1991 AFL season
The 1991 Australian Football League season was the 95th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 2nd under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.
| 1991 AFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 15 |
| Premiers | Hawthorn (9th premiership) |
| Minor premiers | West Coast (1st minor premiership) |
| Pre-season cup | Hawthorn (2nd pre-season cup win) |
| Matches played | 172 |
| Attendance | 4,178,884 (24,296 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 75,230 (Grand Final, Hawthorn vs. West Coast) |
| Coleman Medallist | Tony Lockett (St Kilda) |
| Brownlow Medallist | Jim Stynes (Melbourne) |
Foster's Cup
Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne 14.19 (103) to 7.12 (54) in the final.
Premiership season
The league expanded to 15 teams with the admission of the Adelaide Crows, meaning byes were required for the first time since 1943.
Each team played 22 games for the season with two byes: seven teams had a bye in round 1, and one team had a bye in each subsequent round.
Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Adelaide | 24.11 (155) | Hawthorn | 9.15 (69) | Football Park | 44,902 | Friday 22, March |
| St Kilda | 16.11 (107) | Richmond | 12.10 (82) | Waverley Park | 33,192 | Saturday 23, March |
| Footscray | 11.10 (76) | Collingwood | 21.20 (146) | Waverley Park | 38,861 | Sunday 24, March |
| West Coast | 14.15 (99) | Melbourne | 2.8 (20) | Subiaco Oval | 26,105 | Sunday 24, March |
Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 8.10 (58) | West Coast | 13.7 (85) | Waverley Park | 39,266 | Saturday 30, March |
| Fitzroy | 6.13 (49) | Melbourne | 27.18 (180) | Princes Park | 11,278 | Saturday 30, March |
| Brisbane Bears | 8.10 (58) | North Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | Carrara Stadium | 5,724 | Saturday 30, March |
| Adelaide | 12.9 (81) | Carlton | 15.14 (104) | Football Park | 43,850 | Sunday 31, March |
| Richmond | 17.7 (109) | Essendon | 16.17 (113) | MCG | 31,793 | Monday 1, April |
| Geelong | 18.22 (130) | St Kilda | 16.8 (104) | Kardinia Park | 26,303 | Monday 1, April |
| Hawthorn | 25.16 (166) | Sydney | 10.15 (75) | Princes Park | 13,815 | Monday 1, April |
Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 18.19 (127) | Brisbane Bears | 9.16 (70) | Princes Park | 16,651 | Saturday 6, April |
| Collingwood | 16.21 (117) | Fitzroy | 8.10 (58) | Victoria Park | 24,691 | Saturday 6, April |
| North Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | Essendon | 25.17 (167) | MCG | 24,961 | Saturday 6, April |
| Hawthorn | 20.16 (136) | Richmond | 11.13 (79) | Waverley Park | 25,960 | Saturday 6, April |
| Footscray | 10.8 (68) | Geelong | 15.27 (117) | Whitten Oval | 20,875 | Sunday 7, April |
| Melbourne | 21.19 (145) | St Kilda | 24.10 (154) | MCG | 27,266 | Sunday 7, April |
| Sydney | 15.18 (108) | Adelaide | 19.18 (132) | SCG | 10,649 | Sunday 7, April |
Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 18.19 (127) | North Melbourne | 8.7 (55) | WACA | 28,362 | Friday 12, April |
| Melbourne | 23.17 (155) | Carlton | 17.8 (110) | Waverley Park | 32,573 | Saturday 13, April |
