1992 AFL season

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For the 1992 season of the Arena Football League, see 1992 Arena Football League season.
1992 AFL premiership season
Teams15
PremiersWest Coast
(1st premiership)
Minor premiersGeelong
(11th minor premiership)
Pre-season cupHawthorn
(3rd pre-season cup win)
Matches played172
Attendance4,814,265 (27,990 per match)
Highest attendance95,007 (Grand Final, West Coast vs. Geelong)
Leading goalkickerJason Dunstall (Hawthorn)
Brownlow MedallistScott Wynd (Footscray)
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The 1992 Australian Football League season was the 96th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 3rd under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. The grand final was won by the West Coast Eagles, who became the first non-Victorian club to win a premiership.

Foster's Cup[]

Main article: 1992 Foster's Cup
Foster's Cup Final
Saturday, 14 March Fitzroy 8.15 (63) def. by Hawthorn 19.14 (128) Waverley Park (crowd: 49,453)

Premiership season[]

Round 1[]

Round 1
Saturday, 21 March (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 21.15 (141) def. Geelong 18.13 (121) Waverley Park (crowd: 34,677)
Saturday, 21 March (7:40 pm) Brisbane Bears 10.8 (68) def. by Carlton 13.14 (94) Carrara Stadium (crowd: 9,066)
Sunday, 22 March (2:10 pm) St Kilda 18.20 (128) def. Essendon 17.9 (111) Waverley Park (crowd: 44,520)
Sunday, 22 March (2:10 pm) Adelaide 12.15 (87) def. by Footscray 17.12 (114) Football Park (crowd: 40,381)
Bye: Collingwood, Fitzroy, Melbourne, North Melbourne Richmond, Sydney, West Coast

Round 2[]

Round 2
Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Collingwood 23.16 (154) def. Brisbane Bears 13.10 (88) Victoria Park (crowd: 26,166)
Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Carlton 17.13 (115) def. Hawthorn 12.17 (89) Princes Park (crowd: 25,689)
Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.11 (113) def. Geelong 15.15 (105) MCG (crowd: 38,646)
Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Richmond 9.11 (65) def. by North Melbourne 19.17 (131) Waverley Park (crowd: 21,969)
Sunday, 29 March (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.8 (98) def. by Fitzroy 22.18 (150) MCG (crowd: 29,206)
Sunday, 29 March (2:10 pm) Footscray 16.12 (108) def. St Kilda 9.22 (76) Western Oval (crowd: 25,072)
Sunday, 29 March (2:10 pm) Sydney 14.14 (98) def. West Coast 14.11 (95) SCG (crowd: 9,325)
Bye: Adelaide

Round 3[]

Round 3
Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 13.17 (95) def. by Adelaide 15.14 (104) Princes Park (crowd: 9,278)
Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 17.14 (116) def. Sydney 13.19 (97) Victoria Park (crowd: 25,432)
Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.15 (75) def. by Hawthorn 14.17 (101) MCG (crowd: 25,323)
Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 11.16 (82) def. Fitzroy 8.10 (58) Carrara Oval (crowd: 3,876)
Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) Footscray 9.15 (69) def. by Essendon 13.13 (91) Western Oval (crowd: 21,569)
Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 29.24 (198) def. Richmond 11.6 (72) Kardinia Park (crowd: 22,122)
Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) West Coast 16.17 (113) def. St Kilda 12.8 (80) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,428)
Bye: Carlton

Round 4[]

Round 4
Friday, 10 April (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 16.14 (110) def. by Carlton 19.11 (125) MCG (crowd: 43,231)
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 19.16 (130) def. Adelaide 14.13 (97) Princes Park (crowd: 8,243)
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 17.13 (115) def. by Collingwood 19.10 (124) Waverley Park (crowd: 54,984)
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 16.12 (108) def. Hawthorn 14.14 (98) Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 27,350)
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 17.17 (119) def. Melbourne 9.15 (69) MCG (crowd: 27,572)
Sunday, 12 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 17.17 (119) def. by Footscray 25.15 (165) SCG (crowd: 8,309)
Sunday, 12 April (2:10 pm) West Coast 15.17 (107) def. by Geelong 20.11 (131) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,101)
Bye: Brisbane Bears

