1999 AFL season

The 1999 Australian Football League season was the 103rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 10th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.

1999 AFL premiership season
Teams16
PremiersKangaroos
(4th premiership)
Minor premiersEssendon
(15th minor premiership)
Pre-season cupHawthorn
(3rd pre-season cup win)
Matches played185
Attendance6,243,586 (33,749 per match)
Highest attendance94,228 (Grand Final, Kangaroos vs. Carlton)
Coleman MedallistScott Cummings (West Coast)
Brownlow MedallistShane Crawford (Hawthorn)
Wooden spoonersCollingwood
(2nd wooden spoon)

See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.

AFL Draft

See 1999 AFL Draft.

Ansett Australia Cup

Hawthorn defeated Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) to 5.6 (36).

Premiership season

Round 1

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 16.14 (110) Carlton 9.17 (71) MCG 71,501 Thursday, 25 March
Geelong 22.9 (141) Kangaroos 21.9 (135) MCG 33,674 Friday, 26 March
Melbourne 14.20 (104) Richmond 13.9 (87) MCG 47,620 Saturday, 27 March
Adelaide 12.6 (78) Western Bulldogs 13.13 (91) Football Park 39,135 Saturday, 27 March
Brisbane Lions 23.14 (152) St Kilda 10.3 (63) Gabba 20,172 Saturday, 27 March
Collingwood 8.11 (59) Hawthorn 10.14 (74) MCG 48,620 Sunday, 28 March
Fremantle 13.20 (98) West Coast 15.12 (102) Subiaco Oval 32,680 Sunday, 28 March
Sydney 12.14 (86) Port Adelaide 17.13 (115) SCG 28,264 Sunday, 28 March

Round 2

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Kangaroos 15.16 (106) Essendon 22.9 (141) MCG 48,383 Thursday, 1 April
Richmond 15.18 (108) Sydney 13.18 (96) MCG 40,462 Saturday, 3 April
Western Bulldogs 20.14 (134) Geelong 24.11 (155) Optus Oval 22,162 Saturday, 3 April
West Coast 11.17 (83) Brisbane Lions 11.7 (73) Subiaco Oval 29,932 Saturday, 3 April
Hawthorn 8.8 (56) Adelaide 8.12 (60) Waverley Park 29,135 Saturday, 3 April
Port Adelaide 17.12 (114) Fremantle 15.11 (101) Football Park 28,384 Sunday, 4 April
St Kilda 19.16 (130) Melbourne 13.6 (84) Waverley Park 37,232 Sunday, 4 April
Carlton 15.22 (112) Collingwood 12.11 (83) MCG 71,506 Monday, 5 April

Round 3

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 13.12 (90) Kangaroos 15.10 (100) MCG 46,173 Friday, 9 April
Essendon 22.17 (149) Sydney 9.14 (68) MCG 50,324 Saturday, 10 April
Geelong 14.13 (97) Melbourne 12.19 (91) Shell Stadium 27,417 Saturday, 10 April
Fremantle 11.12 (78) Hawthorn 16.16 (112) Subiaco Oval 22,552 Saturday, 10 April
Brisbane Lions 11.14 (80) Port Adelaide 15.13 (103) Gabba 21,092 Saturday, 10 April
Collingwood 11.9 (75) West Coast 16.15 (111) Victoria Park 19,441 Sunday, 11 April
Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) Carlton 15.15 (105) Optus Oval 27,649 Sunday, 11 April
Adelaide 14.12 (96) St Kilda 11.15 (81) Football Park 41,708 Sunday, 11 April

Round 4

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Melbourne 12.13 (85) Hawthorn 12.12 (84) MCG 46,289 Friday, 16 April
Carlton 19.7 (121) Fremantle 14.8 (92) Optus Oval 19,100 Saturday, 17 April
Collingwood 14.12 (96) Richmond 22.14 (146) MCG 49,609 Saturday, 17 April
St Kilda 16.11 (107) Western Bulldogs 15.9 (99) Waverley Park 33,581 Saturday, 17 April
Brisbane Lions 17.13 (115) Adelaide 8.6 (54) Gabba 21,360 Saturday, 17 April
Sydney 10.12 (72) Kangaroos 10.10 (70) SCG 29,617 Saturday, 17 April
Port Adelaide 10.14 (74) Geelong 17.13 (115) Football Park 34,570 Sunday, 18 April
West Coast 15.7 (97) Essendon 3.5 (23) Subiaco Oval 32,893 Sunday, 18 April