| St Kilda | 13.16 (94) | Collingwood | 13.16 (94) | Moorabbin Oval | 31,213 | Saturday 13, April |
| Essendon | 12.20 (92) | Adelaide | 6.11 (47) | Windy Hill | 20,197 | Saturday 13, April |
| Fitzroy | 12.18 (90) | Footscray | 15.16 (106) | Princes Park | 10,351 | Saturday 13, April |
| Richmond | 19.13 (127) | Sydney | 24.20 (164) | MCG | 17,294 | Saturday 13, April |
| Brisbane Bears | 12.16 (88) | Geelong | 27.28 (190) | Gabba | 12,654 | Sunday 14, April |
Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney | 19.16 (130) | Essendon | 24.17 (161) | SCG | 13,140 | Friday 19, April |
| Collingwood | 16.19 (115) | Brisbane Bears | 14.9 (93) | Victoria Park | 20,403 | Saturday 20, April |
| Fitzroy | 12.17 (89) | Richmond | 16.17 (113) | Princes Park | 12,124 | Saturday 20, April |
| Footscray | 17.16 (118) | Hawthorn | 16.11 (107) | Waverley Park | 21,448 | Saturday 20, April |
| Melbourne | 28.14 (182) | North Melbourne | 17.10 (112) | MCG | 22,928 | Saturday 20, April |
| Geelong | 13.17 (95) | Carlton | 8.10 (58) | Kardinia Park | 27,365 | Sunday 21, April |
| West Coast | 19.16 (130) | Adelaide | 9.11 (65) | Subiaco Oval | 34,704 | Sunday 21, April |
Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 10.17 (77) | Melbourne | 17.11 (113) | Waverley Park | 55,735 | Thursday 25, April |
| North Melbourne | 27.26 (188) | Sydney | 21.8 (134) | MCG | 15,664 | Thursday 25, April |
| Carlton | 13.16 (94) | St Kilda | 7.18 (60) | Princes Park | 29,005 | Saturday 27, April |
| Geelong | 13.11 (89) | West Coast | 19.20 (134) | Waverley Park | 33,905 | Saturday 27, April |
| Brisbane Bears | 12.11 (83) | Essendon | 16.18 (114) | Carrara Stadium | 9,253 | Saturday 27, April |
| Fitzroy | 11.8 (74) | Hawthorn | 36.15 (231) | North Hobart Oval | 13,335 | Sunday 28, April |
| Adelaide | 19.14 (128) | Footscray | 14.13 (97) | Football Park | 36,695 | Sunday 28, April |
Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 21.15 (141) | Fitzroy | 14.13 (97) | MCG | 13,111 | Friday 3, May |
| Essendon | 17.13 (115) | Carlton | 13.16 (94) | Waverley Park | 47,651 | Saturday 4, May |
| Hawthorn | 8.14 (62) | West Coast | 21.18 (144) | Princes Park | 18,585 | Saturday 4, May |
| Melbourne | 18.18 (126) | Brisbane Bears | 17.11 (113) | MCG | 14,722 | Saturday 4, May |
| St Kilda | 24.18 (162) | Adelaide | 4.7 (31) | Moorabbin Oval | 25,057 | Saturday 4, May |
| Footscray | 20.13 (133) | Richmond | 14.17 (101) | Whitten Oval | 18,644 | Sunday 5, May |
| Sydney | 20.24 (144) | Geelong | 14.14 (98) | SCG | 11,244 | Sunday 5, May |
Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 18.14 (122) | Carlton | 11.12 (78) | Waverley Park | 29,727 | Saturday 11, May |
| Essendon | 13.9 (87) | West Coast | 14.10 (94) | Windy Hill | 21,438 | Saturday 11, May |
| Fitzroy | 10.10 (70) | Sydney | 21.21 (147) | Princes Park | 7,416 | Saturday 11, May |
| Melbourne | 17.19 (121) | Footscray | 12.10 (82) | MCG | 23,617 | Saturday 11, May |
| Geelong | 17.17 (119) | North Melbourne | 22.18 (150) | Kardinia Park | 17,746 | Saturday 11, May |
| Richmond | 24.15 (159) | Collingwood | 15.12 (102) | MCG | 28,322 | Sunday 12, May |