Round 5[]

Round 5
Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 10.13 (73) def. by Sydney 14.10 (94) Princes Park (crowd: 21,182)
Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 16.18 (114) def. by Essendon 22.9 (141) Waverley Park (crowd: 32,509)
Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.17 (101) def. by Footscray 20.20 (140) MCG (crowd: 22,562)
Saturday, 18 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Bears 14.8 (92) drew with West Coast 13.14 (92) Carrara Stadium (crowd: 6,923)
Sunday, 19 April (2:10 pm) Adelaide 23.13 (151) def. Richmond 17.15 (117) Football Park (crowd: 39,022)
Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 14.14 (98) def. by Collingwood 19.17 (131) MCG (crowd: 63,711)
Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 16.12 (108) def. by St Kilda 17.26 (128) Princes Park (crowd: 20,298)
Bye: Geelong

Round 6[]

Round 6
Friday, 24 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 11.10 (76) def. by North Melbourne 18.17 (125) SCG (crowd: 9,226)
Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 18.13 (121) def. St Kilda 17.11 (113) Princes Park (crowd: 34,661)
Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 17.9 (111) def. by Hawthorn 20.15 (135) Waverley Park (crowd: 72,765)
Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 18.16 (124) def. Melbourne 19.9 (123) MCG (crowd: 41,405)
Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Adelaide 19.20 (134) def. Brisbane Bears 11.8 (74) Football Park (crowd: 42,759)
Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 25.25 (175) def. Fitzroy 11.11 (77) Kardinia Park (crowd: 22,062)
Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 14.12 (96) def. by West Coast 14.13 (97) MCG (crowd: 17,629)
Bye: Footscray
  • Essendon trailed Melbourne by 41 points at three-quarter time, and by 47 points after five minutes of the final quarter, before kicking the last eight goals of the match to win by one point.[1]

Round 7[]

Round 7
Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 21.13 (139) def. Adelaide 9.11 (65) Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 22,350)
Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 16.20 (116) def. North Melbourne 9.12 (66) Victoria Park (crowd: 27,262)
Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 25.22 (172) def. Richmond 14.9 (93) Waverley Park (crowd: 26,789)
Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 13.18 (96) drew with Sydney 13.18 (96) MCG (crowd: 17,532)
Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 11.9 (75) def. by Geelong 37.17 (239) Carrara Oval (crowd: 7,645)
Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 18.20 (128) def. Carlton 11.6 (72) MCG (crowd: 49,406)
Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.12 (102) def. West Coast 11.16 (82) North Hobart Oval (crowd: 8,819)
Bye: Essendon
  • Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) kicked 17 goals and 5 behinds against Richmond. It was the most goals by a player in a match since Fred Fanning kicked a record 18 goals in 1947.[2]
  • Geelong's score of 37.17 (239) against Brisbane Bears broke the record held by Fitzroy since 1979 for the highest score in VFL/AFL history.

Round 8[]

Round 8
Thursday, 7 May (7:40 pm) Collingwood 9.18 (72) def. by Carlton 16.9 (105) MCG (crowd: 83,262)
Friday, 8 May (7:40 pm) Sydney 19.21 (135) def. Brisbane Bears 8.13 (61) SCG (crowd: 7,425)
Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 32.18 (210) def. Adelaide 12.15 (87) Kardinia Park (crowd: 18,565)
Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.18 (132) def. Essendon 11.14 (80) Princes Park (crowd: 15,911)
Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.12 (102) def. by Fitzroy 24.17 (161) MCG (crowd: 20,101)
Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 18.17 (125) def. Melbourne 10.5 (65) Waverley Park (crowd: 31,556)
Sunday, 10 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 19.19 (133) def. Footscray 11.8 (74) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 25,234)
Bye: Hawthorn
  • The Thursday night match between Collingwood and Carlton formed part of the Collingwood Football Club's centenary celebrations. It was scheduled to be played on the 100th anniversary of Collingwood's inaugural senior game, which was played against Carlton on Saturday 7 May 1892.[3]

