1999 AFL season

103rd season of the Australian Football League (AFL)

For the 1999 season of the Arena Football League, see 1999 Arena Football League season.

Australian rules football season

1999 AFL premiership season

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)

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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

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See 1999 AFL Draft.

## Ansett Australia Cup

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Main article: 1999 Ansett Australia Cup

Hawthorn defeated Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) to 5.6 (36).

## Home-and-away season

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### Round 1

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Thursday, 25 March (7:40 pm)  | Essendon 16.14 (110)  | def.  | Carlton 9.17 (71)  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 71,501)  |

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Friday, 26 March (7:40 pm)  | Geelong 22.9 (141)  | def.  | Kangaroos 21.9 (135)  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 33,674)  |

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Saturday, 27 March (2:10 pm)  | Melbourne 14.20 (104)  | def.  | Richmond 13.9 (87)  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 47,620)  |

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Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm)  | Adelaide 12.6 (78)  | def. by  | Western Bulldogs 13.13 (91)  | Football Park (crowd: 39,135)  |

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Saturday, 27 March (7:40 pm)  | Brisbane Lions 23.14 (152)  | def.  | St Kilda 10.3 (63)  | The Gabba (crowd: 20,172)  |

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Sunday, 28 March (2:10 pm)  | Collingwood 8.11 (59)  | def. by  | Hawthorn 10.14 (74)  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 48,620)  |

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Sunday, 28 March (2:10 pm)  | Sydney 12.14 (86)  | def. by  | Port Adelaide 17.13 (115)  | Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 28,264)  |

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Sunday, 28 March (2:10 pm)  | Fremantle 13.20 (98)  | def. by  | West Coast 15.12 (102)  | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,680)  |

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### Round 2

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

## Progression by round

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Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.

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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

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## Finals series

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Main article: 1999 AFL finals series

### Qualifying Finals

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Kangaroos | 15.10 (100) | Port Adelaide | 8.8 (56)  | MCG | 31,476  | Saturday, 4 September
Brisbane Lions | 20.18 (138) | Carlton | 8.17 (65)  | Gabba | 26,112  | Saturday, 4 September
Essendon | 18.15 (123) | Sydney | 7.12 (54)  | MCG | 57,687  | Sunday, 5 September

### Semi-finals

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West Coast | 10.10 (70)  | Carlton | 18.16 (124) | MCG | 55,682  | Saturday, 11 September
Brisbane Lions | 19.12 (126) | Western Bulldogs | 10.13 (73)  | Gabba | 24,045  | Saturday, 11 September

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

[edit]

Further information: 1999 AFL First Preliminary Final

Home team | Score 22.10.142  | Away team | Score 8.12.60  | Venue | Attendance | Date

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Essendon | 14.19 (103)  | Carlton | 16.8 (104) | MCG | 80,519  | Saturday, 18 September

### Grand Final

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Main article: 1999 AFL Grand Final

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## Match attendance

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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
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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

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* The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Shane Crawford of Hawthorn.
* The Leigh Matthews Trophy as the AFL's most valuable player was awarded to Shane Crawford of Hawthorn.
* The Coleman Medal was awarded to Scott Cummings of the West Coast Eagles.
* The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Shannon Grant of the Kangaroos
* The AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Adam Goodes of the Sydney Swans.
* The wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Collingwood.
* The reserves Grand Final was won by Essendon against St Kilda, the before the competition was merged with the Victorian Football League.

## See also

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* List of AFL debuts in 1999

## Notes

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* 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

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1. ^ McCamish, Scott (25 September 1999). "1999 Grand Final Report". Australian Football Association of North America. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

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* 1999 AFL season at Australian Football

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