| Brisbane Bears | 12.7 (79) | St Kilda | 21.22 (148) | Gabba | 9,828 | Sunday 12, May |
Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 18.12 (120) | Adelaide | 18.10 (118) | MCG | 16,175 | Friday 17, May |
| Carlton | 13.15 (93) | Richmond | 12.9 (81) | Princes Park | 23,087 | Saturday 18, May |
| Collingwood | 13.12 (90) | Geelong | 18.24 (132) | Victoria Park | 26,262 | Saturday 18, May |
| Hawthorn | 15.13 (103) | Essendon | 13.9 (87) | Waverley Park | 40,537 | Saturday 18, May |
| Footscray | 15.11 (101) | Brisbane Bears | 14.12 (96) | Whitten Oval | 10,585 | Saturday 18, May |
| West Coast | 17.23 (125) | Fitzroy | 3.8 (26) | Subiaco Oval | 23,586 | Sunday 19, May |
| Sydney | 16.17 (113) | St Kilda | 18.11 (119) | SCG | 13,284 | Sunday 19, May |
Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Adelaide | 15.16 (106) | Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Football Park | 43,722 | Friday 24, May |
| Collingwood | 16.12 (108) | Hawthorn | 23.13 (151) | Waverley Park | 45,595 | Saturday 25, May |
| St Kilda | 11.15 (81) | Essendon | 16.13 (109) | Moorabbin Oval | 33,832 | Saturday 25, May |
| Fitzroy | 19.13 (127) | Geelong | 14.22 (106) | Princes Park | 10,214 | Saturday 25, May |
| North Melbourne | 21.15 (141) | Footscray | 18.19 (127) | MCG | 17,254 | Saturday 25, May |
| Brisbane Bears | 10.15 (75) | Richmond | 12.10 (82) | Carrara Stadium | 7,330 | Sunday 26, May |
| West Coast | 15.16 (106) | Sydney | 10.12 (72) | Subiaco Oval | 33,498 | Sunday 26, May |
Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 18.22 (130) | Collingwood | 17.12 (114) | MCG | 28,299 | Saturday 1, June |
| Essendon | 12.14 (86) | Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | Windy Hill | 21,635 | Saturday 1, June |
| Geelong | 27.15 (177) | Adelaide | 14.9 (93) | Kardinia Park | 17,644 | Saturday 1, June |
| Hawthorn | 10.17 (77) | St Kilda | 15.13 (103) | Princes Park | 20,832 | Saturday 1, June |
| Richmond | 12.8 (80) | West Coast | 17.15 (117) | Waverley Park | 15,476 | Saturday 1, June |
| Footscray | 8.9 (57) | Carlton | 1.10 (16) | Whitten Oval | 16,036 | Sunday 2, June |
| Sydney | 18.13 (121) | Brisbane Bears | 26.12 (168) | SCG | 7,657 | Sunday 2, June |
Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 12.10 (82) | Collingwood | 10.2 (62) | Waverley Park | 39,832 | Saturday 8, June |
| Footscray | 4.11 (35) | Sydney | 5.5 (35) | Whitten Oval | 11,236 | Saturday 8, June |
| Brisbane Bears | 14.9 (93) | West Coast | 21.19 (145) | Carrara Stadium | 5,728 | Sunday 9, June |
| Adelaide | 7.8 (50) | Fitzroy | 7.5 (47) | Football Park | 31,273 | Sunday 9, June |
| Hawthorn | 13.18 (96) | Geelong | 20.16 (136) | Princes Park | 23,123 | Monday 10, June |
| Melbourne | 13.12 (90) | Richmond | 14.12 (96) | MCG | 29,415 | Monday 10, June |
| St Kilda | 15.11 (101) | North Melbourne | 8.18 (66) | Moorabbin Oval | 31,242 | Monday 10, June |
Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 25.15 (165) | Footscray | 7.5 (47) | WACA | 25,117 | Friday 14, June |
| Essendon | 10.14 (74) | Collingwood | 11.10 (76) | Waverley Park | 41,948 | Saturday 15, June |