Round 9[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne 9.12 (66) Fitzroy 15.15 (105) MCG 17,371 Friday 15, May
Carlton 11.16 (82) West Coast 15.16 (106) Princes Park 19,077 Saturday 16, May
Essendon 17.22 (124) Geelong 28.13 (181) MCG 41,244 Saturday 16, May
Hawthorn 18.12 (120) Melbourne 7.6 (48) Waverley Park 22,686 Saturday 16, May
Brisbane Bears 6.6 (42) Footscray 11.18 (84) Carrara Stadium 3,059 Sunday 17, May
Richmond 19.20 (134) Sydney 14.18 (102) MCG 17,487 Sunday 17, May
Adelaide 9.10 (64) Collingwood 9.15 (69) Football Park 44,723 Sunday 17, May

Round 10[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
West Coast 17.16 (118) Adelaide 11.12 (78) WACA 23,046 Friday 22, May
Carlton 18.8 (116) Essendon 7.22 (64) Princes Park 27,993 Saturday 23, May
Geelong 9.12 (66) Collingwood 12.9 (81) Waverley Park 60,228 Saturday 23, May
Footscray 16.11 (107) Richmond 13.12 (90) Whitten Oval 18,508 Saturday 23, May
Melbourne 21.14 (140) North Melbourne 16.8 (104) MCG 18,634 Saturday 23, May
St Kilda 25.18 (168) Brisbane Bears 9.6 (60) Moorabbin Oval 18,360 Saturday 23, May
Sydney 12.13 (85) Hawthorn 21.20 (146) SCG 12,217 Sunday 24, May

Round 11[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Melbourne 10.5 (65) Carlton 14.15 (99) Waverley Park 30,177 Saturday 30, May
Fitzroy 13.14 (92) Collingwood 13.11 (89) Princes Park 25,343 Saturday 30, May
Geelong 19.15 (129) St Kilda 18.18 (126) Kardinia Park 22,429 Saturday 30, May
Richmond 22.10 (142) Brisbane Bears 11.17 (83) MCG 13,174 Saturday 30, May
Essendon 16.20 (116) Sydney 10.13 (73) MCG 20,476 Sunday 31, May
Footscray 16.13 (109) Hawthorn 11.9 (75) Whitten Oval 25,829 Sunday 31, May
Adelaide 21.16 (142) North Melbourne 16.11 (107) Football Park 36,312 Sunday 31, May

Round 12[]

Round 12
Friday, 5 June (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 10.6 (66) def. by West Coast 14.26 (110) MCG (crowd: 10,165)
Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 19.16 (130) def. Richmond 11.13 (79) MCG (crowd: 35,967)
Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 11.18 (84) def. by Footscray 22.14 (146) Princes Park (crowd: 20,020)
Sunday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 16.7 (103) def. Melbourne 11.11 (77) Carrara Oval (crowd: 4,902)
Sunday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 13.12 (90) def. by Geelong 16.22 (118) MCG (crowd: 62,586)
Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.12 (102) def. by Adelaide 15.13 (103) Waverley Park (crowd: 21,119)
Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 11.10 (76) def. by St Kilda 10.17 (77) MCG (crowd: 80,060)
Bye: Sydney
  • St Kilda defeated Collingwood by one point in front of just over 80,000 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the Queen's Birthday holiday. The game was marred by a half-time brawl involving both teams[4] as well as angry spectators who were locked out before the game, some of whom climbed over a fence and forced their way in.[5]

Round 13[]

Round 13
Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 17.13 (115) def. Adelaide 13.14 (92) Princes Park (crowd: 14,433)
Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 22.13 (145) def. Fitzroy 13.11 (89) Waverley Park (crowd: 22,289)
Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.13 (115) def. by Geelong 29.18 (192) MCG (crowd: 22,156)
Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 24.13 (157) def. Sydney 15.14 (104) Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 19,716)
Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 12.13 (85) def. by Essendon 18.11 (119) Carrara Oval (crowd: 6,442)
Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) West Coast 8.14 (62) def. by Collingwood 8.15 (63) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,622)
Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Footscray 25.11 (161) def. Melbourne 8.6 (54) Western Oval (crowd: 19,185)
Bye: Richmond
  • Tony Lockett (St Kilda) kicked 15 goals and 4 behinds against Sydney.

