1991 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1991 AFL Season
Team(s): 15
Round(s): 24
Finals System: First McIntyre Final Six System
Match(es): 172

Season Results

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners-Up: West Coast
Minor Premiers: West Coast
Brownlow Medallist(s): Jim Stynes (Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s): Tony Lockett (St Kilda)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Gary Ayres (Hawthorn)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Jim Stynes (Melbourne)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
West Coast (R) 1st 19 -0- 3 162.2% Craig Turley (20) Peter Sumich (94)
Hawthorn (P) 2nd 16 -0- 6 135.9% Paul Hudson (17) Jason Dunstall (69)
Geelong 3rd 16 -0- 6 131.6% Garry Hocking (19) Bill Brownless (71)
St Kilda 4th 14 -1- 7 120.4% Tony Lockett (16) Tony Lockett (118)
Melbourne 5th 13 -0- 9 110.9% Jim Stynes (25) Allen Jakovich (59)
Essendon 6th 13 -0- 9 109.2% Alan Ezard (9) Simon Madden (42)
Collingwood 7th 12 -1- 9 115.5% Tony Francis (14) Peter Daicos (75)
North Melbourne 8th 12 -0- 10 91.2% Wayne Schwass (13) John Longmire (91)
Adelaide 9th 10 -0- 12 89.4% Mark Mickan (14) Rod Jameson (49)
Footscray 10th 9 -1- 12 87.9% Peter Foster (13) Doug Hawkins (38)
Carlton 11th 8 -0- 14 88.9% Peter Dean (11) Stephen Kernahan (46)
Sydney 12th 7 -1- 14 85.0% Dennis Carroll (11) Jason Love (52)
Richmond 13th 7 -0- 15 87.4% Matthew Knights (17) Jeff Hogg (68)
Fitzroy 14th 4 -0- 18 66.3% Paul Roos (11) Darren Wheildon (29)
Brisbane Bears 15th 3 -0- 19 69.5% Michael McLean (17) Laurence Schache (47)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 30
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/03/1991 7:40 PM Adelaide v Hawthorn Football Park 155 - 69 44,902
SAT 23/03/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Waverley Park 107 - 82 33,192
SUN 24/03/1991 2:10 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 99 - 20 26,105
SUN 24/03/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Waverley Park 76 - 146 38,861

Round 1 Byes: Geelong, Carlton, Essendon, Sydney, Fitzroy, North Melbourne, Brisbane Bears

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/03/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Princes Park 49 - 180 11,278
SAT 30/03/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast Waverley Park 58 - 85 39,266
SAT 30/03/1991 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v North Melbourne Carrara Stadium 58 - 104 5,724
SUN 31/03/1991 2:10 PM Adelaide v Carlton Football Park 81 - 104 43,850
MON 01/04/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 130 - 104 26,303
MON 01/04/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 109 - 113 31,793
MON 01/04/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Princes Park 166 - 75 13,815

Round 2 Bye: Footscray

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/04/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Bears Princes Park 127 - 70 16,651
SAT 06/04/1991 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon MCG 94 - 167 24,961
SAT 06/04/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 117 - 58 24,691
SAT 06/04/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Waverley Park 136 - 79 25,960
SUN 07/04/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 145 - 154 27,266
SUN 07/04/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 68 - 117 20,875
SUN 07/04/1991 2:10 PM Sydney v Adelaide SCG 108 - 132 10,649

Round 3 Bye: West Coast

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/04/1991 7:40 PM West Coast v North Melbourne WACA 127 - 55 28,362
SAT 13/04/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton Waverley Park 155 - 110 32,573
SAT 13/04/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v Adelaide Windy Hill 92 - 47 20,197
SAT 13/04/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 94 - 94 31,213
SAT 13/04/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 127 - 164 17,294
SAT 13/04/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Princes Park 90 - 106 10,351
SUN 14/04/1991 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Geelong Gabba 88 - 190 12,654

Round 4 Bye: Hawthorn

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/04/1991 7:40 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 130 - 161 13,140
SAT 20/04/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 182 - 112 22,928
SAT 20/04/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Princes Park 89 - 113 12,124
SAT 20/04/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v Brisbane Bears Victoria Park 115 - 93 20,403
SAT 20/04/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Waverley Park 118 - 107 21,448
SUN 21/04/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 95 - 58 27,365
SUN 21/04/1991 2:10 PM West Coast v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 130 - 65 34,704

Round 5 Bye: St Kilda

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 25/04/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Waverley Park 77 - 113 55,735
THU 25/04/1991 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Sydney MCG 188 - 134 15,664
SAT 27/04/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Waverley Park 89 - 134 33,905
SAT 27/04/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 94 - 60 29,005
SAT 27/04/1991 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Essendon Carrara Stadium 83 - 114 9,253
SUN 28/04/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn North Hobart Oval 74 - 231 13,335
SUN 28/04/1991 7:40 PM Adelaide v Footscray Football Park 128 - 97 36,695

