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Pre-season
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North Melbourne' defeated
Adelaide 14.9 (93) to 8.15 (63).
Premiership season
Round 1
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| North Melbourne | Adelaide | 10.16 (76) | MCG | 24,882 | Friday, March 31 |
| '' | 12.18 (90) | | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 26,219 | Saturday, April 1 |
| '' | 20.7 (127) | | 11.4 (70) | Waverley Park | 14,653 | Saturday, April 1 |
| '' | 12.15 (87) | | 11.7 (73) | Skilled Stadium | 22,707 | Saturday, April 1 |
| | 6.2 (38) | '' | 16.16 (112) | Whitten Oval | 17,869 | Saturday, April 1 |
| '' | 18.13 (121) | St Kilda Saints | 11.9 (75) | WACA | 28,083 | Sunday, April 2 |
| '' | 14.11 (95) | Collingwood Magpies | 9.12 (66) | MCG | 87,119 | Sunday, April 2 |
| '' | 15.12 (102) | Sydney Swans | 12.13 (85) | Whitten Oval | 19,189 | Sunday, April 2 |
Round 2
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| | 11.16 (82) | '' | 12.19 (91) | WACA | 23,688 | Friday, 7 April |
| | 12.15 (87) | '' | 16.10 (106) | MCG | 25,010 | Saturday, 8 April |
| | 10.11 (71) | '' | 14.11 (95) | Waverley Park | 18,136 | Saturday, 8 April |
| '' | 18.17 (125) | | 8.8 (56) | Princes Park | 16,586 | Saturday, 8 April |
| '' | 18.18 (126) | | 14.15 (99) | Gabba | 9,334 | Sunday, 9 April |
| Collingwood Magpies | 11.10 (76) | '' | 11.14 (80) | MCG | 33,129 | Sunday, 9 April |
| St Kilda Saints | 9.15 (69) | '' | 14.11 (95) | Waverley Park | 26,037 | Sunday, 9 April |
| Sydney Swans | 10.15 (75) | '' | 11.14 (80) | SCG | 12,973 | Sunday, 9 April |
Round 3
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| | 11.12 (78)) | '' | 18.13 (121) | Whitten Oval | 7,561 | Saturday, 15 April |
| '' | 18.14 (122) | Collingwood Magpies | 14.11 (95) | Skilled Stadium | 27,057 | Saturday, 15 April |
| | 8.12 (60) | '' | 23.20 (158) | MCG | 41,576 | Saturday, 15 April |
| '' | 12.19 (91) | | 5.13 (43) | WACA | 16,586 | Saturday, 15 April |
| | 5.4 (34) | '' | 4.16 (40) | Waverley Park | 24,820 | Sunday, 16 April |
| '' | 15.14 (104) | Sydney Swans | 14.15 (99) | Gabba | 8,460 | Sunday, 16 April |
| '' | 13.14 (92) | St Kilda Saints | 3.8 (26) | AAMI Stadium | 38,046 | Sunday, 16 April |
| '' | 14.14 (98) | | 12.10 (82) | MCG | 60,057 | Monday, 17 April |
Round 4
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 12.22 (94) | | 10.15 (75) | WACA | 26,455 | Friday, April 21 |
| St Kilda Saints | 10.10 (70) | '' | 16.10 (106) | Waverley Park | 24,972 | Saturday, April 22 |
| 'Sydney Swans' | 17.14 (116) | | 12.12 (84) | SCG | 10,762 | Saturday, April 22 |
| | 12.10 (82) | '' | 18.11 (119) | Gabba | 12,009 | Sunday, April 23 |
| | 12.8 (80) | '' | 16.7 (103) | Princes Park | 16,969 | Sunday, April 23 |
| '' | 7.14 (56) | | 6.10 (46) | AAMI Stadium | 42,723 | Sunday, April 23 |
| '' | 21.8 (134) | | 13.7 (85) | MCG | 62,606 | Monday, April 24 |
| Collingwood Magpies | 17.9 (111) | | 16.15 (111) | MCG | 94,825 | Tuesday, April 25 |
Round 5
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 17.14 (116) | | 14.12 (96) | MCG | 24,379 | Saturday, April 29 |
| '' | 28.13 (181) | | 13.14 (92) | Skilled Stadium | 19,644 | Saturday, April 29 |