Round 14[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne 20.17 (137) Brisbane Bears 16.6 (102) MCG 6,396 Friday 19, June
Fitzroy 20.13 (133) Carlton 17.12 (114) Princes Park 21,405 Saturday 20, June
Hawthorn 8.12 (60) West Coast 11.8 (74) Waverley Park 26,346 Saturday 20, June
Richmond 15.18 (108) St Kilda 24.13 (157) MCG 30,922 Saturday 20, June
Collingwood 11.16 (82) Footscray 11.10 (76) MCG 67,835 Sunday 21, June
Sydney 11.17 (83) Geelong 24.14 (158) SCG 11,132 Sunday 21, June
Adelaide 14.8 (92) Essendon 21.10 (136) Football Park 43,163 Sunday 21, June

Round 15[]

Round 15
Friday, 26 June (7:40 pm) Adelaide 22.17 (149) def. Sydney 13.4 (82) Football Park (crowd: 31,593)
Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 19.9 (123) def. Carlton 17.18 (120) Waverley Park (crowd: 24,072)
Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.8 (62) def. by West Coast 20.17 (137) MCG (crowd: 32,849)
Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 18.9 (117) def. North Melbourne 16.13 (109) Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 22,329)
Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 15.14 (104) def. by Hawthorn 16.12 (108) Carrara Oval (crowd: 7,573)
Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.13 (109) def. Fitzroy 13.9 (87) MCG (crowd: 21,097)
Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 14.18 (102) def. Footscray 14.9 (93) Kardinia Park (crowd: 27,445)
Bye: Collingwood
  • Peter Sumich (West Coast) kicked 11 goals and 8 behinds against Essendon.

Round 16[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
West Coast 15.19 (109) Melbourne 13.9 (87) WACA 23,182 Friday 3, July
Carlton 27.17 (179) Brisbane Bears 12.8 (80) Princes Park 11,693 Saturday 4, July
Collingwood 24.17 (161) Richmond 14.14 (98) Victoria Park 31,168 Saturday 4, July
Essendon 16.15 (111) St Kilda 11.17 (83) MCG 42,461 Saturday 4, July
Footscray 22.11 (143) Adelaide 8.8 (56) Waverley Park 13,235 Saturday 4, July
Geelong 14.11 (95) Hawthorn 16.18 (114) Kardinia Park 26,257 Saturday 4, July
Sydney 11.17 (83) Fitzroy 21.10 (136) SCG 7,329 Sunday 5, July

Round 17[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Hawthorn 7.12 (54) Carlton 9.12 (66) Waverley Park 52,481 Saturday 11, July
St Kilda 11.18 (84) Footscray 15.7 (97) Moorabbin Oval 27,347 Saturday 11, July
Geelong 21.10 (136) Melbourne 8.15 (63) Kardinia Park 19,829 Saturday 11, July
North Melbourne 18.11 (119) Richmond 17.16 (118) Princes Park 11,089 Saturday 11, July
Brisbane Bears 9.10 (64) Collingwood 14.19 (103) Carrara Stadium 13,053 Saturday 11, July
Fitzroy 10.17 (77) Essendon 11.14 (80) North Hobart Oval 10,265 Sunday 12, July
West Coast 16.11 (107) Sydney 8.6 (54) Subiaco Oval 28,397 Sunday 12, July

Round 18[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Sydney 14.12 (96) Collingwood 17.12 (114) SCG 15,240 Friday 17, July
Essendon 13.15 (93) Footscray 10.17 (77) MCG 44,142 Saturday 18, July
Fitzroy 10.13 (73) Brisbane Bears 16.18 (114) Princes Park 6,461 Saturday 18, July
Hawthorn 20.13 (133) North Melbourne 14.12 (96) Waverley Park 17,096 Saturday 18, July
Richmond 12.11 (83) Geelong 24.21 (165) MCG 26,131 Sunday 19, July
Adelaide 9.13 (67) Melbourne 18.8 (116) Football Park 31,963 Sunday 19, July
St Kilda 15.5 (95) West Coast 3.11 (29) Waverley Park 24,691 Sunday 19, July

