103rd season of the Australian Football League (AFL)
Australian rules football season
The 1999 AFL season was the 103rd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 25 March until 25 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The premiership was won by the Kangaroos (North Melbourne ) for the fourth time, after it defeated Carlton by 35 points in the 1999 AFL Grand Final .[ 1]
AFL Draft See 1999 AFL Draft .
Ansett Australia Cup Hawthorn defeated Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) to 5.6 (36).
Home-and-away season
Round 1
Round 1
Thursday, 25 March (7:40 pm)
Essendon 16.14 (110)
def.
Carlton 9.17 (71)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 71,501)
Friday, 26 March (7:40 pm)
Geelong 22.9 (141)
def.
Kangaroos 21.9 (135)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 33,674)
Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm)
Melbourne 14.20 (104)
def.
Richmond 13.9 (87)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 47,620)
Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm)
Adelaide 12.6 (78)
def. by
Western Bulldogs 13.13 (91)
Football Park (crowd: 39,135)
Saturday, 27 March (7:40 pm)
Brisbane Lions 23.14 (152)
def.
St Kilda 10.3 (63)
The Gabba (crowd: 20,172)
Sunday, 28 March (2:10 pm)
Collingwood 8.11 (59)
def. by
Hawthorn 10.14 (74)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 48,620)
Sunday, 28 March (2:10 pm)
Sydney 12.14 (86)
def. by
Port Adelaide 17.13 (115)
Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 28,264)
Sunday, 28 March (2:10 pm)
Fremantle 13.20 (98)
def. by
West Coast 15.12 (102)
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,680)
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
Note: Tony Lockett kicked 9 Goals To break VFL/AFL All Time Goals Record by Player
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
Ladder
(P)
Premiers
Qualified for finals
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 95.7 Source: AFL Tables
Progression by round 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 ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Essendon 4 8 12 12 16 20 20 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 Kangaroos 0 0 4 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 44 48 48 52 56 60 64 68 Brisbane Lions 4 4 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 24 28 28 32 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 Western Bulldogs 4 4 4 4 8 8 12 16 20 24 26 30 30 34 38 42 46 46 50 54 58 62 West Coast 4 8 12 16 20 24 24 28 32 32 32 36 40 44 44 44 44 48 48 48 48 48 Carlton 0 4 8 12 12 12 16 16 20 24 24 24 24 28 32 32 36 40 44 44 48 48 Port Adelaide 4 8 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 20 20 24 28 32 36 40 40 40 44 48 48 Sydney 0 0 0 4 4 8 12 16 16 20 24 28 28 28 32 32 36 36 36 40 44 44 Hawthorn 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 16 18 22 22 22 22 22 22 26 30 34 38 42 St Kilda 0 4 4 8 8 12 16 20 24 28 28 28 28 32 32 32 36 36 36 36 36 40 Geelong 4 8 12 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 24 24 28 32 36 36 40 Richmond 0 4 4 8 8 8 8 12 16 16 16 20 24 24 28 32 32 32 32 32 32 36 Adelaide 0 4 8 8 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 24 24 24 28 32 32 32 32 32 Melbourne 4 4 4 8 12 12 16 16 16 16 20 20 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 Fremantle 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 8 12 12 12 12 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Collingwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 16 16 16 16
Finals series
Qualifying Finals
Semi-finals
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 22.10.142
Away team
Score 8.12.60
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
Team
Hosted
Average
Highest
Lowest
Total
Last Season
+/-
Essendon
11
57,309
73,118
35,273
630,399
54,894
+ 2414
Richmond
11
40,533
59,458
28,217
445,863
44,307
- 3774
Adelaide
11
39,393
45,615
33,398
433,324
41,245
- 1852
Collingwood
11
39,126
56,129
19,441
430,386
49,399
- 10,273
Carlton
11
35,037
70,506
19,100
385,403
32,634
+ 2403
Hawthorn
11
34,863
72,130
13,941
383,490
32,173
+ 2690
St Kilda
11
33,182
46,880
20,131
365,006
36,231
- 3049
Melbourne
11
31,955
51,722
18,679
351,504
40,085
- 8130
Port Adelaide
11
31,269
42,669
25,753
343,963
31,799
- 530
West Coast Eagles
11
30,868
36,763
24,696
339,549
34,199
- 3331
Sydney
11
30,539
41,280
24,629
335,930
31,549
- 1010
Kangaroos
11
25,890
48,383
10,676
284,786
35,791
- 9901
Geelong
11
24,840
42,272
17,234
273,242
28,371
- 3531
Western Bulldogs
11
24,023
44,683
13,513
264,254
23,832
+ 191
Fremantle
11
23,972
32,680
17,620
263,689
23,104
+ 868
Brisbane Lions
11
21,890
24,989
17,665
240,791
16,675
+ 5215
Totals
176
32,793
73,118
10,676
5,771,579
34,768
- 1975
Venue
Hosted
Average
Highest
Lowest
Total
Last Year
+/-
MCG
58
42,370
73,118
16,429
2,457,440
47,585
- 5215
Football Park
22
35,331
45,615
25,753
777,287
36,522
- 1191
Waverley Park
21
33,558
72,130
13,941
704,719
34,549
- 991
Subiaco Oval
16
28,506
36,763
17,620
456,096
29,800
- 1294
SCG
15
26,767
41,280
10,676
401,506
31,549
- 4782
WACA
6
24,524
26,126
22,987
147,142
25,590
- 1066
Victoria Park
2
21,967
24,493
19,441
43,934
23,241
- 1274
Shell Stadium
9
21,922
27,417
17,234
197,296
23,307
- 1385
GABBA
11
21,890
24,989
17,665
240,791
16,675
+ 5215
Optus Oval
16
21,586
31,189
13,513
345,368
21,874
- 289
Totals
176
32,793
73,118
10,676
5,771,579
34,768
- 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 11 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, 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 kicked his 1300th career goal, breaking Gordon Coventry's 62-year standing record of 1299 career goals. Lockett still holds the record as of 2024.
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 .
References
Sources
Clubs
Seasons Grand finals Venues Other awards Major recurring events Second-tier and junior competitions
Related articles Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924