| '' | 14.14 (98) | | 14.12 (96) | Whitten Oval | 16,800 | Saturday, April 29 |
| '' | 13.12 (90) | | 11.8 (74) | WACA | 30,294 | Saturday, April 29 |
| | 7.8 (50) | '' | 12.12 (84) | MCG | 42,729 | Sunday, April 30 |
| '' | 14.12 (96) | Collingwood Magpies | 4.13 (37) | Waverley Park | 40,715 | Sunday, April 30 |
| '' | 24.10 (154) | St Kilda Saints | 5.8 (38) | Princes Park | 17,930 | Sunday, April 30 |
| 'Sydney Swans' | 20.24 (144) | | 12.15 (87) | SCG | 15,491 | Sunday, April 30 |
Round 6
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 11.11 (77) | | 10.9 (69) | AAMI Stadium | 40,406 | Friday, 5 May |
| St Kilda Saints | 10.13 (73) | '' | 12.12 (84) | Waverley Park | 15,440 | Saturday, 6 May |
| '' | 13.12 (90) | | 10.7 (67) | Princes Park | 24,527 | Saturday, 6 May |
| | 8.14 (62) | '' | 22.18 (150) | Whitten Oval | 20,749 | Saturday, 6 May |
| Collingwood Magpies | 12.10 (82) | '' | 13.16 (94) | MCG | 59,954 | Saturday, 6 May |
| '' | 25.13 (163) | Sydney Swans | 16.9 (105) | WACA | 22,804 | Sunday, 7 May |
| '' | 22.12 (144) | | 14.13 (97) | MCG | 32,207 | Sunday, 7 May |
| '' | 19.14 (128) | | 14.16 (100) | Princes Park | 17,646 | Sunday, 7 May |
Round 7
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 10.12 (72) | | 9.4 (58) | MCG | 38,791 | Friday, 12 May |
| '' | 10.15 (75) | | 9.13 (67) | MCG | 73,753 | Saturday, 13 May |
| 'St Kilda Saints' | 15.15 (105) | | 12.15 (87) | Waverley Park | 13,280 | Saturday, 13 May |
| | 9.19 (73) | '' | 11.12 (78) | Skilled Stadium | 24,842 | Saturday, 13 May |
| | 13.10 (88) | '' | 17.16 (118) | Whitten Oval | 11,082 | Saturday, 13 May |
| 'Collingwood Magpies' | 13.19 (97) | Sydney Swans | 11.10 (76) | Victoria Park | 22,835 | Sunday, 14 May |
| '' | 23.13 (151) | | 9.12 (66) | Subiaco Oval | 40,356 | Sunday, 14 May |
| '' | 12.10 (82) | | 10.15 (75) | MCG | 12,783 | Sunday, 14 May |
Round 8
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| 'Sydney Swans' | 21.6 (132) | | 8.12 (60) | SCG | 23,744 | Friday, 19 May |
| | 14.7 (91) | '' | 24.19 (163) | MCG | 65,335 | Saturday, 20 May |
| | 7.8 (50) | '' | 17.10 (112) | Waverley Park | 24,372 | Saturday, 20 May |
| | 13.6 (84) | '' | 15.15 (105) | Whitten Oval | 17,741 | Saturday, 20 May |
| 'Collingwood Magpies' | 20.11 (131) | | 14.9 (93) | Victoria Park | 22,466 | Saturday, 20 May |
| | 9.12 (66) | '' | 15.9 (99) | AAMI Stadium | 39,888 | Saturday, 20 May |
| '' | 17.13 (115) | St Kilda Saints | 14.10 (94) | Gabba | 7,648 | Sunday, 21 May |
| | 13.12 (90) | '' | 16.12 (108) | Subiaco Oval | | Sunday, 21 May |
Round 9
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| | 12-7 (79) | '' | 20.20 (140) | MCG | 44,780 | Friday 26 May |
| '' | 15.11 (101) | | 9.13 (67) | MCG | 38,719 | Saturday, 27 May |
| 'St Kilda Saints' | 11.14 (80) | | 3.6 (24) | Waverley Park | 17,902 | Saturday, 27 May |
| | 8.6 (54) | '' | 12.10 (82) | Bruce Stadium | 11,282 | Saturday, 27 May |
| '' | 9.6 (60) | | 7.16 (58) | AAMI Stadium | 38,740 | Saturday, 27 May |
| Sydney Swans | 14.6 (90) | '' | 17.14 (116) | SCG | 23,475 | Sunday, 28 May |
| '' | 12.13 (85) | Collingwood Magpies | 7.16 (58) | MCG | 51,774 | Sunday, 28 May |
