey, which has since become the prime advertising location on guernseys. Under the original rules, the logo was required to be consistent with the colour of the guernsey, a stipulation which has since been relaxed.[3]
  • Fitzroy moved its match-day home ground from Princes Park (which, due to the first ever ground naming rights deal affecting an AFL venue, became known as Optus Oval from this season) to the Western Oval. However, this left Carlton as the sole tenant of Optus Oval, and an existing arrangement between Carlton and the AFL required eighteen matches to be played there during the year; consequently, Fitzroy and the MCG's four co-tenants (Essendon, Richmond, Melbourne and North Melbourne) were each forced to play one or two home games at Optus Oval to make up the balance.[4]
  • Starting from Round 20, the "blood rule" was introduced in order to allay fears raised by the threat of AIDS. Under the rule, any bleeding player would be sent from the field by the umpires until his wound had been covered or closed and any blood-stained gear replaced.[5] The rule, which for the first time ever gave umpires the ability to order players from the ground, was not initially well-received – particularly following a Round 23 incident in which Hawthorn ruckman Stephen Lawrence was unable to return to the field after the third quarter because Hawthorn officials could not find a spare sock to replace his bloodstained one.[6]
  • The Second McIntyre "Final Six" system, which had operated in 1992 and 1993, was replaced by the McIntyre "Final Eight" system. The McIntyre "Final Eight" system operated from 1994 to 1999; it was replaced by the AFL’s Amended "Final Eight" system in 2000.
  • The third qualifying final between North Melbourne and Hawthorn was the first ever AFL finals match to require extra time, after the scores were level which had North Melbourne 12.19 (91) to Hawthorn 13.13 (91) at the expiration of regular time. The provision for extra time had been introduced after the controversial 1990 finals series, when the qualifying final between Collingwood and West Coast was drawn. North Melbourne dominated extra time, kicking 3.5 to Hawthorn's nil, and won the match by 23 points.

See also

References

  1. Greg Denham (12 June 1993). "League cuts team lists in shake-up". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 32.
  2. Rohan Connolly; Gerard Wright (21 August 1994). "A goal that wasn't and a clock that ran fast". The Sunday Age (Sport Liftout). Melbourne, VIC. p. 3.
  3. Stephen Linnell (19 August 1993). "Logos get a guernsey from the AFL". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 28.
  4. Greg Denham (9 November 1993). "MCG tenants protest at 'home' switch". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 46.
  5. Ashley Browne (4 August 1994). "AFL under fire over new law on bleeding players". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 30.
  6. Steve Perkin; Daryl Timms (29 August 1994). "Blood rule 'ridiculous'". Herald Sun (Afternoon ed.). Melbourne, VIC. p. 86.
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