| Hawthorn | 22.17 (149) | Brisbane Bears | 9.8 (62) | Princes Park | 5,741 | Saturday 15, June |
| Richmond | 6.11 (47) | Adelaide | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 16,235 | Saturday 15, June |
| Sydney | 18.16 (124) | Carlton | 17.8 (110) | SCG | 12,769 | Sunday 16, June |
| Fitzroy | 15.8 (98) | St Kilda | 17.9 (111) | North Hobart Oval | 13,746 | Sunday 16, June |
| Melbourne | 16.8 (104) | Geelong | 20.14 (134) | MCG | 40,930 | Sunday 16, June |
Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 19.14 (128) | North Melbourne | 26.16 (172) | MCG | 23,353 | Friday 21, June |
| Carlton | 12.11 (83) | West Coast | 11.14 (80) | Princes Park | 19,588 | Saturday 22, June |
| Collingwood | 20.23 (143) | Sydney | 6.8 (44) | Victoria Park | 22,332 | Saturday 22, June |
| Essendon | 17.20 (122) | Fitzroy | 12.11 (83) | Windy Hill | 16,519 | Saturday 22, June |
| St Kilda | 16.6 (102) | Footscray | 8.21 (69) | Moorabbin Oval | 23,963 | Saturday 22, June |
| Melbourne | 11.11 (77) | Hawthorn | 19.13 (127) | Waverley Park | 30,664 | Saturday 22, June |
| Adelaide | 23.18 (156) | Brisbane Bears | 13.12 (90) | Football Park | 35,355 | Sunday 23, June |
Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 18.7 (115) | Hawthorn | 27.17 (179) | MCG | 25,819 | Friday 28, June |
| Collingwood | 23.22 (160) | Adelaide | 5.7 (37) | Victoria Park | 25,164 | Saturday 29, June |
| Fitzroy | 6.5 (41) | Carlton | 8.12 (60) | Princes Park | 15,147 | Saturday 29, June |
| Footscray | 11.23 (89) | Essendon | 6.7 (43) | Whitten Oval | 17,536 | Saturday 29, June |
| Geelong | 19.17 (131) | Richmond | 14.14 (98) | Waverley Park | 22,688 | Saturday 29, June |
| Sydney | 14.10 (94) | Melbourne | 26.21 (177) | SCG | 10,569 | Sunday 30, June |
| West Coast | 21.11 (137) | St Kilda | 14.9 (93) | Subiaco | 42,255 | Sunday 30, June |
Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 14.5 (89) | North Melbourne | 13.17 (95) | Princes Park | 23,191 | Saturday 6, July |
| Collingwood | 20.13 (133) | Footscray | 13.2 (80) | Victoria Park | 27,757 | Saturday 6, July |
| Hawthorn | 23.20 (158) | Adelaide | 14.11 (95) | Waverley Park | 21,715 | Saturday 6, July |
| Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | West Coast | 14.16 (100) | MCG | 25,799 | Saturday 6, July |
| Geelong | 13.21 (99) | Essendon | 10.15 (75) | Kardinia Park | 31,096 | Sunday 7, July |
| Brisbane Bears | 26.14 (170) | Fitzroy | 15.15 (105) | Gabba | 7,373 | Sunday 7, July |
| Richmond | 13.18 (96) | St Kilda | 18.16 (124) | MCG | 32,782 | Sunday 7, July |
Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 20.15 (135) | Collingwood | 8.6 (54) | WACA | 30,715 | Friday 12, July |
| Carlton | 6.12 (48) | Adelaide | 7.13 (55) | Princes Park | 13,509 | Saturday 13, July |
| Essendon | 6.7 (43) | Richmond | 7.18 (60) | Windy Hill | 13,501 | Saturday 13, July |
| Melbourne | 12.20 (92) | Fitzroy | 7.13 (55) | MCG | 12,710 | Saturday 13, July |
| St Kilda | 9.13 (67) | Geelong | 18.8 (116) | Moorabbin Oval | 28,789 | Saturday 13, July |
| North Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | Brisbane Bears | 14.6 (90) | Waverley Park | 7,239 | Saturday 13, July |