| '' | 17.18 (120) | | 8.6 (54) | Subiaco Oval | 17,574 | Sunday, 28 May |
Round 10
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 19.12 (126) | | 15.9 (99) | MCG | 59,354 | Friday, 2 June |
| '' | 15.12 (102) | Sydney Swans | 11.11 (77) | MCG | 26,630 | Saturday, 3 June |
| St Kilda Saints | 9.6 (60) | '' | 20.11 (131) | Waverley Park | 14,890 | Saturday, 3 June |
| '' | 16.20 (116) | | 14.7 (91) | Skilled Stadium | 26,314 | Saturday, 3 June |
| 'Collingwood Magpies' | 13.15 (93) | | 10.19 (79) | Victoria Park | 23,356 | Saturday, 3 June |
| '' | 17.10 (112) | | 10.7 (67) | Subiaco Oval | 26,261 | Sunday, 4 June |
| | 9.10 (64) | '' | 13.18 (96) | MCG | 33,042 | Sunday, 4 June |
| '' | 26.16 (172) | | 10.10 (70) | Princes Park | 29,520 | Sunday, 4 June |
Round 11
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| 'Collingwood Magpies' | 25.11 (161) | St Kilda Saints | 13.9 (87) | MCG | 36,528 | Friday, 9 June |
| Essendon | 17.10 (112) | Geelong | 19.9 (123) | [MCG] | 77,643 | Saturday, 10 June |
| Richmond | 18.15 (123) | | 9.9 (63) | Princes Park | 17,041 | Saturday, 10 June |
| Adelaide | 12.18 (90) | | 6.10 (46) | AAMI Stadium | 36,955 | Saturday, 10 June |
| Brisbane | 17.30 (132) | | 10.14 (74) | Gabba | 8,209 | Sunday, 11 June |
| Fremantle | 11.6 (72) | '' | 22.11 (143) | Subiaco Oval | 28,013 | Sunday, 11 June |
| Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | '' | 16.16 (112) | MCG | 53,290 | Monday, 12 June |
| Hawthorn | 17.11 (113) | Sydney Swans | 9.17 (71) | Waverley Park | 19,737 | Monday, 12 June |
Round 12
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 10.18 (78) | | 8.12 (60) | MCG | 47,237 | Friday, 23 June |
| '' | 15.19 (109) | | 15.13 (103) | MCG | 26,403 | Saturday, 24 June |
| | 10.11 (71) | Collingwood Magpies | 10.11 (71) | Waverley Park | 27,421 | Saturday, 24 June |
| '' | 16.16 (112) | | 15.19 (109) | Princes Park | 30,843 | Saturday, 24 June |
| '' | 16.9 (105) | | 12.12 (84) | AAMI Stadium | 40,981 | Saturday, 24 June |
| | 13.11 (89) | '' | 20.13 (133) | Gabba | 11,996 | Sunday, 25 June |
| St Kilda Saints | 11.7 (73) | '' | 13.12 (90) | Waverley Park | 18,390 | Sunday, 25 June |
| '' | 11.7 (73) | Sydney Swans | 10.12 (72) | Subiaco Oval | 24,574 | Sunday, 25 June |
Round 13
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| 'Collingwood Magpies' | 24.8 (152) | | 7.14 (56) | MCG | 33,407 | Friday, 30 July |
| '' | 14.11 (95) | | 12.12 (84) | MCG | 42,548 | Saturday, 1 July |
| St Kilda Saints | 12.12 (84) | '' | 18.13 (121) | Waverley Park | 14,301 | Saturday, 1 July |
| '' | 17.14 (116) | | 9.10 (64) | Skilled Stadium | 23,743 | Saturday, 1 July |
| '' | 9.15 (69) | | 8.5 (53) | Whitten Oval | 11,556 | Saturday, 1 July |
| 'Sydney Swans' | 21.12 (138) | | 17.17 (119) | SCG | 21,853 | Sunday, 2 July |
| | 7.10 (52) | '' | 21.25 (151) | Princes Park | 12,503 | Sunday, 2 July |
| | 7.7 (49) | '' | 15.16 (106) | Subiaco Oval | 25,465 | Sunday, 2 July |
Round 14
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 18.17 (125) | Collingwood Magpies | 10.13 (73) | MCG | 66,719 | Friday, 7 July |
| '' | 27.20 (182) | | 8.12 (60) | MCG | 40,269 | Saturday, 8 July |
| | 8.8 (56) | '' | 14.13 (97) | Waverley Park | 19,373 | Saturday, 8 July |
