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.
1999 AFL premiership season | |
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Teams | 16 |
Premiers | Kangaroos 4th premiership |
Minor premiers | Essendon 15th minor premiership |
Pre-season cup | Hawthorn 3rd pre-season cup win |
Brownlow Medallist | Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) |
Coleman Medallist | Scott Cummings (West Coast) |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 185 |
Total attendance | 6,243,586 (33,749 per match) |
Highest | 94,228 (Grand Final, Kangaroos vs. Carlton) |
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]
See 1999 AFL Draft.
Hawthorn defeated Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) to 5.6 (36).
Note: Tony Lockett kicked the record number of goals in the Sydney vs Collingwood game
(P) | Premiers |
Qualified for finals |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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1 | Essendon | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2400 | 1905 | 126.0 | 72 |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 95.7
Source: AFL Tables
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.
Team | Hosted | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total | Last Season | +/- |
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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 | +/- |
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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 |