Round 5

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Western Bulldogs 21.17 (143) Richmond 12.9 (81) MCG 43,043 Friday, 23 April
Carlton 9.11 (65) Geelong 17.13 (115) Optus Oval 31,189 Saturday, 24 April
Hawthorn 9.14 (68) West Coast 14.10 (94) Waverley Park 27,370 Saturday, 24 April
Melbourne 13.12 (90) Port Adelaide 9.12 (66) MCG 24,533 Saturday, 24 April
Kangaroos 14.8 (92) St Kilda 13.12 (90) SCG 11,706 Saturday, 24 April
Adelaide 23.17 (155) Sydney 11.8 (74) Football Park 42,641 Sunday, 25 April
Essendon 15.18 (108) Collingwood 15.10 (100) MCG 73,118 Sunday, 25 April
Fremantle 7.11 (53) Brisbane Lions 15.18 (108) Subiaco Oval 24,044 Sunday, 25 April

Round 6

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
St Kilda 14.15 (99) Carlton 7.16 (58) MCG 43,777 Friday, 30 April
Geelong 14.14 (98) Hawthorn 14.16 (100) Shell Stadium 27,341 Saturday, 1 May
Richmond 11.12 (78) Essendon 17.11 (113) MCG 59,458 Saturday, 1 May
West Coast 18.16 (124) Western Bulldogs 7.10 (52) Subiaco Oval 32,370 Saturday, 1 May
Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) Melbourne 10.10 (70) Gabba 21,753 Saturday, 1 May
Adelaide 18.7 (115) Port Adelaide 12.15 (87) Football Park 45,615 Sunday, 2 May
Collingwood 16.13 (109) Kangaroos 21.11 (137) MCG 38,245 Sunday, 2 May
Sydney 15.10 (100) Fremantle 11.9 (75) SCG 24,629 Sunday, 2 May

Round 7

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Carlton 18.10 (118) Richmond 14.14 (98) MCG 52,103 Friday, 7 May
Melbourne 20.14 (134) Essendon 17.11 (113) MCG 51,722 Saturday, 8 May
St Kilda 9.14 (68) West Coast 7.6 (48) Waverley Park 28,240 Saturday, 8 May
Brisbane Lions 13.18 (96) Collingwood 9.8 (62) Gabba 22,023 Saturday, 8 May
Port Adelaide 10.15 (75) Western Bulldogs 18.12 (120) Football Park 28,525 Saturday, 8 May
Fremantle 16.20 (116) Geelong 15.9 (99) Subiaco Oval 17,620 Sunday, 9 May
Kangaroos 22.9 (141) Adelaide 12.13 (85) MCG 22,006 Sunday, 9 May
Sydney 20.11 (131) Hawthorn 16.7 (103) SCG 25,823 Sunday, 9 May

Round 8

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 7.9 (51) St Kilda 13.16 (94) MCG 62,928 Friday, 14 May
Collingwood 14.15 (99) Fremantle 8.11 (59) MCG 26,339 Saturday, 15 May
Western Bulldogs 17.15 (117) Melbourne 7.11 (53) Optus Oval 18,226 Saturday, 15 May
Port Adelaide 19.11 (125) Carlton 13.8 (86) Football Park 30,557 Saturday, 15 May
Hawthorn 7.7 (49) Kangaroos 15.11 (101) Waverley Park 21,114 Saturday, 15 May
West Coast 19.12 (126) Adelaide 11.6 (72) Subiaco Oval 32,484 Sunday, 16 May
Geelong 14.16 (100) Sydney 21.15 (141) Shell Stadium 21,581 Sunday, 16 May
Richmond 21.9 (135) Brisbane Lions 17.17 (119) MCG 28,217 Sunday, 16 May