| '' | 15.21 (111) | | 15.8 (98) | Skilled Stadium | 22,459 | Saturday, 8 July |
| Sydney Swans | 14.10 (94) | 'St Kilda Saints' | 17.17 (119) | SCG | 14,979 | Sunday, 9 July |
| '' | 17.13 (115) | | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 84,745 | Sunday, 9 July |
| | 12.7 (79) | '' | 23.8 (146) | Whitten Oval | 16,745 | Sunday, 9 July |
| '' | 7.8 (114) | | 15.12 (102) | Subiaco Oval | 16,161 | Sunday, 9 July |
Round 15
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| | 15.11 (101) | | 15.11 (101) | MCG | 76,628 | Friday, 14 July |
| | 12.12 (84) | 'Sydney Swans' | 16.17 (113) | MCG | 22,524 | Saturday, 15 July |
| '' | 18.10 (118) | | 11.8 (74) | Waverley Park | 14,167 | Saturday, 15 July |
| '' | 20.13 (133) | | 15.10 (100) | Princes Park | 22,543 | Saturday, 15 July |
| | 7.8 (50) | '' | 20.11 (131) | Whitten Oval | 8,862 | Saturday, 15 July |
| | 11.14 (80) | 'Collingwood Magpies' | 19.15 (129) | Gabba | 11,467 | Sunday, 16 July |
| | 13.7 (85) | 'St Kilda Saints' | 13.15 (93) | MCG | 37,382 | Sunday, 16 July |
| | 8.13 (61) | '' | 12.15 (87) | Subiaco Oval | 30,169 | Sunday, 16 July |
Round 16
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 9.11 (65) | | 7.12 (54) | AAMI Stadium | 34,301 | Friday, 21 July |
| '' | 22.18 (150) | | 12.7 (79) | MCG | 25,295 | Saturday, 22 July |
| St Kilda Saints | 9.10 (64) | '' | 19.8 (122) | Waverley Park | 13,490 | Saturday, 22 July |
| | 12.10 (82) | '' | 15.21 (111) | Princes Park | 18,416 | Saturday, 22 July |
| Sydney Swans | 12.7 (79) | '' | 21.8 (134) | SCG | 15,708 | Saturday, 22 July |
| '' | 14.20 (104) | | 14.13 (97) | Gabba | 8,209 | Sunday, 23 July |
| Collingwood Magpies | 10.8 (68) | '' | 12.18 (90) | MCG | 78,934 | Sunday, 23 July |
| | 9.13 (67) | '' | 10.14 (74) | Subiaco Oval | 18,723 | Sunday, 23 July |
Round 17
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| | 12.8 (80) | '' | 15.12 (102) | MCG | 28,838 | Friday, 28 July |
| '' | 21.9 (135) | | 13.9 (87) | MCG | 29,102 | Saturday, 29 July |
| | 9.8 (62) | 'St Kilda Saints' | 15.17 (107) | Princes Park | 15,715 | Saturday, 29 July |
| '' | 23.13 (151) | Sydney Swans | 11.8 (74) | Skilled Stadium | 28,600 | Saturday, 29 July |
| '' | 8.9 (57) | | 7.10 (52) | Whitten Oval | 16,673 | Saturday, 29 July |
| '' | 18.21 (129) | Collingwood Magpies | 11.13 (79) | Subiaco Oval | 35,332 | Sunday, 30 July |
| | 9.10 (64) | '' | 24.17 (161) | Waverley Park | 15,567 | Sunday, 30 July |
| | 6.10 (46) | ''' | 11.10 (76) | AAMI Stadium | 33,829 | Sunday, 30 July |
Round 18
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 13.21 (99) | | 8.7 (55) | MCG | 37,543 | Friday, 4 August |
| | 11.7 (73) | '' | 15.16 (106) | MCG | 52,523 | Saturday, 5 August |
| St Kilda Saints | 10.8 (68) | '' | 14.14 (98) | Waverley Park | 13,141 | Saturday, 5 August |
| '' | 15.16 (106) | | 7.2 (44) | Princes Park | 11,822 | Saturday, 5 August |
| Sydney Swans | 17.9 (111) | '' | 19.12 (126) | SCG | 8,150 | Sunday, 6 August |
| 'Collingwood Magpies' | 15.9 (99) | | 14.11 (95) | MCG | 62,212 | Sunday, 6 August |
| '' | 15.16 (106) | | 11.15 (81) | Princes Park | 24,084 | Sunday, 6 August |
| '' | 17.14 (116) | | 9.10 (64) | Subiaco Oval | 20,073 | Sunday, 6 August |