| Sydney | 14.19 (103) | Hawthorn | 15.24 (114) | SCG | 12,143 | Sunday 14, July |
Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 15.21 (111) | Collingwood | 18.16 (124) | Princes Park | 14,129 | Saturday 20, July |
| Essendon | 19.9 (123) | North Melbourne | 5.19 (49) | Windy Hill | 19,322 | Saturday 20, July |
| Richmond | 13.10 (88) | Hawthorn | 13.16 (94) | Waverley Park | 24,731 | Saturday 20, July |
| St Kilda | 16.14 (110) | Melbourne | 17.9 (111) | Moorabbin Oval | 24,950 | Saturday 20, July |
| Brisbane Bears | 14.16 (100) | Carlton | 12.21 (93) | Carrara Stadium | 9,735 | Sunday 21, July |
| Geelong | 20.16 (136) | Footscray | 10.8 (68) | Kardinia Park | 22,145 | Sunday 21, July |
| Adelaide | 16.22 (118) | Sydney | 19.8 (122) | Football Park | 40,794 | Sunday 21, July |
Round 19
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | West Coast | 11.16 (82) | MCG | 19,399 | Friday 26, July |
| Carlton | 10.8 (68) | Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | Princes Park | 16,110 | Saturday 27, July |
| Collingwood | 13.7 (85) | St Kilda | 7.11 (53) | Waverley Park | 53,315 | Saturday 27, July |
| Footscray | 16.12 (108) | Fitzroy | 7.9 (51) | Whitten Oval | 8,977 | Saturday 27, July |
| Geelong | 24.15 (159) | Brisbane Bears | 8.10 (58) | Kardinia Park | 13,639 | Saturday 27, July |
| Sydney | 14.15 (99) | Richmond | 12.20 (92) | SCG | 9,276 | Sunday 28, July |
| Adelaide | 16.12 (108) | Essendon | 12.9 (81) | Football Park | 41,716 | Sunday 28, July |
Round 20
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 16.9 (105) | Geelong | 14.19 (103) | Princes Park | 20,277 | Saturday 3, August |
| Essendon | 22.19 (151) | Sydney | 12.12 (84) | Windy Hill | 14,341 | Saturday 3, August |
| Hawthorn | 12.11 (83) | Footscray | 10.9 (69) | Waverley Park | 20,670 | Saturday 3, August |
| North Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | Melbourne | 20.20 (140) | MCG | 28,323 | Saturday 3, August |
| Brisbane Bears | 10.11 (71) | Collingwood | 26.16 (172) | Carrara Stadium | 9,302 | Saturday 3, August |
| Richmond | 13.19 (97) | Fitzroy | 23.18 (156) | MCG | 16,434 | Sunday 4, August |
| Adelaide | 11.14 (80) | West Coast | 14.11 (95) | Football Park | 45,864 | Sunday 4, August |
Round 21
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 11.16 (82) | Geelong | 12.9 (81) | WACA | 30,987 | Friday 9, August |
| St Kilda | 23.17 (155) | Carlton | 15.11 (101) | Waverley Park | 32,615 | Saturday 10, August |
| Melbourne | 8.7 (55) | Collingwood | 19.13 (127) | MCG | 50,085 | Saturday 10, August |
| Essendon | 23.19 (157) | Brisbane Bears | 17.10 (112) | Windy Hill | 12,970 | Saturday 10, August |
| Hawthorn | 28.27 (195) | Fitzroy | 10.9 (69) | Princes Park | 11,500 | Saturday 10, August |
| Footscray | 8.16 (64) | Adelaide | 6.4 (40) | Whitten Oval | 11,452 | Saturday 10, August |
| Sydney | 13.22 (100) | North Melbourne | 20.16 (136) | SCG | 13,252 | Sunday 11, August |
Round 22
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Adelaide | 12.9 (81) | St Kilda | 20.12 (132) | Football Park | 45,440 | Friday 16, August |