Round 9

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Collingwood 12.16 (88) Western Bulldogs 19.12 (126) MCG 44,457 Friday, 21 May
Carlton 15.7 (97) Melbourne 9.10 (64) Optus Oval 24,669 Saturday, 22 May
Hawthorn 7.5 (47) Essendon 15.17 (107) Waverley Park 46,479 Saturday, 22 May
Fremantle 12.14 (86) Kangaroos 17.14 (116) Subiaco Oval 24,218 Saturday, 22 May
Adelaide 9.13 (67) Richmond 12.6 (78) Football Park 38,151 Saturday, 22 May
St Kilda 18.11 (119) Port Adelaide 7.15 (57) Waverley Park 22,232 Sunday, 23 May
Brisbane Lions 22.12 (144) Geelong 11.21 (87) Gabba 22,948 Sunday, 23 May
Sydney 11.15 (81) West Coast 14.10 (94) SCG 36,787 Sunday, 23 May

Round 10

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Melbourne 13.12 (90) Fremantle 22.12 (144) MCG 19,178 Friday, 4 June
Adelaide 8.13 (61) Essendon 16.13 (109) Football Park 39,389 Friday, 4 June
Geelong 16.12 (108) St Kilda 18.10 (118) Shell Stadium 22,906 Saturday, 5 June
Richmond 11.15 (81) Hawthorn 12.15 (87) MCG 45,382 Saturday, 5 June
Brisbane Lions 6.8 (44) Western Bulldogs 9.12 (66) Gabba 17,665 Saturday, 5 June
West Coast 12.12 (84) Carlton 15.11 (101) Subiaco Oval 33,313 Sunday, 6 June
Kangaroos 20.13 (133) Port Adelaide 18.18 (126) MCG 16,429 Sunday, 6 June
Sydney 22.13 (145) Collingwood 14.10 (94) SCG 41,280 Sunday, 6 June

Round 11

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 21.11 (137) Geelong 15.14 (104) MCG 61,783 Friday, 11 June
Carlton 12.6 (78) Brisbane Lions 13.16 (94) Optus Oval 24,235 Saturday, 12 June
St Kilda 10.13 (73) Sydney 15.12 (102) Waverley Park 46,880 Saturday, 12 June
Port Adelaide 4.8 (32) Richmond 3.12 (30) Football Park 25,753 Saturday, 12 June
Western Bulldogs 10.16 (76) Hawthorn 11.10 (76) Optus Oval 18,977 Sunday, 13 June
Fremantle 18.14 (122) Adelaide 12.11 (83) Subiaco Oval 23,814 Sunday, 13 June
Collingwood 11.12 (78) Melbourne 13.11 (89) MCG 40,031 Monday, 14 June
Kangaroos 12.12 (84) West Coast 9.10 (64) SCG 15,230 Monday, 14 June

Round 12

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 15.11 (101) Geelong 9.12 (66) MCG 36,013 Friday, 18 June
Hawthorn 17.7 (109) St Kilda 14.12 (96) Waverley Park 36,381 Saturday, 19 June
Western Bulldogs 17.13 (115) Fremantle 11.13 (79) Optus Oval 13,513 Saturday, 19 June
Brisbane Lions 9.17 (71) Essendon 13.11 (89) Gabba 24,989 Saturday, 19 June
Adelaide 14.15 (99) Collingwood 14.10 (94) Football Park 36,737 Saturday, 19 June
Carlton 8.13 (61) Sydney 12.16 (88) Optus Oval 26,006 Sunday, 20 June
Melbourne 14.8 (92) Kangaroos 12.21 (93) MCG 28,350 Sunday, 20 June
West Coast 21.11 (137) Port Adelaide 11.6 (72) Subiaco Oval 32,596 Sunday, 20 June