Round 19
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 16.14 (110) | | 15.10 (100) | MCG | 51,247 | Friday, 11 August |
| '' | 16.14 (110) | Collingwood Magpies | 15.12 (102) | MCG | 77,448 | Saturday, 12 August |
| | 14.13 (97) | 'St Kilda Saints' | 16.9 (105) | Waverley Park | 19,852 | Saturday, 12 August |
| '' | 16.10 (106) | | 12.11 (83) | Skilled Stadium | 20,679 | Saturday, 12 August |
| '' | 11.12 (78) | | 7.16 (58) | Whitten Oval | 17,697 | Saturday, 12 August |
| '' | 26.21 (177) | | 5.12 (42) | Subiaco Oval | 30,507 | Sunday, 13 August |
| '' | 11.19 (85) | | 10.11 (71) | Princes Park | 16,350 | Sunday, 13 August |
| | 6.8 (44) | 'Sydney Swans' | 27.8 (170) | Whitten Oval | 7,426 | Sunday, 13 August |
Round 20
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| 'Collingwood Magpies' | 15.14 (104) | | 15.11 (101) | MCG | 51,746 | Friday, 18 August |
| | 10.15 (75) | '' | 16.8 (104) | MCG | 24,874 | Saturday, 19 August |
| St Kilda Saints | 10.15 (75) | '' | 23.13 (151) | Waverley Park | 34,121 | Saturday, 19 August |
| '' | 18.14 (122) | | 15.13 (103) | Princes Park | 32,065 | Saturday, 19 August |
| | 8.17 (65) | '' | 15.16 (106) | Whitten Oval | 9,196 | Saturday, 19 August |
| | 13.15 (93) | 'Sydney Swans' | 22.7 (139) | AAMI Stadium | 38,529 | Saturday, 19 August |
| '' | 24.16 (160) | | 13.5 (83) | Gabba | 11,524 | Sunday' 20 August |
| '' | 17.14 (116) | | 12.13 (85) | Subiaco Oval | 18,175 | Sunday, 20 August |
Round 21
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| | 18.7 (115) | '' | 23.8 (146) | MCG | 22,800 | Friday, 25 August |
| '' | 14.25 (109) | Collingwood Magpies | 7.13 (55) | MCG | 70,809 | Saturday, 26 August |
| | 9.14 (68) | '' | 17.11 (113) | Waverley Park | 21,513 | Saturday, 26 August |
| | 15.20 (110) | '' | 19.11 (125) | Skilled Stadium | 25,057 | Saturday, 26 August |
| | 13.12 (90) | 'St Kilda Saints' | 16.21 (117) | Princes Park | 9,363 | Saturday, 26 August |
| '' | 17.14 (116) | | 12.12 (84) | Gabba | 12,657 | Saturday, 26 August |
| Sydney Swans | 19.13 (127) | '' | 20.24 (144) | SCG | 10,410 | Sunday, 27 August |
| | 15.8 (98) | '' | 15.15 (105) | Subiaco Oval | 41,492 | Sunday, 27 August |
Round 22
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 16.14 (110) | | 13.11(89) | Gabba | 11,842 | Friday, 1 September |
| | 9.13 (67) | '' | 16.12 (108) | MCG | 87,984 | Saturday, 2 September |
| | 15.12 (102) | '' | 23.10 (148) | Waverley Park | 32,747 | Saturday, 2 September |
| '' | 30.24 (204) | | 15.11 (101) | Princes Park | 14,907 | Saturday, 2 September |
| | 11.12 (78) | 'St Kilda Saints' | 20.12 (132) | Whitten Oval | 19,442 | Saturday, 2 September |
| | 12.14 (86) | '' | 19.9 (123) | AAMI Stadium | 40,168 | Saturday, 2 September |
| 'Sydney Swans' | 19.13 (127) | Collingwood Magpies | 15.14 (104) | SCG | 18,191 | Sunday, 3 September |
| | 8.10 (58) | '' | 16.15 (111) | Subiaco Oval | 39,844 | Sunday, 3 September |
'Qualifying Finals'
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| | 12.12 (84) | '' | 17.12 (114) | MCG | 68,226 | Friday, 8 September |
| | 11.8 (74) | '' | 13.7 (84) | Waverley Park | 36,102 | Saturday, 9 September |