| Carlton | 12.12 (84) | Essendon | 13.10 (88) | Waverley Park | 34,588 | Saturday 17, August |
| Fitzroy | 22.16 (148) | North Melbourne | 21.21 (147) | Princes Park | 8,588 | Saturday 17, August |
| Richmond | 14.11 (95) | Footscray | 11.12 (78) | MCG | 15,466 | Saturday 17, August |
| Geelong | 17.13 (115) | Sydney | 13.10 (88) | Kardinia Park | 17,755 | Saturday 17, August |
| Brisbane Bears | 13.13 (91) | Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | Gabba | 6,480 | Sunday 18, August |
| West Coast | 15.9 (99) | Hawthorn | 11.9 (75) | Subiaco Oval | 35,001 | Sunday 18, August |
Round 23
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney | 21.14 (140) | Fitzroy | 13.16 (94) | SCG | 8,553 | Friday 23, August |
| Carlton | 8.10 (58) | Hawthorn | 23.18 (156) | Princes Park | 18,521 | Saturday 24, August |
| Collingwood | 18.18 (126) | Richmond | 14.9 (93) | Victoria Park | 29,541 | Saturday 24, August |
| North Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | Geelong | 13.12 (90) | Waverley Park | 26,445 | Saturday 24, August |
| St Kilda | 27.12 (174) | Brisbane Bears | 7.12 (54) | Moorabbin Oval | 16,364 | Saturday 24, August |
| West Coast | 16.19 (115) | Essendon | 7.10 (52) | Subiaco Oval | 38,990 | Sunday 25, August |
| Footscray | 6.9 (45) | Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Whitten Oval | 16,380 | Sunday 25, August |
Round 24
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 20.18 (138) | Carlton | 18.15 (123) | MCG | 21,854 | Saturday 31, August |
| Geelong | 16.11 (107) | Collingwood | 8.18 (66) | Kardinia Park | 28,491 | Saturday 31, August |
| Essendon | 9.9 (63) | Hawthorn | 21.17 (143) | Waverley Park | 48,311 | Saturday 31, August |
| Fitzroy | 14.15 (99) | West Coast | 12.17 (89) | Princes Park | 7,308 | Saturday 31, August |
| St Kilda | 24.14 (158) | Sydney | 17.17 (119) | Moorabbin Oval | 24,106 | Saturday 31, August |
| Brisbane Bears | 8.14 (62) | Footscray | 14.14 (98) | Carrara Stadium | 4,721 | Saturday 31, August |
| Adelaide | 28.12 (180) | North Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | Football Park | 36,220 | Sunday 1, September |
Finals series
Elimination finals
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 17.11 (113) | Essendon | 11.9 (75) | Waverley Park | 46,032 | Saturday 7, September |
| Geelong | 15.14 (104) | St Kilda | 14.13 (97) | Waverley Park | 63,796 | Sunday 8, September |
Qualifying final
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 15.11 (101) | Hawthorn | 18.16 (124) | Subiaco Oval | 44,142 | Sunday 8, September |
Semi finals
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 13.17 (95) | Geelong | 13.15 (93) | Waverley Park | 63,733 | Saturday 14, September |
| West Coast | 17.15 (117) | Melbourne | 12.7 (79) | Waverley Park | 41,136 | Sunday 15, September |
Preliminary final
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 8.16 (64) | West Coast | 11.13 (79) | Waverley Park | 47,638 | Saturday 21, September |
Grand final
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 20.19 (139) | West Coast | 13.8 (86) | Waverley Park | 75,230 | Saturday 28, September |
Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.