Round 13

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 10.20 (80) Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) MCG 55,230 Friday, 25 June
Geelong 9.14 (68) West Coast 16.16 (112) Shell Stadium 19,093 Saturday, 26 June
St Kilda 11.16 (82) Collingwood 15.13 (103) Waverley Park 40,790 Saturday, 26 June
Port Adelaide 8.17 (65) Hawthorn 6.9 (45) Football Park 28,739 Saturday, 26 June
Kangaroos 13.11 (89) Carlton 8.5 (53) MCG 36,558 Saturday, 26 June
Fremantle 19.12 (126) Richmond 19.13 (127) Subiaco Oval 22,865 Sunday, 27 June
Melbourne 16.13 (109) Adelaide 13.13 (91) MCG 23,371 Sunday, 27 June
Sydney 15.8 (98) Brisbane Lions 20.13 (133) SCG 25,528 Sunday, 27 June

Round 14

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Collingwood 13.9 (87) Port Adelaide 12.16 (88) MCG 29,462 Friday, 2 July
Kangaroos 15.12 (102) Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) MCG 24,189 Saturday, 3 July
St Kilda 13.18 (96) Richmond 8.7 (55) Waverley Park 43,614 Saturday, 3 July
West Coast 16.16 (112) Melbourne 11.11 (77) Subiaco Oval 33,541 Saturday, 3 July
Essendon 16.12 (108) Fremantle 10.12 (72) MCG 35,273 Sunday, 4 July
Hawthorn 7.13 (55) Carlton 13.11 (89) Waverley Park 48,353 Sunday, 4 July
Adelaide 25.9 (159) Geelong 14.12 (96) Football Park 40,209 Sunday, 4 July
Sydney 14.17 (101) Western Bulldogs 18.15 (123) SCG 28,420 Sunday, 4 July

Round 15

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 16.8 (104) West Coast 11.9 (75) MCG 32,564 Friday, 9 July
Carlton 20.16 (136) Adelaide 13.10 (88) Optus Oval 22,720 Saturday, 10 July
Geelong 19.14 (128) Collingwood 19.11 (125) Shell Stadium 24,395 Saturday, 10 July
Melbourne 10.14 (74) Sydney 18.17 (125) MCG 35,500 Saturday, 10 July
Fremantle 16.11 (107) St Kilda 12.12 (84) Subiaco Oval 24,411 Saturday, 10 July
Brisbane Lions 13.14 (92) Hawthorn 9.7 (61) Gabba 22,758 Saturday, 10 July
Port Adelaide 14.15 (99) Essendon 9.8 (62) Football Park 34,671 Sunday, 11 July
Western Bulldogs 23.12 (150) Kangaroos 16.12 (108) MCG 44,683 Sunday, 11 July

Round 16

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 15.17 (107) Melbourne 13.4 (82) MCG 44,898 Friday, 16 July
St Kilda 10.8 (68) Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107) Waverley Park 22,268 Saturday, 17 July
Western Bulldogs 14.15 (99) Adelaide 14.13 (97) MCG 27,747 Saturday, 17 July
Kangaroos 22.11 (143) Geelong 13.10 (88) SCG 10,676 Saturday, 17 July
Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) Sydney 9.10 (64) Football Park 30,750 Sunday, 18 July
Carlton 9.16 (70) Essendon 23.8 (146) MCG 66,207 Sunday, 18 July
Hawthorn 14.8 (92) Collingwood 18.16 (124) Waverley Park 40,319 Sunday, 18 July
West Coast 11.6 (72) Fremantle 17.17 (119) Subiaco Oval 36,763 Sunday, 18 July

Round 17

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Melbourne 11.13 (79) St Kilda 14.14 (98) MCG 28,854 Friday, 23 July
Essendon 24.14 (158) Kangaroos 20.12 (132) MCG 68,831 Saturday, 24 July
Geelong 13.13 (91) Western Bulldogs 14.14 (98) Shell Stadium 19,951 Saturday, 24 July
Sydney 14.12 (96) Richmond 8.7 (55) SCG 29,507 Saturday, 24 July
Fremantle 13.11 (89) Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) WACA 22,987 Saturday, 24 July
Adelaide 18.17 (125) Hawthorn 11.10 (76) Football Park 38,679 Sunday, 25 July
Brisbane Lions 25.16 (166) West Coast 9.12 (66) Gabba 22,186 Sunday, 25 July
Collingwood 14.12 (96) Carlton 23.15 (153) MCG 53,560 Sunday, 25 July