Round 19[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Collingwood 10.23 (83) Essendon 8.13 (61) MCG 88,066 Friday 24, July
Carlton 15.18 (108) North Melbourne 15.11 (101) Princes Park 17,079 Saturday 25, July
Footscray 15.13 (103) Sydney 8.9 (57) Whitten Oval 12,742 Saturday 25, July
Geelong 12.5 (77) West Coast 15.6 (96) Kardinia Park 25,585 Saturday 25, July
Hawthorn 7.13 (55) St Kilda 19.16 (130) Waverley Park 43,132 Saturday 25, July
Melbourne 23.12 (150) Richmond 10.15 (75) MCG 20,184 Saturday 25, July
Adelaide 21.6 (132) Fitzroy 7.5 (47) Football Park 25,597 Saturday 25, July

Round 20[]

Round 20
Friday, 31 July (7:40 pm) West Coast 29.12 (186) def. Brisbane Bears 8.7 (55) WACA Ground (crowd: 23,236)
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 14.16 (100) def. by Melbourne 16.13 (109) Victoria Park (crowd: 25,536)
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) Essendon 8.8 (56) def. by Hawthorn 32.24 (216) MCG (crowd: 41,070)
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 14.18 (102) def. Fitzroy 10.24 (84) Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 27,736)
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 24.8 (152) def. North Melbourne 16.9 (105) Waverley Park (crowd: 13,373)
Sunday, 2 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 7.11 (53) def. by Adelaide 24.19 (163) MCG (crowd: 10,291)
Sunday, 2 August (2:10 pm) Sydney 20.10 (130) def. by Carlton 21.13 (139) SCG (crowd: 13,265)
Bye: Geelong
  • Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) kicked 12 goals and 8 behinds against Essendon.
  • The match between St Kilda and Fitzroy was the last VFL/AFL game played at Moorabbin Oval; St Kilda moved its home ground to Waverley Park in 1993.

Round 21[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne 15.21 (111) Sydney 11.14 (80) MCG 9,739 Friday 7, August
Hawthorn 11.16 (82) Collingwood 8.15 (63) Waverley Park 53,369 Saturday 8, August
Melbourne 13.16 (94) Essendon 19.12 (126) MCG 25,508 Saturday 8, August
Fitzroy 10.8 (68) Geelong 17.18 (120) Princes Park 11,871 Saturday 8, August
St Kilda 12.15 (87) Carlton 18.14 (122) Waverley Park 50,883 Sunday 9, August
West Coast 15.14 (104) Richmond 12.12 (84) Subiaco Oval 23,245 Sunday 9, August
Brisbane Bears 11.11 (77) Adelaide 17.8 (110) Carrara Stadium 4,603 Sunday 9, August

Round 22[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
West Coast 14.22 (106) Fitzroy 10.16 (76) WACA 23,016 Friday 14, August
Carlton 19.22 (136) Footscray 7.12 (54) Princes Park 31,375 Saturday 15, August
Geelong 23.13 (151) Brisbane Bears 9.4 (58) Kardinia Park 17,187 Saturday 15, August
Richmond 13.8 (86) Hawthorn 25.20 (170) MCG 20,423 Saturday 15, August
North Melbourne 14.8 (92) Collingwood 14.14 (98) MCG 35,253 Sunday 16, August
Sydney 13.10 (88) Melbourne 21.13 (139) SCG 8,656 Sunday 16, August
Adelaide 13.15 (93) St Kilda 10.17 (77) Football Park 38,675 Sunday 16, August

Round 23[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Carlton 12.14 (86) Collingwood 15.12 (102) Waverley Park 77,357 Saturday 22, August
Essendon 20.19 (139) North Melbourne 10.11 (71) MCG 21,044 Saturday 22, August
Fitzroy 20.13 (133) Richmond 14.14 (98) Princes Park 9,244 Saturday 22, August
Brisbane Bears 19.15 (129) Sydney 9.16 (70) Carrara Stadium 4,349 Saturday 22, August
Footscray 7.11 (53) West Coast 3.5 (23) Whitten Oval 15,695 Sunday 23, August
Adelaide 24.25 (169) Geelong 11.12 (78) Football Park 46,543 Sunday 23, August
Melbourne 6.7 (43) St Kilda 8.10 (58) MCG 30,548 Sunday 23, August

