1999 AFL finals series

1999 AFL premiership season
Teams 8
Premiers Kangaroos
(4th premiership)
Minor premiers Essendon
Matches played 9
Attendance 472,007 (52,445 per match)

The 1999 finals series of the Australian Football League began on 3 September 1999 and ended with the 103rd AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 1999 contested between the Kangaroos and Carlton. The Kangaroos, formerly known as North Melbourne, would emerge victorious and claim their fourth AFL Premiership.[1]

The top eight teams on the home and away rounds (regular season) ladder qualified for the Finals Series.

Final Ladder 1999

Essendon finished one game clear on top of the ladder with 18 wins, and thus claimed its 15th minor premiership. The Kangaroos were second with 17 wins, trailed by the Brisbane Lions in third place with 16 wins, but with the best percentage of any team in the Eight. In fourth place were the Western Bulldogs who finished with 15 wins and a draw. The following three teams (West Coast, Carlton and Port Adelaide) finished with 12 wins each, separated by percentage. Sydney (with 11 wins) rounded out the Eight.

According to the McIntyre Final Eight System, this was how the first week of finals matches were arranged:

The 1999 AFL season would also be the last season which used the McIntyre System. It was replaced the following year with the AFL finals system.

Match Reports

Qualifying Final: Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast

Team 1 2 3 Final
(4) Western Bulldogs 2.5 4.7 6.9 8.12 (60)
(5) West Coast 2.3 7.5 8.9 9.11 (65)
Date Friday, 3 September 1999 19:45 AEST
Goals (W. Bulldogs) 4: Kolyniuk
1: Darcy, Garlick, Southern, West
Goals (W. Coast) 4: Cummings
2: Wirrpanda
1: Peter Matera, Rintoul, White
Best Western Bulldogs: Darcy, Liberatore, Johnson,
West, Ellis, Kolyniuk[2]
West Coast: Jakovich, McKenna, Rintoul,
Cummings, Banfield, Wirrpanda, Kemp[3]
Injuries None
Reports None
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance 41,227
Umpires

Qualifying Final: Kangaroos vs. Port Adelaide

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Kangaroos 15.10 (100) Port Adelaide 8.8 (56) MCG 31,476 Saturday, 4 September

Qualifying Final: Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Brisbane Lions 20.18 (138) Carlton 8.17 (65) The Gabba 26,112 Saturday, 4 September

Qualifying Final: Essendon vs. Sydney

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 18.15 (123) Sydney 7.12 (54) MCG 57,687 Sunday, 5 September

Semi Final: West Coast vs. Carlton

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
West Coast 10.10 (70) Carlton 18.16 (124) MCG 55,682 Saturday, 11 September

Semi Final: Brisbane Lions vs. Western Bulldogs

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Brisbane Lions 19.12 (126) Western Bulldogs 10.13 (73) The Gabba 24,045 Saturday, 11 September

Preliminary Final: Kangaroos vs. Brisbane

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Kangaroos 19.9 (123) Brisbane Lions 11.12 (78) MCG 61,031 Friday, 17 September

Preliminary Final: Essendon vs. Carlton

For the main article on the Preliminary Final between Essendon and Carlton: 1999 AFL First Preliminary Final
Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Essendon 14.19 (103) Carlton 16.8 (104) MCG 80,519 Saturday, 18 September

Grand Final: Carlton vs. Kangaroos

For the main article on the Grand Final between Carlton and the Kangaroos: 1999 AFL Grand Final
Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Carlton 12.17 (89) Kangaroos 19.10 (124) MCG 94,228 Saturday, 25 September

References

  1. ↑ "1999 Season Results". AFL Tables.
  2. ↑ Roberts, 1999, p. 42
  3. ↑ Roberts, 1999, p. 42

Bibliography

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