Round 18

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Kangaroos 15.11 (101) Richmond 11.13 (79) MCG 38,196 Friday, 30 July
Melbourne 12.8 (80) Geelong 15.11 (101) MCG 27,408 Saturday, 31 July
St Kilda 9.12 (66) Adelaide 15.9 (99) Waverley Park 20,131 Saturday, 31 July
Sydney 11.13 (79) Essendon 15.3 (93) SCG 31,776 Saturday, 31 July
West Coast 16.12 (108) Collingwood 10.12 (72) WACA 26,126 Saturday, 31 July
Port Adelaide 9.12 (66) Brisbane Lions 17.16 (118) Football Park 33,345 Sunday, 1 August
Carlton 14.15 (99) Western Bulldogs 14.10 (94) Optus Oval 24,483 Sunday, 1 August
Hawthorn 15.12 (102) Fremantle 9.23 (77) Waverley Park 13,941 Sunday, 1 August

Round 19

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 23.15 (153) West Coast 15.3 (93) MCG 55,096 Friday, 6 August
Geelong 18.10 (118) Port Adelaide 12.14 (86) Shell Stadium 17,234 Saturday, 7 August
Richmond 10.19 (79) Collingwood 16.16 (112) MCG 47,621 Saturday, 7 August
Kangaroos 17.9 (111) Sydney 15.11 (101) SCG 27,964 Saturday, 7 August
Fremantle 8.9 (57) Carlton 19.12 (126) WACA 23,372 Saturday, 7 August
Adelaide 6.8 (44) Brisbane Lions 11.17 (83) Football Park 33,398 Sunday, 8 August
Hawthorn 18.14 (122) Melbourne 8.6 (54) Waverley Park 16,665 Sunday, 8 August
Western Bulldogs 18.7 (115) St Kilda 13.13 (91) Optus Oval 15,804 Sunday, 8 August

Round 20

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Collingwood 10.5 (65) Essendon 12.15 (87) MCG 56,129 Friday, 13 August
Richmond 12.7 (79) Western Bulldogs 17.13 (115) MCG 31,062 Saturday, 14 August
St Kilda 13.11 (89) Kangaroos 16.18 (114) Waverley Park 26,261 Saturday, 14 August
Port Adelaide 8.15 (63) Melbourne 6.10 (46) Football Park 26,000 Saturday, 14 August
West Coast 11.16 (82) Hawthorn 12.12 (84) WACA 24,835 Saturday, 14 August
Brisbane Lions 28.13 (181) Fremantle 9.13 (67) Gabba 23,845 Sunday, 15 August
Geelong 17.11 (113) Carlton 15.14 (104) MCG 42,272 Sunday, 15 August
Sydney 25.9 (159) Adelaide 5.11 (41) SCG 34,299 Sunday, 15 August

Round 21

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 22.15 (147) Richmond 13.11 (89) MCG 48,835 Friday, 20 August
Carlton 15.16 (106) St Kilda 7.3 (45) Optus Oval 24,185 Saturday, 21 August
Melbourne 15.14 (104) Brisbane Lions 25.9 (159) MCG 18,679 Saturday, 21 August
Hawthorn 15.13 (103) Geelong 15.11 (101) Waverley Park 31,603 Saturday, 21 August
Fremantle 10.16 (76) Sydney 15.19 (109) WACA 25,126 Saturday, 21 August
Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) Adelaide 9.14 (68) Football Park 42,669 Sunday, 22 August
Kangaroos 16.17 (113) Collingwood 15.10 (100) MCG 33,449 Sunday, 22 August
Western Bulldogs 16.10 (106) West Coast 16.8 (104) Optus Oval 17,267 Sunday, 22 August