A team based in the state of South Australia, christened the "Adelaide Crows" after the epithet bestowed upon those from South Australia by those living in other Australian states (viz., the "crow eaters") was admitted to the AFL competition in 1991.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2485 | 1532 | 162.2 | 76 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2793 | 2055 | 135.9 | 64 | |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2660 | 2021 | 131.6 | 64 | |
| 4 | St Kilda | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2512 | 2087 | 120.4 | 58 | |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2355 | 2123 | 110.9 | 52 | |
| 6 | Essendon | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2203 | 2017 | 109.2 | 52 | |
| 7 | Collingwood | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2349 | 2033 | 115.5 | 50 | |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2456 | 2693 | 91.2 | 48 | |
| 9 | Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2041 | 2282 | 89.4 | 40 | |
| 10 | Footscray | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1815 | 2064 | 87.9 | 38 | |
| 11 | Carlton | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1878 | 2113 | 88.9 | 32 | |
| 12 | Sydney | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2360 | 2778 | 85.0 | 30 | |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2141 | 2450 | 87.4 | 28 | |
| 14 | Fitzroy | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1837 | 2771 | 66.3 | 16 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1976 | 2842 | 69.5 | 12 |
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.
Match attendance
Total match attendance for the home-and-away season was 3,810,868 people. Total attendance for the finals series was 381,707 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 75,230 people. The largest non-finals attendance was 55,735 people for the Collingwood v Melbourne game of Round 6.
Awards
- The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Jim Stynes of Melbourne
- The Coleman Medal was awarded to Tony Lockett of St Kilda
- The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Paul Dear of Hawthorn
- The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Jim Stynes of Melbourne
- The Under 19's Grand Final was won by North Melbourne
- The Reserves Grand Final was won by Brisbane
- The Seniors Grand Final was won by Hawthorn
Notable events
- The Adelaide Crows entered the AFL competition.
- The McIntyre "Final Five" system, which had operated from 1972 until 1991, was replaced by the First McIntyre "Final Six" system. This system lasted only this season, and it was replaced by the Second McIntyre "Final Six" system in 1992.
- In round 6, North Melbourne and Sydney kicked 32.18 (210) in the first half. It is the only aggregate of 200 points for a half in VFL/AFL history.
- In round 11, Carlton kicked its only goal through Mark Arceri 33 seconds from the end of their match with Footscray. It was the Blues' lowest score since 1904, and the closest a team has come to a goalless match since 1961.
- In round 21, Essendon hosted its last senior VFL/AFL match at Windy Hill—its home venue since 1922. Essendon played its home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the remainder of the 1990s.
- West Coast did not concede more than 100 points in any game during the home-and-away season, being the first team to do this since 1967.
- The qualifying final at Subiaco Oval between West Coast and Hawthorn was the first finals match played outside Melbourne since 1897, when one finals match was played in Geelong; it was the first final ever played outside Victoria.
- The capacity of the Melbourne Cricket Ground was reduced by half during 1991 as the new Great Southern Stand was constructed in preparation for the 1992 Cricket World Cup, to be played there in the summer of 1991/92. One consequence of this was that Waverley Park hosted all finals that were played in Melbourne, including (for the first and only time in its history) the grand final. The other was that Hawthorn's plans move its home games from Princes Park to Waverley Park were delayed by one year: Hawthorn had played five home games at Waverley Park and six at Princes Park in 1990 as part of transitional arrangements for a permanent move in 1991, but the AFL reneged on the deal when it became clear that the ground was needed for blockbuster games throughout the year; as a compromise, Hawthorn again played five home games at Waverley Park and six at Princes Park during 1991, and then moved permanently to Waverley Park in 1992.[1]
- By the end of the year, Hawthorn captain Michael Tuck retired from the game, having played a then-record 426 VFL/AFL matches (including 7 premierships from 11 grand finals). The record stood until passed by Brent Harvey (North Melbourne) in 2016.
gollark: Technically, we *did* make a substantial fraction of pigeons sapient and networked them into a hive mind, slightly.
gollark: Some birds apparently grasp trade with humans, so it's fine.
gollark: BRB, teaching crows to pay taxes.
gollark: It's boxing, except the competitors are cardboard boxes.
gollark: What about box boxing?
See also
References
- Daryl Timms (2 July 1990). "Feathers fly". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 88.
Bibliography
- Rodgers, Stephen (1992). Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1991 (3rd ed.). Australia: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-670-90526-7.
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