Round 24[]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Sydney 13.17 (95) Richmond 18.17 (125) SCG 7,466 Friday 28, August
Collingwood 13.9 (87) Adelaide 11.16 (82) Victoria Park 28,990 Saturday 29, August
Geelong 16.14 (110) Essendon 9.10 (64) Waverley Park 42,968 Saturday 29, August
Fitzroy 14.12 (96) North Melbourne 19.16 (130) Princes Park 8,830 Saturday 29, August
Footscray 19.17 (131) Brisbane Bears 11.8 (74) Whitten Oval 15,390 Saturday 29, August
Melbourne 20.10 (130) Hawthorn 22.17 (149) MCG 42,549 Saturday 29, August
West Coast 18.12 (120) Carlton 12.15 (87) Subiaco Oval 40,441 Sunday 30, August

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.

1992 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Geelong 22 16 6 0 3057 2099 145.6 64 Finals
2 Footscray 22 16 6 0 2384 1836 129.8 64
3 Collingwood 22 16 6 0 2195 1911 114.9 64
4 West Coast (P) 22 15 6 1 2206 1752 125.9 62
5 Hawthorn 22 14 8 0 2579 2098 122.9 56
6 St Kilda 22 14 8 0 2415 2009 120.2 56
7 Carlton 22 14 8 0 2362 2103 112.3 56
8 Essendon 22 12 10 0 2241 2414 92.8 48
9 Adelaide 22 11 11 0 2317 2286 101.4 44
10 Fitzroy 22 9 13 0 2166 2398 90.3 36
11 Melbourne 22 7 14 1 2083 2386 87.3 30
12 North Melbourne 22 7 15 0 2269 2535 89.5 28
13 Richmond 22 5 17 0 2160 2938 73.5 20
14 Brisbane Bears 22 4 17 1 1770 2742 64.6 18
15 Sydney 22 3 18 1 1997 2694 74.1 14
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series[]

Main article: 1992 AFL finals series

The AFL used a modified version of the McIntyre Final Six, after criticism of the original Final Six system. The difference to the original version was that First Semi-final would be contested between the loser of the Qualifying final and the Elimination Final winner which had finished in a lower qualifying position on the ladder, while the Second Semi-final would be contested between the winner of the Qualifying final and the Elimination Final winner which had finished in a higher qualifying position on the ladder. This system would be retained for the following season before being replaced by the McIntyre Final Eight System.

Elimination Finals[]

First Elimination Final[6]
Sunday, 6 September 2:30pm West Coast def. Hawthorn Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,237)
1.3 (9)
6.5 (41)
10.10 (70)
 14.16 (100) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		4.6 (30)
6.8 (44)
10.13 (73)
 12.15 (87) 		Umpires: C. Mitchell, Rich
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Sumich 4
Matera 3
Pyke, Langdon 2
Heady, Kemp, Lewis 1 		Goals 6 Dunstall
2 Hudson
1 Anderson, Jarman, Gowers, Platten
Matera, Pyke, Harding, Kemp, McKenna, Waterman, Langdon Best Gowers, Allan, Taylor, Platten, Dunstall
Second Elimination Final[6]
Saturday, 5 September 2:30pm Collingwood def. by St Kilda Waverley Park (crowd: 74,253)
2.3 (15)
5.4 (34)
8.8 (56)
 12.11 (83) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		2.4 (16)
6.7 (43)
10.9 (69)
 13.13 (91) 		Umpires: Carey, Sheehan
Television broadcast: Seven Network
McKeown 5
Russell, Rowe 2
Francis, Brown, Starcevich 1 		Goals 5 Lockett
2 Dwyer, Loewe
1 Devonport, Morris, Fletcher, Kickett
Monkhorst, Wright, Russell, McKeown, Pert, Shaw Best Harvey, Loewe, Ralphsmith, Dwyer, Devonport, Lockett

Qualifying Final[]