Round 22

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 13.12 (90) Carlton 11.13 (79) MCG 34,013 Friday, 27 August
Essendon 17.14 (116) Melbourne 15.9 (99) MCG 47,480 Saturday, 28 August
Western Bulldogs 22.13 (145) Port Adelaide 11.12 (78) Optus Oval 15,183 Saturday, 28 August
Collingwood 8.4 (52) Brisbane Lions 13.16 (94) Victoria Park 24,493 Saturday, 28 August
West Coast 12.8 (80) St Kilda 18.13 (121) WACA Ground 24,696 Saturday, 28 August
Adelaide 8.18 (66) Kangaroos 22.10 (142) Football Park 37,662 Sunday, 29 August
Geelong 21.13 (139) Fremantle 13.10 (88) Shell Stadium 17,378 Sunday, 29 August
Hawthorn 23.15 (153) Sydney 11.2 (68) Waverley Park 72,130 Sunday, 29 August

Note: The Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions match was the last VFL/AFL match to be held at Victoria Park, and the Hawthorn vs. Sydney match was the last VFL/AFL match to be held at Waverley Park.

Ladder

All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series.

1999 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Essendon 22 18 4 0 2400 1905 126.0 72 Finals series
2 Kangaroos (P) 22 17 5 0 2463 2129 115.7 68
3 Brisbane Lions 22 16 6 0 2422 1671 144.9 64
4 Western Bulldogs 22 15 6 1 2363 1993 118.6 62
5 West Coast 22 12 10 0 2068 1937 106.8 48
6 Carlton 22 12 10 0 2088 2028 103.0 48
7 Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1851 2054 90.1 48
8 Sydney 22 11 11 0 2184 2128 102.6 44
9 Hawthorn 22 10 11 1 1858 1943 95.6 42
10 St Kilda 22 10 12 0 1978 2021 97.9 40
11 Geelong 22 10 12 0 2328 2454 94.9 40
12 Richmond 22 9 13 0 1977 2170 91.1 36
13 Adelaide 22 8 14 0 1903 2232 85.3 32
14 Melbourne 22 6 16 0 1850 2293 80.7 24
15 Fremantle 22 5 17 0 1981 2403 82.4 20
16 Collingwood 22 4 18 0 1973 2326 84.8 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 ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Essendon481212162020202428323640444448525660646872
Kangaroos004481216202428323640444448485256606468
Brisbane Lions4448121620202424282832323640444852566064
Western Bulldogs44448812162024263030343842464650545862
West Coast481216202424283232323640444444444848484848
Carlton04812121216162024242424283232364044444848
Port Adelaide481212121212161616202024283236404040444848
Sydney00044812161620242828283232363636404444
Hawthorn448881212121216182222222222222630343842
St Kilda044881216202428282828323232363636363640
Geelong481216202020202020202020202424242832363640
Richmond0448888121616162024242832323232323236
Adelaide0488121616161616162020242424283232323232
Melbourne4448121216161616202024242424242424242424
Fremantle0000004448121212121620202020202020
Collingwood00000004444488812121216161616
Source:

Finals series

Qualifying Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Western Bulldogs 8.12 (60) West Coast 9.11 (65) MCG 41,227 Friday, 3 September
Kangaroos 15.10 (100) Port Adelaide 8.8 (56) MCG 31,476 Saturday, 4 September
Brisbane Lions 20.18 (138) Carlton 8.17 (65) Gabba 26,112 Saturday, 4 September
Essendon 18.15 (123) Sydney 7.12 (54) MCG 57,687 Sunday, 5 September

Semi Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
West Coast 10.10 (70) Carlton 18.16 (124) MCG 55,682 Saturday, 11 September
Brisbane Lions 19.12 (126) Western Bulldogs 10.13 (73) Gabba 24,045 Saturday, 11 September

Note: West Coast Eagles played its "home" final at the MCG despite being ranked above Carlton due to the agreement then in place with the Melbourne Cricket Club that at least one game each week of the finals be played at the MCG.