Round 6 Bye: Richmond

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/05/1991 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 141 - 97 13,111
SAT 04/05/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Bears MCG 126 - 113 14,722
SAT 04/05/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton Waverley Park 115 - 94 47,651
SAT 04/05/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Adelaide Moorabbin Oval 162 - 31 25,057
SAT 04/05/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v West Coast Princes Park 62 - 144 18,585
SUN 05/05/1991 2:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 144 - 98 11,244
SUN 05/05/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 133 - 101 18,644

Round 7 Bye: Collingwood

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 121 - 82 23,617
SAT 11/05/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 119 - 150 17,746
SAT 11/05/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Waverley Park 122 - 78 29,727
SAT 11/05/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v West Coast Windy Hill 87 - 94 21,438
SAT 11/05/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Sydney Princes Park 70 - 147 7,416
SUN 12/05/1991 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v St Kilda Gabba 79 - 148 9,828
SUN 12/05/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 159 - 102 28,322

Round 8 Bye: Adelaide

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/05/1991 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Adelaide MCG 120 - 118 16,175
SAT 18/05/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 90 - 132 26,262
SAT 18/05/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 93 - 81 23,087
SAT 18/05/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Waverley Park 103 - 87 40,537
SAT 18/05/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Brisbane Bears Western Oval 101 - 96 10,585
SUN 19/05/1991 2:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 113 - 119 13,284
SUN 19/05/1991 2:10 PM West Coast v Fitzroy Subiaco Oval 125 - 26 23,586

Round 9 Bye: Melbourne

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/05/1991 7:40 PM Adelaide v Melbourne Football Park 106 - 72 43,722
SAT 25/05/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Princes Park 127 - 106 10,214
SAT 25/05/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 81 - 109 33,832
SAT 25/05/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Waverley Park 108 - 151 45,595
SAT 25/05/1991 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray MCG 141 - 127 17,254
SUN 26/05/1991 2:10 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 106 - 72 33,498
SUN 26/05/1991 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Richmond Carrara Stadium 75 - 82 7,330

Round 10 Bye: Carlton

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 86 - 80 21,635
SAT 01/06/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v Adelaide Kardinia Park 177 - 93 17,644
SAT 01/06/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Princes Park 77 - 103 20,832
SAT 01/06/1991 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 130 - 114 28,299
SAT 01/06/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v West Coast Waverley Park 80 - 117 15,476
SUN 02/06/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 57 - 16 16,036
SUN 02/06/1991 2:10 PM Sydney v Brisbane Bears SCG 121 - 168 7,657

Round 11 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Waverley Park 82 - 62 39,832
SAT 08/06/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Sydney Western Oval 35 - 35 11,236
SUN 09/06/1991 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v West Coast Carrara Stadium 93 - 145 5,728
SUN 09/06/1991 7:40 PM Adelaide v Fitzroy Football Park 50 - 47 31,273
MON 10/06/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 90 - 96 29,415
MON 10/06/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Princes Park 96 - 136 23,123
MON 10/06/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 101 - 66 31,242

Round 12 Bye: Essendon

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 14/06/1991 7:40 PM West Coast v Footscray WACA 165 - 47 25,117
SAT 15/06/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Waverley Park 74 - 76 41,948
SAT 15/06/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v Adelaide MCG 47 - 85 16,235
SAT 15/06/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brisbane Bears Princes Park 149 - 62 5,741
SUN 16/06/1991 1:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda North Hobart Oval 98 - 111 13,746
SUN 16/06/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 104 - 134 40,930
SUN 16/06/1991 3:10 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 124 - 110 12,769

Round 13 Bye: North Melbourne

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 21/06/1991 7:40 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 128 - 172 23,353
SAT 22/06/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn Waverley Park 77 - 127 30,664
SAT 22/06/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v West Coast Princes Park 83 - 80 19,588
SAT 22/06/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 122 - 83 16,519
SAT 22/06/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 102 - 69 23,963
SAT 22/06/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Victoria Park 143 - 44 22,332
SUN 23/06/1991 2:10 PM Adelaide v Brisbane Bears Football Park 156 - 90 35,355

Round 14 Bye: Geelong

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/06/1991 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 115 - 179 25,819
SAT 29/06/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Waverley Park 131 - 98 22,688
SAT 29/06/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Princes Park 41 - 60 15,147
SAT 29/06/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 89 - 43 17,536
SAT 29/06/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v Adelaide Victoria Park 160 - 37 25,164
SUN 30/06/1991 2:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 94 - 177 10,569
SUN 30/06/1991 2:10 PM West Coast v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 137 - 93 42,255

Round 15 Bye: Brisbane Bears

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast MCG 76 - 100 25,799
SAT 06/07/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 89 - 95 23,191
SAT 06/07/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 133 - 80 27,757
SAT 06/07/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Adelaide Waverley Park 158 - 95 21,715
SUN 07/07/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 99 - 75 31,096
SUN 07/07/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 96 - 124 32,782
SUN 07/07/1991 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Fitzroy Gabba 170 - 105 7,373