Qualifying Final
Sunday, 6 September 2:30pm Geelong def. Footscray MCG (crowd: 68,753)
5.4 (34)
11.6 (72)
18.9 (117)
 26.16 (172) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		7.2 (44)
14.4 (88)
15.7 (97)
 17.9 (111) 		Umpires: Goldspink, Kennedy
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Brownless 9
Ablett 5
Hocking 3
Scott, Mansfield, Barnes 2
Couch, Stoneham, Bews 1 		Goals 8 Del-Re
2 Hawkins, Royal
1 Charles, Kellett, MacPherson, Grant, Atkins
Couch, Brownless, Ablett, Scott, Mansfield, Bews, Simpson, Hocking Best Del-Re, Baxter, Liberatore, Kellett, Hawkins, Charles

Semi Finals[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Footscray 19.5 (119) St Kilda 14.6 (90) Waverley Park 59,512 Saturday, 12 September
Geelong 14.11 (95) West Coast 20.13 (133) MCG 71,745 Sunday, 13 September

Preliminary Final[]

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Geelong 22.17 (149) Footscray 12.13 (85) MCG 71,841 Saturday, 19 September

Grand Final[]

Main article: 1992 AFL Grand Final
Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
West Coast 16.17 (113) Geelong 12.13 (85) MCG 95,007 Saturday, 26 September

Awards[]

  • The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Scott Wynd of Footscray.
  • The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Jason Dunstall of Hawthorn.
  • The Coleman Medal was awarded to Jason Dunstall of Hawthorn.
  • The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Peter Matera of West Coast.
  • The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Sydney.

Notable events[]

  • The minor grades and recruitment processes for Victorian clubs in the AFL competition underwent significant changes for the 1992 season. Zone-based recruiting was abolished, firmly establishing the AFL Draft as the primary mechanism for player recruitment, and the AFL's reserves and under-19s competitions were abolished. The Victorian State Football League (VSFL) was established as a new administrative body to oversee football in Victoria, and it also operated the two leagues which replaced the minor grades: the AFL clubs' reserves teams played in the VSFL (which, from an onfield perspective, served as a continuation of the AFL reserves), but the AFL clubs' under-19s teams were abolished entirely, and replaced by a new VSFL Under-18s competition (later known as the TAC Cup) featuring zone-based clubs not affiliated with any AFL club.[7]
  • Geelong also set records for most points scored in a home-and-away season (3,057) and in all games (3,558), which again have not been broken.
  • The Round 9 game between the Brisbane Bears and Footscray on a rainy Sunday at Carrara[8] saw only 3,059 attend. This was the lowest attendance at a VFL/AFL match since war-affected 1942, and remained the lowest until the COVID-19 pandemic saw attendances formally restricted at games in 2020.[9]
  • In Round 23 following torrential rain at the Western Oval, West Coast kicked only 0.2 (2) to three-quarter time. This is the lowest three-quarter time score since 1953.
  • The First McIntyre "Final Six" system, which had operated in 1991, was replaced by the Second McIntyre "Final Six" system. The second McIntyre "Final Six" system lasted two seasons; it was replaced by the McIntyre "Final Eight" system in 1994.
  • The Round 20 Game between St. Kilda and Fitzroy was the last senior AFL game to be played at Moorabbin Oval.

See also[]

  • Second McIntyre "Final Six" system

References[]

  1. ^ Rohan Connolly (26 April 1992). "What a comeback". The Sunday Age. Melbourne. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Miscellaneous goalkicking records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Carlton v. Collingwood". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 May 1892. p. 10.
  4. ^ "SAINTS PROVE A POINT IN WAR OF WORDS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1992.
  5. ^ Carter, Ron (8 June 1992). "Angry fans force entry after lock-out at MCG". The Age.
  6. ^ a b Lovett, 2012, p. 914
  7. ^ Geoff Poulter (12 March 1991). "AFL rings in the changes". Herald-Sun. Melbourne. p. 76.
  8. ^ Southport Ridgeway Avenue (040190) May 1992 rainfall
  9. ^ AFL Tables: Lowest Attendances

Bibliography[]

  • Lovett, Michael, ed. (2012). "AFL Record Season Guide 2012: The Official Statistical History of the AFL". Afl Record Season Guide : The Official Statistical History of the Afl. Docklands: Australian Football League. ISSN 1839-8383.

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