Preliminary Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Kangaroos 19.9 (123) Brisbane Lions 11.12 (78) MCG 61,031 Friday, 17 September
Essendon 14.19 (103) Carlton 16.8 (104) MCG 80,519 Saturday, 18 September

Grand Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Kangaroos 19.10 (124) Carlton 12.17 (89) MCG 94,228 Saturday, 25 September

Match attendance

TeamHostedAverageHighestLowestTotalLast Season+/-
Essendon1157,30973,11835,273630,39954,894+ 2414
Richmond1140,53359,45828,217445,86344,307- 3774
Adelaide1139,39345,61533,398433,32441,245- 1852
Collingwood1139,12656,12919,441430,38649,399- 10,273
Carlton1135,03770,50619,100385,40332,634+ 2403
Hawthorn1134,86372,13013,941383,49032,173+ 2690
St Kilda1133,18246,88020,131365,00636,231- 3049
Melbourne1131,95551,72218,679351,50440,085- 8130
Port Adelaide1131,26942,66925,753343,96331,799- 530
West Coast Eagles1130,86836,76324,696339,54934,199- 3331
Sydney1130,53941,28024,629335,93031,549- 1010
Kangaroos1125,89048,38310,676284,78635,791- 9901
Geelong1124,84042,27217,234273,24228,371- 3531
Western Bulldogs1124,02344,68313,513264,25423,832+ 191
Fremantle1123,97232,68017,620263,68923,104+ 868
Brisbane Lions1121,89024,98917,665240,79116,675+ 5215
Totals17632,79373,11810,6765,771,57934,768- 1975
VenueHostedAverageHighestLowestTotalLast Year+/-
MCG5842,37073,11816,4292,457,44047,585- 5215
Football Park2235,33145,61525,753777,28736,522- 1191
Waverley Park2133,55872,13013,941704,71934,549- 991
Subiaco Oval1628,50636,76317,620456,09629,800- 1294
SCG1526,76741,28010,676401,50631,549- 4782
WACA624,52426,12622,987147,14225,590- 1066
Victoria Park221,96724,49319,44143,93423,241- 1274
Shell Stadium921,92227,41717,234197,29623,307- 1385
GABBA1121,89024,98917,665240,79116,675+ 5215
Optus Oval1621,58631,18913,513345,36821,874- 289
Totals17632,79373,11810,6765,771,57934,768- 1975

Awards

See also

Notes

  • Richmond and Adelaide played in torrential and stormy conditions at Football Park in Round 9. Under new laws that were introduced following the power outage which interrupted a game at Waverley Park in 1996, the captains met in the centre to decide whether to call the game off at three quarter time (accepting the progress score as final), due to the thunder and lightning having put out two light towers during half time. At that stage, Adelaide led by a point, but the captains agreed to carry on with the game. Richmond ended up winning by 9 points.
  • Two rounds later, Richmond once again played in heavy and unrelenting rain at Football Park, this time against Port Adelaide. Port Adelaide won by the score of 4.8 (32) to 3.12 (30). It was Port Adelaide’s lowest score, and remained as such until 2010 (also against Richmond), giving them the unique distinction during that period of time of having recorded a victory with their lowest score.
  • In round 10, Sydney's Tony Lockett entered the game against Collingwood 2 goals shy of Gordon Coventry's 62-year standing record of 1299 career goals. Lockett kicked his 3rd of 9 goals to break the record, which he still holds as of 2020.
  • Brisbane's half-time score of 21.5 (131) against Fremantle in round 20 set the new and enduring record for the highest half-time score in VFL/AFL history.
  • In their Round 12 game, Hawthorn trailed St Kilda by 63 points early in the second quarter before recovering to win by thirteen points. This set a new record for the largest ever comeback in a VFL/AFL game, a record which would stand until 2001.
  • The start of the Round 22 game between Richmond and Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was delayed by about half an hour after the scoreboard at the city end caught fire ten minutes before the scheduled bounce down. Players returned to the rooms, and much of the Ponsford Stand was evacuated onto the playing arena.
  • Collingwood lost 13 games in a row following on from the end of the previous season. They finally won against Fremantle in Round 8.
  • Port Adelaide's percentage of 90.12 remains the worst of any team in VFL/AFL history which qualified a team for the finals (excluding the seasons affected by World War I).
  • Waverley Park and Victoria Park both hosted their last senior AFL games in Round 22 – their absence would be replaced the following year by Colonial Stadium.

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