Round 16 Bye: Sydney

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/07/1991 7:40 PM West Coast v Collingwood WACA 135 - 54 30,715
SAT 13/07/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 92 - 55 12,710
SAT 13/07/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 67 - 116 28,789
SAT 13/07/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v Adelaide Princes Park 48 - 55 13,509
SAT 13/07/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 43 - 60 13,501
SAT 13/07/1991 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears Waverley Park 103 - 90 7,239
SUN 14/07/1991 2:10 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 103 - 114 12,143

Round 17 Bye: Footscray

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 110 - 111 24,950
SAT 20/07/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 123 - 49 19,322
SAT 20/07/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Princes Park 111 - 124 14,129
SAT 20/07/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Waverley Park 88 - 94 24,731
SUN 21/07/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 136 - 68 22,145
SUN 21/07/1991 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Carlton Carrara Stadium 100 - 93 9,735
SUN 21/07/1991 2:10 PM Adelaide v Sydney Football Park 118 - 122 40,794

Round 18 Bye: West Coast

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/07/1991 7:40 PM North Melbourne v West Coast MCG 85 - 82 19,399
SAT 27/07/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 68 - 80 16,110
SAT 27/07/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v Brisbane Bears Kardinia Park 159 - 58 13,639
SAT 27/07/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Waverley Park 85 - 53 53,315
SAT 27/07/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 108 - 51 8,977
SUN 28/07/1991 2:10 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 99 - 92 9,276
SUN 28/07/1991 7:40 PM Adelaide v Essendon Football Park 108 - 81 41,716

Round 19 Bye: Hawthorn

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1991 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 88 - 140 28,323
SAT 03/08/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 105 - 103 20,277
SAT 03/08/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v Sydney Windy Hill 151 - 84 14,341
SAT 03/08/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Waverley Park 83 - 69 20,670
SAT 03/08/1991 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Collingwood Carrara Stadium 71 - 172 9,302
SUN 04/08/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 97 - 156 16,434
SUN 04/08/1991 2:10 PM Adelaide v West Coast Football Park 80 - 95 45,864

Round 20 Bye: St Kilda

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 09/08/1991 7:40 PM West Coast v Geelong WACA 82 - 81 30,987
SAT 10/08/1991 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 55 - 127 50,085
SAT 10/08/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Waverley Park 155 - 101 32,615
SAT 10/08/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v Brisbane Bears Windy Hill 157 - 112 12,970
SAT 10/08/1991 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 195 - 69 11,500
SAT 10/08/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Adelaide Western Oval 64 - 40 11,452
SUN 11/08/1991 2:10 PM Sydney v North Melbourne SCG 100 - 136 13,252

Round 21 Bye: Richmond

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/08/1991 7:40 PM Adelaide v St Kilda Football Park 81 - 132 45,440
SAT 17/08/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 115 - 88 17,755
SAT 17/08/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Waverley Park 84 - 88 34,588
SAT 17/08/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Princes Park 148 - 147 8,588
SAT 17/08/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 95 - 78 15,466
SUN 18/08/1991 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Melbourne Gabba 91 - 103 6,480
SUN 18/08/1991 2:10 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 99 - 75 35,001

Round 22 Bye: Collingwood

Round 23

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 23/08/1991 7:40 PM Sydney v Fitzroy SCG 140 - 94 8,553
SAT 24/08/1991 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Waverley Park 58 - 90 26,445
SAT 24/08/1991 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 58 - 156 18,521
SAT 24/08/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Bears Moorabbin Oval 174 - 54 16,364
SAT 24/08/1991 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 126 - 93 29,541
SUN 25/08/1991 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 45 - 56 16,380
SUN 25/08/1991 2:10 PM West Coast v Essendon Subiaco Oval 115 - 52 38,990

Round 23 Bye: Adelaide

Round 24

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1991 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 107 - 66 28,491
SAT 31/08/1991 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 138 - 123 21,854
SAT 31/08/1991 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Waverley Park 63 - 143 48,311
SAT 31/08/1991 2:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Moorabbin Oval 158 - 119 24,106
SAT 31/08/1991 2:10 PM Fitzroy v West Coast Princes Park 99 - 89 7,308
SAT 31/08/1991 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Footscray Carrara Stadium 62 - 98 4,721
SUN 01/09/1991 2:10 PM Adelaide v North Melbourne Football Park 180 - 107 36,220

Round 24 Bye: Melbourne

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1991 2:30 PM Melbourne v Essendon Waverley Park 113 - 75 46,032
SUN 08/09/1991 2:30 PM Geelong v St Kilda Waverley Park 104 - 97 63,796

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 08/09/1991 2:30 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 101 - 124 44,142

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1991 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Waverley Park 95 - 93 63,733
SUN 15/09/1991 2:30 PM West Coast v Melbourne Waverley Park 117 - 79 41,136

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1991 2:30 PM Geelong v West Coast Waverley Park 64 - 79 47,638

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1991 2:50 PM Hawthorn v West Coast Waverley Park 139 - 86 75,230