| '' | 24.11 (155) | | 10.13 (73) | MCG | 59,889 | Saturday, 9 September |
| '' | 13.12 (90) | | 12.5 (77) | MCG | 52,092 | Sunday, 10 September |
'Semi Finals'
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 12.14 (86) | | 11.7 (73) | MCG | 88,308 | Saturday, 16 September |
| '' | 18.21 (129) | | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 53,759 | Sunday, 17 September |
'Preliminary Finals'
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 20.9(129) | | 6.4(40) | Waverley Park | 70,321 | Saturday, 23 September |
| '' | 18.10 (118) | | 8.8 (56) | MCG | 72,552 | Saturday, 23 September |
'Grand Final'
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| '' | 21.15 (141) | | 11.14 (80) | MCG | 93,102 | Saturday, 30 September |
'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.
'Awards'
★ The
Brownlow Medal was awarded to
Paul Kelly of the
Sydney Swans.
★ The
Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to
Wayne Carey of
North Melbourne.
★ The
Coleman Medal was awarded to
Gary Ablett of
Geelong.
★ The
Norm Smith Medal was awarded to
Greg Williams of
Carlton.
★ The
AFL Rising Star award was awarded to
Nick Holland of
Hawthorn.
★ The
Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to
Fitzroy.
Highlights
The
Fremantle Dockers made their debut in the competition. They played their first game against
Richmond at the
MCG and won their first game against
Fitzroy at
Whitten Oval.
Carlton won a record 16th premiership, after just dropping two games for the entire season. They won their 16th consecutive match in the grand final, comfortably smashing
Geelong.
Richmond were the competitions big improvers, making the finals for the first time since 1982, finishing 4th and making the preliminary finals. They won their first 7 games, had won their first five games for the season for the first time since the early 1980s and had been on top of the ladder for the first time since 1982 (from rounds 9 to 12). Then 6 years later (in 2001) they make the finals.
Brisbane made the finals for the first time in their history. They played Carlton at the
MCG and lost by a competitive 13 points.
Tony Lockett moved to the
Sydney Swans from
St Kilda.
VFL and
State of Origin legend
Ted Whitten died. His lap of honour during the State of Origin game between Victoria and South Australia was a very emotional event.
Hawthorn had missed out on the finals for the first time since the very early 1980s and finished second last, failing to register a win for their last seven matches.
Fitzroy continued to decline into oblivion. They failed to register a win from round 9 and finished on the bottom of the ladder with just 2 wins. After round 19, Fitzroy coach
Bernie Quinlan was sacked and replaced by caretaker coach
Alan McConnell for the remaining three games of their season.
Michael Nunan later was signed as coach from the 1996 season.
Peter Knights was sacked as coach from
Hawthorn,
John Northey resigned from Richmond and became coach of Brisbane after the season,
Robert Walls resigned as coach of Brisbane and joined Richmond as coach after the season.
Ron Barassi coached his last season of
VFL/AFL, resigning at years end from the Sydney Swans.
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