Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1999. See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list. See 1999 AFL Draft for more information. 6.4, 10.4, 14.8, 16.10 (106) 0.2, 4.4, 6.6, 11.8 (74) [edit] National Cup Hawthorn defeated Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) to 5.6 (36) [edit] Premiership Season [edit] 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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) | Kardinia Park | 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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) | Kardinia Park | 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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) | MCG | 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) | Kardinia Park | 21,581 | Sunday, 16 May | | Richmond | 21.9 (135) | Brisbane Lions | 17.17 (119) | MCG | 28,217 | Sunday, 16 May | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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) | Kardinia Park | 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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) | Kardinia Park | 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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) | Kardinia Park | 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 | [edit] 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) | MCG | 40,319 | Sunday, 18 July | | West Coast | 11.6 (72) | Fremantle | 17.17 (119) | Subiaco Oval | 36,763 | Sunday, 18 July | [edit] 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) | Kardinia Park | 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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) | Kardinia Park | 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) | MCG | 16,665 | Sunday, 8 August | | Western Bulldogs | 18.7 (115) | St Kilda | 13.13 (91) | Optus Oval | 15,804 | Sunday, 8 August | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] 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 | 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) | Kardinia Park | 17,378 | Sunday, 29 August | | Hawthorn | 23.15 (153) | Sydney | 11.2 (68) | Waverley Park | 72,130 | Sunday, 29 August | [edit] Finals series [edit] Qualifying Finals [edit] Semi Finals [edit] Preliminary Finals [edit] Grand Final | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date | | Kangaroos | 19.10 (134) | Carlton | 12.17 (89) | MCG | 94,228 | Saturday, 25 September | [edit] 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. [edit] Match attendance Total match attendance for the home-and-away season was 5,768,611 people. Total attendance for the finals season was 472,007 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 94,228 people. The largest non-finals attendance was 73,118 people for the Essendon v Collingwood game of Round 5. [edit] Awards - 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 weeks later, Richmond once again played in heavy and unyielding rain at Football Park, this time against Port Adelaide. Port Adelaide won by the score of 4.8 (32) to 3.12 (30). It remains Port Adelaide's lowest score (giving them the unique distinction of recording a victory with their lowest score), and is the lowest winning score since 1989.
- Brisbane's half-time score of 21.5 (131) against Fremantle 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 Carlton and Richmond at the M.C.G. 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.
- The season is best remembered for the preliminary final between two traditional rivals: minor premiers Essendon and sixth-placed Carlton. Carlton prevailed by one point 16.8 (104) to 14.19 (103).
- Tim Watson became coach of St. Kilda. They'd lose his first game as coach by 89 points.
- Collingwood had lost 13 straight games in a row. They finally won against Fremantle in round 8.
- Waverley Park and Victoria Park both hosted their final AFL games in Round 22; their absence would the following year be replaced by Colonial Stadium.
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